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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Overestimate of remediation efficiency due to residual sodium persulfate in PAHs contaminated soil and a solution	224
First-principles study on the heterogeneous formation of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) over α-Fe2O3(0001) surface: Effect of oxygen vacancy	195
Transcriptomics and physiological analyses reveal that sulfur alleviates mercury toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	180
Variations and drivers of aerosol vertical characterization after clean air policy in China based on 7-years consecutive observations	157
Exploring the high-concentration powdered carrier bio-fluidized bed (HPB) process nitrogen removal performance:effect of dissolved oxygen	143
Activation of peroxymonosulfate by sustainable biomass-based carbon nanotubes for controlling the spread of plant viruses in water environments	142
Combined biochar and wheat-derived endophytic bacteria reduces cadmium uptake in wheat grains in a metal-polluted soil	133
Characteristics of VOCs in coating materials manufacturing and contributions to environmental implication based on on-site sampling in Shandong Province	133
The mechanisms of pH regulation on promoting volatile fatty acids production from kitchen waste	125
N2O emissions fueled by eutrophication in a shallow lake	120
Decomposing riverine nitrogen and phosphorus fluxes into different frequency classes along the Yangtze river, China	119
Single and combined impacts of antibiotics on aerobic denitrification: Cell growth characteristics and functional genes expressions	114
Enhancing potogenerated electron-hole separation in g-C3N4 via axial coordination with CoTAPc for efficient carbamazepine degradation	110
Roles of soluble minerals in Cd sorption onto rice straw biochar	106
Enhanced direct gaseous CO2 fixation into higher bio-succinic acid production and selectivity	103
Degradation properties of fulvic acid and its microbially driven mechanism from a partial nitritation bioreactor through multi-spectral and bioinformatic analysis	102
Effects of coal-fired power plants on soil microbial diversity and community structures	100
Insight into greenhouse gas emission in freshwater aquaculture ponds in Jiangsu Province: Variation due to species used and ponds management practice	97
Real-world gaseous emission characteristics of natural gas heavy-duty sanitation trucks	97
Characteristics and phytotoxicity of hydrochar-derived dissolved organic matter: Effects of feedstock type and hydrothermal temperature	92
Development of a standardized in vitro approach to evaluate microphysical, chemical, and toxicological properties of combustion-derived fine and ultrafine particles	92
An integrative analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression in the brains of Alzheimer's disease transgenic mice after real-world PM2.5 exposure	91
Distribution and chemical speciation of arsenic in different sized atmospheric particulate matters	89
Integration of sulfur nanoparticles as dual electron donors in a photosensitizer-microbe hybrid for photocatalytic CO₂-to-polyhydroxybutyrate conversion	88
Metabolic landscape of human alveolar type II epithelial cells undergoing epithelial-mesenchymal transition induced directly by silica exposure	87

Efficient reduction of Cr(VI) by guava (Psidium guajava) leaf extract and its mitigation effect on Cr toxicity in rice seedlings	86
Enhanced bamboo charcoal-based adsorbent for dichloromethane adsorption within a wide relative humidity: Adsorption performance, moisture resistance and mechanism analysis	80
Ozone risk assessment of common cypress (Cupressus sempervirens L.) clones and effects of Seiridium cardinale infection	78
Long-term exposure to carbon nanotubes accelerates systemic aging in mice	75
Accelerated activation of ozone on Fe-doped MnO2 for highly efficient ozone catalytic oxidation of ethyl acetate	74
Interannual succession of phytoplankton community in a canyon-shaped drinking water reservoir during the initial impoundment period: Taxonomic versus functional groups	73
Dissection of molecular mechanisms of liver injury induced by microcystin-leucine arginine via single-cell RNA-sequencing	70
Biofouling control by quorum quenching bacteria in membrane bioreactors for high strength wastewater treatment with doubled flux	69
Functional traits of poplar leaves and fine roots responses to ozone pollution under soil nitrogen addition	69
Triclosan toxicity in a model cyanobacterium (Anabaena flos-aquae): Growth, photosynthesis and transcriptomic response	69
Occurrence and ecotoxicological risk assessment of pesticides in sediments of the Rosetta branch, Nile River, Egypt	68
A critical review on arsenic and antimony adsorption and transformation on mineral facets	66
Enhanced removal of sulfonamide antibiotics from water by phosphogypsum modified biochar composite	66
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a sediment core from Lake Taihu and their associations with sedimentary organic matter	66
Metagenomic insights into microorganisms and antibiotic resistance genes of waste antibiotic fermentation residues along production, storage and treatment processes	66
Insight into soot oxidation performance and kinetics of novel Ce/La modified Cs-V based non-noble metal catalysts	65
PM2.5 chemical composition and health risks by inhalation near a chemical complex	65
Nocturnal atmospheric chemistry of NO3 and N2O5 over Changzhou in the Yangtze River Delta in China	63
Mixture analysis of associations between environmental and workplace toxins and liver damage and telomere length, stratified by race/ethnicity	63
Mercury transformation processes in nature: Critical knowledge gaps and perspectives for moving forward	63
Coastal ozone dynamics and formation regime in Eastern China: Integrating trend decomposition and machine learning techniques	63
Joint effects of micro-sized polystyrene and chlorpyrifos on zebrafish based on multiple endpoints and gut microbial effects	62
Immobilization of antimony in soil and groundwater using ferro-magnesium bimetallic organic frameworks	61
New insights into FeS/persulfate system for tetracycline elimination: Iron valence, homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions and degradation pathways	61
Effect of nitrite on hydrolysis-acidification, biogas production and microbial community in semi-continuous two-phase anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge	60
Metrological traceable calibration of organic carbon and elemental carbon based on laboratory-generated reference materials	59
Algae penetration and taste and odor compounds production in drinking water treatment plants: seasonal variations and risk assessment	59
Mercury accumulation and dynamics in montane forests along an elevation gradient in Southwest China	58
Inhibitory effects and mechanisms of smoldering combustion-derived biochar covers on pyrite oxidation and acid mine drainage formation	57
Changes of composition and antibiotic resistance of fecal coliform bacteria in municipal wastewater treatment plant	56
Remediation of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) contaminated black soil by freeze-thaw aging biochar	56
The control of red water occurrence and opportunistic pathogens risks in drinking water distribution systems: A review	56