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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Chemical disinfectants of COVID-19: an overview	68
COVID-19: urgent actions, critical reflections and future relevance of ‘WaSH’: lessons for the current and future pandemics	64
Modeling infection from SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentrations: promise, limitations, and future directions	34
Sub-optimal household water access is associated with greater risk of intimate partner violence against women: evidence from Nepal	34
Potential risk of BPA and phthalates in commercial water bottles: a minireview	33
Molecular prevalence and subtype distribution ofBlastocystissp. in Asia and in Australia	28
Water quality aspects related to domestic drinking water storage tanks and consideration in current standards and guidelines throughout the world – a review	26
Multiple water source use in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review	26
The devil is in the details: emerging insights on the relevance of wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 to public health	25
COVID-19 case prediction via wastewater surveillance in a low-prevalence urban community: a modeling approach	24
Absence of virological and epidemiological evidence that SARS-CoV-2 poses COVID-19 risks from environmental fecal waste, wastewater and water exposures	23
Arsenic, iron, and manganese in groundwater and its associated human health risk assessment in the rural area of Jashore, Bangladesh	23
Generation of microplastics from the opening and closing of disposable plastic water bottles	19
Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producingEnterobacteriaceaein wastewater: a systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Lentic and effluent water of Delhi-NCR: a reservoir of multidrug-resistant bacteria harbouring blaCTX-M, blaTEM and blaSHV type ESBL genes	18
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	17
Photolysis of sodium chloride and sodium hypochlorite by ultraviolet light inactivates the trophozoites and cysts of Acanthamoeba castellanii in the water matrix	16
Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in drinking water fountains in urban parks	16
Establishment of local wastewater-based surveillance programmes in response to the spread and infection of COVID-19 – case studies from South Africa, the Netherlands, Turkey and England	16
Updated research agenda for water, sanitation and antimicrobial resistance	16
A systematic review of microorganisms as indicators of recreational water quality in natural and drinking water systems	15
SARS-CoV-2 sewage surveillance in low-income countries: potential and challenges	15
The status of freshwater and reused treated wastewater for agricultural irrigation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories	15
Quantification of microplastics by count, size and morphology in beverage containers using Nile Red and ImageJ	15
Fate of Ascaris at various pH, temperature and moisture levels	15

Pollution and risk assessment of heavy metals in water, sediment and fish (Clarias gariepinus) in a fish farm cluster in Niger Delta region, Nigeria	15
Groundwater as a potential cause of Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka: a review	15
Short-term exposure to benzalkonium chloride in bacteria from activated sludge alters the community diversity and the antibiotic resistance profile	15
Detection of potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae from the Caspian Sea and hospital ward dust of teaching hospitals in Guilan, Iran	15
One-year surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater from vulnerable urban communities in metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil	15
Groundwater quality and non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of nitrate in the semi-arid region of Punjab, India	15
Research needs for optimising wastewater-based epidemiology monitoring for public health protection	15
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	14
Fate and seasonal change of Escherichia coli resistant to different antibiotic classes at each stage of conventional activated sludge process	14
Prevalence of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in treated wastewater: a comparison with nosocomial infection surveillance	14
Chemical contaminants in Brazilian drinking water: a systematic review	14
Influences of anthropogenic activities on water quality in the Saigon River, Ho Chi Minh City	13
Challenges in realising the potential of wastewater-based epidemiology to quantitatively monitor and predict the spread of disease	13
Assessment of immunohematological, hematological and biochemical responses in cultivable fish Cyprinus carpio exposed to an antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX)	13
Quantifying public health risks from exposure to waterborne pathogens during river bathing as a basis for reduction of disease burden	13
SARS-CoV-2 surrogate (Phi6) environmental persistence within free-living amoebae	13
Current report on the prevalence of free-living amoebae (FLA) in natural hot springs: a systematic review	13
Molecular surveillance of Cryptosporidium spp. for microbial source tracking of fecal contamination in Laguna Lake, Philippines	13
Respiratory virus concentrations in human excretions that contribute to wastewater: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Detection of enteric bacteria in two groundwater sources and associated microbial health risks	12
