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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A critical review on the oxidation-property-performance of polyamide membranes for water treatment	306
Advancements and challenges in protein purification techniques for denitrifying enzymes: A path to effective nitrogen removal and reduced N ₂ O emissions	272
Carbon dots derived from non-biomass waste for a sensing application	182
Antiepileptic drugs in aquatic environments: Occurrence, toxicity, transformation mechanisms and fate	161
A review on biological occurrence, bioaccumulation, transmission and metabolism of chlorinated paraffins	158
Salinity as a modulator of antibiotic resistance in the environment: Patterns and mechanisms	156
Linking heavy metal(loid) stress to biofilm formation and conjugation: A critical review of experimental evidence	155
Manganese oxides for electrochemical adsorption of metal ions in aqueous environments: A comprehensive review from fundamentals to applications	142
Sustainable bioprocessing strategies for scalable d -tagatose production: From enzyme engineering to industrial implementation	137
Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactors: A panoramic tool for wastewater treatment and resource recovery	130
Unique nitrification process of heterotrophic nitrification bacteria and its adaptability in extreme environments	104
Systems thinking for the sustainability transformation of urban water systems	100
Recent advances in layered double hydroxides for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: A critical review	99
Protecting human health and the environment against siloxanes: The role and effectiveness of wastewater treatment technologies	94
Reactions of Mn(II) with common oxidants: Kinetics, pathways, and key role of Mn(III)/Mn(IV) products in enhanced contaminants degradation	87
Transmission of soil antibiotic resistance gene pools to vegetable endophytes: Pathways, influencing factors, and control methods	85
Comparison of fish and mammalian adipogenesis in vitro : Implications for regulating endocrine disruptors	84
Toward sustainable healthcare: Circular economy models in hospital operations and waste management	72
Radiological dose from seafood ingestion; a global summary from 40 years of study	69
A review on the heterogeneous oxidation of SO₂ on solid atmospheric particles: Implications for sulfate formation in haze chemistry	67
Emerging contaminants antibiotic resistance genes and microplastics in the environment: Introduction to 21 review articles published in CREST during 2018–2022	67
A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification	67
A critical review on the bioaccumulation, transportation, and elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human beings	65
Dissimilatory iron-reducing microorganisms: The phylogeny, physiology, applications and outlook	65
Environmental behavior, human exposure, and elimination technology of fluorinated liquid crystal monomers: A review	63

Advances in extraneous water detection of urban sewer networks: From conventional methods to data-driven approaches	63
Correction	63
Underrecognized three-carbon chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons: Occurrence, regulation, and treatment strategies	58
Progress and future prospects in co-planting with hyperaccumulators: Application to the sustainable use of agricultural soil contaminated by arsenic, cadmium, and nickel	56
Invisible microbial language in cyanobacterial blooms should not be overlooked: The potential impact of quorum sensing for cyanobacteria community	54
Pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for biohydrogen biorefinery: Recent progress, techno-economic feasibility and prospectives	54
Modification strategies of BiOI-based visible-light photocatalysts and their efficacy on decomposition of tetracycline antibiotics in water	53
Deciphering high-nitrogen inhibition in anammox systems: From microbial insights to engineering applications	51
Standardization in global environmental antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) surveillance	50
Conceptualizing core aspects of circular economy in soil: A critical review and analysis	48
Influences of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on crop growth and potentially toxic element accumulation in contaminated soils: A meta-analysis	48
A review on soil amendments for cadmium sequestration and methane emission reduction in paddy soils	47
Practical application of machine learning for organic matter and harmful algal blooms in freshwater systems: A review	47
Pharmaceuticals and their transformation products in agroecosystems: Threats to plant–soil sustainability	46
Harnessing the power of tidal flat diatoms to combat climate change	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
Long-term management of PFAS contaminated water using constructed floating wetlands: Opportunities, limitations, and implementation considerations	42
Medical and healthcare waste generation, storage, treatment and disposal: a systematic scoping review of risks to occupational and public health	41
Effects of biochar on the accumulation of necromass-derived carbon, the physical protection and microbial mineralization of soil organic carbon	41
Incorporating viruses into soil ecology: A new dimension to understand biogeochemical cycling	40
Pathways and challenges in effectively controlling membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors	40
Soil microplastic analysis: a harmonized methodology	40
Insights into organophosphate esters (OPEs) in aquatic ecosystems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological risk	39
Reactive species in nonthermal plasma-based advanced oxidation and reduction processes for micropollutants degradation: Generation, contribution and utilization	39
Laccase-evoked removal of antibiotics: Reaction kinetics, conversion mechanisms, and ecotoxicity assessment	39
Efficient chemoautotrophic carbon fixation in controlled systems: Influencing factors, regulatory strategies and application prospects	38
Methanogenesis suppression for VFAs recovery in anaerobic digestion: A review of mechanisms and trends	37
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies	36
Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable microorganisms: A highly promising strategy for enhanced bioremediation	36
Reactive oxidative species generation in pyrite abiotic-oxidation process: Origins, influencing factors, applications for environmental remediation	36
Integration of adsorption and advanced oxidation catalysis: Materials, synergistic mechanisms, and applications	34
A state-of-the-art review on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge based on microbial abundance: Correlations among microbiota, performance and process parameters	34
Framework for establishing regulatory guidelines to control antibiotic resistance in treated effluents	33
Engineering carbon dots with ligand-rich architectures for coordination chemistry-driven fluorescent sensing of metal ions	33
A multi-dimensional framework for selecting antibiotic resistance gene indicators in wastewater surveillance of antimicrobial resistance	32
Effect of remediation technologies on soil fertility in heavy metal(loid)-contaminated soils: A critical review	32
How anaerobic methanotrophic archaea utilize various electron acceptors: Mechanisms and application prospects	32
Rethinking strategies to attenuate organic pollutants: Mechanisms and challenges of catalytic pollutants polymerization	31
Phytotoxicological effects of phytosynthesized nanoparticles: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Antibiotic and microplastic co-exposure: Effects on Daphnia magna and implications for ecological risk assessment	30
Advanced porous nanomaterials as superior adsorbents for environmental pollutants removal from aqueous solutions	30
Biodegradable polyesters in soil—Real environmental hazard or just a storm in a teacup?	30