OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Environmental Science & Technology is 115. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities	612
Origins of Electron-Transfer Regime in Persulfate-Based Nonradical Oxidation Processes	601
Unraveling the Overlooked Involvement of High-Valent Cobalt-Oxo Species Generated from the Cobalt(II)-Activated Peroxymonosulfate Process	383
A Critical Review on Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes with Interlayered Structure: Mechanisms, Recent Developments, and Environmental Applications	353
Analysis of Microplastics in Human Feces Reveals a Correlation between Fecal Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Status	329
Biochar Aging: Mechanisms, Physicochemical Changes, Assessment, And Implications for Field Applications	329
Monthly Global Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter and Their Uncertainty	311
Lifetime Accumulation of Microplastic in Children and Adults	309
SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater Settled Solids Is Associated with COVID-19 Cases in a Large Urban Sewershed	304
Deep Dive into Plastic Monomers, Additives, and Processing Aids	299
Single-Atom Fe Catalyst Outperforms Its Homogeneous Counterpart for Activating Peroxymonosulfate to Achieve Effective Degradation of Organic Contaminants	298
Peroxydisulfate Activation and Singlet Oxygen Generation by Oxygen Vacancy for Degradation of Contaminants	295
Oxygen Vacancy-Induced Nonradical Degradation of Organics: Critical Trigger of Oxygen (O₂) in the Fe–Co LDH/Peroxymonosulfate System	284
Enhanced Oxidation of Organic Contaminants by Iron(II)-Activated Periodate: The Significance of High-Valent Iron–Oxo Species	277
Tracking Air Pollution in China: Near Real-Time PM_2.5 Retrievals from Multisource Data Fusion	266
Which Micropollutants in Water Environments Deserve More Attention Globally?	259
Correlation of Active Sites to Generated Reactive Species and Degradation Routes of Organics in Peroxymonosulfate Activation by Co-Loaded Carbon	252
Unraveling the High-Activity Origin of Single-Atom Iron Catalysts for Organic Pollutant Oxidation via Peroxymonosulfate Activation	248
Outside the Safe Operating Space of a New Planetary Boundary for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)	243
Effects of Molecular Structure on Organic Contaminants’ Degradation Efficiency and Dominant ROS in the Advanced Oxidation Process with Multiple ROS	239
Silicate-Enhanced Heterogeneous Flow-Through Electro-Fenton System Using Iron Oxides under Nanoconfinement	232
Influences of Chemical Properties, Soil Properties, and Solution pH on Soil–Water Partitioning Coefficients of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)	228
Unveiling the Origins of Selective Oxidation in Single-Atom Catalysis via Co–N₄–C Intensified Radical and Nonradical Pathways	223
Recent Progress of Thermocatalytic and Photo/Thermocatalytic Oxidation for VOCs Purification over Manganese-based Oxide Catalysts	223
Interaction of Microplastics with Antibiotics in Aquatic Environment: Distribution, Adsorption, and Toxicity	222

Detection and Analysis of Microplastics in Human Sputum	219
Cobalt Single Atoms on Tetrapyridomacrocyclic Support for Efficient Peroxymonosulfate Activation	215
Persulfate Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole by Magnetic Iron-Char Composites via Nonradical Pathways: Fe(IV) Versus Surface-Mediated Electron Transfer	212
Prediction of Soil Heavy Metal Immobilization by Biochar Using Machine Learning	208
Differentiating Solutes with Precise Nanofiltration for Next Generation Environmental Separations: A Review	195
Revisiting the Graphitized Nanodiamond-Mediated Activation of Peroxymonosulfate: Singlet Oxygenation versus Electron Transfer	194
A New OECD Definition for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances	193
Toward Selective Oxidation of Contaminants in Aqueous Systems	190
Interface Engineering of Co(OH)₂ Nanosheets Growing on the KNbO₃ Perovskite Based on Electronic Structure Modulation for Enhanced Peroxymonosulfate Activation	189
Rational Regulation of Co–N–C Coordination for High-Efficiency Generation of ¹O₂ toward Nearly 100% Selective Degradation of Organic Pollutants	188
Critical Review: Role of Inorganic Nanoparticle Properties on Their Foliar Uptake and in Planta Translocation	188
Aqueous Iron(IV)–Oxo Complex: An Emerging Powerful Reactive Oxidant Formed by Iron(II)-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes for Oxidative Water Treatment	186
Assessing the Use of Probes and Quenchers for Understanding the Reactive Species in Advanced Oxidation Processes	185
