OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 28. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A review on biological occurrence, bioaccumulation, transmission and metabolism of chlorinated paraffins	184
Advancements and challenges in protein purification techniques for denitrifying enzymes: A path to effective nitrogen removal and reduced N ₂ O emissions	179
Carbon dots derived from non-biomass waste for a sensing application	123
Antiepileptic drugs in aquatic environments: Occurrence, toxicity, transformation mechanisms and fate	116
Recent advances in layered double hydroxides for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: A critical review	115
Flow line of density functional theory in heterogeneous persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes for pollutant degradation: A review	115
Protecting human health and the environment against siloxanes: The role and effectiveness of wastewater treatment technologies	114
Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactors: A panoramic tool for wastewater treatment and resource recovery	113
Systems thinking for the sustainability transformation of urban water systems	103
Phosphorus in water: A review on the speciation analysis and species specific removal strategies	94
Unique nitrification process of heterotrophic nitrification bacteria and its adaptability in extreme environments	93
Radiological dose from seafood ingestion; a global summary from 40 years of study	88
Transmission of soil antibiotic resistance gene pools to vegetable endophytes: Pathways, influencing factors, and control methods	88
Comparison of fish and mammalian adipogenesis in vitro : Implications for regulating endocrine disruptors	86
Photocatalytic strategy to mitigate microplastic pollution in aquatic environments: Promising catalysts, efficiencies, mechanisms, and ecological risks	71
A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification	68
Dissimilatory iron-reducing microorganisms: The phylogeny, physiology, applications and outlook	65
Emerging contaminants antibiotic resistance genes and microplastics in the environment: Introduction to 21 review articles published in CREST during 2018–2022	65
Organic contaminants of emerging concern in global estuaries: Environmental occurrence, fate, and bioavailability	64
A critical review on the bioaccumulation, transportation, and elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human beings	64
Probing the nature of soil organic matter	63
A review on the heterogeneous oxidation of SO₂ on solid atmospheric particles: Implications for sulfate formation in haze chemistry	63
Pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for biohydrogen biorefinery: Recent progress, techno-economic feasibility and prospectives	60
Underrecognized three-carbon chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons: Occurrence, regulation, and treatment strategies	55
Modification strategies of BiOI-based visible-light photocatalysts and their efficacy on decomposition of tetracycline antibiotics in water	55

Correction	55
Comprehensive performance evaluation of plasma vitrification for detoxification and valorization of residual wastes	52
A review of algal toxin exposures on reserved federal lands and among trust species in the United States	51
Enhancing integrated denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation and Anammox processes for nitrogen and methane removal: A review	51
Progress and future prospects in co-planting with hyperaccumulators: Application to the sustainable use of agricultural soil contaminated by arsenic, cadmium, and nickel	51
New measures in 2022 to enhance the quality and reputation of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology journal	48
Microalgae-based carbon capture and utilization: A critical review on current system developments and biomass utilization	47
Conceptualizing core aspects of circular economy in soil: A critical review and analysis	46
Influences of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on crop growth and potentially toxic element accumulation in contaminated soils: A meta-analysis	46
Practical application of machine learning for organic matter and harmful algal blooms in freshwater systems: A review	43
Standardization in global environmental antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) surveillance	43
Special issue on biochar technologies, production, and environmental applications in Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology during 2017–2021	43
Long-term management of PFAS contaminated water using constructed floating wetlands: Opportunities, limitations, and implementation considerations	42
Soil microplastic analysis: a harmonized methodology	41
Niche specialization of comammox Nitrospira in terrestrial ecosystems: Oligotrophic or copiotrophic?	40
Incorporating viruses into soil ecology: A new dimension to understand biogeochemical cycling	39
Natural radioactivity in European drinking water: A review	39
Harnessing the power of tidal flat diatoms to combat climate change	37
Medical and healthcare waste generation, storage, treatment and disposal: a systematic scoping review of risks to occupational and public health	37
Ensuring planetary survival: the centrality of organic carbon in balancing the multifunctional nature of soils	36
Effects of biochar on the accumulation of necromass-derived carbon, the physical protection and microbial mineralization of soil organic carbon	35
Efficient chemoautotrophic carbon fixation in controlled systems: Influencing factors, regulatory strategies and application prospects	34
Pathways and challenges in effectively controlling membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors	34
Far UV-C radiation: An emerging tool for pandemic control	34
Laccase-evoked removal of antibiotics: Reaction kinetics, conversion mechanisms, and ecotoxicity assessment	33
Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable microorganisms: A highly promising strategy for enhanced bioremediation	33
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies	32
Reactive species in nonthermal plasma-based advanced oxidation and reduction processes for micropollutants degradation: Generation, contribution and utilization	32
Insights into organophosphate esters (OPEs) in aquatic ecosystems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological risk	32
Integration of adsorption and advanced oxidation catalysis: Materials, synergistic mechanisms, and applications	31
How anaerobic methanotrophic archaea utilize various electron acceptors: Mechanisms and application prospects	31
Effect of remediation technologies on soil fertility in heavy metal(loid)-contaminated soils: A critical review	30
Framework for establishing regulatory guidelines to control antibiotic resistance in treated effluents	30
Agricultural managed aquifer recharge (Ag-MAR)—a method for sustainable groundwater management: A review	30
Transformation of PPCPs in the environment: Review of knowledge and classification of pathways according to parent molecule structures	30
A state-of-the-art review on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge based on microbial abundance: Correlations among microbiota, performance and process parameters	30
Reactive oxidative species generation in pyrite abiotic-oxidation process: Origins, influencing factors, applications for environmental remediation	30
Advanced porous nanomaterials as superior adsorbents for environmental pollutants removal from aqueous solutions	29
Antibiotic and microplastic co-exposure: Effects on Daphnia magna and implications for ecological risk assessment	29
Phytotoxicological effects of phytosynthesized nanoparticles: A systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Rethinking strategies to attenuate organic pollutants: Mechanisms and challenges of catalytic pollutants polymerization	28
Material flow analysis of chemical additives in plastics: A critical review	28
Advances in quantifying the drivers of the occurrence, transport, and fate of freshwater microplastics	28
Particulate matter (PM) oxidative potential: Measurement methods and links to PM physicochemical characteristics and health effects	28