OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Waste Management is 61. 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
Characterization of urban park litter pollution	198
Bacterial biofilm-based bioleaching: Sustainable mitigation and potential management of e-waste pollution	180
Fundamental properties and phosphorus transformation mechanism of soybean straw during microwave hydrothermal conversion process	164
Identifying plastic materials in post-consumer food containers and packaging waste using terahertz spectroscopy and machine learning	157
Comparison of using animal manure and sludge compost as biofilter filling material for off-gas control in aerobic composting	157
Terrestrial characterization factors for bio- and fossil-based plastics: microplastics ingestion and additives release	156
Bio-contaminated plastic micropipette tip sterilization stations: Environmentally, economically, and energetically viable solution	131
Classification and predictive leaching risk assessment of construction and demolition waste using multivariate statistical and machine learning analyses	129
Distribution and characteristics of Microplastics in leachate and underneath soil of two informal landfills	127
Managing life cycle impacts of poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate)-based nanocomposites intended for biomedical and packaging applications	126
Ultrasounds application for nut and coffee wastes valorisation via biomolecules solubilisation and methane production	125
Quantification of litter in cities using a smartphone application and citizen science in conjunction with deep learning-based image processing	118
Eco-friendly wood-plastic composites from laminate sanding dust and waste poly(propylene) food pails	115
Artificial neural network (ANN) modeling for the prediction of odor emission rates from landfill working surface	108
An investigation into the preparation of carbon black by partial oxidation of spent tyre pyrolysis oil	105
Intelligent leaching of Zn and Mn from spent disposable batteries to avoid traditional optimizing experiments	99
Trustworthy and Human Centric neural network approaches for prediction of landfill methane emission and sustainable waste management practices	98
Implications of scale up flexible plastic packaging recycling in the United States	95
Alkaline catalytic liquefaction of pig manure fermentation residue in ethanol solvent for the production of high-quality biocrude oil	94
Harnessing corn straw biochar: A breakthrough in eco-friendly Cu(II) wastewater treatment	93
Obtaining the value of waste polyethylene mulch film through pretreatment and recycling technology in China	93
Deciphering the driving mechanism of microbial community for rapid stabilization and lignocellulose degradation during waste semi-aerobic bioreactor landfilling with multifunctional microbial inoculum	91
Machine learning-based automated waste sorting in the construction industry: A comparative competitiveness case study	90
Waste control by waste: Metals recovery from electroplating sludge via a chlorination roasting followed by silicothermic reduction using solar-grade silicon cutting waste	89
Application of the nitrogen-to-argon ratio to understand nitrogen transformation pathways in landfills under in-situ stabilization	88

Separation of cathode particles and aluminum current foil in Lithium-Ion battery by high-voltage pulsed discharge Part I: Experimental investigation	87
Multi-functional biochar preparation and heavy metal immobilization by co-pyrolysis of livestock feces and biomass waste	85
Co-treatment of diamond-wire-saw silicon kerf and spent automotive catalysts for simultaneous recovery of PGMs, REEs, Zr, and high-purity Si	85
Robust near-infrared-based plastic classification with relative spectral similarity pattern	85
The interactive force between fat, oil, and grease (FOG) deposits and the effect of food waste disposers on kitchen drainage systems	83
Predicting the humification degree of multiple organic solid waste during composting using a designated bacterial community	83
Characterization and analysis of condensates and non-condensable gases from furfural residue via fast pyrolysis in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor	81
Development of conversion factors to estimate the concentrations of heavy metals in manure-derived digestates	81
Enhanced lactic acid production from household food waste under hyperthermophilic conditions: Mechanisms and regulation	80
Surfactant-assisted thermal hydrolysis off waste activated sludge for improved dewaterability, organic release, and volatile fatty acid production	76
A sustainable and efficient recycling strategy of feather waste into keratin peptides with antimicrobial activity	76
Maturity indices as an index to evaluate the quality of sulphur enriched municipal solid waste compost using variable byproduct of sulphur	74
Volatile fatty acid production in anaerobic fermentation of food waste saccharified residue: Effect of substrate concentration	73
N migration and transformation during the co-combustion of sewage sludge and coal slime	72
Evidence of thermophilic waste decomposition at a landfill exhibiting elevated temperature regions	72
Life cycle thinking for the assessment of waste and circular economy policy: status and perspectives from the EU example	71
Editorial Board	69
Conversion of the solid fraction of food waste separated by a screw press using an integrated hydrothermal carbonization and anaerobic digestion process	69
Social Hotspot analysis of the e-waste sector in Ghana and Nigeria	69
Quantification of indicator and pathogenic bacteria in manures and digestates from three agricultural biogas plants over a one-year period	69
A comparative life cycle assessment on recycled concrete aggregates modified by accelerated carbonation treatment and traditional methods	69
Prediction for the recycle of phosphate tailings in enhanced gravity field based on machine learning and interpretable analysis	67
Implementation of circular economy in the management of municipal solid waste in an Italian medium-sized city: A 30-years lasting history	67
To waste or not to waste? Empirical study of waste minimization behavior	67
Is life cycle thinking applied to (purely) waste management still needed? The future challenges of LCT in waste management	67
The effect of plastic packaging recycling policy interventions as a complement to extended producer responsibility schemes: A partial equilibrium model	66
Comparison of waste settlement characteristics for two landfills disposed in long sequential periods	66
The impact of China’s import ban: An economic surplus analysis of markets for recyclable plastics	65
Influence of reflective materials, emitter intensity and foil thickness on the variability of near-infrared spectra of 2D plastic packaging materials	65
Effects of lignocellulosic biomass type on the economics of hydrothermal treatment of digested sludge for solid fuel and soil amendment applications	64
High hydrophobic silanized paper: Material characterization and its biodegradation through brown rot fungus	64
Composition and selected properties of bio-waste collected in towns from single- and multi-family housing and in rural areas	63
The effect of barometric pressure changes on the performance of a passive biocover system, Skellingsted landfill, Denmark	62
IWWG News and Views- 2022_1	62
Municipal Solid Waste generation dynamics. Breaks and thresholds analysis in the Italian context	62
Incinerator ash characterization – Implications for elevated temperature landfills	61
Material Flow analysis of plastics from provincial household appliances in China: 1978–2016	61