OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry is 73. 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
Applications of thread-based microfluidics: Approaches and options for detection	897
Editorial Board	554
Editorial Board	379
Editorial	251
Concomitant presence of nanosized plastics and metal(loid)s: is there cause for alarm? State-of-the-art and recommendations for future studies	207
Unique role of molecular imaging probes for viral infection	172
Editorial Board	163
Recent advances in cell membrane-coated technology for drug discovery from natural products	156
Advances in optical devices for the detection of contaminants in food and water	153
Advances in imaging techniques for real-time microbial visualization in wastewater treatment reactors: Challenges, applications, and process optimization	151
Toxicity mechanisms and alleviation strategies of micro/nanoplastics to animals: A review	149
Single-cell spatial (scs) omics: Recent developments in data analysis	145
Single-molecule detection-based super-resolution imaging in single-cell analysis: Inspiring progress and future prospects	144
Recent developments and future perspectives of chiral liquid chromatography for food safety and quality	141
Advancing cancer diagnosis through surface plasmon resonance detection of extracellular vesicles	139
High-throughput mass spectrometry imaging of biological systems: Current approaches and future directions	139
Recent advances in ion mobility instrumentation for targeted analysis	136
Current issues and perspectives in nanosensors-based artificial olfactory systems for breath diagnostics and environmental exposure monitoring	135
High-throughput optical assays for sensing serine hydrolases in living systems and their applications	131
Micro- and nanoscale sensing of volatile organic compounds for early-stage cancer diagnosis	128
Analytical and biomedical applications of microfluidics in traditional Chinese medicine research	126
Novel developments in capillary electrophoresis miniaturization, sampling, detection and portability: An overview of the last decade	124
Optical biosensors utilising viral receptors ACE2 and ACE2 mimics	123
High resolution single-cell transcriptomics towards precision profiling across multi-omics and spatial dimensions	121
Multidimensional single-cell analysis: Diverse strategies and emerging applications in the life sciences	119

CRISPR-Cas assisted diagnostics: A broad application biosensing approach	116
Microscale thermophoresis (MST) and spectral shift (SpS) in drug discovery	109
Advance on the sample preparation and analytical methods for water disinfection byproducts	109
Advances and challenges in the selective extraction of low molecular weight carbohydrates using ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents	109
Mapping micro(nano)plastics in various organ systems: Their emerging links to human diseases?	107
High-end ion mobility mass spectrometry: A current review of analytical capacity in omics applications and structural investigations	107
Recent advances in metal–organic frameworks as emerging platforms for immunoassays	105
From exogenous to endogenous: Advances in in vivo sampling in living systems	105
3D printed microfluidics for cell biological applications	103
Galectins detection for the diagnosis of chronic diseases: An emerging biosensor approach	102
Advancements in detection techniques for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A comprehensive review	101
Greenness of analytical methods for the study of metal-containing nanoparticles in biomedical samples, personal care products and food	99
Microneedle wearables in advanced microsystems: Unlocking next-generation biosensing with AI	99
Playing with biological selectivity: Antimicrobial peptides and bacteriophages-based optical biosensors for pathogenic bacteria detection	98
Advances in interferometric sensors for the detection of food contaminants	96
Recent advancements in biosensors for diagnosis of ovarian cancer: Analytical approaches	95
Application of machine learning to improve the accuracy of electrochemical sensors: A review	94
Molecularly imprinted polymer-modified carbon paste electrodes (MIP-CPE): A review on sensitive electrochemical sensors for pharmaceutical determinations	91
Design strategies and applications of responsive metal-based luminescence probes in the bioanalysis	90
Recent advances in flexible sensors: From sensing materials to detection modes	89
Nanofibers prepared from synthetic polymers and biopolymers as advanced extraction materials for sample preparation prior to liquid chromatography	88
A comprehensive review on ecological effects of microplastic pollution: An interaction with pollutants in the ecosystems and future perspectives	88
Hydroxyapatite-based composites as efficient sorbents: Fabrication and application in sample preparation techniques	88
Advancements in magnetic aptasensors: Recent progress and future trends in biosensor technology	87
Electrochemical sensing of human hormones	87
Applications of nanomaterial-based chemiluminescence sensors in environmental analysis	87
On the road to automation: a comparative review on chemometric strategies for GC-MS data analysis	87
Editorial Board	86
Microfluidics for chiral separation of biomolecules	86
Fluorogenic toolbox for visualizing protein aggregation: From designing principles to biological application	85
Advances in analytical technologies detecting and characterizing noncovalent interactions for fragment-based drug discovery	85
Recent chemical mixing devices for time-resolved serial femtosecond crystallography	85
Potential applications and challenges of novel ambient ionization mass spectrometric techniques in the emergency care for acute poisoning	84
Probing protein higher-order structures by native capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry	83
Analytical performance of electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: A critical review	82
Analytical methods for biomonitoring organic chemical hazards in saliva: A systematic review	81
Ion mobility Mass Spectrometry for Glycomics: Challenges and Opportunities When Met with Artificial Intelligence	81
Advances in protein sequencing: Techniques, challenges and prospects	80
Direct RNA modification mapping: Technological advances, gaps, and emerging trends	80
Synergizing Machine Learning and fluorescent biomolecules: A new era in sensing platforms	80
Emerging single-cell microfluidic technology for microbiology	78
Neonatal point-of-care testing	78
State of the art and perspectives of improving antibody performance in food immunosensors	77
Recent trends and advancements in electrochemiluminescence biosensors for human virus detection	77
Evolution in understandings of the design, optimization, and application of sorbent-based extraction devices	77
Fluorescent sensors for anthelmintic drug detection: Advances in materials, mechanisms, and analytical applications	74
Fluorescent nanozymes: Emerging versatile materials advancing analytical chemistry	74
Tracing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the aquatic environment: Target analysis and beyond	73
Recent advances in centrifugal microfluidic chip-based loop-mediated isothermal amplification	73