A comprehensive bibliometric and patent landscape of solar desalination: Trends, innovations, and global contributions
The global water scarcity crisis, driven by increasing demand and declining freshwater supplies, necessitates innovative solutions like solar desalination, which uses abundant seawater and solar energy to produce fresh water. This study applies a bibliometric analysis to solar desalination, revealin...
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| author | Belmehdi Fatima Othmani Samira Taha Janan Mourad |
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| description | The global water scarcity crisis, driven by increasing demand and declining freshwater supplies, necessitates innovative solutions like solar desalination, which uses abundant seawater and solar energy to produce fresh water. This study applies a bibliometric analysis to solar desalination, revealing a sharp rise in publications and patents after 2010. SCOPUS data identifies six main research areas, including “Engineering” and “Environmental Science.” India leads in publications with 1,668, while China dominates patent filings and academic influence. Patent data from PATSNAP shows that 71% of patents are inventions, with 33% still active. Significant innovations include a plasmon-enhanced solar desalination device, as noted in the most cited publication, while solar-driven inter-facial evaporation is emerging. Key patents highlight agile light control for solar desalination and a multi-effect distillation system that optimizes energy use. These breakthroughs not only improve efficiency but also offer adaptable, sustainable solutions to address global water and energy challenges. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a085b5b588ca497581958da14a61a16c2025-02-05T10:46:25ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422025-01-016010000410.1051/e3sconf/202560100004e3sconf_icegc2024_00004A comprehensive bibliometric and patent landscape of solar desalination: Trends, innovations, and global contributionsBelmehdi Fatima0Othmani Samira1Taha Janan Mourad2Mohammed V University in Rabat, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM)Centre National Pour La Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST)Mohammed V University in Rabat, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Rabat (ENS)The global water scarcity crisis, driven by increasing demand and declining freshwater supplies, necessitates innovative solutions like solar desalination, which uses abundant seawater and solar energy to produce fresh water. This study applies a bibliometric analysis to solar desalination, revealing a sharp rise in publications and patents after 2010. SCOPUS data identifies six main research areas, including “Engineering” and “Environmental Science.” India leads in publications with 1,668, while China dominates patent filings and academic influence. Patent data from PATSNAP shows that 71% of patents are inventions, with 33% still active. Significant innovations include a plasmon-enhanced solar desalination device, as noted in the most cited publication, while solar-driven inter-facial evaporation is emerging. Key patents highlight agile light control for solar desalination and a multi-effect distillation system that optimizes energy use. These breakthroughs not only improve efficiency but also offer adaptable, sustainable solutions to address global water and energy challenges.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2025/01/e3sconf_icegc2024_00004.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Belmehdi Fatima Othmani Samira Taha Janan Mourad A comprehensive bibliometric and patent landscape of solar desalination: Trends, innovations, and global contributions E3S Web of Conferences |
| title | A comprehensive bibliometric and patent landscape of solar desalination: Trends, innovations, and global contributions |
| title_full | A comprehensive bibliometric and patent landscape of solar desalination: Trends, innovations, and global contributions |
| title_fullStr | A comprehensive bibliometric and patent landscape of solar desalination: Trends, innovations, and global contributions |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comprehensive bibliometric and patent landscape of solar desalination: Trends, innovations, and global contributions |
| title_short | A comprehensive bibliometric and patent landscape of solar desalination: Trends, innovations, and global contributions |
| title_sort | comprehensive bibliometric and patent landscape of solar desalination trends innovations and global contributions |
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