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Environment Tech Landscape of Germany
1,379 Environment Tech 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.
1,379companies tracked
$5.8Bdisclosed funding
213hiring right now
311events · 24 months
39,796news articles · 12 months
Who leads Environment Tech in Germany
Shows the 1,379 German environment‑tech firms, highlighting the top hiring firms, best‑funded companies, and the number currently hiring (213) and funded (225).
open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
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Thermondo11last posted Jun 2026
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1KOMMA511last posted Jun 2026
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progroup ag11last posted Jun 2026
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Etalytics10last posted May 2026
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othermo9last posted May 2026
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EWE NETZ9last posted May 2026
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SIV.AG9last posted Jun 2026
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Reverion9last posted May 2026
213 companies hiring · 1 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
- 01
Cloover Energy$1.3BSeries A · Jan 2026
- 02
zolar$306.6MConventional Debt · Apr 2024
- 03
tado°$245MSeries E · Mar 2025
- 04
INERATEC$241.1MGrant (prize money) · Jan 2025
- 05
Lifthium$210MGrant (prize money) · Jan 2026
- 06
Heliatek$163.6MGrant (prize money) · Jan 2021
- 07
Soltecture$160MPE · Jan 2011
- 08
APK$139.3MSeries D · Feb 2023
225 companies with disclosed rounds · $5.8B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
- 01
EMH Metering$75.6MFY2019 filing
- 02
ClimatePartner$74.5MFY2021 filing
- 03
Schottel Hydro$16.7MFY2025 filing
- 04
Entrix$15.1MFY2021 filing
- 05
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Paessler$39kFY2025 filing
- 07
VOLTARIS$22kFY2019 filing
- 08
IPS-Intelligent Process Solutions$16ksnapshot Dec 2024
15 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
- 01
AP Sensing5,100tracked employees
- 02
ProMinent2,800tracked employees
- 03
FRIWO1,987tracked employees
- 04
- 05
Eberspcher1,545tracked employees
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VIVAVIS820tracked employees
- 08
134 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
- 01
thyssenkrupp nucera13.7%62 tracked events
- 02
forward earth5.7%26 tracked events
- 03
Envitec-Biogas3.5%16 tracked events
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tozero3.5%16 tracked events
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Klim3.1%14 tracked events
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PAUL3.1%14 tracked events
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revalyu Resources2.6%12 tracked events
453 tracked events across 80 companies
web reach
Most-used apps
the sites in this sector the web visits most
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Wetter Onlinetop 5kwetteronline.de
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Wettertop 50kwetter.de
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Mobisoltop 50kplugintheworld.com
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Enpaltop 500kenpal.de
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Agrarled.detop 500kagrarled.de
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Teptotop 500ktepto.de
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Meteocontroltop 500kmeteocontrol.com
439 companies here run a site with a measured audience · 34 of them sit inside the web’s top million
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
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Pina105articles in the window
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Ostrom23articles in the window
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Klima22articles in the window
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GCT19articles in the window
70 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Environment Tech ecosystem in Germany grew, 2016–2025
Lists how many firms were founded each year, with a maximum of 104 in 2020 and only 6 in 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Environment Tech companies in Germany
20162025
peak 104 in 2020
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 56 in 2022
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
20162025
peak $940.3M in 2024
Where Environment Tech companies in Germany are based
Ranks German cities by the count of environment‑tech companies, led by Berlin with 226 firms, followed by Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, and Dresden.
Hub 01
Berlin
226 Environment Tech companies
46% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
226companies
$3.1Bdisclosed funding
29hiring now
Hub 02
Munich
83 Environment Tech companies
17% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
83companies
$681.3Mdisclosed funding
25hiring now
Hub 03
Hamburg
53 Environment Tech companies
11% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
53companies
$132.2Mdisclosed funding
9hiring now
Hub 04
Cologne
30 Environment Tech companies
6% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
30companies
$100.5Mdisclosed funding
9hiring now
Hub 05
Dresden
29 Environment Tech companies
6% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
29companies
$231.7Mdisclosed funding
5hiring now
Hub 06
Stuttgart
27 Environment Tech companies
5% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
27companies
$20.1Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Hub 07
Aachen
26 Environment Tech companies
5% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
26companies
$83.3Mdisclosed funding
5hiring now
Hub 08
Frankfurt Am Main
18 Environment Tech companies
4% of the Environment Tech companies across these hubs
18companies
$25.1Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
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The Environment Tech market map of Germany: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product sub‑categories and revenue models, noting the largest groups such as enterprise tech (934) and the most common models like subscription (685).
