OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Water and Health is 5. 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
Health risk analysis of nitrate in groundwater in Shanxi Province, China: A case study of the Datong Basin	50
Quantitative prediction of toxin-producingAphanizomenoncyanobacteria in freshwaters using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery	43
Exploring the experiences of the overburden of water collection responsibility of rural women in Ghana	39
More movement with manure: increased mobility of erythromycin through agricultural soil in the presence of manure	38
Bacterial community assessment of drinking water and downstream distribution systems in highland localities of Ecuador	38
Contamination level, source identification and health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in drinking water sources of mining and non-mining areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	37
Sharp decline of diarrhea hospitalizations despite historical drought in Brazil: The potential role of local water supply and public health measures	35
Groundwater pollution by nitrate and salinization in Morocco: a comprehensive review	35
Exposure assessment of nitrate and phenol derivatives in Tehran's water distribution system	32
Microbial water quality at contrasting recreational areas in a mixed-use watershed in eastern Canada	31
Survey of float tank operating practices	30
Low-cost treatment method for organic matter and nutrients in landfill leachate	29
Field study of an arsenic removal plant for drinking water using activated carbon and iron in a rural community in the province of Pisco, Peru	29
Climate-related risk assessment in water safety plans: the case study of Acque Bresciane (Italy)	29
Comparison of 17β-estradiol, bisphenol-A and caffeine concentration levels before and after the water treatment plant	22
COVID-19 cases, vaccination, and SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: insights from a Brazilian municipality	21
Assessing the prevalence of FRNA bacteriophages and their correlation with SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the wastewater of Mumbai city	21
Water, environment, and health nexus: understanding the risk factors for waterborne diseases in communities along the Tano River Basin, Ghana	21
Assessment of groundwater quality, irrigation suitability, and health risks from radon and heavy metals near Ilokun dumpsite, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria	21
Assessing biosocial vectors in water contamination, the incidence of water-borne illnesses, and insecurity in Kathmandu, Nepal	20
Laboratory evaluation of the efficacy of bucket chlorination guidelines at inactivating Vibrio cholerae for waters of varying quality	19
Wastewater microbiology: occurrence and prevalence of antibiotic-resistant extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the district wastewater system	19
Identification and characterization of vancomycin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusin hospital wastewaters: evidence of horizontal spread of antimicrobial resistance	19
Formation mechanism of injured bacteria after disinfection with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) as a disinfectant	19
Evaluation of phosphate insecticides and common herbicides: monitoring and risk assessment in water treatment plant, distribution networks, and underground water wells	18

Prevalence of enteric viruses in wastewater in Egypt after the COVID-19 pandemic	18
The effectiveness of chlorine dioxide gas in portable personal disinfectants to inhibit bacterial growth	18
Zambia's battle against cholera outbreaks and the path to public health resilience: a narrative review	17
Beachgoers' responses to beach health advisories	17
Waterborne exposure during non-consumptive domestic use of surface water: a population study across WASH service levels in rural India	17
Comparison of gene targets and sampling regimes for SARS-CoV-2 quantification for wastewater epidemiology in UK prisons	16
Water quality monitoring in southern Brazil and the assessment of risk factors related to contamination by coliforms and Escherichia coli	16
Evaluation of water safety plan implementation at provincial water utilities in Vietnam	15
One-year surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater from vulnerable urban communities in metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil	15
When the implementation of water safety plans fail: rethinking the approach to water safety planning following a serious waterborne outbreak and implications for subsequent water sector reforms	15
Dual system of water safety plan auditing in Hungary: benefits and lessons learnt	14
Natural hazard risk analysis in the framework of water safety plans	14
Inactivation of coxsackievirus B5 by free chlorine under conditions relevant to drinking water treatment	13
Naegleria australiensis isolated from a wastewater treatment station in Santiago Island, Cape Verde	13
Heavy metal profile with health risk peculiarities in Enugu State and their long-term challenges in drinking water	13
Detection of Legionella spp. in influent wastewater in Kobe City, Japan	13
Sources and microbiological quality of domestic water in three rural communities in the southern Caribbean	13
Epidemiological surveillance of astrovirus, norovirus, rotavirus, and enterovirus in sewage (2022–2023) in Giza, Egypt	13
Human source identification by using a human-associated Escherichia coli genetic marker in the Mae Klong River, Thailand	13
Ecotoxicological and human health risk assessment of triclosan antibacterial agent from municipal wastewater treatment plants	12
Enhancement of sunlight irradiation for wastewater disinfection by mixing with seawater	12
Occurrence of pathogenic Mycobacteria avium and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in outdoor decorative fountain water and the associated microbial community	12
Disinfection of therapeutic water – balancing risks against benefits: case study of Hungarian therapeutic baths on the effects of technological steps and disinfection on therapeutic waters	12
Environmental factors associated with Oncomelania hupensis lindoensis snails in a schistosomiasis-endemic area in Napu, Central Sulawesi	12
