OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 12. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Antiepileptic drugs in aquatic environments: Occurrence, toxicity, transformation mechanisms and fate	335
Salinity as a modulator of antibiotic resistance in the environment: Patterns and mechanisms	207
Manganese oxides for electrochemical adsorption of metal ions in aqueous environments: A comprehensive review from fundamentals to applications	172
A critical review on the oxidation-property-performance of polyamide membranes for water treatment	162
Sustainable bioprocessing strategies for scalable d -tagatose production: From enzyme engineering to industrial implementation	143
Linking heavy metal(loid) stress to biofilm formation and conjugation: A critical review of experimental evidence	134
Advancements and challenges in protein purification techniques for denitrifying enzymes: A path to effective nitrogen removal and reduced N ₂ O emissions	116
Carbon dots derived from non-biomass waste for a sensing application	111
A review on biological occurrence, bioaccumulation, transmission and metabolism of chlorinated paraffins	109
Protecting human health and the environment against siloxanes: The role and effectiveness of wastewater treatment technologies	106
Transmission of soil antibiotic resistance gene pools to vegetable endophytes: Pathways, influencing factors, and control methods	92
Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactors: A panoramic tool for wastewater treatment and resource recovery	77
Systems thinking for the sustainability transformation of urban water systems	77
Reactions of Mn(II) with common oxidants: Kinetics, pathways, and key role of Mn(III)/Mn(IV) products in enhanced contaminants degradation	74
Unique nitrification process of heterotrophic nitrification bacteria and its adaptability in extreme environments	74
A review on the heterogeneous oxidation of SO₂ on solid atmospheric particles: Implications for sulfate formation in haze chemistry	72
Recent advances in layered double hydroxides for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: A critical review	72
Vadose zone infiltration wells for stormwater management and managed aquifer recharge: A global review and pre-/post-installation decision framework	70
Dissimilatory iron-reducing microorganisms: The phylogeny, physiology, applications and outlook	68
Radiological dose from seafood ingestion; a global summary from 40 years of study	68
Comparison of fish and mammalian adipogenesis in vitro : Implications for regulating endocrine disruptors	68
Progress on virulent and temperate phages for water decontamination	67
A critical review on the bioaccumulation, transportation, and elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human beings	63
A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification	59
Emerging contaminants antibiotic resistance genes and microplastics in the environment: Introduction to 21 review articles published in CREST during 2018–2022	59

Correction	56
Environmental behavior, human exposure, and elimination technology of fluorinated liquid crystal monomers: A review	56
Toward sustainable healthcare: Circular economy models in hospital operations and waste management	56
Modification strategies of BiOI-based visible-light photocatalysts and their efficacy on decomposition of tetracycline antibiotics in water	53
Progress and future prospects in co-planting with hyperaccumulators: Application to the sustainable use of agricultural soil contaminated by arsenic, cadmium, and nickel	53
Pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for biohydrogen biorefinery: Recent progress, techno-economic feasibility and prospectives	52
Advances in extraneous water detection of urban sewer networks: From conventional methods to data-driven approaches	52
Invisible microbial language in cyanobacterial blooms should not be overlooked: The potential impact of quorum sensing for cyanobacteria community	52
Underrecognized three-carbon chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons: Occurrence, regulation, and treatment strategies	49
Deciphering high-nitrogen inhibition in anammox systems: From microbial insights to engineering applications	47
Practical application of machine learning for organic matter and harmful algal blooms in freshwater systems: A review	45
Influences of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on crop growth and potentially toxic element accumulation in contaminated soils: A meta-analysis	43
A review on soil amendments for cadmium sequestration and methane emission reduction in paddy soils	42
Standardization in global environmental antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) surveillance	42
Denitrifying phosphorus and glycogen accumulating organisms in organic-mediated anammox systems: A review toward advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal	42
Long-term management of PFAS contaminated water using constructed floating wetlands: Opportunities, limitations, and implementation considerations	41
Conceptualizing core aspects of circular economy in soil: A critical review and analysis	41
Harnessing synthetic microbial communities for sustainable agriculture: Enhancing soil health and crop yields	40
