OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry is 64. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-03-01 to 2023-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Analysis and removal of emerging contaminants in wastewater and drinking water	549
Disinfection by-products and other emerging contaminants in drinking water	511
Methods for sampling and detection of microplastics in water and sediment: A critical review	434
A review on metal-organic frameworks: Synthesis and applications	375
Extraction techniques with deep eutectic solvents	337
Overview of the use of leaching/extraction tests for risk assessment of trace metals in contaminated soils and sediments	276
Relevance of nano- and microplastics for freshwater ecosystems: A critical review	261
Micro- (nano) plastics in freshwater ecosystems: Abundance, toxicological impact and quantification methodology	260
Chromium determination and speciation since 2000	251
Green extraction of natural products. Origins, current status, and future challenges	249
Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics: Examination of biomarkers, current state and future perspectives	240
Significance of interactions between microplastics and POPs in the marine environment: A critical overview	217
Methods for the analysis of submicrometer- and nanoplastic particles in the environment	210
An overview of advanced methods for the characterization of oxygen vacancies in materials	205
Molecularly imprinted polymers: new tailor-made materials for selective solid-phase extraction	194
An overview of variable selection methods in multivariate analysis of near-infrared spectra	194
Deep learning and artificial intelligence methods for Raman and surface-enhanced Raman scattering	192
Synthetic chelating agents and compounds exhibiting complexing properties in the aquatic environment	188
Microplastics in the environment: A review of analytical methods, distribution, and biological effects	187
A review of the applications of Schiff bases as optical chemical sensors	186
Dispersive micro-solid phase extraction	185
FTIR and Raman imaging for microplastics analysis: State of the art, challenges and prospects	180
Wearable potentiometric ion sensors	169
Sampling techniques and preparation methods for microplastic analyses in the aquatic environment – A review	168
Recent trends in nanomaterial-modified electrodes for electroanalytical applications	163
Worldwide trends in tracing poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment	157
Recent advances in MXene–based electrochemical sensors and biosensors	153
Application of nano-ELISA in food analysis: Recent advances and challenges	152
Sub- and supercritical fluid extraction of bioactive compounds from plants, food-by-products, seaweeds and microalgae – An update	141
Accumulation and fate of nano- and micro-plastics and associated contaminants in organisms	140
Method for the analysis of polybrominated diphenylethers in sediments and biota	130
Recent advances in nanomaterial-enabled screen-printed electrochemical sensors for heavy metal detection	130
Liquid chromatography/time-of-flight/mass spectrometry (LC/TOF/MS) for the analysis of emerging contaminants	128
Liquid-phase microextraction – The different principles and configurations	125
Recent developments in carbon nanomaterial-enabled electrochemical sensors for nitrite detection	120
Nano- and microplastic analysis: Focus on their occurrence in freshwater ecosystems and remediation technologies	117
Molecularly imprinted polymers-based microextraction techniques	116
LAMP-on-a-chip: Revising microfluidic platforms for loop-mediated DNA amplification	116
Organic compounds in paper-mill process waters and effluents	114
Determining nanomaterials in food	114
Recent advances in carbon quantum dot-based sensing of heavy metals in water	113
Recent progress in the construction of nanozyme-based biosensors and their applications to food safety assay	113
Capillary electrophoresis for the determination of pesticide residues	112
Recent advances on core–shell magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers for biomacromolecules	112
Current frontiers and recommendations for the study of microplastics in seafood	109
Green extraction techniques in green analytical chemistry	108
Recent advances and trends of molecularly imprinted polymers for specific recognition in aqueous matrix: Preparation and application in sample pretreatment	108
High-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) methods for nontarget discovery and characterization of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in environmental and human samples	107
Priority lists for persistent organic pollutants and emerging contaminants based on their relative toxic potency in environmental samples	105
Supercritical fluid extraction of essential oils	105
Assays for alkaline phosphatase activity: Progress and prospects	104
Source tracking microplastics in the freshwater environment	103
The modern role of smartphones in analytical chemistry	102
Recent application of magnetic solid phase extraction for food safety analysis	102
Nanoparticle-based sensors for food contaminants	101
Recent trends in chiral supercritical fluid chromatography	100
Dispersive solid phase microextraction	100
Microplastics in freshwater environments: A review of quantification assessment	99
Electromembrane extraction: Overview of the last decade	98
Determination of endocrine disrupters in sewage treatment and receiving waters	97
Microheterogeneous systems of micelles and microemulsions as reaction media in chemiluminescent analysis	97
Vibrational spectroscopy in analysis of pharmaceuticals: Critical review of innovative portable and handheld NIR and Raman spectrophotometers	96
Utilization of deep eutectic solvents in dispersive liquid-liquid micro-extraction	94
Two decades of stir bar sorptive extraction: A retrospective and future outlook	92
Current trends in the development of conducting polymers-based biosensors	90
