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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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Fluorescent probes for ozone-specific recognition: An historical overview and future perspectives	127
Molecularly imprinted polymers as highly selective sorbents in sample preparation techniques and their applications in environmental water analysis	95
A greenness evaluation and environmental aspects of solidified floating organic drop microextraction for metals: A review	94
Environmental monitoring approaches for the detection of organic contaminants in marine environments: A critical review	94
Portable analytics as a contemporary environmental microplastic research tool: The Pitches and Hitches	94
Novel liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry-based approaches for the determination of glyphosate and related compounds: A review	91
Trace element determination using mass spectrometry coupled detection methods	89
Non-targeted (ultra-)high-resolution mass spectrometry of dissolved organic matter to predict the formation of disinfection byproducts	79
Quality assessment for methodological aspects of microplastics analysis in soil	79
Quaternary ammonium pesticides: A review of chromatography and non-chromatography methods for determination of pesticide residues in water samples	79
Nonmetal-doped quantum dot-based fluorescence sensing facilitates the monitoring of environmental contaminants	75
Significance of nanomaterials in electrochemical sensors for nitrate detection: A review	75
Advances in aptameric biosensors designed to detect toxic contaminants from food, water, human fluids, and the environment	71
Greenness evaluation of sample preparation methods by GAPI for the determination of pesticides in grape: A review	67
Nontarget screening strategies for PFAS prioritization and identification by high resolution mass spectrometry: A review	64
Trends in the detection of pharmaceuticals and endocrine-disrupting compounds by Field-Effect Transistors (FETs)	63
Combination of miniature electrode systems via nanomaterials: Pesticide analysis	60
Critical review on the development of analytical techniques for the elemental analysis of airborne particulate matter	59
Techniques to characterize PFAS burden in biological samples: Recent insights and remaining challenges	58
Green micro total analysis systems (GμTAS) for environmental samples	57
Electroanalytical methods based on bimetallic nanomaterials for determination of pesticides: Past, present, and future	56
Recent trends in the detection of freshwater cyanotoxins with a critical note on their occurrence in Asia	56
Current advances in the implementation of magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers tailored for enrichment of target analytes in different environmental samples: An overview from a comprehensive perspe	56
Colorimetric sensing of heavy metals on metal doped metal oxide nanocomposites: A review	55
Porous graphene-based electrodes: Advances in electrochemical sensing of environmental contaminants	53

Microplastics and associated emerging contaminants in the environment: Analysis, sorption mechanisms and effects of co-exposure	53
Insights of nanomaterials integrated analytical approaches for detection of plant hormones in agricultural and environmental samples	49
Advances in on-site analytical sample preparation for analysis of environmental waters: A review	48
Mass spectrometry imaging in environmental monitoring: From a scarce existing past to a promising future	48
Unravelling plant protection product analysis: Use of chromatography techniques (GC and LC) and high resolution mass spectrometry	47
Perspectives of magnetic nature carbon dots in analytical chemistry: From separation to detection and bioimaging	47
Recent advances in microextraction techniques for sensitive determination of synthetic musks in complex samples	46
Recent progress on multiplexed detection strategies of heavy metals with emphasis on quantum dots	45
Analytical methods for the determination of antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and their metabolites through wastewater-based epidemiology	44
Current and emerging analytical techniques for the determination of PFAS in environmental samples	40
Analysis of chemical contaminants in fish using high resolution mass spectrometry – A review	38
Alternative green solvents in cloud point extraction methods: recent developments, challenges, and greenness evaluation	37
Smart nano-architectures as potential sensing tools for detecting heavy metal ions in aqueous matrices	37
Analytical methodologies for the determination of phthalates in environmental matrices	36
Occurrence, fate and determination of tobacco (nicotine) and alcohol (ethanol) residues in waste- and environmental waters	36
Green synthesis protocols, toxicity, and recent progress in nanomaterial-based for environmental chemical sensors applications	35
Novel materials based electrochemical sensors for nitrophenols in environment	34
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy applied to environmental systems and their potential contaminants. An overview of advances achieved in the last few years	33
An insight on sampling, identification, quantification and characteristics of microplastics in solid wastes	32
Sorptive extraction of pesticides from food and environmental samples using metal organic framework-based adsorbents	31
Liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry methods for the identification of antifungal azoles’ transformation products through suspect and non-target analysis	31
Microplastics and nanoplastics in groundwater: Occurrence, analysis, and identification	30
Green Carbon Materials for the Analysis of Environmental Pollutants	28
Recent progress in nitrates and nitrites sensor with graphene-based nanocomposites as electrocatalysts	26
Recent developments in green magnetic nanoparticles for extraction and preconcentration of pollutants from environmental samples	26
Microplastics in road dust and surrounding environment: Sources, fate and analytical approaches	25
Progress and challenges in molecularly imprinted polymers for adsorption of heavy metal ions from wastewater	24
State of the art overview wearable biohazard gas sensors based on nanosheets for environment monitoring applications	24
Blanks and bias in microplastic research: Implications for future quality assurance	24
(Xeno)metabolomics for the evaluation of aquatic organism’s exposure to field contaminated water	23
Chiral purification by enantioselective extraction: Principles and recent development	22
Molecularly imprinted polymer-carbon paste electrode (MIP-CPE)-based sensors for the sensitive detection of organic and inorganic environmental pollutants: A review	22
Artificial intelligence-based microfluidic platforms for the sensitive detection of environmental pollutants: Recent advances and prospects	22
Data mining strategies of molecular information for inspecting wastewater treatment by using UHRMS	21
Nanostructures-based sensing strategies for hydrogen sulfide	21
Advances in nanohydrolase-based pollutant sensing	20
Surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) for biochemical analysis: Progress and perspective	19
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	18
Applications of DGT in coastal sediments: monitoring and biogeochemical study of trace metals and oxyanions	18
Recent progress of nanomaterials for colorimetric and fluorescence sensing of reactive oxygen species in biological and environmental samples	18
Biogenic synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles used in environmental applications: A review	18
Green analytical chemistry approaches on environmental analysis	17