OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 31. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
A critical review on the oxidation-property-performance of polyamide membranes for water treatment	296
Advancements and challenges in protein purification techniques for denitrifying enzymes: A path to effective nitrogen removal and reduced N ₂ O emissions	257
Sustainable bioprocessing strategies for scalable d -tagatose production: From enzyme engineering to industrial implementation	176
Antiepileptic drugs in aquatic environments: Occurrence, toxicity, transformation mechanisms and fate	156
Carbon dots derived from non-biomass waste for a sensing application	154
Manganese oxides for electrochemical adsorption of metal ions in aqueous environments: A comprehensive review from fundamentals to applications	151
Flow line of density functional theory in heterogeneous persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes for pollutant degradation: A review	148
Salinity as a modulator of antibiotic resistance in the environment: Patterns and mechanisms	140
A review on biological occurrence, bioaccumulation, transmission and metabolism of chlorinated paraffins	134
Recent advances in layered double hydroxides for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: A critical review	128
Unique nitrification process of heterotrophic nitrification bacteria and its adaptability in extreme environments	101
Reactions of Mn(II) with common oxidants: Kinetics, pathways, and key role of Mn(III)/Mn(IV) products in enhanced contaminants degradation	97
Transmission of soil antibiotic resistance gene pools to vegetable endophytes: Pathways, influencing factors, and control methods	96
Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactors: A panoramic tool for wastewater treatment and resource recovery	91
Protecting human health and the environment against siloxanes: The role and effectiveness of wastewater treatment technologies	83
Phosphorus in water: A review on the speciation analysis and species specific removal strategies	82
Systems thinking for the sustainability transformation of urban water systems	78
Comparison of fish and mammalian adipogenesis in vitro : Implications for regulating endocrine disruptors	71
Photocatalytic strategy to mitigate microplastic pollution in aquatic environments: Promising catalysts, efficiencies, mechanisms, and ecological risks	67
Emerging contaminants antibiotic resistance genes and microplastics in the environment: Introduction to 21 review articles published in CREST during 2018–2022	66
Toward sustainable healthcare: Circular economy models in hospital operations and waste management	64
Radiological dose from seafood ingestion; a global summary from 40 years of study	64
A review on the heterogeneous oxidation of SO₂ on solid atmospheric particles: Implications for sulfate formation in haze chemistry	64
Organic contaminants of emerging concern in global estuaries: Environmental occurrence, fate, and bioavailability	62
A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification	62

Dissimilatory iron-reducing microorganisms: The phylogeny, physiology, applications and outlook	62
A critical review on the bioaccumulation, transportation, and elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human beings	61
Correction	61
Underrecognized three-carbon chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons: Occurrence, regulation, and treatment strategies	57
Invisible microbial language in cyanobacterial blooms should not be overlooked: The potential impact of quorum sensing for cyanobacteria community	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
Environmental behavior, human exposure, and elimination technology of fluorinated liquid crystal monomers: A review	52
Modification strategies of BiOI-based visible-light photocatalysts and their efficacy on decomposition of tetracycline antibiotics in water	51
Advances in extraneous water detection of urban sewer networks: From conventional methods to data-driven approaches	49
Pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for biohydrogen biorefinery: Recent progress, techno-economic feasibility and prospectives	49
Comprehensive performance evaluation of plasma vitrification for detoxification and valorization of residual wastes	49
A review on soil amendments for cadmium sequestration and methane emission reduction in paddy soils	47
Influences of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on crop growth and potentially toxic element accumulation in contaminated soils: A meta-analysis	46
Conceptualizing core aspects of circular economy in soil: A critical review and analysis	46
Deciphering high-nitrogen inhibition in anammox systems: From microbial insights to engineering applications	46
Practical application of machine learning for organic matter and harmful algal blooms in freshwater systems: A review	46
Standardization in global environmental antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) surveillance	45
Soil microplastic analysis: a harmonized methodology	44
Pharmaceuticals and their transformation products in agroecosystems: Threats to plant–soil sustainability	43
Far UV-C radiation: An emerging tool for pandemic control	41
Harnessing the power of tidal flat diatoms to combat climate change	41
Effects of biochar on the accumulation of necromass-derived carbon, the physical protection and microbial mineralization of soil organic carbon	41
Harnessing synthetic microbial communities for sustainable agriculture: Enhancing soil health and crop yields	41
Incorporating viruses into soil ecology: A new dimension to understand biogeochemical cycling	40
Long-term management of PFAS contaminated water using constructed floating wetlands: Opportunities, limitations, and implementation considerations	38
Methanogenesis suppression for VFAs recovery in anaerobic digestion: A review of mechanisms and trends	38
Medical and healthcare waste generation, storage, treatment and disposal: a systematic scoping review of risks to occupational and public health	38
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies	38
Reactive species in nonthermal plasma-based advanced oxidation and reduction processes for micropollutants degradation: Generation, contribution and utilization	38
Laccase-evoked removal of antibiotics: Reaction kinetics, conversion mechanisms, and ecotoxicity assessment	38
Efficient chemoautotrophic carbon fixation in controlled systems: Influencing factors, regulatory strategies and application prospects	37
Insights into organophosphate esters (OPEs) in aquatic ecosystems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological risk	36
Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable microorganisms: A highly promising strategy for enhanced bioremediation	36
Pathways and challenges in effectively controlling membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors	36
Reactive oxidative species generation in pyrite abiotic-oxidation process: Origins, influencing factors, applications for environmental remediation	35
A state-of-the-art review on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge based on microbial abundance: Correlations among microbiota, performance and process parameters	34
How anaerobic methanotrophic archaea utilize various electron acceptors: Mechanisms and application prospects	33
Framework for establishing regulatory guidelines to control antibiotic resistance in treated effluents	32
Effect of remediation technologies on soil fertility in heavy metal(loid)-contaminated soils: A critical review	31
Biodegradable polyesters in soil—Real environmental hazard or just a storm in a teacup?	31
A multi-dimensional framework for selecting antibiotic resistance gene indicators in wastewater surveillance of antimicrobial resistance	31
Antibiotic and microplastic co-exposure: Effects on Daphnia magna and implications for ecological risk assessment	31
Integration of adsorption and advanced oxidation catalysis: Materials, synergistic mechanisms, and applications	31