OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Bioresource Technology is 103. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass: A review on recent advances	490
Microbial degradation of dyes: An overview	357
Techno-economic assessment of various hydrogen production methods – A review	295
Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and value-added bioproducts - A critical review	290
Biological remediation technologies for dyes and heavy metals in wastewater treatment: New insight	263
Recent advances in the sustainable design and applications of biodegradable polymers	260
Anaerobic co-digestion: Current status and perspectives	245
Effect of Fe–N modification on the properties of biochars and their adsorption behavior on tetracycline removal from aqueous solution	240
Recent advances biodegradation and biosorption of organic compounds from wastewater: Microalgae-bacteria consortium - A review	229
Lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment by deep eutectic solvents on lignin extraction and saccharification enhancement: A review	225
Production and beneficial impact of biochar for environmental application: A comprehensive review	218
Hydrothermal synthesis of magnetic sludge biochar for tetracycline and ciprofloxacin adsorptive removal	212
Advances in pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for bioenergy production: Challenges and perspectives	212
A review on biosurfactants: properties, applications and current developments	203
Lignin valorization: Status, challenges and opportunities	202
Sustainable processing of food waste for production of bio-based products for circular bioeconomy	202
Comprehensive assessment of 2G bioethanol production	199
Application of machine learning methods for the prediction of organic solid waste treatment and recycling processes: A review	197
Advances in solid-state fermentation for bioconversion of agricultural wastes to value-added products: Opportunities and challenges	193
Hydroxyapatite modified sludge-based biochar for the adsorption of Cu2+ and Cd2+: Adsorption behavior and mechanisms	190
Sustainable wastewater treatment by biochar/layered double hydroxide composites: Progress, challenges, and outlook	181
Sustainable management and recycling of food waste anaerobic digestate: A review	178
Recent developments on solid-state fermentation for production of microbial secondary metabolites: Challenges and solutions	175
Renewable hydrogen production by dark-fermentation: Current status, challenges and perspectives	173
Hydrothermal carbonization and Liquefaction: differences, progress, challenges, and opportunities	172

Recent advances and sustainable development of biofuels production from lignocellulosic biomass	170
Enhanced adsorption of tetracycline by an iron and manganese oxides loaded biochar: Kinetics, mechanism and column adsorption	169
Recent advances of thermochemical conversion processes for biorefinery	162
Efficiency of bacteria and bacterial assisted phytoremediation of heavy metals: An update	160
A comprehensive overview and recent advances on polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production using various organic waste streams	155
A review on pyrolysis of protein-rich biomass: Nitrogen transformation	155
Heterogeneous base catalysts: Synthesis and application for biodiesel production – A review	155
Biowaste-to-bioplastic (polyhydroxyalkanoates): Conversion technologies, strategies, challenges, and perspective	152
Integrated biorefinery processes for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to value added materials: Paving a path towards circular economy	150
Global status of lignocellulosic biorefinery: Challenges and perspectives	149
Intracellular versus extracellular antibiotic resistance genes in the environment: Prevalence, horizontal transfer, and mitigation strategies	148
Valorization of agro-industrial wastes for biorefinery process and circular bioeconomy: A critical review	145
A review of biochar in anaerobic digestion to improve biogas production: Performances, mechanisms and economic assessments	144
Critical impacts of pyrolysis conditions and activation methods on application-oriented production of wood waste-derived biochar	144
Modification on biochars for applications: A research update	142
Current understanding of the inhibition factors and their mechanism of action for the lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis	139
Metabolic engineering for increased lipid accumulation in Yarrowia lipolytica – A Review	138
Application of cellulose nanocrystals prepared from agricultural wastes for synthesis of starch-based hydrogel nanocomposites: Efficient and selective nanoadsorbent for removal of cationic dyes from w	137
Green processing and biotechnological potential of grape pomace: Current trends and opportunities for sustainable biorefinery	136
Pyrolysis of waste biomass and plastics for production of biochar and its use for removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution	134
Microbial coupling mechanisms of nitrogen removal in constructed wetlands: A review	133
A comprehensive review on emerging constructed wetland coupled microbial fuel cell technology: Potential applications and challenges	132
A review targeting veterinary antibiotics removal from livestock manure management systems and future outlook	132
Liquid hot water as sustainable biomass pretreatment technique for bioenergy production: A review	130
Adsorption of copper (II) in aqueous solution using biochars derived from Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed	130
Sustainable biochar/MgFe2O4 adsorbent for levofloxacin removal: Adsorption performances and mechanisms	130
Deeper insights into effect of activated carbon and nano-zero-valent iron addition on acidogenesis and whole anaerobic digestion	130
