OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Biodegradation is 3. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
ANAMMOX-denitrification biomass in microbial fuel cell to enhance the electricity generation and nitrogen removal efficiency	61
Marine bacterial biodegradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic	58
Functional interplay between plastic polymers and microbes: a comprehensive review	27
Performance, kinetics characteristics and enhancement mechanisms in anammox process under Fe(II) enhanced conditions	23
A comprehensive study on bisphenol A degradation by newly isolated strains Acinetobacter sp. K1MN and Pseudomonas sp. BG12	22
Enrichment and key features of a robust and consistent indigenous marine-cognate microbial consortium growing on oily bilge wastewaters	20
A review of partial nitrification in biological nitrogen removal processes: from development to application	20
Bioremediation of marine oil spills by immobilized oil-degrading bacteria and nutrition emulsion	20
Ligninolytic enzymes production during polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons degradation: effect of soil pH, soil amendments and fungal co-cultivation	18
Biodegradation of natural rubber and deproteinized natural rubber by enrichment bacterial consortia	17
Microbial degradation of organophosphorus pesticides using whole cells and enzyme extracts	17
Assessment of polyethylene degradation by biosurfactant producing ligninolytic bacterium	17
Solid-state anaerobic co-digestion of organic fraction of municipal waste and sawdust: impact of co-digestion ratio, inoculum-to-substrate ratio, and total solids	16
Biosorption of nickel, cobalt, zinc and copper ions by Serratia marcescens strain 16 in mono and multimetallic systems	15
Biodegradation of petroleum refining industry oil sludge by microbial-assisted biocarrier matrix: process optimization using response surface methodology	15
Efficiency of sulfamethoxazole removal from wastewater using aerobic granular sludge: influence of environmental factors	15
Combined analysis of microbial community and microbial metabolites based on untargeted metabolomics during pig manure composting	14
Investigating promising substrates for promoting 1,4-dioxane biodegradation: effects of ethane and tetrahydrofuran on microbial consortia	14
A microcosm study on persulfate oxidation combined with enhanced bioremediation to remove dissolved BTEX in gasoline-contaminated groundwater	14
A salt resistant biosurfactant produced by moderately halotolerant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (AHV-KH10) and its application for bioremediation of diesel-contaminated sediment in saline environment	14
Bacterial biosurfactant increases ex situ biodiesel bioremediation in clayey soil	13
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid degradation in methanogenic mixed cultures obtained from Brazilian Amazonian soil samples	13
The influence of upflow velocity and hydraulic retention time changes on taxonomic and functional characterization in Fluidized Bed Reactor treating commercial laundry wastewater in co-digestion with	12
Enrichment and characterization of a bilge microbial consortium with oil in water-emulsions breaking ability for oily wastewater treatment	12
Aerobic degradation of dichlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dichlorinated dibenzofuran by bacteria strains obtained from tropical contaminated soil	11

Biodegradation of diethyl-phthalate (DEP) by halotolerant bacteria isolated from an estuarine environment	11
Bioremediation of hexavalent chromium from wastewater using bacteria-a green technology	10
Recent advances in simultaneous nitrification and denitrification for nitrogen and micropollutant removal: a review	10
Investigating the biological degradation of the drug β-blocker atenolol from wastewater using the SBR	10
Sediments in the mangrove areas contribute to the removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in coastal sediments of Macau SAR, China, and harbour microbial communities capable of degrading E2, EE2, BP	9
Isolation and characterization of 2-butoxyethanol degrading bacterial strains	9
Degradation of dibutyl phthalate by Paenarthrobacter sp. Shss isolated from Saravan landfill, Hyrcanian Forests, Iran	8
Myco-degradation of microplastics: an account of identified pathways and analytical methods for their determination	8
Biotransformation of pentachlorophenol by an indigenous Bacillus cereus AOA-CPS1 isolated from wastewater effluent in Durban, South Africa	8
Enhanced long-term attenuation of 1,4-dioxane in bioaugmented flow-through aquifer columns	7
Bacillus pumilus proteome changes in response to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene-induced stress	7
Microbiome taxonomic and functional profiles of two domestic sewage treatment systems	7
Fungal biodegradation of chlorinated herbicides: an overview with an emphasis on 2,4-D in Argentina	7
Biodegradation of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid by Acinetobacter johnsonii FZ-5 and Klebsiella oxytoca FZ-8 under anaerobic conditions	7
Degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) by fungi originating from Vietnam	7
Characterization of carbaryl-degrading strain Bacillus licheniformis B-1 and its hydrolase identification	7
An evaluation into the biosorption and biodegradation of azo dyes by indigenous siderophores-producing bacteria immobilized in chitosan	7
Enhancement of chlortetracycline biodegradation with Trichoderma harzianum LJ245 and its spore-producing mutants using co-metabolism	7
Degradation characteristics of crude oil by a consortium of bacteria in the existence of chlorophenol	7
Efficient degradation of ivermectin by newly isolated Aeromonas taiwanensis ZJB-18,044	6
Optimizing the malathion degrading potential of a newly isolated Bacillus sp. AGM5 based on Taguchi design of experiment and elucidation of degradation pathway	6
