OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering is 20. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Moving beyond techno-economic considerations: incorporating organizational constraints into fit-for-use technologies	187
Fine chemicals production in a carbon-neutral economy: the role of electrification	163
Metrics and methods for resilience-aware design of process systems: advances and challenges	158
Interfacial synthesis: a scalable fabrication method of two-dimensional membranes	138
Advanced methodologies for model-based optimization and control of pharmaceutical processes	135
Process modeling of recombinant adeno-associated virus production in HEK293 cells	89
Emerging techniques to monitor temperature and supply heat for multiscale solid-based catalysis processes	88
Process systems engineering: a key enabler of adsorption-based direct air capture	80
Featurizing chemistry for machine learning — methods and a coded example	77
The chemical engineering aspects of CO2 capture, combined with its utilisation	76
Direct air capture of CO2: an industrial perspective	72
Editorial overview: Advanced reduction processes for environmental applications	70
Two-dimensional nanosheets and membranes for their emerging technologies	67
Challenges and opportunities for computer-aided molecular and process design approaches in advancing sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing	64
High power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) for the fabrication of antimicrobial and transparent TiO2 thin films	59
Deciphering the issue of single-atom catalyst stability	59
Recent advances, challenges and perspectives on rotating packed bed technology in solvent-based post-combustion carbon capture	58
Accurate model needs for desalination systems	58
A review on scale-up approaches for ultrasound-assisted extraction of natural products	57
Industrial carbon capture by absorption: recent advances and path forward	54
Kinetic and thermodynamic limitations in direct air capture: toward optimized adsorbent design and regeneration strategies	54
Editorial overview: Kinetic models for radical polymerization and polymer recycling	53
Editorial overview: For materials engineering: antimicrobial and self-cleaning material surfaces	51
HiGee process intensification in biorefineries: innovations, challenges, and outlook	50
Artificial intelligence applications for fault detection and diagnosis in pharmaceutical bioprocesses: a review	50

Z-scheme single-atom photocatalyst for advanced oxidation processes	50
Ultrasonic activation of persulfate for removal of aqueous pollutants: cavitational versus thermal mechanisms	50
Prospects for using artificial intelligence to understand intrinsic kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions	49
High free volume polymers for pervaporation	48
Flexible process operation for electrified chemical plants	48
Batch or flow chemistry? – a current industrial opinion on process selection	47
Anion exchange membrane electrolysis beyond the lab scale: a review on research and industry stacks	47
Considerations for Big Data management in pharmaceutical manufacturing	46
Audacity of huge: overcoming challenges of data scarcity and data quality for machine learning in computational materials discovery	45
Role of artificial intelligence in the chemical industry transition to a sustainable, circular, and net-zero future	44
Toward industrially relevant testing of activity and stability in alkaline electrolysis electrode materials	44
Intensified physical and chemical processing using cavitation: how far are we from commercial applications of hydrodynamic cavitation?	41
Future perspective on redox flow batteries: aqueous versus nonaqueous electrolytes	41
Recent advances of single-atom catalysts for peroxymonosulfate-based advanced oxidation processes aimed at environmental remediation	38
Recent advances in carbon-based non-noble single-atom catalysts for rechargeable zinc–air batteries	38
Perspective in the industrial applications of sonoelectrochemical hydrogen production	38
Role of cathode materials and their advancement for sustainable hydrogen evolution reaction in microbial electrolysis cells	37
An engineering perspective on the future role of modelling in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis development	37
Artificial intelligence in reaction prediction and chemical synthesis	36
Recent progress on sustainable membrane manufacturing with green solvents and biopolymers	35
Sorption-enhanced reactions as enablers for CO2 capture and utilisation	35
Emerging nonthermal technologies for food safety: trends, limitations, and future research	35
Membrane synthesis via thermally induced phase separation: quantifying the shift to a more sustainable design	35
Single-atom coordination-dependent catalysis for peroxymonosulfate-mediated water purification	34
Advances in applying sustainable materials and manufacturing scale-up in polymeric membrane fabrication	33
Safe reuse of treated produced water outside oil and gas fields? A review of current practices, challenges, opportunities, and a risk-based pathway for produced water treatment and fit-for-purpose reu	33
Mathematical programming approaches to supply chain optimization under uncertainty: a review	32
Geologic carbon dioxide sequestration methods, opportunities, and impacts	32
Understanding of chemical looping with autothermal operation	31
Green biomass-derived materials for oil spill response: recent advancements and future perspectives	31
Design and optimization of carbon capture processes using ionic liquid solvents	30
Intensified cavitation process for the pretreatment of microalgae: a mini review	29
Ionic liquids: a novel material for efficient nanofiltration membranes	29
Extraction of noble metals and rare earth elements using plants	29
Product design, synthesis, and lab automation with The World Avatar	29
Application of the Rd/w framework to assess Donnan dialysis performance	29
Towards a Net Zero, socially sustainable and eco-efficient biopharma industry: how far are we?	28
A perspective on hazardous chemical substitution in consumer products	28
Roles of mechanistic, data-driven, and hybrid modeling approaches for pharmaceutical process design and operation	27
Editorial overview: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances	27
The development of iron-based catalysts for the reduction of nitrogen and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater treatment: a review	26
Editorial Board	26
Modern analytical techniques are improving our ability to follow the fate of spilled oil in the environment	25
Insights into the biodegradation and bioremediation of microplastics: mechanisms and analytical methods	25
Recent advance in understanding photooxidation of hydrocarbons after oil spills	25
A perspective on the state of Deepwater Horizon oil spill related tarball contamination and its impacts on Alabama beaches	24
Purification challenges for the portable, on-demand point-of-care production of biologics	24
Mapping GHG emissions and prospects for renewable energy in the chemical industry	23
Machine learning for multiscale modeling in computational molecular design	23
Editorial overview: Nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications: advances and recent trends	23

Flexible solar-to-iron system: a new concept and its implementation	23
Recent progress in scaling up promising electrochemical technologies	23
CO2 capture initiatives: are governments, society, industry and the financial sector ready?	22
Metal–organic framework-derived single-atom catalysts for peroxymonosulfate-mediated organic wastewater remediation	22
Temperature vacuum swing, a combined adsorption cycle for carbon capture	22
Recent trends in optimization models for industrial decarbonization	22
Comprehensive management of energy carriers: a circular economy perspective	22
Editorial overview: Advances on Z-scheme and S-scheme photocatalysis for environmental application	22
Ferroelectric BiFeO3 and BaTiO3 photocatalysts for photoelectrochemical water splitting	22
Editorial overview: Mechanistic and data-driven modelling of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes	22
Inorganic nanoparticle engineering against bacterial infections	22
Scale-up of HiGee for CO₂ capture: did evolution of HiGee technology give scale-up a miss?	21
Recent developments of high-gravity (reactive) distillation in rotating packed beds	21
Bayesian optimization for chemical products and functional materials	21
Trends and perspectives on the ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive compounds using natural deep eutectic solvents	21
Hydrogen production by photocatalytic dehydrogenation of formic acid	21
Artificial intelligence and machine learning for process and policy design in the transition towards circular economy systems: advancements and opportunities	21
Opportunities for process intensification using non-thermal plasmas	21
Resolving electrocatalytic imprecision in atomically precise metal nanoclusters	20
Protein crystal regulation and harvest via electric field-based method	20
Editorial Board	20
Editorial overview: Frontiers of chemical engineering: 2D membranes: Materials, mechanisms and manufacturing	20