OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Water and Health is 7. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Bacterial community assessment of drinking water and downstream distribution systems in highland localities of Ecuador	93
An environmental sampling and community-driven methodology to understand and address risks from sanitary sewer overflows and basement backups	67
Sharp decline of diarrhea hospitalizations despite historical drought in Brazil: The potential role of local water supply and public health measures	63
Evaluation of substances of abuse consumption and enterovirus prevalence in Barcelona's (Spain) urban wastewater and their correlation with socioeconomic variables	52
Quantitative prediction of toxin-producingAphanizomenoncyanobacteria in freshwaters using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery	52
More movement with manure: increased mobility of erythromycin through agricultural soil in the presence of manure	47
Health risk analysis of nitrate in groundwater in Shanxi Province, China: A case study of the Datong Basin	45
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	44
Warming drinking water distribution systems in the context of climate change: a scoping review on health-related microbial and chemical water quality effects	44
Exploring the experiences of the overburden of water collection responsibility of rural women in Ghana	30
Exposure assessment of nitrate and phenol derivatives in Tehran's water distribution system	30
Groundwater pollution by nitrate and salinization in Morocco: a comprehensive review	27
Wastewater microbiology: occurrence and prevalence of antibiotic-resistant extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the district wastewater system	25
Assessing biosocial vectors in water contamination, the incidence of water-borne illnesses, and insecurity in Kathmandu, Nepal	24
The effectiveness of chlorine dioxide gas in portable personal disinfectants to inhibit bacterial growth	23
Low-cost treatment method for organic matter and nutrients in landfill leachate	23
Prevalence of enteric viruses in wastewater in Egypt after the COVID-19 pandemic	22
Formation mechanism of injured bacteria after disinfection with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) as a disinfectant	22
Characterization and evaluation of recycled glass sand as water filtration media	20
Comparison of 17β-estradiol, bisphenol-A and caffeine concentration levels before and after the water treatment plant	20
Climate-related risk assessment in water safety plans: the case study of Acque Bresciane (Italy)	20
Evaluation of phosphate insecticides and common herbicides: monitoring and risk assessment in water treatment plant, distribution networks, and underground water wells	20
Assessment of groundwater quality, irrigation suitability, and health risks from radon and heavy metals near Ilokun dumpsite, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria	19
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	19
Corrigendum: J Water Health 1 February 2026; 24 (2): 278–300. Climate change and water-related diseases: a bibliometric, knowledge map, topic modeling, and content analysis, Serdar Karakullukcu, Irem	19

Comparing in-home and bottled drinking water quality: regulated and emerging contaminants in rural Central Appalachia	19
Recurrent outbreaks of cholera in Nigeria: a narrative review on the role of conflict and climate change	19
Beachgoers' responses to beach health advisories	19
Laboratory evaluation of the efficacy of bucket chlorination guidelines at inactivating Vibrio cholerae for waters of varying quality	17
COVID-19 cases, vaccination, and SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: insights from a Brazilian municipality	17
Survey of float tank operating practices	17
Water, environment, and health nexus: understanding the risk factors for waterborne diseases in communities along the Tano River Basin, Ghana	17
Health risk assessment of perfluorinated compounds in the drinking water of a watershed located in northwest China in 2024: a cross-sectional study	17
Assessing the prevalence of FRNA bacteriophages and their correlation with SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the wastewater of Mumbai city	16
Heavy metal profile with health risk peculiarities in Enugu State and their long-term challenges in drinking water	16
Comparison of gene targets and sampling regimes for SARS-CoV-2 quantification for wastewater epidemiology in UK prisons	16
Waterborne exposure during non-consumptive domestic use of surface water: a population study across WASH service levels in rural India	15
Dual system of water safety plan auditing in Hungary: benefits and lessons learnt	15
Naegleria australiensis isolated from a wastewater treatment station in Santiago Island, Cape Verde	15
Zambia's battle against cholera outbreaks and the path to public health resilience: a narrative review	15
Natural hazard risk analysis in the framework of water safety plans	15
Evaluation of water safety plan implementation at provincial water utilities in Vietnam	14
Unequal water quality under decentralization: A case study of rural barangays in Antique, Philippines	14
A dual-branch deep learning framework for tiered early warning of COVID-19 utilizing wastewater data	14
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	14
Socioecological drivers and dimensions of household water insecurity among people with HIV in the Lake Victoria region, Kenya	14
