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ClearCOVID-19 and the emerging research trends in environmental studies: a bibliometric evaluation
Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of 495 environmental science publications from the COVID-19 pandemic era, identifying key research trends including environmental quality assessment, increased chemical disinfectant exposure, worsening solid waste management, and strategies for post-pandemic urban planning. The study maps how the pandemic reshaped environmental research priorities and revealed both temporary environmental improvements and new pollution challenges.
Coronavirus disease-19 in environmental fields: a bibliometric and visualization mapping analysis
Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis — a large-scale study of scientific publication trends — to map how the scientific community responded to COVID-19 in environmental research fields. The most common topics included air quality impacts, mental health effects, and economic consequences of the pandemic, with China, the USA, and Italy producing the most publications.
Plastic pollution induced by the COVID-19: Environmental challenges and outlook
Researchers used bibliometric analysis to map research on plastic pollution generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that wealthier nations led early inquiry while developing countries followed, and revealing that pandemic-related plastics — from masks to medical waste — are creating cascading contamination from land to ocean to atmosphere.
Does marine environmental research meet the challenges of marine pollution induced by the COVID-19 pandemic? Comparison analysis before and during the pandemic based on bibliometrics
Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis comparing marine pollution research output before and during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Web of Science database. They found that the pandemic increased publication volume on marine pollution topics, particularly regarding pandemic-related plastic waste and pharmaceutical contamination, while simultaneously disrupting some established research trajectories and field sampling programs.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on research on marine plastic pollution – A bibliometric-based assessment
Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of marine plastic pollution research from 2015 to 2022 and found that while the COVID-19 pandemic initially disrupted international collaboration, it also spurred new research on pandemic-related plastic waste entering the marine environment.
Environmental Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdown: National and Global Scenario
Researchers examined the environmental impacts of COVID-19 lockdown measures at national and global scales, analyzing how the curtailment of industrial, transportation, and economic activity affected air and water quality, waste generation, and ecological conditions across 213 affected countries.
Informetric Analysis of Highly Cited Papers in Environmental Sciences Based on Essential Science Indicators
This bibliometric analysis examined the most highly cited papers in environmental sciences from 2009 to 2019, identifying leading journals, countries, and research themes. Microplastics and pollution were among the prominent and growing topics in top-cited environmental research.
The application of machine learning to air pollution research: A bibliometric analysis
Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of 2,962 studies on machine learning applied to air pollution research from 1990 to 2021, finding that publications surged after 2017, with most research focused on pollutant characterization, short-term forecasting, detection improvement, and emission control. The analysis reveals that machine learning is becoming a powerful tool for understanding atmospheric chemistry and managing air quality, though global collaboration remains limited.
Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on environment, society, and food security
Researchers reviewed the environmental and societal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that while lockdowns temporarily reduced air and water pollution, the pandemic increased release of microcontaminants and biomedical plastic waste while severely disrupting global food security, particularly for vulnerable populations in low-income countries.
Bibliometric Analysis of Environmental Literacy in Sustainable Development: A Comprehensive Review Based on Scopus Data From 2013 to 2023
This bibliometric analysis reviewed a decade of research on environmental literacy in sustainable development using Scopus data from 2013 to 2023. The study identified key trends, influential authors, and research gaps, suggesting that environmental literacy education plays a critical role in promoting sustainable practices including awareness of pollution issues.
Management of Used COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review
This bibliometric analysis documented the rapid growth of research on environmental impacts of COVID-19 PPE waste, finding that face masks are a major contributor to aquatic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, while calling for ecodesign and producer responsibility systems.
Understanding of environmental pollution and its anthropogenic impacts on biological resources during the COVID-19 period
Researchers reviewed how the COVID-19 pandemic intensified plastic pollution across terrestrial, marine, and atmospheric environments by driving surges in single-use plastics and inadequately managed medical waste, with plastic-related contamination projected to pose escalating transboundary risks through 2030 and beyond.