Comparison of two culture methods for the enumeration of Legionella pneumophila from potable water samples	12
Heavy metal assessment in drinking waters of Ecuador: Quito, Ibarra and Guayaquil	12
Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: what normalisation for improved understanding of epidemic trends?	11
Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Austria: development, implementation, and operation of the Tyrolean wastewater monitoring program	11
Characterization of reported legionellosis outbreaks associated with buildings served by public drinking water systems: United States, 2001–2017	11
Molecular detection of Acanthamoeba spp. in Seven Crater Lakes of Laguna, Philippines	11
Antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from hospital wastewater in the Czech Republic	11
Irrigation water quality and its impact on the physicochemical and microbiological contamination of vegetables produced from market gardening: a case of the Vea Irrigation Dam, U.E.R., Ghana	11
Antibiotic-resistant staphylococci from the wastewater treatment plant and grey-water samples in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria	10
Assessment of groundwater arsenic contamination using machine learning in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India	10
Sea water whirlpool spa as a source of Legionella infection	10
Toxic chromium in water and the effects on the human body: a systematic review	10
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-positive Escherichia coli presence in urban aquatic environments in Kanpur, India	9
Occurrence and antibiotic resistance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from the Tunisian coastal seawater	9
Laboratory efficacy of surface disinfection using chlorine against Vibrio cholerae	9
Water use behaviors and water access in intermittent and continuous water supply areas during the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Molecular detection of opportunistic pathogens and insights into microbial diversity in private well water and premise plumbing	9
Incidence of enterococci resistant to clinically relevant antibiotics in environmental waters and in reclaimed waters used for irrigation	9
State of knowledge and future research needs on microplastics in groundwater	9
Trend in river water quality: tracking the overall impacts of climate change and human activities on water quality in the Dez River Basin	9
Monitoring of rotavirus in treated wastewater in Tehran with a monthly interval, in 2017–2018	9
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater is influenced by sampling time, concentration method, and target analyzed	9
Design and implementation of water purification system based on deep ultraviolet light emitting diodes and a multi-pass geometry reactor	9
Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk assessment of exposure to trace elements in groundwater resources of Sari city, Iran	9
Public toilets from the perspective of users: a case study in a public place, Brazil	8
SARS-CoV-2 variant detection from wastewater: rapid spread of B.1.1.7 lineage in Hungary	8
Efficiency evaluation of sewage treatment technologies: implications on aquatic ecosystem health	8
Coliform bacteria and salt content as drinking water challenges at sand dams in Kenya	8
Health impacts of water and sanitation insecurity in the Global North: a scoping literature review for U.S. colonias on the Mexico border	8
Bacterial community evolution along full-scale municipal wastewater treatment processes	8

High-throughput profiling of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater: comparison between a pond system in Namibia and an activated sludge treatment in Germany	8
The forgotten threat of cholera in Syria	8
Risk-based treatment targets for onsite non-potable water systems using new pathogen data	7
Evaluating the impact of free private well testing outreach on participants' private well stewardship in New Jersey	7
Genetic characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from household water sources in northern Ghana	7
Acanthamoeba species isolated from marine water in Malaysia exhibit distinct genotypes and variable physiological properties	7
Cost-benefit analysis of point-of-use devices for health risks reduction from pathogens in drinking water	7
In vivo toxicities of the hospital effluent in Mahdia Tunisia	7
Comparison of the SARS-CoV-2-inactivating activities of the differently manufactured hypochlorous acid water products with various pH	7
Rotavirus contamination of surface waters from the northwest of Argentina	7
Waterborne transmission of protozoan parasites: a review of worldwide outbreaks – an update 2017–2022	7
Microbial source tracking of fecal contamination in Laguna Lake, Philippines using the library-dependent method, rep-PCR	7
Occurrence of pathogenic microorganisms in small drinking-water systems in Costa Rica	7
Estimating global water, sanitation, and hygiene levels and related risks on human health, using global indicators data from 1990 to 2020	7
How effective are water treatment processes in removing toxic effects of micropollutants? A literature review of effect-based monitoring data	7
Impacts of climate change on drinking water quality in Norway	7
Effect-based monitoring to integrate the mixture hazards of chemicals into water safety plans	7
Phosphate drinking water softeners promote Legionella growth	7
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Greater Cairo water supply systems	7
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) factors associated with growth between birth and 1 year of age in children in Soweto, South Africa: results from the Soweto Baby WASH study	7
