OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Environmental Science and Pollution Research is 98. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Resistance of blended alkali-activated fly ash-OPC mortar to mild-concentration sulfuric and acetic acid attack	1209
Toxicity and accumulation of lead and cadmium in the land snail, Archachatina papyracea, in a tropical Alfisol from Southwestern Nigeria	532
Evaluating macroinvertebrate metrics for ecological assessment of large saline rivers (Argentina)	477
Epiphytic phytoplankton in response to divergent air pollutants from urban and commercial zones of Chennai District, Tamil Nadu, India: A case study towards phytoplankton based Air Quality Index	328
Changes of network structure and water distribution in sludge with the stratified extraction of extracellular polymeric substances	310
Phytoplankton dynamics and renewable energy potential induced by the environmental conditions of Lake Burullus, Egypt	281
Place-specific product relatedness and the environmental performance of non-polluting exports in China	274
Risk assessment of cyanobacteria toxic metabolites on freshwater ecosystems applying molecular methods	244
Ajwa date flavonoids mitigate neutrophil migration and interferon-γ-induced renal injury by ultraviolet C radiation in rats	242
Correction to: Novel coronavirus pathogen in humans and animals: an overview on its social impact, economic impact, and potential treatments	204
Metabolism toxicity and susceptibility of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) exposure on BRL cells with insulin resistance	204
Novel biologically synthesized metal nanopowder from wastewater for dye removal application	203
Marble waste site suitability assessment using the GIS-based AHP model	193
Modulatory effect of opioid administration on the activity of cholinesterase enzyme: a systematic review of mice/rat models	187
Letter to the Editor: “Antibiotic exposure and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis”	186
Development of chitosan-magnetic sawdust hydrochar for Pb and Zn immobilization process on various soil conditions	180
Modeling a periodic electric vehicle–routing problem considering delivery due date and mixed charging rates using metaheuristic method	180
Chemically characterized nanoencapsulated Homalomena aromatica Schott. essential oil as green preservative against fungal and aflatoxin B1 contamination of stored spices based on in vitro and in situ	178
Decomposition of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and 5-nitro-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (NTO) by Fe13O13 nanoparticle: density functional theory study	177
Role of carbon-dioxide sequestering bacteria for clean air environment and prospective production of biomaterials: a sustainable approach	176
Causality analysis of CO2 emissions, foreign direct investment, gross domestic product, and energy consumption: empirical evidence from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countri	175
Natural kaolinite-based hierarchical porous microspheres as effective and highly recyclable adsorbent for removal of cationic dyes	175
The nexus between environmental strategy and environmental performance: analyzing the roles of green product innovation and mechanistic/organic organizational structure	172
Composite of g-C3N4/ZnIn2S4 for efficient adsorption and visible light photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI)	170
Evaluation and analysis of the toxicity of mercury (Hg2+) to allophycocyanin from Spirulina platensis in vitro	169

The binary combined toxicity of lithium, lead, and manganese on the proliferation of murine neural stem cells using two different models	163
Safety of 0.5% hydrogen peroxide mist used in the disinfection gateway for COVID-19	162
Microplastic retention in small and medium municipal wastewater treatment plants and the role of the disinfection	161
Dielectric constants of organic pollutants determine their strength for enhancing microbial iron reduction	160
Rapid determination of three textile surfactants in environmental samples by modeling excitation-emission second-order data with multi-way calibration methods	156
Quantitative RT-PCR detection of human noroviruses and hepatitis A virus in fresh produce and surface water used for irrigation in the Mansoura and Giza regions, Egypt	155
The effect of distance on the adherence to postpartum follow-up in women with gestational diabetes	153
CTBP1-AS2 promoted non-small cell lung cancer progression via sponging the miR-623/MMP3 axis	152
Carbon-based zero valent iron catalyst for NOX removal at low temperatures: performance and kinetic study	146
The lag effect of 24-year tobacco consumption on lung cancer mortality in Henan Province, China, 1992 to 2016	146
Impact of water depth on thermal efficiency, exergy efficiency, and exergy losses of finned acrylic solar still: an experimental study	143
Prediction of the impact induced by Cd in binary interactions with other divalent metals on wild-type and Cd-resistant strains of Dictyosphaerium chlorelloides	143
Research on air curtain dust control technology for environmental protection at fully mechanized working faces	137
Correction to: Physiological, photochemical, and antioxidant responses of wild and cultivated Carthamus species exposed to nickel toxicity and evaluation of their usage potential in phytoremediation	136
Fabrication and characterization of electrospun zein/nylon-6 (ZN6) nanofiber membrane for hexavalent chromium removal	136
Facile synthesis of cadmium-doped graphite carbon nitride for photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline under visible light irradiation	134
Correction to: Long-term statistical assessment of meteorological indicators and COVID-19 outbreak in hot and arid climate, Bahrain	134
A reference material (NMIJ RM 4076-a) for the determination of short-chain chlorinated paraffins	134
Can support policies promote the innovative diffusion of waste-to-energy technology?	133
Impact of petroleum industry on goats in Saudi Arabia: heavy metal accumulation, oxidative stress, and tissue injury	132
Spatiotemporal variations of water quality and their driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin, China, from 2008 to 2020 based on multi-statistical analyses	128
Application of waste eggshell as a source of calcium in bacterial bio-cementation to enhance the engineering characteristics of sand	126
Effects of passenger blockage on smoke flow properties in subway station fires	124
