OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Environmental Research is 107. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Sediment properties control riverine methane emissions: A case study of the Liao river in northern China	732
Phytoplankton growth rates in the Amundsen Sea (Antarctica) during summer: The role of light	542
The importance of monitoring endocrine-disrupting chemicals and essential elements in biological samples of fertilizer industry workers	449
Childhood exposure to air pollution, noise, and surrounding greenness and incident hypertension in early adulthood in a US nationwide cohort–the Growing Up Today Study (GUTS)	395
Effects of fine particulate matter mass and chemical components on oxidative DNA damage in human early placenta	305
Fluorene-9-bisphenol acts on the gut-brain axis by regulating oxytocin signaling to disturb social behaviors in zebrafish	298
Joint associations among prenatal metal mixtures and nutritional factors on birth weight z-score: Evidence from an urban U.S. population	290
Carcinogenicity of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields: A systematic review of animal studies	271
Joint effects of environmental and neighborhood socioeconomic factors on cognitive function in the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study	265
Long-term effects of thiosulfate on the competition between sulfur-mediated bacteria and glycogen accumulating organisms in sulfate-rich carbon-deficient wastewater	263
Metals recovery from polymetallic sulfide tailings by bioleaching functional bacteria isolated with the improved 9K agar: Comparison between one-step and two-step processes	258
Hygienic assessment of digestate from a high solids anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge with biowaste by testing Salmonella Typhimurium, Escherichia coli and SARS-CoV-2	251
Exposure to air pollutants during pregnancy and after birth increases the risk of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia	245
Waterborne ammonia toxicity damages crustacean hemocytes via lysosome-dependent autophagy: A case study of swimming crabs Portunus trituberculatus	244
Retraction notice to “Investigation of antimicrobial and anti-cancer activity of thermally sensitive SnO2 nanostructures with green-synthesized cauliflower morphology at ambient weather conditions” [E	241
All-cause, cause-specific and age-specific mortality risks associated with temperature change between neighboring days in South Korea: Effects of season and population density (2000–2021)	239
The highly enhanced Cr(VI) photoreduction removal by oxalic acid coordinated with iron-loaded waste Loofah	236
Stochastic process is main factor to affect plateau river fish community assembly	233
The association of obesogenic environments with weight status, blood pressure, and blood lipids: A cross-sectional pooled analysis across five cohorts	229
Evaluating degradation efficiency of pesticides by persulfate, Fenton, and ozonation oxidation processes with machine learning	222
Characteristic and mechanism of biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal facilitated by biogenic manganese oxides (BioMnOx) at various concentrations of Mn(II)	221
Expression of Concern: “Anti-diabetic efficacy and selective inhibition of methyl glyoxal, intervention with biogenic Zinc oxide nanoparticle” [Environ. Res., 216 (2023) 114475]	220
Does innovative city pilot policy improve carbon reduction? Quasi-experimental evidence from China	216
Goethite modified biochar simultaneously mitigates the arsenic and cadmium accumulation in paddy rice (Oryza sativa) L	212
Objectively measured secondhand tobacco smoke and cognitive impairment in disability-free older adults	210

Associations of meteorological factors and dynamics of scrub typhus incidence in South Korea: A nationwide time-series study	207
Medium-term evaluation of the 4‰ initiative, soil organic carbon storage and stabilisation in a Mediterranean rainfed olive grove under conventional tillage: A case study	206
Short-term effects of tropospheric ozone and other environmental factors on emergency admissions due to pregnancy complications: A time-series analysis in the Madrid Region	206
Decolorization of safranin using Fissidens species and its ecotoxicological assessments: An in vitro and in silico approach	205
Amino-functionalized biochars for the detoxification and removal of hexavalent chromium in aqueous media	200
pH-dependent microbial niches succession and antibiotic resistance genes distribution in an oxygen-based membrane biofilm reactor treating greywater	199
Magnetic Co/CoOx@NCNT catalysts for activation of potassium peroxymonosulfate to deteriorate phenol from wastewater	199
Comparison of sub-lethal metabolic perturbations of select legacy and novel perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in Daphnia magna	197
Z-scheme heterojunction composed of Fe-doped g-C3N4 and Bi2MoO6 for photo-fenton degradation of antibiotics over a wide pH range: Activity and toxicity assessment	196