- Enterprise Tech934 companies · $4.8B raised · 167 hiring
- Energy Tech720 companies · $4.7B raised · 118 hiring
- Enterprise Software339 companies · $884.9M raised · 67 hiring
- Consumer Digital285 companies · $2.9B raised · 30 hiring
- SaaS236 companies · $1.9B raised · 50 hiring
- Energy SaaS160 companies · $1.7B raised · 33 hiring
- Circular Economy159 companies · $569.5M raised · 43 hiring
- Deep Tech132 companies · $676.9M raised · 24 hiring
- Smart Buildings132 companies · $168.4M raised · 23 hiring
- Solar Energy Tech110 companies · $946.5M raised · 9 hiring
- Building Energy Management System91 companies · $108.9M raised · 14 hiring
- Hvac Optimization Software76 companies · $345.4M raised · 16 hiring
Monetization
How Environment Tech 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.
Subscription685
Physical Commerce454
E-Commerce - Product306
Fee-For-Service193
Commission on Transaction167
E-Commerce - Service66
Advertising60
Renting / Leasing7
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Environment Tech in Germany
Funding 110Contracts 47Earnings 37M&A 30Capital 22Announcement 21Leadership 13Product 11Assets 9Board Updates 3
- FundingGermany’s Reverion is advancing energy systems that enhance the efficiency of biogas and renewable power generation.2026-04-27
- FundingPAUL Tech AG secures EUR 40 million credit facility to support further growth2026-04-17
- FundingAirmo, a Munich, Germany- and Luxembourg-based climate-tech and space tech startup, raised €5M in Seed funding.2026-04-13
- FundingBerlin, 7. April 2026 (PM) – Baker McKenzie has advised a consortium of investors led by Junction Growth Investors, Korys and BNP Paribas (through its Solar Impulse Venture Fund) in connection with the financing of the flexibility marketer and battery optimizer Entrix. The consortium of investors has additional capital of 43 million. Euro invested in Entrix.2026-04-07
- FundingThe six investments are: Foresight Spatial Labs – Building the world’s most advanced Spatial SDK for Engineering and Physical AI (Ottawa, Canada).Chemshift – Low-cost technology platform to refine crude lithium products into battery-grade material(Calgary, Canada).Supra – Supramolecular cartridges for high-purity critical minerals (Austin, US).Material Difference – Operationalising explainable AI and value-of-information as an unfair advantage in resource delineation and ore body knowledge (Cambridge, UK).Voluna – Autonomous airborne neutron technology that delivers real-time geochemical mapping for mineral exploration. (Boston, US) Watergenics – Real-time analysis of industrial aqueous streams (Berlin, Germany).2026-03-31
- FundingAmong the largest financings were Kiavi ($350 million, debt), Dwelly ($50 million, debt), Metiundo ($47.6 million, Series A), OneDome ($34.2 million, Series C), Stake ($31 million, Series B), Ownwell ($30 million, Series B), and Orchard ($30 million, venture).2026-03-06
- M&AIntertek has purchased AePVI, a German company that provides high-speed drone and ground-based inspection solutions for solar systems.2026-02-19
- FundingIn Germany, Berlin-based Ostrom raised €20 million to accelerate smart meter adoption and expand its virtual power plant capabilities, making it a directly comparable domestic example.2026-02-10
- M&AThe merger with RLG is the logical next step in this direction.2026-02-06
- FundingCologne-based METYCLE, which secured €14 million to expand its AI‑driven metal recycling platform.2026-02-06
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Environment Tech 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.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-02-19 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-02-06 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-01-27 | ||
| $80M | Announced | 2026-01-16 | ||
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-01-15 | ||
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-01-15 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details specific event types such as leadership changes, product launches, and customer contract wins.
Leadership moves
3 tracked people moves · last 12 months
Westbridge AdvisoryAdam Savitz · Appointment → Director SustainabilityFeb 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
Contract wins
27 customer wins · last 24 months
Carbonfuturewon boeingMay 2026
Herboldwon Doğa PETMar 2026
CTF Solarwon sunhydrogenFeb 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
7 companies reporting33 company-quarters tracked
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than -2.0%, half slower.
Who is building Environment Tech in Germany
Profiles 1,140 founders and CEOs across 701 firms, listing frequent alma maters and prior employers like RWTH Aachen and McKinsey.
