OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Environmental Research is 4. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Ultrasound-assisted synthesis of Fe-doped TiO2 catalyst for photocatalytic oxidation application	216
Potential Environmental Application of a Tough and Temperature-Responsive Nanocomposite Hydrogel Based on Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide-co-Sodium Methacrylate) and Clay	61
The Sorption of Lead and Cadmium by Hydroxyapatite-Biochar Nanocomposite from Aqueous Solution	41
Arsenic Pathways in the Environment: The Role of Contaminated Groundwater in the Dispersion of Arsenic to Soil, Vegetables and Chicken Meat	31
Floristic Diversity as an Indicator in Low and High Endemic Buruli Ulcer Areas in Côte d’Ivoire	26
Investigating Airborne Pollen Grains and Fungal Spores that Might be Related to Thunderstorm Asthma Attacks	25
Unveiling the Role of Bioaerosols in Climate Processes: A Mini Review	25
Effects of Considering Social Costs in Different Economic Scenarios of Water Systems in Iran	25
Facile Synthesis of ZnO/g-C3N4 with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance for the Reduction of Cr(VI) in Presence of EDTA Under Visible Light Irradiation	24
Temperature-Dependent Speciation Analysis of Chromium Immobilized in Calcium Hydroxyapatite Matrix	24
The Entophytic and Potting Soil Bacteria of the Sansevieria trifasciata Plant Have a Purifying Impact on Indoor Toluene	24
Overview of Air Pollution in Typical Basin of China Under the Target of Carbon Neutrality	23
Green Energy Dynamics: Exploring the Nexus Between Renewable Energy Utilization and Environmental Quality in the Middle East and North Africa	22
Development of Rainfall and Runoff Equations for a Suburban Area of Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria: A Case Study	22
The Mechanism for Remediation of Low-Permeable Soil Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Thermally-Enhanced Soil Vapor Extraction Combined with Sand Mixing	19
Application for Reprocessing Cattle, Chicken, and Fish Bones in the Removal of Zn (II) and Cr (VI) from Wastewater Using Batch Adsorption System	18
Viewing the Interrelationship Between Some Pollutants Under the Purview of Binary and Composite Fuzzy Relation in a Post-monsoon and Winter Scenario Over a Metro City of India	18
Modelling of Streamflow and Water Balance in the Kuttiyadi River Basin Using SWAT and Remote Sensing/GIS Tools	18
Selective Decolorization of Methylene Blue from Methyl Orange in Heterogeneous Fenton-like Reaction	17
Radioactive Cs Removal from Aqueous Solutions by Biochar-Immobilized Potassium Nickel Hexacyanoferrate Prepared Using Ball Mill	17
Green Decorated of Au/TiO2 Nanocomposites as Superior Photocatalyst in Methylene Blue Dye Degradation Under Sodium Light Irradiation	16
Applying Natural and K-Enriched Zeolite Before Struvite Precipitation Improved the Recovery of NH4+ from Liquid Digestate and the Reagent Use Efficiency	15
Modeling of Industrial Strategy Based on Sustainable Development Approaches	15
Novel Modified Natural Clinoptilolite for Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) Removal from Aqueous Solutions	14
Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Bottled Water (Mineral and Drinking) Distributed in Different Seasons in Tehran, Iran: A Health Risk Assessment Study	14

Insight Into the Effects of Environmental and Structural Factors on the Re-Oxidation of Cr(III) Hydroxides	14
Characterization of High-Performance Zinc Chloride Activated Biochar Modified by Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) and Its Removal Mechanism of Aqueous Nitrate Ions	13
Bioprospecting and Repurposing of Leaf Biomass to Support Sustainable Biopharmacy: Evaluation of Seasonal Chemical Variations and Biological Activities of Six Eucalyptus Essential Oils	13
Enhancement in Ni–Cd Phytoremediation Efficiency of Helianthus annuus L. from Battery Waste Contaminated Soil by Bacterial Augmentation, Isolated from E-Waste Contaminated Sites	13
