OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering is 74. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Synergistic Catalysis Driven by Solvent Effect: Efficient Glycolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) by the Zn(OAc)₂/DBU-DMSO System	291
Cross-Linked Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Poly(diphenyl sulfide piperidine)s with Good Comprehensive Performance for Water Electrolysis	181
Implementation of CDH in LPMO-Containing Minimal Cellulase Cocktails to Tune Bioproduct Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass	168
Sustainable Biosynthesis of Diverse Fatty Acid Esters of Hydroxy Fatty Acids (FAHFAs) for Industrial Production	160
Hydrogen Energy System That Uses [NiFe] Hydrogenase Functional Models and Works at 20–40 °C	150
Ionozymes for Efficient Synthesis of Cadaverine: Offering a Sustainable Way for Bio-nylon 5X Production	136
Long-Term Exposure to Hydrogen Nanobubbles Enhances Daphnia magna Resilience Against Copper Stress: Sustainable Molecular Strategies for Growth, Reproduction, and Aquatic Health	126
Mechanism Study on Synthesis of Biobased Polycarbonate from Diphenyl Carbonate and Isosorbide with Metal-Free Catalysts by Identifying Reactivity of endo-OH and exo-OH	123
Self-Healing Properties of Fibers Constructed from Mushroom-Derived Chitinous Polymers	117
Van der Waals Gap Engineering of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes in Ionic Liquids at Room Temperature	113
Understanding How Hβ Zeolite in Dimethoxymethane-Containing Medium Efficiently Coconverts Glucose and Xylose to Methyl Levulinate	112
Comment on “Green Synthesis of Waste-Derived Metal–Organic Frameworks for Organic Substance Extraction from Piggery Wastewater as Biofertilizers”	111
CO₂ Valorization toward Selective N-Formylation of Nitroarenes and Aminoarenes under Homogeneous Titanium Catalysis	109
Fully Biobased Lignin-Bonded Bamboo Composites with Mold Resistance Based on Lignin Recycle Strategy	107
Ammonia Retention in Biowaste via Low-Temperature-Plasma-Synthesized Nitrogen Oxyacids: Toward Sustainable Upcycling of Animal Waste	107
Highly Selective Separation and Recovery of Molybdenum from Spent Catalysts by Constructing a Glass-Phase Extraction System	103
High Entropy Catalysts for Synthesis of Biofuels (C₇–C₁₇) via the Adjustable Carbon Chain Increasing of Furfural (C₅) at Mild Temperature	100
Halide-Free Continuous Synthesis of Hydrophobic Ionic Liquids	99
Improvement on the Energy Efficiency of NO_x Synthesis in Pulsed Discharge Plasma: A Focus on the Modulation by Pulse Rise Rate and Pulse Repetition Frequency	99
Eco-Friendly, Colored Lacquer Palettes Derived from Catechol Lipid-Based Bioresin	98
Hydration-Driven Surface Engineering of Nanocellulose Films for Iridescent Structural Colors	96
Superhydrophobic COFs@PVDF Film for Ultraefficient Atmospheric Water Harvesting	96
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Prussian Blue-Derived Fe@NC as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Ammonia Synthesis under Ambient Conditions	95
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Flexible Wood-Based Janus Hydrogel for Nasal Infection	89
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Green Solvent-Mediated Catalysis for Efficient Biorefinery: Unravelling the Kinetic and Thermodynamic Impacts	89
Potassium Ion-Tuned Electrodeposition of MnO₂ Coating on Pb–Ag Anode Enabling Efficient and Clean Zinc Electrowinning: Film Formation Mechanism and Long-Term Performance	88
Highly Efficient Base-Catalyzed Valorization of Food Waste into Lactic Acid at Mild Conditions with the Pretreatment Using HCl Recovered from PVC	88
Architecting Biomass-Derived Carbon Nanosheets with Dual-Atom-Doped Mo₂C as a Promising Sustainable Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction	88
Mechanism of the Decomposition of Calcium Fluoride by Aluminum Salt under Mechanical Force and Controllable Preparation of Cryolite	87
