OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Water Research 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	740
Fungal spore inactivation in drinking water by UV222: Kinetics and mechanistic insights with transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses	541
Loss of riparian canopy cover reduces the transfer of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and simplifies the trophic links in stream food webs	362
Volatilization behavior of diesel oil-water-glass bead system exposed to freeze-thaw cycles	343
Interlaboratory performance and quantitative PCR data acceptance metrics for NIST SRM® 2917	337
Lagrangian solver for coupling hydrodynamics with biokinetic conversion modelling in anaerobic digesters	320
Leveraging primary effluent- and glycerol-driven partial denitrification-anammox within a pilot-scale tertiary step-feed moving bed biofilm reactor treating high-rate activated sludge systems effluent	295
Insufficient desorption of ions in constant-current membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI): Problems and solutions	290
Sulfur powder utilization and denitrification efficiency in an elemental sulfur-based membrane bioreactor with coagulant addition	288
Cycles of solar ultraviolet radiation favor periodic expansions of cyanobacterial blooms in global lakes	285
What drives the adoption of a technology? An analysis of the implementation of Nereda®	257
Corrigendum to ’ Biochar enhances the biotransformation of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating sewage’ [Water Research 223 (2022) 118974]	249
Corrigendum to “Understanding the role of biofilms and estimation of life-span of a tire derived aggregates-based underground stormwater treatment system” [Water Research 257 (2024) 121716]	248
Streambed immobilization controls the transport of antibiotic resistance genes in flowing water	244
Corrigendum to “Impact of Human Activities on Rare Earth Elements in Coastal Regions: Anthropogenic Gadolinium Sources, Budget, and Transport” [Water Research 287 (2025), 124302]	244
Sedimentation supports life-cycle CH4 production and accumulation in a river valley reservoir: A hierarchical Bayesian modeling approach	238
Identification of ∼200 transformation products of polyhalogenated compounds to characterize their transformation pathways in sludges	238
Electrochemistry-mass spectrometry bridging the gap between suspect and target screening of valsartan transformation products in wastewater treatment plant effluent	234
Simultaneous photochemical oxidation of As(III) and Mn2+(aq) in the presence of hematite	223
The effect of anode potential on electrogenesis, methanogenesis and sulfidogenesis in a simulated sewer condition	223
Diatomaceous organic matter is overlooked but forms disinfection byproducts of high cytotoxicity during chlorination	210
Enhanced recovery of rare earth elements from mine wastewater using microbial-derived ferrous sulfide	208
Extreme weather events as an important factor for the evolution of plastisphere but not for the degradation process	206
Interaction mechanisms between fouling and chemical cleaning on the ageing behavior of ion-exchange membranes during electrodialysis treatment of flue gas desulfurization wastewater	203
Cultivation-dependent and cultivation-independent investigation of O-methylated pollutant-producing bacteria in three drinking water treatment plants	203

Enhancing microalgae cell inactivation through hydrodynamic cavitation: Insights from flow cytometry analysis	199
Influence of hydrological features on CO2 and CH4 concentrations in the surface water of lakes, Southwest China: A seasonal and mixing regime analysis	198
Alternation magnitudes of organic matter composition determines priming effect of biodegradable microplastics on lake carbon emission	198
Terrigenous organic carbon drives methane dynamics in cascade reservoirs in the upper Yangtze China	198
A new Bayesian approach for managing bathing water quality at river bathing locations vulnerable to short-term pollution	197
Groundwater-native Fe(II) oxidation prior to aeration with H2O2 to enhance As(III) removal	195
PipeNetGen: A methodology for generating synthetic water distribution network models	193
Abundance and composition of anthropogenic macrolitter and natural debris in road runoff in Ohio, USA	192
Refining the estimation of amphetamine consumption by wastewater-based epidemiology	190
Dissolved organic nitrogen is a key to improving the biological treatment potential of landfill leachate	185
Rapid methylmercury demethylation in phytoplankton during algal blooms: insights from mercury isotopes and dynamic modeling	185
Significant enhancement of photoproduced reactive intermediates in liquid-like region in frozen surface water for micropollutant degradation	182
Hidden dangers: High levels of organic pollutants in hadal trenches	177
