OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Water Science and Technology is 31. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A supervisory fuzzy logic control scheme to improve effluent quality of a wastewater treatment plant	119
Individual and synergic effect of carbamazepine and diclofenac in the removal of organic matter from an expanded granular bed anaerobic reactor	107
Inland river health assessment based on statistics and matter-element theory: a case study of the Shiyang River in China	92
Application of a hybrid-fruit-peel (HFP) coagulant in low carbon source wastewater treatment as an external carbon source	86
Deterministic and probabilistic modeling of microbiological quality using the QUAL-UFMG: a water resource management tool applied on the slope waters of the Grande River, Brazil	81
Effects of solvent environment on the spectroscopic properties of tylosin, an experimental and theoretical approach	72
Renewable energy of wastewater heat recovery	71
An integrated approach using multi-source data for effective pollution risk monitoring of urban rivers: a case study of Hangzhou	65
Combination of peracetic acid dosing with diffused aeration in municipal wastewater treatment	61
The impact of solid/floc holdup on oxygen transfer in a rotating hollow fiber membrane bioreactor under endogenous conditions	60
Promoting azo dye decomposition in natural molybdenite activated peroxymonosulfate process by low concentration of ferrous ions	58
Proficient exclusion of pesticide using humic acid-modified magnetite nanoparticles from aqueous solution	56
Phosphorus uptake and release patterns in overwintering constructed floating wetlands	51
Optimization and modeling of Tramadol hydrochloride degradation by the homogenous photo-Fenton-like system assisted by in situ H2O2 formation	50
Evaluation of a novel porous antimicrobial media for industrial and HVAC water biocontrol	49
Discharge performance of side gates with different shapes	45
Examining the open-source datasets for water quantity and quality using the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT)	44
Vinasse processing by electrodialysis combined with nanofiltration: emphasis on process optimization and environmental sustainability	40
Classification and description of the drainage state of manholes in urban drainage systems	38
Factors influencing the adsorption of antibiotics onto activated carbon in aqueous media	37
Application of PAFC/CPAM for the removal of ZnO nanoparticles by enhanced coagulation	36
Hydraulic performance of helical-step dropshaft	35
Water quality trend analysis in a citywide water distribution system	35
Effect of salinity on denitrification, membrane fouling and bacterial community in a fixed-bed biofilm membrane reactor	35
Insight into the performance and mechanism of magnetic Ni0.5Cu0.5Fe2O4 in activating peroxydisulfate for ciprofloxacin degradation	34

Investigation on water and air characteristics in Helicoidal Ramp Dropshafts	33
Start-up and performance of a downflow fluidised bed reactor for biological treatment of yellow wastewater and nutrient recovery	32
Experimental study on the treatment of acid mine drainage containing heavy metals with domestic waste pyrolysis ash	32
Exploring the role of potassium ferrate and straw fiber in enhancing the strength of cement-based solidified municipal sludge	32
Purification of acidic wastewater containing Cd(II) using a red mud–loess mixture: Column test, breakthrough curve, and speciation of Cd	31
Effect of nozzle geometry on the dynamics and mixing of self-similar turbulent jets	31
The importance of organic carbon as a coadjutant in the transport of pollutants	31
Low-cost, reliable, and highly efficient removal of COD and total nitrogen from sewage using a sponge-filled trickling filter	31