OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Water Research is 108. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Distance-decay equations of antibiotic resistance genes across freshwater reservoirs	568
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]	450
Advanced micropollutant and phosphorus removal with superfine powdered activated carbon and pile cloth media filtration	423
The fate of cadmium during the hydrolysis and solid-state transformation of iron	349
Hydro-conditioning: Advanced approaches for cost-effective water quality management in agricultural watersheds	272
When does infrastructure hybridisation outperform centralised infrastructure paradigms? – Exploring economic and hydraulic impacts of decentralised urban wastewater system expansion	269
Photosynthetic pretreatment increases membrane-based rejection of boron and arsenic	264
Abundance and composition of anthropogenic macrolitter and natural debris in road runoff in Ohio, USA	260
What drives the adoption of a technology? An analysis of the implementation of Nereda®	258
Functional characterization of a novel Chlamydomonas reinhardtii hydrolase involved in biotransformation of chloramphenicol	240
Adaptation of anammox bacteria to low temperature via gradual acclimation and cold shocks: Distinctions in protein expression, membrane composition and activities	239
Applicability of pepper mild mottle virus and cucumber green mottle mosaic virus as process indicators of enteric virus removal by membrane processes at a potable reuse facility	238
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of small water resource recovery facilities: Comparison of mechanical and lagoon systems	229
Terrigenous organic carbon drives methane dynamics in cascade reservoirs in the upper Yangtze China	229
Modeling and optimization of synergistic ozone-ultraviolet-chlorine process for reclaimed water disinfection: From laboratory tests to software simulation	225
A comprehensive reconnaissance and risk assessment of rubber additives and their transformation products (RATPs) in groundwater: 1,3-Diphenylguanidine (DPG) as a pressing ecological concern	222
MnO2-based capacitive system enhances ozone inactivation of bacteria by disrupting cell membrane	221
Chiral inversion of 2-arylpropionoic acid (2-APA) enantiomers during simulated biological wastewater treatment	220
A novel approach using protein-rich biomass as co-fermentation substrates to enhance phosphorus recovery from FePs-bearing sludge	216
Photocatalytic degradation of GenX in water using a new adsorptive photocatalyst	207
Short-term Lake Erie algal bloom prediction by classification and regression models	205
From anaerobic digestion to single cell protein synthesis: A promising route beyond biogas utilization	190
Exploring the reliability of 222Rn as a tracer of groundwater age in alluvial aquifers: Insights from the explicit simulation of variable 222Rn production	190
Supply, demand and the economic effectiveness of urine-diverting technologies and products: A systematic literature review	187
Hidden dangers: High levels of organic pollutants in hadal trenches	187

Occurrence, ecological risk and estrogenic effect of 19 bisphenol analogues in the surface water used for drinking water in Shanghai, China	185
Improving the interpretability of deep reinforcement learning in urban drainage system operation	184
Phosphorus recovery from wastewater using waste gypsum via sulfur-metabolizing bacteria: Influence of gypsum type on performance and mechanisms	177
Synergistic effect of UV-A and UV-C light is traced to UV-induced damage of the transfer RNA	177
Dissolved organic nitrogen is a key to improving the biological treatment potential of landfill leachate	174
Sustainable production of microbial protein from carbon dioxide in the integrated bioelectrochemical system using recycled nitrogen sources	171
Water clarity mapping of global lakes using a novel hybrid deep-learning-based recurrent model with Landsat OLI images	170
Microplastics storage at the sediment-water interface in a gravel-bed river: Importance of local hydro-sedimentary conditions in downwelling, upwelling, and sedimentation zones	169
Cycles of solar ultraviolet radiation favor periodic expansions of cyanobacterial blooms in global lakes	169
Effect of free ammonia on partial denitrification: Long-term performance, mechanism, and feasibility of PD/Anammox-FBBR for mature landfill leachate treatment	168
Heavy metal transport driven by seawater-freshwater interface dynamics: The role of colloid mobilization and aquifer pore structure change	168
Novel strategy for efficient energy recovery and pollutant control from sewage sludge and food waste treatment	166