Thin film microextraction: Towards faster and more sensitive microextraction	90
Recent advances in microfluidic platforms for single-cell analysis in cancer biology, diagnosis and therapy	90
Trends and progress in the characterization of stationary phases for reversed-phase liquid chromatography	89
Advancement in bioanalytical science through nanotechnology: Past, present and future	89
A potpourri of microplastics in the sea surface and water column of the Mediterranean Sea	89
Construction of biomass carbon dots based fluorescence sensors and their applications in chemical and biological analysis	88
AIE luminogens as fluorescent bioprobes	87
Emerging pollutants in water analysis	86
Optically-active nanocrystals for inner filter effect-based fluorescence sensing: Achieving better spectral overlap	86
The why and how of micro(nano)plastic research	85
Hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents for the extraction of organic and inorganic analytes from aqueous environments	85
Current advances of carbon dots based biosensors for tumor marker detection, cancer cells analysis and bioimaging	85
Nanomaterial-mediated paper-based biosensors for colorimetric pathogen detection	85
New materials in sample preparation: Recent advances and future trends	85
Chiral recognition in separation sciences. Part I: Polysaccharide and cyclodextrin selectors	84
Development of electrochemical biosensors for tumor marker determination towards cancer diagnosis: Recent progress	83
Two-dimensional nanomaterials for biosensing applications	83
Core@shell nanomaterials based sensing devices: A review	82
Current trends in QuEChERS method. A versatile procedure for food, environmental and biological analysis	82
Current advances and applications of in-tube solid-phase microextraction	81
Uniqueness of the NMR approach to metabolomics	80
Molecularly imprinted polymers for capturing and sensing proteins: Current progress and future implications	79
Graphene and its derivatives for Analytical Lab on Chip platforms	79
Wearable electrochemical sensors for forensic and clinical applications	79
Where is microwave-based analytical equipment for solid sample pre-treatment going?	78
The use of liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure ionization-mass spectrometry in water analysis – Part II: Obstacles	78
Chromium removal from contaminated waters using nanomaterials – A review	77
Magnetic ionic liquids in analytical sample preparation: A literature review	77
Innovative engineering and sensing strategies for aptamer-based small-molecule detection	77
Environmental applications of solid-phase microextraction	76
Novel technologies for metabolomics: More for less	76
Wine science in the metabolomics era	75
Application of deep eutectic solvents in chromatography: A review	75
Recent advances and applications of carbon nanotubes based composites in magnetic solid-phase extraction	75
The application of the QuEChERS methodology in the determination of antibiotics in food: A review	75
Applications of covalent organic frameworks in analytical chemistry	74
Research progress of DNA walker and its recent applications in biosensor	74
Micro solid-phase extraction (pipette tip and spin column) and thin film solid-phase microextraction: Miniaturized concepts for chromatographic analysis	73
Recent applications of magnetic composites as extraction adsorbents for determination of environmental pollutants	73
Advanced spectroscopic techniques for plant disease diagnostics. A review	72
Recent advancements in structural improvements of lateral flow assays towards point-of-care testing	72
Sensors for determination of uranium: A review	72
Data preprocessing & evaluation used in the microplastics identification process: A critical review & practical guide	71
High-precision isotopic analysis of essential mineral elements in biomedicine: natural isotope ratio variations as potential diagnostic and/or prognostic markers	69
Point of care sensing and biosensing using ambient light sensor of smartphone: Critical review	69
Emerging applications of nanozymes in environmental analysis: Opportunities and trends	69
NORMAN digital sample freezing platform: A European virtual platform to exchange liquid chromatography high resolution-mass spectrometry data and screen suspects in “digitally frozen” environmental sa	69
Recent progress in the development of small-molecule fluorescent probes for the detection of hydrogen peroxide	68
A review on the application of vibrational spectroscopy in the wine industry: From soil to bottle	68
Recent applications of omics-based technologies to main topics in food authentication	67
Paper-based immunosensors: Current trends in the types and applied detection techniques	67
Recent applications of high resolution mass spectrometry for the characterization of plant natural products	66
Collateral effects of microplastic pollution on aquatic microorganisms: An ecological perspective	66
Recent advances on application of peptide nucleic acids as a bioreceptor in biosensors development	66
Cathodic photoelectrochemical bioanalysis	66
Authentication of organically grown plants – advantages and limitations of atomic spectroscopy for multi-element and stable isotope analysis	66
Functionalized nanomaterial for forensic sample analysis	65
Organic field effect transistors (OFETs) in environmental sensing and health monitoring: A review	65
Chemically modified electrodes for electrochemical detection of dopamine: Challenges and opportunities	65
A micro(nano)plastic boomerang tale: A never ending story?	64
Micro(nano)plastics – Analytical challenges towards risk evaluation	64
Advances in the biosensors for lactate and pyruvate detection for medical applications: A review	64
Recent developments in supercritical fluid chromatography – mass spectrometry: Is it a viable option for analysis of complex samples?	64
Emerging strategies to develop sensitive AuNP-based ICTS nanosensors	64