OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Waste Management & Research is 32. 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
Multiple-criteria decision analysis to substantiate the prospects of industrial and solid municipal wastes as slurry fuel components	128
Celebrating WM&R’s first 40 years – And lessons learned for the future	111
Self-reported behaviours and measures related to plastic waste reduction: European citizens’ perspective	84
Integrating automation into construction waste quantification: A review of digital innovations for sustainable resource management	81
Solid waste management and Aedes aegypti infestation interconnections: A regression tree application	79
Exploring the household food-wasting behaviour: A bibliometric review	72
A comprehensive study of temperature data during the filling and post-closure phases at a landfill in Québec, Canada: Application of a thermal–mechanical–biological model	71
Conceptualising systems thinking and complexity modelling for circular economy quantification: A systematic review and critical analysis	68
Effectiveness of NGOs in mountainous solid waste management: A case study from Healing Himalayas in Rakchham, Himachal Pradesh, India	61
Critical review on microplastics in landfill leachate	61
A quantitative analysis of avoidable food waste in Mexico City households	61
Thanks to reviewers	59
The effect of dietary awareness on household food waste	55
Supply chain optimisation for recycling and remanufacturing sustainable management in end-of-life vehicles: A mini-review and classification	54
Measuring circularity: A (still) ongoing methodological challenge	50
Environment-friendly, efficient process for mechanical recovery of waste lithium iron phosphate batteries	50
A mini-review of the physical recycling methods for plastic parts in end-of-life vehicles	47
From end-of-pipe to precaution: Rethinking the foundations of waste management	46
Individual, household and institutional level predictors of waste sorting: Evidence for Ecuador	45
The concept of food waste and food loss prevention and measuring tools	45
Global material flow analysis of end-of-life of lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide batteries from battery electric vehicles	42
A simplified framework for assessing waste prevention and minimisation in developing countries within the context of CE, SDGs and ESG principles	41
Recycling rigid polypropylene from mixed waste: Does the origin affect mechanical recyclate quality?	40
Pyrolysis of brewery spent grain, coffee ground waste and their blends	40
Enhancing biodegradation of plastic wastes by adding used tire rubber: A sustainable solution for mitigating environmental pollution	40

Uncovering the recycling potential of industrial waste in Sri Lanka	40
Prediction of e-waste generation: Application of modified adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (MANFIS)	39
Forecasting medical waste in Istanbul using a novel nonlinear grey Bernoulli model optimized by firefly algorithm	37
Exploring registers of valuing flat glass recycling in the construction sector: A case study in Sweden	37
Ghana’s recently introduced e-waste regulatory policy: A hope for a better e-waste sector?	36
An in-depth analysis of the sugar industry’s waste management approaches in the context of the circular economy framework: A comprehensive systematic review	34
Organic waste valorization in remote islands: Analysis of economic and environmental benefits of onsite treatment options	34
Research status, key technologies and development trends of pharmaceutical waste salt treatment technology: A review	32
Does medical waste research during COVID-19 meet the challenge induced by the pandemic to waste management?	32