Moving to a future of smart stormwater management: A review and framework for terminology, research, and future perspectives	164
From waste to resource: Metagenomics uncovers the molecular ecological resources for plastic degradation in estuaries of South China	163
Electrochemistry-mass spectrometry bridging the gap between suspect and target screening of valsartan transformation products in wastewater treatment plant effluent	163
Photoaged tire wear particles hinder the transport of Pb(II) in urban soils under acid rain: Experimental and numerical investigations	159
Interaction mechanisms between fouling and chemical cleaning on the ageing behavior of ion-exchange membranes during electrodialysis treatment of flue gas desulfurization wastewater	159
Substantial increase in P release following conversion of coastal wetlands to aquaculture ponds from altered kinetic exchange and resupply capacity	158
Micro-nano bubble ozonation for effective treatment of ibuprofen-laden wastewater and enhanced anaerobic digestion performance	157
Machine learning framework for intelligent aeration control in wastewater treatment plants: Automatic feature engineering based on variation sliding layer	157
Metabolic coupling of arsenic, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur in high arsenic geothermal groundwater: Evidence from molecular mechanisms to community ecology	156
Fate of sulfamethoxazole in wetland sediment under controlled redox conditions	156
Shallow groundwater table fluctuations: A driving force for accelerating the migration and transformation of phosphorus in cropland soil	154
Multi-omics reveals mechanism of hydroxylamine-enhanced ultimate nitrogen removal in pilot-scale anaerobic/aerobic/anoxic system	154
Acetochlor degradation in anaerobic microcosms with hyporheic sediments: Insights from biogeochemical data, transformation products, and isotope analysis	154
Harvesting of cyanobacteria and phosphorus by electrocoagulation-flocculation-flotation: Role of phosphorus precipitation in cell separations and organics destabilization	153
Embedded interlocking membrane interface enables highly stable and water-permeable membrane distillation of hypersaline wastewater	153
Seamless observations of chlorophyll-a from OLCI and VIIRS measurements in inland lakes	151
Mixture effects on the tracing significance of carbon and hydrogen isotopes for identifying leaking points at landfills: Insights from theoretical analysis and field investigation	150
Loss of riparian canopy cover reduces the transfer of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and simplifies the trophic links in stream food webs	149
Source resolution and model prediction of hydrogen peroxide produced through photochemistry and phytoplankton species in environmental waters	148
Microbiome and antibiotic resistome in bioelectrochemical toilets for onsite treatment of fecal sludge	143
Numerical simulation for spatial distribution of water aerosol produced from nozzle spray and health risk related to Legionella pneumophila in spray scenarios	142
Extreme weather events as an important factor for the evolution of plastisphere but not for the degradation process	142
The impacts of water storage infrastructure on real property values and crop production	142
Volatilization behavior of diesel oil-water-glass bead system exposed to freeze-thaw cycles	138
Interlaboratory performance and quantitative PCR data acceptance metrics for NIST SRM® 2917	138
Editorial Board	138
Spatial variability of methane fluxes driven by lacustrine groundwater discharge and its influence on lake methane emissions	137
Suspended solids dominated tailing effect in UV disinfection of livestock wastewater: Mechanistic deciphering and modelling prediction for epidemic control	137
Estimating Yangtze River basin's riverine N2O emissions through hybrid modeling of land-river-atmosphere nitrogen flows	133
Tipping points of nitrogen use efficiency in freshwater phytoplankton along trophic state gradient	132
Cultivation-dependent and cultivation-independent investigation of O-methylated pollutant-producing bacteria in three drinking water treatment plants	132
Corroded iron pipe inhibits microbial-mediated Mn(II) oxidation and MnOx accumulation compared to PVC pipe	132
Inorganic substrates in frozen solutions: Transformation mechanisms and interactions with organic compounds - A review	131
Recovery targets and timescales for Lough Neagh and other lakes	130
Response of planktonic microbial assemblages to disturbance in an urban sub-tropical estuary	129
Unexpected shifts of dissolved carbon biogeochemistry caused by anthropogenic disturbances in karst rivers	129
