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Environment Landscape of Germany

2,729 Environment companies in Germany, 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.

2,729companies tracked
$13.2Bdisclosed funding
295hiring right now
723events · 24 months
402,522news articles · 12 months

Who leads Environment in Germany

Shows the top Environment companies in Germany by hiring activity, funding, and overall visibility, noting 2,729 firms tracked, 295 currently hiring, and 220 with disclosed funding rounds.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01badenova11last posted Jun 2026
  2. 02E.ON Grid Solutions11last posted Jun 2026
  3. 03Coppen10last posted May 2026
  4. 04Nordex10last posted Jun 2026
  5. 05Enercon10last posted Jun 2026
  6. 06Deutsche Windtechnik10last posted Jun 2026
  7. 07Jacob Metall10last posted May 2026
  8. 08Avacon9last posted Jun 2026
295 companies hiring · 3 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01Enpal$3.6BSeries D · Apr 2025
  2. 02NeXtWind$2.1BConventional Debt · Jul 2025
  3. 03EnBW$981.6MGrant (prize money) · Mar 2024
  4. 04Nordex$885.1MPost IPO · Oct 2019
  5. 05BayWa re$843.2MPost IPO · Mar 2021
  6. 06ENCAVIS$321.5MPost IPO · Dec 2018
  7. 07Blue Elephant Energy$302.7MSeries D · Jun 2025
  8. 08ib Vogt$295.4MConventional Debt · Sep 2022
220 companies with disclosed rounds · $13.2B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01Pentair$1BFY2022 filing
  2. 02K2 Systems$712.1Msnapshot Dec 2023
  3. 03ane.energy$626.4MFY2023 filing
  4. 04Global Tech I$267MFY2017 filing
  5. 05Nordsee One$222.4MFY2021 filing
  6. 06WindMW$193.7MFY2021 filing
  7. 07Cabka$191.1MFY2020 filing
  8. 08SCHMID$185.8Msnapshot Dec 2018
34 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01EnBW21,711tracked employees
  2. 02ACO5,309tracked employees
  3. 03CRONIMET Group5,200tracked employees
  4. 04ALBA Group5,008tracked employees
  5. 05SGL Carbon4,752tracked employees
  6. 06SMA Solar4,114tracked employees
  7. 07SMA Solar Technology4,114tracked employees
  8. 08TSR Recycling3,000tracked employees
130 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01PNE AG14.2%112 tracked events
  2. 02Nordex9.4%74 tracked events
  3. 03Pentair9.4%74 tracked events
  4. 04ENCAVIS8.9%70 tracked events
  5. 05SMA Solar Technology6.9%54 tracked events
  6. 06Energiekontor6.7%53 tracked events
  7. 07SGL Carbon6.5%51 tracked events
  8. 08Qcells3.8%30 tracked events
788 tracked events across 70 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01Nordex192articles in the window
  2. 02EnBW134articles in the window
  3. 03Pina93articles in the window
  4. 04Pentair86articles in the window
  5. 05SMA Solar Technology80articles in the window
  6. 06SCHMID67articles in the window
  7. 07Proxima Fusion64articles in the window
  8. 08Enercon60articles in the window
56 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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See all 2,729 Environment companies in Germany

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How the Environment ecosystem in Germany grew, 2016–2025

Lists the number of new Environment firms founded each year from 2016 to 2025, with the highest count of 121 in 2019 and zero recorded for 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Environment companies in Germany
2016: 632017: 672018: 852019: 1212020: 1022021: 1122022: 662023: 472024: 112025: 0
20162025
peak 121 in 2019
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 63 in 2021
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 665,187,0352017: 1,606,344,4442018: 434,372,8632019: 227,538,5172020: 559,424,2312021: 1,728,117,2862022: 2,110,069,9662023: 1,150,665,7332024: 1,685,281,8762025: 2,677,467,018
20162025
peak $2.7B in 2025

Where Environment companies in Germany are based

Identifies the German cities with the most Environment companies, led by Berlin with 204 firms, followed by Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, and Bremen.