Healthcare waste management and antimicrobial resistance: a critical review	12
Cancer incidence associations with drinking water arsenic levels and disinfection methods in Maine, USA	12
Characterization of microbial communities in the sewage of a major urban drain	11
Comparison of the performance of SWAT and hybrid M5P tree models in rainfall–runoff simulation	11
Wastewater monitoring of COVID-19: a perspective from Scotland	11
Health risk assessment of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia during the rainy season	11
Genetic diversity and prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in aquatic environments receiving untreated hospital effluents	11
Fecal indicator bacteria diversity and decay in an estuarine mangrove ecosystem of the Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam	11
Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of free-living amoeba in the water resources of Arak, Iran	11
An investigation into the influence of climate extreme on groundwater regimes and human health in the Periyar Basin: A fast growing urban centre in India	11
Occurrence of coliforms and biofilm-forming bacteria in raw, treated, and distributed water from two waterwork systems in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria	10
The use of faecal indicator organisms to manage microbial health risks in recreational waterways not impacted by point sources of sewage: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence	10
Diversity and dynamics of bacterial communities in the drinking water distribution network of a mid-sized city in Brazil	10
Occurrence and potential environmental risk assessment of alkylphenols and bisphenols in surface water collected in rivers flowing through Bac Ninh, Vietnam	10
A critical review of risk matrices used in water safety planning: improving risk matrix construction	9
Tap water quality: in the eye of the beholder	9
Justice and sanitation well-being: an analysis of frameworks in the context of slippage, based on findings from Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India	9
Effectiveness of the upscaled use of a silver–ceramic (silver ionization) technology to disinfect drinking water in tanks at schools in rural India	9
Examination of the Cameroon DHS data to investigate how water access and sanitation services are related to diarrhea and nutrition among infants and toddlers in rural households	9
Assessment of groundwater hydrogeological processes, isotopic composition, and associated health risks of the Banaz (Usak) Basin, Turkey	9
Identification of Acanthamoeba spp. from water and soil of public parks in the north of Iran	9
Understanding the gap between knowledge and practice of handwashing in rural India: evidence from a cross-sectional study	8
Analysing the interlinkage between diarrhoea and drinking water faecal contamination in India	8
Assessing well characteristics as risk factors for bacterial contamination of private wells in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, Ontario	8
Engaging the health sector in climate-resilient WASH development	8
Effects of inorganic arsenic species on the antioxidant enzyme system of the Amazon Sword Plant (Echinodorus amazonicus Rataj)	8

Legionella in drinking water: the detection method matters	8
Corrigendum: J Water Health 1 March 2023; 21 (3): 3–6: Editorial: Wastewater-based epidemiology at the frontier of global public health, Matthew J. Wade, Joshua T. Bunce, Susan Petterson, Chris	8
Lead-contaminated groundwater exposes residents to health risks in Makululu, Zambia	8
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance at two university campuses: lessons learned and insights on intervention strategies for public health guidance	8
High occurrence of viable forms of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in domestic sewage from an agricultural region of Brazil	8
ECHIDNA (Emerging CHemIcals Database for National Awareness): a framework to prioritise contaminants of emerging concern in water	8
Editorial: Wastewater-based epidemiology at the frontier of global public health	8
Coliphages as indicators of primary wastewater treatment efficiency by constructed wetlands	8
Detection and abundance of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in Liechtenstein, and the estimation of prevalence and impact of the B.1.1.7 variant	8
Cooling towerLegionella pneumophilasurveillance results: Vancouver, Canada, 2021	7
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in wastewater in Tunisia	7
Climate change and waterborne diseases in temperate regions: a systematic review	7
Addition of Camellia sinensis extract to water to disinfect respiratory viruses accumulated over different surfaces	7
Waterborne Cryptosporidium species and Giardia duodenalis in resources of MENA: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Assessment of the potability and carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks of drinking water in rural areas of the Amhara region, Ethiopia	7
Examining the efficacy of the legal framework governing the management of greywater in South Africa's informal settlements	7
Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of FLA from different water sources in Egypt	7
Periplaneta americana(Blattodea: Blattidae) fungal pathogens in hospital sewer systems: molecular and phylogenetic approaches	7
Misjudging drinking water quality risk: Adopting a barrier approach for meaningful risk assessment to address latent risks	7
Radon concentration measurement and effective dose assessment in drinking groundwater for the adult population in the surrounding area of a thermal power plant	7
Differences and variations of drinking water quality between the northern and southern regions of a tropical island and the indicators influenced by meteorological factors	7
Carbapenemase-producing Aeromonas species isolated from the urban-impacted Akaki river in Ethiopia	7
Wastewater-based SARS-CoV-2 airport surveillance: key trends at the Cape Town International Airport	7
Culturable mycobiota of drinking water in Göteborg (Sweden) in comparison to Ljubljana (Slovenia) with implications on human health	7
