OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry is 15. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Mass spectrometry imaging in environmental monitoring: From a scarce existing past to a promising future	109
Unravelling plant protection product analysis: Use of chromatography techniques (GC and LC) and high resolution mass spectrometry	86
Portable analytics as a contemporary environmental microplastic research tool: The Pitches and Hitches	80
Nanomaterials based non-enzymatic electrochemical and optical sensors for the detection of carbendazim: A review	76
Magnetic nanomaterials for the removal, separation and preconcentration of organic and inorganic pollutants at trace levels and their practical applications: A review	74
Environmental monitoring approaches for the detection of organic contaminants in marine environments: A critical review	73
Scientometric review: Concentration and toxicity assessment in environmental non-targeted LC/HRMS analysis	71
Use of pollution indices and ecological risk in the assessment of contamination from chemical elements in soils and sediments – Practical aspects	71
Unraveling the chemistry of ionic liquid mediated carbon dots as sensing probe – A review	71
Trends in the monitoring of legacy and emerging organic pollutants in protected areas	71
Blanks and bias in microplastic research: Implications for future quality assurance	69
Critical review of bio/nano sensors for arsenic detection	63
Upsurgence of smartphone as an economical, portable, and consumer-friendly analytical device/interface platform for digital sensing of hazardous environmental ions	60
A greenness evaluation and environmental aspects of solidified floating organic drop microextraction for metals: A review	58
Novel liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry-based approaches for the determination of glyphosate and related compounds: A review	57
How well-protected are protected areas from anthropogenic microplastic contamination? Review of analytical methods, current trends, and prospects	56
Perspectives of magnetic nature carbon dots in analytical chemistry: From separation to detection and bioimaging	56
Involvement of metal organic frameworks in wearable electrochemical sensor for efficient performance	54
Molecularly imprinted polymers as highly selective sorbents in sample preparation techniques and their applications in environmental water analysis	53
Fluorescent probes for ozone-specific recognition: An historical overview and future perspectives	52
Insights of nanomaterials integrated analytical approaches for detection of plant hormones in agricultural and environmental samples	51
State of the art overview wearable biohazard gas sensors based on nanosheets for environment monitoring applications	50
Progress and challenges in molecularly imprinted polymers for adsorption of heavy metal ions from wastewater	48
Advances in on-site analytical sample preparation for analysis of environmental waters: A review	46
Green chemistry-based strategies for liquid-phase microextraction and determination of mercury species	45

Fluorescent nanosensors based on green carbon dots (CDs) and molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for environmental pollutants: Emerging trends and future prospects	42
Processes driving the degradation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in terrestrial environment	42
Mass spectrometric analysis for carboxylic acids as viable markers of petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation	42
Biomolecules as promising ligands in the synthesis of metal nanoclusters: Sensing, bioimaging and catalytic applications	39
Recent progress in detection of chemical and biological toxins in Water using plasmonic nanosensors	37
Current and emerging analytical techniques for the determination of PFAS in environmental samples	37
Use of diffusive gradient in thin-films (DGTs) to advance environmental mercury research: Development, growth, and tomorrow	37
Magnetic covalent organic frameworks-based adsorbents in solid phase extraction of trace analytes in environmental samples	35
Molecularly imprinted polymer-carbon paste electrode (MIP-CPE)-based sensors for the sensitive detection of organic and inorganic environmental pollutants: A review	35
Metabolomics in environmental toxicology: Applications and challenges	34
Environmental petroleomics – Application of ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry for molecular-level understanding of the fate of spilled oils	34
Recent developments in electrochemical detection of cadmium	33
Analytical methods for the determination of antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and their metabolites through wastewater-based epidemiology	33
Quaternary ammonium pesticides: A review of chromatography and non-chromatography methods for determination of pesticide residues in water samples	33
Topical advances in nanomaterials based electrochemical sensors for resorcinol detection	32
Pharmaceuticals and micro(nano)plastics in the environment: Sorption and analytical challenges	32
Recent progress on multiplexed detection strategies of heavy metals with emphasis on quantum dots	29
Recent advances in microextraction techniques for sensitive determination of synthetic musks in complex samples	28
(Xeno)metabolomics for the evaluation of aquatic organism’s exposure to field contaminated water	27
Recent development in nanomaterials fabricated paper-based colorimetric and fluorescent sensors: A review	27
Recent advancement on chromo-fluorogenic sensing of aluminum(III) with Schiff bases	27
Current trends in sample preparation for the determination of primary aromatic amines in environmental samples	24
Clean-up techniques in the pressurized liquid extraction of abiotic environmental solid samples	24
Environmental significance of wearable sensors based on MXene and graphene	24
Exposure to airborne formaldehyde: Sampling and analytical methods—A review	23
Voltammetric methods for speciation analysis of trace metals in natural waters	22
Recent advances in analytical methodologies based on mass spectrometry for the environmental analysis of halogenated organic contaminants	22
Chiral purification by enantioselective extraction: Principles and recent development	22
Quality assessment for methodological aspects of microplastics analysis in soil	21
Nonmetal-doped quantum dot-based fluorescence sensing facilitates the monitoring of environmental contaminants	20
Non-targeted (ultra-)high-resolution mass spectrometry of dissolved organic matter to predict the formation of disinfection byproducts	20
Smart nano-architectures as potential sensing tools for detecting heavy metal ions in aqueous matrices	20
Artificial intelligence-based microfluidic platforms for the sensitive detection of environmental pollutants: Recent advances and prospects	20
Analysis of chemical contaminants in fish using high resolution mass spectrometry – A review	20
Applications of single-drop microextraction in analytical chemistry: A review	18
Modern designs of electrochemical sensor platforms for environmental analyses: Principles, nanofabrication opportunities, and challenges	18
Boosting the advantages of biosensors: Niche applicability and fitness for environmental purpose	18
Microextraction of metal ions based on solidification of a floating drop: Basics and recent updates	17
Significance of nanomaterials in electrochemical sensors for nitrate detection: A review	17
Data mining strategies of molecular information for inspecting wastewater treatment by using UHRMS	16
Analytical advances to study the air – water interfacial chemistry in the atmosphere	16
Ion mobility separation coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry in environmental analysis – Current state and future potential	15
Efficient detection of CO2 by nanocomposites: Environmental and energy technologies	15
Nontarget screening strategies for PFAS prioritization and identification by high resolution mass spectrometry: A review	15
Biogenic synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles used in environmental applications: A review	15