OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Water Research is 115. 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
Distance-decay equations of antibiotic resistance genes across freshwater reservoirs	705
Mixture effects on the tracing significance of carbon and hydrogen isotopes for identifying leaking points at landfills: Insights from theoretical analysis and field investigation	512
The impacts of water storage infrastructure on real property values and crop production	402
Editorial Board	345
Fungal spore inactivation in drinking water by UV222: Kinetics and mechanistic insights with transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses	326
Source resolution and model prediction of hydrogen peroxide produced through photochemistry and phytoplankton species in environmental waters	315
Loss of riparian canopy cover reduces the transfer of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and simplifies the trophic links in stream food webs	314
Synergistic effect of UV-A and UV-C light is traced to UV-induced damage of the transfer RNA	304
Volatilization behavior of diesel oil-water-glass bead system exposed to freeze-thaw cycles	275
Water clarity mapping of global lakes using a novel hybrid deep-learning-based recurrent model with Landsat OLI images	275
Interlaboratory performance and quantitative PCR data acceptance metrics for NIST SRM® 2917	274
Lagrangian solver for coupling hydrodynamics with biokinetic conversion modelling in anaerobic digesters	270
Leveraging primary effluent- and glycerol-driven partial denitrification-anammox within a pilot-scale tertiary step-feed moving bed biofilm reactor treating high-rate activated sludge systems effluent	264
Selective elimination of sulfonamide antibiotics upon periodate/catechol process: Dominance of quinone intermediates	244
Inorganic substrates in frozen solutions: Transformation mechanisms and interactions with organic compounds - A review	244
Machine learning modelling of a membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) system for prediction of long-term system performance and optimization of process control parameters in remote brackish water de	241
Insufficient desorption of ions in constant-current membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI): Problems and solutions	236
Polystyrene microplastics alter plankton community and enhance greenhouse gas emissions: A case study in the China coastal sea	233
Photosynthetic pretreatment increases membrane-based rejection of boron and arsenic	228
Sulfur powder utilization and denitrification efficiency in an elemental sulfur-based membrane bioreactor with coagulant addition	226
Enhanced long-term reduction of high-level Au(III) with the presence of NO3− in a H2-based membrane biofilm reactor	222
Cycles of solar ultraviolet radiation favor periodic expansions of cyanobacterial blooms in global lakes	217
Efficient decomposition of perfluorooctane sulfonate by electrochemical activation of peroxymonosulfate in aqueous solution: Efficacy, reaction mechanism, active sites, and application potential	211
Estrogenic activity and ecological risk of steroids, bisphenol A and phthalates after secondary and tertiary sewage treatment processes	211
What drives the adoption of a technology? An analysis of the implementation of Nereda®	211

Removal, transport, and transformation of organic micropollutants in managed aquifer recharge: Insights from target and non-target analyses	209
Underwater hidden microplastic hotspots: Historical ocean dumping sites	201
Tipping points of nitrogen use efficiency in freshwater phytoplankton along trophic state gradient	201
Assessing the protection gap for mobile and persistent chemicals during advanced water treatment – A study in a drinking water production and wastewater treatment plant	199
Substantial increase in P release following conversion of coastal wetlands to aquaculture ponds from altered kinetic exchange and resupply capacity	198
Chemical profiling of industry wastewaters to identify industry sources of contaminants	194
Innovative approach to reveal source contribution of dissolved organic matter in a complex river watershed using end-member mixing analysis based on spectroscopic proxies and multi-isotopes	193
Bioturbation-Resilient phosphorus control in eutrophic sediments using industrial waste-derived calcium silicate hydrate	190
A comprehensive reconnaissance and risk assessment of rubber additives and their transformation products (RATPs) in groundwater: 1,3-Diphenylguanidine (DPG) as a pressing ecological concern	189
Development of a deep learning–based feature stream network for forecasting riverine harmful algal blooms from a network perspective	189
Sediment properties dominate the spatial distribution of DGT-labile trace metals in China’s coastal sediments at a continental scale	188
Corrigendum to ’ Biochar enhances the biotransformation of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating sewage’ [Water Research 223 (2022) 118974]	186
Numerical simulation for spatial distribution of water aerosol produced from nozzle spray and health risk related to Legionella pneumophila in spray scenarios	186
