OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 12. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A critical review on the oxidation-property-performance of polyamide membranes for water treatment	306
Advancements and challenges in protein purification techniques for denitrifying enzymes: A path to effective nitrogen removal and reduced N ₂ O emissions	272
Carbon dots derived from non-biomass waste for a sensing application	182
Antiepileptic drugs in aquatic environments: Occurrence, toxicity, transformation mechanisms and fate	161
A review on biological occurrence, bioaccumulation, transmission and metabolism of chlorinated paraffins	158
Salinity as a modulator of antibiotic resistance in the environment: Patterns and mechanisms	156
Linking heavy metal(loid) stress to biofilm formation and conjugation: A critical review of experimental evidence	155
Manganese oxides for electrochemical adsorption of metal ions in aqueous environments: A comprehensive review from fundamentals to applications	142
Sustainable bioprocessing strategies for scalable d -tagatose production: From enzyme engineering to industrial implementation	137
Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactors: A panoramic tool for wastewater treatment and resource recovery	130
Unique nitrification process of heterotrophic nitrification bacteria and its adaptability in extreme environments	104
Systems thinking for the sustainability transformation of urban water systems	100
Recent advances in layered double hydroxides for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: A critical review	99
Protecting human health and the environment against siloxanes: The role and effectiveness of wastewater treatment technologies	94
Reactions of Mn(II) with common oxidants: Kinetics, pathways, and key role of Mn(III)/Mn(IV) products in enhanced contaminants degradation	87
Transmission of soil antibiotic resistance gene pools to vegetable endophytes: Pathways, influencing factors, and control methods	85
Comparison of fish and mammalian adipogenesis in vitro : Implications for regulating endocrine disruptors	84
Toward sustainable healthcare: Circular economy models in hospital operations and waste management	72
Radiological dose from seafood ingestion; a global summary from 40 years of study	69
Emerging contaminants antibiotic resistance genes and microplastics in the environment: Introduction to 21 review articles published in CREST during 2018–2022	67
A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification	67
A review on the heterogeneous oxidation of SO₂ on solid atmospheric particles: Implications for sulfate formation in haze chemistry	67
Dissimilatory iron-reducing microorganisms: The phylogeny, physiology, applications and outlook	65
A critical review on the bioaccumulation, transportation, and elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human beings	65
Environmental behavior, human exposure, and elimination technology of fluorinated liquid crystal monomers: A review	63

Advances in extraneous water detection of urban sewer networks: From conventional methods to data-driven approaches	63
Correction	63
Underrecognized three-carbon chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons: Occurrence, regulation, and treatment strategies	58
Progress and future prospects in co-planting with hyperaccumulators: Application to the sustainable use of agricultural soil contaminated by arsenic, cadmium, and nickel	56
Pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for biohydrogen biorefinery: Recent progress, techno-economic feasibility and prospectives	54
Invisible microbial language in cyanobacterial blooms should not be overlooked: The potential impact of quorum sensing for cyanobacteria community	54
Modification strategies of BiOI-based visible-light photocatalysts and their efficacy on decomposition of tetracycline antibiotics in water	53
Deciphering high-nitrogen inhibition in anammox systems: From microbial insights to engineering applications	51
Standardization in global environmental antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) surveillance	50
Conceptualizing core aspects of circular economy in soil: A critical review and analysis	48
Influences of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on crop growth and potentially toxic element accumulation in contaminated soils: A meta-analysis	48
Practical application of machine learning for organic matter and harmful algal blooms in freshwater systems: A review	47
A review on soil amendments for cadmium sequestration and methane emission reduction in paddy soils	47
Pharmaceuticals and their transformation products in agroecosystems: Threats to plant–soil sustainability	46
Harnessing synthetic microbial communities for sustainable agriculture: Enhancing soil health and crop yields	44
Harnessing the power of tidal flat diatoms to combat climate change	44
Far UV-C radiation: An emerging tool for pandemic control	43
Long-term management of PFAS contaminated water using constructed floating wetlands: Opportunities, limitations, and implementation considerations	42
