OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 9. 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
Advancements and challenges in protein purification techniques for denitrifying enzymes: A path to effective nitrogen removal and reduced N ₂ O emissions	162
Antiepileptic drugs in aquatic environments: Occurrence, toxicity, transformation mechanisms and fate	159
The importance and availability of marine certified reference materials	113
Carbon dots derived from non-biomass waste for a sensing application	112
Flow line of density functional theory in heterogeneous persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes for pollutant degradation: A review	108
A review on biological occurrence, bioaccumulation, transmission and metabolism of chlorinated paraffins	103
Protecting human health and the environment against siloxanes: The role and effectiveness of wastewater treatment technologies	101
Systems thinking for the sustainability transformation of urban water systems	100
Unique nitrification process of heterotrophic nitrification bacteria and its adaptability in extreme environments	99
Recent advances in layered double hydroxides for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: A critical review	88
Phosphorus in water: A review on the speciation analysis and species specific removal strategies	84
Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactors: A panoramic tool for wastewater treatment and resource recovery	82
Dissimilatory iron-reducing microorganisms: The phylogeny, physiology, applications and outlook	77
Comparison of fish and mammalian adipogenesis in vitro : Implications for regulating endocrine disruptors	77
Radiological dose from seafood ingestion; a global summary from 40 years of study	71
Photocatalytic strategy to mitigate microplastic pollution in aquatic environments: Promising catalysts, efficiencies, mechanisms, and ecological risks	64
Emerging contaminants antibiotic resistance genes and microplastics in the environment: Introduction to 21 review articles published in CREST during 2018–2022	63
A critical review on the bioaccumulation, transportation, and elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human beings	62
Organic contaminants of emerging concern in global estuaries: Environmental occurrence, fate, and bioavailability	61
A review on the heterogeneous oxidation of SO₂ on solid atmospheric particles: Implications for sulfate formation in haze chemistry	61
Probing the nature of soil organic matter	60
A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification	60
Pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for biohydrogen biorefinery: Recent progress, techno-economic feasibility and prospectives	59
Underrecognized three-carbon chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons: Occurrence, regulation, and treatment strategies	58
Correction	54

Progress and future prospects in co-planting with hyperaccumulators: Application to the sustainable use of agricultural soil contaminated by arsenic, cadmium, and nickel	53
Modification strategies of BiOI-based visible-light photocatalysts and their efficacy on decomposition of tetracycline antibiotics in water	50
A review of algal toxin exposures on reserved federal lands and among trust species in the United States	50
Comprehensive performance evaluation of plasma vitrification for detoxification and valorization of residual wastes	49
Enhancing integrated denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation and Anammox processes for nitrogen and methane removal: A review	48
New measures in 2022 to enhance the quality and reputation of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology journal	47
Conceptualizing core aspects of circular economy in soil: A critical review and analysis	46
Special issue on biochar technologies, production, and environmental applications in Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology during 2017–2021	44
Influences of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on crop growth and potentially toxic element accumulation in contaminated soils: A meta-analysis	43
Standardization in global environmental antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) surveillance	43
Practical application of machine learning for organic matter and harmful algal blooms in freshwater systems: A review	41
Microalgae-based carbon capture and utilization: A critical review on current system developments and biomass utilization	40
Natural radioactivity in European drinking water: A review	40
Medical and healthcare waste generation, storage, treatment and disposal: a systematic scoping review of risks to occupational and public health	40
Long-term management of PFAS contaminated water using constructed floating wetlands: Opportunities, limitations, and implementation considerations	38
Far UV-C radiation: An emerging tool for pandemic control	37
Niche specialization of comammox Nitrospira in terrestrial ecosystems: Oligotrophic or copiotrophic?	37
Enhancement of membrane system performance using artificial intelligence technologies for sustainable water and wastewater treatment: A critical review	37
Harnessing the power of tidal flat diatoms to combat climate change	37
Soil microplastic analysis: a harmonized methodology	36
Ensuring planetary survival: the centrality of organic carbon in balancing the multifunctional nature of soils	35
Pathways and challenges in effectively controlling membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors	34
Effects of biochar on the accumulation of necromass-derived carbon, the physical protection and microbial mineralization of soil organic carbon	34