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
Water quality monitoring in southern Brazil and the assessment of risk factors related to contamination by coliforms and Escherichia coli	13
Health risk assessment of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia during the rainy season	12
Occurrence and potential environmental risk assessment of alkylphenols and bisphenols in surface water collected in rivers flowing through Bac Ninh, Vietnam	12
Occurrence of pathogenic Mycobacteria avium and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in outdoor decorative fountain water and the associated microbial community	12
Environmental factors associated with Oncomelania hupensis lindoensis snails in a schistosomiasis-endemic area in Napu, Central Sulawesi	12
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	12
Inactivation of coxsackievirus B5 by free chlorine under conditions relevant to drinking water treatment	12
Silver tungstate/magnesium oxide nanocomposite as a high-performance adsorbent for bromide removal from aqueous systems	12
Detection of Legionella spp. in influent wastewater in Kobe City, Japan	12
The impact of radionuclides on water consumption in some water samples in the Ashanti Region, Ghana	12
Occurrence of coliforms and biofilm-forming bacteria in raw, treated, and distributed water from two waterwork systems in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria	11
Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of free-living amoeba in the water resources of Arak, Iran	11
Occurrence of Shiga-toxigenic and enteropathogenic E. coli contaminations and assessment of water quality in the southern coastal belt in Sri Lanka	11
Cancer incidence associations with drinking water arsenic levels and disinfection methods in Maine, USA	11
Fecal indicator bacteria diversity and decay in an estuarine mangrove ecosystem of the Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam	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
Genetic diversity and prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in aquatic environments receiving untreated hospital effluents	11
Wastewater monitoring of COVID-19: a perspective from Scotland	11
Healthcare waste management and antimicrobial resistance: a critical review	10
Characterization of microbial communities in the sewage of a major urban drain	10
Effects of inorganic arsenic species on the antioxidant enzyme system of the Amazon Sword Plant (Echinodorus amazonicus Rataj)	10
Legionella in drinking water: the detection method matters	10
Ecotoxicological and human health risk assessment of triclosan antibacterial agent from municipal wastewater treatment plants	10
Diversity and dynamics of bacterial communities in the drinking water distribution network of a mid-sized city in Brazil	10
Tap water quality: in the eye of the beholder	10
Comparing cultural perceptions of drinking water safety with water quality in urban and rural Guatemalan communities	10
A critical review of risk matrices used in water safety planning: improving risk matrix construction	10

Comparison of the performance of SWAT and hybrid M5P tree models in rainfall–runoff simulation	10
Epidemiologic study of waterborne and foodborne diseases in Brazil: mapping trends and challenges through a 22-year (2000–2021) historical series	10
A systematic review of the impacts of Swachh Bharat mission on health and communicable disease control in Bharat (India)	10
Understanding the gap between knowledge and practice of handwashing in rural India: evidence from a cross-sectional study	9
Identification of Acanthamoeba spp. from water and soil of public parks in the north of Iran	9
Cracking the code – an integrated wastewater-based approach for a more comprehensive assessment of current trends in cocaine and crack use in Switzerland	9
ECHIDNA (Emerging CHemIcals Database for National Awareness): a framework to prioritise contaminants of emerging concern in water	9
Assessment of groundwater hydrogeological processes, isotopic composition, and associated health risks of the Banaz (Usak) Basin, Turkey	9
Analysing the interlinkage between diarrhoea and drinking water faecal contamination in India	9
Molecular detection and characterization of rotavirus A in wastewater from Morogoro, Tanzania	9
Lead-contaminated groundwater exposes residents to health risks in Makululu, Zambia	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
Editorial: Wastewater-based epidemiology at the frontier of global public health	9
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,	9
High occurrence of viable forms of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in domestic sewage from an agricultural region of Brazil	9
Assessing well characteristics as risk factors for bacterial contamination of private wells in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, Ontario	9
Climate change and waterborne diseases in temperate regions: a systematic review	8
Waterborne Cryptosporidium species and Giardia duodenalis in resources of MENA: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Addition of Camellia sinensis extract to water to disinfect respiratory viruses accumulated over different surfaces	8
Examining the efficacy of the legal framework governing the management of greywater in South Africa's informal settlements	8