Pharmaceuticals and their transformation products in agroecosystems: Threats to plant–soil sustainability	40
Incorporating viruses into soil ecology: A new dimension to understand biogeochemical cycling	40
Effects of biochar on the accumulation of necromass-derived carbon, the physical protection and microbial mineralization of soil organic carbon	39
Harnessing the power of tidal flat diatoms to combat climate change	39
Efficient chemoautotrophic carbon fixation in controlled systems: Influencing factors, regulatory strategies and application prospects	38
Medical and healthcare waste generation, storage, treatment and disposal: a systematic scoping review of risks to occupational and public health	38
Soil microplastic analysis: a harmonized methodology	38
Methanogenesis suppression for VFAs recovery in anaerobic digestion: A review of mechanisms and trends	37
Artificial intelligence-powered new approach methodologies for assessing combined toxicity of chemical mixtures	37
Laccase-evoked removal of antibiotics: Reaction kinetics, conversion mechanisms, and ecotoxicity assessment	37
Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable microorganisms: A highly promising strategy for enhanced bioremediation	36
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies	36
Pathways and challenges in effectively controlling membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors	33
Enzymatic catalysis as a sustainable approach toward environmental remediation of sulfonamides: Advances, mechanisms, challenges and future perspectives	33
Insights into organophosphate esters (OPEs) in aquatic ecosystems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological risk	33
Reactive species in nonthermal plasma-based advanced oxidation and reduction processes for micropollutants degradation: Generation, contribution and utilization	32
A multi-dimensional framework for selecting antibiotic resistance gene indicators in wastewater surveillance of antimicrobial resistance	31
A state-of-the-art review on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge based on microbial abundance: Correlations among microbiota, performance and process parameters	31
Effect of remediation technologies on soil fertility in heavy metal(loid)-contaminated soils: A critical review	31
Engineering carbon dots with ligand-rich architectures for coordination chemistry-driven fluorescent sensing of metal ions	30
Reactive oxidative species generation in pyrite abiotic-oxidation process: Origins, influencing factors, applications for environmental remediation	30
Integration of adsorption and advanced oxidation catalysis: Materials, synergistic mechanisms, and applications	30
How anaerobic methanotrophic archaea utilize various electron acceptors: Mechanisms and application prospects	30
Advances in quantifying the drivers of the occurrence, transport, and fate of freshwater microplastics	29
Advanced porous nanomaterials as superior adsorbents for environmental pollutants removal from aqueous solutions	28
Antibiotic and microplastic co-exposure: Effects on Daphnia magna and implications for ecological risk assessment	27
Phytotoxicological effects of phytosynthesized nanoparticles: A systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Rethinking strategies to attenuate organic pollutants: Mechanisms and challenges of catalytic pollutants polymerization	26
Biodegradable polyesters in soil—Real environmental hazard or just a storm in a teacup?	25
How environmental pollutants drive obesity via gut microbiota dysbiosis	24
Material flow analysis of chemical additives in plastics: A critical review	24
Characterization and source-apportionment of synergistic ecotoxicities of multiple pollutants based on a biosensor-biospectroscopy coupling (BBC) test battery approach	24

A review of quorum sensing regulating heavy metal resistance in anammox process: Relations, mechanisms and prospects	23
Critical review in transmembrane electro-chemisorption technology for ammonia recovery from wastewater	23
Quantum and classical computational synergy for emerging contaminants management: Advanced insights into cytochrome P450 metabolic mechanisms	23
Manganese in drinking water distribution systems: A comprehensive review on the occurrence, migration transformation mechanisms, and control strategies	23
Occurrence and potential harms of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in environment and their removal by periphyton	22
Microplastics and human health: Integrating pharmacokinetics	22
A critical review of environmental exposure, metabolic transformation, and the human health risks of synthetic musks	21
Comment on “A review of public and environmental consequences of organic germanium” by Zheng and co-workers	21
Electrochemical nitrate reduction for sustainable nitrogen and resource cycles: Progress and prospects	21
Approaching a closer surrogate for the biologically effective dose with subcellular partitioning-based toxicokinetic models	21
Environmental fate and effects of mulch films on agricultural soil: A systematic review from application to residual impact	21
Toward safe rice production in As-Cd co-contaminated paddy soils: Biogeochemical mechanisms and remediation strategies	21
Syntrophy of bacteria and archaea in the anaerobic catabolism of hydrocarbon contaminants	21