Incorporating viruses into soil ecology: A new dimension to understand biogeochemical cycling	34
Insights into organophosphate esters (OPEs) in aquatic ecosystems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological risk	31
Efficient chemoautotrophic carbon fixation in controlled systems: Influencing factors, regulatory strategies and application prospects	31
Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable microorganisms: A highly promising strategy for enhanced bioremediation	30
Transformation of PPCPs in the environment: Review of knowledge and classification of pathways according to parent molecule structures	30
Laccase-evoked removal of antibiotics: Reaction kinetics, conversion mechanisms, and ecotoxicity assessment	30
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies	30
Integration of adsorption and advanced oxidation catalysis: Materials, synergistic mechanisms, and applications	29
Effect of remediation technologies on soil fertility in heavy metal(loid)-contaminated soils: A critical review	29
How anaerobic methanotrophic archaea utilize various electron acceptors: Mechanisms and application prospects	29
Framework for establishing regulatory guidelines to control antibiotic resistance in treated effluents	29
A state-of-the-art review on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge based on microbial abundance: Correlations among microbiota, performance and process parameters	28
Agricultural managed aquifer recharge (Ag-MAR)—a method for sustainable groundwater management: A review	28
Reactive oxidative species generation in pyrite abiotic-oxidation process: Origins, influencing factors, applications for environmental remediation	28
Phytotoxicological effects of phytosynthesized nanoparticles: A systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Advances in quantifying the drivers of the occurrence, transport, and fate of freshwater microplastics	27
Antibiotic and microplastic co-exposure: Effects on Daphnia magna and implications for ecological risk assessment	27
Particulate matter (PM) oxidative potential: Measurement methods and links to PM physicochemical characteristics and health effects	27
Rethinking strategies to attenuate organic pollutants: Mechanisms and challenges of catalytic pollutants polymerization	27
Occurrence and potential harms of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in environment and their removal by periphyton	26
Advanced porous nanomaterials as superior adsorbents for environmental pollutants removal from aqueous solutions	26
Material flow analysis of chemical additives in plastics: A critical review	26
Characterization and source-apportionment of synergistic ecotoxicities of multiple pollutants based on a biosensor-biospectroscopy coupling (BBC) test battery approach	26
Manganese in drinking water distribution systems: A comprehensive review on the occurrence, migration transformation mechanisms, and control strategies	24
Critical review in transmembrane electro-chemisorption technology for ammonia recovery from wastewater	24
Quantum and classical computational synergy for emerging contaminants management: Advanced insights into cytochrome P450 metabolic mechanisms	23
Toward safe rice production in As-Cd co-contaminated paddy soils: Biogeochemical mechanisms and remediation strategies	23

A review of quorum sensing regulating heavy metal resistance in anammox process: Relations, mechanisms and prospects	23
Microplastics and human health: Integrating pharmacokinetics	23
A critical review of environmental exposure, metabolic transformation, and the human health risks of synthetic musks	22
Syntrophy of bacteria and archaea in the anaerobic catabolism of hydrocarbon contaminants	22
A review on the impacts of fluorinated organic additives in lithium battery industry—an emerging source of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances	22
Approaching a closer surrogate for the biologically effective dose with subcellular partitioning-based toxicokinetic models	22
Removal and recovery of phosphonates from wastewater via adsorption	22
Contributions to Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology journal as an Editor-in-Chief	22
Aqueous N-nitrosamines: Precursors, occurrence, oxidation processes, and role of inorganic ions	22
Comment on “A review of public and environmental consequences of organic germanium” by Zheng and co-workers	22
Sources of micro(nano)plastics and interaction with co-existing pollutants in wastewater treatment plants	22
Machine learning-based design and monitoring of algae blooms: Recent trends and future perspectives – A short review	21
Microalgae biofilm carbon and nitrogen sequestration as a tool for economic and environmental sustainability	21
Pathogen contamination of groundwater systems and health risks	21
Recent advances of algae-bacteria consortia in aquatic remediation	21
Disinfection by-products as environmental contaminants of emerging concern: a review on their occurrence, fate and removal in the urban water cycle	21
New trend on chemical structure representation learning in toxicology: In reviews of machine learning model methodology	20
Antibiotic resistance in wastewater, does the context matter? Poland and Portugal as a case study	20
Elevated O₃ threatens biological communications mediated by plant volatiles: A review focusing on the urban environment	20
Triclosan in sludge: Exploring its journey from the sewage treatment plants to land application and potential impacts on the environment	20
Interaction between metal(loid)s and soil mineral-organic matter associations	19
Policies on combined sewer overflows pollution control: A global perspective to inspire China and less developed countries	19