Comparison of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli and other coliforms from the upstream to estuary sections in three rivers with different basin characterist	8
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance at two university campuses: lessons learned and insights on intervention strategies for public health guidance	8
Wastewater-based SARS-CoV-2 airport surveillance: key trends at the Cape Town International Airport	8
Spatial distribution and seasonal profile of parasitic contamination in sewage water samples from the city of Santana do Ipanema, Northeast region of Brazil	8
The forgotten threat of cholera in Syria	8
Cooling towerLegionella pneumophilasurveillance results: Vancouver, Canada, 2021	8
Misjudging drinking water quality risk: Adopting a barrier approach for meaningful risk assessment to address latent risks	8
Differences and variations of drinking water quality between the northern and southern regions of a tropical island and the indicators influenced by meteorological factors	8
Carbapenemase-producing Aeromonas species isolated from the urban-impacted Akaki river in Ethiopia	8
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in wastewater in Tunisia	8
Assessment of groundwater quality and human health risk from nitrate contamination using a multivariate statistical analysis	8
Development of a tool to support operationalising water safety plans: experiences from a national water utility in Ghana	8
Biofilm properties and multidrug resistance profile of Klebsiella pneumoniae , Escherichia coli , and	8
Detection and quantification of adenovirus, polyomavirus, and papillomavirus in urban sewage	8
Assessment of the potability and carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks of drinking water in rural areas of the Amhara region, Ethiopia	8
Coliphages as indicators of primary wastewater treatment efficiency by constructed wetlands	8
Culturable mycobiota of drinking water in Göteborg (Sweden) in comparison to Ljubljana (Slovenia) with implications on human health	8
Engaging the health sector in climate-resilient WASH development	8
Periplaneta americana(Blattodea: Blattidae) fungal pathogens in hospital sewer systems: molecular and phylogenetic approaches	8
Seasonal distributions of Ti-containing NPs in the main tributaries of the Tamsuei River Basin in northern Taiwan	8
Health and economic consequences due to inadequate water quality: a case study from Eastern India	7
Antibiotic susceptibility situation of environmental Legionella pneumophila isolates in Southern Germany	7
Drinking water intake of adults in typical cities in the major river basins of China	7
Erratum: J Water Health 1 February 2026; 24 (2): 189–203. Silver tungstate/magnesium oxide nanocomposite as a high-performance adsorbent for bromide remo	7
A study on Escherichia coli contamination in drinking water sources to combat waterborne diseases effectively in Bist Doab, Punjab, India	7
Identification of some microbial flora contained in slaughterhouse effluent and likely to be effective in its treatment by biological process	7
Potassium ferrate's disinfecting ability: a study on human adenovirus, Giardia duodenalis, and microbial indicators under varying pH and water temperature conditions	7
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	7
First report of Acanthamoeba spp. isolation in a recreational hot spring in the Philippines	7
Partitioning and probe-based quantitative PCR assays for the wastewater monitoring of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, M. tuber	7
Preparation of hydrogels based on poplar cellulose and their removal efficiency of Cd(II) from aqueous solutions	7
Drinking water quality surveillance in Bhutan: trend and compliance (2017–2024)	7
Water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges and disease burden in eastern India	7
Antimicrobial resistome and mobilome in the urban river affected by combined sewer overflows and wastewater treatment effluent	7
Large-volume sampling for improved characterization of microbial contamination in agricultural waters: a case study from southeastern U.S. produce farms	7
First report of free-living amoebae in watercourses in southern Brazil: molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic analysis of Vermamoeba vermiformis, Naegleria gruberi, and Acanthamoeba	7
Risk factors for dental caries: A case study in peatlands and non-peatlands of West Kalimantan, Indonesia	7
Performance evaluation of biocoagulant for the effective removal of turbidity and microbial pathogens from drinking water	7
Comparative evaluation of heating instruments for detecting Bacteroides HF183, SARS-CoV-2, and Aichi virus A in untreated wastewater using colorimetric LAMP	7
How effective are water treatment processes in removing toxic effects of micropollutants? A literature review of effect-based monitoring data	7
Characterization of biofilm formation and multi-drug resistance amongPseudomonas aeruginosaisolated from hospital wastewater in Dhaka, Bangladesh	7
Influence of sewage effluent discharge on putative pathogen community in drinking water sources: insights from full-length 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing	7
Tap water quality from surface and groundwater sources in rural and urban communities evaluated in contrasting climatic seasons and its implications for public health	7
Laying the groundwork for a Legionella pneumophila risk management program for public drinking water systems	7