OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering is 36. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Moving beyond techno-economic considerations: incorporating organizational constraints into fit-for-use technologies	152
Fine chemicals production in a carbon-neutral economy: the role of electrification	142
Interfacial synthesis: a scalable fabrication method of two-dimensional membranes	94
Emerging techniques to monitor temperature and supply heat for multiscale solid-based catalysis processes	85
Process systems engineering: a key enabler of adsorption-based direct air capture	81
Metrics and methods for resilience-aware design of process systems: advances and challenges	81
Advanced methodologies for model-based optimization and control of pharmaceutical processes	74
Editorial overview: Advanced reduction processes for environmental applications	71
Accurate model needs for desalination systems	66
Kinetic and thermodynamic limitations in direct air capture: toward optimized adsorbent design and regeneration strategies	64
Featurizing chemistry for machine learning — methods and a coded example	64
Two-dimensional nanosheets and membranes for their emerging technologies	60
Deciphering the issue of single-atom catalyst stability	58
Direct air capture of CO2: an industrial perspective	56
Recent advances, challenges and perspectives on rotating packed bed technology in solvent-based post-combustion carbon capture	55
The chemical engineering aspects of CO2 capture, combined with its utilisation	53
Challenges and opportunities for computer-aided molecular and process design approaches in advancing sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing	53
A review on scale-up approaches for ultrasound-assisted extraction of natural products	52
Industrial carbon capture by absorption: recent advances and path forward	52
Molecular machine learning in chemical process design	51
Window cleanliness in directly irradiated solar reactors: review and perspectives	51
Editorial overview: Kinetic models for radical polymerization and polymer recycling	50
Ultrasonic activation of persulfate for removal of aqueous pollutants: cavitational versus thermal mechanisms	46
Z-scheme single-atom photocatalyst for advanced oxidation processes	45
Artificial intelligence applications for fault detection and diagnosis in pharmaceutical bioprocesses: a review	42

HiGee process intensification in biorefineries: innovations, challenges, and outlook	42
Prospects for using artificial intelligence to understand intrinsic kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions	42
Anion exchange membrane electrolysis beyond the lab scale: a review on research and industry stacks	41
Flexible process operation for electrified chemical plants	39
Considerations for Big Data management in pharmaceutical manufacturing	38
Membrane synthesis via thermally induced phase separation: quantifying the shift to a more sustainable design	38
Role of artificial intelligence in the chemical industry transition to a sustainable, circular, and net-zero future	37
Single-atom coordination-dependent catalysis for peroxymonosulfate-mediated water purification	37
Recent advances in carbon-based non-noble single-atom catalysts for rechargeable zinc–air batteries	37
Recent advances of single-atom catalysts for peroxymonosulfate-based advanced oxidation processes aimed at environmental remediation	36
Sorption-enhanced reactions as enablers for CO2 capture and utilisation	36
Recent progress on sustainable membrane manufacturing with green solvents and biopolymers	36