OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Water and Environment Journal is 1. 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
Optimization of pyrolysis regime for chicken manure treatment and biochar production	65
Microalgae as a multibenefit natural solution for the wastewater industry: A UK pilot‐scale study	39
Enzymatic biodegradation and detoxification of azo and anthraquinone dyes by indigenously isolated bacterial monocultures and their synergistic behaviour in developed consortia	28
Influence of Temperature, Sunlight and Wind on the Mobilization of Propylene Glycol From Airport De‐Icers by Rainfall	26
Assessing the feasibility of using municipal wastewater for aiding algal oil production: From a spatial coupling perspective	24
A review of technologies for the removal of sulfate from drinking water	18
Modelling of the Fate and Emission of Carbon Disulfide in a Full‐Scale Extended Aeration Process Using TOXCHEM Simulations	16
Intermittent water supply: A literature review of causes, water availability and adaptation strategies	15
Biological degradation of leachate from household and similar waste pre‐treated by electro‐Fenton process	15
Fouling mitigation and wastewater decontamination in UV treatment systems	14
The role of cross‐sectional geometry of high‐head gated conduit in oxygen transfer efficiency	13
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Assessment of novel hybrid treatment wetlands as nature‐based solutions for pharmaceutical industry wastewater treatment	12
Drainage models: An evaluation of their applicability for the design of drainage systems in arid regions	11
Tools for monitoring toxicological and genotoxicological changes in a drinking water treatment plant in Northeast Italy	11
Possible effects of pesticide on biological nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment processes: A review	10
Analysis of a current water tariff and attitudes towards change: A representative study from a Palestinian city	10
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Investigation of cooling effects of lakes during heatwaves: A case study of Dhaka City	8
Occurrence of enteric viruses and faecal indicators in submarine groundwater discharges in the coastal environment of the Mexican Caribbean	8
Cropping pattern optimization for rainfed and irrigated lands in the Ghaenat and Zirkuh regions of Iran: A trade‐off between profit and water footprints	8
The Shovellers: Champions of the water industry, environment and society	8
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Solar‐Activated Persulphate Oxidation of Acetaminophen in a Compound Parabolic Reactor: A Seasonal Investigation	7

Mathematical modelling of polyvinyl chloride embedded tin tungsto phosphate composite membrane for industrial water separation	7
The Rise of Self‐Healing Electrochemical Membrane Bioreactors as a Paradigm Shift in Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery	7
Biodegradation of 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene and hexahydro‐1,3,5‐trinitro‐1,3,5‐triazine by Actinomycetes species, first time isolated and characterized from water, wastewater, and sludge	7
Machine learning‐based leakage identification in water distribution system	7
Oxidative degradation of sulfamethazine in aqueous solution by the activation of Na₂S₂O₈ over vinasse‐derived N,S‐codoped mesoporous carbon	7
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Withdrawal: Wastewater reuse: A global review focusing on opportunities and challenges for Brazil	6
Preparation of porous biomass‐based sponge with zein‐alginate for oil absorption	6
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Advances in sustainable wastewater treatment: Microalgal–bacterial consortia process, greenhouse gas reduction and energy recovery technologies	6
A Systematic Review of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene of Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges to Achieve Sustainable Development	6
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Financial potential analysis of rooftop rainwater harvesting systems in different regions of China	5
Editorial	5
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Quantifying the impact of urbanization on wet deposition over Xiong'an New Area in northern China	5
Perception and Acceptability of Reusing Treated Wastewater: Determining Factors and Public Engagement Strategies	5
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Editorial	5
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Extraction and determination of mercury from spring water, beverage and rice samples using combined microwave‐assisted cloud point and dispersive‐solid phase extraction in micellar media	5
Fouling analysis of polyvinyl chloride/polyethylene glycol‐b‐poly(1,2‐dichloroethylene) blend membranes for oily wastewater treatment	5
The irrigation suitability potential of an effluent treated by a pseudo‐natural wetland	5
Water Transfer Energy Efficiency Index for inter‐basin water transfer projects	4
Kuwait household water demand in 2050: Spatial microsimulation and impact appraisal	4
Nutrient Recovery From Cow Urine Using Slanted Soil System With Brick and Diatom Media	4
What do we make of artificial intelligence?	4
Enhancing microbial fuel cell performance: A study on carbon cloth/TiO₂ and carbon cloth/CuO electrodes	4
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Perspectives on multi‐benefit water reuse systems: A confluence of water and wastewater management planning	4
