OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Environmental Chemistry Letters is 76. 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
Indirect contamination of cockroaches by anticoagulant rodenticides	961
The toxicity of the glyphosate herbicide for Pardosa spiders’ predatory activity depends on the formulation of the glyphosate product	697
Nano-sized natural organic matter interacts with bisphenol A and decreases cytotoxicity to human cells	531
Design and mechanism of photocatalytic oxidation for the removal of air pollutants: a review	507
Concentration, sources, influencing factors and hazards of heavy metals in indoor and outdoor dust: A review	506
Vanadium properties, toxicity, mineral sources and extraction methods: a review	405
Seaweed for climate mitigation, wastewater treatment, bioenergy, bioplastic, biochar, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics: a review	395
Machine learning to predict the production of bio-oil, biogas, and biochar by pyrolysis of biomass: a review	352
Enhanced hydrogen storage efficiency with sorbents and machine learning: a review	330
Proteomics of mercury-induced responses and resilience in plants: a review	311
Methods to monitor the defects of the drainage pipe network: a review	259
High-resolution mapping of premature mortality induced by atmospheric particulate matter in China	258
Penetration of submicron amino-functionalized graphene quantum dots in plant stomata, implication for the depollution of atmospheric soot particles	250
Innovative technologies to remove alkylphenols from wastewater: a review	238
Neutral pH, multioxidants Fenton oxidation of dimethyl sulfoxide and acetamidophenol as water pollutant models	237
Biotreatment strategies for the removal of microplastics from freshwater systems. A review	232
Effect of humic substances on the anaerobic digestion of secondary sludge in wastewater treatment plants: a review	217
Efficient analysis of metabolites of industrial additives in cerebrospinal fluids	215
Fast dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction of pesticides in water based on a thermo-switchable deep eutectic solvent	215
Multi-elemental compound-specific isotope analysis of pesticides for source identification and monitoring of degradation in soil: a review	211
Unrecognized pollution by inorganic condensable particulate matter in the atmosphere	203
High-resolution imaging of Hg/Se aggregates in the brain of small Indian mongoose, a wild terrestrial species: insights into intracellular Hg detoxification	201
Photocatalytic inactivation and disinfection of bioaerosols: a review	191
Are bioplastics an ecofriendly alternative to fossil fuel plastics?	191
Electrochemical conversion of biomass-derived aldehydes into fine chemicals and hydrogen: A review	190

Carbon dioxide separation and capture by adsorption: a review	186
Phosphorus adsorption by functionalized biochar: a review	176
Hydrogen, ammonia and methanol for marine transportation	162
Synthesis and applications of carbon quantum dots derived from biomass waste: a review	162
The revival of cyclodextrins as active pharmaceutical ingredients	161
Hydrogen and biodiesel production from food waste: a review	157
Energy production from farming waste: a review	156
The role of silicon in the supply of terrestrial ecosystem services	137
Dioxins and furans in biochars, hydrochars and torreficates produced by thermochemical conversion of biomass: a review	133
Green synthesis of ZrO2 nanoparticles and nanocomposites for biomedical and environmental applications: a review	132
Synthesis of branched allylic sulfones by regioselective boron-catalysed hydrosulfonylation	132
A novel hydrothermal method to synthesize brookite titanium dioxide nanosquares for efficient pollutant degradation	130
Bioenergy production from chicken manure: a review	129
Effects of pollutant toxicity on the eyes of aquatic life monitored by visual dysfunction in zebrafish: a review	120
Microplastics alter crystal growth in coral skeleton structures	118
Spatial distribution, pollution characteristics, and health risks of antibiotic resistance genes in China: a review	116
Microplastic characteristics, transport, risks, and remediation in groundwater: a review	112
4-Nonylphenol adsorption, environmental impact and remediation: a review	111
Biochar-clay, biochar-microorganism and biochar-enzyme composites for environmental remediation: a review	111
Highly efficient thermo-photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline catalyzed by tungsten disulfide under visible light	111
Thermochemical conversion of municipal solid waste into energy and hydrogen: a review	107
Environmentally benign techniques of lithium extraction from salt lakes: a review	106
Effect of combined cadmium and doxycycline pollution on the nitrogen cycle in constructed ditch wetlands	103
Recycling municipal, agricultural and industrial waste into energy, fertilizers, food and construction materials, and economic feasibility: a review	102
The dual role of tropospheric ozone in controlling COVID-19 outbreaks	100
SARS-CoV-2 monitoring by automated target-driven molecular machine-based engineering	96
Adverse prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma following long-term exposure to multiple air pollutants	96
Solidification and removal of impurities from phosphogypsum for road applications: a review	93
Impact of biogas digestates on soil microbiota in agriculture: a review	92
Biofuel production by co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and other materials: a review	91
Advanced adsorbents for ibuprofen removal from aquatic environments: a review	87
Detection of multiple metal ions in water with a fluorescence sensor based on carbon quantum dots assisted by stepwise prediction and machine learning	87
Chitosan-based beads as sustainable adsorbents for wastewater remediation: a review	86
Ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of bisphenol A using composites of MoS2 nanoflowers, CoS2 nano-polyhedrons and reduced graphene oxide	86
Occurrence, transformation, bioaccumulation, risk and analysis of pharmaceutical and personal care products from wastewater: a review	86
China’s sponge cities alleviate urban flooding and water shortage: a review	84
Microwave resonance enhanced CO2 reduction using biochar	83
Room-temperature and carbon-negative production of biodiesel via synergy of geminal-atom and photothermal catalysis	83
Rapid conversion of carbon dioxide into titanium carbide by atmospheric microwave plasma	81
Production and growth of microalgae in urine and wastewater: A review	79
Supramolecular deep eutectic solvents in extraction processes: a review	79
Correction to: Pesticide resurrection	79
Interfacial-engineered CoTiO3-based composite for photocatalytic applications: a review	78
Boron nitride nanomaterials for environmental remediation, energy, and sensing: a review	78
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals: a review	78
Connecting records of global-to-regional climate	78
Validation of methods for enriching and detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater	77
Cognitive impairment and dementia by pollutant exposure: a review	77
Improved electricity production and nitrogen enrichment during the treatment of black water using manganese ore-modified anodes	77
Enhanced stability and coke resistance in methanol to olefins reaction using fibrous silica-wrapped silicoaluminophosphate zeolite	76

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