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

   755 publications

2. 2.

   Ain Shams University

   Egypt

   301 publications

3. 3.

   University of South Africa

   South Africa

   279 publications

4. 4.

   Alexandria University

   Egypt

   256 publications

5. 5.

   Mansoura University

   Egypt

   245 publications

6. 6.

   Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

   DR Congo

   187 publications

7. 7.

   Mohammed V University

   Morocco

   181 publications

8. 8.

   Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

   Morocco

   180 publications

9. 9.

   Beni Suef University

   Egypt

   175 publications

10. 10.

    Zagazig University

    Egypt

    166 publications

11. 11.

    Addis Ababa University

    Ethiopia

    162 publications

12. 12.

    Hassan II University Casablanca

    Morocco

    145 publications

Recent publications

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

• 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

• 20261 citations

  Tunable functional properties in calcium-doped cadmium ferrites: systematic investigation of phase evolution, magnetic behavior, and biomedical potential

  The European Physical Journal Plus · Cairo University

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Eco‐Friendly Schiff Base Cellulosic Adsorbent for Selective Removal of Cationic Dyes from Petroleum Wastewater: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application

  Advanced Materials Interfaces · Mansoura University

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Resource recovery and water reclamation from acid mine drainage: Market analysis, industry trends, and future research directions

  Desalination and Water Treatment · University of South Africa

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Modelling water - use and yield of selected irrigated subtropical crops using machine learning and hybrid models in north - eastern South Africa

  Agricultural Water Management · Stellenbosch University

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Green synthesis of 2D azine-linked covalent organic framework with antibacterial activity correlated by molecular docking study and computational calculations

  Scientific Reports · Kafr el-Sheikh University

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  An Intraplate Seismic Swarm in the Karoo Basin, South Africa, Highlights the Presence of Critically Stressed Faults in an Area of Proposed Shale Gas Exploration

  Seismological Research Letters · University of Cape Town

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Eco-engineered bio-based palladium MOF–chitosan–carboxymethyl cellulose composite sponge: mechanistic insights, Box–Behnken optimization, and high-performance reusability for advanced ciprofloxacin removal from wastewater

  RSC Advances · Damietta University

• 20261 citations

  Groundwater quality, pollution sources, and health risk assessment in a mining-dominated district: A case study from Atiwa West, Ghana

  Journal of African Earth Sciences · University Of Energy And Natural Resources

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Not one-size-fits-all: µ-FTIR and pyrolysis GC-MS for complementary analysis of microplastics in eutrophic surface water

  Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry · Makerere University

• 20261 citations

  Electrospun chitosan/PEI/PVDF nanofiber membrane for fluoride removal: Interfacial adsorption mechanism, structure–property relationships, thermodynamics, and process optimization

  Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · Mansoura University

• 2026Open Access1 citations

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

  Nano-Micro Letters · University of Johannesburg