Atomically Dispersed Cobalt Sites on Graphene as Efficient Periodate Activators for Selective Organic Pollutant Degradation	185
Weathering Plastics as a Planetary Boundary Threat: Exposure, Fate, and Hazards	184
Applied Machine Learning for Prediction of CO₂ Adsorption on Biomass Waste-Derived Porous Carbons	181
Membrane-Confined Iron Oxychloride Nanocatalysts for Highly Efficient Heterogeneous Fenton Water Treatment	177
Data-Driven Machine Learning in Environmental Pollution: Gains and Problems	176
Long-Term Fertilization History Alters Effects of Microplastics on Soil Properties, Microbial Communities, and Functions in Diverse Farmland Ecosystem	176
Insights into the Electron-Transfer Mechanism of Permanganate Activation by Graphite for Enhanced Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole	171
Toxic Cyanobacteria: A Growing Threat to Water and Air Quality	171
How Much of the Total Organic Halogen and Developmental Toxicity of Chlorinated Drinking Water Might Be Attributed to Aromatic Halogenated DBPs?	168
Duet Fe₃C and FeN_x Sites for H₂O₂ Generation and Activation toward Enhanced Electro-Fenton Performance in Wastewater Treatment	168
Multiple Roles of Dissolved Organic Matter in Advanced Oxidation Processes	166
Are Free Radicals the Primary Reactive Species in Co(II)-Mediated Activation of Peroxymonosulfate? New Evidence for the Role of the Co(II)–Peroxymonosulfate Complex	164
Methanobacterium Capable of Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer	163
Reactivity of Chlorine Radicals (Cl^• and Cl₂^•–) with Dissolved Organic Matter and the Formation of Chlorinated Byproducts	162
Tracking PM_2.5 and O₃ Pollution and the Related Health Burden in China 2013–2020	162
Capacitive Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Wastewater via an Electro-Adsorption and Electro-Reaction Coupling Process	162
From Hydrometeorology to River Water Quality: Can a Deep Learning Model Predict Dissolved Oxygen at the Continental Scale?	161
New Evidence of Rubber-Derived Quinones in Water, Air, and Soil	161
Flow Electrode Capacitive Deionization (FCDI): Recent Developments, Environmental Applications, and Future Perspectives	161
Widespread Occurrence of Pesticides in Organically Managed Agricultural Soils—the Ghost of a Conventional Agricultural Past?	159
Machine Learning: New Ideas and Tools in Environmental Science and Engineering	159
Recent Advances in Sulfidated Zerovalent Iron for Contaminant Transformation	159
Ultrahigh Peroxymonosulfate Utilization Efficiency over CuO Nanosheets via Heterogeneous Cu(III) Formation and Preferential Electron Transfer during Degradation of Phenols	158
Accelerated Fe²⁺ Regeneration in an Effective Electro-Fenton Process by Boosting Internal Electron Transfer to a Nitrogen-Conjugated Fe(III) Complex	158
Novel Nonradical Oxidation of Sulfonamide Antibiotics with Co(II)-Doped g-C₃N₄-Activated Peracetic Acid: Role of High-Valent Cobalt–Oxo Species	155
Mn₂O₃ as an Electron Shuttle between Peroxymonosulfate and Organic Pollutants: The Dominant Role of Surface Reactive Mn(IV) Species	155
The Environmental Microbiology Minimum Information (EMMI) Guidelines: qPCR and dPCR Quality and Reporting for Environmental Microbiology	154
Fish Ingest Microplastics Unintentionally	152
Nitrogen Vacancy-Modulated Peroxymonosulfate Nonradical Activation for Organic Contaminant Removal via High-Valent Cobalt-Oxo Species	152
A Review of Road Traffic-Derived Non-Exhaust Particles: Emissions, Physicochemical Characteristics, Health Risks, and Mitigation Measures	148
Selective Degradation of Electron-Rich Organic Pollutants Induced by CuO@Biochar: The Key Role of Outer-Sphere Interaction and Singlet Oxygen	148
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS	148
Evidence of Microplastic Translocation in Wild-Caught Fish and Implications for Microplastic Accumulation Dynamics in Food Webs	148
Degradation of Organic Contaminants in the Fe(II)/Peroxymonosulfate Process under Acidic Conditions: The Overlooked Rapid Oxidation Stage	147
Concentrations of Tire Additive Chemicals and Tire Road Wear Particles in an Australian Urban Tributary	144
Estimating Spatiotemporal Variation in Ambient Ozone Exposure during 2013–2017 Using a Data-Fusion Model	143
Integrating Biochar, Bacteria, and Plants for Sustainable Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Organic Pollutants	143

High-Capacity Amidoxime-Functionalized β-Cyclodextrin/Graphene Aerogel for Selective Uranium Capture	143
Multipollutant Control (MPC) of Flue Gas from Stationary Sources Using SCR Technology: A Critical Review	143