High Contamination of Toxic Heavy Metals in Vegetables and Their Associated Health Risk Assessment from Different Vegetable markets of the Metropolitan City, Lucknow, India	13
Chinese Rural Landscapes at Multiple Scales: Typologies and Diversity	13
Assessing the adverse effects of a mixture of AMD and sewage effluent on a sub-tropical dam situated in a nature conservation area using a modified pollution index	13
Variation and Spatial Distribution of Emissions from Livestock Manure Management in Iran: An Evaluation and Location Analysis	11
Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on Maize (Zea mays L.) Production and Choice of Adaptation Practices in Eastern Ethiopia	11
Human Health Risk Assessment of Mercury in Soil–Plants System	11
Characterization and Pollution Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals (PTMs) in the Sulfide Tailings from Boudoukha Abandoned Mine (Zn–Pb–Cu), NE Algeria	11
Synthesis and Application of Oxalate–Phosphate–Amine Metal–Organic Framework Fertilizers in Calcareous Soils: Analysis of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Grain Yield in Triticum aestivum L.	11
Modification of Nanofiltration Membranes by Cationic Surfactant as a Promising Strategy for Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewater	10
Understanding the Impact of Soil Clay Mineralogy on the Adsorption Behavior of Zinc	10
Air Quality Variations and Influence of COVID‑19 Lockdown Restrictions on it in Tabriz, Iran	10
Role of Endophytes in Abiotic Stress Tolerance: With Special Emphasis on Serendipita indica	10
What Drives the Transfer of Embodied Pollutant Emissions in International Trade? Evidence from the Light Industry Sector	10
Micro- and Nanoplastics in Environment: Degradation, Detection, and Ecological Impact	10
Brassica juncea as a Feasible Hyperaccumulator of Chosen Potentially Toxic Metals Under Extreme Environmental Conditions	9
Toxicity, Environmental Monitoring and Removal Strategies of Arsenic	9
Degradation of Sulfadiazine by Activated Peroxymonosulfate on Biochar with Different Carbon Structures	9
Nitrogen Fertilizer Effects on Microbial Respiration, Microbial Biomass, and Carbon Sequestration in a Mediterranean Grassland Ecosystem	9
High-Density Polyethylene Waste-Derived Carbon as a Low-Cost Cathode Catalyst in Microbial Fuel Cell	8
Profiling Toxin Genes and Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Marine Beaches of Megacity Mumbai, India	8
Soil Remediation Using Modified Diatomite: Assessing Chemical Properties, Enzymatic Reactions and Heavy Metal Immobilization	8
Biochar Promotes the Germination and Growth of Herbaceous Seeds Hydroseeded on Gold Mine Tailings	8
Safety Behavior of Nepalese Strawberry Farmers as Reflected by the Protection Motivation Theory	8
Method for Predicting Ultra-Short-Term Wind Speed and Direction at Emergency Well Site	8
An Integrated Biorefinery of Wood Apple Kernel for Bio-Oil and Bio-Diesel Production: Optimization of Engine Attributes Using Taguchi, RSM, and CRITIC-COCOSO Hybrid Techniques	8
Nitrate-Induced Toxicity and Potential Attenuation of Behavioural and Stress Biomarkers in Tubifex tubifex	8
Spatial and Temporal Changes in Hydrological Regionalization of Lowland Rivers	8
Linking Future Hydroclimatological Changes with Past Climatic Conditions in Southeastern Iran: Insights from Models and Observations	8
Diversity and Abundance of Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in Culturable Bacteria of Glacier Mice and Proglacial Lake Ecosystems at Austerdalsbreen, Norway	8
Potential of Fish Scale Biochar Nanocomposite with ZnO for Effective Sequestration of Cr (VI) from Water: Modeling and Kinetics	8
Mechanism of Urban Spatial Morphology and Eco-Environmental Risk: A Case Study of Shenzhen, China	7
Comparing Three Transportation Development Scenarios with Sadr Highway in Tehran: A Health Economic Assessment	7
