OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Water Science and Technology is 30. 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
Sewage surveillance for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 genome as a useful wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) tracking tool in India	111
Microporous activated carbon developed from KOH activated biomass waste: surface mechanistic study of methylene blue dye adsorption	79
Reviewing textile wastewater produced by industries: characteristics, environmental impacts, and treatment strategies	73
Heavy metals in water and surface sediments of the Fenghe River Basin, China: assessment and source analysis	72
Removal of microplastics from wastewater through electrocoagulation-electroflotation and membrane filtration processes	71
Towards a standardization of biomethane potential tests: a commentary	60
Recent progress using membrane aerated biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment	56
Optimization of Congo red dye adsorption from wastewater by a modified commercial zeolite catalyst using response surface modeling approach	50
Removal of microplastics from wastewater: available techniques and way forward	49
A renewable, sustainable and low-cost adsorbent for ibuprofen removal	47
Phosphate removal from water using bottom ash: adsorption performance, coexisting anions and modelling studies	46
Coconut shell derived ZnCl2 activated carbon for malachite green dye removal	44
Microalgae cultivation in wastewater effluent from tilapia culture pond for enhanced bioethanol production	41
Facile synthesis of ZnO/CuO/Ag2O ternary metal oxide nanocomposite for effective photodegradation of organic water pollutants	40
Photodegradation of tartrazine dye favored by natural sunlight on pure and (Ce, Ag) co-doped ZnO catalysts	40
Advances in treatment of coking wastewater – a state of art review	39
Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Sources, properties, removal efficiency, removal mechanisms, and interactions with pollutants	38
Urban stormwater management for sustainable and resilient measures and practices: a review	36
Efficient removal of crystal violet dye from aqueous solutions using sodium hydroxide-modified avocado shells: kinetics and isotherms modeling	36
Current status of textile wastewater management practices and effluent characteristics in Tanzania	35
A review of microplastic removal from water and wastewater by membrane technologies	34
Dissolved oxygen control strategies for water treatment: a review	34
Optimization of active coagulant agent extraction method from Moringa Oleifera seeds for municipal wastewater treatment	33
Review on some metal oxide nanoparticles as effective adsorbent in wastewater treatment	33
Occurrence and removal of poly/perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants	32

Augmentation of freshwater productivity in single slope solar still using Luffa acutangula fibres	31
A review of the operating parameters on the microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and electricity generation	31
Data filtering methods for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance	31
Utilization of activated carbon derived from waste plastic for decontamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons laden wastewater	31
Wastewater treatment using plant-derived bioflocculants: green chemistry approach for safe environment	31
Optimization of the electrochemical oxidation of textile wastewater by graphite electrodes by response surface methodology and artificial neural network	30
Removal of Zn(II), Mn(II) and Cu(II) by adsorption onto banana stalk biochar: adsorption process and mechanisms	30