OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Resources Conservation and Recycling is 87. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategies and countermeasures	711
Severe air pollution events not avoided by reduced anthropogenic activities during COVID-19 outbreak	511
A critical analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and ecosystems and opportunities for circular economy strategies	485
Challenges, opportunities, and innovations for effective solid waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic	468
Blockchain for the future of sustainable supply chain management in Industry 4.0	399
A brave new world: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for transitioning to sustainable supply and production	350
A Comprehensive Review on Recycled Aggregate and Recycled Aggregate Concrete	328
The impact of low-carbon city construction on ecological efficiency: Empirical evidence from quasi-natural experiments	237
Improper solid waste management increases potential for COVID-19 spread in developing countries	236
A typology of circular economy discourses: Navigating the diverse visions of a contested paradigm	236
Recycling of landfill wastes (tyres, plastics and glass) in construction – A review on global waste generation, performance, application and future opportunities	231
Dynamic and causality interrelationships from municipal solid waste recycling to economic growth, carbon emissions and energy efficiency using a novel bootstrapping autoregressive distributed lag	214
Managing supply chains for sustainable operations in the era of industry 4.0 and circular economy: Analysis of barriers	214
Blockchain technology adoption barriers in the Indian agricultural supply chain: an integrated approach	214
The narrative of sustainability and circular economy - A longitudinal review of two decades of research	210
Digital technologies catalyzing business model innovation for circular economy—Multiple case study	202
Does digital financial inclusion matter for economic growth and environmental sustainability in OBRI economies? An empirical analysis	201
The impact of low-carbon city pilot policy on the total factor productivity of listed enterprises in China	197
Energy transition and carbon neutrality: Exploring the non-linear impact of renewable energy development on carbon emission efficiency in developed countries	197
Towards a circular economy for plastic packaging wastes – the environmental potential of chemical recycling	193
Environmental performance comparison of bioplastics and petrochemical plastics: A review of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodological decisions	180
Use of steel slag as sustainable construction materials: A review of accelerated carbonation treatment	176
Effects of agriculture, renewable energy, and economic growth on carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence of the environmental Kuznets curve	175
Nutritional and environmental losses embedded in global food waste	169
Making the circular economy work for human development	167

Step towards the sustainable toxic dyes removal and recycling from aqueous solution- A comprehensive review	163
Review of soil heavy metal pollution in China: Spatial distribution, primary sources, and remediation alternatives	161
How technological innovation impacts urban green economy efficiency in emerging economies: A case study of 278 Chinese cities	158
Copper and critical metals production from porphyry ores and E-wastes: A review of resource availability, processing/recycling challenges, socio-environmental aspects, and sustainability issues	155
Industrial agglomeration, technological innovation and carbon productivity: Evidence from China	152
A qualitative assessment of lithium ion battery recycling processes	150
Barriers and overcoming strategies to supply chain sustainability innovation	140
Identifying supply risks by mapping the cobalt supply chain	139
SYNCHRONIZED BARRIERS FOR CIRCULAR SUPPLY CHAINS IN INDUSTRY 3.5/INDUSTRY 4.0 TRANSITION FOR SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	137
Recent progress in recycling carbon fibre reinforced composites and dry carbon fibre wastes	135
Deployment of electric vehicles in China to meet the carbon neutral target by 2060: Provincial disparities in energy systems, CO2 emissions, and cost effectiveness	135
Metal recovery from waste printed circuit boards: A review for current status and perspectives	133
Lightweight foamed concrete as a promising avenue for incorporating waste materials: A review	132
COVID-19 waste management: Effective and successful measures in Wuhan, China	131
Circular economy implementation in the agricultural sector: Definition, strategies and indicators	129
Toward Sustainable Reuse of Retired Lithium-ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles	129
Interplay between reverse logistics and circular economy: Critical success factors-based taxonomy and framework	127
