Literature analysis of anaerobic wastewater treatment in China from 1998 to 2008

Based on the bibliometric method, this paper analyzes statistically the research papers on anaerobic wastewater treatment in China collected by China Journal Whole-length Database of National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) published during the period of 1998-2008. Yearly distribution, core author, paper cooperation, institution distribution, journal distribution and topic distribution are analyzed, reflecting the status of scientific researches on anaerobic wastewater treatment in China.