Table 3.
Stakeholders involved in WBE publications in WoS database.
| Study authors institutionsa | Total number/(%) of studies | Number/(%) of studies before 2020 | Number/(%) of studies from 2020 | Percentage of studies published after 2020 compared to the total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | 85(3.65) | 6(0.9) | 79(4.7) | 92.94 |
| Government | 293(12.59) | 82(12.4) | 211(12.7) | 72.01 |
| Research institute | 606(26.04) | 217(32.8) | 389(23.3) | 64.19 |
| University | 1128(48.47) | 302(45.7) | 826(49.6) | 73.23 |
| Police | 4(0.17) | 0(0.0) | 4(0.2) | 100.00 |
| Hospital center | 67(2.88) | 17(2.6) | 50(3.0) | 74.63 |
| International agency | 33(1.42) | 21(3.2) | 12(0.7) | 36.36 |
| NGO | 10(0.43) | 6(0.9) | 4(0.2) | 40.00 |
| Water industry | 99(4.25) | 10(1.5) | 89(5.3) | 89.90 |
| Association | 2(0.09) | 0(0.0) | 2(0.1) | 100.00 |
a
Institutions of all authors were considered.