Microplastics and nanoplastics in the soil-plant nexus: Sources, uptake, and toxicity	19
Integrating sensor data and machine learning to advance the science and management of river carbon emissions	18
Unraveling eutrophication controversies: Innovative strategies and holistic perspectives	18
Critical review of catalysis-assisted nanofiltration for micropollutants removal: Catalytic coupled nanofiltration system vs catalytic nanofiltration membrane	18
Airborne transmission as an integral environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance through the “One Health” lens	18
Microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter and its biogeochemical behaviors in aquatic environments: A review	18
Agrochemical-mediated cardiotoxicity in zebrafish embryos/larvae: What we do and where we go	18
A critical review of uranium in the soil-plant system: Distribution, bioavailability, toxicity, and bioremediation strategies	17
A framework for standardized qPCR-targets and protocols for quantifying antibiotic resistance in surface water, recycled water and wastewater	17
The distribution, behavior, and release of macro- and micro-size plastic wastes in solid waste disposal sites	17
Secondary organophosphate esters: A review of environmental source, occurrence, and human exposure	16
A global perspective on the nature and fate of heavy metals polluting water ecosystems, and their impact and remediation	16
Toward a sustainable and cost-efficient biological-based platform for siloxanes removal	16
Production of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) from bromophenols in natural and engineered processes	16
A review on the production of nutrient-enriched biochar: Insights from the evolution of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium	15
A review of the application of iron oxides for phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater	15
Tree rings recording historical atmospheric mercury: A review of progresses and challenges	15
Bisphenol A removal with nitrification and denitrification: Occurrence, mechanism, and microbial mutualism	15
The impact of functional additives on biodegradable plastic biodegradation in natural terrestrial and composting environments	15
Antimony pollution threatens soils and riverine habitats across China: An analysis of antimony concentrations, changes, and risks	14
The biosynthesis, storage and utilization of elemental sulfur: Enzymatic pathways, molecular mechanisms, and future perspectives	14
Electrochemical reduction of halogenated organic contaminants using carbon-based cathodes: A review	14
Interactions between organic matter and Fe (hydr)oxides and their influences on immobilization and remobilization of metal(loid)s: A review	14
Microplastics in ports worldwide: Environmental concerns or overestimated pollution levels?	13
Diatoms in wastewater treatment: Potentials, applications, and values of biomass	13
Beyond borders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human-specific faecal markers across geographical settings	12
Effect of biochar, graphene, carbon nanotubes, and nanoparticles on microbial denitrification: A review	12
Metabolic modeling of synthetic microbial communities for bioremediation	12
Insights into human exposure to microplastics through drinking water: Current state of the science	12
Understanding the dilemmas and breakdown of the reactive migration of in situ groundwater injection reagents from an environmental geology perspective	11
Decoding the marine biogeochemical cycling of mercury by stable mercury isotopes	11
Advances in anammox process for municipal wastewater treatment plants: A review focusing on applied study and full-scale implementation cases	11
Peracetic acid-driven advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment: Demystifying organic radicals and non-radical species	11
Effects and mechanism of microplastics on abundance and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment - A critical review	11
Addressing the intersection of COVID-19 and metal nanoparticle use: Risks and control strategies	11
Abiotic transformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via interaction with soil components: A systematic review	11
Properly interpret metabolic inhibition results to identify primary mercury methylating microbes	10
Nanoconfinement in advanced oxidation processes	10
Recent advances in electro-Fenton process and its emerging applications	10
Uses and occurrences of five major alternative plasticizers, and their exposure and related endocrine outcomes in humans: A systematic review	10
Insights into the microbiomes for medium-chain carboxylic acids production from biowastes through chain elongation	10
Colloidal lead in drinking water: Formation, occurrence, and characterization	9
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Enhancing the quality and reputation of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology journal: 2023 updates	9
Interactions between cadmium and nutrients and their implications for safe crop production in Cd-contaminated soils	9
Sources, intensities, and implications of subsurface warming in times of climate change	9
Recent advances and optimization strategies for the microbial degradation of PCBs: From monocultures to microbial consortia	9
Fundamental understanding of microbiologically influenced corrosion inhibition via biomineralization: A critical review	9
Electrochemical phosphorus release and recovery from wastewater sludge: A review	9
What innovative nitrite furnishing processes can be coupled with anammox for excellent nitrogen removal?	9