Tipping points of nitrogen use efficiency in freshwater phytoplankton along trophic state gradient	176
Hydro-conditioning: Advanced approaches for cost-effective water quality management in agricultural watersheds	171
MnO2-based capacitive system enhances ozone inactivation of bacteria by disrupting cell membrane	167
Co-substrate utilisation in “Candidatus Accumulibacter” enhances metabolic fitness in dynamic environments	166
Biochar reduces road-salt-induced osmotic stress and improves plant water availability in green stormwater infrastructure	166
Photosynthetic pretreatment increases membrane-based rejection of boron and arsenic	166
Alkaline hydrolysis of solid 1,3,5-trichloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (T3): kinetics, mechanism, and overlooked deprotonation effects	163
CO2-driven ion exchange for ammonium recovery from source-separated urine	161
Complete biodegradability assessment of polyoxyethylene glycerol ester non-ionic surfactant: Aerobic, anaerobic, combined biodegradation and inhibitory effects	158
Acetochlor degradation in anaerobic microcosms with hyporheic sediments: Insights from biogeochemical data, transformation products, and isotope analysis	155
Side-stream anaerobic membrane bioreactor system for energy-positive sewage treatment	155
Recovery targets and timescales for Lough Neagh and other lakes	154
Aging effects of titanium dioxide on Cu toxicity to Daphnia magna: Exploring molecular docking and significance of surface properties	154
Vegetation cover affects the response of greenhouse gas emissions to microplastics in a coastal wetland	153
Cyanobacterial blooms increase the release of vanadium through iron reduction and dissolved organic matter complexation in the sediment of eutrophic lakes	152
Characterizing disinfection byproduct precursors through organic matter fractionation and correlation analysis using nontargeted screening analysis with Orbitrap mass spectrometry	151
Source resolution and model prediction of hydrogen peroxide produced through photochemistry and phytoplankton species in environmental waters	151
Bioturbation-Resilient phosphorus control in eutrophic sediments using industrial waste-derived calcium silicate hydrate	150
Distance-decay equations of antibiotic resistance genes across freshwater reservoirs	150
Mixture effects on the tracing significance of carbon and hydrogen isotopes for identifying leaking points at landfills: Insights from theoretical analysis and field investigation	149
Modeling and optimization of synergistic ozone-ultraviolet-chlorine process for reclaimed water disinfection: From laboratory tests to software simulation	149
Fate of sulfamethoxazole in wetland sediment under controlled redox conditions	148
Periodate activation by pyrite for the disinfection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria: Performance and mechanisms	148
Estimating Yangtze River basin's riverine N2O emissions through hybrid modeling of land-river-atmosphere nitrogen flows	147
Embedded interlocking membrane interface enables highly stable and water-permeable membrane distillation of hypersaline wastewater	147
Human-induced homogenization of microbial taxa and function in a subtropical river and its impacts on community stability	145
Machine learning modelling of a membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) system for prediction of long-term system performance and optimization of process control parameters in remote brackish water de	142
Dark side of biodegradable microplastics in mangrove ecosystem: Plastisphere as an overlooked hotspot of sulfate-reducing metabolism	142
Mitigation of combined fouling by gypsum and humic acid in membrane distillation via synergistic foulant capture mechanism	141
Novel strategy for efficient energy recovery and pollutant control from sewage sludge and food waste treatment	138
Assessing the protection gap for mobile and persistent chemicals during advanced water treatment – A study in a drinking water production and wastewater treatment plant	137
Magnetic activated carbon for improving the removal of antibiotics by heterogeneous solar photo-Fenton at circumneutral pH	136
Suspended solids dominated tailing effect in UV disinfection of livestock wastewater: Mechanistic deciphering and modelling prediction for epidemic control	136
An effluent risk informed closed-loop framework for early warning of influent anomalies using COD soft sensing	136
Efficient capture of endocrine-disrupting compounds by a high-performance nanofiltration membrane for wastewater treatment	135
Chlorination-properties-performance of polyamide nanofiltration membranes for the rejection of emerging contaminants	135
Substantial increase in P release following conversion of coastal wetlands to aquaculture ponds from altered kinetic exchange and resupply capacity	135

