OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Environmental Sciences is 56. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Metrological traceable calibration of organic carbon and elemental carbon based on laboratory-generated reference materials	300
Overestimate of remediation efficiency due to residual sodium persulfate in PAHs contaminated soil and a solution	193
First-principles study on the heterogeneous formation of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) over α-Fe2O3(0001) surface: Effect of oxygen vacancy	169
Changes of composition and antibiotic resistance of fecal coliform bacteria in municipal wastewater treatment plant	168
Biodegradation of 2-ethylhexyl-4-methoxycinnamate in river sediments and its impact on microbial communities	148
Distribution and chemical speciation of arsenic in different sized atmospheric particulate matters	148
Functional traits of poplar leaves and fine roots responses to ozone pollution under soil nitrogen addition	138
Characterization of brake wear particle emissions from passenger cars: A case study of particle agglomeration and fragmentation	129
Effect of nitrite on hydrolysis-acidification, biogas production and microbial community in semi-continuous two-phase anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge	125
Algae penetration and taste and odor compounds production in drinking water treatment plants: seasonal variations and risk assessment	125
Nocturnal atmospheric chemistry of NO3 and N2O5 over Changzhou in the Yangtze River Delta in China	116
Nitrogen and oxygen isotopes in nitrate and nitrite in the polluted surface waters from the Arno River Basin (central Italy)	113
N2O emissions fueled by eutrophication in a shallow lake	110
Real-world gaseous emission characteristics of natural gas heavy-duty sanitation trucks	106
Mercury accumulation and dynamics in montane forests along an elevation gradient in Southwest China	101
Decomposing riverine nitrogen and phosphorus fluxes into different frequency classes along the Yangtze river, China	100
Insight into greenhouse gas emission in freshwater aquaculture ponds in Jiangsu Province: Variation due to species used and ponds management practice	99
Single and combined impacts of antibiotics on aerobic denitrification: Cell growth characteristics and functional genes expressions	94
Efficient reduction of Cr(VI) by guava (Psidium guajava) leaf extract and its mitigation effect on Cr toxicity in rice seedlings	92
Characteristics of VOCs in coating materials manufacturing and contributions to environmental implication based on on-site sampling in Shandong Province	91
Enhancing potogenerated electron-hole separation in g-C3N4 via axial coordination with CoTAPc for efficient carbamazepine degradation	91
Roles of soluble minerals in Cd sorption onto rice straw biochar	89
Enhanced direct gaseous CO2 fixation into higher bio-succinic acid production and selectivity	88
An integrative analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression in the brains of Alzheimer's disease transgenic mice after real-world PM2.5 exposure	87
Joint effects of micro-sized polystyrene and chlorpyrifos on zebrafish based on multiple endpoints and gut microbial effects	86

Enhanced bamboo charcoal-based adsorbent for dichloromethane adsorption within a wide relative humidity: Adsorption performance, moisture resistance and mechanism analysis	83
Remediation of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) contaminated black soil by freeze-thaw aging biochar	82
Activation of peroxymonosulfate by sustainable biomass-based carbon nanotubes for controlling the spread of plant viruses in water environments	80
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a sediment core from Lake Taihu and their associations with sedimentary organic matter	75
Film mulching reduces antibiotic resistance genes in the phyllosphere of lettuce	72
Development of a standardized in vitro approach to evaluate microphysical, chemical, and toxicological properties of combustion-derived fine and ultrafine particles	71
Revealing the characteristics of dissolved organic matter in urban runoff at three typical regions via optical indices and molecular composition	70
Variations and drivers of aerosol vertical characterization after clean air policy in China based on 7-years consecutive observations	69
Metabolic landscape of human alveolar type II epithelial cells undergoing epithelial-mesenchymal transition induced directly by silica exposure	69
Ozone risk assessment of common cypress (Cupressus sempervirens L.) clones and effects of Seiridium cardinale infection	67
Immobilization of antimony in soil and groundwater using ferro-magnesium bimetallic organic frameworks	65
Transcriptomics and physiological analyses reveal that sulfur alleviates mercury toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	64
Chemical characterization and source identification of PM2.5 in Luoyang after the clean air actions	63
Combined biochar and wheat-derived endophytic bacteria reduces cadmium uptake in wheat grains in a metal-polluted soil	63
A brief review of preparation and applications of monolithic aerogels in atmospheric environmental purification	62
New insights into FeS/persulfate system for tetracycline elimination: Iron valence, homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions and degradation pathways	62
Metagenomic insights into microorganisms and antibiotic resistance genes of waste antibiotic fermentation residues along production, storage and treatment processes	61
S-scheme heterojunction of crystalline carbon nitride nanosheets and ultrafine WO3 nanoparticles for photocatalytic CO2 reduction	61
Effects of coal-fired power plants on soil microbial diversity and community structures	61
Long-term exposure to carbon nanotubes accelerates systemic aging in mice	60
Enhanced removal of sulfonamide antibiotics from water by phosphogypsum modified biochar composite	60
Exploring the high-concentration powdered carrier bio-fluidized bed (HPB) process nitrogen removal performance:effect of dissolved oxygen	60
Mercury transformation processes in nature: Critical knowledge gaps and perspectives for moving forward	59
Lanthanum hydroxide showed best application potential in La-based materials based on its stable phosphate adsorption properties in complex water environments	59
Interannual succession of phytoplankton community in a canyon-shaped drinking water reservoir during the initial impoundment period: Taxonomic versus functional groups	59
Long-term straw removal and double-cropping system reduce soil cadmium content and uptake in rice: A four-year field analysis	58
Characteristics and phytotoxicity of hydrochar-derived dissolved organic matter: Effects of feedstock type and hydrothermal temperature	58
Enhancing anoxic denitrification of low C/N ratio wastewater with novel ZVI composite carriers	58
Degradation properties of fulvic acid and its microbially driven mechanism from a partial nitritation bioreactor through multi-spectral and bioinformatic analysis	58
The mechanisms of pH regulation on promoting volatile fatty acids production from kitchen waste	57
Triclosan toxicity in a model cyanobacterium (Anabaena flos-aquae): Growth, photosynthesis and transcriptomic response	57
PM2.5 chemical composition and health risks by inhalation near a chemical complex	56
Occurrence and ecotoxicological risk assessment of pesticides in sediments of the Rosetta branch, Nile River, Egypt	56