OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Preventing masks from becoming the next plastic problem	95
Research progress on distribution, sources, identification, toxicity, and biodegradation of microplastics in the ocean, freshwater, and soil environment	91
Repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic on solid waste generation and management strategies	89
The source and transport of bioaerosols in the air: A review	88
A novel hybrid model for water quality prediction based on VMD and IGOA optimized for LSTM	59
A review on sustainable reuse applications of Fenton sludge during wastewater treatment	58
Application of Fe(VI) in abating contaminants in water: State of art and knowledge gaps	55
One-pot hydrothermal fabrication of BiVO4/Fe3O4/rGO composite photocatalyst for the simulated solar light-driven degradation of Rhodamine B	55
Achievements, challenges and global implications of China’s carbon neutral pledge	55
Health impacts of air pollution in China	51
Bacteriophages in water pollution control: Advantages and limitations	47
High-solid anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: achievements and perspectives	47
Nitrogen removal efficiencies and microbial communities in full-scale IFAS and MBBR municipal wastewater treatment plants at high COD:N ratio	46
What have we known so far for fluorescence staining and quantification of microplastics: A tutorial review	46
The main anammox-based processes, the involved microbes and the novel process concept from the application perspective	46
Visible-light-driven heterostructured g-C3N4/Bi-TiO2 floating photocatalyst with enhanced charge carrier separation for photocatalytic inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa	44
Fabrication of magnetic multi-template molecularly imprinted polymer composite for the selective and efficient removal of tetracyclines from water	43
Metagenomic analysis on resistance genes in water and microplastics from a mariculture system	43
Inactivation and risk control of pathogenic microorganisms in municipal sludge treatment: A review	42
New insights into different surfactants’ impacts on sludge fermentation: Focusing on the particular metabolic processes and microbial genetic traits	41
Identification of sources, characteristics and photochemical transformations of dissolved organic matter with EEM-PARAFAC in the Wei River of China	39
Human health ambient water quality criteria for 13 heavy metals and health risk assessment in Taihu Lake	38
Transparent exopolymer particles (TEPs)-associated protobiofilm: A neglected contributor to biofouling during membrane filtration	38
Microbial biodegradation of plastics: Challenges, opportunities, and a critical perspective	38
Aerosol transmission, an indispensable route of COVID-19 spread: case study of a department-store cluster	37

Environmental effects and risk control of antibiotic resistance genes in the organic solid waste aerobic composting system: A review	36
Quorum sensing regulation methods and their effects on biofilm in biological waste treatment systems: A review	36
Fate and risk assessment of emerging contaminants in reclaimed water production processes	35
Zero E-waste: Regulatory impediments and blockchain imperatives	34
Partial anammox achieved in full scale biofilm process for typical domestic wastewater treatment	34
What have we known so far about microplastics in drinking water treatment? A timely review	33
Advancing ion-exchange membranes to ion-selective membranes: principles, status, and opportunities	33
Interaction and combined toxicity of microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic environment	33
Simultaneous Feammox and anammox process facilitated by activated carbon as an electron shuttle for autotrophic biological nitrogen removal	33
Microplastics removal strategies: A step toward finding the solution	33
Global perspectives and future research directions for the phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil: A knowledge mapping analysis from 2001 to 2020	33