Efficiency of CuCr2O4/Titanium dioxide nanoparticles composite for organic dye removal in aqueous solutions	189
City-level greenness exposure is associated with COVID-19 incidence in China	184
Ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of furazolidone in biological samples using 1D-2D BiVO4@MoS2 hierarchical nano-heterojunction composites armed electrodes	182
Prenatal exposure to neurotoxic metals and micronutrients and neurodevelopmental outcomes in early school age children from Poland	178
Hydrodynamic zones and the influence of microorganisms on nitrogen transformation in the diverging area of branched rivers	178
Hydrochemistry and source apportionment of boron, sulfate, and nitrate in the Fen River, a typical loess covered area in the eastern Chinese Loess Plateau	173
Cardiovascular diseases burden attributable to ambient PM2.5 pollution from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2019	173
Prenatal exposure to air pollution is associated with childhood inhibitory control and adolescent academic achievement	172
Advances in nanobased platforms for cardiovascular diseases: Early diagnosis, imaging, treatment, and tissue engineering	169
Revolutionizing cancer monitoring with carbon-based electrochemical biosensors	168
Mechanisms of bacterial resistance to environmental silver and antimicrobial strategies for silver: A review	166
Assessing the timing and the duration of exposure to air pollution on cardiometabolic biomarkers in patients suspected of coronary artery disease	164
Association of long-term exposure to air pollution with chronic sleep deprivation in South Korea: A community-level longitudinal study, 2008–2018	163
Sustainable and effective degradation of aniline by sodium percarbonate activated with UV in aqueous solution: Kinetics, mechanism and identification of reactive species	162
Associations of PFAS-related plasma metabolites with cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations	161
Modified hydrophobic and oleophilic polyurethane sponge for oil absorption with MIL-53	158
Seasonal characteristics of temperature variability impacts on childhood asthma hospitalization in Hefei, China: Does PM2.5 modify the association?	158
Facile green synthesis of non-genotoxic, non-hemolytic organometallic silver nanoparticles using extract of crushed, wasted, and spent Humulus lupulus (hops): Characterization, anti-bacterial, and ant	157
Evaluation of renewable pH-responsive starch-based flocculant on treating and recycling of highly saline textile effluents	155
Ferrihydrite-biochar augments ecological restoration in reclaimed coral islands via dual pathways: Antioxidant system stimulation and microbial metabolic mediated C/N cycling	155
Long-term exposure to ambient ozone and adult-onset asthma: A prospective cohort study	152
Benchmark dose in the presence of coexposure to melamine and diethylhexyl phthalate and urinary renal injury markers in pregnant women	151
Predicting the adsorption of ammonia nitrogen by biochar in water bodies using machine learning strategies: Model optimization and analysis of key characteristic variables	150
Participatory environmental health research: A tool to explore the socio-exposome in a major european industrial zone	149
Ecological risks and controlling factors of trace elements in sediments of dam lakes in the Black Sea Region (Turkey)	149
Improved water quality monitoring indicators may increase carbon storage in the oceans	146
How does PM2.5 affect forest phenology? Integrating PM2.5 into phenology models for warm-temperate forests in China	146
Epoxy resin for solidification/stabilization of soil contaminated with copper (II): Leaching, mechanical, and microstructural characterization	144
Assessment of the water quality in the coastal Yaqui valley (Mexico): Implications for human health and ecological risks	143
COVID-19 social distancing compliance mechanisms: UK evidence	138
Experimental study on the microwave radiation disinfection of E. coli on SiC composite filter	138
Mobile genetic elements affect the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) of clinical importance in the environment	137
The effects of diurnal temperature range on mortality and emergency department presentations in Victoria state of Australia: A time-series analysis	135
Precise structural regulation of copper-based electrocatalysts for sustainable nitrate reduction to ammonia	135
Consumers’ decision-making process when choosing potentially risky, frequently used chemical household products: The case of laundry detergents	133
Spatio-temporal dynamics and socio-ecological determinants of ecosystem service interplays in Shandong Province's coastal region (2000–2020): Implications for environmental protection and sustainable	132
Progress and obstacles in employing carbon quantum dots for sustainable wastewater treatment	131
Targeted therapy of breast tumor by PLGA-based nanostructures: The versatile function in doxorubicin delivery	131
Maternal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure, cord blood lipidomics and infant anthropometry: A mediation analysis	130
