OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 30. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Manganese oxides for electrochemical adsorption of metal ions in aqueous environments: A comprehensive review from fundamentals to applications	226
A review on biological occurrence, bioaccumulation, transmission and metabolism of chlorinated paraffins	213
Flow line of density functional theory in heterogeneous persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes for pollutant degradation: A review	138
Advancements and challenges in protein purification techniques for denitrifying enzymes: A path to effective nitrogen removal and reduced N ₂ O emissions	137
Carbon dots derived from non-biomass waste for a sensing application	136
Antiepileptic drugs in aquatic environments: Occurrence, toxicity, transformation mechanisms and fate	133
Reactions of Mn(II) with common oxidants: Kinetics, pathways, and key role of Mn(III)/Mn(IV) products in enhanced contaminants degradation	125
Protecting human health and the environment against siloxanes: The role and effectiveness of wastewater treatment technologies	124
Unique nitrification process of heterotrophic nitrification bacteria and its adaptability in extreme environments	117
Transmission of soil antibiotic resistance gene pools to vegetable endophytes: Pathways, influencing factors, and control methods	115
Systems thinking for the sustainability transformation of urban water systems	109
Phosphorus in water: A review on the speciation analysis and species specific removal strategies	108
Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactors: A panoramic tool for wastewater treatment and resource recovery	108
Recent advances in layered double hydroxides for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: A critical review	93
Emerging contaminants antibiotic resistance genes and microplastics in the environment: Introduction to 21 review articles published in CREST during 2018–2022	80
A critical review on the bioaccumulation, transportation, and elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human beings	79
Dissimilatory iron-reducing microorganisms: The phylogeny, physiology, applications and outlook	79
Radiological dose from seafood ingestion; a global summary from 40 years of study	77
Photocatalytic strategy to mitigate microplastic pollution in aquatic environments: Promising catalysts, efficiencies, mechanisms, and ecological risks	74
A review on the heterogeneous oxidation of SO₂ on solid atmospheric particles: Implications for sulfate formation in haze chemistry	74
Organic contaminants of emerging concern in global estuaries: Environmental occurrence, fate, and bioavailability	74
A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification	71
Comparison of fish and mammalian adipogenesis in vitro : Implications for regulating endocrine disruptors	67
Correction	64
A review of algal toxin exposures on reserved federal lands and among trust species in the United States	63

Comprehensive performance evaluation of plasma vitrification for detoxification and valorization of residual wastes	61
Underrecognized three-carbon chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons: Occurrence, regulation, and treatment strategies	59
Advances in extraneous water detection of urban sewer networks: From conventional methods to data-driven approaches	55
Environmental behavior, human exposure, and elimination technology of fluorinated liquid crystal monomers: A review	55
Enhancing integrated denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation and Anammox processes for nitrogen and methane removal: A review	54
Modification strategies of BiOI-based visible-light photocatalysts and their efficacy on decomposition of tetracycline antibiotics in water	54
Progress and future prospects in co-planting with hyperaccumulators: Application to the sustainable use of agricultural soil contaminated by arsenic, cadmium, and nickel	54
Pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for biohydrogen biorefinery: Recent progress, techno-economic feasibility and prospectives	52
New measures in 2022 to enhance the quality and reputation of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology journal	49
A review on soil amendments for cadmium sequestration and methane emission reduction in paddy soils	47
Standardization in global environmental antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) surveillance	47
Conceptualizing core aspects of circular economy in soil: A critical review and analysis	47
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	46
Microalgae-based carbon capture and utilization: A critical review on current system developments and biomass utilization	45
Natural radioactivity in European drinking water: A review	44
Harnessing synthetic microbial communities for sustainable agriculture: Enhancing soil health and crop yields	44
Far UV-C radiation: An emerging tool for pandemic control	43
Harnessing the power of tidal flat diatoms to combat climate change	42
Soil microplastic analysis: a harmonized methodology	41
Long-term management of PFAS contaminated water using constructed floating wetlands: Opportunities, limitations, and implementation considerations	41
Niche specialization of comammox Nitrospira in terrestrial ecosystems: Oligotrophic or copiotrophic?	40
Ensuring planetary survival: the centrality of organic carbon in balancing the multifunctional nature of soils	39
Medical and healthcare waste generation, storage, treatment and disposal: a systematic scoping review of risks to occupational and public health	38
Effects of biochar on the accumulation of necromass-derived carbon, the physical protection and microbial mineralization of soil organic carbon	38
Incorporating viruses into soil ecology: A new dimension to understand biogeochemical cycling	38
Efficient chemoautotrophic carbon fixation in controlled systems: Influencing factors, regulatory strategies and application prospects	35
Insights into organophosphate esters (OPEs) in aquatic ecosystems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological risk	35
Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable microorganisms: A highly promising strategy for enhanced bioremediation	34
Pathways and challenges in effectively controlling membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors	34
Methanogenesis suppression for VFAs recovery in anaerobic digestion: A review of mechanisms and trends	34
Laccase-evoked removal of antibiotics: Reaction kinetics, conversion mechanisms, and ecotoxicity assessment	34
Reactive species in nonthermal plasma-based advanced oxidation and reduction processes for micropollutants degradation: Generation, contribution and utilization	33
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies	33
How anaerobic methanotrophic archaea utilize various electron acceptors: Mechanisms and application prospects	32
Effect of remediation technologies on soil fertility in heavy metal(loid)-contaminated soils: A critical review	32
A state-of-the-art review on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge based on microbial abundance: Correlations among microbiota, performance and process parameters	32
Transformation of PPCPs in the environment: Review of knowledge and classification of pathways according to parent molecule structures	31
Reactive oxidative species generation in pyrite abiotic-oxidation process: Origins, influencing factors, applications for environmental remediation	31
Particulate matter (PM) oxidative potential: Measurement methods and links to PM physicochemical characteristics and health effects	31
Integration of adsorption and advanced oxidation catalysis: Materials, synergistic mechanisms, and applications	31
Agricultural managed aquifer recharge (Ag-MAR)—a method for sustainable groundwater management: A review	31
Framework for establishing regulatory guidelines to control antibiotic resistance in treated effluents	31
Advances in quantifying the drivers of the occurrence, transport, and fate of freshwater microplastics	30
Phytotoxicological effects of phytosynthesized nanoparticles: A systematic review and meta-analysis	30