Quantification of heavy metals and mercury-resistant bacteria in artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites, Maniema region, Democratic Republic of the Congo	7
An Excellent Alternative to Industrial Activated Carbons for the Purification of Textile Water Elaborated from Waste Coffee Grounds	7
Chitosan/Acid Modified Olive Tree (Olea europaea) Leaves as Sustainable Adsorbent for Organic Dye Removal from Water: Adsorption Modeling and Optimization by Box-Behnken Design	7
Cystoseira tamariscifolia Aqueous Extract Mitigates Salinity Stress in Tomato Plants by Mediating Their Physiology and Biochemistry	7
Energy and Carbon Footprints for the Urban Water Cycle in Amman, Jordan	7
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Urban Park Dusts from Lagos, Nigeria: Pollution levels, Sources and Exposure Implications	7
Characterization of Polystyrene-Degrading Bacteria Isolated From Plastic Processing Plants	7
Study on the Purification of Pollutants from Rainfall Runoff by Prefabricated Improved Multi-aggregate Ecological Concrete (IMAEC) Revetment	7
Predicting Wildfires Occurrences Using Meteorological Parameters	7
Health Risk Assessment Related to As, Cd and Pb Due to the Consumption of Shrimp Species from Southeast Brazil	6
Trace Elements in Fluvisols with Different Anthropogenic Load	6
The Effects of Clear-Cutting on Ground Thermal Regimes After a Wildfire Using Hand-Held Thermal Imaging Camera in a Semi-arid Forest Ecosystems	6
Detection of Biofilm on Water Supply Technical Materials with the Application of an Impedance Sensor	6
The Potential of Oil Palm Frond Biochar for the Adsorption of Residual Pollutants from Real Latex Industrial Wastewater	6

A Simplistic Mathematical Model for Carbon Oxidation in Moving Bed Bioreactor	6
Effects of Climate Change on the Production of Polysaccharides and Phycobiliproteins by Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet et Flahault	6
Studies on Autotrophic Components of Periphyton in Some Iranian Aquatic Ecosystems	6
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Waste Tire Pyrolysis at High Temperature	6
Challenges and Operational Strategies to Achieve Partial Nitrification in Biological Wastewater Treatment: A Review	6
Gradient Dependent Chronic Toxicity of Polyethylene Microplastics (PE-MPs) on Tomato	6
Benzenesulfonamide-Functionalized Electrospun Polysulfone as an Antibacterial Support Layer of Thin-Film Composite Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Membrane: Fabrication and Performance Evaluation	6
Kinetics and Optimization of Azo Dye Decolorisation Using Green Synthesized Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles: A Pilot Scale Study	6
Biogas Production from Co-digestion Between Rice Straw and Food Waste with Pilot Scale	6
Electro/Fe2+/Persulfate Oxidation of Landfill Leachate Nanofiltration Concentrate Using MMO/TiO2-Ti Anode: A Kinetic Study	6
What are the Implications of Climatic and Non-climatic Factors on Crop Production? Evidence from Turkey	6
Gd2O3/CdS Nanocomposites were Synthesized for Photocatalytic Elimination of Methyl Blue (MB) Dye Under Visible Light Irradiation	6
An IoT Based Water Quality Classification Framework for Aqua-Ponds Through Water and Environmental Variables Using CGTFN Model	6
Microbial Occupational Exposure in e-waste Recycling: Biological Hazards, Their Sources, and Potential Toxic Effects	5
Valorization of Biowastes Through Pre-composting Followed by Vermicomposting with the Addition of Effective Microorganisms	5
Study of Hydrogeochemical Properties of Surface Water (Case Study: Comparison of Two Adjacent Catchments, Cheshmeh Kileh and Shiroud, Northern Iran)	5
Sorption of Cadmium, Lead, Arsenate, and Phosphate on Red Mud Combined with Phosphogypsum	5
Short-Term Effects of Operating Parameters and Wastewater Constituents on the Performance of Free-cell Candidatus Brocadia and Candidatus Scalindua Anammox Enrichment	5
