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Environment Landscape of Australia

2,152 Environment companies in Australia, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.

2,152companies tracked
$6.5Bdisclosed funding
62hiring right now
406events · 24 months
574,322news articles · 12 months

Who leads Environment in Australia

Shows the top Environment companies in Australia by size, funding, hiring activity and media coverage, noting 2,152 firms total, 62 currently hiring and 83 with recent funding rounds.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01Sims Metal8last posted Jun 2026
  2. 02Paramount Energy3last posted Apr 2026
  3. 03SunDrive3last posted Jun 2026
  4. 04Greentec Consulting2last posted Mar 2026
  5. 05Allume Energy2last posted Mar 2026
  6. 06Sunrise Project2last posted Sep 2025
  7. 07Gwmwater2last posted Jan 2026
  8. 08Renewable Metals2last posted Apr 2026
62 companies hiring · 1 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01Bingo Industries$1.8BPost IPO · Jan 2021
  2. 02Cleanaway$718.3MConventional Debt · Jun 2018
  3. 03Pacific Hydro$615MConventional Debt · Nov 2018
  4. 04ACEN Australia$588.1MConventional Debt · Apr 2025
  5. 05Infigen Energy$473MPost IPO · Jul 2020
  6. 06Collgar Renewables$299.6MConventional Debt · Nov 2018
  7. 07South East Water$258.9MPE · Dec 2010
  8. 08Clean TeQ$218.3MPost IPO · Apr 2018
83 companies with disclosed rounds · $6.5B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01Silex$14.2MFY2026 filing
  2. 02Papyrus Australia$1.6MFY2025 filing
  3. 03Umwelt$83ksnapshot Dec 2022
  4. 04Close The Loop$60kFY2026 filing
  5. 05AGL$5kFY2024 filing
  6. 06Sunrise Project$4kFY2019 filing
  7. 07Cleanaway$2kFY2024 filing
  8. 08Hibbs$925FY2026 filing
8 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01Worley48,223tracked employees
  2. 02Cleanaway7,500tracked employees
  3. 03Visy7,000tracked employees
  4. 04Water Corporation4,653tracked employees
  5. 05Sims Metal4,000tracked employees
  6. 06AGL3,470tracked employees
  7. 07DRA2,577tracked employees
  8. 08Fortescue Future Industries1,370tracked employees
40 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01Canadian Solar40.1%155 tracked events
  2. 02Rennie8.8%34 tracked events
  3. 03Visy4.1%16 tracked events
  4. 04Sunrise Energy Metals3.9%15 tracked events
  5. 05Tindo Solar3.4%13 tracked events
  6. 06Worley2.6%10 tracked events
  7. 07AGL2.3%9 tracked events
  8. 08DRA2.3%9 tracked events
387 tracked events across 55 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01Bureau of Meteorology1,044articles in the window
  2. 02Worley57articles in the window
  3. 03Canadian Solar47articles in the window
  4. 04Cleanaway46articles in the window
  5. 05CS Energy40articles in the window
  6. 06Visy37articles in the window
  7. 07DRA36articles in the window
  8. 08EDL24articles in the window
29 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Environment ecosystem in Australia grew, 2016–2025

Displays the annual count of new Environment companies founded from 2016 to 2025, highlighting a peak of 124 startups in 2017 and only 4 in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Environment companies in Australia
2016: 1152017: 1242018: 1162019: 1212020: 932021: 582022: 372023: 192024: 142025: 4
20162025
peak 124 in 2017
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 16 in 2024
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 35,787,5552017: 1,166,905,5002018: 1,057,093,9472019: 52,234,1132020: 27,973,4212021: 1,804,820,8722022: 279,663,8762023: 165,496,8902024: 274,555,4752025: 789,055,605
20162025
peak $1.8B in 2021

