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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Influence of the synthesis route of lithium adsorbent Li/Al LDHs on physicochemical properties and extraction properties	324
Can micropollutants act as mutagens? A case study of surface runoff, riverine water and sediments in Poland, central Europe	171
A heat pump-driven mechanical vapor compression desalination system and its operating characteristics	131
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	80
Assessment of the water quality and microbial regrowth in drinking water treatment plants and the distribution network	69
Electrochemical treatment of antibiotic wastewater containing ceftriaxone sodium by porous Ti/Magnéli Ti4O7 nanotube arrays	57
Which treatment procedure among electrocoagulation, biological, adsorption, and bio-adsorption processes performs best in azo dyes removal?	56
Proposal and design a comprehensive framework to provide water and energy from rain and precipitation	50
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	49
Application of photocatalytic and fenton processes for the degradation of toxic pollutants from pulp and paper industry effluents	48
Occurrence, sources and impacts of benzotriazoles and bisphenols in water bodies within protected areas: Killarney National Park, Ireland	35
Microbial fuel cell applications for removal of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants: A review	35
Application of Fe and Cu nanoparticles for methyl orange removal from water and water-ethanol mixtures under various experimental conditions	34
Assessment of reuse potential of highway runoff water in textile wet processing	32
Reclamation of treated municipal wastewater in cooling towers of thermal power plants: Determination of the wastewater quality index	30
Corrigendum to “A methodological framework for assessing aquatic contamination using data science approaches” [Water Resour. Ind. 35 (2026) 100372]	28
Film-forming amine product as an alternative to carbohydrazide oxygen scavenger in high pressure boilers	27
Comparative performance of four membrane-based treatment strategies for wastewater from explosives production	27
Application of waste rigid polyurethane foam for oil removal from water	26
A mixed-integer optimization model for water sector planning and policy making in arid regions	26
Treatment of wastewater using ferric chloride synthesized from Fe(III) recovered from acid mine drainage	26
Bio-waste to environmental purifier: Application of potato peel for acid red 73 adsorption from leather dyeing effluent	26
Treatment of radium-bearing brine using various zeolites: NaP1, NaX, clinoptilolite, 3A, 5A, 13X, ZSM-5, SAPO-11, SAPO-34	25
Rice, wheat or dust? Water resource carrying capacity estimation by degrowth transition scenario for Fars Province, Iran	25
Robust water quality prediction across multiple indicator formulations using an explainable ensemble learning model	25

Treatment of industrial wastewater from explosives manufacturing: Technologies, legal requirements - Case study	24
Evaluation of hydrocarbon and co-contaminants in groundwater and associated public health risks using electrical resistivity and hydrochemical data	23
Using life cycle assessment at an early stage of design and development of zero discharge brine treatment and recovery	23
Physicochemical model for simulating the chemical processes during the crystallization of minerals from spent ion exchange regenerant	22
Sustainability in the treatment of wastewater from canning industry effluents	21
Mechanism, kinetics and DBPs formation of UV/NH2Cl process on sulfathiazole removal in aqueous solution	21
Microplastic-regulated MOFs-derived Co/C nanocomposites for enhanced peroxymonosulfate activation in tetracycline degradation: catalytic performance, machine learning prediction, and mechanistic insig	21
Current and future chloride concentrations in a large river - will a disaster happen again?	21
Industrial water consumption index: A new bridge between water consumption and socioeconomic development	20
Study on optimizing the preparation condition of CuAl-LDH functionalized maize stalk biochar and evaluating its performance in anionic dye adsorption	20
Optimizing a quad-oxidant hybrid process based on hydrodynamic cavitation and UV radiation for Allura red degradation	20
Aerobic and anaerobic treatment of DMAc and NMP - Treatment options for membrane production	20
Analysis of 1H-benzotriazole removal efficiency from wastewater in individual process phases of a sequencing batch reactor SBR	20
Treatment of real tannery wastewater using facile synthesized magnesium oxide nanoparticles: Experimental results and geochemical modeling	19
Catalysts for advanced oxidation processes: Deep eutectic solvents-assisted synthesis – A review	19
Data envelopment analysis as a tool to assess the water demand minimization potential in industrial zones in the Vietnamese Delta	18
Performance evaluation of aminated multi-walled carbon nanotubes incorporated with green synthesized iron nanoparticles for toxic dyes sequestration from textile wastewater	17
Experimental research of combined ozone/hydrogen peroxide oxidative degradation of chemical oxygen demand in sauce-flavored liquor wastewater	17
Effect of substrates on the potential of Phragmites australis to accumulate and translocate selected contaminants from landfill leachate	17
Examination of interactions between heavy metals and benzotriazoles in rainwater runoff and snowmelt in an urban catchment in Poland	17
Management of backwash water at drinking water treatment plants (WTP)	17
Modelling and optimising of MED-TVC seawater desalination plants assisted with electric heaters	17
Degradation of enrofloxacin with natural manganese oxides and enhancement by manganese oxidizing bacteria	15
MXene-based composites for capacitive deionization – The advantages, progress, and their role in desalination - A review	15
