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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Cadmium stress in plants: A critical review of the effects, mechanisms, and tolerance strategies	187
Contributions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in microplastic pollution research: A review	175
Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the environment: Plant uptake, translocation, bioaccumulation, and human health risks	126
Interactions between microplastics and soil fauna: A critical review	105
Antibiotic resistome in the livestock and aquaculture industries: Status and solutions	105
Engineered nanomaterials in the environment: Are they safe?	89
Removal of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in various wastewater treatment processes: An overview	84
Coupling anammox with heterotrophic denitrification for enhanced nitrogen removal: A review	81
Recent progress on the removal of antibiotic pollutants using photocatalytic oxidation process	72
Recent progress in adsorptive removal of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water/wastewater	70
Medical waste: Current challenges and future opportunities for sustainable management	69
Heavy metal remediation and resistance mechanism ofAeromonas,Bacillus, andPseudomonas: A review	67
Genesis of geogenic contaminated groundwater: As, F and I	67
Selenium in soil-microbe-plant systems: Sources, distribution, toxicity, tolerance, and detoxification	66
Interactions between organic matter and Fe (hydr)oxides and their influences on immobilization and remobilization of metal(loid)s: A review	64
Arsenic in Latin America: New findings on source, mobilization and mobility in human environments in 20 countries based on decadal research 2010-2020	62
Combined sewer overflows: A critical review on best practice and innovative solutions to mitigate impacts on environment and human health	61
Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural soils: A systematic analysis	61
Fit-for-purpose urban wastewater reuse: Analysis of issues and available technologies for sustainable multiple barrier approaches	60
What’s the best way to achieve successful mainstream partial nitritation-anammox application?	58
Influence of biochar on trace element uptake, toxicity and detoxification in plants and associated health risks: A critical review	55
Fluoride removal from water using alumina and aluminum-based composites: A comprehensive review of progress	55
Ensuring planetary survival: the centrality of organic carbon in balancing the multifunctional nature of soils	54
Recent advances in electro-Fenton process and its emerging applications	54
Research advances in anammox granular sludge: A review	53

Advanced porous nanomaterials as superior adsorbents for environmental pollutants removal from aqueous solutions	53
Lithium iron phosphate batteries recycling: An assessment of current status	52
Hydrometallurgical processes for heavy metals recovery from industrial sludges	51
Electrochemical treatment of highly concentrated wastewater: A review of experimental and modeling approaches from lab- to full-scale	50
The application of microalgae in removing organic micropollutants in wastewater	50
Comprehensive review on catalytic degradation of Cl-VOCs under the practical application conditions	50
Feasibility of wet-extraction of phosphorus from incinerated sewage sludge ash (ISSA) for phosphate fertilizer production: A critical review	50
Chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass: A critical comparison between biochemical, microwave and thermochemical conversion methods	49
Toxicity in vitro reveals potential impacts of microplastics and nanoplastics on human health: A review	47
Biodegradability and ecotoxicity of polyurethane foams: A review	46
Effects of selenium on the uptake of toxic trace elements by crop plants: A review	46
The roles of membrane transporters in arsenic uptake, translocation and detoxification in plants	46
Antibiotic resistance in agricultural soils: Source, fate, mechanism and attenuation strategy	46
Omics to address the opportunities and challenges of nanotechnology in agriculture	45
Uptake, accumulation and metabolism of PFASs in plants and health perspectives: A critical review	45
Strategies in improving plant salinity resistance and use of salinity resistant plants for economic sustainability	44
Alleviation of boron toxicity in plants: Mechanisms and approaches	43
New insights of nanomaterials usage toward superhydrophobic membranes for water desalination via membrane distillation: A review	43
Transport of micro- and nanoplastics in the environment: Trojan-Horse effect for organic contaminants	42
New insight into sulfur nanoparticles: Synthesis and applications	42
The role of glomalin in mitigation of multiple soil degradation problems	40
Nanomaterials for sustainable remediation of chemical contaminants in water and soil	40
Far UV-C radiation: An emerging tool for pandemic control	40
The mechanism and application of bidirectional extracellular electron transport in the field of energy and environment	39
Hydrogels: Novel materials for contaminant removal in water—A review	39
Recent advances of algae-bacteria consortia in aquatic remediation	38
Enrichment of primary macronutrients in biochar for sustainable agriculture: A review	38
Restoring shallow lakes impaired by eutrophication: Approaches, outcomes, and challenges	38
Sorption of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from water and wastewater by carbonaceous materials: A review	37
Dietary cadmium exposure, risks to human health and mitigation strategies	37
Progresses and emerging trends of arsenic research in the past 120 years	37
Red mud valorization an industrial waste circular economy challenge; review over processes and their chemistry	36
Impact of agricultural management practices on soil carbon sequestration and its monitoring through simulation models and remote sensing techniques: A review	36
Tire wear particles: An emerging threat to soil health	35
Pollution characteristics, mechanism of toxicity and health effects of the ultrafine particles in the indoor environment: Current status and future perspectives	35
Niche specialization of comammox Nitrospira in terrestrial ecosystems: Oligotrophic or copiotrophic?	34
Microbial biodiesel production from lignocellulosic biomass: New insights and future challenges	34
Photocatalytic oxidation of pollutants in gas-phase via Ag₃PO₄-based semiconductor photocatalysts: Recent progress, new trends, and future perspectives	34
A critical review of microplastic pollution in urban freshwater environments and legislative progress in China: Recommendations and insights	34
Probing the nature of soil organic matter	34
Heterotrophic nitrifying bacteria in wastewater biological nitrogen removal systems: A review	34
Cold-bonding process for treatment and reuse of waste materials: Technical designs and applications of pelletized products	34
Occurrence, effects and environmental risk of antifouling biocides (EU PT21): Are marine ecosystems threatened?	33
Mercury cycling and isotopic fractionation in global forests	33
An exploration on the toxicity mechanisms of phytotoxins and their potential utilities	33
A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification	32
Recent advances in the synthesis of and sensing applications for metal-organic framework-molecularly imprinted polymer (MOF-MIP) composites	32
Human urine-based fertilizers: A review	32
The aluminum tolerance and detoxification mechanisms in plants; recent advances and prospects	31
Application of diffusive gradients in thin-films technique for speciation, bioavailability, modeling and mapping of nutrients and contaminants in soils	31

Benzalkonium chloride: A systematic review of its environmental entry through wastewater treatment, potential impact, and mitigation strategies	31
Formation mechanisms of viable but nonculturable bacteria through induction by light-based disinfection and their antibiotic resistance gene transfer risk: A review	30
Management of waste lubricant oil in Europe: A circular economy approach	30
Critical review on lanthanum-based materials used for water purification through adsorption of inorganic contaminants	30
Fe(III)-mediated anaerobic ammonium oxidation: A novel microbial nitrogen cycle pathway and potential applications	30
Adsorption kinetics and isotherm models of heavy metals by various adsorbents: An overview	29
A framework for standardized qPCR-targets and protocols for quantifying antibiotic resistance in surface water, recycled water and wastewater	29
A critical review of microbial electrolysis cells coupled with anaerobic digester for enhanced biomethane recovery from high-strength feedstocks	28
Microbubbles and their application to ozonation in water treatment: A critical review exploring their benefit and future application	28
Agricultural managed aquifer recharge (Ag-MAR)—a method for sustainable groundwater management: A review	28