Corrigendum to “Understanding the role of biofilms and estimation of life-span of a tire derived aggregates-based underground stormwater treatment system” [Water Research 257 (2024) 121716]	185
Corrigendum to “Impact of Human Activities on Rare Earth Elements in Coastal Regions: Anthropogenic Gadolinium Sources, Budget, and Transport” [Water Research 287 (2025), 124302]	184
Streambed immobilization controls the transport of antibiotic resistance genes in flowing water	183
Sustainable production of microbial protein from carbon dioxide in the integrated bioelectrochemical system using recycled nitrogen sources	182
Shallow groundwater table fluctuations: A driving force for accelerating the migration and transformation of phosphorus in cropland soil	177
Mechanism of organic phosphorus transformation and its impact on the primary production in a deep oligotrophic plateau lake during stratification	177
Hidden dangers: High levels of organic pollutants in hadal trenches	177
When does infrastructure hybridisation outperform centralised infrastructure paradigms? – Exploring economic and hydraulic impacts of decentralised urban wastewater system expansion	174
Sedimentation supports life-cycle CH4 production and accumulation in a river valley reservoir: A hierarchical Bayesian modeling approach	173
Identification of ∼200 transformation products of polyhalogenated compounds to characterize their transformation pathways in sludges	173
Photo-sterilization of groundwater by tellurium and enhancement by micro/nano bubbles	171
Electrochemistry-mass spectrometry bridging the gap between suspect and target screening of valsartan transformation products in wastewater treatment plant effluent	171
Mixotrophic partial denitrification coupled with anammox achieves robust nitrogen removal under organic-rich conditions: Insights into metabolic adaptations of sulfur-oxidizing and anammox bacteria	169
Effect of free ammonia on partial denitrification: Long-term performance, mechanism, and feasibility of PD/Anammox-FBBR for mature landfill leachate treatment	162
Multi-omics reveals mechanism of hydroxylamine-enhanced ultimate nitrogen removal in pilot-scale anaerobic/aerobic/anoxic system	159
Impact of suspended mussel aquaculture on benthic oxygen fluxes	158
The effect of anode potential on electrogenesis, methanogenesis and sulfidogenesis in a simulated sewer condition	157
Integrated flow anodic oxidation and ultrafiltration system for continuous defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)	157
Simultaneous photochemical oxidation of As(III) and Mn2+(aq) in the presence of hematite	156
Mineralization of tribromophenol under anoxic/oxic conditions in the presence of copper(II) doped green rust: Importance of sequential reduction-oxidation process	154
Supply, demand and the economic effectiveness of urine-diverting technologies and products: A systematic literature review	154
Asymmetrical contamination of anionic PFAS across global freshwater reservoirs	149
Unveiling decrosslinking degree on polyamide nanofiltration membranes: Structure–performance relationship and micropollutant removal	147
Efficient capture of endocrine-disrupting compounds by a high-performance nanofiltration membrane for wastewater treatment	146
Carbon-fixing bacteria in diverse groundwaters of karst area: Distribution patterns, ecological interactions, and driving factors	145
Unexpected shifts of dissolved carbon biogeochemistry caused by anthropogenic disturbances in karst rivers	144
Diatomaceous organic matter is overlooked but forms disinfection byproducts of high cytotoxicity during chlorination	143
An N2O emissions model featuring newly integrated abiotic pathways in nitrification	143
Fate of sulfamethoxazole in wetland sediment under controlled redox conditions	143
Predicting norovirus contamination and antimicrobial resistance in coastal waters from community and hospital-derived sources	143
Influence of microbial communities on foam fractionation of wastewater for PFAS removal	143
Alkaline hydrolysis of solid 1,3,5-trichloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (T3): kinetics, mechanism, and overlooked deprotonation effects	141
Comprehensive assessment of electrochemical disinfection for real secondary effluent: more efficient with reduced secondary chemical risk?	141
Heavy metal transport driven by seawater-freshwater interface dynamics: The role of colloid mobilization and aquifer pore structure change	140
A new framework to model the distributed transfer and retention of nutrients by incorporating topology structure of small water bodies	140
Functional characterization of a novel Chlamydomonas reinhardtii hydrolase involved in biotransformation of chloramphenicol	137
Harvesting of cyanobacteria and phosphorus by electrocoagulation-flocculation-flotation: Role of phosphorus precipitation in cell separations and organics destabilization	137

Colloid-bound radicals formed in NOM-enhanced Fe(III)/peroxymonosulfate process accelerate the degradation of trace organic contaminants in water	136
CO2-driven ion exchange for ammonium recovery from source-separated urine	136
