Global bibliometric analysis of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in soils between 2018 and 2025: taxonomic trends, bioremediation efficiency, and ecological dynamics
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bioaugmentation, biosurfactants, microbial consortia, petroleum hydrocarbons, degraded soilsAbstract
The growing need for sustainable strategies to treat hydrocarbon-contaminated soils justified this review, whose objective was to bibliometrically analyze the global scientific production on hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in soils during the 2018–2025 period. A systematic and documentary review methodology was applied, based on the retrieval, depuration, and normalization of one hundred articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, whose metadata were processed using VOSviewer to evaluate collaboration patterns, keyword co-occurrence, and thematic trends. The analysis showed that research activity increased notably after 2020, highlighting lines focused on bioaugmentation, the use of autochthonous microbial consortia, biosurfactants, and biochar to enhance the degradation of TPH and diesel-range fractions. Likewise, genera such as Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Rhodococcus, and Sphingomonas exhibited the highest frequencies and thematic linkages. The results also revealed research gaps related to the limited standardization of kinetic assays and the scarce validation of field-scale studies. In conclusion, this review identified trends, knowledge gaps, and research opportunities, confirming the relevance of integrating microbial, ecological, and technological approaches to optimize the bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils.
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