Water Research X

Papers
(The median citation count of Water Research X is 2. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Staggered supply of ferric citrate and oxygen as electron acceptors promote the co-recovery of vivianite and bioplastics PHB from wastewater113
Efficient and sustainable removal of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in a membrane biofilm: Oxygen supply dosage impacts mineralization pathway112
Evaluation of the process performance of comammox-like nitrospira dominant down-flow hanging sponge reactor with reduced nitrous oxide emissions65
Mechanism insight into the facet-dependent photoaging of polystyrene microplastics on hematite in freshwater65
Start-up of a full-scale two-stage partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A) process treating reject water from high solid anaerobic sludge digestion (HSAD)51
Aquacultural source of nitrous oxide revealed by nitrogen isotopes49
Metagenome-informed QMRA and resistome profiling reveal hidden health risks in Yongding River wastewater46
The important role of controlling water velocity and benthic fish in lake eutrophication restoration43
Effects of functional groups of polyfluoroalkyl substances on their removal by nanofiltration40
Impact of Cold-Water Premise Plumbing on the Fate and Associated Additive Toxicity of Disinfection Byproducts39
Disinfection byproducts formed during drinking water treatment reveal an export control point for dissolved organic matter in a subalpine headwater stream37
Emerging and legacy organophosphate flame retardants in the tropical estuarine food web: Do they exhibit similar bioaccumulation patterns, trophic partitioning and dietary exposure?34
Making waves: Public health risks from arsenic in Mexico's water extraction practices34
Nanoplastics are significantly different from microplastics in urban waters32
Gravity-driven membrane filtration with compact second-life modules daily backwashed: An alternative to conventional ultrafiltration for centralized facilities32
Widespread decrease of phosphorus and the potential driving mechanisms in Taihu basin’s lakes31
Making waves: A vision for digital water utilities30
Multi-source ecological water replenishment reshapes microbial community assembly and network stability in a water-scarce river29
A data-driven early warning system for Escherichia coli in water based on microbial community analysis using flow cytometry 2D histograms23
Carbon source and electro-stimulation modulates performance, microbial ecology, and metabolism in U (VI) bioreduction systems22
Leak detection in water supply networks using two-stage temporal segmentation and incremental learning for non-stationary acoustic signals21
An enzymatic mechanism on sediment N and P release in arid-region lakes under various saline conditions20
Treatment of burned soil leachates by ultrafiltration coupled with coagulation: Insights into membrane fouling20
A novel approach for accurate quantification of lake residence time — Lake Kinneret as a case study18
Mechanisms of N2O production in salinity-adapted partial nitritation systems for high-ammonia wastewater treatment18
An electrochemical advanced oxidation process for the treatment of urban stormwater18
Evaluating energy balance and environmental footprint of sludge management in BRICS countries18
An integrated strategy for sequential nitrite removal and methane recovery: Sludge fermentation driven by nitrite reduction17
Making Waves: A research agenda for supporting a WASH sustainability transformations approach to climate change16
Opportunities and challenges of tackling Scope 3 “Indirect” emissions from residential hot water16
Spatial-economic scenarios to increase resilience to urban flooding15
Adaptive routing behaviors between “touch-go” and direct electron transfer of pyrogenic carbon to promote phosphorus recovery as vivianite15
Modulation of ultrathin nanosheet structure and nitrogen defects in graphitic carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic bacterial inactivation15
Effectiveness of three machine learning models for prediction of daily streamflow and uncertainty assessment15
Removal of soluble divalent manganese by superfine powdered activated carbon and free chlorine: Development and application of a simple kinetic model of mass transfer–catalytic surface oxidation15
Hydrological phase-driven management in semi-arid watersheds: Linking plankton assembly dynamics and adaptive resilience strategies14
Wastewater tiling amplicon sequencing in sentinel sites reveals longitudinal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants prevalence14
Boosted brackish water desalination and water softening by facilely designed MnO2/hierarchical porous carbon as capacitive deionization electrode14
A two-stage partial nitritation-denitritation/anammox (PN-DN/A) process to treat high-solid anaerobic digestion (HSAD) reject water: Verification based on pilot-scale and full-scale projects13
Machine learning-driven benchmarking of China's wastewater treatment plant electricity consumption13
