OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Water Research is 111. 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
Antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in groundwater: A global review on dissemination, sources, interactions, environmental and human health risks	578
COVID-19 surveillance in Southeastern Virginia using wastewater-based epidemiology	398
Peracetic acid-based advanced oxidation processes for decontamination and disinfection of water: A review	359
Weathering of microplastics and interaction with other coexisting constituents in terrestrial and aquatic environments	333
A review of the occurrence, transformation, and removal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater treatment plants	320
Evaluating biochar and its modifications for the removal of ammonium, nitrate, and phosphate in water	307
Efficient decontamination of organic pollutants under high salinity conditions by a nonradical peroxymonosulfate activation system	304
Characterization and treatment of landfill leachate: A review	292
Accurate identification of radicals by in-situ electron paramagnetic resonance in ultraviolet-based homogenous advanced oxidation processes	291
Enhanced technology based for sewage sludge deep dewatering: A critical review	276
Making waves: Wastewater-based epidemiology for COVID-19 – approaches and challenges for surveillance and prediction	274
Quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater solids in communities with low COVID-19 incidence and prevalence	271
Ozonation of organic compounds in water and wastewater: A critical review	268
What is the role of light in persulfate-based advanced oxidation for water treatment?	248
A critical review of interactions between microplastics, microalgae and aquatic ecosystem function	242
Assessment of the validity of the quenching method for evaluating the role of reactive species in pollutant abatement during the persulfate-based process	237
Synergistic fouling behaviors and mechanisms of calcium ions and polyaluminum chloride associated with alginate solution in coagulation-ultrafiltration (UF) process	216
Production, properties, and catalytic applications of sludge derived biochar for environmental remediation	211
Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) scouring to mitigate membrane fouling: Performance, hydrodynamic mechanism and contribution quantification model	201
Recent advances in waste water treatment through transition metal sulfides-based advanced oxidation processes	200
Can the commonly used quenching method really evaluate the role of reactive oxygen species in pollutant abatement during catalytic ozonation?	197
Drinking plastics? – Quantification and qualification of microplastics in drinking water distribution systems by µFTIR and Py-GCMS	190
Deciphering the mobility and bacterial hosts of antibiotic resistance genes under antibiotic selection pressure by metagenomic assembly and binning approaches	189
New insights into the vertical distribution and microbial degradation of microplastics in urban river sediments	184
Wastewater-based epidemiology as a useful tool to track SARS-CoV-2 and support public health policies at municipal level in Brazil	184

Microplastics generated from a biodegradable plastic in freshwater and seawater	181
Characterizing the river water quality in China: Recent progress and on-going challenges	179
Occurrence, fate and removal of microplastics as heavy metal vector in natural wastewater treatment wetland system	177
CyanoMetDB, a comprehensive public database of secondary metabolites from cyanobacteria	177
Ultraviolet-C and vacuum ultraviolet inducing surface degradation of microplastics	177
Electrode passivation, faradaic efficiency, and performance enhancement strategies in electrocoagulation—a review	173
An investigation into the leaching of micro and nano particles and chemical pollutants from disposable face masks - linked to the COVID-19 pandemic	171
Heterogeneous catalytic ozonation of atrazine with Mn-loaded and Fe-loaded biochar	167
Highly selective electrochemical nitrate reduction using copper phosphide self-supported copper foam electrode: Performance, mechanism, and application	159
A review of the biotransformations of priority pharmaceuticals in biological wastewater treatment processes	157
Insights into the oxidation of organic contaminants by Co(II) activated peracetic acid: The overlooked role of high-valent cobalt-oxo species	156
The ecology of the plastisphere: Microbial composition, function, assembly, and network in the freshwater and seawater ecosystems	155
Active MnO2/biochar composite for efficient As(III) removal: Insight into the mechanisms of redox transformation and adsorption	153
Monitoring dissolved organic matter in wastewater and drinking water treatments using spectroscopic analysis and ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry	149
Deep insights into the network of acetate metabolism in anaerobic digestion: focusing on syntrophic acetate oxidation and homoacetogenesis	149
Natural polyphenols enhanced the Cu(II)/peroxymonosulfate (PMS) oxidation: The contribution of Cu(III) and HO•	147
Source, fate, transport and modelling of selected emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment: Current status and future perspectives	146
Nano zero-valent iron improves anammox activity by promoting the activity of quorum sensing system	146
Abiotic oxidative transformation of 6-PPD and 6-PPD quinone from tires and occurrence of their products in snow from urban roads and in municipal wastewater	145
Pesticides are the dominant stressors for vulnerable insects in lowland streams	145
“Microplastic communities” in different environments: Differences, links, and role of diversity index in source analysis	145
Evaluating recovery, cost, and throughput of different concentration methods for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology	144
Relationship between functional bacteria in a denitrification desulfurization system under autotrophic, heterotrophic, and mixotrophic conditions	143
Cost and efficiency perspectives of ceramic membranes for water treatment	142
Metagenomic analyses of microbial structure and metabolic pathway in solid-phase denitrification systems for advanced nitrogen removal of wastewater treatment plant effluent: A pilot-scale study	142
Water-sediment interactions and mobility of heavy metals in aquatic environments	141
Environmental fate of microplastics in the world's third-largest river: Basin-wide investigation and microplastic community analysis	141
Advanced Functional Nanostructures based on Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanomaterials for Water Remediation: A Review	140
A novel electrocatalytic filtration system with carbon nanotube supported nanoscale zerovalent copper toward ultrafast oxidation of organic pollutants	139
