OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Water and Environment Journal 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Nanotechnology‐based wastewater treatment	52
Development of a method for flood detection based on Sentinel‐1 images and classifier algorithms	43
Hydroponics with wastewater: a review of trends and opportunities	38
COVID‐19 and the water sector: understanding impact, preparedness and resilience in the UK through a sector‐wide survey	26
Gas nanobubble dispersions as the important agent in environmental processes – generation methods review	25
Electro‐oxidation of phenol in petroleum wastewater using a novel pilot‐scale electrochemical cell with graphite and stainless‐steel electrodes	24
Facile synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles for the effective photodegradation of malachite green dye in aqueous solution	24
Effect of waste landfill site on surface and ground water drinking quality	23
Removal of selected antibiotics and antiretroviral drugs during post‐treatment of municipal wastewater with UV, UV/chlorine and UV/hydrogen peroxide	22
A review of applications of animal‐inspired evolutionary algorithms in reservoir operation modelling	20
Performance evaluation and modelling of an integrated municipal wastewater treatment system using neural networks	19
Consequences of groundwater overexploitation on land subsidence in Fars Province of Iran and its mitigation management programme	19
Modelling qualitative and quantitative parameters of groundwater using a new wavelet conjunction heuristic method: wavelet extreme learning machine versus wavelet neural networks	19
Use of dirty plastic waste as precursors for activated carbon production—A contribution to the circular economy	17
Pharmaceutical wastewater treatment using polypropylene membranes incorporated with carboxylated and PEG‐grafted nanodiamond in membrane bioreactor (MBR)	17
Experimental analysis of saline diffusion during saltwater freezing for desalination purposes	17
Formulating of small‐scale farmers' perception towards climate change in arid areas: Facilitating social interventions for agricultural sustainability	16
Photocatalysis of xenobiotic organic compounds in greywater using zinc oxide nanoparticles: a critical review	15
Comparison of dried sludge and sludge ash for phosphorus recovery with acidic and alkaline leaching	15
Online sequential extreme learning machine in river water quality (turbidity) prediction: a comparative study on different data mining approaches	15
Start‐up strategy and bacterial community analysis of SNAD process for treating anaerobic digester liquor of swine wastewater (ADLSW) in a continuous‐flow biofilm reactor	14
Efficient soluble anionic dye removal and antimicrobial properties of ZnO embedded‐ Polyphenylsulfone membrane	14
Are national barrier inventories fit for stream connectivity restoration needs? A test of two catchments	14
A combined current density technique for the electrochemical oxidation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) with boron‐doped diamond	14
Aquatic and terrestrial invertebrate community responses to drying in chalk streams	13

Phytoremediation of chromium and manganese by Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. from aqueous medium containing chromium‐manganese mixtures in microcosms and mesocosms	13
Removal of ammonia nitrogen in aquaculture wastewater by composite photocatalyst TiO₂/carbon fibre	12
Membrane concentrate management for textile wastewater with thermally activated persulfate oxidation method	12
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in aqueous urban environment of western India	11
Predicting Future Flood Frequency Under Climate Change Using Copula Function	11
Human ecological analysis of farmers’ pro‐environmental behaviour in the face of drought: Application of Norm Activation Theory	11
Synthesis, characterization and potential application of magnetized nanoparticles for photocatalysis of Levafix CA reactive azo‐dye in aqueous effluent	11
Long and short‐term assessment of surface area changes in saline and freshwater lakes via remote sensing	11
Quantitative evaluation of groundwater and surface water interaction characteristics during a dry season	10
Application of microalgae cultivated on pine bark for the treatment of municipal wastewater in cylindrical photobioreactors	10
A life cycle approach to environmental assessment of wastewater and sludge treatment processes	10
Assessing the environmental and economic efficacy of two integrated constructed wetlands at mitigating eutrophication risk from sewage effluent	10
Unlocking the nutrient value of sewage sludge	10
Prediction of heavy metals removal by polymer inclusion membranes using machine learning techniques	10
Microplastics throughout a tap water supply network	9
COVID‐19 and the UK water sector: Exploring organizational responses through a resilience framework	9
Effectiveness assessment of olive mill wastewater treatment by combined process: Natural flotation and anaerobic‐aerobic biodegradation	9
Preliminary flood risk assessment: Case study of systematic processing of available or readily derivable information	8
Removal of hexavalent chromium from wastewater using supported liquid membrane: synthesis of chromium‐iron complex through electrochemical reaction	8
Microplastics in the marine environment: a literature review and northeast England case study	8
Comparison of methods for estimating loss from water storage by evaporation and impacts on reservoir management	8
Calcium carbonate scaling prevention by a green chemical inhibitor, gallic acid	8
Multi‐criteria analysis to identify the factors affecting water reuse scheme in India	8
Virtual water flows, water footprint and water savings from the trade of crop and livestock products of Germany	8
Sensitivity of mountain catchments to global warming: a case study of the San Basin, Poland	7
GIS‐based groundwater quality assessment using GQIs and fuzzy‐logic approach	7
The role of nature contact and connectedness to nature as determinants of household water use: A case study from Spain	7
Effect of hydraulic residence time and inlet flow distribution ratio on the pollutant removal of low‐temperature municipal wastewater in multistage AO process	7
Plastics waste identification in river ecosystems by multispectral proximal sensing: a preliminary methodology study	7
Effect of salinity on mixed microalgae grown in anaerobic liquid digestate	7
Bio‐electrochemical evaluation of two‐stage constructed wetland microbial fuel cells with high strength raw domestic wastewater and simultaneous energy recovery	7
