OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Environmental Science and Pollution Research is 91. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The lag effect of 24-year tobacco consumption on lung cancer mortality in Henan Province, China, 1992 to 2016	1497
Risk assessment of cyanobacteria toxic metabolites on freshwater ecosystems applying molecular methods	643
Ajwa date flavonoids mitigate neutrophil migration and interferon-γ-induced renal injury by ultraviolet C radiation in rats	382
Correction to: Novel coronavirus pathogen in humans and animals: an overview on its social impact, economic impact, and potential treatments	307
Novel biologically synthesized metal nanopowder from wastewater for dye removal application	258
Marble waste site suitability assessment using the GIS-based AHP model	232
Letter to the Editor: “Antibiotic exposure and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis”	231
Development of chitosan-magnetic sawdust hydrochar for Pb and Zn immobilization process on various soil conditions	226
Rapid determination of three textile surfactants in environmental samples by modeling excitation-emission second-order data with multi-way calibration methods	220
Quantitative RT-PCR detection of human noroviruses and hepatitis A virus in fresh produce and surface water used for irrigation in the Mansoura and Giza regions, Egypt	214
Responses of soil nematode community within soil aggregates to tea plantation age	199
Graphene oxide promotes V-Cu-Ce-ZSM-5 to catalyze SO2 and NO at low temperature: performance and mechanism	190
Charge separation effect in the nanocomposites of Co3O4-QDs: visible light photocatalytic dye degradation in aqueous solutions	189
Modeling habitat suitability of bats to identify high priority areas for field monitoring and conservation	188
Carbon-based zero valent iron catalyst for NOX removal at low temperatures: performance and kinetic study	182
An integrated framework for exploring the tradeoffs between cost-optimized fuel allocation and regional air quality impacts in a water-energy nexus infrastructure	180
Impact of petroleum industry on goats in Saudi Arabia: heavy metal accumulation, oxidative stress, and tissue injury	180
A reference material (NMIJ RM 4076-a) for the determination of short-chain chlorinated paraffins	173
Mercury concentration in the tissues of the Eurasian otter: a seasonal dependance in Slovakia	171
A modified exergy evaluation of using carbon-black/water/EG nanofluids as coolant of photovoltaic modules	167
Toxicokinetics of silver in the goldfish Carassius auratus under simultaneous waterborne and diet-borne exposures to silver nanoparticles	156
Manufacturers’ product line strategies and environmental impacts under carbon cap and trade policies	144
Biomonitoring of BTEX in primary school children exposed to hookah smoke	140
Modeling a periodic electric vehicle–routing problem considering delivery due date and mixed charging rates using metaheuristic method	140
ZnCo2O4/g-C3N4/Cu nanocomposite as a new efficient and recyclable heterogeneous photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity towards the metronidazole degradation under the solar light irradiat	139

The binary combined toxicity of lithium, lead, and manganese on the proliferation of murine neural stem cells using two different models	139
Effects of air pollution on myopia: an update on clinical evidence and biological mechanisms	139
Exposure to DEHP is potential to increase the risk of overactive bladder, evidence from NHANES 2003–2008	138
Export quality, economic growth, and renewable-nonrenewable energy use: non-linear evidence through regime shifts	134
Identification of low grain cadmium accumulation genotypes and its physiological mechanism in maize (Zea mays L.)	133
Long-term exposure of the binary mixture of cadmium and mercury damages the developed ovary of adult zebrafish	131
Resistance of blended alkali-activated fly ash-OPC mortar to mild-concentration sulfuric and acetic acid attack	131
Spatio-temporal pattern of urban vegetation carbon sink and driving mechanisms of human activities in Huaibei, China	129
Application of classic and soft computing for modeling yield and environmental final impact in vegetable production (a case study: transplanting onion in Isfahan province, Iran)	129
Typical scaled food web structure and total mercury enrichment characteristics in Xingkai Lake, China	129
Research on the interactive response relationship between thermal power carbon emission and industrial structure in Western China	128
Antimicrobial resistance genes in microbiota associated with sediments and water from the Akaki river in Ethiopia	128
An investigation of the pullout behaviors of tire strips embedded in tire-derived aggregate reinforced sand	123
Speciation and bioaccessibility of arsenic in rice under different cooking methods and its implication in risk assessment	123
Potential of flavonoids as anti-Alzheimer’s agents: bench to bedside	122
Mechanisms and histopathological impacts of acetamiprid and azoxystrobin in male rats	118
Chemical stabilization of heavy metals in municipal solid waste incineration fly ash: a review	118
Mixed culture of plants improved nutrient removal in constructed wetlands: response of microbes and root exudates	117
Assessing the factors influencing water quality using environment water quality index and partial least squares structural equation model in the Ebinur Lake Watershed, Xinjiang, China	116
Assessment of the aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of contaminants of emerging concern in sludge using batch reactors	115
Control measure prioritization in Fine − Kinney-based risk assessment: a Bayesian BWM-Fuzzy VIKOR combined approach in an oil station	114
A review of recent developments in the application of machine learning in solar thermal collector modelling	114