Where Environment companies in Australia are based

Sydney skyline — Environment hub in Australia
Hub 01
Sydney
235 Environment companies
28% of the Environment companies across these hubs
235companies
$2.5Bdisclosed funding
7hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Sydney · CC BY-SA 4.0
Melbourne skyline — Environment hub in Australia
Hub 02
Melbourne
203 Environment companies
24% of the Environment companies across these hubs
203companies
$1.9Bdisclosed funding
11hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Melbourne · CC BY-SA 4.0
Perth skyline — Environment hub in Australia
Hub 03
Perth
142 Environment companies
17% of the Environment companies across these hubs
142companies
$423.8Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Perth · CC BY-SA 4.0
Brisbane skyline — Environment hub in Australia
Hub 04
Brisbane
112 Environment companies
13% of the Environment companies across these hubs
112companies
$37.3Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Brisbane · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adelaide skyline — Environment hub in Australia
Hub 05
Adelaide
78 Environment companies
9% of the Environment companies across these hubs
78companies
$50.4Mdisclosed funding
4hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Adelaide · CC BY-SA 4.0
Canberra skyline — Environment hub in Australia
Hub 06
Canberra
35 Environment companies
4% of the Environment companies across these hubs
35companies
$36.6Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Canberra · CC BY-SA 4.0
Newcastle, a Environment hub in Australia
Hub 07
Newcastle
26 Environment companies
3% of the Environment companies across these hubs
26companies
$34.7Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
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Gold Coast, a Environment hub in Australia
Hub 08
Gold Coast
17 Environment companies
2% of the Environment companies across these hubs
17companies
$50kdisclosed funding
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The Environment market map of Australia: what these companies actually do

Breaks down the product types these firms develop, showing enterprise tech (26) and deep tech (15) as the largest sub‑categories, and notes fee‑for‑service as the most common revenue model (1,017 firms).

  • Enterprise Tech26 companies · $242.9M raised · 2 hiring
  • Deep Tech15 companies · $385.8M raised
  • Solar Energy Tech8 companies · $210M raised · 1 hiring
  • Consumer Digital7 companies
  • SaaS7 companies · 2 hiring
  • Circular Economy6 companies · $32.9M raised
  • Enterprise Software5 companies · 1 hiring

Monetization

How Environment companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

Fee-For-Service1,017
Physical Commerce725
E-Commerce - Product638
Commission on Transaction394
Advertising239
E-Commerce - Service145
Subscription84
Sponsorship7

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Environment in Australia

Counts 406 corporate events over the past two years, most frequently contracts (110), followed by company announcements (65) and funding rounds (53).

Contracts 110Announcement 65Funding 53Earnings 50Assets 38M&A 28Leadership 27Capital 12Jobs 6Layoffs 5
  • FundingRenewable Metals Raises $12M Series A for Battery Recycling.2026-04-28
  • FundingUnder the announcement, PowerPlus Energy will receive $2.32 million to expand and automate parts of its battery pack assembly line in Victoria.2026-04-23
  • M&ACleanPeak Energy has acquired Sustainable Energy Infrastructure, a provider of solar and battery energy storage systems, in a tech M&A deal.2026-04-22
  • FundingAkaysha closed a AUD-460 million (USD 328.5m/EUR 278.5m) debt financing deal to bankroll the development.2026-04-15
  • M&AThe transaction doesn’t include the La Stampa title, which has been agreed to be sold to the SAE Group, together with its printing center and commercial network for local advertising sales.2026-03-24
  • M&AMiratech, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based provider of emissions and acoustic control solutions for stationary engines, has acquired Melbourne, Australia-based Exhaust Control Industries (ECI).2026-03-21
  • FundingCanadian Solar Inc. is seeking a $350 million private credit loan to expand its US operations, according to people familiar with the matter, as Washington steps up scrutiny of imports from China.2026-02-09
  • FundingSilex Systems (ASX: SLX) has secured up to $28 million USD from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for its laser enrichment technology, bolstering its path towards domestic uranium production.2026-01-06
  • M&APrivate equity firm Pemba Capital Partners has purchased environmental services and advisory firm Ektimo.2025-12-29
  • FundingThe letter of conditional funding support from US EXIM Bank for up to US$67 million provides Sunrise with an excellent line of sight to a comprehensive financing package.2025-12-04

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Environment company in Australia was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
CleanPeak EnergySustainable Energy InfrastructureundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-22
Cleanawaysuez$2.5BPending2026-04-06
SAE Groupla stampaundisclosedAnnounced2026-03-24
miratechexhaustcontrolundisclosedAnnounced2026-03-21
cpe capitalBingo Industries$2.5BPending2026-01-19
pemba capital partnersEktimo$100MAnnounced2025-12-29

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Provides details on notable events such as leadership changes and new customer contracts within the sector.

