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Development Trend and Frontier of Stormwater Management (1980–2019): A Bibliometric Overview Based on CiteSpace

A bibliometric analysis of 3,080 stormwater management papers published from 1980–2019 identified key research themes including sponge city concepts and low-impact development. Stormwater management is directly relevant to microplastic pollution because rain events wash plastic particles from urban surfaces into waterways.

2019 Water 44 citations
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Bibliometric analysis of global performance and trends of research on combined sewer overflows (CSOs) from 1990 to 2022

This bibliometric analysis mapped global research trends on combined sewer overflows from 1990 to 2022, identifying key themes and emerging topics. The study highlights how sewer overflows serve as major pathways for pollutants including microplastics to enter urban water systems, with research increasingly focusing on their environmental and public health impacts.

2024 Water Science & Technology 11 citations
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A comprehensive analysis of evolution and underlying connections of water research themes in the 21st century

Researchers conducted a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of articles published in Water Research over the first 21.5 years of the 21st century to map evolving water research themes and their interconnections. The analysis identified stable core topics such as wastewater treatment and adsorption alongside emerging trends, providing a systematic overview of advances in water science and policy.

2022 The Science of The Total Environment 12 citations
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Financial Aspects of Sustainable Rainwater Management in Small-Scale Urban Housing Communities

Not relevant to microplastics — this study assesses the cost-efficiency of sustainable rainwater harvesting systems for a small urban housing community in Lublin, Poland, finding that only above-ground reservoir designs are economically viable.

2024 Sustainability 3 citations
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A Bibliometric perspective on the evolution of research in sludge management: Opportunities and challenges

A bibliometric analysis traced the evolution of research on a specific topic related to microplastics, mapping publication trends, leading authors, and emerging themes over time. Bibliometric studies help identify where the field is growing and where knowledge gaps remain to be filled.

2025 International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies 1 citations
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Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (2014-2023) by Using Bibliometric Analysis Method

This is not about microplastics — it is a bibliometric analysis reviewing research publication trends in sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) from 2014 to 2023, with no focus on microplastic pollution.

2024 Journal of Sustainable Civil Engineering and Technology 2 citations
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The Impact of Climate Change on the Failure of Water Supply Infrastructure: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Current State of Knowledge

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of scientific literature on how climate change affects the reliability and failure rates of water supply infrastructure. The study identified key research trends, major contributing countries, and the interconnection between climate-related stressors and water system failures. Evidence indicates that rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events are increasingly threatening the integrity of water distribution networks.

2024 Water 18 citations
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Changes in Stormwater Quality and Heavy Metals Content along the Rainfall–Runoff Process in an Urban Catchment

Researchers tracked how stormwater quality changes as rainfall travels through an urban catchment in northeastern Poland, from rooftops to storm drains to a receiving river. They found that heavy metal concentrations and other pollutants varied significantly depending on the collection point and rainfall characteristics. The study highlights how urban surfaces and drainage infrastructure influence the types and levels of contaminants that ultimately reach natural waterways.

2023 Water 26 citations
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Assessing the Performance and Challenges of Low-Impact Development under Climate Change: A Bibliometric Review

This paper is not directly about microplastics; it is a bibliometric review of Low-Impact Development (LID) stormwater management strategies and their performance under climate change, with no substantive focus on microplastic pollution.

2023 Sustainability 10 citations
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The abundance, characteristics and ecological risk assessment of microplastics in rainwater – Preliminary study

Researchers measured microplastic contamination in rainwater collected monthly throughout 2023 in both a Polish village and a nearby city, finding significantly higher concentrations in the urban setting (averaging 214 particles per liter) with rubber — largely from tire wear — making up the dominant type. Ecological risk assessment indicated a high to very high risk, raising concerns about using rainwater directly without treatment.

2025 Desalination and Water Treatment 1 citations
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First Flush Stormwater Runoff in Urban Catchments: A Bibliometric and Comprehensive Review

A bibliometric and comprehensive review examined the first flush phenomenon in urban stormwater runoff, synthesizing decades of research on the disproportionate pollutant loads delivered in the initial fraction of storm events. The review finds inconsistency in how first flush is defined and measured across studies, complicating efforts to design targeted stormwater treatment interventions.

2022 Hydrology 46 citations
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Global Trends in Research on Microplastic Contamination and River Water Quality: A Bibliometric Review

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of global research trends on microplastic contamination and river water quality, mapping publication growth, geographic distribution of research, and key research themes from the scientific literature. The analysis reveals rapid growth in research volume with a geographic concentration in China and Europe.

