| Foliar application of potassium and iron enhances biomass and essential oil production of basil cultivated in aquaponics and hydroponics | 2025 | Basil | Other / none stated | — | ok | 2 |
| Effects of Seedling Substrate and Hydroponic Versus Aquaponic Nutrient Solution on Growth, Nutrient Uptake, and Eco-Physiological Response of Lemon Basil (Ocimum × citriodorum) | 2025 | Basil | Tilapia | — | ok | 2 |
| Aquaponic growth of basil (Ocimum basilicum) with African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in standard substrate combined with a Humicacid Fiber-Substrate (HFS) | 2024 | Basil | African Catfish | — | ok | 4 |
| Hydroponic and Aquaponic Floating Raft Systems Elicit Differential Growth and Quality Responses to Consecutive Cuts of Basil Crop | 2023 | Basil | Tilapia | — | suspect | 2 |
| Basil functional and growth responses when cultivated via different aquaponic and hydroponics systems | 2023 | Basil | Tilapia | — | ok | 2 |
| Basil, Ocimum basilicum, yield in northern latitudinal aquaponic growing conditions | 2022 | Basil | Tilapia | — | suspect | 5 |
| Complementary Nutrients in Decoupled Aquaponics Enhance Basil Performance | 2022 | Basil | Koi | — | ok | 2 |
| Use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and organic fertilization for soilless cultivation of basil | 2021 | Basil | Other / none stated | — | ok | 6 |
| Growth of Basil (Ocimum basilicum) in DRF, Raft, and Grow Pipes with Effluents of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in Decoupled Aquaponics | 2021 | Basil | African Catfish | — | ok | 3 |
| Fulvic acid increases iron bioavailability in aquaponic systems: Theoretical designs and practical considerations to prevent iron deficiency in plants | 2020 | Basil | Tilapia | — | ok | 5 |
| Comparative Analysis of Horizontal and Vertical Decoupled Aquaponic Systems for Basil Production and Effect of Light Supplementation by LED | 2020 | Basil | Other / none stated | — | ok | 2 |
| Growth performance, nutrients and microbial dynamic in aquaponics systems as affected by water temperature | 2018 | Basil | Trout | — | caution | 2 |
| Comparison of Aquaponics and Hydroponics on Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Morphometrics and Essential Oil Composition | 2017 | Basil | Koi | — | ok | 2 |
| Growth, yield, plant quality and nutrition of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under soilless agricultural systems | 2016 | Basil | Other / none stated | — | ok | 1 |
| A circular tri-trophic system incorporating plants, fish, and insects turns waste into a resource: case study with the cultivation of cucumber | 2025 | Cucumber | Tilapia | — | ok | 2 |
| Effect of pH on Cucumber Growth and Nutrient Availability in a Decoupled Aquaponic System with Minimal Solids Removal | 2020 | Cucumber | Tilapia | — | suspect | 8 |
| Evaluating Performance Limitations in Aquaponic vs. Hydroponic: Dynamics of Nutrient Release by Fish and Accumulation Rate in Plants | 2026 | Lettuce | Koi | — | ok | 1 |
| Mineral Supplementation in Jade Perch (Scortum barcoo) Aquaponics with Lettuce: A Comparison with Hydroponics and RAS | 2025 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | ok | 4 |
| Enhancing the growth, yield and physiological response of two lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars through NFT system optimization | 2025 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | ok | 6 |
| Exploring the Potential of Biostimulants to Optimize Lettuce Cultivation in Coupled and Decoupled Aquaponics Systems: Growth Performance, Functional Characteristics and Metabolomic Analysis | 2024 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | ok | 6 |
| Optimizing nutrient utilization, hydraulic loading rate, and feed conversion ratios through freshwater IMTA-aquaponic and hydroponic systems as an environmentally sustainable aquaculture concept | 2024 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | suspect | 2 |
| Optimization of Plant Nutrition in Aquaponics: The Impact of Trichoderma harzianum and Bacillus mojavensis on Lettuce and Basil Yield and Mineral Status | 2024 | Lettuce | Trout | — | ok | 9 |
| Aquaponic Production of Ornamental Koi Carp (Cyprinus carpio Linn.) and Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in Comparison with Traditional Fish Culture and Hydroponics System | 2024 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | suspect | 3 |
| Bioponics—An Organic Closed-Loop Soilless Cultivation System: Yields and Characteristics Compared to Hydroponics and Soil Cultivation | 2023 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | ok | 1 |
| Comparison of Water Quality and Growth on Leafy Vegetables in Far Eastern Catfish (Silurus asotus) Aquaponics and Hydroponic Culture | 2023 | Lettuce | Catfish | — | suspect | 4 |
| Lettuce production in hydroponic and fish-farming aquaponic under different channel slopes and nutrient solutions in the NFT system | 2023 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | ok | 2 |
| A Comprehensive Comparison of Lettuce Yield and Quality in Hydroponic and Aquaponic Systems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | 2023 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Plants Dictate Root Microbial Composition in Hydroponics and Aquaponics | 2022 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | ok | 3 |