Leadership moves
9 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • Pangolin AssociatesGary Cafe · Appointment → Principal ConsultantFeb 2026
  • EnervenAlison Bussey · Appointment → General Manager of Operations and ServicesJan 2026
  • Smart Energy CouncilAndrew Dickson · Appointment → Senior Advisor – South AustraliaJan 2026
  • Canadian SolarColin Parkin · Appointment → Board MemberJan 2026
  • Canadian SolarDylan Marx · Promotion → Chief Operating OfficerJan 2026
  • Canadian SolarShawn Qu · Departure — was Group Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerJan 2026
  • Iberdrola AustraliaRoss Rolfe AO · Departure — was Chief Executive OfficerOct 2025
  • Iberdrola AustraliaProfessor Paul Simshauser · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerOct 2025
Contract wins
79 customer wins · last 24 months
Workforce actions
5 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
  • Corio Generation~10% of workforce reported · cost reductionApr 2026
  • Ultiumscale undisclosed · slower EV salesMar 2026
  • AGL~300 roles reported · cost disciplineOct 2025
  • Great Wrapscale undisclosed · financial strugglesOct 2025
  • SunDrivescale undisclosed · cost reductionAug 2024
Regulatory & litigation
3 regulatory events · 6 tracked suits · 24 months
  • Water Corporationwarning about insufficient inspection cash — Economic Regulation AuthorityApr 2026
  • Water Corporationaudit found under-investing in maintenance — Economic Regulation AuthorityApr 2026
  • Energisapproved reorganization of businessJun 2025
  • first solar v canadian solar, ja solar, JinkoSolar, Trinasolarpatent infringement · FiledMar 2026
  • DD Investment WA v Infinite Green Energywinding up order due to unpaid debts · OngoingApr 2025
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
6 companies reporting52 company-quarters trackedbeat 5miss 6in line 2

Half of these companies grew revenue faster than -10.0%, half slower.

Who is building Environment in Australia

Profiles 309 founders and CEOs across 269 companies, indicating that INSEAD and Harvard Business School each contributed one alumnus and Boston Consulting Group supplied two former employees.

Founders and chief executives12 of 309, from the best-funded companies on this page
Roger Davey
Exec Chairman CEO
Roger Davey

Enviromission, ex-Pinnacle Mining, ex-Trans Global Resources, Wesley College, 1964

Michael Goldsworthy
Founder & CEO & MD
Michael Goldsworthy

Sydney Olympic Park, CEO Solar Systems, SEA-US, Australian Institute of Physics, University of New South Wales. The University of New South Wales…

Eden Tehan
Co-Founder
Eden Tehan

Ex-Infigen Energy. UNSW BEng 2011

Wayne Irvine
CEO & Director
Wayne Irvine

Westside Group. ex-Sarah Group - Hindmarsh Mechanical & Electrical Services.

Andrew Grove
Managing Director and CEO
Andrew Grove

Aura Energy, ex-Chesser Resources, ex-Perseus Mining, Macquarie University, 1998

Natalie Malligan
Chief Executive Officer
Natalie Malligan

Sundrive, ex-Kinela, ex-Different, Columbia Business School, 2014

Julia Kay
Co-Founder
Julia Kay

World Literacy Foundation, ex- Cox Architecture. The University of Western Australia, Polytechnic University of Milan

Luan Atkinson
CEO
Luan Atkinson

Ex-Co-Founder SouthPeak Investment Management, Deutsche Bank, Perpetual Limited, McKinsey & Company. The University of Western Australia 1993…

Olympia Yarger
Founder & CEO
Olympia Yarger

Ex-Blue Chair Media, Family Relationships Services Australia, ex-Founder Raising Raiders, MARSOC. Murdoch University 2015

James Harman
CEO
James Harman

Ex- Anglo American. UNSW BCom & LLB 1992, Queensland University of Technology LLM 2001

Duncan Merwe
Founder
Duncan Merwe

Ex- Noble Group, Bank of Scotland.