2024 Malahayati Nursing Journal
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The importance of geographical information systems in urban and landscape planning: A bibliometric analysis

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of 2,354 articles on GIS applications in urban, spatial, and landscape planning published between 1990 and 2022 in the Web of Science database, mapping research trends, collaborative networks, and highly cited authors and journals to trace the field's growth from computerised cartography to integrated spatial planning tools.

2023 MEGARON / Yıldız Technical University Faculty of Architecture E-Journal 4 citations
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Analisis Bibliometrik: Tren Penelitian Pengolahan Limbah Cair 2019-2024

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of wastewater treatment research published between 2019 and 2024, using Google Scholar, Scopus, and PubMed databases analysed via Publish or Perish and VOSviewer. The study identified a significant increase in publications in 2020 followed by a decline, with emerging research topics including photocatalytic degradation, antibiotics, microplastics, antibiotic resistance genes, microalgae, and energy recovery.

2025 Buletin Keslingmas
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Urban stormwater capture for water supply: look out for persistent, mobile and toxic substances

Urban stormwater harvested for water supply was found to contain persistent, mobile, and toxic substances, raising concerns about water quality risks from this increasingly used alternative water source. The study calls for better characterization of stormwater contaminant profiles before use.

2023 Environmental Science Water Research & Technology 25 citations
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Mapping Global Research Trends in Groundwater Quality (2010–2025): a Bibliometric Perspective

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of groundwater quality research published in Scopus between 2010 and 2025, identifying key publication trends, influential authors, and emerging themes including microplastic pollution, extreme event-driven contamination, and AI-based monitoring techniques, while mapping the evolution of interdisciplinary approaches integrating climate science, environmental engineering, and public health.

2026 Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering
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The global progress on the non-point source pollution research from 2012 to 2021: a bibliometric analysis

Researchers analyzed a decade of global research on non-point source pollution — runoff contamination from farms, cities, and roads rather than a single pipe or factory — and found growing attention to emerging contaminants like microplastics and pharmaceuticals alongside traditional pollutants like nitrogen and heavy metals. The bibliometric review highlights marine pollution and developing countries as the biggest gaps for future research.

2022 Environmental Sciences Europe 44 citations
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The landscape of public procurement research: a bibliometric analysis and topic modelling based on Scopus

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis and topic modeling of public procurement research published between 1984 and 2022, examining 640 journal articles by over 1,200 authors. The study maps the structure and dynamics of the public procurement knowledge domain and identifies key research themes and trends over nearly four decades of scholarship.

2023 Journal of Public Procurement 88 citations
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Contaminants in Urban Stormwater: Barcelona case study

Researchers analyzed contaminants in urban stormwater runoff in Barcelona, examining dissolved organics, metals, nutrients, and microplastics to assess risks to environmental and public health as cities consider stormwater as a potential groundwater recharge source.

2023 Advances in geosciences 8 citations
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Analyzing Research Trends in Deep-Tunnel Systems and Evaluation of Stormwater Pollutant Removal for Urban Runoff Management

This review employed bibliometric analysis of Scopus data to evaluate global research trends in deep-tunnel stormwater systems, finding a shift from flood mitigation toward water quality improvement in recent years. The study synthesizes evidence on pollutant removal performance from deep-tunnel infrastructure for urban runoff management.

2024 Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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Bibliometric Analysis and Comprehensive Review of Stormwater Treatment Wetlands: Global Research Trends and Existing Knowledge Gaps

This bibliometric review of stormwater treatment wetland research found growing global output from the US, China, Australia, and Canada, but identified significant knowledge gaps in the removal of emerging pollutants such as pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and industrial compounds that warrant future investigation.

2023 Sustainability 11 citations
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Enhancing groundwater recharge in drinking water protection zones in Flanders (Belgium): A novel approach to assess stormwater managed aquifer recharge potential

Researchers developed a model to estimate how much stormwater runoff in Flanders, Belgium could be directed underground to recharge drinking water aquifers, finding it could supplement natural recharge by an average of 17%. The study suggests urban stormwater harvesting is an underutilized tool for protecting drinking water supplies, though water quality risks need further investigation.

2024 Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies 7 citations
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Municipal solid waste compost: a comprehensive bibliometric data-driven review of 50 years of research and identification of future research themes

This bibliometric review analyzed 827 publications on municipal solid waste compost over 50 years using the Bibliometrix tool, revealing substantial global growth in research interest particularly over the past two decades and identifying key trends and knowledge gaps.

2023 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 17 citations
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End-user perspective of low-cost sensors for urban stormwater monitoring: a review

Not relevant to microplastics — this review assesses the readiness of low-cost electronic sensors for monitoring urban stormwater parameters such as rainfall, water level, pH, turbidity, and nutrients.

2023 Water Science & Technology 12 citations