Berlin skyline — Environment hub in Germany
Hub 01
Berlin
204 Environment companies
36% of the Environment companies across these hubs
204companies
$6.2Bdisclosed funding
19hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hamburg skyline — Environment hub in Germany
Hub 02
Hamburg
120 Environment companies
21% of the Environment companies across these hubs
120companies
$2Bdisclosed funding
14hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Hamburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Munich skyline — Environment hub in Germany
Hub 03
Munich
87 Environment companies
15% of the Environment companies across these hubs
87companies
$1.6Bdisclosed funding
12hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Munich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cologne skyline — Environment hub in Germany
Hub 04
Cologne
40 Environment companies
7% of the Environment companies across these hubs
40companies
$102.9Mdisclosed funding
7hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Cologne · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bremen skyline — Environment hub in Germany
Hub 05
Bremen
35 Environment companies
6% of the Environment companies across these hubs
35companies
$609.3Mdisclosed funding
5hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Bremen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stuttgart skyline — Environment hub in Germany
Hub 06
Stuttgart
33 Environment companies
6% of the Environment companies across these hubs
33companies
$29.3Mdisclosed funding
4hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Stuttgart · CC BY-SA 4.0
Leipzig skyline — Environment hub in Germany
Hub 07
Leipzig
24 Environment companies
4% of the Environment companies across these hubs
24companies
$24.4Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Leipzig · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dusseldorf, a Environment hub in Germany
Hub 08
Dusseldorf
23 Environment companies
4% of the Environment companies across these hubs
23companies
$1Mdisclosed funding
4hiring now
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The Environment market map of Germany: what these companies actually do

Breaks down the main product categories these firms develop and their revenue models, highlighting enterprise tech (59 firms) and fee‑for‑service as the most common model (1,247 firms).

  • Enterprise Tech59 companies · $138.6M raised · 6 hiring
  • Deep Tech38 companies · $454.6M raised · 5 hiring
  • Energy Tech35 companies · $104M raised · 3 hiring
  • Enterprise Software22 companies · $119.8M raised · 4 hiring
  • Consumer Digital18 companies
  • SaaS16 companies · $23.7M raised · 3 hiring
  • Solar Energy Tech12 companies · $3.6M raised · 1 hiring
  • Circular Economy7 companies · $5.8M raised · 2 hiring
  • Lithium Battery Recycling7 companies · $11.3M raised
  • Sustainable Batteries6 companies
  • Water Treatment Technologies5 companies · 2 hiring
  • Marketplaces5 companies · $2.8M raised · 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-Service1,247
Physical Commerce933
E-Commerce - Product759
Commission on Transaction414
Advertising215
E-Commerce - Service157
Subscription137
Sponsorship16

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

Counts 723 corporate events over the past two years, most frequently contracts (164) and earnings releases (148).

Contracts 164Earnings 148Announcement 89Leadership 88Assets 85Funding 49M&A 43Capital 13Lawsuit 11Regulatory 10
  • FundingILOS Projects, a pan-European independent power producer backed by BNP Paribas Asset Management, upsized its structured credit facility to €450 million (~$529 million) with EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, and La Caisse, a global investment group.2026-04-29
  • IPOYesterday, the IPO of Nordex was renamed 25th. Time.2026-04-03
  • M&ABluspring Enterprises Limited has acquired the India business of German energy company STEAG Power GmbH, Steag Energy Services (India) Private Limited, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bluspring New Horizon One Private Limited.2026-03-26
  • M&ADN Group AG has acquired a 20% stake in WINDWISE GmbH2026-03-24
  • M&AIntertek has purchased AePVI, a German company that provides high-speed drone and ground-based inspection solutions for solar systems.2026-02-19
  • M&AFollowed by the 2023 acquisition of the operating assets of SGL Carbon’s Gardena, California facility to expand composite and high‑temperature materials capabilities.2026-02-02
  • FundingClifford Chance has advised the SCHMID Group on a debt-to-equity swap of around US$27 million with minority shareholder XJ Harbour HK Limited, in a private placement.2026-01-28
  • M&AJERA Nex BP, is acquiring EnBW’s stake in 1.5 GW Mona2026-01-23
  • FundingThe €26 million EIC STEP Scale Up investment is structured as equity - with a due-diligence process currently ongoing - and will form part of NexWafe’s current Series D funding round, supporting the company’s industrial scale-up and the start of commercial operations planned for 2027.2026-01-15
  • FundingNord/LB, Rabobank and Siemens Bank have announced a joint financing package of €135 million for a 199 MW portfolio of three wind farms and two solar estates in Spain...2026-01-14

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Environment company in Germany 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
Bluspring Enterprises LimitedSteag Energy ServicesundisclosedAnnounced2026-03-26
DN Group AGWindwiseundisclosedCompleted2026-03-24
intertekAePVIundisclosedCompleted2026-02-19
Tex-Tech IndustriesSGL CarbonundisclosedAnnounced2026-02-02
JERA Nex BPEnBWundisclosed2026-01-23
teething techniqueDipl.-Ing. KURT FREUDENBERG GmbHundisclosed2025-12-09

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Details notable corporate actions such as leadership changes, product launches, and new customer contracts within the sector.