Detection and quantification of adenovirus, polyomavirus, and papillomavirus in urban sewage	7
Risk factors for dental caries: A case study in peatlands and non-peatlands of West Kalimantan, Indonesia	6
Development of a tool to support operationalising water safety plans: experiences from a national water utility in Ghana	6
First report of free-living amoebae in watercourses in southern Brazil: molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic analysis of Vermamoeba vermiformis, Naegleria gruberi, and Acanthamoeba	6
Systematic review of the relative concentrations of noroviruses and fecal indicator bacteria in wastewater: considerations for use in quantitative microbial risk assessment	6
Assessment of groundwater arsenic contamination using machine learning in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India	6
Performance evaluation of ceramic pot filters combined with adsorption processes for the removal of heavy metals and phenolic compounds	6
Characterization of biofilm formation and multi-drug resistance amongPseudomonas aeruginosaisolated from hospital wastewater in Dhaka, Bangladesh	6
Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producingEnterobacteriaceaein wastewater: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
The forgotten threat of cholera in Syria	6
Health and economic consequences due to inadequate water quality: a case study from Eastern India	6
Identification of some microbial flora contained in slaughterhouse effluent and likely to be effective in its treatment by biological process	6
Laying the groundwork for a Legionella pneumophila risk management program for public drinking water systems	6
Influence of sewage effluent discharge on putative pathogen community in drinking water sources: insights from full-length 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing	6
Antibiotic susceptibility situation of environmental Legionella pneumophila isolates in Southern Germany	6
Preparation of hydrogels based on poplar cellulose and their removal efficiency of Cd(II) from aqueous solutions	6
Antimicrobial resistome and mobilome in the urban river affected by combined sewer overflows and wastewater treatment effluent	6
Assessment of groundwater quality and human health risk from nitrate contamination using a multivariate statistical analysis	6
Spatial distribution and seasonal profile of parasitic contamination in sewage water samples from the city of Santana do Ipanema, Northeast region of Brazil	6
Molecular detection of waterborne pathogens in infants' drinking water and their relationship with water quality determinants in eastern Ethiopia: loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)-based s	6
Potassium ferrate's disinfecting ability: a study on human adenovirus, Giardia duodenalis, and microbial indicators under varying pH and water temperature conditions	6
Seasonal distributions of Ti-containing NPs in the main tributaries of the Tamsuei River Basin in northern Taiwan	6
First report of Acanthamoeba spp. isolation in a recreational hot spring in the Philippines	6
Propranolol degradation through processes based on the generation of hydroxyl free radical	6
A glass matrices-assisted quantum dots-based biosensor for selective capturing and detection ofEscherichia coli	5
COVID-19 case prediction via wastewater surveillance in a low-prevalence urban community: a modeling approach	5
The impact of chlorine, ultraviolet-C, and microwave treatment on the survivability of Blastocystis sp. cysts	5
Verifying the feasibility of wastewater-based epidemiological monitoring for the small catchment and sewage networks with significant pretreatment	5
Performance evaluation of biocoagulant for the effective removal of turbidity and microbial pathogens from drinking water	5
A study on Escherichia coli contamination in drinking water sources to combat waterborne diseases effectively in Bist Doab, Punjab, India	5
Community intervention trial for estimating risk of acute gastrointestinal illness from groundwater-supplied non-disinfected drinking water	5
Determination of salt concentration in water using decision trees and electromagnetic waves	5
Cryptosporidium from sheep herds around water tributaries of the Malakand region of Pakistan	5
Obituary: Professor Duncan Mara (1945–2022)	5
Schistosoma mansoni infection in residents of a riverside community in Eastern Amazon	5
Spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the access to safe drinking water in Peruvian households	5
Dengue hemorrhagic fever: a growing global menace	5
Drinking water intake of adults in typical cities in the major river basins of China	5
How effective are water treatment processes in removing toxic effects of micropollutants? A literature review of effect-based monitoring data	5
Corrigendum: J Water Health 1 September 2022; 20 (9): 1393–1404. Legionella colonisation in hot water systems in care homes from two Danish municipalities, Niss Skov Nielsen, Søren Anker	5
Comparative evaluation of various heating instruments for detecting Bacteroides HF183, SARS-CoV-2, and Aichi virus A in untreated wastewater using colorimetric LAMP	5
Risk factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection among patients attending private clinics in Borama district, Somaliland	5
Current understanding on antibacterial mechanisms and research progress of tea polyphenols as a supplementary disinfectant for drinking water	5
Tritium contents in drinking and surface seawaters before the nuclear power plant planned in Sinop (Türkiye) and their radiological risks on human population	5
Potable water as a source of intermediate and borderline-resistant Aspergillus and Candida strains	5
Do health concerns stemming from personality trait influence the choice of drinking water at home? An analysis of the survey results conducted in the Tokyo area under the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Harmful algal bloom-related 311 calls, Cape Coral, Florida 2018–2019	5
SARS-CoV-2 variant detection from wastewater: rapid spread of B.1.1.7 lineage in Hungary	5
Quantitative microbial risk assessment of pathogen exposure from rainwater used in high-pressure vehicle washing	5
Impact of abattoirs and local textile (Adire and Kampala) effluents on Yemoja River in Abeokuta, Nigeria	5