OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 8. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
The importance and availability of marine certified reference materials	154
Principles for quorum sensing-based exogeneous denitrifier enhancement of nitrogen removal in biofilm: a review	116
Transport of carbon nanoparticles in porous media and its effect on the transport of concurrent contaminants	111
Understanding the dilemmas and breakdown of the reactive migration of in situ groundwater injection reagents from an environmental geology perspective	95
Addressing the intersection of COVID-19 and metal nanoparticle use: Risks and control strategies	86
A systematic review of factors affecting the performance of the rice–aquaculture system and regional perspectives	85
A review on biological occurrence, bioaccumulation, transmission and metabolism of chlorinated paraffins	82
Developing mitochondrial DNA field-compatible tests	80
Decoding the marine biogeochemical cycling of mercury by stable mercury isotopes	80
Antiepileptic drugs in aquatic environments: Occurrence, toxicity, transformation mechanisms and fate	80
Comprehensive understanding of guest compound intercalated layered double hydroxides: Design and applications in removal of potentially toxic elements	72
Properly interpret metabolic inhibition results to identify primary mercury methylating microbes	72
Pore characteristics of hydrochars and their role as a vector for soil bacteria: A critical review of engineering options	71
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	69
Opportunity and challenges in large-scale geothermal energy exploitation in China	68
Insights into the microbiomes for medium-chain carboxylic acids production from biowastes through chain elongation	60
Low Impact Development practices in the context of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A new concept, lessons learned and challenges	59
Unraveling eutrophication controversies: Innovative strategies and holistic perspectives	59
Elevated O₃ threatens biological communications mediated by plant volatiles: A review focusing on the urban environment	56
Agrochemical-mediated cardiotoxicity in zebrafish embryos/larvae: What we do and where we go	54
Carbon dots derived from non-biomass waste for a sensing application	53
Uses and occurrences of five major alternative plasticizers, and their exposure and related endocrine outcomes in humans: A systematic review	53
Advancements and challenges in protein purification techniques for denitrifying enzymes: A path to effective nitrogen removal and reduced N ₂ O emissions	47
Possible pathways for mercury methylation in oxic marine waters	46
Pathways and challenges in effectively controlling membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors	46

Recent advances in electro-Fenton process and its emerging applications	46
Efficient chemoautotrophic carbon fixation in controlled systems: Influencing factors, regulatory strategies and application prospects	45
Policies on combined sewer overflows pollution control: A global perspective to inspire China and less developed countries	45
Electron transfer processes associated with structural Fe in clay minerals	44
Mercury cycling and isotopic fractionation in global forests	44
Nanoconfinement in advanced oxidation processes	44
Antibiotic resistance in wastewater, does the context matter? Poland and Portugal as a case study	43
Disentangling the effect of nitrogen supply on the priming of soil organic matter: A critical review	42
Influence of biochar on trace element uptake, toxicity and detoxification in plants and associated health risks: A critical review	41
Critical review of catalysis-assisted nanofiltration for micropollutants removal: Catalytic coupled nanofiltration system vs catalytic nanofiltration membrane	40
Recent advances in improving the remediation performance of microbial electrochemical systems for contaminated soil and sediments	40
Laccase-evoked removal of antibiotics: Reaction kinetics, conversion mechanisms, and ecotoxicity assessment	40
Airborne transmission as an integral environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance through the “One Health” lens	39
Cadmium contamination in food crops: Risk assessment and control in smart age	39
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies	39
Formulation and use of manufactured soils: A major use for organic and inorganic wastes	39
Microplastics and nanoplastics in the soil-plant nexus: Sources, uptake, and toxicity	37
Nanomaterials for sustainable remediation of chemical contaminants in water and soil	36
Flow line of density functional theory in heterogeneous persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes for pollutant degradation: A review	36
An invisible workforce in soil: The neglected role of soil biofilms in conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes	36
Catalytic applications of phosphorene: Computational design and experimental performance assessment	36
Triclosan in sludge: Exploring its journey from the sewage treatment plants to land application and potential impacts on the environment	33
Insights into organophosphate esters (OPEs) in aquatic ecosystems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological risk	33
Effects and mechanism of microplastics on abundance and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment - A critical review	32
Effects of microplastics on substance transformation, sludge characteristics, toxicological effect, and microbial communities in different biochemical sludge systems: A review	32
Microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter and its biogeochemical behaviors in aquatic environments: A review	32