Medical and healthcare waste generation, storage, treatment and disposal: a systematic scoping review of risks to occupational and public health	41
Effects of biochar on the accumulation of necromass-derived carbon, the physical protection and microbial mineralization of soil organic carbon	41
Pathways and challenges in effectively controlling membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors	40
Soil microplastic analysis: a harmonized methodology	40
Incorporating viruses into soil ecology: A new dimension to understand biogeochemical cycling	40
Reactive species in nonthermal plasma-based advanced oxidation and reduction processes for micropollutants degradation: Generation, contribution and utilization	39
Laccase-evoked removal of antibiotics: Reaction kinetics, conversion mechanisms, and ecotoxicity assessment	39
Insights into organophosphate esters (OPEs) in aquatic ecosystems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological risk	39
Efficient chemoautotrophic carbon fixation in controlled systems: Influencing factors, regulatory strategies and application prospects	38
Methanogenesis suppression for VFAs recovery in anaerobic digestion: A review of mechanisms and trends	37
Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable microorganisms: A highly promising strategy for enhanced bioremediation	36
Reactive oxidative species generation in pyrite abiotic-oxidation process: Origins, influencing factors, applications for environmental remediation	36
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies	36
Integration of adsorption and advanced oxidation catalysis: Materials, synergistic mechanisms, and applications	34
A state-of-the-art review on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge based on microbial abundance: Correlations among microbiota, performance and process parameters	34
Engineering carbon dots with ligand-rich architectures for coordination chemistry-driven fluorescent sensing of metal ions	33
Framework for establishing regulatory guidelines to control antibiotic resistance in treated effluents	33
Effect of remediation technologies on soil fertility in heavy metal(loid)-contaminated soils: A critical review	32
How anaerobic methanotrophic archaea utilize various electron acceptors: Mechanisms and application prospects	32
A multi-dimensional framework for selecting antibiotic resistance gene indicators in wastewater surveillance of antimicrobial resistance	32
Rethinking strategies to attenuate organic pollutants: Mechanisms and challenges of catalytic pollutants polymerization	31
Phytotoxicological effects of phytosynthesized nanoparticles: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Advanced porous nanomaterials as superior adsorbents for environmental pollutants removal from aqueous solutions	30
Biodegradable polyesters in soil—Real environmental hazard or just a storm in a teacup?	30
Antibiotic and microplastic co-exposure: Effects on Daphnia magna and implications for ecological risk assessment	30
Characterization and source-apportionment of synergistic ecotoxicities of multiple pollutants based on a biosensor-biospectroscopy coupling (BBC) test battery approach	29
Advances in quantifying the drivers of the occurrence, transport, and fate of freshwater microplastics	29
Quantum and classical computational synergy for emerging contaminants management: Advanced insights into cytochrome P450 metabolic mechanisms	28
Occurrence and potential harms of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in environment and their removal by periphyton	28
How environmental pollutants drive obesity via gut microbiota dysbiosis	28
Manganese in drinking water distribution systems: A comprehensive review on the occurrence, migration transformation mechanisms, and control strategies	28
Material flow analysis of chemical additives in plastics: A critical review	28

A review of quorum sensing regulating heavy metal resistance in anammox process: Relations, mechanisms and prospects	27
Critical review in transmembrane electro-chemisorption technology for ammonia recovery from wastewater	27
Comment on “A review of public and environmental consequences of organic germanium” by Zheng and co-workers	26
Microplastics and human health: Integrating pharmacokinetics	26
Electrochemical nitrate reduction for sustainable nitrogen and resource cycles: Progress and prospects	26
Toward safe rice production in As-Cd co-contaminated paddy soils: Biogeochemical mechanisms and remediation strategies	26
Removal and recovery of phosphonates from wastewater via adsorption	25
Challenges in mechanistic modeling of methane production and release in agricultural soils: Perspective on limitations and opportunities	24
Chloroaromatics remediation: Insights into the chemical reduction and hydrodechlorination of chlorobenzenes	24
Approaching a closer surrogate for the biologically effective dose with subcellular partitioning-based toxicokinetic models	23
Syntrophy of bacteria and archaea in the anaerobic catabolism of hydrocarbon contaminants	22
A review on the impacts of fluorinated organic additives in lithium battery industry—an emerging source of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances	22