| Decoupled FLOCponics systems as an alternative approach to reduce the protein level of tilapia juveniles' diet in integrated agri-aquaculture production | 2021 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | ok | 4 |
| Performance of Nile Tilapia and vegetables Grown in Different Aquaponic Volumes | 2020 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | ok | 2 |
| Effects of stocking density on the growth and flesh quality of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) reared in a low-tech aquaponic system | 2020 | Lettuce | Trout | — | ok | 4 |
| A Scientific Investigation of Alternative Growing Methods to Cultivate Lactuca sativa | 2020 | Lettuce | Goldfish | — | ok | 1 |
| Analysis of Plant Biomass Production Comparing Decoupled Aquaponics Against Equivalent Single-Loop Aquaponic and Hydroponic Systems Growing Lactuca sativa | 2020 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | ok | 2 |
| Real-time growth rate and fresh weight estimation for little gem romaine lettuce in aquaponic grow beds | 2020 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Simultaneous removal of toxic ammonia and lettuce cultivation in aquaponic system using microwave pyrolysis biochar | 2020 | Lettuce | African Catfish | — | caution | 4 |
| Improving water management in European catfish recirculating aquaculture systems through catfish-lettuce aquaponics | 2019 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | ok | 1 |
| A fully integrated simulation model of multi-loop aquaponics: A case study for system sizing in different environments | 2019 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | — | 0 |
| Comparative Study on Growth and Yield of Far Eastern Catfish Silurus asotus and Leafy Vegetables Grown in Hybrid BFT-Aquaponics, Semi-RAS and Hydroponics | 2019 | Lettuce | Catfish | — | ok | 15 |
| A Comparison of Plant Growth Rates between an NFT Hydroponic System and an NFT Aquaponic System | 2019 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | caution | 44 |
| Lettuce (Lactuca sativa, variety Salanova) production in decoupled aquaponic systems: Same yield and similar quality as in conventional hydroponic systems but drastically reduced greenhouse gas emissions by saving inorganic fertilizer | 2019 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | caution | 2 |
| Suitability and optimization of FAO's small-scale aquaponics systems for joint production of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and fish (Carassius auratus) | 2019 | Lettuce | Goldfish | — | ok | 6 |
| Quality of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) grown in aquaponic and hydroponic systems | 2018 | Lettuce | Trout | — | ok | 1 |
| Effect of Aquaponic vs. Hydroponic Nutrient Solution, LED Light Intensity and Photoperiod on Indoor Plant Growth of Butterhead, Romaine and Kale (L. sativa, B. oleracea) | 2018 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | ok | 9 |
| Comparison of Lactuca sativa growth performance in conventional and RAS-based hydroponic systems | 2018 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | caution | 1 |
| The necessity of desalination technology for designing and sizing multi-loop aquaponics systems | 2018 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | — | 0 |
| Yield of lettuce grown in hydroponic and aquaponic systems using different substrates | 2018 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | ok | 3 |
| Nutrient Management in Aquaponics: Comparison of Three Approaches for Cultivating Lettuce, Mint and Mushroom Herb | 2018 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | ok | 9 |
| Yield of two cultivars of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in hydroponic and aquaponic systems | 2018 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | ok | 3 |
| Growth and Tissue Elemental Composition Response of Butterhead Lettuce (Lactuca sativa, cv. Flandria) to Hydroponic and Aquaponic Conditions | 2017 | Lettuce | Koi | — | ok | 1 |
| Implementation of an experimental nutrient film technique-type aquaponic system | 2016 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | ok | 2 |
| Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. Sucrine) Growth Performance in Complemented Aquaponic Solution Outperforms Hydroponics | 2016 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | ok | 4 |
| Navigating towards Decoupled Aquaponic Systems: A System Dynamics Design Approach | 2016 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | — | 0 |
| Effects of Crayfish Aquaponics System on Growth and Yield of Leafy Vegetables | 2015 | Lettuce | Other / none stated | — | ok | 2 |
| Scaling aquaponic systems: Balancing plant uptake with fish output | 2014 | Lettuce | Trout | — | ok | 5 |
| Aquaponics vs. Hydroponics: Production and Quality of Lettuce Crop | 2012 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | ok | 4 |
| Biomass Production and Nutrient Dynamics in an Aquaponics System | 2009 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | suspect | 6 |
| An artificial productive ecosystem based on a fish/bacteria/plant association. 2. Performance | 1995 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | ok | 2 |