Ex-CEO Virtual Observer, Genos. University of New England 1989, QUT MBA 2001

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 10 of 309 founders
INSEAD2
RMIT University1
Columbia Business School1
Harvard Business School1
University of Oxford1
Imperial College London1
University of Cambridge1
Harvard University1
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 4 of 309 founders
Boston Consulting Group2
Cisco1
McKinsey1
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Who funds Environment in Australia

Summarizes 158 funding rounds since 2016 from 134 investors, with an average round size of $3.9 million.

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
Australian Renewable Energy Agency7Apr 2026
Investible64Apr 2026
CEFC63Apr 2026
Europa6Aug 2022
Artesian54Feb 2024
Westpac5Sep 2025
AES44Dec 2022
CommBank4Apr 2025
business.gov.au4Feb 2026
Giant Leap33May 2024
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel37
Series A–B32
Series C+ / PE4
Grants, debt & other85

The typical round is $3.9M — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Environment funding rounds in Australia

Highlights the largest disclosed round—a $51 million Series A for One Stop Warehouse—and lists ten other large recent rounds.

CompanyRoundSizeWhenBackers
One Stop WarehouseSeries A$51MDec 2022Hillhouse
Starling EnergySeries C$35.1MJan 2019SUSI Partners
5BSeries B$21.8MJun 2022AES, Artesian, BP Ventures
SunDriveSeries A$21MOct 2022Main Sequence, Malcolm Turnbull, The Man in Blue +3 more
5BSeries B$13.7MDec 2022BP Ventures, AES, Artesian
NRNSeries A$11.2MAug 2025Investible, Virescent Ventures, Electrifi Ventures +1 more
Tellus HoldingsSeries B$11.1MDec 2016
The Water and Carbon GroupSeries B$10MOct 2024Emerald Technology Ventures, Ecolab
GoterraSeries A$10MAug 2023
FPR EnergySeed$9.7MNov 2024
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M2
$1–10M17
$10–50M3
$50–250M0
>$250M0

22 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about Environment in Australia

Records 574,322 news articles in the last year, most often covering geopolitical disputes, international entities and sports competitions.

News volume
Environment coverage across Australia · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 94,2042021Q3: 108,3972021Q4: 94,1792022Q1: 107,2642022Q2: 102,0432022Q3: 109,3572022Q4: 162,4842023Q1: 183,4902023Q2: 116,4362023Q3: 137,1062023Q4: 125,5972024Q1: 118,9552024Q2: 130,6542024Q3: 130,7292024Q4: 142,7342025Q1: 167,9512025Q2: 107,4702025Q3: 203,1432025Q4: 96,0622026Q1: 109,662
2021Q22026Q1
peak 203,143 in 2025Q3 · 574,322 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 54% → 50%, negative 36% → 25% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate Environment news in Australia. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • Geopolitical disputes and contested areas300,341▲+27%
  • International and transnational geographic entities300,331▲+27%
  • Administrative and political subdivisions300,278▲+28%
  • International sports competitions109,640▼-18%
  • Cricket test matches47,131▼-24%
  • Olympic games coverage43,001▼-46%
  • Sports injury reports37,790→+3%
  • Championship event highlights35,866→+4%
  • International political relations29,434▲+54%
  • Sports history and legacy stories24,971▼-14%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

29 Environment companies here were named in the news over this period.

Prism

Watch Environment coverage in Australia as it happens

Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.