Founders and chief executives12 of 1,140, from the best-funded companies on this page
Ex-McKinsey, System PLM Software · INSEAD MBA 2000
Ex- CEO Philips, Tridonic, JDSU, Genexis. Eindhoven University of Technology MSc 1990, VU University Amsterdam PhD 1994…
Ex-CEO Geo-En Energy Technologies. Technical University Berlin 1997, Free University of Berlin PhD 2000
Ex-Bosch Power Tools, quadox · The University of Gottingen PhD 2011
The Sustainable Procurement Pledge, ex-Ibm, ex-Synertrade, the university of nottingham Ningbo China, 2009
Ex-Linde Hydrogen FuelTech, Arthur D. Little, Evonik Degussa. Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich PhD 2000
Ecoworks, ex-Comgy, ex-Thermondo, University of Münster
Reverion, ex-Technische Universitat Munchen, ex-E On Energy Projects, Technische Universität München (TUM), 2020
Cylib, ex-Ime Process Metallurgy And Metal Recycling, ex-Institute For Advanced Mining Technologies, RWTH Aachen University, 2019
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 104 of 1,140 founders
RWTH Aachen University14
Technische Universität Berlin9
Imperial College London9
HEC Paris7
Technical University of Munich5
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology5
INSEAD4
Harvard University3
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 23 of 1,140 founders
McKinsey12
Bain3
Boston Consulting Group3
Microsoft2
Apple1
Amazon1
Paypal1
Goldman Sachs1
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 911 founders with a profile on this page
4
carry a repeat-founder flag
- flagged as repeat founders4
- no repeat-founder flag907
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 1,068 of 1,140 founders
8%
of matched founders are women
- women90
- men978
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 72 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Environment Tech in Germany
Summarizes 652 funding rounds since 2016 from 723 investors, with a typical round size of $2.5 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europa | 137 | 1 | May 2026 |
| EIC Fund | 39 | 1 | Jan 2025 |
| HTGF | 37 | 17 | Jan 2026 |
| Speedinvest | 19 | 12 | May 2025 |
| SpinLab | 19 | — | May 2023 |
| Übermorgen Ventures | 14 | 4 | Jun 2025 |
| HV Capital | 12 | 7 | Jan 2025 |
| BitStone Capital | 10 | 6 | Jun 2025 |
| IBB Ventures | 10 | 4 | Jun 2025 |
| Bayern Kapital | 10 | 4 | Apr 2026 |
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel241
Series A–B145
Series C+ / PE26
Grants, debt & other240
The typical round is $2.5M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Environment Tech funding rounds in Germany
Highlights the largest disclosed round—APK’s $139.3 million Series D—and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series D | $139.3M | Feb 2023 | LyondellBasell, KIRKBI A/S, MIG Fonds | |
| Series B | $129.2M | Jan 2024 | Piva Capital, HG Ventures, TDK Ventures +11 more | |
| Series A | $109M | Mar 2023 | EQT | |
| Series C | $105.1M | May 2022 | Energy Impact Partners, GIC, Inven Capital +3 more | |
| Series C | $95M | Jan 2024 | Morgan Stanley, Energy Impact Partners, SET Ventures +5 more | |
| Series A | $62M | Sep 2024 | Energy Impact Partners, Extantia, UVC Partners +5 more | |
| Series A | $59.4M | May 2024 | World Fund, Porsche Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital +5 more | |
| Series B | $55.4M | Jan 2020 | Wi Venture | |
| Series C | $55M | Dec 2020 | Swedbank, DNCA Finance | |
| Series D | $50M | Oct 2018 | E.ON, Total, Energy Innovation Capital +3 more |
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M6
$1–10M75
$10–50M37
$50–250M6
>$250M0
124 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Fresh cheques · last 6 months
Series C$32.7MMay 2026
Series A$3.5MApr 2026
Series A$2.9MApr 2026
Series B$11.5MMar 2026
Seed$7.6MMar 2026
What the news says about Environment Tech in Germany
Counts 39,796 news articles in the last year, with top topics covering solar PV, green hydrogen, wind turbines, and hydrogen fuel cells.
News volume
Environment Tech coverage across Germany · articles per quarter
2021Q22026Q1
peak 19,811 in 2025Q1 · 39,796 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 75% → 81%, negative 23% → 18% across 2021–2025.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Environment Tech news in Germany. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Solar photovoltaic (pv) energy systems5,620→+3%
- Green hydrogen production methods4,805▼-22%
- Wind turbine technology & onshore wind farms4,432→-9%
- Hydrogen fuel cell technology4,344▼-22%
- Offshore wind energy development4,280→-0%
- New product launches and innovations4,123▲+19%
- Strategic partnerships and collaborations3,492→+10%
- Sustainability initiatives and esg reporting3,212▼-18%
- Climate change mitigation strategies3,159→-7%
- Renewable energy sources and technologies3,136▼-14%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months
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- 27
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- 17
- 17
70 Environment Tech companies here were named in the news over this period.
Prism
Watch Environment Tech 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.
lithium-ion storage+50%grid-scale batteries+73%plastic bans+58%plastic reduction+107%microplastics filtration+60%advanced recycling technologies+98%eol plastics+140%comex gold analysis+118%waste plastic sorting+141%waste management+64%
chemical safety assessments-97%hydrogen oxidation-33%ev power electronics-38%solar waste processing-37%hydrogen vehicle prototypes-34%
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in Germany Environment Tech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
47,411 articles touch this dimension · 45.5% critical tone
20212025
signals: clean energy mandates, renewable regulations, solar electricity generation
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
14,019 articles touch this dimension · 48.2% critical tone
20212025
signals: solar electricity generation, renewable h2, solar pv
Growth ▲ rising
34,729 articles touch this dimension · 28.0% critical tone
20212025
signals: solar electricity generation, solar pv, chemical pricing
Environment Tech jobs in Germany: who is hiring and what they ask for
Reports 944 job postings from 143 firms in the past year, noting common skills like TypeScript and React and a median salary of $45 k per year.