A novel approach using protein-rich biomass as co-fermentation substrates to enhance phosphorus recovery from FePs-bearing sludge	135
Spatial variability of methane fluxes driven by lacustrine groundwater discharge and its influence on lake methane emissions	135
The synergistic effect of oxidant-peroxide coupling systems for water and wastewater treatments	132
Hydroxyl groups bridge the electron transfer from Fe(II) to carbon tetrachloride	132
Complete biodegradability assessment of polyoxyethylene glycerol ester non-ionic surfactant: Aerobic, anaerobic, combined biodegradation and inhibitory effects	132
Acetochlor degradation in anaerobic microcosms with hyporheic sediments: Insights from biogeochemical data, transformation products, and isotope analysis	131
Co-substrate utilisation in “Candidatus Accumulibacter” enhances metabolic fitness in dynamic environments	131
Side-stream anaerobic membrane bioreactor system for energy-positive sewage treatment	131
Aging effects of titanium dioxide on Cu toxicity to Daphnia magna: Exploring molecular docking and significance of surface properties	128
Recovery targets and timescales for Lough Neagh and other lakes	127
Near-full-component sewage sludge valorization via integrated alkali-mediated pyrolysis and sub-boiling temperature crystallization of hierarchical carbon-zeolite composites from carbonaceous and inor	127
Vegetation cover affects the response of greenhouse gas emissions to microplastics in a coastal wetland	126
Inhibition of biofouling by in-situ grown zwitterionic hydrogel nanolayer on membrane surface in ultralow-pressurized ultrafiltration process	126
Embedded interlocking membrane interface enables highly stable and water-permeable membrane distillation of hypersaline wastewater	126
Cyanobacterial blooms increase the release of vanadium through iron reduction and dissolved organic matter complexation in the sediment of eutrophic lakes	125
Phosphorus recovery from wastewater using waste gypsum via sulfur-metabolizing bacteria: Influence of gypsum type on performance and mechanisms	124
Characterizing disinfection byproduct precursors through organic matter fractionation and correlation analysis using nontargeted screening analysis with Orbitrap mass spectrometry	124
Mainstream anammox in inverse fluidized bed bioreactors	123
Dissolved organic nitrogen is a key to improving the biological treatment potential of landfill leachate	123
Suspended solids dominated tailing effect in UV disinfection of livestock wastewater: Mechanistic deciphering and modelling prediction for epidemic control	123
Improving the interpretability of deep reinforcement learning in urban drainage system operation	122
The fate of cadmium during the hydrolysis and solid-state transformation of iron	122
Microbial advanced oxidation aroused by bacteria-algae symbiosis induced abiotic methane production in anaerobic digestion	121
Generation of DBPs from dissolved organic matter by solar photolysis of chlorine: Associated changes of cytotoxicity and reactive species	121
Virus-induced redox cycling in Fe(II)/peracetic acid systems: dual roles as reactant and catalytic promoter	121
Exploring the reliability of 222Rn as a tracer of groundwater age in alluvial aquifers: Insights from the explicit simulation of variable 222Rn production	121
Chlorination-properties-performance of polyamide nanofiltration membranes for the rejection of emerging contaminants	121
Hydrographic proxies for submarine groundwater discharge in the Jiulong River estuary and global perspectives	121
Optimal cybersecurity framework for smart water system: Detection, localization and severity assessment	121
Constrained sediment carbon sequestration driven by agricultural diffuse pollution: Evidence from core-derived DOM	120
A new Bayesian approach for managing bathing water quality at river bathing locations vulnerable to short-term pollution	119
Biochar reduces road-salt-induced osmotic stress and improves plant water availability in green stormwater infrastructure	119
Tailored carbonaceous materials as biofilter amendments for PFAS removal in stormwater runoff	118
Groundwater-native Fe(II) oxidation prior to aeration with H2O2 to enhance As(III) removal	117
Estimating Yangtze River basin's riverine N2O emissions through hybrid modeling of land-river-atmosphere nitrogen flows	116
Modeling and optimization of synergistic ozone-ultraviolet-chlorine process for reclaimed water disinfection: From laboratory tests to software simulation	116
Origin, accumulation and fate of dissolved organic matter in an extreme hypersaline shallow lake	115
Quantitative study of in situ chemical oxidation remediation with coupled thermal desorption	115
High selectivity, capacity and stability for electrochemical lithium extraction on boron-doped H1.6Mn1.6O4 by tailoring lattice constant and intercalation energy	115
Refining the estimation of amphetamine consumption by wastewater-based epidemiology	115
Abundance and composition of anthropogenic macrolitter and natural debris in road runoff in Ohio, USA	115
Ozone disinfection of waterborne pathogens and their surrogates: A critical review	115