OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Environmental Management is 125. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Recycling B4C grinding waste to fabricate high-performance ceramics by modification treatments and hot pressing	705
Removal kinetics of vinyl acetate under aerobic and anoxic conditions in a batch bioreactor	694
UNESCO biosphere reserves show demand for multifunctional agriculture	667
A green process for the conversion of hazardous sintering dust into K2SO4 and NH4Cl fertilizers	591
Valorizing waste activated sludge incineration ash to S-doped Fe2+@Zeolite 4A catalyst for the treatment of emerging contaminants exemplified by sulfamethoxazole	565
Modeling biological denitrification in the presence of metal ions and elevated chloride content: Insights into abiotic and biotic mechanisms regulating metal bioprecipitation	527
Efficient removal of anti-HIV drug - maraviroc from natural water by peroxymonosulfate and TiO2 photocatalytic oxidation: Kinetic studies and identification of transformation products	502
An integrated model for prediction of hydrologic anomalies for habitat suitability of overwintering geese in a large floodplain wetland, China	458
Employment and environmental protection: The role of regulatory stringency	444
Development of a novel chelation-based recycling strategy for the efficient decontamination of hazardous petroleum refinery spent catalysts	360
Impacts of changes in climate and water demand on flow in a subtropical river catchment below a major dam	356
Response of fulvic acid linking to redox characteristics on methane and short-chain fatty acids in anaerobic digestion of chicken manure	351
Effectiveness of permanent drift fences in reducing roadkill risk of amphibians	333
Effects of swine manure dilution with lagoon effluent on microbial communities and odor formation in pit recharge systems	322
Synchronous bio-degradation and bio-electricity generation in a Microbial Fuel Cell with aged and fresh leachate from the identical subtropical area	302
Editorial Board	292
Enhanced bryophyte communities, but challenges for lichens following translocation of deadwood in ecological compensation	283
Screening redox stability of iron rich by-products for effective phosphate immobilisation in freshwater sediments	280
Public environmental concern, economic policy uncertainty, and green transformation of industrial firms	275
Examining the risk mitigation strategies of farm households in Ghana: The role of community water resources	267
Emerging paradigm shift in urban indicators: Integration of the vertical dimension	261
Early-life exposure to weather shocks and learning outcomes in India	234
Corrigendum to: Synergistic adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline using a Z-scheme kaolin/g-C3N4/MoO3 nanocomposite: A sustainable approach for water treatment [J. Environ. Manage.	230
Retraction notice to “Sustainability with environmental policy stringency and financial development for green technological innovations: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa” [J. Environ. Manag. 373 (2025	228
Corrigendum to “Leveraging mixed methods in social-ecological systems: A plan for measuring community impacts of environmental clean-up” [Journal of Environmental Management 393 (2025) 127122]	226

Effects of high-strength landfill leachate effluent on stress-induced microalgae lipid production and post-treatment micropollutant degradation	226
Application potential of biofertilizer-assisted Pennisetum giganteum in safe utilization of mercury-contaminated paddy fields	224
Evaluation of nitrogen removal, functional gene abundance and microbial community structure in a stormwater detention basin	222
Spatially-explicit assessment of carbon stocks in the landscape in the southern US under different scenarios of industrial wood pellet demand	221
The organics-mediated microbial dynamics and mixotrophic metabolisms in anammox consortia under micro-aerobic conditions	217
Environmental effects and spatial inequalities of paddy field utilization are increasing in China	217
Do ethnically diverse societies amplify the ecological footprint? Exploring the mediating role of human development	216
Digital indicators of interest in natural world heritage sites	216
Development of an inexact simulation-evaluation model for the joint analysis of water pricing and groundwater allocation policies	216
Mixotrophic denitrification of waste activated sludge fermentation liquid as an alternative carbon source for nitrogen removal: Reducing N2O emissions and costs	213
Breeding bird species richness and sensitivity to disturbance at Antarctic visitor sites	211
Pathways for the utilization of visualization techniques in designing participatory natural resource policy and management	207
Photocatalytic activation of peroxymonocarbonate with a TiO2 catalyst for water remediation	204
Positive role of plateau pika (Ochotona coronae) on environmental quality at low and moderate density on the Tibetan plateau: Evidence from a meta-analysis	200
A health data led approach for assessing potential health benefits of green and blue spaces: Lessons from an Irish case study	198
Soil fire severity is more relevant than fire frequency in explaining soil, carbon and nitrogen losses and vegetation recovery after wildfire in NW Spain	196
