OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Water Research X is 5. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Efficient and sustainable removal of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in a membrane biofilm: Oxygen supply dosage impacts mineralization pathway	123
The important role of controlling water velocity and benthic fish in lake eutrophication restoration	69
Aquacultural source of nitrous oxide revealed by nitrogen isotopes	66
Start-up of a full-scale two-stage partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A) process treating reject water from high solid anaerobic sludge digestion (HSAD)	50
Effects of functional groups of polyfluoroalkyl substances on their removal by nanofiltration	49
Staggered supply of ferric citrate and oxygen as electron acceptors promote the co-recovery of vivianite and bioplastics PHB from wastewater	48
Evaluation of the process performance of comammox-like nitrospira dominant down-flow hanging sponge reactor with reduced nitrous oxide emissions	41
Membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) enabling optimal H2 delivery and supporting minimal nutrient supplementation to hydrogenotrophic biofilms	39
Disinfection byproducts formed during drinking water treatment reveal an export control point for dissolved organic matter in a subalpine headwater stream	35
Calcium silicate hydrate–embedded porous concrete for efficient phosphate removal and recovery in concentrated eluates	32
Impact of cold-water premise plumbing on the fate and associated additive toxicity of disinfection byproducts	32
Metagenome-informed QMRA and resistome profiling reveal hidden health risks in Yongding River wastewater	32
Sorbent- and sorbate-influenced sorption variability and nonlinearity: a meta-analysis on chlorpyrifos with soils, sediments, and other carbonaceous materials	31
Mechanism insight into the facet-dependent photoaging of polystyrene microplastics on hematite in freshwater	31
Gravity-driven membrane filtration with compact second-life modules daily backwashed: An alternative to conventional ultrafiltration for centralized facilities	24
Emerging and legacy organophosphate flame retardants in the tropical estuarine food web: Do they exhibit similar bioaccumulation patterns, trophic partitioning and dietary exposure?	24
Identifying and exploring the presence of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in private groundwater sources in southeastern Ontario via machine learning	24
Making waves: Public health risks from arsenic in Mexico's water extraction practices	22
Leak detection in water supply networks using two-stage temporal segmentation and incremental learning for non-stationary acoustic signals	21
Treatment of burned soil leachates by ultrafiltration coupled with coagulation: Insights into membrane fouling	19
A data-driven early warning system for Escherichia coli in water based on microbial community analysis using flow cytometry 2D histograms	19
A novel approach for accurate quantification of lake residence time — Lake Kinneret as a case study	18
An enzymatic mechanism on sediment N and P release in arid-region lakes under various saline conditions	18
Carbon source and electro-stimulation modulates performance, microbial ecology, and metabolism in U (VI) bioreduction systems	17
Genomic surveillance of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli from community wastewater in São Tomé and Príncipe	17

Widespread decrease of phosphorus and the potential driving mechanisms in Taihu basin’s lakes	17
Making waves: A vision for digital water utilities	16
The spatiotemporal influence of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on basin nitrogen exports based on CMAQ-SWAT model	16
Multi-source ecological water replenishment reshapes microbial community assembly and network stability in a water-scarce river	16
An integrated strategy for sequential nitrite removal and methane recovery: Sludge fermentation driven by nitrite reduction	16
Nanoplastics are significantly different from microplastics in urban waters	16
Making Waves: A research agenda for supporting a WASH sustainability transformations approach to climate change	15
Modulation of ultrathin nanosheet structure and nitrogen defects in graphitic carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic bacterial inactivation	14
Evaluating energy balance and environmental footprint of sludge management in BRICS countries	14
Mechanisms of N2O production in salinity-adapted partial nitritation systems for high-ammonia wastewater treatment	14
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 oxidation	14
Spatial-economic scenarios to increase resilience to urban flooding	14
Effectiveness of three machine learning models for prediction of daily streamflow and uncertainty assessment	13
Adaptive routing behaviors between “touch-go” and direct electron transfer of pyrogenic carbon to promote phosphorus recovery as vivianite	13
Opportunities and challenges of tackling Scope 3 “Indirect” emissions from residential hot water	13
Response of sediment phosphorus forms in lakesides to drying-rewetting cycles	13
Pristine and modified biochar comparison for environmental micro(nano)plastic removal: adsorption dynamics, influencing factors, mechanisms, and regeneration potential	13
Development of a self-floating flocculant material using composite modified attapulgite for efficient phosphorus and turbidity control	13
Wastewater tiling amplicon sequencing in sentinel sites reveals longitudinal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants prevalence	12
Machine learning-driven benchmarking of China's wastewater treatment plant electricity consumption	12
Role of nutrient and runoff retention in reducing nutrient export and runoff: a comprehensive framework for sustainable basin-scale water management	11
Hydrological phase-driven management in semi-arid watersheds: Linking plankton assembly dynamics and adaptive resilience strategies	11
Mapping the UV response of natural organic matter to chlorination: From fraction-resolved fingerprints to operational monitoring of DBP formation	11
Harnessing ferric chloride dosing for removal of Maillard reaction-derived recalcitrant dissolved organic nitrogen during dewatering of municipal sludge treated by thermal hydrolysis-enhanced anaerobi	11
Separating biological nutrient removal by EBPR-PN/A process to treat real municipal sewage	10