Mixotrophic partial denitrification coupled with anammox achieves robust nitrogen removal under organic-rich conditions: Insights into metabolic adaptations of sulfur-oxidizing and anammox bacteria	135
Insights into the silica scaling behaviors in membrane distillation and anti-scaling mechanism of functional polymers	134
Carbon-fixing bacteria in diverse groundwaters of karst area: Distribution patterns, ecological interactions, and driving factors	133
Mineralization of tribromophenol under anoxic/oxic conditions in the presence of copper(II) doped green rust: Importance of sequential reduction-oxidation process	133
Quantitative study of in situ chemical oxidation remediation with coupled thermal desorption	133
A mixed blessing of influent leachate microbes in downstream biotreatment systems of a full-scale landfill leachate treatment plant	132
Development of a deep learning–based feature stream network for forecasting riverine harmful algal blooms from a network perspective	131
Seamless observations of chlorophyll-a from OLCI and VIIRS measurements in inland lakes	130
Polystyrene microplastics alter plankton community and enhance greenhouse gas emissions: A case study in the China coastal sea	130
Mechanism of organic phosphorus transformation and its impact on the primary production in a deep oligotrophic plateau lake during stratification	129
Making Waves: A justice-centred framework for wastewater-based public health surveillance	128
Influence of microbial communities on foam fractionation of wastewater for PFAS removal	128
An electrochemical anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor for enhanced sludge digestion: Unveiling molecular interactions and microbial mechanisms	128
Enhanced long-term reduction of high-level Au(III) with the presence of NO3− in a H2-based membrane biofilm reactor	128
Inorganic substrates in frozen solutions: Transformation mechanisms and interactions with organic compounds - A review	127
The synergistic effect of oxidant-peroxide coupling systems for water and wastewater treatments	127
Urban wastewater treatment plants as resource hubs: evaluating circularity and sustainability of nutrient recovery and water reuse	126
The impacts of water storage infrastructure on real property values and crop production	126
Corroded iron pipe inhibits microbial-mediated Mn(II) oxidation and MnOx accumulation compared to PVC pipe	126
Response of planktonic microbial assemblages to disturbance in an urban sub-tropical estuary	125
Effect of free ammonia on partial denitrification: Long-term performance, mechanism, and feasibility of PD/Anammox-FBBR for mature landfill leachate treatment	125
Improving the interpretability of deep reinforcement learning in urban drainage system operation	124
Metabolic coupling of arsenic, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur in high arsenic geothermal groundwater: Evidence from molecular mechanisms to community ecology	124
Origin, accumulation and fate of dissolved organic matter in an extreme hypersaline shallow lake	123
Spatial variability of methane fluxes driven by lacustrine groundwater discharge and its influence on lake methane emissions	123
Microbiome and antibiotic resistome in bioelectrochemical toilets for onsite treatment of fecal sludge	121
Making waves: The potential of generative AI in water utility operations	121
Distinct roles of granules and flocs in aerobic granular sludge processes	120
High salinity restrains microplastic transport and increases the risk of pollution in coastal wetlands	120
Photoaged tire wear particles hinder the transport of Pb(II) in urban soils under acid rain: Experimental and numerical investigations	120
Making waves: The sensitivity of lakes to brownification and issues of concern in ecological status assessment	119
Study on the mechanism of rapid degradation of Rhodamine B with Fe/Cu@antimony tailing nano catalytic particle electrode in a three dimensional electrochemical reactor	119
Simultaneous recovery of fresh water and ammonia from produced water by membrane contactor coupled with membrane distillation	119
Occurrence and risk assessment of organophosphate esters in global aquatic products	118
Freeze desalination: Current research development and future prospects	118
Filling data gaps in urban drainage networks: An automated graph theory framework for data collection and reconstruction	117
Chemical profiling of industry wastewaters to identify industry sources of contaminants	117
Application of GLDAS models and ALS point clouds in assessing the impact of modified evapotranspiration on the water budget	117
Effects of bromide ion on the formation and toxicity alteration of halonitromethanes from nitrate containing humic acid water during UV/chlor(am)ine disinfection	115
Optimal cybersecurity framework for smart water system: Detection, localization and severity assessment	115