OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sustainable Environment Research is 11. 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
Efficient chemical stabilization of tannery wastewater pollutants in a single step process: Geopolymerization	149
Comprehensive nontargeted analysis of fluorosurfactant byproducts and reaction products in wastewater from semiconductor manufacturing	59
Synergizing MBR and MCDI systems as a sustainable solution for decentralized wastewater reclamation and reuse	40
A novel multicriteria assessment framework for evaluating the performance of the EU in dealing with challenges of the low-carbon energy transition: an integrated Fermatean fuzzy approach	39
Model-based assessment of interbasin groundwater flow in data scarce areas: the Gallocanta Lake endorheic watershed (Spain)	38
Human metabolic effects of BPA and the application of a hybrid photocatalytic membrane for BPA contaminated water	37
Minimization of algogenic organic matter from cyanobacteria-laden water by electrochemical oxidation: molecular degradation signature of disinfection by-products precursors by electro-oxidation and el	32
A review on chemical precipitation in carbon capture, utilization and storage	31
Towards biowastes valorization: Peanut shell as resource for quality chemicals and activated biochar production	31
Combination of rGO/S, N/TiO2 for the enhancement of visible light-driven toluene photocatalytic degradation	28
Vertical distribution of microplastics in the sediment profiles of the Lake Taihu, eastern China	25
Photodegradation of six selected antipsychiatric drugs; carbamazepine, sertraline, amisulpride, amitriptyline, diazepam, and alprazolam in environment: efficiency, pathway, and mechanism—a review	25
Hydrothermal synthesis of zeolites from residual waste generated via indirect carbonation of coal fly ash	24
Sulfolane degrading bacteria from petrochemical plant: activated sludge enrichment, isolation and characterization	20
Improving household water treatment: using zeolite to remove lead, fluoride and arsenic following optimized turbidity reduction in slow sand filtration	19
Effects of regional air pollutants on respiratory diseases in the basin metropolitan area of central Taiwan	18
Improved permeate flux and rejection of ultrafiltration membranes prepared from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle waste	17
Microwave pyrolysis of sludge: a review	17
Enhanced photocatalytic removal of nitric oxide over Ag-decorated ZnSn(OH)6 microcubes	16
Removal of Isolan Dark Blue 2SGL-01 from aqueous solutions onto calcined and uncalcined (Mg-Zn)/(Al-Fe)-(CO3)/Cl layered double hydroxides	16
Ultrasound assisted photocatalytic degradation of isoproturon and triasulfuron herbicides using visible light driven impregnated zinc oxide catalysts	16
Enhancement of terephthalic acid recovered from PET waste using a combination of citric acid and dimethyl sulfoxide extraction	16
Biosorption of Pb2+, Cd2+ and Zn2+ from aqueous solutions by Agrobacterium tumefaciens S12 isolated from acid mine drainage	16
Optimization of metal dopant effect on ZnO nanoparticles for enhanced visible LED photocatalytic degradation of citalopram: comparative study and application to pharmaceutical cleaning validation	15
Structure and photocatalytic activity of maleic anhydride-functionalized TiO2 nanoparticles by a simple method	15

Enhancing solar still performance with Plexiglas and jute cloth additions: experimental study	15
Adsorption properties of sugarcane bagasse and corn cob for the sulfamethoxazole removal in a fixed-bed column	15
Characteristics and kinetics study of spherical cellulose nanocrystal extracted from cotton cloth waste by acid hydrolysis	15
A comparison of methods for assessing groundwater vulnerability in karst aquifers: the case study of Terminio Mt. aquifer (Southern Italy)	14
Phosphorus in waste sources in Southern Vietnam: potential for recovery	13
Recovery and purification of kish graphite from steelmaking dust by using acid leaching with physical auxiliary methods	13
Measuring circularity potential for medical waste management – a dynamic circularity performance analysis	12
Co-thermal degradation characteristics of rice straw and sewage sludge	12
Research on co-disposal and utilization of ferrous packaging containers contaminated with hazardous wastes by steel converter	12
Facile synthesis of reduced graphene oxide by Tecoma stans extracts for efficient removal of Ni (II) from water: batch experiments and response surface methodology	11
Resources recovery-rubidium recovery from desalination brine through hydrometallurgy techniques	11
Emission characterizations and environmental impacts of off-road vehicles	11
Chitosan@TiO2 composites for the adsorption of copper(II) and antibacterial applications	11
Biochar-promoted methane production and mitigation of acidification during thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of food waste with crude glycerol: comparison with re-inoculation	11
Honeycomb wet scrubber for acidic gas control: modeling and long-term test results	11