OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Water and Health is 6. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
An environmental sampling and community-driven methodology to understand and address risks from sanitary sewer overflows and basement backups	77
Sharp decline of diarrhea hospitalizations despite historical drought in Brazil: The potential role of local water supply and public health measures	56
Health risk analysis of nitrate in groundwater in Shanxi Province, China: A case study of the Datong Basin	51
Exploring the experiences of the overburden of water collection responsibility of rural women in Ghana	51
Quantitative prediction of toxin-producingAphanizomenoncyanobacteria in freshwaters using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery	47
More movement with manure: increased mobility of erythromycin through agricultural soil in the presence of manure	46
Exposure assessment of nitrate and phenol derivatives in Tehran's water distribution system	39
Groundwater pollution by nitrate and salinization in Morocco: a comprehensive review	36
Warming drinking water distribution systems in the context of climate change: a scoping review on health-related microbial and chemical water quality effects	35
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	33
Bacterial community assessment of drinking water and downstream distribution systems in highland localities of Ecuador	31
Formation mechanism of injured bacteria after disinfection with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) as a disinfectant	29
Wastewater microbiology: occurrence and prevalence of antibiotic-resistant extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the district wastewater system	27
COVID-19 cases, vaccination, and SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: insights from a Brazilian municipality	24
Climate-related risk assessment in water safety plans: the case study of Acque Bresciane (Italy)	24
Laboratory evaluation of the efficacy of bucket chlorination guidelines at inactivating Vibrio cholerae for waters of varying quality	24
Assessing biosocial vectors in water contamination, the incidence of water-borne illnesses, and insecurity in Kathmandu, Nepal	23
Assessing the prevalence of FRNA bacteriophages and their correlation with SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the wastewater of Mumbai city	23
Survey of float tank operating practices	22
Beachgoers' responses to beach health advisories	22
Characterization and evaluation of recycled glass sand as water filtration media	22
Comparison of 17β-estradiol, bisphenol-A and caffeine concentration levels before and after the water treatment plant	21
Comparing in-home and bottled drinking water quality: regulated and emerging contaminants in rural Central Appalachia	21
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	21
Evaluation of phosphate insecticides and common herbicides: monitoring and risk assessment in water treatment plant, distribution networks, and underground water wells	21

Assessment of groundwater quality, irrigation suitability, and health risks from radon and heavy metals near Ilokun dumpsite, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria	21
Low-cost treatment method for organic matter and nutrients in landfill leachate	21
Prevalence of enteric viruses in wastewater in Egypt after the COVID-19 pandemic	20
Water, environment, and health nexus: understanding the risk factors for waterborne diseases in communities along the Tano River Basin, Ghana	20
The effectiveness of chlorine dioxide gas in portable personal disinfectants to inhibit bacterial growth	19
Sources and microbiological quality of domestic water in three rural communities in the southern Caribbean	19
Waterborne exposure during non-consumptive domestic use of surface water: a population study across WASH service levels in rural India	19
The impact of radionuclides on water consumption in some water samples in the Ashanti Region, Ghana	18
Zambia's battle against cholera outbreaks and the path to public health resilience: a narrative review	17
Dual system of water safety plan auditing in Hungary: benefits and lessons learnt	17
Naegleria australiensis isolated from a wastewater treatment station in Santiago Island, Cape Verde	16
Comparison of gene targets and sampling regimes for SARS-CoV-2 quantification for wastewater epidemiology in UK prisons	16
Natural hazard risk analysis in the framework of water safety plans	16
Human source identification by using a human-associated Escherichia coli genetic marker in the Mae Klong River, Thailand	16
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	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
Epidemiological surveillance of astrovirus, norovirus, rotavirus, and enterovirus in sewage (2022–2023) in Giza, Egypt	15
Detection of Legionella spp. in influent wastewater in Kobe City, Japan	14
Heavy metal profile with health risk peculiarities in Enugu State and their long-term challenges in drinking water	14
Occurrence of pathogenic Mycobacteria avium and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in outdoor decorative fountain water and the associated microbial community	14
Water quality monitoring in southern Brazil and the assessment of risk factors related to contamination by coliforms and Escherichia coli	14
Occurrence of Shiga-toxigenic and enteropathogenic E. coli contaminations and assessment of water quality in the southern coastal belt in Sri Lanka	14
Inactivation of coxsackievirus B5 by free chlorine under conditions relevant to drinking water treatment	14
Wastewater monitoring of COVID-19: a perspective from Scotland	13
Health risk assessment of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia during the rainy season	13
Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of free-living amoeba in the water resources of Arak, Iran	13
Environmental factors associated with Oncomelania hupensis lindoensis snails in a schistosomiasis-endemic area in Napu, Central Sulawesi	13
Diversity and dynamics of bacterial communities in the drinking water distribution network of a mid-sized city in Brazil	13
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	13
Ecotoxicological and human health risk assessment of triclosan antibacterial agent from municipal wastewater treatment plants	12
Fecal indicator bacteria diversity and decay in an estuarine mangrove ecosystem of the Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam	12
Comparison of the performance of SWAT and hybrid M5P tree models in rainfall–runoff simulation	12
Characterization of microbial communities in the sewage of a major urban drain	12
A critical review of risk matrices used in water safety planning: improving risk matrix construction	12
Genetic diversity and prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in aquatic environments receiving untreated hospital effluents	12
Cancer incidence associations with drinking water arsenic levels and disinfection methods in Maine, USA	12
Healthcare waste management and antimicrobial resistance: a critical review	11
Effectiveness of the upscaled use of a silver–ceramic (silver ionization) technology to disinfect drinking water in tanks at schools in rural India	11
Tap water quality: in the eye of the beholder	11
Occurrence of coliforms and biofilm-forming bacteria in raw, treated, and distributed water from two waterwork systems in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria	11
ECHIDNA (Emerging CHemIcals Database for National Awareness): a framework to prioritise contaminants of emerging concern in water	11
Legionella in drinking water: the detection method matters	11
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	11
Occurrence and potential environmental risk assessment of alkylphenols and bisphenols in surface water collected in rivers flowing through Bac Ninh, Vietnam	11
High occurrence of viable forms of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in domestic sewage from an agricultural region of Brazil	11
Effects of inorganic arsenic species on the antioxidant enzyme system of the Amazon Sword Plant (Echinodorus amazonicus Rataj)	11
Identification of Acanthamoeba spp. from water and soil of public parks in the north of Iran	10
Assessing well characteristics as risk factors for bacterial contamination of private wells in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, Ontario	10
Comparing cultural perceptions of drinking water safety with water quality in urban and rural Guatemalan communities	10

Assessment of groundwater hydrogeological processes, isotopic composition, and associated health risks of the Banaz (Usak) Basin, Turkey	10
Analysing the interlinkage between diarrhoea and drinking water faecal contamination in India	9
Engaging the health sector in climate-resilient WASH development	9
Climate change and waterborne diseases in temperate regions: a systematic review	9
Differences and variations of drinking water quality between the northern and southern regions of a tropical island and the indicators influenced by meteorological factors	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, Joshua T. Bunce, Susan Petterson, Chris	9
Editorial: Wastewater-based epidemiology at the frontier of global public health	9
Understanding the gap between knowledge and practice of handwashing in rural India: evidence from a cross-sectional study	9
Periplaneta americana(Blattodea: Blattidae) fungal pathogens in hospital sewer systems: molecular and phylogenetic approaches	9
Epidemiologic study of waterborne and foodborne diseases in Brazil: mapping trends and challenges through a 22-year (2000–2021) historical series	9
Lead-contaminated groundwater exposes residents to health risks in Makululu, Zambia	9
Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of FLA from different water sources in Egypt	9
Coliphages as indicators of primary wastewater treatment efficiency by constructed wetlands	9
Radon concentration measurement and effective dose assessment in drinking groundwater for the adult population in the surrounding area of a thermal power plant	8
Detection and quantification of adenovirus, polyomavirus, and papillomavirus in urban sewage	8
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in wastewater in Tunisia	8
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance at two university campuses: lessons learned and insights on intervention strategies for public health guidance	8
Waterborne Cryptosporidium species and Giardia duodenalis in resources of MENA: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Cooling towerLegionella pneumophilasurveillance results: Vancouver, Canada, 2021	8
Development of a tool to support operationalising water safety plans: experiences from a national water utility in Ghana	8
Addition of Camellia sinensis extract to water to disinfect respiratory viruses accumulated over different surfaces	8
Comparison of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli and other coliforms from the upstream to estuary sections in three rivers with different basin characterist	8
Assessment of the potability and carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks of drinking water in rural areas of the Amhara region, Ethiopia	8
Misjudging drinking water quality risk: Adopting a barrier approach for meaningful risk assessment to address latent risks	8
Assessment of groundwater quality and human health risk from nitrate contamination using a multivariate statistical analysis	8
Assessment of groundwater arsenic contamination using machine learning in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India	8