A comprehensive method for improvement of water quality index (WQI) models for coastal water quality assessment	139
Catalyst-free activation of permanganate under visible light irradiation for sulfamethazine degradation: Experiments and theoretical calculation	137
Diversified metabolism makes novel Thauera strain highly competitive in low carbon wastewater treatment	137
Dibutyl phthalate release from polyvinyl chloride microplastics: Influence of plastic properties and environmental factors	136
Machine learning in natural and engineered water systems	136
Hydroxylamine and the nitrogen cycle: A review	136
Impacts of organics on the microbial ecology of wastewater anammox processes: Recent advances and meta-analysis	135
Peroxydisulfate activation by sulfur-doped ordered mesoporous carbon: Insight into the intrinsic relationship between defects and 1O2 generation	133
Sulfide-modified zero-valent iron activated periodate for sulfadiazine removal: Performance and dominant routine of reactive species production	133
Interaction of nanoplastics with extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in the aquatic environment: A special reference to eco-corona formation and associated impacts	133
Towards sustainable saline agriculture: Interfacial solar evaporation for simultaneous seawater desalination and saline soil remediation	131
Advanced oxidation processes in microreactors for water and wastewater treatment: Development, challenges, and opportunities	130
Flow-electrode capacitive deionization: A review and new perspectives	130
Riverine microplastic and microbial community compositions: A field study in the Netherlands	130
Photocatalytic degradation of persistent organic pollutants by Co-Cl bond reinforced CoAl-LDH/Bi12O17Cl2 photocatalyst: mechanism and application prospect evaluation	130
Several forms of SARS-CoV-2 RNA can be detected in wastewaters: Implication for wastewater-based epidemiology and risk assessment	129
Metal-free black-red phosphorus as an efficient heterogeneous reductant to boost Fe3+/Fe2+ cycle for peroxymonosulfate activation	129
Breakthroughs on tailoring pervaporation membranes for water desalination: A review	129
Hydrochar derived from municipal sludge through hydrothermal processing: A critical review on its formation, characterization, and valorization	126
Expanding ecological assessment by integrating microorganisms into routine freshwater biomonitoring	126
Engineering and modeling perspectives on photocatalytic reactors for water treatment	125

Unveiling the transformation of dissolved organic matter during ozonation of municipal secondary effluent based on FT-ICR-MS and spectral analysis	125
Evaluating method and potential risks of chlorine-resistant bacteria (CRB): A review	124
The effects of C/N (10–25) on the relationship of substrates, metabolites, and microorganisms in “inhibited steady-state” of anaerobic digestion	124
Enhanced peroxymonosulfate activation via complexed Mn(II): A novel non-radical oxidation mechanism involving manganese intermediates	124
Revisiting Microplastics in Landfill Leachate: Unnoticed Tiny Microplastics and Their Fate in Treatment Works	123
Near-infrared light to heat conversion in peroxydisulfate activation with MoS2: A new photo-activation process for water treatment	123
Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater to evaluate the success of lockdown measures for controlling COVID-19 in the UK	122
Nitrate, arsenic and fluoride removal by electrodialysis from brackish groundwater	122
Efficient degradation of sulfamethazine via activation of percarbonate by chalcopyrite	122
Boosting the activation of molecular oxygen and the degradation of tetracycline over high loading Ag single atomic catalyst	122
Insight into chain scission and release profiles from photodegradation of polycarbonate microplastics	121
Effect of surfactants on the transport of polyethylene and polypropylene microplastics in porous media	121
Understanding the fate and impact of capsaicin in anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and waste activated sludge	120
Bioretention cells remove microplastics from urban stormwater	120
Aging simulation of thin-film plastics in different environments to examine the formation of microplastic	120
Spatial scale effects of landscape metrics on stream water quality and their seasonal changes	120
Adsorption of metals from oil sands process water (OSPW) under natural pH by sludge-based Biochar/Chitosan composite	119
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2): A novel activator of peracetic acid for the degradation of sulfonamide antibiotics	119
Influences and mechanisms of phosphate ions onto persulfate activation and organic degradation in water treatment: A review	118
Different reaction mechanisms of SO4•− and •OH with organic compound interpreted at molecular orbital level in Co(II)/peroxymonosulfate catalytic activation system	118
Photo aging and fragmentation of polypropylene food packaging materials in artificial seawater	117
Chemical reactions of organic compounds in supercritical water gasification and oxidation	117
Microplastic-associated biofilms in lentic Italian ecosystems	116
Surveillance of wastewater revealed peaks of SARS-CoV-2 preceding those of hospitalized patients with COVID-19	116
Feasibility of partial-denitrification/ anammox for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment in a hybrid biofilm reactor	116
Separation, anti-fouling, and chlorine resistance of the polyamide reverse osmosis membrane: From mechanisms to mitigation strategies	114
Anion exchange resin removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from impacted water: A critical review	114
Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 across 40 U.S. states from February to June 2020	113
Resource aromaticity affects bacterial community successions in response to different sources of dissolved organic matter	112
Seasonal dynamics of the microbial community in two full-scale wastewater treatment plants: Diversity, composition, phylogenetic group based assembly and co-occurrence pattern	112
Highly enriched anammox within anoxic biofilms by reducing suspended sludge biomass in a real-sewage A2/O process	111
ROS-mediated photoaging pathways of nano- and micro-plastic particles under UV irradiation	111
Mechanistic insights into the effect of poly ferric sulfate on anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge	111
Element sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification constructed wetland as an efficient approach for nitrogen removal from low C/N wastewater	111
The role of deep learning in urban water management: A critical review	111
Microplastics remediation in aqueous systems: Strategies and technologies	111