OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology is 25. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Micro/nano-plastics occurrence, identification, risk analysis and mitigation: challenges and perspectives	114
Current perspectives on acidogenic fermentation to produce volatile fatty acids from waste	106
Fatty acids of microalgae: diversity and applications	96
A review of resource recovery from seawater desalination brine	96
Improving biological production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) co-polymer: a critical review	75
A comprehensive review of water quality indices (WQIs): history, models, attempts and perspectives	67
Advances in BiOX-based ternary photocatalysts for water technology and energy storage applications: Research trends, challenges, solutions, and ways forward	62
Smart controlled environment agriculture methods: a holistic review	62
A critical literature review on biosolids to biochar: an alternative biosolids management option	59
Shading effect of photovoltaic panels on horticulture crops production: a mini review	52
Generation of oxidative radicals by advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in wastewater treatment: a mechanistic, environmental and economic review	44
Bioplastic production from renewable lignocellulosic feedstocks: a review	41
Circular bioeconomy solutions: driving anaerobic digestion of waste streams towards production of high value medium chain fatty acids	41
Current advances in microalgae-based treatment of high-strength wastewaters: challenges and opportunities to enhance wastewater treatment performance	37
Unravelling the emerging threats of microplastics to agroecosystems	36
Aquatic phytoremediation strategies for chromium removal	34
Antibiotic resistance dissemination in wastewater treatment plants: a challenge for the reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture	32
Recent advances in biological systems for improving indoor air quality	32
Roof runoff contamination: a review on pollutant nature, material leaching and deposition	32
A review of the factors affecting the performance of anaerobic membrane bioreactor and strategies to control membrane fouling	32
From food industry wastes to second generation bioethanol: a review	31
Treatment of olive mill wastewater by adsorption of phenolic compounds	30
A review on metal oxide (FeOx/MnOx) mediated nitrogen removal processes and its application in wastewater treatment	30
Encapsulation of microorganisms for bioremediation: Techniques and carriers	30
Conversion of waste into organo-mineral fertilizers: current technological trends and prospects	29

Sensitivity of plants to high frequency electromagnetic radiation: cellular mechanisms and morphological changes	29
Current progress on the biodegradation of synthetic plastics: from fundamentals to biotechnological applications	28
Nanocellulose from agro-waste: a comprehensive review of extraction methods and applications	28
Supercritical water technology: an emerging treatment process for contaminated wastewaters and sludge	28
Review of carbon capture and storage technologies in selected industries: potentials and challenges	27
Plant uptake, translocation and metabolism of PBDEs in plants of food and feed industry: A review	27
Ex-situ biological CO2 methanation using trickle bed reactor: review and recent advances	27
A review of techniques to improve performance of metal organic framework (MOF) based mixed matrix membranes for CO2/CH4 separation	27
A review of the emergence of antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols and its monitoring methods	26
Retention of soil organic matter by occlusion within soil minerals	26
Recent trends in Ni(II) sorption from aqueous solutions using natural materials	26
Manganese bioleaching: an emerging approach for manganese recovery from spent batteries	25
Overview on cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides and biofilms: role in bioremediation	25
Abundance and fate of thallium and its stable isotopes in the environment	25