| Aquaponics: The Integration of Fish and Vegetable Culture in Recirculating Systems | 1994 | Lettuce | Tilapia | — | — | 0 |
| Nutrient film technique systems for coriander production: A comparison of aquaponics and hydroponics in UAE | 2026 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | ok | 1 |
| Integrated Aquaponic Co‐Culture of Nile Tilapia and African Catfish: Effects on Plant Yield, Fish Growth, Nutrient Profile, and Heavy Metal Accumulation | 2026 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | suspect | 5 |
| Comparison between Indian spinach production in aquaponics utilizing fish wastewater and hydroponics biogas slurry solution | 2025 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | caution | 1 |
| Optimizing Nutrient Availability in Decoupled Recirculating Aquaponic Systems for Enhanced Plant Productivity: A Mini Review | 2025 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) productivity and nutritive value in aquaponic versus hydroponic systems | 2025 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | ok | 2 |
| Production of tambaqui juveniles (Colossoma macropomum) and arugula microgreens (Eruca sativa) in small-scale aquaponic systems: technical and economic viability | 2025 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | suspect | 2 |
| Assessment of the N-Alkylamide Content and Volatile Profiles in Two Cultivars of Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K. Jansen Grown in Aquaponics | 2025 | Other / multiple | Goldfish | — | ok | 2 |
| Seedling Development Responses of Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. in Aquaponics, Hydroponics, and Floating Raft Systems for Optimized Mangrove Propagation | 2025 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | caution | 1 |
| Translating Environmental Potential to Economic Reality: Assessment of Commercial Aquaponics through Sustainability Transitions Theory | 2024 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Advanced Horticultural Techniques: Hydroponics, Aquaponics and Aeroponics for Optimal Crop Production | 2024 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Correction: Aquaponic trends, configurations, operational parameters, and microbial dynamics: a concise review | 2024 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Current status of industrialized aquaculture in China: a review | 2023 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Coupling Aquaponic Systems with Sustainable Energy and Food Generation: A Review | 2023 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Let-Us Investigate; A Meta-Analysis of Influencing Factors on Lettuce Crop Yields within Controlled-Environment Agriculture Systems | 2023 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Is Aquaponics Beneficial in Terms of Fish and Plant Growth and Water Quality in Comparison to Separate Recirculating Aquaculture and Hydroponic Systems? | 2022 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | suspect | 1 |
| System management of Lemna minor in aquaponics | 2022 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | ok | 5 |
| Photosynthesis, Growth and Yield Characteristics of Peucedanum japonicum T. Grown under Aquaponics in a Plant Factory | 2022 | Other / multiple | Koi | — | caution | 1 |
| Micronutrient supplementation needs for halophytes in saline aquaponics with BFT system water | 2021 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | ok | 9 |
| Common chicory production in aquaponics and in soil fertilized with aquaponic sludge | 2021 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | ok | 4 |
| Growth Performance and Nutrient Composition of Mustard Green (Brassica juncea) cultured in Aquaponics Systems and Hydroponic System | 2021 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | ok | 1 |
| Enhanced growth response and stress mitigation of genetically improved farmed Tilapia in a biofloc integrated aquaponic system with bell pepper | 2021 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | ok | 3 |
| Towards sustainable food production systems in Qatar: Assessment of the viability of aquaponics | 2020 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Comparative life cycle assessment of aquaponics and hydroponics in the Midwestern United States | 2020 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | — | 0 |
| Improving nutrient and water use efficiencies in multi-loop aquaponics systems | 2020 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Effects of different growth media on water quality and plant yield in a catfish-pumpkin aquaponics system | 2020 | Other / multiple | African Catfish | — | ok | 4 |
| Nitrogen transformation in engineered aquaponics with water celery (Oenanthe javanica) and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio): Effects of plant to fish biomass ratio | 2020 | Other / multiple | Koi | — | ok | 4 |
