OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Resources Conservation and Recycling is 91. 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
Changing of the guard: A paradigm shift for more sustainable supply chains	1008
Editorial Board	537
Tracing the global tin flow network: highly concentrated production and consumption	404
Provincial resilience differences of water cycle in China over the past two decades	336
Shower energy and greenhouse gas efficiency, significance, and reduction opportunities	314
Emerging contaminants in organic recycling: Role of paper and pulp packaging	283
Mapping the urban building stock for a circular economy by integrating GIS and BIM. A case study from Belgrade, Serbia	275
Addressing decarbonization strategies through a game theory perspective	269
Environmental implications of solid oxide fuel cell system for hydrogen sustainability	259
Reducing subjectivity when performing LCA for recycling systems in the paper industry through a comprehensive evaluation of different allocation methods	251
Global analysis and prediction of the occurrence and fate of PFASs in dumpsites	226
Effect of life extension strategies on demand and recycling of EV batteries – material flow analysis of Li and Ni in battery value chain for Finnish EV fleet by 2055	217
Life cycle assessment of priority biochemicals: A review and meta-regression analysis	212
Efficient removal of phosphonate and phosphorus recovery from reverse osmosis concentrate using electroactive membrane reactor	206
Assessing the ISO hierarchy validity in circular wastewater treatment life cycle assessments: A Portuguese case study	202
Material flows and embodied carbon emissions of aluminum used in China's photovoltaic industry from 2000 to 2020	201
Is multi-source solid waste co-disposal practices in waste-to-energy plants sustainable? A comparative life cycle assessment	201
Monitor the energy and carbon emissions of process-based models: ProcessC	195
Mild chemical recycling of waste wind turbine blade for direct reuse in production of thermoplastic composites with enhanced performance	189
Uncovering the future environmental burdens of medical waste disposal in China and mitigation pathways	189
Valorization solutions for diverse commercial winery biomass wastes via sustainable processing	189
Editorial Board	187
Heat loss from non-circulating domestic hot water pipes increases water consumption and energy demand	186
How can national ETS affect carbon emissions and abatement costs? Evidence from the dual goals proposed by China's NDCs	177
A novel synthesis of lightweight and high-strength green geopolymer foamed material by rice husk ash and ground-granulated blast-furnace slag	175

Greenhouse gas emissions associated with plastics in China from 1950 to 2060	172
Urban greenhouse covering materials: Assessing environmental impacts and crop yields effects	171
A dynamic material flow analysis of the global anthropogenic zinc cycle: Providing a quantitative basis for circularity discussions	170
Leveraging dairy cattle to upcycle culled citrus fruit for emission mitigation and resource co-benefits: A case study	159
StrawFeed model: An integrated model of straw feedstock supply chain for bioenergy in China	159
Recent research and challenges in sustainable urbanisation	159
Farmer's willingness to adopt private and collective biogas facilities: An agent-based modeling approach	156
Toward sustainable utilization of tungsten: Evidence from dynamic substance flow analysis from 2001 to 2019 in China	156
Five shades of plastic in food: Which potentially circular packaging solutions are Italian consumers more sensitive to	149
Enhancing the beneficial reuse properties of construction and demolition debris fines using lab-scale washing	144
Future material demand for global silicon-based PV modules under net-zero emissions target until 2050	142
The hydrometallurgical recovery of critical and valuable elements from WEEE shredding dust: Process effectiveness in a life cycle perspective	142
Can planned obsolescence ever be obsolete? Trade-offs between consumer safety, product performance and lifetime	141
Evolving cobalt cycle and urban mines in the EU, 1988–2020	141
RSM-based optimized mix design of recycled aggregate concrete containing supplementary cementitious materials based on waste generation and global warming potential	140
Upcycling of air pollution control residue waste into cementitious product through geopolymerization technology	130
Utilising the microstructure of chemically and thermally activated waste textiles for noise attenuation in an urban Australian context	129
Assessing nutrient circularity capacity in South American metropolitan areas	126
SeqFLoW: A systematic approach to identify and select food waste valorisation opportunities	125
Exploring the environmental impact of metallic element usage in smartphone evolution	124
Editorial Board	124
Editorial Board	124
