OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 37. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The importance and availability of marine certified reference materials	154
Agrochemical-mediated cardiotoxicity in zebrafish embryos/larvae: What we do and where we go	129
Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable microorganisms: A highly promising strategy for enhanced bioremediation	98
Properly interpret metabolic inhibition results to identify primary mercury methylating microbes	95
A comprehensive review on water stable metal-organic frameworks for large-scale preparation and applications in water quality management based on surveys made since 2015	86
Elevated O₃ threatens biological communications mediated by plant volatiles: A review focusing on the urban environment	80
Insights into the microbiomes for medium-chain carboxylic acids production from biowastes through chain elongation	80
Carbon dots derived from non-biomass waste for a sensing application	80
Airborne transmission as an integral environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance through the “One Health” lens	79
Pore characteristics of hydrochars and their role as a vector for soil bacteria: A critical review of engineering options	73
Laccase-evoked removal of antibiotics: Reaction kinetics, conversion mechanisms, and ecotoxicity assessment	72
Principles for quorum sensing-based exogeneous denitrifier enhancement of nitrogen removal in biofilm: a review	72
Triclosan in sludge: Exploring its journey from the sewage treatment plants to land application and potential impacts on the environment	71
Effects and mechanism of microplastics on abundance and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment - A critical review	69
Electron transfer processes associated with structural Fe in clay minerals	56
Antiepileptic drugs in aquatic environments: Occurrence, toxicity, transformation mechanisms and fate	54
Unraveling eutrophication controversies: Innovative strategies and holistic perspectives	54
A systematic review of factors affecting the performance of the rice–aquaculture system and regional perspectives	52
Understanding the dilemmas and breakdown of the reactive migration of in situ groundwater injection reagents from an environmental geology perspective	52
Transport of carbon nanoparticles in porous media and its effect on the transport of concurrent contaminants	52
Possible pathways for mercury methylation in oxic marine waters	51
Nanoconfinement in advanced oxidation processes	46
Critical review of catalysis-assisted nanofiltration for micropollutants removal: Catalytic coupled nanofiltration system vs catalytic nanofiltration membrane	45
Recent advances in improving the remediation performance of microbial electrochemical systems for contaminated soil and sediments	45
An invisible workforce in soil: The neglected role of soil biofilms in conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes	45

Opportunity and challenges in large-scale geothermal energy exploitation in China	45
Developing mitochondrial DNA field-compatible tests	44
Microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter and its biogeochemical behaviors in aquatic environments: A review	44
Antibiotic resistance in wastewater, does the context matter? Poland and Portugal as a case study	44
Cadmium contamination in food crops: Risk assessment and control in smart age	43
Mercury cycling and isotopic fractionation in global forests	43
Flow line of density functional theory in heterogeneous persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes for pollutant degradation: A review	42
A review on biological occurrence, bioaccumulation, transmission and metabolism of chlorinated paraffins	41
Insights into organophosphate esters (OPEs) in aquatic ecosystems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological risk	40
Addressing the intersection of COVID-19 and metal nanoparticle use: Risks and control strategies	40
Policies on combined sewer overflows pollution control: A global perspective to inspire China and less developed countries	39
Effects of microplastics on substance transformation, sludge characteristics, toxicological effect, and microbial communities in different biochemical sludge systems: A review	39