| Enhanced and cost-effective techniques used for plant growth in vertical agriculture | 2020 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Comparisons between Aquaponic and Conventional Hydroponic Crop Yields: A Meta-Analysis | 2019 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Aquaponics Food Production Systems: Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future | 2019 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Commercial Aquaponic Systems: Integrating Recirculating Fish Culture with Hydroponic Plant Production | 2017 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Comparative Cultivation and Biochemical Analysis of Spinacia oleraceae Grown in Aquaponics, Hydroponics and Field Conditions | 2017 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | ok | 1 |
| Nutrient load estimation in the waste of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (L.) reared in cages in tropical climate conditions | 2015 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | — | 0 |
| Small-scale Aquaponic Food Production: Integrated Fish and Plant Farming | 2014 | Other / multiple | Tilapia | — | — | 0 |
| Aquicultura: manejo e aproveitamento de efluentes | 2013 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Aquaponics: a Nutrient and Water Efficient Production System | 2012 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Nutrient removal from aquaculture wastewater by vegetable production in aquaponics recirculation system | 2011 | Other / multiple | Other / none stated | — | ok | 2 |
| Improvement of aquaponic performance through micro- and macro-nutrient addition | 2017 | Pak Choi | Tilapia | — | ok | 1 |
| Impact of biofilm support media on microbial dynamics, rocket (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa) growth, and antioxidative content in aquaponics | 2026 | Rocket | Tilapia | — | caution | 2 |
| Extension of Aquaponic Water Use for NFT Baby-Leaf Production: Mizuna and Rocket Salad | 2018 | Rocket | Other / none stated | — | ok | 2 |
| Producción de acelga (Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.) en sistemas hidropónicos y acuapónicos | 2024 | Swiss Chard | Tilapia | — | ok | 1 |
| Aquaponics using saline groundwater: Effect of adding microelements to fish wastewater on the growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L. spp. cicla) | 2020 | Swiss Chard | Tilapia | — | ok | 4 |
| Physiological Stress, Yield, and N and P Use Efficiency in an Intensive Tomato–Tilapia Aquaponic System | 2025 | Tomato | Tilapia | — | suspect | 1 |
| Model-based predictive greenhouse parameter control of aquaponic system | 2024 | Tomato | Other / none stated | — | — | 0 |
| Nutrients Use Efficiency in Coupled and Decoupled Aquaponic Systems | 2023 | Tomato | Tilapia | — | caution | 8 |
| Grafted and Nongrafted 'Cherokee Purple' Tomato Performance in Aquaponic and Hydroponic Greenhouse Production in Oklahoma | 2023 | Tomato | Other / none stated | — | caution | 2 |
| Comparative assessment of intensive tomato production in innovative non-circulating aquaponics vs. conventional hydroponics | 2023 | Tomato | Tilapia | — | caution | 1 |
| Phytochemicals and quality level of food plants grown in an aquaponics system | 2022 | Tomato | Koi | — | ok | 3 |
| Pacific white shrimp and tomato production using water effluents and salinity-tolerant grafted plants in an integrated aquaponic production system | 2021 | Tomato | Other / none stated | — | suspect | 3 |
| Profitability of multi‐loop aquaponics: Year‐long production data, economic scenarios and a comprehensive model case | 2020 | Tomato | African Catfish | — | caution | 1 |
| Partially treated domestic wastewater as a nutrient source for tomatoes (Lycopersicum solanum) grown in a hydroponic system: effect on nutrient absorption and yield | 2020 | Tomato | Other / none stated | — | caution | 2 |
| Response of tilapia and tomato to the complementation of nutrients in an aquaponic system | 2020 | Tomato | Tilapia | — | ok | 3 |
| Effect of wastewater from a pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) recirculated aquaculture system on hydroponic tomato production and quality | 2019 | Tomato | Other / none stated | — | ok | 1 |
| Effect of Stocking Density Using Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus on Aquaponic System and Cultivation of Cherry Tomato Solanum lycopersicum under UAE Condition | 2018 | Tomato | Tilapia | — | suspect | 3 |
| Decoupled systems on trial: Eliminating bottlenecks to improve aquaponic processes | 2017 | Tomato | Tilapia | — | caution | 2 |
| Advanced aquaponics: Evaluation of intensive tomato production in aquaponics vs. conventional hydroponics | 2016 | Tomato | Tilapia | — | ok | 1 |
| Effects of foliar application of some macro- and micro-nutrients on tomato plants in aquaponic and hydroponic systems | 2011 | Tomato | Other / none stated | — | ok | 8 |
| Aquaponic Systems: Nutrient recycling from fish wastewater by vegetable production | 2009 | Tomato | Tilapia | — | ok | 3 |
| An artificial productive ecosystem based on a fish/bacteria/plant association. 1. Design and management | 1993 | Tomato | Tilapia | — | caution | 1 |
| Comparing yield, nutrient uptake and water use efficiency of Nasturtium officinale cultivated in aquaponic, hydroponic, and soil systems | 2025 | Watercress | Tilapia | — | caution | 1 |
| Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) Production Utilizing Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Flow-through Aquaculture Effluent | 2007 | Watercress | Other / none stated | — | ok | 4 |