Momentum

The words getting louder — and quieter

Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.

countries+108%domestic robots+6535%toy robots+9643%ashes moments+55%angel investors+173%overseas study+43%ashes urn+127%ashes records+112%semester abroad+56%ashes venues+85%
test cricket-48%test innings-48%5-day cricket-52%odi cricket-52%limited overs cricket-54%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in Australia Environment coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
1,063,451 articles touch this dimension · 27.2% critical tone
20212025
signals: territories, disputed islands, test cricket
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
140,234 articles touch this dimension · 31.5% critical tone
20212025
signals: test cricket, test innings, odi world cup
Growth ▲ rising
165,312 articles touch this dimension · 31.5% critical tone
20212025
signals: core inflation rate, inflation outlook, aflw premiership

Environment jobs in Australia: who is hiring and what they ask for

Notes only two job postings in the past year from four employers, with no specific skill demands highlighted.

2postings · last 12 months
4postings tracked overall
4employers advertising
Most advertised titles
  • Environmental Consultant - Remote1
  • Lawyer/Senior Lawyer: Environment & Planning1
  • Senior Environmental Consultant - Contaminated Land1
  • Environmental Manager - South1

What Environment research is working on

Counts 31,492 academic papers on the sector, of which 13,090 discuss opportunities, 5,284 identify common problems, and 1,561 raise cautions.

How this field talks about itself
Environment papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Descriptive34.2% · 17.2%2.0×
Promising26.4% · 37.8%0.7×
Problem-identifying16.4% · 9.3%1.8×
Breakthrough15.1% · 26.4%0.6×
Cautionary5.0% · 4.3%1.2×
Comparative2.5% · 3.9%0.6×

Environment literature runs 2.0× more “descriptive” than science at large (34.2% vs 17.2% baseline).

How the work is done
Empirical48.7%
Methods-led34.2%
Reviews12.5%
Position pieces4.3%
Theoretical0.2%
How the research reads

76% positive · 10% neutral · 14% negative, across 31,492 papers.

The institutions behind the field
  • Environmental Protection Agency4k
  • North Carolina State University4k
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research4k
  • The Ocean Cleanup4k
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique4k
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences3k

ranked by how often their work is cited

Researchers who shaped it

Laurent Lebreton · Joost van der Zwet · Jan-Willem Damsteeg · Boyan Slat · Anthony L. Andrady · Ruth Barden · Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern · Bruce Petrie

