OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Water Resources and Industry is 5. 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
Assessment of the water quality and microbial regrowth in drinking water treatment plants and the distribution network	273
A heat pump-driven mechanical vapor compression desalination system and its operating characteristics	127
Influence of the synthesis route of lithium adsorbent Li/Al LDHs on physicochemical properties and extraction properties	113
Can micropollutants act as mutagens? A case study of surface runoff, riverine water and sediments in Poland, central Europe	58
Removal of a model reactive azo dye from aqueous solution by a bioadsorbent in batch and fixed-bed column modes: Application of the developed technology to a textile wastewater	55
Which treatment procedure among electrocoagulation, biological, adsorption, and bio-adsorption processes performs best in azo dyes removal?	52
Electrochemical treatment of antibiotic wastewater containing ceftriaxone sodium by porous Ti/Magnéli Ti4O7 nanotube arrays	41
Occurrence, sources and impacts of benzotriazoles and bisphenols in water bodies within protected areas: Killarney National Park, Ireland	39
Application of photocatalytic and fenton processes for the degradation of toxic pollutants from pulp and paper industry effluents	37
Proposal and design a comprehensive framework to provide water and energy from rain and precipitation	36
Si-N doped eucalyptus biochar supported TiO2-ZnO (Si-N@EBC/3TiZn) as novel solar light responsive photocatalyst for enhanced degradation of cationic dye in aqueous solution	35
Recovery of water and reusable salt solution from reverse osmosis brine in textile industry: A case study	31
Benthic biodiversity near brine discharge sites in the Port of Rotterdam	30
Microbial fuel cell applications for removal of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants: A review	28
Assessment of reuse potential of highway runoff water in textile wet processing	28
Application of Fe and Cu nanoparticles for methyl orange removal from water and water-ethanol mixtures under various experimental conditions	23
Film-forming amine product as an alternative to carbohydrazide oxygen scavenger in high pressure boilers	22
Comparative performance of four membrane-based treatment strategies for wastewater from explosives production	22
Reclamation of treated municipal wastewater in cooling towers of thermal power plants: Determination of the wastewater quality index	21
Bio-waste to environmental purifier: Application of potato peel for acid red 73 adsorption from leather dyeing effluent	20
Using life cycle assessment at an early stage of design and development of zero discharge brine treatment and recovery	20
Evaluation of hydrocarbon and co-contaminants in groundwater and associated public health risks using electrical resistivity and hydrochemical data	20
Rice, wheat or dust? Water resource carrying capacity estimation by degrowth transition scenario for Fars Province, Iran	20
Mechanism, kinetics and DBPs formation of UV/NH2Cl process on sulfathiazole removal in aqueous solution	19
A mixed-integer optimization model for water sector planning and policy making in arid regions	19

Current and future chloride concentrations in a large river - will a disaster happen again?	19
Treatment of radium-bearing brine using various zeolites: NaP1, NaX, clinoptilolite, 3A, 5A, 13X, ZSM-5, SAPO-11, SAPO-34	19
Physicochemical model for simulating the chemical processes during the crystallization of minerals from spent ion exchange regenerant	19
Robust water quality prediction across multiple indicator formulations using an explainable ensemble learning model	19
Aerobic and anaerobic treatment of DMAc and NMP - Treatment options for membrane production	18
Study on optimizing the preparation condition of CuAl-LDH functionalized maize stalk biochar and evaluating its performance in anionic dye adsorption	18
Data envelopment analysis as a tool to assess the water demand minimization potential in industrial zones in the Vietnamese Delta	17
Analysis of 1H-benzotriazole removal efficiency from wastewater in individual process phases of a sequencing batch reactor SBR	17
Catalysts for advanced oxidation processes: Deep eutectic solvents-assisted synthesis – A review	17
Examination of interactions between heavy metals and benzotriazoles in rainwater runoff and snowmelt in an urban catchment in Poland	17
Effect of substrates on the potential of Phragmites australis to accumulate and translocate selected contaminants from landfill leachate	16
Treatment of real tannery wastewater using facile synthesized magnesium oxide nanoparticles: Experimental results and geochemical modeling	16
Selecting wells for an optimal design of groundwater monitoring network based on monitoring priority map: A Kish Island case study	15
Performance evaluation of aminated multi-walled carbon nanotubes incorporated with green synthesized iron nanoparticles for toxic dyes sequestration from textile wastewater	15
Industrial water consumption index: A new bridge between water consumption and socioeconomic development	14
Experimental research of combined ozone/hydrogen peroxide oxidative degradation of chemical oxygen demand in sauce-flavored liquor wastewater	14
Optimizing a quad-oxidant hybrid process based on hydrodynamic cavitation and UV radiation for Allura red degradation	14
Modelling and optimising of MED-TVC seawater desalination plants assisted with electric heaters	13