Degradation of polylactide microplastics in the marine environment under low temperature and in fine-grained sediments - a laboratory scale evaluation	14
Recent advances in water falling film reactor designs for the removal of organic pollutants by advanced oxidation processes: A review	14
Assessment of changes occurring in biochar/zeolite substrates used in the vegetation-activated sludge process in the treatment of leachate from landfills	13
Two-step double-chambered wastewater electrolysis to recover separated fractions of heavy metals and phosphate	13
MXene-based materials for removal of antibiotics and heavy metals from wastewater– a review	13
Degradation of 1,4-dioxane by sono-activated persulfates for water and wastewater treatment applications	13
Full-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal implementation: Process performance and microbial community dynamics treating potato processing wastewater	13
Challenges in preparing for Environmental Technology Verification in a demonstration project: A case study of three innovative water treatment technologies	13
Climate change's ripple effect on water supply systems and the water-energy nexus – A review	12
Hydrogeochemical processes in sulphurous waters used in balneotherapy	12
Sustainable geothermal water treatment with ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis: a life cycle assessment perspective	12
Valorization of coal mine effluents — Challenges and economic opportunities	12
Evaluating the effectiveness of natural wastewater treatment systems from intensive trout aquaculture facilities	11
Investigating the biomass-specific inhibitory effect of benzalkonium chloride on anaerobic granules: A kinetic approach	11
Minimization of freshwater usage in hydroponic cultivation by mixing it with desalinated geothermal water using membrane processes	11
Thick and thin: high plant abundance but low surface cover enhances growth and remediation by floating Azolla filiculoides following wastewater acidification	11
Effective boron recovery from real acidic stripping solution by chemical oxo-precipitation method	9
Chemical process-induced microplastic aging and its impact on coagulation-flocculation efficiency	9
Mapping sewage treatment plants for wastewater reclamation and reuse in industrial parks of Peninsular Malaysia: A path towards water security	9
Monitoring pharmaceuticals and personal care products to assess water quality changes and pollution sources in a drinking water reservoir catchment	9
Activated persulfate and peroxymonosulfate based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for antibiotics degradation – A review	9
Who pulls, who pushes? Mapping Poland's 2020 water footprint and key sectors via input-output backward/forward linkages	9
Editorial: AOPs for industrial waters	9
Condensate as a water source in terrestrial and extra-terrestrial conditions	9
Phytotoxicity of landfill leachate after treatment – assessment using seed germination bioassays	9
Performance evaluation of single- and multi-effect evaporators for multi-pollutant removal and energy efficiency assessment in baker's yeast wastewater	8

Efficient brine concentration of highly saline and hypersaline water using forward osmosis: A modeling study	8
Grey water footprint of stone-cutting and processing industry	8
Enhanced visible-light degradation and mineralization of bisphenol A using Cu-doped TiO2 photocatalysts: characterization, effectiveness, mechanism and DFT insights	7
Implementation of circular economy of water in the automobile batteries recycling industry	7
Bayesian method for estimating water supply network repair time	7
A review of water valuation metrics: Supporting sustainable water use in manufacturing	7
Performance comparison of four polymeric ultrafiltration membranes for wool scouring effluent treatment	7
Exploration and prediction of high pressure dynamic water hidden collapse column in coal mines	7
Minimization and optimization of water consumption in an oil refinery using water pinch analysis: A case study in Iran	7
Shifts in environmental microbial community during membrane distillation for water production and wastewater treatment: a review	7
The impacts of treated wastewater on Pb-Zn sulfide flotation performance and potential improvement	6
Degradation of Rhodamine dyes by Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) – Focus on cavitation and photocatalysis - A critical review	6
Eco-efficiency analysis of a continuous two-phase partitioning bioreactor treating 2,4-dichlorophenol synthetic wastewater	6
Machine learning and explainable AI for predicting antibiotics removal in constructed Wetlands: Key factors and management implications	6
Treatability of high-strength real sheep slaughterhouse wastewater using struvite precipitation coupled Fenton's oxidation: The MAPFOX process	6
Bimetallic Bi/Cu0-catalyzed persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes towards clofibric acid degradation in wastewater	5
Application of machine learning algorithms for nonlinear system forecasting through analytics — A case study with mining influenced water data	5
From seawater to zero-carbon potable water: A high-resolution water-energy nexus model for renewable-powered desalination with green hydrogen storage	5
Sustainable-circular water resources management in the mining industry using system dynamics modeling	5
Band engineering of BiOBr based materials for photocatalytic wastewater treatment via advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) – A review	5
Electrocatalytic mechanism of titanium-based anodes and research progress of chemical saline wastewater treatment: A short review	5
Concentrating esterquat-based surfactant wastewater via forward osmosis: A step toward reuse	5
Rainwater harvesting in a Polish industrial park: Toxicity, treatment, and use	5
Regeneration possibilities and application of magnetically modified biochar for heavy metals elimination in real conditions	5