OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry is 14. 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
Hydrogen economy and sustainable development goals: Review and policy insights	147
Cyclic carbonates synthesised from CO2: Applications, challenges and recent research trends	115
(Micro)plastics and the UN Sustainable Development Goals	109
Biodegradable plastic as an integral part of the solution to plastic waste pollution of the environment	76
Recent advances in production of lignocellulolytic enzymes by solid-state fermentation of agro-industrial wastes	71
Cost-effective catalysts for renewable hydrogen production via electrochemical water splitting: Recent advances	70
Type V deep eutectic solvents: Design and applications	62
Deep eutectic solvents and their application in electrochemistry	62
Recent progress and challenges in carboxylation with CO2	62
In situ Raman spectroscopy studies for electrochemical CO2 reduction over Cu catalysts	62
Regulation of plastic from a circular economy perspective	61
The importance of pH in controlling the selectivity of the electrochemical CO2 reduction	61
A critical review of the current progress of plastic waste recycling technology in structural materials	58
Metrics of green chemistry: Waste minimization	58
Biocatalysis, sustainability, and industrial applications: Show me the metrics	57
Heterogeneous catalysts for cyclic carbonate synthesis from carbon dioxide and epoxides	55
Green chemistry and sustainability metrics in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector	53
Green chemicals from used cooking oils: Trends, challenges, and opportunities	53
Enabling a circular economy for chemicals in plastics	53
Nanocellulose-based composites for packaging applications	52
Transition toward green economy: Technological Innovation's role in the fashion industry	51
Recycling of carbon fiber reinforced composite waste to close their life cycle in a cradle-to-cradle approach	51
The circular chemistry conceptual framework: A way forward to sustainability in industry 4.0	50
Greenwashing and sustainable fashion industry	49
Engineered and artificial metalloenzymes for selective C–H functionalization	48

Green solvents for membrane manufacture: Recent trends and perspectives	46
Renewable biomass feedstocks for production of sustainable biodegradable polymer	46
Building a new mind set in tomorrow fashion development through circular strategy models in the framework of waste management	45
Slowing the fast fashion industry: An all-round perspective	45
Risk posed by microplastics: Scientific evidence and public perception	44
Cell immobilization strategies for biotransformations	43
Furfural and 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural: Two pivotal intermediates for bio-based chemistry	43
Sustainable approach on the biodegradation of azo dyes: A short review	42
A critical view on the environmental sustainability of biorefinery systems	40
Transition metal ‘cocktail’-type catalysis	40
Recent advances in wastewater treatment using semiconductor photocatalysts	40
Manganese—New prominent actor in transfer hydrogenation catalysis	38
Hematite-based nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs): A short review	37
Photo-Fenton applied to the removal of pharmaceutical and other pollutants of emerging concern	37
Current drawbacks of proton-conducting ceramic materials: How to overcome them for real electrochemical purposes	36
Reactor design for electrochemical CO2 conversion toward large-scale applications	36
CO2 storage in cement and concrete by mineral carbonation	36
Enzyme immobilization strategies for the design of robust and efficient biocatalysts	35
Life cycle sustainability assessment as a metrics towards SDGs agenda 2030	35
Green analytical chemistry as an integral part of sustainable education development	35
Piezocatalysis: Can catalysts really dance?	35
Renaissance of ammonia synthesis for sustainable production of energy and fertilizers	34
Biocatalytic process intensification via efficient biocatalyst immobilization, miniaturization, and process integration	34
Microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture: implications to food sustainability and safety	33
The contribution of material circularity to sustainability—Recycling and reuse of textiles	32
Synthesis of advanced biobased green materials from renewable biopolymers	32
Alternative and sustainable solvents for green analytical chemistry	32
Green strategies for microplastics reduction	32
Novel TiO2-based catalysts employed in photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis for effective degradation of pharmaceuticals (PhACs) in water: A short review	31
Biodegradable green composites: It's never too late to mend	30
Sustainable development goals for advanced materials provided by industrial wastes and biomass sources	30
Recent advances in the synthesis of carbon dots from renewable biomass by high-efficient hydrothermal and microwave green approaches	29
Sustainable biorefinery processes using renewable deep eutectic solvents	29
Synthetic applications of polar organometallic and alkali-metal reagents under air and moisture	29
Current trends on turning biomass wastes into carbon materials for electrochemical sensing and rechargeable battery applications	28
Bio-derived smart nanostructures for efficient biosensors	28
Solvent extraction of rare-earth elements with ionic liquids: Toward a selective and sustainable extraction of these valuable elements	28
Redox-responsive sorbents and mediators for electrochemically based CO2 capture	27
Re-thinking organic synthesis: Mechanochemistry as a greener approach	26
Strategies toward the sustainable electrochemical oxidation of methane to methanol	26
Mechanochemistry in transition metal-catalyzed reactions	26
Hybrid chemoenzymatic heterogeneous catalysts	25
Recent advances to recover value-added compounds from avocado by-products following a biorefinery approach	25
Advanced green analytical chemistry for environmental pesticide detection	25
Agro-industrial waste enzymes: Perspectives in circular economy	25
Review of aminopolycarboxylic acids–based metal complexes application to water and wastewater treatment by (photo-)Fenton process at neutral pH	25
Coupling light with biocatalysis for sustainable synthesis—very recent developments and future perspectives	25
Recent trends in synthetic enzymatic cascades promoted by alcohol dehydrogenases	24