Systems thinking for the sustainability transformation of urban water systems	30
Interaction between metal(loid)s and soil mineral-organic matter associations	30
Biosafety of two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide nanomaterials: Natural and engineered transformation pathways and their role in the toxicity profile	29
What innovative nitrite furnishing processes can be coupled with anammox for excellent nitrogen removal?	29
A state-of-the-art review on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge based on microbial abundance: Correlations among microbiota, performance and process parameters	29
Photocatalytic oxidation of pollutants in gas-phase via Ag₃PO₄-based semiconductor photocatalysts: Recent progress, new trends, and future perspectives	28
Plastic microfibers from household textile laundering: a critical review of their release and impact reduction	28
Integrating sensor data and machine learning to advance the science and management of river carbon emissions	28
Interactions between cadmium and nutrients and their implications for safe crop production in Cd-contaminated soils	28
Source-receptor relationship of transboundary particulate matter pollution between China, South Korea and Japan: Approaches, current understanding and limitations	27
The lavatory lens: Tracking the global movement of pathogens via aircraft wastewater	26
How anaerobic methanotrophic archaea utilize various electron acceptors: Mechanisms and application prospects	26
Colloidal lead in drinking water: Formation, occurrence, and characterization	26
Reactive oxidative species generation in pyrite abiotic-oxidation process: Origins, influencing factors, applications for environmental remediation	26
Effects of rare earth elements in the aquatic environment: Implications for ecotoxicological testing	26
Recovery of phosphorus from wastewater: A review based on current phosphorous removal technologies	25
Biogeochemical cycle of mercury and controlling technologies: Publications in critical reviews in environmental science & technology in the period of 2017–2021	25
Protecting human health and the environment against siloxanes: The role and effectiveness of wastewater treatment technologies	24
Current status and future prospects of biological routes to bio-based products using raw materials, wastes, and residues as renewable resources	24
Photocatalytic and electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ by MXene-based nanomaterials: A review	23
Application of single-atom-based photocatalysts in environmental pollutant removal and renewable energy production	23
Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactors: A panoramic tool for wastewater treatment and resource recovery	22
Newly emerging borate-based nonlinear optical materials for organic pollutant degradation: A review	22
A critical review of uranium in the soil-plant system: Distribution, bioavailability, toxicity, and bioremediation strategies	22

Revisiting the linkage between engineered ecosystem function and the microbial community: A review from ecological perspectives	22
Interaction of micro(nano)plastics with extracellular and intracellular biomolecules in the freshwater environment	21
Electrochemical phosphorus release and recovery from wastewater sludge: A review	21
Uptake of metallic nanoparticles containing essential (Cu, Zn and Fe) and non-essential (Ag, Ce and Ti) elements by crops: A meta-analysis	21
The joint environmental fates and ecotoxicity of graphene-family nanomaterials and co-existing contaminants in the aquatic environment: A review	20
U(VI) removal on polymer adsorbents: Recent development and future challenges	20
Framework for establishing regulatory guidelines to control antibiotic resistance in treated effluents	19
Sources, intensities, and implications of subsurface warming in times of climate change	19
Full life cycle of uranium toward ore-soil-root-shoot system: A comprehensive review	19
The enigma of environmental organoarsenicals: Insights and implications	19
Cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in poultry manure management technologies – environmental aspects	18
Tire wear particles: An emerging threat to soil health	18
Transformation of PPCPs in the environment: Review of knowledge and classification of pathways according to parent molecule structures	17
Agricultural managed aquifer recharge (Ag-MAR)—a method for sustainable groundwater management: A review	17
Effect of remediation technologies on soil fertility in heavy metal(loid)-contaminated soils: A critical review	17
Occurrence, effects and environmental risk of antifouling biocides (EU PT21): Are marine ecosystems threatened?	17
Contribution of exogenous humic substances to phosphorus availability in soil-plant ecosystem: A review	17
Recent advances and optimization strategies for the microbial degradation of PCBs: From monocultures to microbial consortia	17
Phosphorus in water: A review on the speciation analysis and species specific removal strategies	17
Dietary cadmium exposure, risks to human health and mitigation strategies	17
Correction	16
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Enhancing the quality and reputation of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology journal: 2023 updates	16
Experimental design and statistical analysis in aquatic live animal radiotracing studies: A systematic review	16
An often-overlooked health issue: The potential adverse effects of microplastics on the human ocular health	16
Recent advances in environmental science and engineering applications of cellulose nanocomposites	16