Influence of pipe materials on in-building disinfection of P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii in simulated hot water plumbing	10
Enhancing accuracy and interpretability of multi-steps water demand prediction through prior knowledge integration in neural network architecture	10
Boosted brackish water desalination and water softening by facilely designed MnO2/hierarchical porous carbon as capacitive deionization electrode	10
An inconvenient impact: Unveiling the overlooked differences in crystalline forms of iron (hydro)oxides on anaerobic digestion	9
An iron-carbon bioretention system for enhancing nitrogen and phosphorus removal: Synergy of vadose and saturated zones	9
qPCR-based prediction of low-level microcystin-LR using mcyE and passive sampling across multiple lakes and years	9
Long-term onsite monitoring of a sewage sludge drying pan finds methane emissions consistent with IPCC default emission factor	9
Characterization of acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosospira bacteria suggests wide implementation of the acidic nitritation process	9
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 projects	9
Methane emissions monitoring at wastewater treatment plants in Europe and Australia	9
A cellular automata coupled multi-objective optimization framework for blue-green infrastructure spatial allocation	9
Autonomous online optimization of a closed-circuit reverse osmosis system	8
Defense mechanism of Fe(III)-assisted anammox under salt stress: Performance and microbial community dynamics	8
Continuous-flow phosphate removal using Cry-Ca-COS Monolith: Insights from dynamic adsorption modeling	8
An overlooked nanofluids effect from Fe3O4 nanoparticles enhances mass transfer in anammox granular sludge	8
Perfluoroalkyl functionalized-Au nanoparticle sensor: Employing rate of spectrum shifting for highly selective and sensitive detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in aqueous environ	8
Hierarchical ultra microporous aluminum based metal organic aerogels for water purification: Kinetic, isotherm, and regeneration insights into diclofenac adsorption	7
High-level nitrogen removal achieved by Feammox-based autotrophic nitrogen conversion	7
Dissolved organic matter uptake kinetics during coagulation and water treatment implications	7
Removal of perfluoroalkyl acids and common drinking water contaminants by weak-base anion exchange resins: Impacts of solution pH and resin properties	7
A probabilistic deep learning approach to enhance the prediction of wastewater treatment plant effluent quality under shocking load events	7
Soil-derived dissolved organic matter in inland wetlands along a temperate river: Insights from spectroscopic characteristics coupled with machine learning methods	7
Extraneous water in sewer systems: A Comprehensive review on sewer infiltration and inflow quantification, localization and mitigation	6
Governance challenges in water data management: Insights from the application of the practitioner governance assessment tool in Palestine	6
A systematic review and meta-analysis of pathogen reduction in onsite sanitation systems	6

The neglected ammonia leaching calcium in anaerobic granular sludge	6
Optimization framework for urban flood mitigation strategies considering collaborative drainage mechanisms	6
From adsorption to leaching: assessing micropollutants removal and contaminants release by household filter jugs	6
Deciphering energy trade-offs and dormancy mechanisms in a PCB-degrading bacterium Rhodococcus biphenylivorans TG9 under acid stress	6
Synergistic ozonation–ion exchange strategy for nutrient recovery from algal filtrate	6
Application of electrodialysis for nutrient recovery from manure digestate: A long-term investigation of membrane fouling	6
Decoupling locally enhanced electric field treatment (LEEFT) intensity and copper release by applying asymmetric electric pulses for water disinfection	6
Depth-partitioned nitrogen uptake sustained by ammonium in a nitrate-rich reservoir	6
Micro- and nanoplastics in granular sludge systems: mechanisms of disruption, retention, and microbial adaptation in wastewater treatment technologies	6
Identification of characteristic factors for water quality indicators and development of a wastewater source signature system for receiving rivers	6
A novel methodology to develop EU water reuse risk management plan in agricultural water distribution networks and crop irrigation systems	5
Enrichment and identification of a moderately acidophilic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium	5
Application of organic silicon quaternary ammonium salt (QSA) to reduce carbon footprint of sewers: Long-term inhibition on sulfidogenesis and methanogenesis	5
Urban blocks enable data-reduced, hydraulically sound planning for combined sewer overflow mitigation	5
Effects of biofilm formation on triclosan adsorption by UV-aged and pristine polystyrene microplastics in aquatic environments	5
Combined membrane aeration and filtration for energy- and space-efficient COD removal in water reuse	5
Elucidating the complex hydrolysis and conversion network of xanthan-like extracellular heteropolysaccharides in waste activated sludge fermentation	5
Boosting nitrogen removal through Fe0-coupled sulfur autotrophic denitrification: Mediated by enhanced sulfur disproportionation and electron transfer	5
New understanding of microbial growth cycle for efficient waste-activated sludge disposal by preserving microbial self-degradation activity during the decline phase	5
Scattered and transmitted light as surrogates for activated carbon residual in advanced wastewater treatment processes: Investigating the influence of particle size	5
Investigation of the effects of flow velocity on PFAS uptake in POCIS using a small-scale system	5
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	5
Use of the MABR fingerprint soft sensor to control biofilm thickness and optimize hybrid membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) performance	5
Benchmarks for urine volume generation and phosphorus mass recovery in commercial and institutional buildings	5
Exploring the feasibility of high rate enhanced biological phosphorus removal system driven by diverse carbon source	5
Innovative solutions for valorization of desalination brine	5
Dual role of organic matter in Feammox-driven nitrogen and phosphate removal	5
A unit process log reduction database for water reuse practitioners	5
Identifying periods impacted by sewer inflow and infiltration using time series anomaly detection	5