Comparison of air pollution mortality effect estimates using different long-term exposure assessment modelling methods	129
Pesticide use and inflammatory bowel disease in licensed pesticide applicators and spouses in the Agricultural Health Study	129

Long-term storage of rainwater: Assessing the efficacy of disinfection methods on water quality and pathogenic species dynamics	128
Experimental and numerical study on Cu and Cd migration in different functional-area soils under simulated rainfall conditions	127
In vitro toxicity of arsenic rich waters from an abandoned gold mine in northeast Portugal	126
Corrigendum to “Fish consumption and awareness of fish advisories among Burmese refugees: A respondent-driven sampling study in Milwaukee, Wisconsin” [Environ. Res. 197 (2021) 110906]	125
Solar photovoltaic panel production in Mexico: A novel machine learning approach	123
Algae biofilm produces less microbe-derived dissolved organic nitrogen under higher C/N ratio conditions	122
New insight into linear substituents influencing electrooxidation treatment of sulfonamide antibiotics: Linking kinetics, pathways, toxicity, and active species with density functional theory	122
Short-term climate extremes change earthworm's (Eisenia fetida) response to antimicrobial triclosan	120
Extending CO2 and CH4 footprints of created habitats through drainage ditches in a subtropical coastal region of southeastern China	119
Effects of phthalate exposure on human ovarian extracellular matrix composition: insights from a 3D spheroid model	118
The current and future temperature-related mortality burden of cause-specific kidney diseases: A national case-crossover study in China	118
Editorial Board	117
Mechanism insights into customized 2D nanoconfined catalyst via peroxymonosulfate activation for efficient sulfamethoxazole degradation: Key roles of electronic structure and non-radical pathway	116
Expression of Concern: “Machine learning and statistical physics modeling of tetracycline adsorption using activated carbon derived from Cynometra ramiflora fruit biomass” [Environmental Research, 252	116
Impact of water reuse on agricultural practices and human health	116
Retraction notice to “Pyto-Architechture of Ag, Au and Ag–Au bi-metallic nanoparticles using waste orange peel extract for enable carcinogenic Congo red dye degradation” [Environ. Res. 242 (2024) 1176	116
Local, regional and taxonomic factors influencing PCB bioaccumulation between two colonial waterbirds: non-migratory facultative vs migratory obligate piscivores	115
Optimizing carbon source addition to control surplus sludge yield via machine learning-based interpretable ensemble model	115
Selenium and concomitant anions removal in a fixed bed bioreactor to satisfy drinking water regulations and subsequent stability check of selenium-laden biosludge	115
Climate variability impacts on methane recovery in a municipal solid waste landfill: A case study in a humid tropical climate region	115
Understanding the seasonal variation of the microplastics occurrence and source in the water source: upstream of the Huangpu River in Shanghai as an example	114
Nitrogen fertilization regulates crosstalk between marandu palisadegrass and Herbaspirillum seropedicae: An investigation based on 15N isotopic analysis and root morphology	114
Presence of 1, 3-diphenylguanidine and its derivatives in human urine and their human exposure	114
Assessment of rare earth elements variations in five water systems in Beijing: Distribution, geochemical features, and fractionation patterns	113
Impact of chronic exposure to field level glyphosate on the food consumption, survival, gene expression, gut microbiota, and metabolomic profiles of honeybees	113
Spatiotemporal variations of domoic acid: New findings in the sedimentary environment of a typical nearshore mariculture bay, China	111
Personal exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: A comparative analysis of international, national, and regional guidelines	109
Preparation of Mn modified waste dander biochar and its effect on soil carbon sequestration	108
Prenatal manganese biomarkers and operant test battery performance in Mexican children: Effect modification by child sex	108
Ambient air pollution, urban green space and childhood overweight and obesity: A health impact assessment for Barcelona, Spain	108
Chlorpyrifos enrichment enhances tolerance of Anabaena sp. PCC 7119 to dimethoate	107
Ambient beta particle radioactivity and lung cancer survival: Results from the Boston Lung Cancer Study	107
Environmental remediation and sustainable design of iron oxide nanoparticles for removal of petroleum-derived pollutants from water: A critical review	107
Enhanced peroxymonosulfate photoactivation by nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotube-loaded CoFe2O4 for orange G degradation: Performance, mineralization and reaction mechanism	107
Insights into the biocorrosion of Q235A steel influenced by the electron transfer process between iron and methanogenic microbiota	107