Efficient bioremediation of PAHs-contaminated soils by a methylotrophic enrichment culture	6
Transcriptomic response of Gordonia sp. strain NB4-1Y when provided with 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonamidoalkyl betaine or 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate as sole sulfur source	6
Conversion of full nitritation to partial nitritation/anammox in a continuous granular reactor for low-strength ammonium wastewater treatment at 20 °C	6
Outer membrane vesicles mediated horizontal transfer of an aerobic denitrification gene between Escherichia coli	6
Anaerobic benzene mineralization by natural microbial communities from Niger Delta	6
NC10 bacteria promoted methane oxidation coupled to chlorate reduction	6
Evaluation of aerobic biodegradation of phenanthrene using Pseudomonas turukhanskensis: an optimized study	6
Vinasse odyssey: sugarcane vinasse remediation and laccase production by Trametes sp. immobilized in polyurethane foam	6
Concerted action of extracellular and cytoplasmic esterase and urethane-cleaving activities during Impranil biodegradation by Alicycliphilus denitrificans BQ1	6
Laccase-loaded magnetic dialdehyde inulin nanoparticles as an efficient heterogeneous natural polymer-based biocatalyst for removal and detoxification of ofloxacin	6
Effect of biostimulation and bioaugmentation on biodegradation of high concentrations of 1,4-dioxane	6
Effect on simultaneous removal of ammonia, nitrate, and phosphorus via advanced stacked assembly biological filter for rural domestic sewage treatment	6
The optimization of enzymatic oxidation of levofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic for wastetwater treatment	6
Bioremediation of heavy oily sludge: a microcosms study	5
Comparative analysis of denitrification performance, denitrifying community and functional genes to oxytetracycline exposure between single and hybrid biodegradable polymers supported solid-phase deni	5
Tramates trogii biomass in carboxymethylcellulose-lignin composite beads for adsorption and biodegradation of bisphenol A	5
In vitro studies on the degradation of common rubber waste material with the latex clearing protein (Lcp1VH2) of Gordonia polyisoprenivorans VH2	5
Changes in bacterial diversity of activated sludge exposed to titanium dioxide nanoparticles	5
Tylosin in anaerobic reactors: degradation kinetics, effects on methane production and on the microbial community	5
Comparison of polylactic acid biodegradation ability of Brevibacillus brevis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and promotion of PLA biodegradation by soytone	5
Evaluation of in situ biosurfactant production by inoculum of P. putida and nutrient addition for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from aged oil-polluted soil	5
Efficiencies of selected biotreatments for the remediation of PAH in diluted bitumen contaminated soil microcosms	5
A critical review on microbial degradation of petroleum-based plastics: quantitatively effects of chemical addition in cultivation media on biodegradation efficiency	4
Modeling anaerobic digestion metabolic pathways for antibiotic-contaminated wastewater treatment	4
Up-flow anaerobic column reactor for sulfate-rich cadmium-bearing wastewater purification: system performance, removal mechanism and microbial community structure	4
Aerobic degradation of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol by Proteus sp. strain OSES2 obtained from an explosive contaminated tropical soil	4
Properties affecting transfer and expression of degradative plasmids for the purpose of bioremediation	4
Microbial reduction of Cr(VI) in the presence of Ni, Cu and Zn by bacterial consortium enriched from an electroplating contaminated site	4
Role of pine needle biochar in operation and stability of anaerobic processes	4

Insights into microbial community in microbial fuel cells simultaneously treating sulfide and nitrate under external resistance	4
Enhanced anaerobic treatment of synthetic protein-rich wastewater promoted by organic xerogels	4
Composite hydrolytic acidification - aerobic MBBR process for treating traditional Chinese medicine wastewater	4
Fungal treatment of mature landfill leachate utilizing woodchips and wheat-straw as co-substrates	4
Kinetic modeling of anaerobic degradation of plant-derived aromatic mixtures by Rhodopseudomonas palustris	4
Performance analysis of Pseudomonas sp. strain SA3 in naphthalene degradation using phytotoxicity and microcosm studies	4
Biodegradation of chemicals tested in mixtures and individually: mixture effects on biodegradation kinetics and microbial composition	4
Temperature-induced difference in microbial characterizations accounts for the fluctuation of sequencing batch biofilm reactor performance	4
Enhanced biodegradation of oil-contaminated soil oil in shale gas exploitation by biochar immobilization	3
Anaerobic semi-fixed bed biofilm reactor (An-SFB-BR) for treatment of high concentration p-nitrophenol wastewater under shock loading conditions	3
Identity and hydrocarbon degradation activity of enriched microorganisms from natural oil and asphalt seeps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI)	3
Degradation and effect of 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol in aerobic composting of sludge	3
Co-metabolism of nonylphenol ethoxylate in sequencing batch reactor under aerobic conditions	3
Removal pattern of vinasse phenolics by Phlebia rufa, characterization of an induced laccase and inhibition kinetics modeling	3
Kinetic isotope effects of C and N indicate different transformation mechanisms between atzA- and trzN-harboring strains in dechlorination of atrazine	3
Biodegradation of rubber in cultures of Rhodococcus rhodochrous and by its enzyme latex clearing protein	3
Single-well push–pull tests evaluating isobutane as a primary substrate for promoting in situ cometabolic biotransformation reactions	3