OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 43. 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
Cadmium stress in plants: A critical review of the effects, mechanisms, and tolerance strategies	187
Contributions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in microplastic pollution research: A review	175
Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the environment: Plant uptake, translocation, bioaccumulation, and human health risks	126
Interactions between microplastics and soil fauna: A critical review	105
Antibiotic resistome in the livestock and aquaculture industries: Status and solutions	105
Engineered nanomaterials in the environment: Are they safe?	89
Removal of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in various wastewater treatment processes: An overview	84
Coupling anammox with heterotrophic denitrification for enhanced nitrogen removal: A review	81
Recent progress on the removal of antibiotic pollutants using photocatalytic oxidation process	72
Recent progress in adsorptive removal of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water/wastewater	70
Medical waste: Current challenges and future opportunities for sustainable management	69
Heavy metal remediation and resistance mechanism ofAeromonas,Bacillus, andPseudomonas: A review	67
Genesis of geogenic contaminated groundwater: As, F and I	67
Selenium in soil-microbe-plant systems: Sources, distribution, toxicity, tolerance, and detoxification	66
Interactions between organic matter and Fe (hydr)oxides and their influences on immobilization and remobilization of metal(loid)s: A review	64
Arsenic in Latin America: New findings on source, mobilization and mobility in human environments in 20 countries based on decadal research 2010-2020	62
Combined sewer overflows: A critical review on best practice and innovative solutions to mitigate impacts on environment and human health	61
Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural soils: A systematic analysis	61
Fit-for-purpose urban wastewater reuse: Analysis of issues and available technologies for sustainable multiple barrier approaches	60
What’s the best way to achieve successful mainstream partial nitritation-anammox application?	58
Influence of biochar on trace element uptake, toxicity and detoxification in plants and associated health risks: A critical review	55
Fluoride removal from water using alumina and aluminum-based composites: A comprehensive review of progress	55
Ensuring planetary survival: the centrality of organic carbon in balancing the multifunctional nature of soils	54
Recent advances in electro-Fenton process and its emerging applications	54
Research advances in anammox granular sludge: A review	53

Advanced porous nanomaterials as superior adsorbents for environmental pollutants removal from aqueous solutions	53
Lithium iron phosphate batteries recycling: An assessment of current status	52
Hydrometallurgical processes for heavy metals recovery from industrial sludges	51
Feasibility of wet-extraction of phosphorus from incinerated sewage sludge ash (ISSA) for phosphate fertilizer production: A critical review	50
Electrochemical treatment of highly concentrated wastewater: A review of experimental and modeling approaches from lab- to full-scale	50
The application of microalgae in removing organic micropollutants in wastewater	50
Comprehensive review on catalytic degradation of Cl-VOCs under the practical application conditions	50
Chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass: A critical comparison between biochemical, microwave and thermochemical conversion methods	49
Toxicity in vitro reveals potential impacts of microplastics and nanoplastics on human health: A review	47
Biodegradability and ecotoxicity of polyurethane foams: A review	46
Effects of selenium on the uptake of toxic trace elements by crop plants: A review	46
The roles of membrane transporters in arsenic uptake, translocation and detoxification in plants	46
Antibiotic resistance in agricultural soils: Source, fate, mechanism and attenuation strategy	46
Omics to address the opportunities and challenges of nanotechnology in agriculture	45
Uptake, accumulation and metabolism of PFASs in plants and health perspectives: A critical review	45
Strategies in improving plant salinity resistance and use of salinity resistant plants for economic sustainability	44
Alleviation of boron toxicity in plants: Mechanisms and approaches	43
New insights of nanomaterials usage toward superhydrophobic membranes for water desalination via membrane distillation: A review	43