OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Water Research is 111. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Distance-decay equations of antibiotic resistance genes across freshwater reservoirs	613
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]	480
Advanced micropollutant and phosphorus removal with superfine powdered activated carbon and pile cloth media filtration	461
Alkaline hydrolysis of solid 1,3,5-trichloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (T3): kinetics, mechanism, and overlooked deprotonation effects	374
Application of GLDAS models and ALS point clouds in assessing the impact of modified evapotranspiration on the water budget	295
Hydro-conditioning: Advanced approaches for cost-effective water quality management in agricultural watersheds	291
Abundance and composition of anthropogenic macrolitter and natural debris in road runoff in Ohio, USA	289
What drives the adoption of a technology? An analysis of the implementation of Nereda®	286
Chiral inversion of 2-arylpropionoic acid (2-APA) enantiomers during simulated biological wastewater treatment	284
Mixture effects on the tracing significance of carbon and hydrogen isotopes for identifying leaking points at landfills: Insights from theoretical analysis and field investigation	259
Source resolution and model prediction of hydrogen peroxide produced through photochemistry and phytoplankton species in environmental waters	257
The impacts of water storage infrastructure on real property values and crop production	246
Editorial Board	242
Spatial variability of methane fluxes driven by lacustrine groundwater discharge and its influence on lake methane emissions	239
Suspended solids dominated tailing effect in UV disinfection of livestock wastewater: Mechanistic deciphering and modelling prediction for epidemic control	236
Fungal spore inactivation in drinking water by UV222: Kinetics and mechanistic insights with transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses	230
Photosynthetic pretreatment increases membrane-based rejection of boron and arsenic	229
Extreme weather events as an important factor for the evolution of plastisphere but not for the degradation process	225
Enhancing microalgae cell inactivation through hydrodynamic cavitation: Insights from flow cytometry analysis	214
Corrigendum to “Impact of Human Activities on Rare Earth Elements in Coastal Regions: Anthropogenic Gadolinium Sources, Budget, and Transport” [Water Research 287 (2025), 124302]	213
Functional characterization of a novel Chlamydomonas reinhardtii hydrolase involved in biotransformation of chloramphenicol	208
Groundwater-native Fe(II) oxidation prior to aeration with H2O2 to enhance As(III) removal	203
Estrogenic activity and ecological risk of steroids, bisphenol A and phthalates after secondary and tertiary sewage treatment processes	203
Corrigendum to ’ Biochar enhances the biotransformation of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating sewage’ [Water Research 223 (2022) 118974]	202
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	196

Enhanced recovery of rare earth elements from mine wastewater using microbial-derived ferrous sulfide	196
Estimating Yangtze River basin's riverine N2O emissions through hybrid modeling of land-river-atmosphere nitrogen flows	195
Polystyrene microplastics alter plankton community and enhance greenhouse gas emissions: A case study in the China coastal sea	193
Enhanced long-term reduction of high-level Au(III) with the presence of NO3− in a H2-based membrane biofilm reactor	191
Adaptation of anammox bacteria to low temperature via gradual acclimation and cold shocks: Distinctions in protein expression, membrane composition and activities	190
Interlaboratory performance and quantitative PCR data acceptance metrics for NIST SRM® 2917	185
Recovery targets and timescales for Lough Neagh and other lakes	183
Optimal cybersecurity framework for smart water system: Detection, localization and severity assessment	183
Side-stream anaerobic membrane bioreactor system for energy-positive sewage treatment	179
An electrochemical anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor for enhanced sludge digestion: Unveiling molecular interactions and microbial mechanisms	176
Harvesting of cyanobacteria and phosphorus by electrocoagulation-flocculation-flotation: Role of phosphorus precipitation in cell separations and organics destabilization	176
Inorganic substrates in frozen solutions: Transformation mechanisms and interactions with organic compounds - A review	173
Tailored carbonaceous materials as biofilter amendments for PFAS removal in stormwater runoff	173