Leadership moves
37 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • PNE AGDirk Simons · Appointment → Chief Financial Officer (interim)Apr 2026
  • PNE AGHarald Wilbert · Resignation — was Chief Financial OfficerApr 2026
  • Nova InstituteNik Bamert · Appointment → Board MemberApr 2026
  • PentairDe’Mon Wiggins · Promotion → EVP and President, Pentair Flow, Water Solutions and PoolApr 2026
  • PentairJerome Pedretti · Departure — was Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Pentair PoolApr 2026
  • PentairBeth Wozniak · Appointment → President of Pentair\'s Flow & Filtration Solutions business unitApr 2026
  • VecoplanRalf Guckert · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerFeb 2026
  • VecoplanEric Jaschke · Appointment → Chief Financial OfficerFeb 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
  • Eberspcherbattery enclosure (battery enclosure)Apr 2026
  • DoppstadtSM 620.3 K (Screening machine)Mar 2026
  • DoppstadtINVENTHOR 6.2 (Shredder)Mar 2026
  • EnerconVolvo FH Electric (Truck)Nov 2025
  • QcellsQ.TRON variantOct 2025
Contract wins
98 customer wins · last 24 months
Workforce actions
5 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
  • Qcellsscale undisclosed · customs clearance delaysNov 2025
  • SMA Solar~1,100 roles reported · residential sector slowdownOct 2025
  • SMA Solar Technology~350 roles reported · business downturnOct 2025
  • Bet Energie~4% of workforce reported · cost reductionSep 2025
  • SGL Carbon~190 roles reported · cost reductionMay 2025
Regulatory & litigation
13 regulatory events · 6 tracked suits · 24 months
  • clearvisepermit legally bindingNov 2025
  • clearvisebuilding permit became legally bindingNov 2025
  • Leviathanreceived final approval — TSX Venture ExchangeApr 2025
  • Energiekontorapproved for building permitsFeb 2025
  • borosil renewables v gmb glasmanufaktur brandenburginsolvency proceedings · OngoingJul 2025
  • Qcells v many unnamed manufacturerspatent infringement · FiledJan 2025
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
17 companies reporting139 company-quarters trackedbeat 15miss 5in line 4

Half of these companies grew revenue faster than -2.5%, half slower.

Who is building Environment in Germany

Profiles 752 founders and CEOs across 526 firms, noting frequent alma maters like RWTH Aachen and common prior employers such as McKinsey.

Founders and chief executives12 of 752, from the best-funded companies on this page
Viktor Wingert
Co-Founder
Viktor Wingert

Ex-Kearney. WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management MSc 2009, Schulich School of Business - York University MBA 2010

Georg Stamatelopoulos
CEO
Georg Stamatelopoulos

Ex-Alstom Power · National Technical University of Athens Dipl 1992, Technical University of Braunschweig 1996

Jose Luis Blanco Dieguez
CEO
Jose Luis Blanco Dieguez

CEO ACCIONA, Partner New Venture Finance, MD Gamesa, President 2rew. University of Vigo 1994, IESE Business School 2010

Matthias Taft
CEO
Matthias Taft

Ex- CEO - Renerco renewable energy. FernUniversität in Hagen, Technical University of Munich

Jean Huby
CEO
Jean Huby

CEO AREVA Wind. Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines de Paris MSc

Jonathan Schilling
Co-Founder & Head of Labs
Jonathan Schilling

Ex-Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, metronix.Kiel University BS 2015, Kiel University MS 2018, University of Greifswald Ph.D 2023.

Moritz Linden
Co-Founder & CEO
Moritz Linden

Tilia Quadrat, ex-Founder CRX Markets, 360 Treasury Systems, Loewe New Media. University of Passau 1998

Karl Friedrich Haarburger
CEO NexWafe Si-Fab GmbH
Karl Friedrich Haarburger

Nexwafe, ex-Soitec, ex-Concentrix Solar, Universität Karlsruhe (TH) / University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 1988

Fahri Ekinci
Chief Executive Officer
Fahri Ekinci

Pwt Wasser Und Abwassertechnik, ex-Lear, ex-Deutsche Post Dhl, ILERI-ILECI Paris, 2006

Kristofer Fichtner
Co-Founder, Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Kristofer Fichtner

Ecoworks, ex-Comgy, ex-Thermondo, University of Münster

Andreas Klein
CEO | Chairman of the Management Board
Andreas Klein

Ex-LANXESS, Saltigo · FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management 2006, University of Bradford MBA, Business 2007

Scott Mercer
CEO
Scott Mercer

Ex-Founder Volta Industries. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo BA 2008

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 39 of 752 founders
RWTH Aachen University6
Harvard University5
Technical University of Munich4
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management4
Technische Universität Berlin3
Harvard Business School3
Stanford University3
University of Cambridge2
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 5 of 752 founders
McKinsey3
Boston Consulting Group1
Bain1
Amazon1
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Look up the people behind Environment companies in Germany

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Who funds Environment in Germany

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
Europa388Apr 2026
Amprion41Jul 2023
Bund.de19Jul 2023
BAFA13Dec 2023
EIC Fund13Jan 2024
HTGF124Jun 2025
Übermorgen Ventures73Apr 2023
EIT InnoEnergy63Oct 2021
UVC Partners63Jun 2025
NASA6Mar 2022
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel75
Series A–B50
Series C+ / PE16
Grants, debt & other562

The typical round is $642k — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Environment funding rounds in Germany

Highlights the largest disclosed round—Enpal’s $230.1 M Series D—and lists ten other major recent funding events.