Toward Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission: Techno–Economic and Life Cycle Analyses of Routes for Triacetic Acid Lactone (TAL) Bioproduction	86
Multifunctional Salt-Assisted Construction of Lignin-Derived Ru–Co Bimetal/Carbon Composites with Rich Nanointerface for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting	85
Optimal Design of Sugar-Cane-Based Biorefinery Networks in Argentina	85
Cobalt Nanocluster-Decorated N-Rich Hierarchical Carbon Architectures Efficiently Catalyze Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions	85
Saturn-like N-Doped VS₂ Cathode with a Three-Step Deintercalation Mechanism under a Wide Voltage Range for Enhancing the Electrochemical Kinetics of Zinc-Ion Batteries	85
Pig Slurry Management Producing N Mineral Concentrates: A Full-Scale Case Study	84
Multidimensional Potential of Emerging Anaerobic Digestion Technology: Technical, Environmental, and Economic Assessment	84
High-performance sustainable active packaging from poly(hexamethylene furanoate) and bark extracts	83
Correction to “New Approach to Recycling of Epoxy Resin Using Nitric Acid: Regeneration of Decomposed Products through Hydrogenation”	82
One-Pot Ethanol Production from Cellulose Transformation over Multifunctional Pt/WO_x and Hollow Pt@HZSM-5 Catalysts	82
Ionic-Liquid-Assisted Capture of Volatile Low-Carbon Alcohols in Printing Plant Exhaust Gas	82
Enhanced Internal Coating Structure and Light Reflectance of Coated Papers: A Sludge Valorization Process	81
Engineering Methylorubrum extorquens for the Biosynthesis of d-Lactic Acid from Methanol	81
Molecularly Engineered Ni–O–C Interfacial Sites on g-C ₃ N ₄ for Efficient Electrocatalytic Urea S	80
Kinetic and Mechanistic Study of CO ₂ Absorption into Vanadium-Promoted Aqueous K ₂ CO	79
Bifunctional Solid Lewis Acid–Base Catalysts for Efficient Conversion of the Glucose–Xylose Mixture to Methyl Lactate	79
Roles of Phosphoric Acid and H ₃ PW ₁₂ O ₄₀ /K	79
Construction of Lignin-Based Heterogeneous Acid Catalysts with an Excellent Performance for the Acetalization of Biomass-Based Furfural and Glycerol	78
Parallel and Flow Photoredox Chemistry Enabled by Advanced Temperature-Controlled Photoreactors	78
Fabrication of Sustainable Hydrophobic Cotton Fabrics with Fluorescence-Emitting Performance Using Novel 1,8-Naphthalimide Functional Molecules	78
PISOX Copolyesters─Bio- and CO₂-Based Marine-Degradable High-Performance Polyesters	77
Multisustainable Approach. Ternary Photocatalytic Composite: Fe_xO₃/Albumin/Few Layer Graphene in H₂ Production via Photo-reforming of Methanol	77
Conversion of Cellulose into 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in a Biphasic System Catalyzed by Aluminum Sulfate and Byproduct Characterization	76
Supercharging Carbohydrate Binding Module Alone Enhances Endocellulase Thermostability, Binding, and Activity on Cellulosic Biomass	76
Insights into the Charge-Transfer Mechanism and Stacking Structures in a Large Sample of Donor/Acceptor Models of a Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cell	76
CO₂ Reduction beyond Copper-Based Catalysts: A Natural Language Processing Review from the Scientific Literature	76
Fiber-Reinforced PET Composites: Characterization of a Sustainable and Circular Processing Route	76
Machine Learning Assisted Cross-Scale Hopper Design for Flowing Biomass Granular Materials	76
Sub-Nanometer Ru Clusters on Ceria Nanorods as Efficient Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis under Mild Conditions	75
DFT-Assisted Design of D–A Conjugated Polymers for Photocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide	74
Self-Assembly of Cinnamic Acid-Modified Chitosan Surfactants: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Emulsification	74
Comparative Techno-economic Assessment of NdFeB Bonded Magnet Production: Injection Molding versus Big-Area Additive Manufacturing	74
The Role of Systems Engineering in Energy Transition – A Framework to Analyze Green Methanol Synthesis in Texas	74
Structural Evolution of Lignin Using In Situ Small-Angle Neutron Scattering during Catalytic Disassembly	74