Sedimentation supports life-cycle CH4 production and accumulation in a river valley reservoir: A hierarchical Bayesian modeling approach	171
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	169
Simultaneous recovery of fresh water and ammonia from produced water by membrane contactor coupled with membrane distillation	169
Corroded iron pipe inhibits microbial-mediated Mn(II) oxidation and MnOx accumulation compared to PVC pipe	169
Response of planktonic microbial assemblages to disturbance in an urban sub-tropical estuary	169
Volatilization behavior of diesel oil-water-glass bead system exposed to freeze-thaw cycles	169
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of small water resource recovery facilities: Comparison of mechanical and lagoon systems	168
Cyanobacterial blooms increase the release of vanadium through iron reduction and dissolved organic matter complexation in the sediment of eutrophic lakes	168
Mitigation of combined fouling by gypsum and humic acid in membrane distillation via synergistic foulant capture mechanism	166
Lagrangian solver for coupling hydrodynamics with biokinetic conversion modelling in anaerobic digesters	166
Cultivation-dependent and cultivation-independent investigation of O-methylated pollutant-producing bacteria in three drinking water treatment plants	165
Insufficient desorption of ions in constant-current membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI): Problems and solutions	164
Refining the estimation of amphetamine consumption by wastewater-based epidemiology	164
Sediment properties dominate the spatial distribution of DGT-labile trace metals in China’s coastal sediments at a continental scale	161
Vegetation cover affects the response of greenhouse gas emissions to microplastics in a coastal wetland	161
Phosphorus recovery from wastewater using waste gypsum via sulfur-metabolizing bacteria: Influence of gypsum type on performance and mechanisms	160
Heavy metal transport driven by seawater-freshwater interface dynamics: The role of colloid mobilization and aquifer pore structure change	157
Application of dual carbon-bromine stable isotope analysis to characterize anaerobic micro-degradation mechanisms of PBDEs in wetland bottom-water	155
Understanding adsorption and biodegradation in granular activated carbon for drinking water treatment: A critical review	153
MnO2-based capacitive system enhances ozone inactivation of bacteria by disrupting cell membrane	150
Modeling and optimization of synergistic ozone-ultraviolet-chlorine process for reclaimed water disinfection: From laboratory tests to software simulation	150
Occurrence and risk assessment of organophosphate esters in global aquatic products	148
Fate of sulfamethoxazole in wetland sediment under controlled redox conditions	147
Improving the interpretability of deep reinforcement learning in urban drainage system operation	145
Electrochemistry-mass spectrometry bridging the gap between suspect and target screening of valsartan transformation products in wastewater treatment plant effluent	143
Effect of lignin on short-chain fatty acids production from anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge	143
Transformation of gemfibrozil by the interaction of chloride with sulfate radicals: Radical chemistry, transient intermediates and pathways	143
Making waves: The potential of generative AI in water utility operations	143
Generation of DBPs from dissolved organic matter by solar photolysis of chlorine: Associated changes of cytotoxicity and reactive species	140
Distinct roles of granules and flocs in aerobic granular sludge processes	139
Hydrographic proxies for submarine groundwater discharge in the Jiulong River estuary and global perspectives	138
From waste to resource: Metagenomics uncovers the molecular ecological resources for plastic degradation in estuaries of South China	137
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	134
Cyanobacteria decay alters CH4 and CO2 produced hotspots along vertical sediment profiles in eutrophic lakes	134
Sustainable production of microbial protein from carbon dioxide in the integrated bioelectrochemical system using recycled nitrogen sources	134
Linking sediment geochemistry with catchment processes, internal phosphorus loading and lake water quality	134
Chlorination-properties-performance of polyamide nanofiltration membranes for the rejection of emerging contaminants	132

From anaerobic digestion to single cell protein synthesis: A promising route beyond biogas utilization	131
Insights into the silica scaling behaviors in membrane distillation and anti-scaling mechanism of functional polymers	130
