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Papers

(The median citation count of Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry is 17. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Trends in the sample preparation and analysis of nanomaterials as environmental contaminants	184
Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and their metabolites in sewage sludge and soil: A review on their distribution and environmental risk assessment	100
Significance of nanomaterials in electrochemical sensors for nitrate detection: A review	75
Magnetic nanomaterials for the removal, separation and preconcentration of organic and inorganic pollutants at trace levels and their practical applications: A review	75
Current trends and analytical methods for evaluation of microplastics in stormwater	71
Wide-scope screening of polar contaminants of concern in water: A critical review of liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry-based strategies	69
Biomolecules as promising ligands in the synthesis of metal nanoclusters: Sensing, bioimaging and catalytic applications	68
Perspectives of magnetic nature carbon dots in analytical chemistry: From separation to detection and bioimaging	67
Recent development in nanomaterials fabricated paper-based colorimetric and fluorescent sensors: A review	66
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) combined with nanomaterials as electrochemical sensing applications for environmental pollutants	65
Applications of single-drop microextraction in analytical chemistry: A review	64
How environmentally friendly is the analytical process? A paradigm overview of ten greenness assessment metric approaches for analytical methods	63
Use of pollution indices and ecological risk in the assessment of contamination from chemical elements in soils and sediments – Practical aspects	57
Layer double hydroxides (LDHs)- based electrochemical and optical sensing assessments for quantification and identification of heavy metals in water and environment samples: A review of status and pro	56
Organic pollutants adsorbed on microplastics: Analytical methodologies and occurrence in oceans	55
Colorimetric sensing of heavy metals on metal doped metal oxide nanocomposites: A review	54
Biogenic synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles used in environmental applications: A review	54
Advances in aptameric biosensors designed to detect toxic contaminants from food, water, human fluids, and the environment	53
Molecularly imprinted polymers as highly selective sorbents in sample preparation techniques and their applications in environmental water analysis	53
Molecularly imprinted polymer-carbon paste electrode (MIP-CPE)-based sensors for the sensitive detection of organic and inorganic environmental pollutants: A review	50
Microplastics and associated emerging contaminants in the environment: Analysis, sorption mechanisms and effects of co-exposure	49
Recent advancement on chromo-fluorogenic sensing of aluminum(III) with Schiff bases	47
Modern designs of electrochemical sensor platforms for environmental analyses: Principles, nanofabrication opportunities, and challenges	47
Porous graphene-based electrodes: Advances in electrochemical sensing of environmental contaminants	46
Nanomaterials based non-enzymatic electrochemical and optical sensors for the detection of carbendazim: A review	44

An overview of emerging pollutants in air: Method of analysis and potential public health concern from human environmental exposure	44
Pharmaceuticals and their metabolites in the marine environment: Sources, analytical methods and occurrence	44
Blanks and bias in microplastic research: Implications for future quality assurance	43
Artificial intelligence-based microfluidic platforms for the sensitive detection of environmental pollutants: Recent advances and prospects	42
Recent progress in detection of chemical and biological toxins in Water using plasmonic nanosensors	42
Progress and challenges in molecularly imprinted polymers for adsorption of heavy metal ions from wastewater	40
Recent developments in electrochemical detection of cadmium	39
Topical advances in nanomaterials based electrochemical sensors for resorcinol detection	37
Metabolomics in environmental toxicology: Applications and challenges	35
Involvement of metal organic frameworks in wearable electrochemical sensor for efficient performance	34
Environmental monitoring approaches for the detection of organic contaminants in marine environments: A critical review	33
How well-protected are protected areas from anthropogenic microplastic contamination? Review of analytical methods, current trends, and prospects	33
Current and emerging analytical techniques for the determination of PFAS in environmental samples	33
Methods for the extraction of microplastics in complex solid, water and biota samples	32
Recent progress of nanomaterials for colorimetric and fluorescence sensing of reactive oxygen species in biological and environmental samples	32
Analytical challenges and solutions for performing metabolomic analysis of root exudates	32
A greenness evaluation and environmental aspects of solidified floating organic drop microextraction for metals: A review	32
Recent progress in nitrates and nitrites sensor with graphene-based nanocomposites as electrocatalysts	32
Green analytical chemistry approaches on environmental analysis	32
Recent trends on electrochemical carbon-based nanosensors for sensitive assay of pesticides	29
Wastewater-based epidemiology to assess human exposure to personal care and household products – A review of biomarkers, analytical methods, and applications	28
Occurrence of pharmaceutical metabolites and transformation products in the aquatic environment of the Mediterranean area	27
An insight on sampling, identification, quantification and characteristics of microplastics in solid wastes	27
Exposure to airborne formaldehyde: Sampling and analytical methods—A review	27
Microextraction of metal ions based on solidification of a floating drop: Basics and recent updates	24
Molecularly imprinted polymers-based sensors for bisphenol-A: Recent developments and applications in environmental, food and biomedical analysis	24
Critical review of bio/nano sensors for arsenic detection	24
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy applied to environmental systems and their potential contaminants. An overview of advances achieved in the last few years	24
Trends in sensitive electrochemical sensors for endocrine disruptive compounds	23
A step forward in the detection of byproducts of anthropogenic organic micropollutants in chlorinated water	22
Efficient detection of CO2 by nanocomposites: Environmental and energy technologies	22
Green synthesis protocols, toxicity, and recent progress in nanomaterial-based for environmental chemical sensors applications	21
Smart sensors in environmental/water quality monitoring using IoT and cloud services	20
Green micro total analysis systems (GμTAS) for environmental samples	20
Recent advances in analytical methodologies based on mass spectrometry for the environmental analysis of halogenated organic contaminants	20
Fluorescent nanosensors based on green carbon dots (CDs) and molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for environmental pollutants: Emerging trends and future prospects	19
Occurrence, fate and determination of tobacco (nicotine) and alcohol (ethanol) residues in waste- and environmental waters	18
Electroanalytical methods based on bimetallic nanomaterials for determination of pesticides: Past, present, and future	18
Upsurgence of smartphone as an economical, portable, and consumer-friendly analytical device/interface platform for digital sensing of hazardous environmental ions	18
Critical review on the development of analytical techniques for the elemental analysis of airborne particulate matter	18
Nanostructures-based sensing strategies for hydrogen sulfide	17
Green Carbon Materials for the Analysis of Environmental Pollutants	17
Analytical developments and applications of ionic liquids for environmental studies	17