Global Scientific Research and Trends Regarding Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation: A Bibliometric Network Analysis

Microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP) offers a host of interesting features, from both theoretical and practical standpoints. This process was firstly investigated as geo-biological mechanism involved in carbonate mineral formation rocks soil. The interest its use has significantly increased recent years, MICP been used different fields, such oil recovery, the improvement soil geotechnical characteristics, concrete healing. To best our knowledge, this work is first attempt to carry out bibliometric descriptive study publications concerning MICP. We analyzed data Web Science Core Collection (WoSCC), which provides comprehensive information for analysis, including Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) Social Sciences (SSCI). analysis carried on 1580 publications, 2000 August 2022, included publication output; author; institution; country; collaborations between authors, institutes, countries; citation frequency. created visualization maps, research collaborations, using VOSviewer program. MICP, precipitation, cementation, terms properties are frequently keywords. Although year 2000, only two papers were published number rapidly since 2014. In 2021, 333 published. China leads pack most productive country, followed by USA Australia. According results, dramatically last 5 years. healing/cementation improvement, well low environmental impact technique, becoming very popular topics among researchers. With aging buildings, with worsening pollution alterations, regarding will play an ever increasing crucial role civil engineering science. also address Sustainable Development Goal 11, “building sustainable cities communities.” Nevertheless, pointed concentration studies just few countries. Russia Brazil, instance, seem poorly contribute research. Greater cooperation countries, along extension network topic, would foster more rapid progress studies, speculative