OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Waste Management & Research is 33. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A comprehensive study of temperature data during the filling and post-closure phases at a landfill in Québec, Canada: Application of a thermal–mechanical–biological model	140
Self-reported behaviours and measures related to plastic waste reduction: European citizens’ perspective	113
Supply chain optimisation for recycling and remanufacturing sustainable management in end-of-life vehicles: A mini-review and classification	87
Measuring circularity: A (still) ongoing methodological challenge	86
Solid waste management and Aedes aegypti infestation interconnections: A regression tree application	81
The effect of dietary awareness on household food waste	76
Celebrating WM&R ’s first 40 years – And lessons learned for the future	72
Multiple-criteria decision analysis to substantiate the prospects of industrial and solid municipal wastes as slurry fuel components	69
Conceptualising systems thinking and complexity modelling for circular economy quantification: A systematic review and critical analysis	64
Integrating automation into construction waste quantification: A review of digital innovations for sustainable resource management	62
A quantitative analysis of avoidable food waste in Mexico City households	61
Critical review on microplastics in landfill leachate	59
Effectiveness of NGOs in mountainous solid waste management: A case study from Healing Himalayas in Rakchham, Himachal Pradesh, India	56
Thanks to reviewers	55
A mini-review of the physical recycling methods for plastic parts in end-of-life vehicles	51
Environment-friendly, efficient process for mechanical recovery of waste lithium iron phosphate batteries	50
Exploring the household food-wasting behaviour: A bibliometric review	49
Simulation of field test on temperature variation induced by single-well leachate pumping in landfills	48
Pyrolysis of brewery spent grain, coffee ground waste and their blends	47
An in-depth analysis of the sugar industry’s waste management approaches in the context of the circular economy framework: A comprehensive systematic review	46
Individual, household and institutional level predictors of waste sorting: Evidence for Ecuador	44
Research status, key technologies and development trends of pharmaceutical waste salt treatment technology: A review	44
Uncovering the recycling potential of industrial waste in Sri Lanka	43
From end-of-pipe to precaution: Rethinking the foundations of waste management	42
Trends for producing sustainable yarns in the textile industry: A mini-review	41

Recycling rigid polypropylene from mixed waste: Does the origin affect mechanical recyclate quality?	41
Forecasting medical waste in Istanbul using a novel nonlinear grey Bernoulli model optimized by firefly algorithm	40
A simplified framework for assessing waste prevention and minimisation in developing countries within the context of CE, SDGs and ESG principles	40
Does medical waste research during COVID-19 meet the challenge induced by the pandemic to waste management?	38
The concept of food waste and food loss prevention and measuring tools	37
Enhancing biodegradation of plastic wastes by adding used tire rubber: A sustainable solution for mitigating environmental pollution	37
Prediction of e-waste generation: Application of modified adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (MANFIS)	37
Ghana’s recently introduced e-waste regulatory policy: A hope for a better e-waste sector?	33
The 15-minute city concept: The case study within a neighbourhood of Thessaloniki	33