Separating biological nutrient removal by EBPR-PN/A process to treat real municipal sewage13
A cellular automata coupled multi-objective optimization framework for blue-green infrastructure spatial allocation13
Influence of pipe materials on in-building disinfection of P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii in simulated hot water plumbing13
Long-term onsite monitoring of a sewage sludge drying pan finds methane emissions consistent with IPCC default emission factor12
Characterization of acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosospira bacteria suggests wide implementation of the acidic nitritation process12
Hierarchical ultra microporous aluminum based metal organic aerogels for water purification: Kinetic, isotherm, and regeneration insights into diclofenac adsorption12
Continuous-flow phosphate removal using Cry-Ca-COS Monolith: Insights from dynamic adsorption modeling12
A probabilistic deep learning approach to enhance the prediction of wastewater treatment plant effluent quality under shocking load events12
Perfluoroalkyl functionalized-Au nanoparticle sensor: Employing rate of spectrum shifting for highly selective and sensitive detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in aqueous environ12
Enhancing accuracy and interpretability of multi-steps water demand prediction through prior knowledge integration in neural network architecture12
Defense mechanism of Fe(III)-assisted anammox under salt stress: Performance and microbial community dynamics11
Decoupling locally enhanced electric field treatment (LEEFT) intensity and copper release by applying asymmetric electric pulses for water disinfection11
An overlooked nanofluids effect from Fe3O4 nanoparticles enhances mass transfer in anammox granular sludge11
High-level nitrogen removal achieved by Feammox-based autotrophic nitrogen conversion11
An inconvenient impact: Unveiling the overlooked differences in crystalline forms of iron (hydro)oxides on anaerobic digestion11
Autonomous online optimization of a closed-circuit reverse osmosis system11
Application of electrodialysis for nutrient recovery from manure digestate: A long-term investigation of membrane fouling10
Soil-derived dissolved organic matter in inland wetlands along a temperate river: Insights from spectroscopic characteristics coupled with machine learning methods10
Identification of characteristic factors for water quality indicators and development of a wastewater source signature system for receiving rivers10
Extraneous water in sewer systems: A Comprehensive review on sewer infiltration and inflow quantification, localization and mitigation10
Governance challenges in water data management: Insights from the application of the practitioner governance assessment tool in Palestine9
A systematic review and meta-analysis of pathogen reduction in onsite sanitation systems9
Stagnation leads to short-term fluctuations in the effluent water quality of biofilters: A problem for greywater reuse?9
Micro- and nanoplastics in granular sludge systems: mechanisms of disruption, retention, and microbial adaptation in wastewater treatment technologies9
Removal of perfluoroalkyl acids and common drinking water contaminants by weak-base anion exchange resins: Impacts of solution pH and resin properties9
Combined membrane aeration and filtration for energy- and space-efficient COD removal in water reuse8
A unit process log reduction database for water reuse practitioners8
Benchmarks for urine volume generation and phosphorus mass recovery in commercial and institutional buildings8
Corrigendum to ‘Amyloid adhesin production in activated sludge is enhanced in lab-scale sequencing batch reactors: Feeding regime impacts microbial community and amyloid distribution’ [Water Research 8
Synergistic ozonation–ion exchange strategy for nutrient recovery from algal filtrate7
Exploring the feasibility of high rate enhanced biological phosphorus removal system driven by diverse carbon source7
Application of organic silicon quaternary ammonium salt (QSA) to reduce carbon footprint of sewers: Long-term inhibition on sulfidogenesis and methanogenesis7
Identifying periods impacted by sewer inflow and infiltration using time series anomaly detection7
The neglected ammonia leaching calcium in anaerobic granular sludge7
Enrichment and identification of a moderately acidophilic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium7
Scattered and transmitted light as surrogates for activated carbon residual in advanced wastewater treatment processes: Investigating the influence of particle size7
Dual role of organic matter in Feammox-driven nitrogen and phosphate removal7
Effects of biofilm formation on triclosan adsorption by UV-aged and pristine polystyrene microplastics in aquatic environments7
New understanding of microbial growth cycle for efficient waste-activated sludge disposal by preserving microbial self-degradation activity during the decline phase7
Model-based monitoring of diffuser fouling using standard sensors7
Innovative solutions for valorization of desalination brine7
