OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 22. 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