The Green Print: Advancement of Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare	126
Recycling waste classification using optimized convolutional neural network	125
Accelerating the energy transition to achieve carbon neutrality	124
Recycling and management practices of plastic packaging waste towards a circular economy in South Korea	123
Micro(nano)plastics and terrestrial plants: Up-to-date knowledge on uptake, translocation, and phytotoxicity	123
Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) spread-prevention actions on urban water consumption	123
Industry 4.0 for sustainable manufacturing: Opportunities at the product, process, and system levels	122
Major metals demand, supply, and environmental impacts to 2100: A critical review	119
Exploring environmental benefits of reuse and recycle practices: A circular economy case study of a modular building	119
Near-zero-waste processing of low-grade, complex primary ores and secondary raw materials in Europe: technology development trends	117
Review of life-cycle environmental consequences of waste-to-energy solutions on the municipal solid waste management system	116
A review of recent developments in catalytic applications of biochar-based materials	114
A comprehensive review of biomass based thermochemical conversion technologies integrated with CO2 capture and utilisation within BECCS networks	114
Microplastics in agroecosystems-impacts on ecosystem functions and food chain	113
Critical success and risk factors for circular business models valorising agricultural waste and by-products	113
From waste to sustainable industry: How can agro-industrial wastes help in the development of new products?	113
Comprehensive review on metallurgical recycling and cleaning of copper slag	112
Circular economy in the construction industry: An overview of United States stakeholders’ awareness, major challenges, and enablers	112
Contributions of the circular economy to the UN sustainable development goals through sustainable construction	112
Legacy additives in a circular economy of plastics: Current dilemma, policy analysis, and emerging countermeasures	111
Remanufacturing for the circular economy: Study and evaluation of critical factors	111
A review of wastewater irrigation: Environmental implications	111
Implementing the circular economy paradigm in the agri-food supply chain: The role of food waste prevention technologies	107
The impact of digital technology development on carbon emissions: A spatial effect analysis for China	107
Environmental regulation and its influence on energy-environmental performance: Evidence on the Porter Hypothesis from China's iron and steel industry	107
A comprehensive review on performance of cementitious and geopolymeric concretes with recycled waste glass as powder, sand or cullet	106
Solid waste management in China: Policy and driving factors in 2004–2019	103
Challenges and recent developments in supply and value chains of electric vehicle batteries: A sustainability perspective	102
Advances in bio-waste derived activated carbon for supercapacitors: Trends, challenges and prospective	101
Application of waste tire rubber and recycled aggregates in concrete products: A new compression casting approach	101
Conceptualizing the Circular Economy (Revisited): An Analysis of 221 Definitions	99
Evolutionary game analysis of construction waste recycling management in China	97
The impact of the urban digital economy on China's carbon intensity: Spatial spillover and mediating effect	95

Life Cycle Assessment of Lithium-ion Batteries: A Critical Review	95
Influence of Russia-Ukraine War on the Global Energy and Food Security	93
Opportunities and challenges in IoT-enabled circular business model implementation – A case study	93
Identifying the main crops and key factors determining the carbon footprint of crop production in China, 2001–2018	92
Covid-19 effects on municipal solid waste management: What can effectively be done in the Brazilian scenario?	92
Government regulation to promote coordinated emission reduction among enterprises in the green supply chain based on evolutionary game analysis	92
Technological review on thermochemical conversion of COVID-19-related medical wastes	91
Factors influencing ecosystem services in the Pearl River Delta, China: Spatiotemporal differentiation and varying importance	90
Why “Circular” doesn't always mean “Sustainable”	89
Global environmental impacts of silver nanoparticle production methods supported by life cycle assessment	89
Consumers’ awareness of plastic packaging: More than just environmental concerns	87
Invasive plants as potential sustainable feedstocks for biochar production and multiple applications: A review	87
United States plastics: Large flows, short lifetimes, and negligible recycling	87
Building a circular plastics economy with informal waste pickers: Recyclate quality, business model, and societal impacts	87