The most-cited breakthroughs
  • Design of a WSN Platform for Long-Term Environmental Monitoring for IoT Applications · 609 cites
  • Printed multifunctional flexible device with an integrated motion sensor for health care monitoring · 371 cites
  • SensorScope: Out-of-the-Box Environmental Monitoring · 272 cites
  • An Environmental Air Pollution Monitoring System Based on the IEEE 1451 Standard for Low Cost Requirements · 238 cites
  • Cointegration: a novel approach for the removal of environmental trends in structural health monitoring data · 231 cites
Common problems researchers identify4,688 papers · 7 recurring themes
Risk Assessment / Contamination — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 01
Risk Assessment / Contamination
927 papers · 19.8% of this block
2022: 767 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 766 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 755 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 896 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 767 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 766 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 755 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 896 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +17% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Risk assessment · Contamination · Human health · Environmental impact assessment
“A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: Current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future m”
927 of these papers raise it as a problem
Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource Management — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 02
Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource Management
898 papers · 19.2% of this block
2022: 909 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 924 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 951 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 692 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 909 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 924 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 951 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 692 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -24% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Environmental monitoring · Environmental resource management · Environmental management system · Environmental planning
“Environmental Monitoring in the Making: From Surveying Nature’s Resources to Monitoring Nature’s Change”
898 of these papers raise it as a problem
Biodiversity / Ecosystem — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 03
Biodiversity / Ecosystem
871 papers · 18.6% of this block
2022: 1,134 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,116 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,010 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,177 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,134 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,116 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,010 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,177 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Biodiversity · Ecosystem · Environmental DNA · Habitat
“Improving biodiversity monitoring”
871 of these papers raise it as a problem
Water Quality / Hydrology — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 04
Water Quality / Hydrology
815 papers · 17.4% of this block
2022: 760 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 732 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 661 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 723 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 760 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 732 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 661 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 723 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Water quality · Hydrology · Groundwater · Surface water
“Monitoring of Water Pollution and its Consequences: An Overview”
815 of these papers raise it as a problem
Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental Monitoring — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 05
Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental Monitoring
530 papers · 11.3% of this block
2022: 1,046 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,026 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,100 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,155 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,046 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,026 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,100 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,155 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Wireless sensor network · Environmental monitoring · Internet of Things · Remote sensing
“Advances in Smart Environment Monitoring Systems Using IoT and Sensors”
530 of these papers raise it as a problem
Air Quality Index / Air Pollution — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 06
Air Quality Index / Air Pollution
381 papers · 8.1% of this block
2022: 382 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 368 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 322 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 420 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 382 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 368 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 322 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 420 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Air quality index · Air pollution · Particulates · Indoor air quality
“An overview of selected emerging outdoor airborne pollutants and air quality issues: The need to reduce uncertainty about environmental and ”
381 of these papers raise it as a problem
Microplastics / Plastic Pollution — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 07
Microplastics / Plastic Pollution
266 papers · 5.7% of this block
2022: 454 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 439 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 394 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 437 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 454 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 439 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 394 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 437 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Microplastics · Plastic pollution · Pollution · Marine debris
“Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Review of Ecotoxicological Effects, Exposure Pathways and Trophic Transfer Risks”
266 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions1,368 papers · 7 recurring themes
Biodiversity / Habitat — Cautions
Cautions · theme 01
Biodiversity / Habitat
238 papers · 17.4% of this block
2022: 418 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 404 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 347 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 402 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 418 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 404 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 347 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 402 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Biodiversity · Habitat · Environmental DNA · Abundance
“The use of environmental DNA in monitoring aquatic biodiversity for conservation: a review of challenges and opportunities”
238 of these papers raise it as a problem
Heavy Metals / Contamination — Cautions
Cautions · theme 02
Heavy Metals / Contamination
215 papers · 15.7% of this block
2022: 797 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 763 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 714 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 772 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 797 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 763 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 714 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 772 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Heavy metals · Contamination · Pollution · Sediment
“Evaluation of Heavy Metal Levels and its Applications in Risk Assessment Indices in the Soils of Some Communities in Gokhana Local Governmen”
215 of these papers raise it as a problem
Water Quality / Hydrology — Cautions
Cautions · theme 03
Water Quality / Hydrology
211 papers · 15.4% of this block
2022: 639 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 620 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 581 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 649 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 639 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 620 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 581 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 649 of every 10,000 papers on this subject→ +2% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Water quality · Hydrology · Wastewater · Groundwater
“Evaluation of Continuous Monitoring as a Tool for Municipal Stormwater Management Programs”
211 of these papers raise it as a problem
Environmental Monitoring / Software Deployment — Cautions
Cautions · theme 04
Environmental Monitoring / Software Deployment
207 papers · 15.1% of this block
2022: 348 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 312 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 319 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 348 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 312 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 319 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -9% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Environmental monitoring · Software deployment · Wireless sensor network · Environmental resource management