Facing the Challenge of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Water: Is Electrochemical Oxidation the Answer?	142
A Critical Review of Membrane Wettability in Membrane Distillation from the Perspective of Interfacial Interactions	141
Assessment of the UV/Chlorine Process in the Disinfection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Efficiency and Mechanism	140
Detection of Various Microplastics in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery	140
Life Cycle Assessment of Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage with Low-Carbon Energy Sources	140
Interface-Enhanced Oxygen Vacancies of CoCuO_x Catalysts In Situ Grown on Monolithic Cu Foam for VOC Catalytic Oxidation	139
Biofilms Enhance the Adsorption of Toxic Contaminants on Plastic Microfibers under Environmentally Relevant Conditions	138
pH-Independent Production of Hydroxyl Radical from Atomic H*-Mediated Electrocatalytic H₂O₂ Reduction: A Green Fenton Process without Byproducts	138
Spatial Trends of Anionic, Zwitterionic, and Cationic PFASs at an AFFF-Impacted Site	137
Critical Impact of Nitrogen Vacancies in Nonradical Carbocatalysis on Nitrogen-Doped Graphitic Biochar	137
A 20-Year Journey of Partial Nitritation and Anammox (PN/A): from Sidestream toward Mainstream	136
Nanofiltration Membranes with Crumpled Polyamide Films: A Critical Review on Mechanisms, Performances, and Environmental Applications	135
Merits and Limitations of Radical vs. Nonradical Pathways in Persulfate-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes	134
Metabolomics Reveal Nanoplastic-Induced Mitochondrial Damage in Human Liver and Lung Cells	134
A Critical Review on the Multiple Roles of Manganese in Stabilizing and Destabilizing Soil Organic Matter	132
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Related Chemicals in the Global Environment: Some Personal Reflections	130
Plastic Products Leach Chemicals That Induce In Vitro Toxicity under Realistic Use Conditions	129
Boosting Toluene Combustion by Tuning Electronic Metal–Support Interactions in In Situ Grown Pt@Co₃O₄ Catalysts	129
Predicting Heavy Metal Adsorption on Soil with Machine Learning and Mapping Global Distribution of Soil Adsorption Capacities	127
HCl-Tolerant H_xPO₄/RuO_x–CeO₂ Catalysts for Extremely Efficient Catalytic Elimination of Chlorinated VOCs	126
Has Carbon Emissions Trading Reduced PM_2.5 in China?	125
Challenges in Measuring the Recovery of SARS-CoV-2 from Wastewater	125
Overlooked Formation of H₂O₂ during the Hydroxyl Radical-Scavenging Process When Using Alcohols as Scavengers	124
Chlorine-Coordinated Pd Single Atom Enhanced the Chlorine Resistance for Volatile Organic Compound Degradation: Mechanism Study	124
Novel Pathway for Vanadium(V) Bio-Detoxification by Gram-Positive Lactococcus raffinolactis	124
Ground-Level NO₂Surveillance from Space Across China for High Resolution Using Interpretable Spatiotemporally Weighted Artificial Intelligence	123
Dissolved Organic Matter Promotes the Aging Process of Polystyrene Microplastics under Dark and Ultraviolet Light Conditions: The Crucial Role of Reactive Oxygen Species	123
Iron-Based Dual Active Site-Mediated Peroxymonosulfate Activation for the Degradation of Emerging Organic Pollutants	120
Practical Indicators for Risk of Airborne Transmission in Shared Indoor Environments and Their Application to COVID-19 Outbreaks	120
Improved Oxygen Activation over a Carbon/Co₃O₄ Nanocomposite for Efficient Catalytic Oxidation of Formaldehyde at Room Temperature	119
Defect Engineering on a Ti₄O₇ Electrode by Ce³⁺ Doping for the Efficient Electrooxidation of Perfluorooctanesulfonate	118
Identifying the Persistent Free Radicals (PFRs) Formed as Crucial Metastable Intermediates during Peroxymonosulfate (PMS) Activation by N-Doped Carbonaceous Materials	118
Circularity of Lithium-Ion Battery Materials in Electric Vehicles	118
The Role of Behavioral Ecotoxicology in Environmental Protection	117
Significant Improvement of Catalytic Performance for Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compound Oxidation over RuO_x Supported on Acid-Etched Co₃O₄	117
MXene Nanosheet Templated Nanofiltration Membranes toward Ultrahigh Water Transport	116
Explosive Secondary Aerosol Formation during Severe Haze in the North China Plain	116
Mismanagement of Plastic Waste through Open Burning with Emphasis on the Global South: A Systematic Review of Risks to Occupational and Public Health	115
Critical Review of Advances in Engineering Nanomaterial Adsorbents for Metal Removal and Recovery from Water: Mechanism Identification and Engineering Design	115