OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 23. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
New trend on chemical structure representation learning in toxicology: In reviews of machine learning model methodology	176
Carbon dots derived from non-biomass waste for a sensing application	142
Efficient chemoautotrophic carbon fixation in controlled systems: Influencing factors, regulatory strategies and application prospects	129
Pore characteristics of hydrochars and their role as a vector for soil bacteria: A critical review of engineering options	107
Microplastics and nanoplastics in the soil-plant nexus: Sources, uptake, and toxicity	107
Antiepileptic drugs in aquatic environments: Occurrence, toxicity, transformation mechanisms and fate	99
Formulation and use of manufactured soils: A major use for organic and inorganic wastes	94
Nanoconfinement in advanced oxidation processes	93
Agrochemical-mediated cardiotoxicity in zebrafish embryos/larvae: What we do and where we go	87
Critical review of catalysis-assisted nanofiltration for micropollutants removal: Catalytic coupled nanofiltration system vs catalytic nanofiltration membrane	86
Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable microorganisms: A highly promising strategy for enhanced bioremediation	83
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	77
Possible pathways for mercury methylation in oxic marine waters	73
Elevated O₃ threatens biological communications mediated by plant volatiles: A review focusing on the urban environment	72
Airborne transmission as an integral environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance through the “One Health” lens	66
Principles for quorum sensing-based exogeneous denitrifier enhancement of nitrogen removal in biofilm: a review	61
Electron transfer processes associated with structural Fe in clay minerals	60
Effects and mechanism of microplastics on abundance and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment - A critical review	60
A systematic review of factors affecting the performance of the rice–aquaculture system and regional perspectives	57
Unraveling eutrophication controversies: Innovative strategies and holistic perspectives	57
Transport of carbon nanoparticles in porous media and its effect on the transport of concurrent contaminants	56
Recent advances in improving the remediation performance of microbial electrochemical systems for contaminated soil and sediments	55
Understanding the dilemmas and breakdown of the reactive migration of in situ groundwater injection reagents from an environmental geology perspective	55
Opportunity and challenges in large-scale geothermal energy exploitation in China	55
Developing mitochondrial DNA field-compatible tests	53

Antibiotic resistance in wastewater, does the context matter? Poland and Portugal as a case study	51
Cadmium contamination in food crops: Risk assessment and control in smart age	49
Pathways and challenges in effectively controlling membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors	47
Uses and occurrences of five major alternative plasticizers, and their exposure and related endocrine outcomes in humans: A systematic review	46
Advancements and challenges in protein purification techniques for denitrifying enzymes: A path to effective nitrogen removal and reduced N ₂ O emissions	46
Comprehensive understanding of guest compound intercalated layered double hydroxides: Design and applications in removal of potentially toxic elements	44
Decoding the marine biogeochemical cycling of mercury by stable mercury isotopes	44
Catalytic applications of phosphorene: Computational design and experimental performance assessment	42
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies	39
Triclosan in sludge: Exploring its journey from the sewage treatment plants to land application and potential impacts on the environment	38
Addressing the intersection of COVID-19 and metal nanoparticle use: Risks and control strategies	37
Disentangling the effect of nitrogen supply on the priming of soil organic matter: A critical review	37
A review on biological occurrence, bioaccumulation, transmission and metabolism of chlorinated paraffins	37
The importance and availability of marine certified reference materials	37
Laccase-evoked removal of antibiotics: Reaction kinetics, conversion mechanisms, and ecotoxicity assessment	36
Interaction between metal(loid)s and soil mineral-organic matter associations	35
Microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter and its biogeochemical behaviors in aquatic environments: A review	35
Effects of microplastics on substance transformation, sludge characteristics, toxicological effect, and microbial communities in different biochemical sludge systems: A review	35
Insights into the microbiomes for medium-chain carboxylic acids production from biowastes through chain elongation	34
Flow line of density functional theory in heterogeneous persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes for pollutant degradation: A review	34
Policies on combined sewer overflows pollution control: A global perspective to inspire China and less developed countries	33
Recent advances in electro-Fenton process and its emerging applications	33
Mercury cycling and isotopic fractionation in global forests	33
Insights into organophosphate esters (OPEs) in aquatic ecosystems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological risk	30
The enigma of environmental organoarsenicals: Insights and implications	29
Properly interpret metabolic inhibition results to identify primary mercury methylating microbes	29
Contribution of exogenous humic substances to phosphorus availability in soil-plant ecosystem: A review	28
Application of single-atom-based photocatalysts in environmental pollutant removal and renewable energy production	28
Effects of rare earth elements in the aquatic environment: Implications for ecotoxicological testing	28
Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactors: A panoramic tool for wastewater treatment and resource recovery	28
Full life cycle of uranium toward ore-soil-root-shoot system: A comprehensive review	27
Interaction of micro(nano)plastics with extracellular and intracellular biomolecules in the freshwater environment	27
Electrochemical phosphorus release and recovery from wastewater sludge: A review	27
Fundamental understanding of microbiologically influenced corrosion inhibition via biomineralization: A critical review	26
Occurrence, effects and environmental risk of antifouling biocides (EU PT21): Are marine ecosystems threatened?	26
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Enhancing the quality and reputation of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology journal: 2023 updates	26
Sources, intensities, and implications of subsurface warming in times of climate change	26
How anaerobic methanotrophic archaea utilize various electron acceptors: Mechanisms and application prospects	26
Biogeochemical cycle of mercury and controlling technologies: Publications in critical reviews in environmental science & technology in the period of 2017–2021	25
Colloidal lead in drinking water: Formation, occurrence, and characterization	25
Source-receptor relationship of transboundary particulate matter pollution between China, South Korea and Japan: Approaches, current understanding and limitations	25
Biosafety of two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide nanomaterials: Natural and engineered transformation pathways and their role in the toxicity profile	24
What innovative nitrite furnishing processes can be coupled with anammox for excellent nitrogen removal?	24
Revisiting the linkage between engineered ecosystem function and the microbial community: A review from ecological perspectives	23
The joint environmental fates and ecotoxicity of graphene-family nanomaterials and co-existing contaminants in the aquatic environment: A review	23
A state-of-the-art review on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge based on microbial abundance: Correlations among microbiota, performance and process parameters	23