Waterborne diarrhoeal infection risk from multiple water sources and the impact of an earthquake	7
Water sanitation, hygiene and the prevalence of diarrhea in the rural areas of the delta region of Myanmar	6
Inside environmental Clostridium perfringens genomes: antibiotic resistance genes, virulence factors and genomic features	6
Effectiveness of environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 as an early warning system during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review	6
Modeling the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater or sludge and COVID-19 cases in three New England regions	6
Variability of water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions and the potential infection risk following cesarean delivery in rural Rwanda	6
Current understanding on antibacterial mechanisms and research progress of tea polyphenols as a supplementary disinfectant for drinking water	6
Household water quality in areas irrigated with wastewater in the Mezquital Valley, Mexico	6
Occurrence of Cyanobacteria and microcystins in hydroelectric reservoirs used for fish farming	6
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	6
Cyanobacteria – insidious foe of the skin?	6
Effects of face masks and ventilation on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 respiratory transmission in public toilets: a quantitative microbial risk assessment	6
Detection of Shiga toxin-encoding genes in small community water supplies	6
Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in sewage treatment plants in Tehran, Iran	6
Identification and characterization of vancomycin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusin hospital wastewaters: evidence of horizontal spread of antimicrobial resistance	6
Trends in access to water and sanitation in Malawi: progress and inequalities (1992–2017)	6
A review of antibiotic resistance among Campylobacter species in human, animal, and water sources in South Africa: a One Health Approach	6
Microbial faecal pollution of river water in a watershed of tropical Ethiopian highlands is driven by diffuse pollution sources	6
Assessment of microplastic contamination in the urban lower Chao Phraya River of Bangkok city, Thailand	6
Monitoring the exposure and emissions of antibiotic resistance: Co-occurrence of antibiotics and resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants	6
Inorganic contaminants in Canadian First Nation community water systems	6
Evaluating the impact of hydrometeorological conditions on E. coli concentration in farmed mussels and clams: experience in Central Italy	6
Shotgun metagenomics reveals differences in antibiotic resistance genes among bacterial communities in Western Balkans glacial lakes sediments	5
Antibiotic resistance genes in an urban stream before and after a state fair	5
Association between exposure to drinking water disinfection byproducts and adverse pregnancy outcomes in South Africa	5
Performance evaluation of ceramic pot filters combined with adsorption processes for the removal of heavy metals and phenolic compounds	5
Library-independent source tracking of fecal contamination in selected stations and tributaries of Laguna Lake, Philippines	5
Does each bead count? A reduced-cost approach for recovering waterborne protozoa from challenge water using immunomagnetic separation	5
Antibiotic resistance pattern and molecular detection of ESBL-associated genes in E. coli from surface and wastewater of Islamabad capital territory, Pakistan	5
Potential health concerns due to elevated nitrate concentrations in groundwater of villages of Vadodara and Chhota Udaipur districts of Gujarat, India	5
Microbiological evaluation of constructed wetlands and solar disinfection in wastewater treatment and reuse	5
Trends of potential waterborne diseases at different health facilities in Bamboutos Division, West Region, Cameroon: a retrospective appraisal of routine data from 2013 to 2017	5
Potential health risk assessment related to arsenic pollution and hydrogeochemistry of groundwaters in Akşehir and surroundings (Konya/Turkey)	5
Water quality of springs and lakes in the Kumaon Lesser Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand, India	5
An investigation of the possible scenarios for the optimal locating of quality sensors in the water distribution networks with uncertain contamination	5
Determinants of hand-hygiene practices in India: reflections from the 76th round National Sample Survey, 2018	5
Justice and sanitation well-being: an analysis of frameworks in the context of slippage, based on findings from Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India	5
Retracted: Detection of virulence genes of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains from drinking water in Khartoum State	5
Wastewater monitoring of COVID-19: a perspective from Scotland	5
Climate variability, water supply, sanitation and diarrhea among children under five in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis	5
Assessing drinking water quality and health risks of contaminants in the coastal areas of Cambodia	5
Systematic review of the relative concentrations of noroviruses and fecal indicator bacteria in wastewater: considerations for use in quantitative microbial risk assessment	5
Prevalence, antibiotic resistance and virulence of Enterococcus spp. from wastewater treatment plant effluent and receiving waters in South Africa	5
Sources, enumerations and inactivation mechanisms of four emerging viruses in aqueous phase	5