Enzyme engineering for biosynthetic cascades	24
Fundamental aspects of photoelectrochemical water splitting at semiconductor electrodes	24

Aminopropyltriethoxysilane as a linker for cellulose-based functional materials: New horizons and future challenges	24
Recent efforts to increase greenness in chromatography	22
Unspecific peroxygenases: The pot of gold at the end of the oxyfunctionalization rainbow?	22
Greening the synthesis of selenium-containing heterocycles: Recent efforts and advances	22
Trends in the new generation of green solvents in extraction processes	22
Gas solubility in ionic liquids	22
Using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making to optimise solid waste management	21
Syntheses and applications of perovskite-based photocatalysts in light-driven organic reactions	21
New and emerging concepts in the evolution and function of plant biosynthetic gene clusters	21
Green solvent screening using modeling and simulation	21
Facilitating enzymatic reactions by using ionic liquids: A mini review	21
Is there depth to eutectic solvents?	20
Toward petroleum-free with plant-based chemistry	20
Plastics from renewable sources as green and sustainable alternatives	20
Technological progress and readiness level of microbial electrosynthesis and electrofermentation for carbon dioxide and organic wastes valorization	19
Recent progress in cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation and hydroboration reactions of alkenes	19
Recent advances in epoxy resins and composites derived from lignin and related bio-oils	19
Recent advancements toward resilient and sustainable municipal solid waste collection systems	19
Recent trends on the valorization of winemaking industry wastes	19
Brazilian integrated sugarcane-soybean biorefinery: Trends and opportunities	19
Recycling of wind turbine blades: Recent developments	19
New frontiers in remediation of (micro)plastics	19
Green metrics in pharmaceutical development	18
Electrochemistry in continuous systems	18
Photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals and organic contaminants of emerging concern using nanotubular structures	18
Biochar-based functional materials as heterogeneous catalysts for organic reactions	18
Greening sample preparation: An overview of cutting-edge contributions	18
Can we replace liquid chromatography with the greener capillary electrophoresis?	18
Recent progress in base-catalyzed isomerization of D-glucose into D-fructose	18
Industrial implementation of chemical biomass conversion	18
Green and sustainable extraction of proteins from agro-industrial waste: An overview and a closer look to Latin America	18
Reducing the carbon footprint of polyurethanes by chemical and biological depolymerization: Fact or fiction?	18
Ionic liquids-assisted greener preparation of silver nanoparticles	17
Electrochemical techniques for photoelectrode characterisation	17
Artificial enzymes with multiple active sites	17
From stabilization strategies to tailor-made lignin macromolecules and oligomers for materials	17
Analysis of microplastics and nanoplastics: How green are the methodologies used?	17
Recent advances on modeling of solar heterogeneous photocatalytic reactors applied for degradation of pharmaceuticals and emerging organic contaminants in water	17
Reductive depolymerization of plastics catalyzed with transition metal complexes	17
Advanced cellulose cosmetic facial masks prepared from Myanmar thanaka heartwood	17
Recent developments in compartmentalization of chemoenzymatic cascade reactions	16
Engineering paths of sustainable and green photocatalytic degradation technology for pharmaceuticals and organic contaminants of emerging concern	16
Green food analysis: Current trends and perspectives	16
Recent advances in oxidase biocatalysts: Enzyme discovery, cascade reactions and scale up	16
Crucial role of heterostructures in highly advanced water splitting photoelectrodes	16
Electrocatalytic coupling of CO2 and N2 for urea synthesis	16
Chemometrics approaches to green analytical chemistry procedure development	16
Ionic liquid–based aqueous biphasic systems as sustainable extraction and separation techniques	16
Microplastics occurrence and fate in the environment	16
Decoupled electrolysis for water splitting	15
Evaluating economic potential of food waste valorization: Onward to a diverse feedstock biorefinery	15
Microalgae and bioremediation of domestic wastewater	15
Integrating biodegradable polyesters in a circular economy	15
A meta-analysis of the scientific literature on (photo)Fenton and persulfate advanced oxidation processes: Where do we stand and where are we heading to?	15
Utilization of nitrogen-rich agricultural waste streams by microalgae for the production of protein and value-added compounds	15
Recent update on use of ionic liquids for enzyme immobilization, activation, and catalysis: A partnership for sustainability	15
Task-specific ionic liquids for carbon dioxide absorption and conversion into value-added products	15
Understanding and using fungal bioluminescence – Recent progress and future perspectives	15
Evaluating and managing the sustainability of investments in green and sustainable chemistry: An overview of sustainable finance approaches and tools	15
Circular business models in the luxury fashion industry: Toward an ecosystemic dominant design?	15
New additions to the arsenal of biocatalysts for noncanonical amino acid synthesis	15
Recent advances and challenges in recycling and reusing biomedical materials	15
Green laser ablation-based synthesis of functional nanomaterials for generation, storage, and detection of hydrogen	15
Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide: From waste to value	15
Supplying plant natural products by yeast cell factories	15
Combination of chemocatalysis and biocatalysis in flow	14
Recyclable, repairable and malleable bio-based epoxy vitrimers: overview and future prospects	14
Designing for sustainability with biocatalytic and chemoenzymatic cascade processes	14
Definition of photocatalysis: Current understanding and perspectives	14
Nitrogen reduction reaction to ammonia at ambient conditions: A short review analysis of the critical factors limiting electrocatalytic performance	14
Sustainable development of natural rubber and its environmentally friendly composites	14
A review on electrochemical techniques for metal recovery from waste resources	14
Electrochemical CO2 reduction with earth-abundant metal catalysts	14