Experimental checking and modeling of the influence of operation conditions on the first order kinetic constants in free water surface wetlands	195
Assessing the impact of food trade centric on land, water, and food security in South Korea	194
Compost-based sustainable treatment for simulated textile dye effluents: Evaluating adsorption capacity and phytotoxicity	193
Fouling mechanisms in anoxic-aerobic sequencing batch membrane bioreactor based on adapted Hermia models and main foulant characteristics	192
The influence of biochar position in a leach bed system anaerobically digesting chicken litter	192
Zero waste discharge in tannery industries – An achievable reality? A recent review	191
Evaluation algorithm of coastal city ecological civilization development level based on improved BP neural network	191
Experimental study for visualizing CO2-dissolved water plume migration under hydraulic gradient conditions and implication for field monitoring data	189
Resource recovery for environmental management of dilute livestock manure using a solid-liquid separation approach	189
Estimating the impact on water scarcity due to coffee production, trade, and consumption worldwide and a focus on EU	188
The relative importance of soil moisture deficit, land use intensity and fertiliser spreading regulations for stream water quality in agricultural catchments	187
Robust sensor placement for sustainable leakage management in water distribution networks of developing economies: A hybrid decision support framework	185
Managing freshwater invasive mussel biofouling: Insights into byssal adhesion on underwater surfaces	184
Evaluation of potential bioaccumulation of Bisphenol A in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis	183
Eco-friendly extraction of arsenic and tungsten from hazardous tungsten residue waste by pressure oxidation leaching in alkaline solutions: Mechanism and kinetic model	183
Non-Gaussian multivariate statistical monitoring of spatio-temporal wind speed frequencies to improve wind power quality in South Korea	179
Probabilistic assessment of failure of infiltration structures under model and parametric uncertainty	177
Nitrate/nitrite-dependent anaerobic oxidation of methane (N-AOM) as a technology platform for greenhouse gas abatement in wastewater treatment plants: State-of-the-art and challenges	177
On the role of organic matter composition in fresh-water kaolinite flocculation	174
Modeling urban pollutant wash-off processes with ecological memory	174
Optimizing models for the prediction of one step ahead extreme flows to wastewater treatment plants using different synthetic sampling methods	168
How do local communities perceive marine protected area governance, management, surrounding development, and outcomes? A systematic review	166
What has happened to river macroinvertebrate biodiversity in England and Wales over the past 30 years?	166
One-pot preparation of H2-mixed CH4 fuel and CaO-based CO2 sorbent by the hydrogenation of waste clamshell/eggshell at room temperature	165
The asynchronous response of structure and functionality of soil nematode community to Tibetan sheep grazing in an alpine grassland on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	165
Limited improvement of crop nitrogen management sustainability through optimal crop distributions in drylands	162
Unlocking the carbon emission reduction potential of organic agriculture: Insights from multi-crop organic production in Yunnan Province, China	161
Coupling machine learning and physical modelling for predicting runoff at catchment scale	161
The corncobs-loaded iron nanoparticles enhanced mechanism of denitrification performance in microalgal-bacterial aggregates system when treating low COD/TN wastewater	160
Experimental investigation for treating ibuprofen and triclosan by biosurfactant from domestic wastewater	158
Significance of AI-assisted techniques for epiphyte plant monitoring and identification from drone images	157
Global-SHANEL Asia model predicting chemical concentration in rivers with high spatio-temporal resolution, suitable for climate change scenarios	156
Unveiling the complexities of economic, development and governance factors in belt and road countries: A leap forward towards environmental management	156
STFS-urban: Spatio-temporal flood simulation model for urban areas	156

Does land use change decline the regional ecosystem health maintenance? Case study in subtropical coastal region, Fuzhou, China	156
Carbon flux dynamics and influencing factors in a semi-arid dune ecosystem of northern China	155
Incorporating regional green spaces into greenspace exposure assessment: A nationwide study of 244 Chinese cities	153
Responses of soil fungal communities to changes in different land use types in the Yellow River wetland	153
A case-based reasoning tool to recommend drinking water source protection actions	153
Understanding household recycling behavior in a developing country: Socioeconomic and territorial gaps in Colombia	152
Bisphenol P triggers hepatic injury via gut microbiota dysbiosis–Induced intestinal barrier disruption	152