Elucidating the complex hydrolysis and conversion network of xanthan-like extracellular heteropolysaccharides in waste activated sludge fermentation7
A novel methodology to develop EU water reuse risk management plan in agricultural water distribution networks and crop irrigation systems6
Intelligent real-time pump scheduling in water distribution networks based on graph convolutional networks6
Use of the MABR fingerprint soft sensor to control biofilm thickness and optimize hybrid membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) performance6
Research stories along the urban water cycle6
Unexpectedly high antibacterial ability of water in copper pot with tiny amount of plant leaves6
The interplay of suspended sediment concentration, particle size and fluid velocity on the rapid deposition of suspended iron oxide particles in PVC drinking water pipes5
Pattern recognition of operational states leading to N2O-emissions in full-scale biological wastewater treatment5
A heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification bacterium Acinetobacter sp. WZ-1: the superior stress resistance and the unconventional nitrogen metabolic pathways5
Evaluation of sealants to mitigate the release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from AFFF-impacted concrete: Characterization and forecasting5
Heterogeneous microstructure induces floatation in high-rate anammox granules5
Overlooked role of long capping time and environmental factors in the plateau lake for impairing lanthanum-modified-bentonite's immobilization to phosphate5
A systematic decision-making framework for selecting nitrous oxide quantification methods in water utilities5
Improving algal bloom modelling in eutrophic lakes by calibrating the General Lake Model with satellite remote sensing products5
Long short-term memory models of water quality in inland water environments5
Mobility data for reduced uncertainties in model-based WWTP design5
Characterization of EPS subfractions from a mixed culture predominated by partial-denitrification functional bacteria5
Low-cost, data-efficient, on-device soft sensors for sewer flow monitoring—learning from adjacent water level sensors5
Unraveling pathogen dynamics in rivers flowing into Taihu Lake: Insights from high-throughput sequencing and environmental correlations5
Biodegradation kinetics of organic micropollutants in biofilters for advanced wastewater treatment – Impact of operational conditions and biomass origin on removal4
Environmental heterogeneity altered the growth fitness of antibiotic-resistant mutants and the resistance prevalence in Escherichia coli populations4
Successful year-round mainstream partial nitritation anammox: Assessment of effluent quality, performance and N2O emissions4
Why stories matter in water research: A case for narrative style paper writing4
Mitigating risks and maximizing sustainability of treated wastewater reuse for irrigation4
Graph neural networks for hydraulic predictions in water distribution networks: incorporating sensor data and physical constraints4
Novel ellipsoid-like granules exhibit enhanced anammox performance compared to sphere-like granules4
Efficient utilization of photoelectron-hole at semiconductor-microbe interface for pyridine degradation with assistance of external electric field4
Three years of wastewater surveillance for new psychoactive substances from 16 countries4
Full-scale mainstream partial nitritation/anammox process: A three-year demonstration for municipal wastewater treatment4
Hydrolysis capacity of different sized granules in a full-scale aerobic granular sludge (AGS) reactor4
A novel integrated biorefinery for enhancing municipal wastewater treatment4
Making waves: Generative artificial intelligence in water distribution networks: Opportunities and challenges4
Low temperature impact and HAP-enhanced one-stage partial nitritation/anammox process: Long-term stability, high-rate nitrogen removal, and operational strategies at 15°C4
Properties of iron-bound organic carbon and its implications for the conservation of coastal wetland vegetation4
Ageing underground water pipelines: Time-to-failure models, gaps and future directions4
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Characterization of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in a Cold-Climate Two-Stage Vertical Flow Treatment Wetland4
Flow configuration shapes microbiome assembly and function in full-scale drinking water BAC filters4
Heterogeneous Fenton-assisted antibiotic removal from wastewater: Effect of FeWO4 nanomaterial morphology across four Fenton processes4
Nitrite-dependent microbial utilization for simultaneous removal of sulfide and methane in sewers4
A new Digital Harmony Search algorithm for optimizing Pump Scheduling in Water Distribution Networks3
Biodegradation of fluorinated octanoic acids in an O2-based membrane biofilm reactor3
Making waves: Knowledge and data fusion in urban water modelling3
A positive contribution to nitrogen removal by a novel NOB in a full-scale duck wastewater treatment system3
Energy and carbon neutral urban water management3
