OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology is 30. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Grape pomace, an undervalued by-product: industrial reutilization within a circular economy vision	261
Beyond landfills: transforming biodegradable waste into climate solutions and valuable resources	199
Phytoremediation for the indoor environment: a state-of-the-art review	89
AnMBR technology for landfill leachate treatment: a framework towards improved performance	82
Biodegradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: microbes, enzymes and their interactions	81
Retention of soil organic matter by occlusion within soil minerals	72
Prospective bioconversion of CO2 and CO into fine chemicals via halophilic purple phototrophic bacteria	65
Chemical oxidation as an alternative for municipal wastewater secondary treatment: a review	61
A critical review of experimental and CFD techniques to characterize the mixing performance of anaerobic digesters for biogas production	60
Hybrid ion exchange and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review of process applications and mathematical modeling	57
Biological perspectives in geotechnics: theoretical developments	55
The role of the sewer system in estimating urban emissions of chemicals of emerging concern	51
Recent trends in Ni(II) sorption from aqueous solutions using natural materials	50
The uptake and in-vivo migration of Hg by plants: a critical review	49
Supercritical water technology: an emerging treatment process for contaminated wastewaters and sludge	48
Conversion of waste into organo-mineral fertilizers: current technological trends and prospects	46
Coupling of algae, algal organic matter, and nutrient biogeochemical cycling in eutrophic waters	45
Biogeochemical cycle and isotope fractionation of copper in plant–soil systems: a review	45
Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium has a competitive advantage over denitrification under nitrate-limited conditions	44
Biogenesis of thiosulfate in microorganisms and its applications for sustainable metal extraction	43
Nanocellulose from agro-waste: a comprehensive review of extraction methods and applications	41
Biochar: a potential and green adsorbent for antibiotics removal from aqueous solution	41
Biotechnological advances in Bacillus thuringiensis and its toxins: Recent updates	39
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as emerging water and food contaminants: review	37
Microbial fuel cell mediated azo dye degradation: a comprehensive review on anode, cathode, membrane interfaces and scale-up potential	36

Chemical composition and industrial applications of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) bark and other non-wood parts	36
Manganese bioleaching: an emerging approach for manganese recovery from spent batteries	36
Filamentous nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria: contributing to filling nitrogen and water gaps in a context of climate change	35
Functional and molecular approaches for studying and controlling microbial communities in anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a review	34
Passive flux samplers for estimating airborne pollutants emissions: a comprehensive review	33
Elucidating electron transfer pathways in N2OR catalysis for mitigation of N2O emissions: a comprehensive review	33
Biocontrol and beyond: the versatile roles of Streptomyces in agriculture	33
The application of solar-driven technologies for the sustainable development of agriculture farming: a comprehensive review	33
Correction to: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as emerging water and food contaminants: review	33
Valorization of wastewater from food industry: moving to a circular bioeconomy	33
Current progress on the biodegradation of synthetic plastics: from fundamentals to biotechnological applications	32
Harnessing economical biopolymer extrusion: the Bacillus clade as endotoxin-free platforms for next-generation bioprocesses	32
Assessing metal contamination and speciation in sewage sludge: implications for soil application and environmental risk	31
A review of the emergence of antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols and its monitoring methods	30