OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Environmental Science and Pollution Research is 66. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Carbon-based zero valent iron catalyst for NOX removal at low temperatures: performance and kinetic study	812
Eco-efficiency assessment under natural and managerial disposability: an empirical application for Chilean water companies	509
Effects and mechanism of the conditions of sintering on heavy metal leaching characteristic in municipal solid waste incineration fly ash	344
Mercury concentration in the tissues of the Eurasian otter: a seasonal dependance in Slovakia	314
Determination of PCDD/F and DL-PCB pollution levels, source appointment and risk assessment of surface sediments in dam lakes in Istanbul, Türkiye	306
Speciation and bioaccessibility of arsenic in rice under different cooking methods and its implication in risk assessment	261
Impact of petroleum industry on goats in Saudi Arabia: heavy metal accumulation, oxidative stress, and tissue injury	207
Analysis of contaminant dispersion in open channel with two streambank-absorption boundaries	190
The impact of household wastewater on the frailty state of the elderly in China: based on a long-term cohort study in China	183
Effects of air pollution on myopia: an update on clinical evidence and biological mechanisms	176
Can green industrial policy promote the total factor productivity of manufacturing enterprises?	170
Magnetic nanocomposite adsorbents for abatement of arsenic species from water and wastewater	167
Microplastics in urban waters and its effects on microbial communities: a critical review	160
Pollution of water in Africa: a review of contaminants and fish as biomonitors and analytical methodologies—the case of Senegal	131
The nexus between environmental strategy and environmental performance: analyzing the roles of green product innovation and mechanistic/organic organizational structure	126
Development of chitosan-magnetic sawdust hydrochar for Pb and Zn immobilization process on various soil conditions	124
A review of recent developments in the application of machine learning in solar thermal collector modelling	123
A review of the main methods for composite adsorbents characterization	121
Transcriptional analysis of heavy metal P1B-ATPases (HMAs) elucidates competitive interaction in metal transport between cadmium and mineral elements in rice plants	120
Exposure to DEHP is potential to increase the risk of overactive bladder, evidence from NHANES 2003–2008	119
Responses of soil nematode community within soil aggregates to tea plantation age	118
Stainless steel catalyst for air pollution control: structure, properties, and activity	115
Research on the interactive response relationship between thermal power carbon emission and industrial structure in Western China	114
Assessment of the aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of contaminants of emerging concern in sludge using batch reactors	114
Metabolism toxicity and susceptibility of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) exposure on BRL cells with insulin resistance	106

Biomass energy consumption and sustainable development: empirical evidence from Asian economies	98
Graphene oxide promotes V-Cu-Ce-ZSM-5 to catalyze SO2 and NO at low temperature: performance and mechanism	94
Metallic and non-metallic nanoparticles from plant, animal, and fisheries wastes: potential and valorization for application in agriculture	93
Impact of population agglomeration in big cities on carbon emissions	89
Mixed culture of plants improved nutrient removal in constructed wetlands: response of microbes and root exudates	89
Composite of g-C3N4/ZnIn2S4 for efficient adsorption and visible light photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI)	88
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	88
Risk assessment of cyanobacteria toxic metabolites on freshwater ecosystems applying molecular methods	88
Does the construction of network infrastructure reduce environmental pollution?—evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in “Broadband China”	87
Evaluation and analysis of the toxicity of mercury (Hg2+) to allophycocyanin from Spirulina platensis in vitro	86
Autophagy triggered by the ROS/ERK signaling pathway protects mouse embryonic palatal cells from apoptosis induced by nicotine	85
Production-based disaggregated analysis of energy consumption and CO2 emission nexus: evidence from the USA by novel dynamic ARDL simulation approach	85
The binary combined toxicity of lithium, lead, and manganese on the proliferation of murine neural stem cells using two different models	85
Biogenic synthesis of reduced graphene oxide from Ziziphus spina-christi (Christ’s thorn jujube) extracts for catalytic, antimicrobial, and antioxidant potentialities	84
Hydrolysis of norfloxacin in the hyporheic zone: kinetics and pathways	84
Energy efficiency and energy rebound, intensity, and output effects in transport sector of Pakistan	84
Paperbricks produced from wastes: modeling and optimization of compressive strength by response surface approach	83
Study on prediction in far-field aerodynamic noise of long-marshalling high-speed train	82
Distinct environmental parameters influence the abundance of living benthic foraminifera morphogroups in the southeastern Arabian Sea	81
Imaging particulate matter exposed pine trees by vehicle exhaust experiment and hyperspectral analysis	80
Human induced fish declines in North America, how do agricultural pesticides compare to other drivers?	79
Characterization and implication of microplastics on riverine population of the River Ravi, Lahore, Pakistan	78
Enzyme hydrolysis of polyester knitted fabric: A method to control the microfiber shedding from synthetic textile	76
Removal of methyl orange wastewater by Ugi multicomponent reaction functionalized UiO-66-NS	76
Adaptation of protein phosphatases in Oryza sativa and Cucumis sativus to microcystins	76
Pre-industrial sediment concentrations of metals: insights from the Venice lagoon (Italy)	75
Appraisal of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation suitability using multivariate statistical approach in a rapidly developing urban area, Tirunelveli, India	74
Determinants of environmental financing constraints: a case study from Vietnam	72
The effects of simmelian ties on innovation of low-carbon technology: a study of top managers' environmental awareness and stakeholder pressure in China	72
The effects of ICT and FDI on CO2 emissions in China	72
Investigating renewable energy–climate change nexus by aggregate or sectoral renewable energy use?	71
The role of iron nanoparticles on anaerobic digestion: mechanisms, limitations, and perspectives	71
Shifts in periphyton research themes over the past three decades	71
Optimized Mo-doped IrOx anode for efficient degradation of refractory sulfadiazine	69
Modeling of velocity and shear stress profiles in the ecological channel with floating vegetation	69
Spatial–temporal variations and pollution risks of mercury in water and sediments of urban lakes in Guangzhou City, South China	69
Spatial correlation and influencing factors of industrial agglomeration and pollution discharges: a case study of 284 cities in China	68
Confirming the presence of selected antibiotics and steroids in Norwegian biogas digestate	66
A watershed water quality prediction model based on attention mechanism and Bi-LSTM	66
Improved weighted ensemble learning for predicting the daily reference evapotranspiration under the semi-arid climate conditions	66
Heavy metals research in Nigeria: a review of studies and prioritization of research needs	66
Current and potential approaches on assessing airflow and particle dispersion in healthcare facilities: a systematic review	66