OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of npj Clean Water 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Optimal design of water reuse networks in cities through decision support tool development and testing	284
Innovative dual-purpose remediation of acid mine drainage and resource recovery through membrane distillation crystallization	268
Trans-membrane piezoelectric activation of peroxymonosulfate for effective control of waterborne antibiotic resistance dissemination	191
Molecular weight insight into critical component contributing to reverse osmosis membrane fouling in wastewater reclamation	171
Investigating bio-remediation capabilities of a constructed wetland through spatial successional study of the sediment microbiome	130
Forward osmosis (FO)-reverse osmosis (RO) hybrid process incorporated with hollow fiber FO	99
Development of catalytic zero-valent iron incorporated PAN catalytic film for efficient degradation of organic matters	82
Anchoring Ni(II) bisacetylacetonate complex into CuS immobilized MOF for enhanced removal of tinidazole and metronidazole	71
Modelling seasonal household variation in harvested rainwater availability: a case study in Siaya County, Kenya	69
High-risk clones of Pseudomonas aeruginosa contaminate the drinking water networks of French cities	67
Architecting ternary heteronanocomposites Bi2S3/BiOCl@In2S3 and Bi2S3/BiOBr@In2S3 for photocatalytic detoxification of organoarsenic compound	66
Experimental and theoretical assessment of bioinspired next-generation intercalated graphene oxide-based ceramic membranes for oil-in-water emulsion separation	62
Immobilization of silver nanoparticles on cellulose nanofibrils incorporated into nanofiltration membrane for enhanced desalination performance	62
Biogenic silver nanoparticles-modified forward osmosis membranes with mitigated internal concentration polarization and enhanced antibacterial properties	61
Bacterial cellulose-graphene oxide composite membranes with enhanced fouling resistance for bio-effluents management	57
Highly stretchable TPU/g-C3N4 composite nanofiber film for enhancing the piezo-photocatalytic sewage treatment by electrospinning-induced pretension	50
Measuring the gaps in drinking water quality and policy across regional and remote Australia	50
Survival analysis framework for sewer failure time: evidence from Hong Kong	49
Electrochemical nanosensor for ultrasensitive detection of malachite green and monitoring of its photocatalytic degradation	48
Water hyacinth-inspired self-floating photocatalytic system for efficient and sustainable water purification	46
Synergistic iron enhanced aerogel and peracetic acid for degradation of emerging organic contaminants	43
Integrating non-target analysis and machine learning: a framework for contaminant source identification	42
Simultaneous adsorption of organic phosphonate and orthophosphate from municipal sewage on nanoparticle Fe3O4 with molecular simulation	42
Energy system for evaluation of modification methods on energy transfer efficiency and optimization of membranes	40
Sewage leakage challenges urban wastewater management as evidenced by the Yangtze River basin of China	40

Tailored alumina nanocomposite membranes featuring MIL-125-NH2 metal-organic frameworks for oily wastewater treatment	38
Differential survival of potentially pathogenic, septicemia- and meningitis-causing E. coli across the wastewater treatment train	37
Boosting industrial bio-denitrification through gene activation: the micro-nano-MoS2 enhanced bioprocess	37
Synergistic denitrification mechanism of domesticated aerobic denitrifying bacteria in low-temperature municipal wastewater treatment	37
Enhanced remediation of actual dye wastewater by hydrogenated bimetallic MOF derivative with active peracetic acid	36
Synchronization of Ti3C2 MXene/Fe3+ with sodium persulfate for the degradation of reactive dyes	36
Comprehensive characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and screening algorithms	36
Transition of antimicrobial resistome in wastewater treatment plants: impact of process configuration, geographical location and season	34
ST-GPINN: a spatio-temporal graph physics-informed neural network for enhanced water quality prediction in water distribution systems	33
CaO2 pretreatment enhances fecal pollution indicator removal during mesophilic anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge	33
Co-cultivation of high-value microalgae species with filamentous microalgae for dairy wastewater treatment	33
Comparing energy and exergy of multiple effect freeze desalination to MEE MSF RO	33
Author Correction: The enhancement of anammox by graphene-based and iron-based nanomaterials in performance and mechanisms	33