Environmental fate and effects of mulch films on agricultural soil: A systematic review from application to residual impact	22
Pathogen contamination of groundwater systems and health risks	21
Contributions to Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology journal as an Editor-in-Chief	21
A critical review of environmental exposure, metabolic transformation, and the human health risks of synthetic musks	21
Machine learning-based design and monitoring of algae blooms: Recent trends and future perspectives – A short review	20
Sources of micro(nano)plastics and interaction with co-existing pollutants in wastewater treatment plants	20
Agrochemical-mediated cardiotoxicity in zebrafish embryos/larvae: What we do and where we go	20
Microalgae biofilm carbon and nitrogen sequestration as a tool for economic and environmental sustainability	20
Microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter and its biogeochemical behaviors in aquatic environments: A review	19
Interaction between metal(loid)s and soil mineral-organic matter associations	19
Unraveling eutrophication controversies: Innovative strategies and holistic perspectives	19
Critical review of catalysis-assisted nanofiltration for micropollutants removal: Catalytic coupled nanofiltration system vs catalytic nanofiltration membrane	18
Elevated O₃ threatens biological communications mediated by plant volatiles: A review focusing on the urban environment	18
New trend on chemical structure representation learning in toxicology: In reviews of machine learning model methodology	18
Application of ion imprinted polymers (IIPs) for rare earth elements recovery from secondary aqueous sources—A data-based review	17
Triclosan in sludge: Exploring its journey from the sewage treatment plants to land application and potential impacts on the environment	17
Integrating sensor data and machine learning to advance the science and management of river carbon emissions	17
Policies on combined sewer overflows pollution control: A global perspective to inspire China and less developed countries	17
Microplastics and nanoplastics in the soil-plant nexus: Sources, uptake, and toxicity	17
Phosphorus dynamics in the drilosphere: Unraveling earthworm-mediated soil biogeochemistry	17
Electrochemical reduction of halogenated organic contaminants using carbon-based cathodes: A review	16
The impact of functional additives on biodegradable plastic biodegradation in natural terrestrial and composting environments	16
Tree rings recording historical atmospheric mercury: A review of progresses and challenges	16
Bisphenol A removal with nitrification and denitrification: Occurrence, mechanism, and microbial mutualism	16
Production of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) from bromophenols in natural and engineered processes	16
Prediction and modeling on bioaccumulation of chemicals in aquatic organisms: A critical review	16
Secondary organophosphate esters: A review of environmental source, occurrence, and human exposure	16
A global perspective on the nature and fate of heavy metals polluting water ecosystems, and their impact and remediation	16
A review of the application of iron oxides for phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater	16
Microplastics in ports worldwide: Environmental concerns or overestimated pollution levels?	15
A critical review of the chain elongation for biomass resource recovery: Mechanisms, advances, and challenges	15
Antimony pollution threatens soils and riverine habitats across China: An analysis of antimony concentrations, changes, and risks	15
A review on the production of nutrient-enriched biochar: Insights from the evolution of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium	15
Beyond borders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human-specific faecal markers across geographical settings	14
Effect of biochar, graphene, carbon nanotubes, and nanoparticles on microbial denitrification: A review	14
Overlooked risks of non-oxidizing antimicrobials (NOAMs) in water environments	13
The biosynthesis, storage and utilization of elemental sulfur: Enzymatic pathways, molecular mechanisms, and future perspectives	13
Advances in anammox process for municipal wastewater treatment plants: A review focusing on applied study and full-scale implementation cases	13
Properly interpret metabolic inhibition results to identify primary mercury methylating microbes	13
Metabolic modeling of synthetic microbial communities for bioremediation	13
Abiotic transformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via interaction with soil components: A systematic review	13
Addressing the intersection of COVID-19 and metal nanoparticle use: Risks and control strategies	13
Diatoms in wastewater treatment: Potentials, applications, and values of biomass	13
Insights into human exposure to microplastics through drinking water: Current state of the science	13
Recent advances in electro-Fenton process and its emerging applications	12
Decoding the marine biogeochemical cycling of mercury by stable mercury isotopes	12
Uses and occurrences of five major alternative plasticizers, and their exposure and related endocrine outcomes in humans: A systematic review	12