Production of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) from bromophenols in natural and engineered processes	15
Innovative conversion of food waste into biofuel in integrated waste management system	15
Health effects of WiFi radiation: a review based on systematic quality evaluation	15
Critical review of mercury methylation and methylmercury demethylation rate constants in aquatic sediments for biogeochemical modeling	15
Comparison of fish and mammalian adipogenesis in vitro : Implications for regulating endocrine disruptors	15
Current applications and future impact of machine learning in emerging contaminants: A review	14
A framework for standardized qPCR-targets and protocols for quantifying antibiotic resistance in surface water, recycled water and wastewater	14
Benzo[a]pyrene osteotoxicity and the regulatory roles of genetic and epigenetic factors: A review	14
Fe(III)-mediated anaerobic ammonium oxidation: A novel microbial nitrogen cycle pathway and potential applications	14
Recent advances in microalgal carbon capture and utilization (bio-CCU) process vis-à-vis conventional carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies	14
A critical review on the bioaccumulation, transportation, and elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human beings	14
Particulate matter (PM) oxidative potential: Measurement methods and links to PM physicochemical characteristics and health effects	13
Advanced porous nanomaterials as superior adsorbents for environmental pollutants removal from aqueous solutions	13
Recent advances in the synthesis of and sensing applications for metal-organic framework-molecularly imprinted polymer (MOF-MIP) composites	13
Environmental applications of nanocellulose scaffolded metal organic frameworks (MOFs@NC)	13
Advances in quantifying the drivers of the occurrence, transport, and fate of freshwater microplastics	12
Controlling factors and toxicokinetic modeling of antibiotics bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms: A review	12
Dissimilatory iron-reducing microorganisms: The phylogeny, physiology, applications and outlook	12
Rethinking strategies to attenuate organic pollutants: Mechanisms and challenges of catalytic pollutants polymerization	12
Comprehensive depolymerization of lignin from lignocellulosic biomass: A review	12
A global perspective on the nature and fate of heavy metals polluting water ecosystems, and their impact and remediation	12
Bridging knowledge gaps in human chemical exposure via drinking water with non-target screening	12
Monitoring, fate and transport, and risk assessment of organic pollutants in the environment: CREST publications during 2019–2023	11
Methodological challenges in spatial and contextual exposome-health studies	11
Theory and application of a Si-based defense barrier for plants: Implications for soil-plant-atmosphere system health	11
Phytotoxicological effects of phytosynthesized nanoparticles: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Role and potential of the semi-classical/-quantum mechanism of the extracellular environment and cell envelope in Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer (DIET)-driven biomethanation	11
Environmental occurrence, human exposure, and endocrine disruption of di-iso-nonyl phthalate and di-iso-decyl phthalate: A systematic review	11
Sulfur-tolerant catalysts for emission control	11
Probing the nature of soil organic matter	10
Prenatal and postnatal transfer of perfluoroalkyl substances from mothers to their offspring	10
A review on the heterogeneous oxidation of SO₂ on solid atmospheric particles: Implications for sulfate formation in haze chemistry	10
Coal ash for removing toxic metals and phenolic contaminants from wastewater: A brief review	10
Enantioselective behavior of environmental chiral pollutants: A comprehensive review	10
Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural soils: A systematic analysis	10
New insights of nanomaterials usage toward superhydrophobic membranes for water desalination via membrane distillation: A review	9
Organic contaminants of emerging concern in global estuaries: Environmental occurrence, fate, and bioavailability	9
The distribution, behavior, and release of macro- and micro-size plastic wastes in solid waste disposal sites	9
Selenium in soil-microbe-plant systems: Sources, distribution, toxicity, tolerance, and detoxification	9
Photocatalytic strategy to mitigate microplastic pollution in aquatic environments: Promising catalysts, efficiencies, mechanisms, and ecological risks	9
A contemporary review of enzymatic applications in the remediation of emerging estrogenic compounds	9
Toxicity in vitro reveals potential impacts of microplastics and nanoplastics on human health: A review	8
Municipal wastewater treatment with anaerobic membrane Bioreactors for non-potable reuse: A review	8
A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification	8
Stabilization and encapsulation of arsenic-/antimony-bearing mine waste: Overview and outlook of existing techniques	8
Metal isotope complexation with environmentally relevant surfaces: Opening the isotope fractionation black box	8
The potential interaction of environmental pollutants and circadian rhythm regulations that may cause leukemia	8
Emerging contaminants antibiotic resistance genes and microplastics in the environment: Introduction to 21 review articles published in CREST during 2018–2022	8
Applications of bioremediation and phytoremediation in contaminated soils and waters: CREST publications during 2018–2022	8
Nanozymes: An innovative approach to regulating heavy metal accumulation in plants and alleviating toxicity-A comprehensive review	8