Editorial Board	118
Possibilities for changing to resource recovery in Kampala's on-site sanitation regime	118
Editorial Board	118
Beyond the global north: Adopting a global perspective for sustainable consumption and production	117
Mining microbial resources from water	117
Multi-effect equilibrium analysis for sector-level direct/indirect socio-economic and environmental effects of large-scale hydropower initiatives: A case study for the world's 7th-largest hydropower p	114
Illustrating China's journey to balance, circular, and secure potassium cycles in the last three decades	114
Editorial Board	113
Editorial Board	113
Editorial Board	111
Private financing and the circular economy	110
Which products are bought second-hand and by whom?: Analysis of consumer-preferred acquisition modes by product type	109
Quantifying total lifetimes of consumer products: Stochastic modelling accounting for second-hand use and establishing an open-collaborative database	109
Pyrolysis optimization for sustainable down-cycling flexible polyurethane foam in asphalt industry	109
Geographic networks matter for pro-environmental waste disposal behavior in rural China: Bayesian estimation of a spatial probit model	108
Estimating price elasticity of demand for mineral commodities used in Lithium-ion batteries in the face of surging demand	107
Enhancing the circular and modified linear economy: The importance of blockchain for developing economies	106
Traded metal scrap, traded alloying elements: A case study of Denmark and implications for circular economy	105
Realising the sustainable development goals through organisational learning and efficient resource management in construction	104
Low-cost chemical modification of refined used cooking oil to produce long-lasting bio-asphalt pavements	103
Comparing potential cost savings of energy quota trading and carbon emissions trading for China's industrial sectors	102
Improving the efficiency of wastewater treatment and microalgae production for biofuels	102
Recovery of phosphate from municipal wastewater as calcium phosphate and its subsequent application for the treatment of acid mine drainage	101
Projecting future critical material demand and recycling from China's electric passenger vehicles considering vehicle segment heterogeneity	101
Designing a Resilient International Reverse Logistics Network for Material Cycles: A Japanese Case Study	101
Revolutionizing construction and demolition waste sorting: Insights from artificial intelligence and robotic applications	101
Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste with municipal solid waste leachate: A review and prospective application with more benefits	101
Prospective material and substance flow analysis of the end-of-life phase of crystalline silicon-based PV modules	100

Evidence of animal productivity outcomes when fed diets including food waste: A systematic review of global primary data	99
Ex-ante life cycle assessment framework and application to a nano-reinforced biopolymer film based on mango kernel	98
Strategies for recovery of copper and gold as single constituents or an alloy: Selective separation and adsorption-coupled incineration of the bulk metal-loaded adsorbents	98
Four pathways towards carbon neutrality by controlling net greenhouse gas emissions in Chinese cropland	97
Assessing food–energy–water resources management strategies at city scale: An agent-based modeling approach for Cape Town, South Africa	97
Forest residues contribute significantly to climate change in China	97
The contingency effects of internal and external collaboration on the performance effects of green practices	96
Promoting resource conservation in road flexible pavement using jet grouting and plastic waste as filler	96
Decontamination efficiencies of post-consumer high-density polyethylene milk bottles and prioritization of high concern volatile migrants	96
Potential of agrivoltaics in ASEAN considering a scenario where agroforestry expansion is also pursued	95
A novel approach for poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) production from vegetable wastes and pig manure: Potential in economy, environment and sustainability	95
Recycling for a sustainable future: Advancing resource efficiency through life cycle assessment resource indicators	95
Characterizing end-of-life household vehicles’ generations in China: Spatial-temporal patterns and resource potentials	94
Engineering properties and lifecycle impacts of Pervious All-Road All-weather Multilayered pavement	94
High-resolution combined building stock and building energy modeling to evaluate whole-life carbon emissions and saving potentials at the building and urban scale	94
Industrial waste to diesel engines: A novel hydrothermal co-liquefaction approach to produce diesel blendstocks	93
Land suitability evaluation of large-scale photovoltaic plants using structural equation models	91