Degradation of enrofloxacin with natural manganese oxides and enhancement by manganese oxidizing bacteria	12
MXene-based composites for capacitive deionization – The advantages, progress, and their role in desalination - A review	12
Challenges in preparing for Environmental Technology Verification in a demonstration project: A case study of three innovative water treatment technologies	12
Recent advances in water falling film reactor designs for the removal of organic pollutants by advanced oxidation processes: A review	12
Climate change's ripple effect on water supply systems and the water-energy nexus – A review	11
MXene-based materials for removal of antibiotics and heavy metals from wastewater– a review	11
Degradation of 1,4-dioxane by sono-activated persulfates for water and wastewater treatment applications	11
Valorization of coal mine effluents — Challenges and economic opportunities	11
Assessment of changes occurring in biochar/zeolite substrates used in the vegetation-activated sludge process in the treatment of leachate from landfills	11
Two-step double-chambered wastewater electrolysis to recover separated fractions of heavy metals and phosphate	11
Hydrogeochemical processes in sulphurous waters used in balneotherapy	11
Degradation of polylactide microplastics in the marine environment under low temperature and in fine-grained sediments - a laboratory scale evaluation	11
Minimization of freshwater usage in hydroponic cultivation by mixing it with desalinated geothermal water using membrane processes	10
Editorial: AOPs for industrial waters	10
Investigating the biomass-specific inhibitory effect of benzalkonium chloride on anaerobic granules: A kinetic approach	10
Activated persulfate and peroxymonosulfate based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for antibiotics degradation – A review	10
Photocatalytic process augmented with micro/nano bubble aeration for enhanced degradation of synthetic dyes in wastewater	10
Evaluating the effectiveness of natural wastewater treatment systems from intensive trout aquaculture facilities	10
Condensate as a water source in terrestrial and extra-terrestrial conditions	10
Effective boron recovery from real acidic stripping solution by chemical oxo-precipitation method	9
Monitoring pharmaceuticals and personal care products to assess water quality changes and pollution sources in a drinking water reservoir catchment	9
Grey water footprint of stone-cutting and processing industry	8
Mapping sewage treatment plants for wastewater reclamation and reuse in industrial parks of Peninsular Malaysia: A path towards water security	8
Minimization and optimization of water consumption in an oil refinery using water pinch analysis: A case study in Iran	7
Exploration and prediction of high pressure dynamic water hidden collapse column in coal mines	7
Enhanced visible-light degradation and mineralization of Bisphenol A using Cu-doped TiO2 photocatalysts: characterization, effectiveness, mechanism and DFT insights	7
Performance comparison of four polymeric ultrafiltration membranes for wool scouring effluent treatment	7
A review of water valuation metrics: Supporting sustainable water use in manufacturing	7
Implementation of circular economy of water in the automobile batteries recycling industry	7
Degradation of Rhodamine dyes by Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) – Focus on cavitation and photocatalysis - A critical review	6
Sustainable-circular water resources management in the mining industry using system dynamics modeling	6
Bimetallic Bi/Cu0-catalyzed persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes towards clofibric acid degradation in wastewater	6

Treatability of high-strength real sheep slaughterhouse wastewater using struvite precipitation coupled Fenton's oxidation: The MAPFOX process	6
Regeneration possibilities and application of magnetically modified biochar for heavy metals elimination in real conditions	5
The perils of building big: Desalination sustainability and brine regulation in the Arab Gulf countries	5
Band engineering of BiOBr based materials for photocatalytic wastewater treatment via advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) – A review	5
Exploiting high-resolution data to investigate the characteristics of water consumption at the end-use level: A Dutch case study	5
Assessing water dependencies and risks in Dutch industries: Distribution, consumption and future challenges	5
Hydrated electrons and other reductive species - properties, formation and applications in advanced reduction processes for degradation of emerging organic pollutants – a review	5
Rainwater harvesting in a Polish industrial park: Toxicity, treatment, and use	5
Application of machine learning algorithms for nonlinear system forecasting through analytics — A case study with mining influenced water data	5
Investigating textile wastewater treatment by electro-Fenton method with Fe-MIL-88(A) catalyst composited with graphene oxide	5
Removal notice to “Development of a methodology for identifying and quantifying mining environmental liabilities in aquatic ecosystems: A case study of Segovia, Colombia” [Water Resour. Ind. 34 (2025)	5
Concentrating esterquat-based surfactant wastewater via forward osmosis: A step toward reuse	5
Electrocatalytic mechanism of titanium-based anodes and research progress of chemical saline wastewater treatment: A short review	5
Photocatalytic decolorization of textile effluent over ZnO nanoparticles immobilized on eucalyptus bark biochar: Parametric optimization, kinetic and economic analyses	5