Challenges in mechanistic modeling of methane production and release in agricultural soils: Perspective on limitations and opportunities	21
Contributions to Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology journal as an Editor-in-Chief	20
Removal and recovery of phosphonates from wastewater via adsorption	20
Pathogen contamination of groundwater systems and health risks	20
A review on the impacts of fluorinated organic additives in lithium battery industry—an emerging source of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances	20
Microalgae biofilm carbon and nitrogen sequestration as a tool for economic and environmental sustainability	20
Chloroaromatics remediation: Insights into the chemical reduction and hydrodechlorination of chlorobenzenes	20
Machine learning-based design and monitoring of algae blooms: Recent trends and future perspectives – A short review	19
Agrochemical-mediated cardiotoxicity in zebrafish embryos/larvae: What we do and where we go	19
Elevated O₃ threatens biological communications mediated by plant volatiles: A review focusing on the urban environment	19
Policies on combined sewer overflows pollution control: A global perspective to inspire China and less developed countries	18
Critical review of catalysis-assisted nanofiltration for micropollutants removal: Catalytic coupled nanofiltration system vs catalytic nanofiltration membrane	18
Microplastics and nanoplastics in the soil-plant nexus: Sources, uptake, and toxicity	18
A critical review of geochemical contributions, anthropogenic emissions and environmental impacts of iron ion in coal seam from antiquity to the present	18
Interaction between metal(loid)s and soil mineral-organic matter associations	18
Unraveling eutrophication controversies: Innovative strategies and holistic perspectives	17
Microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter and its biogeochemical behaviors in aquatic environments: A review	17
New trend on chemical structure representation learning in toxicology: In reviews of machine learning model methodology	16
Production of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) from bromophenols in natural and engineered processes	16
Bisphenol A removal with nitrification and denitrification: Occurrence, mechanism, and microbial mutualism	16
Phosphorus dynamics in the drilosphere: Unraveling earthworm-mediated soil biogeochemistry	16
Triclosan in sludge: Exploring its journey from the sewage treatment plants to land application and potential impacts on the environment	16
Application of ion imprinted polymers (IIPs) for rare earth elements recovery from secondary aqueous sources—A data-based review	16
Integrating sensor data and machine learning to advance the science and management of river carbon emissions	16
A global perspective on the nature and fate of heavy metals polluting water ecosystems, and their impact and remediation	16
Prediction and modeling on bioaccumulation of chemicals in aquatic organisms: A critical review	15
The impact of functional additives on biodegradable plastic biodegradation in natural terrestrial and composting environments	15
A critical review of the chain elongation for biomass resource recovery: Mechanisms, advances, and challenges	15
A review of the application of iron oxides for phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater	15
Secondary organophosphate esters: A review of environmental source, occurrence, and human exposure	15
Tree rings recording historical atmospheric mercury: A review of progresses and challenges	14
A review on the production of nutrient-enriched biochar: Insights from the evolution of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium	14
Electrochemical reduction of halogenated organic contaminants using carbon-based cathodes: A review	14
Diatoms in wastewater treatment: Potentials, applications, and values of biomass	13
Antimony pollution threatens soils and riverine habitats across China: An analysis of antimony concentrations, changes, and risks	13
Effect of biochar, graphene, carbon nanotubes, and nanoparticles on microbial denitrification: A review	13
Advances in anammox process for municipal wastewater treatment plants: A review focusing on applied study and full-scale implementation cases	13
The biosynthesis, storage and utilization of elemental sulfur: Enzymatic pathways, molecular mechanisms, and future perspectives	13
Insights into human exposure to microplastics through drinking water: Current state of the science	13
Beyond borders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human-specific faecal markers across geographical settings	13
Metabolic modeling of synthetic microbial communities for bioremediation	13
Properly interpret metabolic inhibition results to identify primary mercury methylating microbes	12
Understanding the dilemmas and breakdown of the reactive migration of in situ groundwater injection reagents from an environmental geology perspective	12
Microplastics in ports worldwide: Environmental concerns or overestimated pollution levels?	12
Addressing the intersection of COVID-19 and metal nanoparticle use: Risks and control strategies	12
From detecting response to diagnosing constraint: The energetic bottleneck in ecotoxicology	12
Decoding the marine biogeochemical cycling of mercury by stable mercury isotopes	12