OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	175
Affinity of deep eutectic solvents with aromatic molecules and aromatic nanostructures in chemical transformations	148
Current scenario and challenges in recycling of human urine generated at source in rail coaches as resource	144
Editorial Board	93
Contents	81
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Cutting-edge materials combining zerovalent iron applied to the photocatalytic treatment of organic contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater	80
Current progress on rational design of porous MOF-derived transition metal–nitrogen–carbon as oxygen reduction reaction catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells	80
Direct ammonia fuel cells for power generation: Recent technological advances and mobility applications	77
Introduction of machine learning and artificial intelligence in biofuel technology	77
Combination of DES and macrocyclic host molecules: Review and perspectives	75
Editorial overview: Metrics for green chemistry (2022)	74
Editorial Board	65
Editorial overview: Synthetic enzymes: a key tool in sustainable chemistry	64
Editorial Board	63
Conference report: 5th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference, November 10–11, 2020	60
Editorial overview: Heterogeneous biocatalysis for sustainable chemistry 2021	60
Green and sustainable solvents for biocatalytic oxidations	59
Biodegradable chelate-assisted phytoextraction of metals from soils and sediments	58
Microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture: implications to food sustainability and safety	57
Regulation of plastic from a circular economy perspective	53
Recent advances in thermocatalytic ammonia synthesis and decomposition	52
Artificial enzymes with multiple active sites	52
Lab-scale insights into green metal–organic framework sorbents for gas separation or purification	51
Sustainable chemistry in adaptive agriculture: A review	49

Machine learning and process systems engineering for sustainable chemical processes–A short review	48
Recent strategies for improving the performance of ionic liquids as battery electrolytes	47
Sensors as green tools in analytical chemistry	46
Editorial overview: Electrochemical synthesis 2022	46
Recent progress and future prospects of silicon solar module recycling	45
Supramolecular artificial photosynthetic systems: From assembly to bionics	44
Biobased chemicals: An editorial review	44
Engineering approaches for O2-dependent enzymes	42
Green synthesis and sustainable processing routes	41
Co-cultures and synthetic microbial communities for green chemical production	41
Recent progress on ammonia cracking technologies for scalable hydrogen production	39
Coupling light with biocatalysis for sustainable synthesis—very recent developments and future perspectives	39
Deep eutectic solvents for synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural	39
Electrochemical CO2 reduction with earth-abundant metal catalysts	39
Green food analysis: Current trends and perspectives	38
Current drawbacks of proton-conducting ceramic materials: How to overcome them for real electrochemical purposes	38
Nitrogen reduction reaction to ammonia at ambient conditions: A short review analysis of the critical factors limiting electrocatalytic performance	37
Using polymeric hydroxypropyl methylcellulose as an alternative to ‘micellar catalysis’ to enable chemical reactions in water	37
Recent advances in composite and heterostructured photoactive materials for the photochemical conversion of solar energy	37
Electrocatalytic coupling of CO2 and N2 for urea synthesis	36
Research targets for upcycling of CO2 to formate and carbon monoxide with paired electrolysis	36
The porosity engineering for single-atom metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts for the electroreduction of CO2	36
Sustainable development of biomaterials using ionic liquids	35
Nanoengineered ligninolytic enzymes for sustainable lignocellulose biorefinery	34
Techno economic analysis for advanced methods of green hydrogen production	32
Recent progress in transient spectroscopy studies of solid statephotocatalysts	32
Landfill Gas to Energy Beyond an Age of Waste: A Review of Research Trends	31
Life cycle sustainability assessment for sustainable energy future: A short review on opportunity and challenge	30
Trends in the new generation of green solvents in extraction processes	30
Recent findings on environmental sustainability and conversion efficiency of waste-to-protein pathways	30
Rational designing and prospecting iron-based compounds as efficient host materials for lithium–sulfur batteries	30
Recent update on use of ionic liquids for enzyme immobilization, activation, and catalysis: A partnership for sustainability	29
Advanced approaches towards policymaking for net zero emissions	28
Assessment of analytical testing: The impact of metrics for the sustainable measurement of pharmaceuticals	28
Piezocatalysis: Can catalysts really dance?	27
Recent advances and challenges in recycling and reusing biomedical materials	27
Novel recycling processes for thermoset polyurethane foams	27
Unspecific peroxygenases: The pot of gold at the end of the oxyfunctionalization rainbow?	27
Perovskite-based nanocomposites as high-performance air electrodes for protonic ceramic cells	26
Photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals and organic contaminants of emerging concern using nanotubular structures	26
Acrylation of biomass: A review of synthesis process: Know-how and future application directions	26
Life cycle sustainability assessment as a metrics towards SDGs agenda 2030	25
RETRACTED: Prospects of physical, mechanical, and advanced recycling of end-of-life polystyrenes: Towards full recyclability	25
Bio-derived smart nanostructures for efficient biosensors	25
Water-based green and sustainable extraction protocols for value-added compounds from natural resources	25
Recent conventional and non-conventional WCO pretreatment methods: Implementation of green chemistry principles and metrics	25
Microplastics occurrence and fate in the environment	25
Recent progresses in molecular-based artificial photosynthesis	24
