OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is 29. 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
Systems thinking for the sustainability transformation of urban water systems	77
Anaerobic electrochemical membrane bioreactors: A panoramic tool for wastewater treatment and resource recovery	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
Recent advances in layered double hydroxides for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: A critical review	72
A review on the heterogeneous oxidation of SO₂ on solid atmospheric particles: Implications for sulfate formation in haze chemistry	72
Vadose zone infiltration wells for stormwater management and managed aquifer recharge: A global review and pre-/post-installation decision framework	70
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
Dissimilatory iron-reducing microorganisms: The phylogeny, physiology, applications and outlook	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
Emerging contaminants antibiotic resistance genes and microplastics in the environment: Introduction to 21 review articles published in CREST during 2018–2022	59
A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification	59

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
Correction	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
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
Pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for biohydrogen biorefinery: Recent progress, techno-economic feasibility and prospectives	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
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
A review on soil amendments for cadmium sequestration and methane emission reduction in paddy soils	42
Conceptualizing core aspects of circular economy in soil: A critical review and analysis	41
Long-term management of PFAS contaminated water using constructed floating wetlands: Opportunities, limitations, and implementation considerations	41
Incorporating viruses into soil ecology: A new dimension to understand biogeochemical cycling	40
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
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
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
Efficient chemoautotrophic carbon fixation in controlled systems: Influencing factors, regulatory strategies and application prospects	38
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
Methanogenesis suppression for VFAs recovery in anaerobic digestion: A review of mechanisms and trends	37
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies	36
Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable microorganisms: A highly promising strategy for enhanced bioremediation	36
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
Pathways and challenges in effectively controlling membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors	33
Reactive species in nonthermal plasma-based advanced oxidation and reduction processes for micropollutants degradation: Generation, contribution and utilization	32
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
A multi-dimensional framework for selecting antibiotic resistance gene indicators in wastewater surveillance of antimicrobial resistance	31
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
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
Advances in quantifying the drivers of the occurrence, transport, and fate of freshwater microplastics	29