Plastic Waste: Challenges and Opportunities to Mitigate Pollution and Effective Management	5
Petroleum-Contaminated Soil Isolates: A Comparative Study of Naphthalene Biodegradation Kinetics and Metabolic Pathways	5
Optimizing the Allocation of CO2 Emission Rights in the Yangtze River Delta City Agglomeration Region of China Based on Equity, Efficiency and Sustainability	5
Predictive Modeling and Analysis of Photocatalytic Degradation Performance of Biochar-ZnO Nanocomposites on Different Agrochemicals	5
Improving the ARIMA Model Prediction for Water Quality Parameters of Urban Water Distribution Networks (Case Study: CANARY Dataset)	5
Characterization and Mechanisms of Biosolubilization of Rock Phosphate by Microbes Isolated from Mahanadi Estuary, Odisha, India	5
In Situ Remediation and Stability Assessment of Solid Waste: Alkaline Amendments to Stabilize Acid-Generating High-Concentration Antimony (Sb) Tailings in Southwest China	5
Automatic Recognition of Vehicle Exhaust Remote Sensing Data Based on Convolution Neural Network Inception Algorithm	5
Effects of Phosphate-rock Mining Wastewater Fertigation on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) Cultivation and Soil Microbial Diversity	5
Semi-saturated Sand and Pebble Beds Use in Secondary Treatment of Urban Wastewater	5
A systematic review of current AI techniques used in the context of the SDGs	5
Duckweed-lemna minor as green route for removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous solution	5
Solar Photocatalytic and Biodegradation of Polymer–Semiconductor Composite Film in Series: Characterization and Kinetic Modelling	4
Consequences of Coastal Wetlands Reclamation and the Need for Integrating Impact Assessment of Invasive Alien Plants Species and Coastal Armoring in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)	4
Faecal Sludge Treatment: Unveiling the Potential of the plant Panicum maximum	4
The Influence of Oil Pollutants on the Mechanical Properties of Clayey Sand	4
Characterization and Ethanol-Sensing Behavior of Nanostructured Vanadium Pentoxide Recovered from Oil Fly Ash	4
Heavy Metals Analysis in the Vicinity of a Northcentral Nigeria Major Scrap-Iron Smelting Plant	4
Non-carcinogenic risk assessment of Cr and Pb in vegetables grown in the industrial area in the southwest of Iran using Monte Carlo Simulation approach	4
Woody Biomass-Derived Biochar Decorated with Vanadium Oxide as a Potential Adsorbent for CO2 Capture	4
The Ecotoxicity of Sugarcane Pesticides to Non-target Soil Organisms as a Function of Soil Properties and Moisture Conditions	4
Methane Production and Nutrient Recovery After Applying Microwave Technology in Sewage Sludge Pretreatment	4
Groundwater Monitoring Network Design Using Optimized DRASTIC Method and Capture Zone Analysis	4
Degradation of Non-methane Hydrocarbons in Cooking Fume by Wire Cylinder DC Corona Discharge	4
An Overview of Characterisation, Utilisation, and Leachate Analysis of Clinical Waste Incineration Ash	4
Microplastic Composition, Load and Removal Efficiency from Wastewater Treatment Plants Discharging into Orontes River	4
Assessment of Satellite-based Precipitation Products in Monthly, Seasonal, and Annual Time-Scale over Iran	4
Effects of Copper Doping on the Electrochemical Performance of Tin Oxide Synthesised by Facile Co-precipitation Root	4
Comparative Study of Algae and Cactus as Bioflocculants in the Physico-chemical Treatment of Leachate from the Controlled Landfill	4
Municipal Solid Waste Management and Health Risks: Application of Solid Waste Safety Plan in Novi Sad, Serbia	4
Efficient Degradation of Bezafibrate Using the Fe(II)/Sulfite Process: Kinetics, Mechanism and Influence on DBP Formation	4
Aspirin Adsorption onto Activated Carbon Derived from Spent Tea Leaves: Statistical Optimization and Regeneration Study	4
Numerical and Experimental Investigation on Enhancing Thermal Conductivity of Paraffin Wax with Expanded Graphene in Battery Thermal Management System	4