Bioprocessing of waste biomass for sustainable product development and minimizing environmental impact	130
Enzymatic conversion of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass: A review on influence of structural changes of lignin	129
Impacts of biochar on anaerobic digestion of swine manure: Methanogenesis and antibiotic resistance genes dissemination	128
Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Trends and advances toward biotechnological applications	128
An abundant porous biochar material derived from wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) with high adsorption performance for three organic dyes	127
Algae biopolymer towards sustainable circular economy	127
A critical review on production of biopolymers from algae biomass and their applications	126
Biomass pyrolysis: A review on recent advancements and green hydrogen production	125
Thermal pretreatment enhances the degradation and humification of lignocellulose by stimulating thermophilic bacteria during dairy manure composting	125
Sustainable livestock wastewater treatment via phytoremediation: Current status and future perspectives	125
Adsorption characteristics and the removal mechanism of two novel Fe-Zn composite modified biochar for Cd(II) in water	124
A review on nitrogen dynamics and mitigation strategies of food waste digestate composting	123
Biodegradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A review	121
Algal proteins: Production strategies and nutritional and functional properties	120
Binding interaction of allethrin with esterase: Bioremediation potential and mechanism	120
Mechanisms and adsorption capacities of hydrogen peroxide modified ball milled biochar for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions	120
Recent advances in commercial biorefineries for lignocellulosic ethanol production: Current status, challenges and future perspectives	118
Plant microbial fuel cell: Opportunities, challenges, and prospects	118
High-efficiency removal of lead/cadmium from wastewater by MgO modified biochar derived from crofton weed	117
Enhanced phosphate scavenging with effective recovery by magnetic porous biochar supported La(OH)3: Kinetics, isotherms, mechanisms and applications for water and real wastewater	117
A comparative techno-economic assessment of biochar production from different residue streams using conventional and microwave pyrolysis	116
A review on global perspectives of sustainable development in bioenergy generation	116
Converting nitrogen and phosphorus wastewater into bioenergy using microalgae-bacteria consortia: A critical review	115

Trends in renewable energy production employing biomass-based biochar	115
Progress in waste valorization using advanced pyrolysis techniques for hydrogen and gaseous fuel production	115
A review on anaerobic digestion with focus on the role of biomass co-digestion, modelling and optimisation on biogas production and enhancement	114
Algae as an emerging source of bioactive pigments	114
The degradation performance of different microplastics and their effect on microbial community during composting process	114
Multidimensional approaches of biogas production and up-gradation: Opportunities and challenges	113
Design and applications of photobioreactors- a review	113
Effects of antibacterial peptide-producing Bacillus subtilis and Lactobacillus buchneri on fermentation, aerobic stability, and microbial community of alfalfa silage	112
Advanced microalgae-based renewable biohydrogen production systems: A review	111
Microbial community succession, species interactions and metabolic pathways of sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification system in organic-limited nitrate wastewater	110
Co-culture of microalgae-activated sludge for wastewater treatment and biomass production: Exploring their role under different inoculation ratios	109
Anaerobic co-digestion of bioplastics as a sustainable mode of waste management with improved energy production – A review	108
A state-of-the-art review on algae pyrolysis for bioenergy and biochar production	108
Biosurfactants: The green generation of speciality chemicals and potential production using Solid-State fermentation (SSF) technology	107
Biochar addition reduces nitrogen loss and accelerates composting process by affecting the core microbial community during distilled grain waste composting	106
A review on the treatment of dyes in printing and dyeing wastewater by plant biomass carbon	106
Exploring agricultural waste biomass for energy, food and feed production and pollution mitigation: A review	105
Application of machine learning in anaerobic digestion: Perspectives and challenges	105
Facile synthesis of Fe-modified lignin-based biochar for ultra-fast adsorption of methylene blue: Selective adsorption and mechanism studies	105
A review on self-sustainable microbial electrolysis cells for electro-biohydrogen production via coupling with carbon-neutral renewable energy technologies	105
Bioremediation of heavy metals from industrial effluents by endophytes and their metabolic activity: Recent advances	104
Co-culture of fungi-microalgae consortium for wastewater treatment: A review	104
Optimization and techno-economic analysis of biodiesel production from Calophyllum inophyllum oil using heterogeneous nanocatalyst	104
Production of biosurfactants from agro-industrial waste and waste cooking oil in a circular bioeconomy: An overview	104
Valorization of anaerobic digestion digestate: A prospect review	104
Carotenoids from fungi and microalgae: A review on their recent production, extraction, and developments	103
Characteristics and mechanisms of phosphorous adsorption by rape straw-derived biochar functionalized with calcium from eggshell	103
Machine learning prediction and optimization of bio-oil production from hydrothermal liquefaction of algae	103