Wastewater-based SARS-CoV-2 airport surveillance: key trends at the Cape Town International Airport	8
Carbapenemase-producing Aeromonas species isolated from the urban-impacted Akaki river in Ethiopia	8
Culturable mycobiota of drinking water in Göteborg (Sweden) in comparison to Ljubljana (Slovenia) with implications on human health	8
Examining the efficacy of the legal framework governing the management of greywater in South Africa's informal settlements	8
Seasonal distributions of Ti-containing NPs in the main tributaries of the Tamsuei River Basin in northern Taiwan	7
Spatial distribution and seasonal profile of parasitic contamination in sewage water samples from the city of Santana do Ipanema, Northeast region of Brazil	7
Laying the groundwork for a Legionella pneumophila risk management program for public drinking water systems	7
Comparative evaluation of heating instruments for detecting Bacteroides HF183, SARS-CoV-2, and Aichi virus A in untreated wastewater using colorimetric LAMP	7
Performance evaluation of biocoagulant for the effective removal of turbidity and microbial pathogens from drinking water	7
Preparation of hydrogels based on poplar cellulose and their removal efficiency of Cd(II) from aqueous solutions	7
Potassium ferrate's disinfecting ability: a study on human adenovirus, Giardia duodenalis, and microbial indicators under varying pH and water temperature conditions	7
Influence of sewage effluent discharge on putative pathogen community in drinking water sources: insights from full-length 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing	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
Antimicrobial resistome and mobilome in the urban river affected by combined sewer overflows and wastewater treatment effluent	7
First report of Acanthamoeba spp. isolation in a recreational hot spring in the Philippines	7
Characterization of biofilm formation and multi-drug resistance amongPseudomonas aeruginosaisolated from hospital wastewater in Dhaka, Bangladesh	7
Partitioning and probe-based quantitative PCR assays for the wastewater monitoring of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, M. tuber	7
Water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges and disease burden in eastern India	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
Health and economic consequences due to inadequate water quality: a case study from Eastern India	7
Identification of some microbial flora contained in slaughterhouse effluent and likely to be effective in its treatment by biological process	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
A study on Escherichia coli contamination in drinking water sources to combat waterborne diseases effectively in Bist Doab, Punjab, India	7
Drinking water quality surveillance in Bhutan: trend and compliance (2017–2024)	7
Harmful algal bloom-related 311 calls, Cape Coral, Florida 2018–2019	7
Risk factors for dental caries: A case study in peatlands and non-peatlands of West Kalimantan, Indonesia	7
The forgotten threat of cholera in Syria	7
Cryptosporidium from sheep herds around water tributaries of the Malakand region of Pakistan	6
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	6
Drinking water intake of adults in typical cities in the major river basins of China	6
Determination of salt concentration in water using decision trees and electromagnetic waves	6
Verifying the feasibility of wastewater-based epidemiological monitoring for the small catchment and sewage networks with significant pretreatment	6
Obituary: Professor Duncan Mara (1945–2022)	6
Current understanding on antibacterial mechanisms and research progress of tea polyphenols as a supplementary disinfectant for drinking water	6
Community intervention trial for estimating risk of acute gastrointestinal illness from groundwater-supplied non-disinfected drinking water	6
Schistosoma mansoni infection in residents of a riverside community in Eastern Amazon	6
Dengue hemorrhagic fever: a growing global menace	6
SARS-CoV-2 variant detection from wastewater: rapid spread of B.1.1.7 lineage in Hungary	6
Potable water as a source of intermediate and borderline-resistant Aspergillus and Candida strains	6
Particulate contaminants and treatment decision-making: maximizing the value of raw water pathogen monitoring for drinking water safety	6
COVID-19 case prediction via wastewater surveillance in a low-prevalence urban community: a modeling approach	6
Quantitative microbial risk assessment of pathogen exposure from rainwater used in high-pressure vehicle washing	6
Tritium contents in drinking and surface seawaters before the nuclear power plant planned in Sinop (Türkiye) and their radiological risks on human population	6
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	6
Impact of abattoirs and local textile (Adire and Kampala) effluents on Yemoja River in Abeokuta, Nigeria	6
How effective are water treatment processes in removing toxic effects of micropollutants? A literature review of effect-based monitoring data	6
Coupling WQI and multivariate statistical approaches for key parameter identification and human health risk assessment in the longevity region of Hechi City, China	6
Antibiotic susceptibility situation of environmental Legionella pneumophila isolates in Southern Germany	6
Risk factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection among patients attending private clinics in Borama district, Somaliland	6
Bacteriological quality of drinking water in Sekela district, West Gojjam, Amhara, Ethiopia	6
Spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the access to safe drinking water in Peruvian households	6
The impact of chlorine, ultraviolet-C, and microwave treatment on the survivability of Blastocystis sp. cysts	6