Identification of groundwater recharge sites in Latur district of Maharashtra in India based on remote sensing, GIS and multi‐criteria decision tools	6
Evaluation and classification of water quality of glacier‐fed channels using supervised learning and water quality index	6
Application of photosynthetic microalgae in the direct desalination pretreatment of seawater	6
Tools for monitoring toxicological and genotoxicological changes in a drinking water treatment plant in Northeast Italy	6
Barriers to water use efficiency in rural and peri‐urban areas of South Africa	6
A review of microalgae and other treatment methods of distillery wastewater	6
Inhibitory effect and mechanism of three macrophytes extract on Microcystis aeruginosa growth and physiology	6
Optimizing pump operations in water distribution systems: energy cost, greenhouse gas emissions and water quality	6
Disentangling the factors that vary the impact of trees on flooding (a review)	6
Preparation of porous biomass‐based sponge with zein‐alginate for oil absorption	6
Dilemmas of integrated water resources management implementation in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia: irrigation development versus environmental flows	6
Sediment pollution and nitrogen release at the sediment‐water interface in Changjiang River and its tributary, the lower Han River Basin	6
A study of external mass transfer effect on biodegradation of phenol using low‐density polyethylene immobilized Bacillus flexus GS1 IIT (BHU) in a packed bed bioreactor	5
Feasibility of applying nonthermal plasma for dairy effluent treatment and optimization of process parameters	5
Energy and resource‐efficient reverse osmosis system with tunable recovery for brackish water desalination and heavy metal removal	5
Promoting wastewater treatment in India: Critical questions of economic viability	5
Farming for water; catchment management initiatives for reducing pesticides	5
Usage of treated greywater as an alternative irrigation source for tomatoes cultivation	5
Comparison of UV‐Cl and UV‐H₂O₂ advanced oxidation processes in the degradation of contaminants from water and wastewater: A review	5

A river classification scheme to assess macroinvertebrate sensitivity to water abstraction pressures	5
Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and sediment samples from KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa	5
Efficient photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A by green synthesized CuO decorated nickel hexacyanoferrate nanocomposite	5
Evaluation of the accumulation of heavy metals in water, sediments and plants of a coastal zone of Mexico	5
Parametric study on CO₂ sequestration using cyanobacterial consortium and production of macromolecules: experimentation, modelling and optimization	5
Hydrological impact assessment on permeable road pavement with subsurface precast micro‐detention pond	5
Opinions towards the water‐related Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes: The stakeholders’ point of view	5
Design and evaluation of advanced automatic control strategies in a total nitrogen removal activated sludge plant	5
Progress in the development and application of permeable reaction barriers for remediation of dissolved oil contaminants in groundwater	4
Effect of hydrodynamic conditions on the formation and structure of aerobic granular sludge performing enhanced biological phosphorus removal	4
Evaluation of waste stabilisation pond units for treating domestic wastewater	4
Development of maize cob‐based biochar filter for water purification	4
Table grapes irrigation with treated municipal wastewater in a Mediterranean environment	4
Evaluation of Lactobacillus kefiri and manganese peroxidase‐producing bacteria for decolorization of melanoidins and reduction of chemical oxygen demand	4
Degradation of tetracycline in aqueous solution by persulphate assisted gas‐liquid dielectric barrier discharge	4
Simulation of a passively aerated biological filter (PABF) immobilized with non‐woven polyester fabric (NWPF) for wastewater treatment using GPS‐X	4
Effects of applying biochar and straw on nitrate leaching and maize yield production	4
First report of cross resistance to silver and antibiotics in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from patients and polluted water in Tunisia	4
Influence of filter media depth and vegetation on Faecal Coliform removal by stormwater biofilters	4
Performance evaluation of submerged membrane bioreactor for municipal wastewater treatment: Experimental study and model validation with GPS‐X software simulator	4
Biological removal of nutrients (N & P) from urban wastewater with a modified integrated fixed‐film activated sludge‐oxic settling anoxic system using an anoxic sludge holding tank	4
Energy potential of household fats, oils and grease waste	4
Flow field investigation in a vortex settling basin using Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry and large eddy simulation	4
A contemporary and historical analysis of the trace element composition of sewage sludge in the United Kingdom	4
Optimization of electro‐oxidation and electro‐Fenton techniques for the treatment of oilfield produced water	4
ZnO‐based composite catalysts for photocatalytic degradation of reactive black 5, and the optimization of process parameters	4
Development of a re‐aeration equation for the simulation of dissolved oxygen in degraded streams	4
The last two decades of computer vision technologies in water resource management: A bibliometric analysis	4
Dispersion of SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA across a wastewater treatment plant and its workers	4
Fulfillment of river environmental flow: applying Nash theory for quantitative‐qualitative conflict resolution in reservoir operation	4
China's ‘Sponge Cities’: The role of constructed wetlands in alleviating urban pluvial flooding	4
Study on removal of oxytetracycline hydrochloride in marine aquaculture wastewater by Zn_0.75Mn_0.75Fe_1.5O₄/ZnFe₂O₄/ZnO photocatalyst	4
The design of a bench‐scale adsorbent column based on nanoclay‐loaded electrospun fiber membrane for the removal of arsenic in wastewater	4
Improved biodegradation of pharmaceuticals after mild photocatalytic pretreatment	4
Scale inhibition in industrial water systems using chitosan‐alginate mixture	4
Inhibition of nucleation and crystal growth of calcium carbonate in hard waters using Paronychia arabica in an arid desert region	4
Effect of waste activated sludge pretreatment methods to mitigate Gordonia foaming potential in anaerobic digestion	4