Revealing critical pipes in water networks through integrated edge centrality and multi-criteria vulnerability analysis3
The role of calcium in anaerobic treatment: The good, the bad and the ugly3
Irrigation systems as reservoirs of diverse and pathogenic Pseudomonas syringae strains endangering crop health3
Micropollutants removal, residual risk, and costs for quaternary treatments in the framework of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive3
Sorghum-grown fungal biocatalysts for synthetic dye degradation3
Effectiveness of cyclic treatment of municipal wastewater by Tetradesmus obliquus – Loofah biofilm, its internal community changes and potential for resource utilization3
Three-dimensional convolutional neural network for leak detection and localization in smart water distribution systems3
UV LED wastewater disinfection: The future is upon us3
A data-driven framework for planning-oriented decision support in integrated watershed management: insights from machine learning in Northern China2
Upgrading waste activated sludge into valuable biosolids via an integrated biochemical approach2
Aquaculture bacterial pathogen database: Pathogen monitoring and screening in coastal waters using environmental DNA2
How useful are data-driven methods for building-level greywater treatment from a process engineering perspective?2
Compartment-specific effect of sulfamethoxazole at low μg/L concentrations on microbial nitrogen assimilation in a river system2
Harnessing biofilm-mediated bioremediation for sustainable wastewater reuse: From mechanisms to policy integration2
Microbial mixotrophic denitrification using iron(II) as an assisted electron donor2
Carbon footprint analysis of wastewater treatment processes coupled with sludge in situ reduction2
Effective removal and concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) using asymmetric membrane capacitive deionization with stop–flow operation2
High fecal indicator bacteria in temperate headwater streams at baseflow: implications for management and public health2
Laboratory performance assessment of low-cost water level sensor for field monitoring in the tropics2
Rapid and selective quantitative colourimetric analysis of nitrite in water using a S-Nitrosothiol based method2
Quadrupling the capacity of post aerobic digestion treating anaerobically digested sludge using a moving-bed biofilm (MBBR) configuration2
Effluent quality soft sensor for wastewater treatment plant with ensemble sparse learning-based online next generation reservoir computing2
Underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater due to single or double mutations in the N1 qPCR probe binding region2
Nitrogen excess induces cytokinesis arrest and alters lipid metabolism in the bloom-forming desmid Cosmarium tinctum2
Making Waves: Harnessing microbial stress responses for nanoparticle-enabled resource recovery2
Efficient smartphone-based measurement of phosphorus in water2
Single CSTR can be as effective as an SBR in selecting PHA-storing biomass from municipal wastewater-derived feedstock2
Application of simplified machine learning models to assess and predict lake water quality2
Nitrogen cycling blocked in constructed wetlands: Mechanisms, developments, and challenges—A review2
Biochar-enhanced anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: Comparative performance and mechanistic insights2
Influence of south-to-north water transfer project on ecology of typical water receiving area-Xiashan reservoir, China2
Uncovering the diverse hosts of tigecycline resistance gene tet(X4) in anaerobic digestion systems treating swine manure by epicPCR2
Beyond the Curve Number methodology: Power law-based calibration and a nonparametric approach for enhancing urban runoff estimation2
Real-time pH monitoring and machine learning prediction of phosphorus precipitation kinetics in urine systems2
How does the sewer microbiome impact wastewater surveillance for antibiotic resistance?2
A high-performance approach with cellular automata framework and GPU parallelization for real-time waterflows and pollutant transport simulations of pluvial and fluvial floods2
Fungal pretreatment as a promising approach for simultaneous recovery of phosphorus and carbon resource from garden waste: Performance and mechanism2
Making waves: Why do we need ultra-permeable nanofiltration membranes for water treatment?2
Sewage sludge derived biochar for environmental improvement: Advances, challenges, and solutions2
Amyloid adhesin production in activated sludge is enhanced in lab-scale sequencing batch reactors: Feeding regime impacts microbial community and amyloid distribution2
Using wastewater analysis to assess the health status of two distinct populations in China2
Modeling the energy consumption of potable water reuse schemes2
Towards stable and efficient nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment processes via an adaptive neural network based sliding mode controller2
Social and governmental influences when engaging in citizen participatory water quality monitoring in lower middle-income countries (LMICs)2
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