The COVID-19 pandemic reshapes the plastic pollution research – A comparative analysis of plastic pollution research before and during the pandemic
This comparative bibliometric analysis found that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reshaped plastic pollution research, driving increased focus on single-use plastics from personal protective equipment and medical waste while temporarily shifting attention away from traditional environmental microplastic topics.
Mapping the Rise in Machine Learning in Environmental Chemical Research: A Bibliometric Analysis
Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of over 3,100 articles to map how machine learning is being applied in environmental chemistry research, including areas like pollutant monitoring and toxicity prediction. They found an exponential surge in publications from 2015 onward, with deep learning and natural language processing emerging as key growth areas. The study identifies microplastics and PFAS among the environmental topics increasingly being studied with AI-driven approaches.
Bibliometric Studies and Worldwide Research Trends on Global Health.
This editorial introduces a special issue addressing global health challenges including environmental problems like climate change and plastic pollution from a bibliometric perspective. The papers in the collection analyze research trends across environmental, disease, and health domains at a global scale.
A sustainable trend in COVID-19 research: An environmental perspective
This review analyzes the sustainable research trends linking COVID-19 and the environment, examining how the pandemic affected environmental conditions including increased plastic waste from personal protective equipment and medical supplies.
Mapping the Plastic Waste Research Landscape: A bibliometric analysis of the interdisciplinary nature of plastic waste research
A bibliometric analysis of 2,735 papers on plastic waste published between 2011 and 2022 found that India and China were the most productive countries in this research field. The analysis identifies research networks, trends, and gaps to guide future work and policymakers.
Characteristics of highly cited papers in Environmental sciences: Trends and authors
This study analyzed characteristics and trends of highly cited papers in environmental sciences, finding that the growing incentive to publish high-impact work has influenced authorship patterns and raising questions about whether citation counts reliably reflect scientific quality.
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals: Achievements and Expectations
This bibliometric analysis found that COVID-19 research intersected most heavily with SDGs related to health, economic growth, and inequality, while goals related to clean water, life below water, and circular economy received less attention. The pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in sustainable development progress across all three dimensions of sustainability.
Trends and Gaps in Sustainable Fashion Research: a Bibliometric Analysis
Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of 764 sustainable and fast fashion articles published between 2007 and March 2025 using Web of Science, applying co-citation, co-occurrence, and clustering techniques to map thematic trends, finding rapid research growth after 2015 and accelerated output post-2020 across environmental science, business, consumer studies, and textile engineering.
How Did Journals in Water Sciences Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Scientometric Study
This paper is not directly about microplastics — it is a scientometric analysis of how journals in water sciences, oceanography, and aquatic science fared during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that publication output and citations increased substantially while per-paper impact metrics declined.
Challenges and Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Waste Management Systems: A Review
Researchers reviewed the global impact of COVID-19 on waste management systems, focusing on the surge of disposable personal protective equipment and single-use plastics. The study highlights that pandemic-related waste has created novel pollution pathways for air, soil, and water contamination, and discusses the challenges this poses for existing waste management infrastructure worldwide.
Scientific Trends in Animal Waste and Environmental Sustainability: A Bibliometric Study
Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of 33,887 academic studies on the environmental effects of animal waste to reveal trends in publication distribution, research collaborations, and emerging topics. The study mapped the global landscape of animal waste and environmental sustainability research, identifying leading countries, journals, and keyword clusters that reflect the field's evolution toward circular economy and pollution mitigation approaches.
Bibliometric insights into pollution research: trends, geographic disparities, and emerging environmental challenges
This large-scale analysis of over 735,000 pollution research publications from 1990 to 2024 reveals that microplastics have become one of the fastest-growing areas of environmental concern. The study found that while pollution research has expanded rapidly, low-income regions remain underrepresented and the interaction between different types of pollution is poorly understood. The findings highlight an urgent need for more global collaboration and policy-focused research to address emerging threats like microplastic contamination.