Bibliometric analysis of drilling waste pollution based on CiteSpace

YAN Jiaguo; XU Yuhao; ZHANG Xuehui; BAI Junhong; QIU Jichen; XIAO Changhong; LONG Langying

doi:10.13205/j.hjgc.202512023

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YAN Jiaguo, XU Yuhao, ZHANG Xuehui, BAI Junhong, QIU Jichen, XIAO Changhong, LONG Langying. Bibliometric analysis of drilling waste pollution based on CiteSpace[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(12): 213-221. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202512023

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YAN Jiaguo, XU Yuhao, ZHANG Xuehui, BAI Junhong, QIU Jichen, XIAO Changhong, LONG Langying. Bibliometric analysis of drilling waste pollution based on CiteSpace[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(12): 213-221. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202512023

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Bibliometric analysis of drilling waste pollution based on CiteSpace

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202512023

1. China Oilfield Services Limited, Tianjin 300456, China;
2. School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

Received Date: 2024-11-09
Accepted Date: 2024-12-28
Rev Recd Date: 2024-12-15

Available Online: 2026-01-09

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Abstract

To explore the research hotspots and development trends of the research field on environmental pollution caused by drilling waste， all the related literature published during the period from 1994 to 2024 was retrieved based on the core collection database of Web of Science. Based on the CiteSpace software， the bibliometric and visual analysis was conducted for annual publication volume， publishing countries， publishing institutions， publishing author groups， keyword clustering， and keyword emergence， and then the potential future research trends were concluded， and the important research directions were finally proposed. The results showed that the number of published articles exhibited an increasing trend in recent years. Among them， China and the United States were the top two productive countries with the highest number of publications. Generally， the cooperation among different research institutions， research groups appeared to be relatively limited， and the research duration time of each research institution or group was relatively short. Moreover， the results of keyword clustering， burst term analysis， and keyword timeline analysis indicated that the research on drilling waste pollution have been deepened gradually， and the research focuses are shifting from single pollution （e.g.， heavy metal） to multi-pollution （e.g.， heavy metals， petroleum hydrocarbons and chemical agents）， from biological remediation of contaminated sites by drilling wastes， to the treatment and disposal of drilling wastes before discharging， and from environmental and ecological risks of soil， water and toxic effects of plants and animals， to human health risks， and the eco-friendly drilling fluid will be continuously researched and developed. Finally， four major future research directions were put forward in this field including： 1） the integrative pollution risk assessment of multiple pollutants of drilling wastes and multi-scale action mechanisms； 2） the research and development of multi-path synergistic treatment and disposal of drilling wastes； 3） the diffusion in the environment and transportation in food chains （networks） of drilling wastes and their human health risk assessment； 4） the applications of biodegradable drilling fluid.
- drilling waste,
- pollution,
- CiteSpace,
- bibliometric analysis,
- petroleum

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