Removal of emerging contaminants by emulsion liquid membrane: perspective and challenges	113
Transcriptional analysis of heavy metal P1B-ATPases (HMAs) elucidates competitive interaction in metal transport between cadmium and mineral elements in rice plants	112
Biogenic synthesis of reduced graphene oxide from Ziziphus spina-christi (Christ’s thorn jujube) extracts for catalytic, antimicrobial, and antioxidant potentialities	112
Research on air curtain dust control technology for environmental protection at fully mechanized working faces	111
The impact of ownership structure and environmental supervision on the environmental accounting information disclosure quality of high-polluting enterprises in China	110
Issues in sustainable supply chain’s futuristic technologies: a bibliometric and research trend analysis	109
The role of economic complexity in the environmental Kuznets curve of MINT economies: evidence from method of moments quantile regression	109
Probabilistic health risk assessment for residents exposed to potentially toxic elements near typical mining areas in China	107
Therapeutic potential of herbal medicine for the management of hyperlipidemia: latest updates	107
Application of three prediction models in pesticide poisoning	105
Eugenol and carvacrol attenuate brain d-galactose-induced aging-related oxidative alterations in rats	105
CTBP1-AS2 promoted non-small cell lung cancer progression via sponging the miR-623/MMP3 axis	105
The acute effect and lag effect analysis between exposures to ambient air pollutants and spontaneous abortion: a case-crossover study in China, 2017–2019	105
Metabolism toxicity and susceptibility of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) exposure on BRL cells with insulin resistance	104
An investigation on gas emission concentration and relative emission rate of the near-dry wire-cut electrical discharge machining process	104
Place-specific product relatedness and the environmental performance of non-polluting exports in China	102
Impact of water depth on thermal efficiency, exergy efficiency, and exergy losses of finned acrylic solar still: an experimental study	102
Decomposition of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and 5-nitro-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (NTO) by Fe13O13 nanoparticle: density functional theory study	102
Enantioselective hydrolysis and photolysis of mandipropamid in different aquatic environments — evaluation of influencing factors	102
A review of the main methods for composite adsorbents characterization	101
Hydrochemical characteristics and identification of groundwater pollution sources in tropical savanna	101
Data-driven evaluation and optimization of the sustainable development of the logistics industry: case study of the Yangtze River Delta in China	101
Analysis of contaminant dispersion in open channel with two streambank-absorption boundaries	100
Effect of mechanically treated and untreated zinc tailing waste as cement substitute in concrete production: an experimental and statistical analysis	100
Toxicity and accumulation of lead and cadmium in the land snail, Archachatina papyracea, in a tropical Alfisol from Southwestern Nigeria	99
The impact of household wastewater on the frailty state of the elderly in China: based on a long-term cohort study in China	99
Genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of pethoxamid herbicide on Allium cepa cells and its molecular docking studies to unravel genotoxicity mechanism	98
Validation of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis and role of carbon emission policies in the case of Russian Federation	98

Multi-isotopes revealing the coastal river anthropogenic pollutants and natural material flux to ocean: Sr, C, N, S, and O isotope study	98
Effects of passenger blockage on smoke flow properties in subway station fires	98
Developmental toxicity and neurotoxicity assessment of R-, S-, and RS-propylene glycol enantiomers in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae	98
Environmental protection measures in mineral resource development: case study of a gold-bearing deposit in the Russian Far East	98
Autophagy triggered by the ROS/ERK signaling pathway protects mouse embryonic palatal cells from apoptosis induced by nicotine	98
The interactions between Reactive Black 5 and human serum albumin: combined spectroscopic and molecular dynamics simulation approaches	97
Synthesis of aqueous media stable MIL101-OH/chitosan for diphenhydramine and metronidazole adsorption	97
Impact and trade off analysis of land use change on spatial pattern of ecosystem services in Chishui River Basin	96
Heavy metals in surface sediments of the intertidal Thai Binh Coast, Gulf of Tonkin, East Sea, Vietnam: distribution, accumulation, and contamination assessment	96
Al2O3 nanoparticles trigger the embryonic hepatotoxic response and potentiate TNF-α-induced apoptosis—modulatory effect of p38 MAPK and JNK inhibitors	96
Biomass energy consumption and sustainable development: empirical evidence from Asian economies	95
Magnetic nanocomposite adsorbents for abatement of arsenic species from water and wastewater	94
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in freshwater fish from urban lakes in Hanoi, Vietnam: concentrations, tissue distribution, and implication for risk assessment	93
Pesticide and agro-ecological transition: assessing the environmental and human impacts of pesticides and limiting their use	92
Stainless steel catalyst for air pollution control: structure, properties, and activity	92
Effect of economic development, income inequality, transportation, and environmental expenditures on transport emissions: evidence from OECD countries	92
A study on water pollution scenario of the Damodar river basin, India: assessment of potential health risk using long term database (1980–2019) and statistical analysis	91