Technical and economic feasibility of composting recalcitrant olive oil industry wastes for the production of organic amendments and bio-based fertilisers	151
Sustainable valorization of biodiesel-derived glycerin using CeO2–Ni nanofiber anodes for high-performance direct fuel cells	151
Sustainable recycling of alloy steel mill scale via tailored slag refining: A low-carbon route for in-process resource recovery	150
Synergy between Fenton reagent and solid waste-based solidifying agents during the solidification/stabilization of lead(II) and arsenic(III) contaminated soils	150
Retraction notice to “Hybrid electric vehicles and sustainable development: A mixed-method analysis” [J. Environ. Manag. 386 (2025) 125840]	150
Impact of temperature on the performance of compost-based landfill biocovers	150
A coupling coordination-based framework for assessing urban resilience of water resources, eco-environment, and socio-economy	148
Kinetics study and Py-GC-MS analysis of pyrolysis in chicken bone waste for sustainable utilisation in thermal conversion	148
Setting goals for agricultural nitrogen emission reduction to ensure safe air and groundwater quality: A case study of Quzhou, the North China Plain	146
SWAT model application for calculating ecological flow in sub-basins of the Huangshui River Basin	146
Invasive grass litter controls rangeland plant community dynamics	146
Developing customized fuel models for shrub and bracken communities in Galicia (NW Spain)	145
Electro-oxidation of lincomycin and human pathogenic bacteria using carbon-supported lanthanide derivatives anodes: Accelerating wastewater remediation	145
Distribution characteristics of soil AM fungi community in soft sandstone area	144
Biochar interacted with organic compounds from digestate in controlling N2O emissions	141
Forest management impacts on soil phosphorus cycling: Insights from metagenomics in Moso bamboo plantations	141
Ecosystem multifunctionality is more related to the indirect effects than to the direct effects of human management in China's drylands	141
Simultaneous removal of ammonia nitrogen, calcium and cadmium in a biofilm reactor based on microbial-induced calcium precipitation: Optimization of conditions, mechanism and community biological resp	140
Tracing and utilizing nitrogen loss in wastewater treatment: The trade-off between performance improvement, energy saving, and carbon footprint reduction	139
Review on alternatives for the reduction of textile microfibers emission to water	138
Urban parks affect soil macroinvertebrate communities: The case of Tehran, Iran	138
Effects of conversion of coastal marshes to aquaculture ponds on sediment anaerobic CO2 production and emission in a subtropical estuary of China	138
A flexible consistent framework for modelling multiple interacting environmental responses to management in space and time	136
Insights into the dewatering of excavated landfill sludge conditioned by polyferric silicate sulfate	136
An innovative risk assessment framework for water reuse: The case study of Corleone (Italy)	135
Effects of livestock on arthropod biodiversity in Iberian holm oak savannas revealed by metabarcoding	135
Recycling silage leachate and biochar for improving nitrate removal by woodchip bioreactor	134
Influence of perfluorooctanoic acid on alkaline anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge: Perspective from volatile fatty acids production and sludge reduction	133
A decision methodology for site-level ecosystem accounting	132
Legacy nutrients in the Baltic Sea drainage basin: How past practices affect eutrophication management	131
Unexpected enhancement of sulfuric acid-driven new particle formation by alcoholic amines: The role of ion-induced nucleation	131
Influence of earthworms on the microbial properties and extracellular enzyme activities during vermicomposting of raw and distilled grape marc	130
Dynamic decomposition and regional differences of urban emergy ecological footprint in the Yangtze River Delta	130
Experimental investigation on composites incorporating rice husk nanoparticles for environmental noise management	130
Biochar production in northern New Mexico: Identifying challenges and opportunities	128
Emission of VOCs from service stations in Beijing: Species characteristics and pollutants co-control based on SOA and O3	128
A paired-catchment evaluation of voluntary agri-environmental scheme measures targeting diffuse phosphorus and sediment pollution	127
Binding inspired green innovation: Evidence from China's Top 1,000 energy regulation	127
Influence of anthropogenic disturbances on antibiotic resistance gene distributions along the Minjiang River in Southeast China	127
Revolution or trap? Long-term diffusion of bioplastics in China: Economic losses, health benefits, and policy pathways based on a multi-module CGE-LCA model	126
Mapping the influence: Institutional blockholder coordination and climate change risk disclosure	126
Reconciling scale using the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework to improve management of woody encroachment in grasslands	126
A novel composite electrode with multiple pore structures for efficient treatment of heavy metal ions in capacitive deionization	125
Fire management benefits tree growth and survival in the Brazilian savanna	125