944postings · last 12 months
2,375postings tracked overall
143employers advertising
$45kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=45)
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Environment Tech 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.
- typescript19▲
- linkedin14▲
- react13▲
- postgresql12▲
- node.js11→
- aws11▼
- hubspot9▲
- greentech7▲
- saas7▲
- solar installation7▲
What level are these roles?
Entry35
Intern28
Senior152
Lead99
Manager296
Most advertised titles
- 110
- 96
- 74
- 38
- 28
- 21
What Environment Tech research is working on
Aggregates 31,492 academic papers, separating them into identified problems (5,284), cautions (1,561), and opportunities (13,090).
How this field talks about itself
Environment Tech papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Descriptive34.2% · 17.7%1.9×
Promising26.4% · 36.7%0.7×
Problem-identifying16.4% · 9.6%1.7×
Breakthrough15.1% · 26.6%0.6×
Cautionary5.0% · 4.7%≈ par
Comparative2.5% · 3.8%0.7×
Environment Tech literature runs 1.9× more “descriptive” than science at large (34.2% vs 17.7% 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
- 4k
- 4k
- 4k
- 4k
- 4k
- 3k
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
Problems · theme 01
Risk Assessment / Contamination
927 papers · 19.8% of this block
▲ +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
Problems · theme 02
Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource Management
898 papers · 19.2% of this block
▼ -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
Problems · theme 03
Biodiversity / Ecosystem
871 papers · 18.6% of this block
▲ +3% 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
Problems · theme 04
Water Quality / Hydrology
815 papers · 17.4% of this block
▼ -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
Problems · theme 05
Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental Monitoring
530 papers · 11.3% of this block
▲ +11% 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
Problems · theme 06
Air Quality Index / Air Pollution
381 papers · 8.1% of this block
▲ +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
Problems · theme 07
Microplastics / Plastic Pollution
266 papers · 5.7% of this block
▼ -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
Cautions · theme 01
Biodiversity / Habitat
238 papers · 17.4% of this block
▼ -5% 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
Cautions · theme 02
Heavy Metals / Contamination
215 papers · 15.7% of this block
▼ -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
Cautions · theme 03
Water Quality / Hydrology
211 papers · 15.4% of this block
→ +1% 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
Cautions · theme 04
Environmental Monitoring / Software Deployment
207 papers · 15.1% of this block
▼ -7% 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
Cautions · theme 05
Pesticide / Microplastics
202 papers · 14.8% of this block
▲ +22% 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
Cautions · theme 06
Air Pollution / Air Quality Index
157 papers · 11.5% of this block
▲ +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
Cautions · theme 07
Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk Assessment
138 papers · 10.1% of this block
▲ +41% 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
Opportunities · theme 01
Environmental Monitoring / Remote Sensing
1,585 papers · 26.4% of this block
▼ -20% 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”
Opportunities · theme 02
Contamination / Microplastics
1,137 papers · 18.9% of this block
→ +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”
Opportunities · theme 03
Biodiversity / Environmental Dna
860 papers · 14.3% of this block
▲ +3% 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”
Opportunities · theme 04
Water Quality / Hydrology
796 papers · 13.3% of this block
▼ -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”
Opportunities · theme 05
Wireless Sensor Network / Wireless
563 papers · 9.4% of this block
▼ -26% 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”
Opportunities · theme 06
Internet Of Things / Cloud Computing
553 papers · 9.2% of this block
▲ +17% 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”
Opportunities · theme 07
Air Quality Index / Air Pollution
506 papers · 8.4% of this block
▲ +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
Tracks the changing share of research themes worldwide between 2022 and 2025.
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▲+11%
Air Quality Index / Air Pollution▲+10%
Biodiversity / Ecosystem▲+3%
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▲+41%
Pesticide / Microplastics▲+22%
Air Pollution / Air Quality Index▲+10%
Water Quality / Hydrology▲+1%
Heavy Metals / Contamination▼-3%
Biodiversity / Habitat▼-5%
Environmental Monitoring / Software Deployment▼-7%
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▲+17%
Air Quality Index / Air Pollution▲+10%
Biodiversity / Environmental Dna▲+3%
Contamination / Microplastics▲+0%
Water Quality / Hydrology▼-2%
Environmental Monitoring / Remote Sensing▼-20%
Wireless Sensor Network / Wireless▼-26%
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