OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Environmental Science is 46. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of Water Pollution on Human Health and Disease Heterogeneity: A Review	165
Microplastics Increase Soil pH and Decrease Microbial Activities as a Function of Microplastic Shape, Polymer Type, and Exposure Time	139
Biochar-Facilitated Soil Remediation: Mechanisms and Efficacy Variations	124
Pesticides and Soil Invertebrates: A Hazard Assessment	117
Effects of Microplastics on Fish and in Human Health	98
Role of Export Diversification and Renewable Energy on the Load Capacity Factor in Indonesia: A Fourier Quantile Causality Approach	95
LCZ Generator: A Web Application to Create Local Climate Zone Maps	89
Load Capacity Factor and Financial Globalization in Brazil: The Role of Renewable Energy and Urbanization	89
Soil Salinity and Sodicity in Drylands: A Review of Causes, Effects, Monitoring, and Restoration Measures	89
Physisorption and Chemisorption Mechanisms Influencing Micro (Nano) Plastics-Organic Chemical Contaminants Interactions: A Review	88
Wastewater Discharge Standards in the Evolving Context of Urban Sustainability–The Case of India	87
Biomass-Based Adsorbents for Removal of Dyes From Wastewater: A Review	86
Trophic Transfer of Microplastics From Copepods to Jellyfish in the Marine Environment	84
Heavy Metals in Soils and the Remediation Potential of Bacteria Associated With the Plant Microbiome	80
Various Digestion Protocols Within Microplastic Sample Processing—Evaluating the Resistance of Different Synthetic Polymers and the Efficiency of Biogenic Organic Matter Destruction	80
Conceptualizing the State of the Art of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Green Construction and Its Nexus to Sustainable Development	79
Microplastics Effects on Reproduction and Body Length of the Soil-Dwelling Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans	79
Does Globalization Moderate the Effect of Economic Complexity on CO2 Emissions? Evidence From the Top 10 Energy Transition Economies	79
The Role of Legislation, Regulatory Initiatives and Guidelines on the Control of Plastic Pollution	78
Dynamic Stability of Soil Carbon: Reassessing the “Permanence” of Soil Carbon Sequestration	78
Car Tire Crumb Rubber: Does Leaching Produce a Toxic Chemical Cocktail in Coastal Marine Systems?	76
Nanofertilizers: A Cutting-Edge Approach to Increase Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Grasslands	75
Renewable Energy Consumption and Economic Growth Nexus—A Systematic Literature Review	70
The Sustainable Environment in Uruguay: The Roles of Financial Development, Natural Resources, and Trade Globalization	68
Effects of Microplastic Fibers on Soil Aggregation and Enzyme Activities Are Organic Matter Dependent	65

Citizen Science and Biological Invasions: A Review	65
The Arsenic Methylation Cycle: How Microbial Communities Adapted Methylarsenicals for Use as Weapons in the Continuing War for Dominance	63
Species Sensitivity to Toxic Substances: Evolution, Ecology and Applications	63
A Review of the Distribution of Antibiotics in Water in Different Regions of China and Current Antibiotic Degradation Pathways	62
Behavior and Bio-Interactions of Anthropogenic Particles in Marine Environment for a More Realistic Ecological Risk Assessment	60
Effects of Fungicide and Herbicide Chemical Exposure on Apis and Non-Apis Bees in Agricultural Landscape	58
Soil Organic Matter Research and Climate Change: Merely Re-storing Carbon Versus Restoring Soil Functions	58
Assessing Factors Influencing Technology Adoption for Online Purchasing Amid COVID-19 in Qatar: Moderating Role of Word of Mouth	55
Financial Inclusion, Technological Innovations, and Environmental Quality: Analyzing the Role of Green Openness	55
PAH Sorption to Nanoplastics and the Trojan Horse Effect as Drivers of Mitochondrial Toxicity and PAH Localization in Zebrafish	54
Nexus Between Energy Poverty and Technological Innovations: A Pathway for Addressing Energy Sustainability	53
The “Plastisphere” of Biodegradable Plastics Is Characterized by Specific Microbial Taxa of Alpine and Arctic Soils	53
Inoculation With Growth-Promoting Bacteria Associated With the Reduction of Phosphate Fertilization in Sugarcane	51
Analysis of Water Pollution Using Different Physicochemical Parameters: A Study of Yamuna River	50
Effects of Revegetation on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in Solar Photovoltaic Infrastructure	49
Survival in Pandemic Times: Managing Energy Efficiency, Food Diversity, and Sustainable Practices of Nutrient Intake Amid COVID-19 Crisis	49
Natural Nanoparticles, Anthropogenic Nanoparticles, Where Is the Frontier?	49
Microbial Necromass in Soils—Linking Microbes to Soil Processes and Carbon Turnover	49
Spatio-Temporal Variations of the PM2.5/PM10 Ratios and Its Application to Air Pollution Type Classification in China	48
Corn Yield and Phosphorus Use Efficiency Response to Phosphorus Rates Associated With Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria	48
How Does Green Technology Innovation Affect Carbon Emissions? A Spatial Econometric Analysis of China’s Provincial Panel Data	47
Analysis of Energy Input–Output of Farms and Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study of Cotton Growers	46
Digitalization, Financial Development, Trade, and Carbon Emissions; Implication of Pollution Haven Hypothesis During Globalization Mode	46