Clean Water and Sanitation

African research focus

African research is concentrated in groundwater management, low-cost water-treatment, sanitation behaviour change, and trans-boundary river-basin governance.

Top universities for Clean Water and Sanitation

Institutions producing the most publications tagged with this goal.

1. 1.

   Kafr el-Sheikh University

   Egypt

   732 publications

2. 2.

   Tunis El Manar University

   Tunisia

   324 publications

3. 3.

   Ain Shams University

   Egypt

   273 publications

4. 4.

   University of South Africa

   South Africa

   270 publications

5. 5.

   Ibn Tofail University

   Morocco

   254 publications

6. 6.

   Alexandria University

   Egypt

   224 publications

7. 7.

   Abdelmalek Essaâdi University

   Morocco

   221 publications

8. 8.

   Université Sultan Moulay Slimane

   Morocco

   216 publications

9. 9.

   Mansoura University

   Egypt

   212 publications

10. 10.

    Suez University

    Egypt

    192 publications

11. 11.

    Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

    DR Congo

    183 publications

12. 12.

    Federal University of Agriculture

    Nigeria

    177 publications

Recent publications

Most recent research from African institutions tagged with Clean Water and Sanitation.

• 202614 citations

  MnCo2O4 spinel: a novel visible light photocatalyst for efficient removing Rhodamine B

  Optical Materials · University Ferhat Abbas of Setif

• 2026Open Access11 citations

  Review of adsorption isotherms models

  Applied Water Science · Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi

• 2026Open Access7 citations

  Comprehensive characterization and RSM-based optimization of crystal violet adsorption using SnCl ₂ –FeCl ₃ and SnCl ₂ –ZnCl ₂ activated pomegranate peel biosorbents

  RSC Advances · University of Skikda

• 20265 citations

  Global overview of uncommon microplastics in treated and bottled waters: Comparative analysis of their abundance, characteristics, emerging challenges, and future direction

  Journal of environmental chemical engineering · Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

• 2026Open Access3 citations

  Microencapsulation of Phenolic Extracts from Verbascum sinaiticum Leaf Using Maltodextrin and Gum Arabic: Physicochemical Properties, Encapsulation Efficiency, and Storage Stability

  Molecules · Debre Berhan University

• 20263 citations

  Characterization of untreated and alkali-treated natural fibers extracted from the aerial roots of Rhecktophyllum camerunense (RC)

  Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery · University of Douala

• 2026Open Access3 citations

  Assessment of Soil and Groundwater Contamination from Olive Mill Wastewater Disposal at Ben Aoun, Central Tunisia

  Water · Tunis El Manar University

• 2026Open Access2 citations

  Machine learning modelling of a nonlinear environmental index with sensitivity analysis for groundwater assessment

  Scientific Reports · Wolaita Sodo University

• 20262 citations

  Synthesis, characterization, and mechanistic understanding of hierarchical magnetic organo-bentonite with superior oil uptake

  Journal of Water Process Engineering · University of Sadat City

• 2026Open Access2 citations

  WHO priority pathogens, ESKAPE bacteria, and antimicrobial resistance surveillance in household wastewater, Gombe, Nigeria

  Access Microbiology · Gombe State University

• 2026Open Access2 citations

  Nanoparticle-Dependent Viscosity and Viscous Dissipation Effects in Mixed Convection Flow of Ammonia-Water Nanofluid with Non-Linear Boussinesq Dynamics

  SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · Ahmadu Bello University

• 2026Open Access2 citations

  Integrating Overall Water Splitting with Advanced Oxidation for Wastewater Treatment Using a Bifunctional Medium-Entropy Amorphous Alloy

  Nano-Micro Letters · University of Johannesburg