OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology is 33. 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
Beyond landfills: transforming biodegradable waste into climate solutions and valuable resources	278
Phytoremediation for the indoor environment: a state-of-the-art review	201
Grape pomace, an undervalued by-product: industrial reutilization within a circular economy vision	92
AnMBR technology for landfill leachate treatment: a framework towards improved performance	90
Retention of soil organic matter by occlusion within soil minerals	86
Biodegradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: microbes, enzymes and their interactions	73
Prospective bioconversion of CO2 and CO into fine chemicals via halophilic purple phototrophic bacteria	67
A critical review of experimental and CFD techniques to characterize the mixing performance of anaerobic digesters for biogas production	64
Chemical oxidation as an alternative for municipal wastewater secondary treatment: a review	60
The uptake and in-vivo migration of Hg by plants: a critical review	58
Recent trends in Ni(II) sorption from aqueous solutions using natural materials	56
Hybrid ion exchange and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review of process applications and mathematical modeling	55
Biological perspectives in geotechnics: theoretical developments	52
Conversion of waste into organo-mineral fertilizers: current technological trends and prospects	51
Supercritical water technology: an emerging treatment process for contaminated wastewaters and sludge	50
The role of the sewer system in estimating urban emissions of chemicals of emerging concern	49
Coupling of algae, algal organic matter, and nutrient biogeochemical cycling in eutrophic waters	46
Biogenesis of thiosulfate in microorganisms and its applications for sustainable metal extraction	46
Biochar: a potential and green adsorbent for antibiotics removal from aqueous solution	46
Biogeochemical cycle and isotope fractionation of copper in plant–soil systems: a review	44
Nanocellulose from agro-waste: a comprehensive review of extraction methods and applications	42
Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium has a competitive advantage over denitrification under nitrate-limited conditions	41
Biotechnological advances in Bacillus thuringiensis and its toxins: Recent updates	39
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as emerging water and food contaminants: review	39
Manganese bioleaching: an emerging approach for manganese recovery from spent batteries	38

Filamentous nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria: contributing to filling nitrogen and water gaps in a context of climate change	38
Microbial fuel cell mediated azo dye degradation: a comprehensive review on anode, cathode, membrane interfaces and scale-up potential	37
Chemical composition and industrial applications of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) bark and other non-wood parts	36
Biocontrol and beyond: the versatile roles of Streptomyces in agriculture	35
Passive flux samplers for estimating airborne pollutants emissions: a comprehensive review	35
Harnessing economical biopolymer extrusion: the Bacillus clade as endotoxin-free platforms for next-generation bioprocesses	34
Functional and molecular approaches for studying and controlling microbial communities in anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a review	34
Elucidating electron transfer pathways in N2OR catalysis for mitigation of N2O emissions: a comprehensive review	34
Correction to: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as emerging water and food contaminants: review	34
The application of solar-driven technologies for the sustainable development of agriculture farming: a comprehensive review	33
A review of the emergence of antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols and its monitoring methods	33
Valorization of wastewater from food industry: moving to a circular bioeconomy	33
Assessing metal contamination and speciation in sewage sludge: implications for soil application and environmental risk	33
Current progress on the biodegradation of synthetic plastics: from fundamentals to biotechnological applications	33
Spent coffee ground: transformation from environmental burden into valuable bioactive metabolites	33