Biobased aromatic building blocks for coating applications	24
Biodegradable plastic as an integral part of the solution to plastic waste pollution of the environment	24

Bayesian optimization as a flexible and efficient design framework for sustainable process systems	24
Task-specific ionic liquids for carbon dioxide absorption and conversion into value-added products	23
Emergence of nonaqueous electrolytes for rechargeable zinc batteries	23
The complex ‘PFAS world’ - How recent discoveries and novel screening tools reinforce existing concerns	23
Green sorbents for the solid phase extraction of trace species	23
Reducing the carbon footprint of polyurethanes by chemical and biological depolymerization: Fact or fiction?	23
Scalable solar water splitting using particulate photocatalysts	22
Progress in green adsorbent technologies from sewage sludge for wastewater remediation and carbon capture: A sustainable approach towards clean environment	22
An overview of NdFeB magnets recycling technologies	22
Organic redox-active molecules for alkaline aqueous redox flow batteries	22
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Recyclable, repairable and malleable bio-based epoxy vitrimers: overview and future prospects	21
Biocatalytic oxidation reactions to create sustainable chemistry for the future	21
The active facet of copper and its alloy for selective and efficient electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia	21
Mechanistic investigation of repurposed photoenzymes with new-to-nature reactivity	21
Developments on oxidase stability	21
Progress and prospects for deep eutectic solvents in colloidal nanoparticle synthesis	21
Furan based nylon and polyurethane——Viewpoints and perspectives	21
A review on electrochemical techniques for metal recovery from waste resources	21
Product stewardship scheme for solar photovoltaic panels	20
Photo-Fenton applied to the removal of pharmaceutical and other pollutants of emerging concern	20
The potential of black soldier fly to recycle nitrogen from biowaste	20
Impact of water matrix on the photocatalytic removal of pharmaceuticals by visible light active materials	20
Cyclic organic carbonates from furanics: Opportunities and challenges	20
Replacing polar aprotic solvents with water in organic synthesis	20
Crucial role of heterostructures in highly advanced water splitting photoelectrodes	20
Microbial synthesis of natural, semisynthetic, and new-to-nature tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids	20
Aminopropyltriethoxysilane as a linker for cellulose-based functional materials: New horizons and future challenges	19
Green chemical conversion of large-scale aluminosilicates into zeolites for environmental remediation under carbon-neutral pressure	19
Intensification of oxygen-dependent biotransformations catalyzed by immobilized enzymes	19
Can we replace liquid chromatography with the greener capillary electrophoresis?	19
Are deep eutectic solvents a real alternative to ionic liquids in metal-catalysed reactions?	19
Mechanochemistry in transition metal-catalyzed reactions	19
Photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals and other contaminants of emerging concern in water and wastewater	19
Green sample preparation methods in the environmental monitoring of aquatic organic pollutants	19
Optimizing hematite nanostructures for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical water splitting applications	19
γ-Valerolactone (GVL) as a green and efficient dipolar aprotic reaction medium	18
Green and sustainable extraction of proteins from agro-industrial waste: An overview and a closer look to Latin America	18
Application of macrocycle-crosslinked polymers as adsorbents for the removal of organic micropollutants from water	18
Nanoparticles for catalysis in aqueous media	18
Recent advances in the use of ionic liquids as solvents for protein-based materials and chemistry	18
Recent advances of triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion in photochemical transformations	17
"Unlocking the potential of a glycolipid platform through chemical modification"	17
Biocatalysis: Sustainable solutions for the synthesis and depolymerization of aromatic–aliphatic polymers	17
Green materials as a bridge from energy conversion and energy storage	17
Green photocatalytic syntheses using water as solvent/hydrogen source/oxygen source	17
Recent developments in membraneless electrolysis	17
Supramolecular artificial light-harvesting systems for photocatalysis	17
Geopolymerization of non-metallic fractions of electronic waste: A sustainable disposal strategy?	17
Terpene-based polyamides: A sustainable polymer class with huge potential	17
Aromatic liquid organic hydrogen carriers for hydrogen storage and release	17
Guidelines toward reliable facets characterization for structure-sensitive reactions	17
Contents	17
Editorial: Green China 2019	16
Contents	16
Young ideas in green and sustainable catalysis	16
Recent progress and challenges in heterogeneous CO2 catalytic activation	16
Contents	16
Cell–enzyme tandem systems for sustainable chemistry	16
Contents	16
Recent granted patents related to Deep Eutectic Solvents	16
Using green chemistry to progress a circular fashion industry	16
Sustainable practices and their antecedents in the apparel industry: A review	16
Editorial Board	15
How much separation sciences fit in the green chemistry canoe?	15
Editorial overview: A closer look on green developments in analytical chemistry: Green analytical chemistry is going mainstream	15
Recent progress in biphasic catalytic systems using ionic liquids	15
Editorial: Chemical conversion of biomass to chemicals	15
Liquid metals for renewable energy synthesis and storage	15
Clarifying European terminology in plastics recycling	15
Transition toward green economy: Technological Innovation's role in the fashion industry	15
Functions and inhibition of BET bromodomains in pathogenic fungi	15
Editorial overview: Recycling and reuse within a circular economy	15
Measurement of fertilizer flows to advance circularity and resilience to climate change	15
Biodegradable ionic liquids in service of biomass upgrade	15