Application of three prediction models in pesticide poisoning	123
A review on occurrence of emerging pollutants in waters of the MENA region	122
Al2O3 nanoparticles trigger the embryonic hepatotoxic response and potentiate TNF-α-induced apoptosis—modulatory effect of p38 MAPK and JNK inhibitors	122
Hierarchical porous polystyrene-based activated carbon spheres for CO2 capture	122
Impact of population agglomeration in big cities on carbon emissions	122
A review on application of phytoremediation technique for eradication of synthetic dyes by using ornamental plants	121
Applying the Super-EBM model and spatial Durbin model to examining total-factor ecological efficiency from a multi-dimensional perspective: evidence from China	121
Long-term exposure of the binary mixture of cadmium and mercury damages the developed ovary of adult zebrafish	119
The impact of ownership structure and environmental supervision on the environmental accounting information disclosure quality of high-polluting enterprises in China	118
Persulfate activation by ferrocene-based metal–organic framework microspheres for efficient oxidation of orange acid 7	118
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in freshwater fish from urban lakes in Hanoi, Vietnam: concentrations, tissue distribution, and implication for risk assessment	117
Novel sustainable composites made of car’s waste and sodium titanate for the efficient photocatalytic removal of the bromophenol blue dye: study under solar and UV–Vis light	116
Have carbon emissions been reduced due to the upgrading of industrial structure? Analysis of the mediating effect based on technological innovation	115
Modeling habitat suitability of bats to identify high priority areas for field monitoring and conservation	113
Assessing the factors influencing water quality using environment water quality index and partial least squares structural equation model in the Ebinur Lake Watershed, Xinjiang, China	112
A study on water quality parameters estimation for urban rivers based on ground hyperspectral remote sensing technology	111
Exposure to DEHP is potential to increase the risk of overactive bladder, evidence from NHANES 2003–2008	111
Responses of soil nematode community within soil aggregates to tea plantation age	110
Graphene oxide promotes V-Cu-Ce-ZSM-5 to catalyze SO2 and NO at low temperature: performance and mechanism	110
Manufacturers’ product line strategies and environmental impacts under carbon cap and trade policies	110
Speciation and bioaccessibility of arsenic in rice under different cooking methods and its implication in risk assessment	108
How financial development affects green energy finance? Relationship between environmental regulation and economic performance	108
An integrated framework for exploring the tradeoffs between cost-optimized fuel allocation and regional air quality impacts in a water-energy nexus infrastructure	108
Research on the improvement of total factor productivity in China’s power industry: a perspective of technological heterogeneity	108
Do foreign direct investment inflows affect environmental degradation in BRICS nations?	108
Eco-efficiency assessment under natural and managerial disposability: an empirical application for Chilean water companies	107
Charge separation effect in the nanocomposites of Co3O4-QDs: visible light photocatalytic dye degradation in aqueous solutions	107

Degradation of organic dye wastewater by H2O2-enhanced aluminum carbon micro-electrolysis	106
How does biased technological progress affect haze pollution? Evidence from APEC economies	106
Experimental evaluation of a solar-driven adsorption desalination system using solid adsorbent of silica gel and hydrogel	105
Exploring the therapeutic potential of marine-derived bioactive compounds against COVID-19	105
Identification of micropollutants from graywater of different complexity and remediation using multilayered membranes	105
A study on water pollution scenario of the Damodar river basin, India: assessment of potential health risk using long term database (1980–2019) and statistical analysis	104
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance nutrient acquisition and reduce aluminum toxicity in Lespedeza formosa under acid rain	104
Microplastics in urban waters and its effects on microbial communities: a critical review	104
Stainless steel catalyst for air pollution control: structure, properties, and activity	103
ZnCo2O4/g-C3N4/Cu nanocomposite as a new efficient and recyclable heterogeneous photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity towards the metronidazole degradation under the solar light irradiat	103
Potassium reduces oxidative stress in tanzania guinea grass under cadmium toxicity	102
Feature selection approaches for predictive modelling of cadmium sources and pollution levels in water springs	101
A new record for the presence of microplastics in dominant fish species of the Karasu River Erzurum, Turkey	101
Biosorption of rare-earth and toxic metals from aqueous medium using different alternative biosorbents: evaluation of metallic affinity	101
Genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of pethoxamid herbicide on Allium cepa cells and its molecular docking studies to unravel genotoxicity mechanism	101
The impact of household wastewater on the frailty state of the elderly in China: based on a long-term cohort study in China	100
Real-world PM2.5 exposure induces pathological injury and DNA damage associated with miRNAs and DNA methylation alteration in rat lungs	100
Enhanced dye-removal performance of Cu-TiO2-fly ash composite by optimized adsorption and photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation	100
Multi-isotopes revealing the coastal river anthropogenic pollutants and natural material flux to ocean: Sr, C, N, S, and O isotope study	100
Spatio-temporal pattern of urban vegetation carbon sink and driving mechanisms of human activities in Huaibei, China	100
Heavy metals in surface sediments of the intertidal Thai Binh Coast, Gulf of Tonkin, East Sea, Vietnam: distribution, accumulation, and contamination assessment	100
Magnesium ferrite-nitrogen–doped graphene oxide nanocomposite: effective adsorptive removal of lead(II) and arsenic(III)	99
Export quality, economic growth, and renewable-nonrenewable energy use: non-linear evidence through regime shifts	98
Activated carbons from passion fruit shells in adsorption of multimetal wastewater	98