OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry is 72. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Electrochemical biosensing interfaced with cell-free synthetic biology	599
Surveying analytical techniques for a comprehensive analysis of airborne particulate samples in museum environments	556
Editorial Board	406
Mapping micro(nano)plastics in various organ systems: Their emerging links to human diseases?	232
Advances in optical devices for the detection of contaminants in food and water	167
Mass spectrometric methods for the analysis of electrochemical transformation products	161
Infrared spectroscopy for soil NPK estimation: Advances, challenges, and future directions in predictive modelling	137
Multidimensional single-cell analysis: Diverse strategies and emerging applications in the life sciences	131
Ion mobility spectrometry for the monitoring of volatile biomarkers: A review of clinical applications	125
Isotropic imaging-based contactless manipulation for single-cell spatial heterogeneity analysis	124
High-throughput optical assays for sensing serine hydrolases in living systems and their applications	122
Recent progress and advancement in detecting methylmercury using a battery of biosensors and biomolecular-based techniques: An updated overview	122
Beyond single-analyte detection: Advancing molecularly imprinted polymers for simultaneous multi-target sensing	121
Lipid droplet-targeting optical biosensors: Design strategies and applications	120
Fast-track synthesis of DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles for biosensing applications	117
Trends and challenges of nanotechnology in self-test at home	116
Screening of specific binding peptides using phage-display techniques and their biosensing applications	114
On-line supercritical fluid extraction-supercritical fluid chromatography (SFE-SFC) at a glance: A coupling story	114
Mass spectrometry analytical responses to the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus in review	113
Recent advancements in biosensors for diagnosis of ovarian cancer: Analytical approaches	113
The oxygen isotopic composition of tooth enamel carbonate: A review of measurement methods & forensic applications	112
Bio-based gold nanoparticles for environmental and forensic samples: State of the art with a sustainable way forward	111
From exogenous to endogenous: Advances in in vivo sampling in living systems	109
Distance-based microfluidic assays for instrument-free visual point-of-care testing	106
Tailored diagnostic tool for exosome detection utilizing DNA-based nanostructures	104

Derivatization strategies for the determination of histamine in food samples: A review of recent separation-based methods	103
Editorial Board	102
Advancements in magnetic aptasensors: Recent progress and future trends in biosensor technology	102
Editorial Board	100
Editorial Board	98
Editorial	96
Editorial Board	96
Mass spectrometry for mitochondrial multi-omics	94
On-site and in-vivo strategies for instrument and method development, a sustainable alternative for the new generation of analytical chemists	92
Exhaled breath analysis of non-volatile drugs: Towards clinical applications	92
Extending the potential of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry for the analysis of disinfection by-products	91
Aptamer-functionalized metal organic frameworks as an emerging nanoprobe in the food safety field: Promising development opportunities and translational challenges	90
Current development of wearable sensors based on nanosheets and applications	88
Recent advancements in techniques for analyzing modern, atypical antidepressants in complex biological matrices and their application in biomedical studies	87
Playing with biological selectivity: Antimicrobial peptides and bacteriophages-based optical biosensors for pathogenic bacteria detection	87
Corrigendum to “The standard addition method revisited” [TrAC Trends Anal. Chem. 89 (2017), 21-33]	86
Analytical aspects of sample handling during the quantification of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in clinical applications	86
Editorial Board	85
CRISPR-enabled sensors for rapid monitoring of environmental contaminants	85
Wearable MOF biosensors: A new frontier in real-time health monitoring	85
Recent developments in electrochemical sensors and biosensors for food additives determination: Principle and application	84
High-end ion mobility mass spectrometry: A current review of analytical capacity in omics applications and structural investigations	83
Machine learning-assisted identification of environmental pollutants by liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry	83
Corrigendum to “Fluorescence detection setups in capillary electrophoresis and microscale liquid chromatography: Developments over the past decade” [Trends Anal. Chem. 181 (2024) 118001]	82
‘Old food, new methods’: recent developments in lipid analysis for ancient foodstuffs	82
Metal-organic framework-based core-shell composites for chromatographic stationary phases	82
Recent advances on nanomaterials for personalized diagnostics in multiplex point-of-care testing	81
An updated overview of MOF@MIP in drug carrier and drug analysis: Construction, application and prospective	80
Recent progress in photoelectrochemical sensors to quantify pesticides in foods: Theory, photoactive substrate selection, recognition elements and applications	80
Organic additives in agricultural plastics and their impacts on soil ecosystems: Compared with conventional and biodegradable plastics	80
Laser trapping-Raman spectroscopy for characterizing single suspended atmospheric aerosols	79
Magnetic particles-integrated CRISPR/Cas systems for biosensing	79
Probing the dynamic crosstalk of lysosomes and mitochondria with structured illumination microscopy	79
Unique role of molecular imaging probes for viral infection	78
Recent progress of responsive Raman scattering probes for biosensing and bioimaging	78
Design strategies and applications of responsive metal-based luminescence probes in the bioanalysis	77
Comprehensive greenness evaluation of the reported chromatographic methods for aldehydes determination as clinical biomarkers and food quality indicators	76
Nanozyme-enhanced paper-based biosensor technologies	75
Silicon-based nanoparticles: Synthesis and recent applications in chemical sensing	75
Emerging synchrotron radiation X-ray-sensitive probes for in situ bioimaging at the nanoscale	75
Analytical micro and nano technologies meet sepsis diagnosis	74
Optical biosensors utilising viral receptors ACE2 and ACE2 mimics	73
Anthracycline antibiotics detection using turn-off luminescent nanosensors	73
Microplastic occurrences, transport, and quantification and associated effects on primary productivity and carbon cycling processes in freshwater ecosystems	73
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs)-based prototyping of integrated sensing devices for robust analysis	73
Electroanalytical systems based on solid-state nanochannel arrays for the detection of biomarkers of interest in clinical diagnostics	73
Artificial intelligence in cell annotation for high-resolution RNA sequencing data	72
A comparative evaluation of analytical green metrics for microextraction techniques based on polymeric and gel membranes as solid support	72
Advance on the sample preparation and analytical methods for water disinfection byproducts	72