CompanyRoundSizeWhenBackers
EnpalSeries D$230.1MJan 2023The Rise Fund, The Westly Group, Activate Capital +3 more
Blue Elephant EnergySeries D$214MJun 2025Infranity
ENVIRIASeries B$200MFeb 2024BlackRock
EnpalSeries C$174MOct 2021SoftBank Vision Fund
ib VogtSeries D$160MSep 2020EIG Global Energy Partners
Proxima FusionSeries A$148.4MJun 2025Cherry Ventures, Balderton Capital, UVC Partners +12 more
EnpalSeries C$118.1MJul 2021E R CAPITAL HOLDING, FRIBA Investment, Heliad +4 more
EnpalSeries D$110MApr 2025TPG
Blue Elephant EnergySeries C$88.7MJul 2021
SiC ProcessingSeries C$75MOct 2007Zouk Capital, Pbig Merrill Lynch, Masdar
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M1
$1–10M18
$10–50M14
$50–250M7
>$250M0

40 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about Environment in Germany

Records 402,522 news articles in the last year, most often covering geopolitical disputes, international relations, and related political topics.

News volume
Environment coverage across Germany · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 68,6632021Q3: 75,2242021Q4: 63,5102022Q1: 82,0022022Q2: 76,8132022Q3: 74,9162022Q4: 90,9302023Q1: 93,6322023Q2: 85,4152023Q3: 94,1642023Q4: 80,9372024Q1: 101,8932024Q2: 113,0862024Q3: 107,6322024Q4: 110,8532025Q1: 157,3452025Q2: 94,9052025Q3: 160,3942025Q4: 78,1602026Q1: 79,401
2021Q22026Q1
peak 160,394 in 2025Q3 · 402,522 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 50% → 45%, negative 35% → 25% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

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

  • Geopolitical disputes and contested areas300,923▲+33%
  • International and transnational geographic entities300,919▲+33%
  • Administrative and political subdivisions300,871▲+33%
  • International political relations61,664→+7%
  • Security and defense policies42,355▲+21%
  • International sports competitions34,901▼-42%
  • International relations and diplomacy25,940▲+18%
  • Olympic games coverage18,497▼-49%
  • Professional league updates16,343→+4%
  • Trade policies and agreements14,358▼-13%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

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

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Watch Environment coverage in Germany 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+128%multilateral diplomacy+46%national security strategy+49%study overseas+76%overseas study+71%aerial bombardments+193%semester abroad+74%quarterly financials+42%oil price volatility+173%nuclear proliferation+89%
europa league-80%nationalist composers-100%olympic team selections-59%aleatoric music-99%quarterfinals-72%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

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

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
759,465 articles touch this dimension · 24.0% critical tone
20212025
signals: territories, disputed islands, countries
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
78,920 articles touch this dimension · 40.9% critical tone
20212025
signals: inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, eur/usd
Growth ▲ rising
195,597 articles touch this dimension · 29.5% critical tone
20212025
signals: gdp growth rate, gdp acceleration, economic output growth

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

Aggregates 1,509 job postings from 178 employers in the past year, with top‑required skills including TypeScript, React, and PostgreSQL.

1,509postings · last 12 months
3,762postings tracked overall
178employers advertising

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What Environment employers in Germany put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • typescript16
  • linkedin14
  • react10
  • hubspot9
  • postgresql9
  • node.js8
  • solar installation7
  • saas7
  • greentech7
  • graphql6
What level are these roles?
Entry50
Intern44
Senior163
Lead61
Manager445
Most advertised titles
  • Ausbildung Zum Berufskraftfahrer (M/W/D)30
  • Lkw-Fahrer (M/W/D)28
  • Fachkraft Für Arbeitssicherheit (M/W/D)26
  • Construction Manager / Bauleiter (M/W/D)22
  • Projektingenieur/ Bauingenieur Wind (M/W/D)19
  • Sales Manager / Account Executive (M/W/D)17

What Environment research is working on

Counts 31,492 academic papers on the topic, divided among identified problems (5,284), cautions (1,561), and opportunities (13,090).

How this field talks about itself
Environment papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Descriptive34.2% · 17.3%2.0×
Promising26.4% · 37.7%0.7×
Problem-identifying16.4% · 9.5%1.7×
Breakthrough15.1% · 26.1%0.6×
Cautionary5.0% · 4.6%≈ par
Comparative2.5% · 3.9%0.6×

Environment literature runs 2.0× more “descriptive” than science at large (34.2% vs 17.3% 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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