CO2-driven ion exchange for ammonium recovery from source-separated urine	127
Streambed immobilization controls the transport of antibiotic resistance genes in flowing water	125

Active anaerobic methane oxidation in the groundwater table fluctuation zone of rice paddies	124
A new Bayesian approach for managing bathing water quality at river bathing locations vulnerable to short-term pollution	123
Corrigendum to ’ Biochar enhances the biotransformation of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating sewage’ [Water Research 223 (2022) 118974]	123
Enhanced long-term reduction of high-level Au(III) with the presence of NO3− in a H2-based membrane biofilm reactor	123
The role of suspended extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) on equilibrium flocculation of clay minerals in high salinity water	121
Refining the estimation of amphetamine consumption by wastewater-based epidemiology	121
Enhancing microalgae cell inactivation through hydrodynamic cavitation: Insights from flow cytometry analysis	120
Mechanism of organic phosphorus transformation and its impact on the primary production in a deep oligotrophic plateau lake during stratification	120
The synergistic effect of oxidant-peroxide coupling systems for water and wastewater treatments	119
Human-induced homogenization of microbial taxa and function in a subtropical river and its impacts on community stability	118
Hydroxyl groups bridge the electron transfer from Fe(II) to carbon tetrachloride	118
Insufficient desorption of ions in constant-current membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI): Problems and solutions	117
Freeze desalination: Current research development and future prospects	117
Quantitative study of in situ chemical oxidation remediation with coupled thermal desorption	117
Chlorination-properties-performance of polyamide nanofiltration membranes for the rejection of emerging contaminants	117
A new framework to model the distributed transfer and retention of nutrients by incorporating topology structure of small water bodies	117
Occurrence and risk assessment of organophosphate esters in global aquatic products	117
Magnetic activated carbon for improving the removal of antibiotics by heterogeneous solar photo-Fenton at circumneutral pH	115
Alkaline hydrolysis of solid 1,3,5-trichloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (T3): kinetics, mechanism, and overlooked deprotonation effects	115
Generation of DBPs from dissolved organic matter by solar photolysis of chlorine: Associated changes of cytotoxicity and reactive species	115
Exploring the microbial influence on seasonal nitrous oxide concentration in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant using metagenome assembled genomes	115
Cyanobacterial blooms increase the release of vanadium through iron reduction and dissolved organic matter complexation in the sediment of eutrophic lakes	115
Application of GLDAS models and ALS point clouds in assessing the impact of modified evapotranspiration on the water budget	114
Lagrangian solver for coupling hydrodynamics with biokinetic conversion modelling in anaerobic digesters	114
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	114
Aging effects of titanium dioxide on Cu toxicity to Daphnia magna: Exploring molecular docking and significance of surface properties	113
Enhanced chemodiversity, distinctive molecular signature and diurnal dynamics of dissolved organic matter in streams of two headwater catchments, Southeastern China	111
Fungal communities as dual indicators of river biodiversity and water quality assessment	111
Sulfur powder utilization and denitrification efficiency in an elemental sulfur-based membrane bioreactor with coagulant addition	110
Making Waves: A justice-centred framework for wastewater-based public health surveillance	110
Hydrographic proxies for submarine groundwater discharge in the Jiulong River estuary and global perspectives	110
An electrochemical anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor for enhanced sludge digestion: Unveiling molecular interactions and microbial mechanisms	109
Microbial advanced oxidation aroused by bacteria-algae symbiosis induced abiotic methane production in anaerobic digestion	109
Enhancing bioelectrochemical hydrogen production from industrial wastewater using Ni-foam cathodes in a microbial electrolysis cell pilot plant	108
Estrogenic activity and ecological risk of steroids, bisphenol A and phthalates after secondary and tertiary sewage treatment processes	108
Mineralization of tribromophenol under anoxic/oxic conditions in the presence of copper(II) doped green rust: Importance of sequential reduction-oxidation process	108