“Mathematical Modelling of Biosensing Platforms Applied for Environmental Monitoring”
207 of these papers raise it as a problem
Pesticide / Microplastics — Cautions
Cautions · theme 05
Pesticide / Microplastics
202 papers · 14.8% of this block
2022: 187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 181 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 190 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 230 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 181 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 190 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 230 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +23% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Pesticide · Microplastics · Risk assessment · Aquatic ecosystem
“Fluoroquinolones in the Wenyu River catchment, China: Occurrence simulation and risk assessment”
202 of these papers raise it as a problem
Air Pollution / Air Quality Index — Cautions
Cautions · theme 06
Air Pollution / Air Quality Index
157 papers · 11.5% of this block
2022: 382 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 368 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 322 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 420 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 382 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 368 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 322 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 420 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Air pollution · Air quality index · Particulates · Indoor air quality
“Using Mobile Monitoring and Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Capturing High Spatial Air Pollutant Variability in Cities”
157 of these papers raise it as a problem
Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk Assessment — Cautions
Cautions · theme 07
Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk Assessment
138 papers · 10.1% of this block
2022: 99 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 99 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 99 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 138 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 99 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 99 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 99 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 138 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +40% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Environmental impact assessment · Risk assessment · Environmental risk assessment · Environmental monitoring
“The use of diagnostic tools to assess the risks of chemicals to freshwater ecosystems: towards a unified evaluation framework”
138 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities11,525 papers · 7 recurring themes
Environmental Monitoring / Remote Sensing — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 01
Environmental Monitoring / Remote Sensing
1,585 papers · 26.4% of this block
2022: 1,619 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,699 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,849 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,317 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,619 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,699 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,849 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,317 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -19% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Environmental monitoring · Remote sensing · Environmental data · Environmental resource management
“Quantitative remote sensing-based monitoring and evaluation of the ecological environment in mining areas: technology framework and applicat”
Contamination / Microplastics — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 02
Contamination / Microplastics
1,137 papers · 18.9% of this block
2022: 700 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 670 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 616 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 698 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 700 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 670 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 616 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 698 of every 10,000 papers on this subject→ -0% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Contamination · Microplastics · Pollutant · Pollution
“Exploiting monitoring data in environmental exposure modelling and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals”
Biodiversity / Environmental Dna — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 03
Biodiversity / Environmental Dna
860 papers · 14.3% of this block
2022: 1,134 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,116 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,010 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,177 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,134 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,116 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,010 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,177 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Biodiversity · Environmental DNA · Ecosystem · Habitat
“An Integrated Approach of Multi-Community Monitoring and Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystems to Support Sustainable Development”
Water Quality / Hydrology — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 04
Water Quality / Hydrology
796 papers · 13.3% of this block
2022: 678 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 656 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 598 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 664 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 678 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 656 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 598 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 664 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -2% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Water quality · Hydrology · Water resources · Environmental monitoring
“Establishment of an Automatic Real-Time Monitoring System for Irrigation Water Quality Management”
Wireless Sensor Network / Wireless — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 05
Wireless Sensor Network / Wireless
563 papers · 9.4% of this block
2022: 323 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 284 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 206 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 235 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 323 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 284 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 206 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 235 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -27% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Wireless sensor network · Wireless · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks · Real-time computing
“Wireless Sensor Networks for Living Environment Monitoring”
Internet Of Things / Cloud Computing — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 06
Internet Of Things / Cloud Computing
553 papers · 9.2% of this block
2022: 901 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 908 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,021 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,049 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 901 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 908 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,021 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,049 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +16% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Internet of Things · Cloud computing · Environmental monitoring · Microcontroller
“Development of IoT for Automated Water Quality Monitoring System”
Air Quality Index / Air Pollution — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 07
Air Quality Index / Air Pollution
506 papers · 8.4% of this block
2022: 382 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 368 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 322 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 420 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 382 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 368 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 322 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 420 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Air quality index · Air pollution · Particulates · Air monitoring
“Air quality monitoring in urban environments”

Which of these themes are growing fastest

Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Risk Assessment / Contamination▲+17%
Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental Monitoring▲+10%
Air Quality Index / Air Pollution▲+10%
Biodiversity / Ecosystem▲+4%
Microplastics / Plastic Pollution▼-4%
Water Quality / Hydrology▼-5%
Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource Management▼-24%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk Assessment▲+40%
Pesticide / Microplastics▲+23%
Air Pollution / Air Quality Index▲+10%
Water Quality / Hydrology▲+2%
Heavy Metals / Contamination▼-3%
Biodiversity / Habitat▼-4%
Environmental Monitoring / Software Deployment▼-9%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Internet Of Things / Cloud Computing▲+16%
Air Quality Index / Air Pollution▲+10%
Biodiversity / Environmental Dna▲+4%
Contamination / Microplastics▼-0%
Water Quality / Hydrology▼-2%
Environmental Monitoring / Remote Sensing▼-19%
Wireless Sensor Network / Wireless▼-27%
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