OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Waste Management is 64. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Global E-waste management: Can WEEE make a difference? A review of e-waste trends, legislation, contemporary issues and future challenges	221
Artificial intelligence applications in solid waste management: A systematic research review	203
Plastic recycling in a circular economy; determining environmental performance through an LCA matrix model approach	187
Rethinking organic wastes bioconversion: Evaluating the potential of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.)) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) (BSF)	164
An analysis of the plastic waste trade and management in Asia	152
Food waste valorisation and circular economy concepts in insect production and processing	142
Application of deep learning object classifier to improve e-waste collection planning	129
Soil microplastic pollution in an e-waste dismantling zone of China	124
Recycling of post-consumer plastic packaging waste in the EU: Recovery rates, material flows, and barriers	122
Waste to bioplastics: How close are we to sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoates production?	120
Challenges in current construction and demolition waste recycling: A China study	119
Biochar enhanced the nitrifying and denitrifying bacterial communities during the composting of poultry manure and rice straw	118
Application of membrane separation technology in the treatment of leachate in China: A review	117
The relationship between municipal solid waste and greenhouse gas emissions: Evidence from Switzerland	117
From intention to behavior: Comprehending residents’ waste sorting intention and behavior formation process	115
Challenges of plastic waste generation and management in sub-Saharan Africa: A review	111
Recent applications of waste solid materials in pavement engineering	109
Co-hydrothermal carbonization of food waste with yard waste for solid biofuel production: Hydrochar characterization and its pelletization	105
Recycling chains for lithium-ion batteries: A critical examination of current challenges, opportunities and process dependencies	104
Opportunities and challenges for the application of post-consumer plastic waste pyrolysis oils as steam cracker feedstocks: To decontaminate or not to decontaminate?	101
Impact of total solids content on anaerobic co-digestion of pig manure and food waste: Insights into shifting of the methanogenic pathway	101
Microplastics and pollutants in biosolids have contaminated agricultural soils: An analytical study and a proposal to cease the use of biosolids in farmlands and utilise them in sustainable bricks	99
Selective recovery of Li and FePO4 from spent LiFePO4 cathode scraps by organic acids and the properties of the regenerated LiFePO4	98
Coffee-derived activated carbon from second biowaste for supercapacitor applications	97
Applying artificial neural networks (ANNs) to solve solid waste-related issues: A critical review	97

A smart municipal waste management system based on deep-learning and Internet of Things	95
What influences consumer food waste behavior in restaurants? An application of the extended theory of planned behavior	93
A review on the recycling processes of spent auto-catalysts: Towards the development of sustainable metallurgy	92
Application of LCA modelling in integrated waste management	91
“This is our next problem”: Cleaning up from the COVID-19 response	88
Sustainable waste disposal technology selection: The stratified best-worst multi-criteria decision-making method	88
Fish and fish waste-based fertilizers in organic farming – With status in Norway: A review	87
Waste tire rubber as low-cost and environmentally-friendly modifier in thermoset polymers – A review	83
Anaerobic digestate management, environmental impacts, and techno-economic challenges	82
Trace gas emissions from municipal solid waste landfills: A review	81
Vanadium sustainability in the context of innovative recycling and sourcing development	80
4D-BIM to enhance construction waste reuse and recycle planning: Case studies on concrete and drywall waste streams	80
Degradation of bioplastics in organic waste by mesophilic anaerobic digestion, composting and soil incubation	79
Ranking European countries on the basis of their environmental and circular economy performance: A DEA application in MSW	79
Fresh and hardened properties of concrete containing different forms of plastic waste – A review	78
Environmental sustainability in the food-energy-water-health nexus: A new methodology and an application to food waste in a circular economy	76
Review of municipal waste management charging methods in different countries	75
Deep learning-based waste detection in natural and urban environments	75
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) and their affinity for organic waste processing	73
Transition to circular economy in the construction industry: Environmental aspects of waste brick recycling scenarios	72
Implementation of harmonized Extended Producer Responsibility strategies to incentivize recovery of single-use plastic packaging waste in Canada	71
Environmental impacts of waste management and valorisation pathways for surplus bread in Sweden	71
Organic waste biorefineries: Looking towards implementation	71
Comparative life cycle assessment of two ceramsite production technologies for reusing municipal solid waste incinerator fly ash in China	70
Selection of sensitive seeds for evaluation of compost maturity with the seed germination index	70
Cost analysis and optimization of Blockchain-based solid waste management traceability system	69
Catalytic pyrolysis of petroleum-based and biodegradable plastic waste to obtain high-value chemicals	68
Waste type, incineration, and aeration are associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl levels in landfill leachates	68
Upcycling of plastic waste into fluorescent carbon dots: An environmentally viable transformation to biocompatible C-dots with potential prospective in analytical applications	67
Comparative life cycle assessment of emergency disposal scenarios for medical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic in China	67
Evaluating the cost and carbon footprint of second-life electric vehicle batteries in residential and utility-level applications	67
Low-cost technology for recycling agro-industrial waste into nutrient-rich organic fertilizer using black soldier fly	67
Environmentally friendly approach for the recovery of metallic fraction from waste printed circuit boards using pyrolysis and ultrasonication	67
Engineered biochar derived from food waste digestate for activation of peroxymonosulfate to remove organic pollutants	67
Valorization of two agroindustrial wastes to produce alpha-amylase enzyme from Aspergillus oryzae by solid-state fermentation	66
Offshore and onshore wind turbine blade waste material forecast at a regional level in Europe until 2050	66
Plastic waste from marine environment: Demonstration of possible routes for recycling by different manufacturing technologies	65
Drivers of and barriers to consumers’ plastic packaging waste avoidance and recycling – A systematic literature review	65
Cost-benefit analysis of waste photovoltaic module recycling in China	64
Waste image classification based on transfer learning and convolutional neural network	64
Hydrometallurgical recycling of EV lithium-ion batteries: Effects of incineration on the leaching efficiency of metals using sulfuric acid	64