Significant enhancement of photoproduced reactive intermediates in liquid-like region in frozen surface water for micropollutant degradation	130
The effect of anode potential on electrogenesis, methanogenesis and sulfidogenesis in a simulated sewer condition	130
Dissolved organic nitrogen is a key to improving the biological treatment potential of landfill leachate	129
Enhanced chemodiversity, distinctive molecular signature and diurnal dynamics of dissolved organic matter in streams of two headwater catchments, Southeastern China	128
Exploring the reliability of 222Rn as a tracer of groundwater age in alluvial aquifers: Insights from the explicit simulation of variable 222Rn production	127
Unveiling decrosslinking degree on polyamide nanofiltration membranes: Structure–performance relationship and micropollutant removal	126
Carbon-fixing bacteria in diverse groundwaters of karst area: Distribution patterns, ecological interactions, and driving factors	126
Unexpected shifts of dissolved carbon biogeochemistry caused by anthropogenic disturbances in karst rivers	126
Predicting norovirus contamination and antimicrobial resistance in coastal waters from community and hospital-derived sources	125
Mainstream anammox in inverse fluidized bed bioreactors	125
Characterizing disinfection byproduct precursors through organic matter fractionation and correlation analysis using nontargeted screening analysis with Orbitrap mass spectrometry	124
Micro-nano bubble ozonation for effective treatment of ibuprofen-laden wastewater and enhanced anaerobic digestion performance	124
Sulfur powder utilization and denitrification efficiency in an elemental sulfur-based membrane bioreactor with coagulant addition	123
Co-substrate utilisation in “Candidatus Accumulibacter” enhances metabolic fitness in dynamic environments	122
Embedded interlocking membrane interface enables highly stable and water-permeable membrane distillation of hypersaline wastewater	122
Making waves: The sensitivity of lakes to brownification and issues of concern in ecological status assessment	121
Filling data gaps in urban drainage networks: An automated graph theory framework for data collection and reconstruction	121
Effect of free ammonia on partial denitrification: Long-term performance, mechanism, and feasibility of PD/Anammox-FBBR for mature landfill leachate treatment	120
Aging effects of titanium dioxide on Cu toxicity to Daphnia magna: Exploring molecular docking and significance of surface properties	120
High salinity restrains microplastic transport and increases the risk of pollution in coastal wetlands	118
Loss of riparian canopy cover reduces the transfer of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and simplifies the trophic links in stream food webs	118
Terrigenous organic carbon drives methane dynamics in cascade reservoirs in the upper Yangtze China	118
Active anaerobic methane oxidation in the groundwater table fluctuation zone of rice paddies	117
Fungal communities as dual indicators of river biodiversity and water quality assessment	116
Underwater hidden microplastic hotspots: Historical ocean dumping sites	115
Integrated flow anodic oxidation and ultrafiltration system for continuous defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)	115
Streambed immobilization controls the transport of antibiotic resistance genes in flowing water	114
Identification of ∼200 transformation products of polyhalogenated compounds to characterize their transformation pathways in sludges	114
Study on the mechanism of rapid degradation of Rhodamine B with Fe/Cu@antimony tailing nano catalytic particle electrode in a three dimensional electrochemical reactor	114
Shallow groundwater table fluctuations: A driving force for accelerating the migration and transformation of phosphorus in cropland soil	113
Freeze desalination: Current research development and future prospects	113
Microbiome and antibiotic resistome in bioelectrochemical toilets for onsite treatment of fecal sludge	113
Development of a deep learning–based feature stream network for forecasting riverine harmful algal blooms from a network perspective	112
The role of suspended extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) on equilibrium flocculation of clay minerals in high salinity water	112
Asymmetrical contamination of anionic PFAS across global freshwater reservoirs	111
Virus-induced redox cycling in Fe(II)/peracetic acid systems: dual roles as reactant and catalytic promoter	111
Hidden dangers: High levels of organic pollutants in hadal trenches	111
Artificial intelligence-incorporated membrane fouling prediction for membrane-based processes in the past 20 years: A critical review	111