Variations in the morphological phosphorus in a full‐scale A²O + MBR process with heavy chemical P removal addition dosing	4
Editorial Volume 37 Issue 3	4
Prediction of sludge settleability through artificial neural networks with optimized input variables	4
A life cycle approach to environmental assessment of wastewater and sludge treatment processes	4
Performance evaluation of an oily industrial wastewater treatment system using the application of activated sludge model No. 3	4
Advancements in machine learning modelling for energy and emissions optimization in wastewater treatment plants: A systematic review	4
Effect on the Yield of Crops Irrigated With Water Treated in a Passive System and Advanced Purification	4
Full‐scale application of an electrochemical disinfection solution in a municipal drinking water treatment plant	4
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The rainstorm influence on ecological restoration: A novel response ecological model for an urban shallow lake	3
Performance assessment and indicators for agricultural water management—A review	3
Construction and application of water security early‐warning model	3
Editorial	3
Increasing water retention capacity via Grey roof to green roof transformation	3
Refinery oily wastewater treatment using PVC/SiO₂ ultrafiltration membranes	3
Evaluation of the effect of copper on the restart of a novel combined two‐stage anaerobic digester	3
An Innovative Bioremediation Approach for the Removal of Antibiotic and Antiretroviral Drug Contaminants From Wastewater Using Chlorella spp.	3
Multivariate regression studies for investigating and setting the action levels for the system water quality parameters of a nuclear plant	3
Demonstration scale chemical–physical treatment and agricultural reuse of highly saline textile wastewater	3
Morphological characteristics and chemical behaviour of phosphorus at the sediment–water interface in wetland	3

Purification of polluted surface water by sponge moving bed membrane bioreactor with short hydraulic retention time operation	3
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Optimization of process parameters for remediation performance on mass removal of tetrachloroethylene source zones by using Taguchi design of experiment and artificial neural network	3
Use of dirty plastic waste as precursors for activated carbon production—A contribution to the circular economy	3
Spatio‐temporal analysis of trends in annual maximum rainfall in the North‐West of Algeria: Comparative analysis of recent and old non‐parametric methods	3
Wastewater‐based epidemiology (WBE)	3
Establishment and application of rural domestic sewage treatment evaluation system based on analytic hierarchy process	3
Thirsty nation: An investigation into water scarcity and public conservation behaviour in Pakistan	3
Continuous cultivation of Debaryomyces hansenii (LAF‐3 10 U) on dodecane in synthetic desalter effluent at varying dilution rates on dodecane	3
Hydrothermal synthesis of different structures TiO₂ and photocatalytic activity for tetracycline and Cr (VI) removal	3
Optimization of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment by electrocoagulation and dual coagulation	3
Developing a Measure of Trust in Recycled Water	3
Estimation of annual groundwater changes from InSAR‐derived land subsidence	3
The role of nature contact and connectedness to nature as determinants of household water use: A case study from Spain	3
Comparison between self‐organizing map and principal component analysis for water quality assessment and hydro‐geochemical characterization in dyke intruded complex geological settings	2
Unravelling Chinese industrial structure optimization paths within Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership considering the virtual trade of water and water pollutants	2
Removal of nitrate in raw water using a vertical roughing filter with an external carbon source	2
Development of wastewater quality index as an assessment tool of treated wastewater quality for sea discharge	2
Electro‐oxidation of pistachio processing wastewater using Ti/Pt mesh‐type anodes in batch system	2
Microplastic Pollution in Aquaculture: Challenges and Mitigation	2
Ecological environment value assessment and ecological civilization in the Changjiang River basin	2
Issue Information	2
Developments and expansions of a suite of trickling filters models	2
Editorial: Plugging the data gap to enhance standardization in monitoring combined sewer overflows	2
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Optimization of electro‐oxidation and electro‐Fenton techniques for the treatment of oilfield produced water	2
Performance improvement and decolourization in the high‐solid thermophilic anaerobic digestion of thermally pretreated sewage sludge	2
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Mathematical model evaluating for degradation of azo dye in contaminated water by UV/persulfate process	2
Sustainability of citrus production: Implications from a water footprint analysis in Tucumán, Argentina	2
Optimizing Date Seed Coagulant Extraction Process for Effective Wastewater Treatment: A Response Surface Methodology Approach With Ultrasound Assistance	2
Enhancing Sequencing Batch Reactor Performance Under Organic Shock Loading: A Comparative Analysis Using Machine Learning and STOAT Simulations for Improved Wastewater Management	2
Economical viability analysis of an innovative gravity‐driven rainwater harvesting system for a commercial office building	2
Enhancing water distribution network design: A reliability‐focused case study of Amouzgar town in Kangavar city	2
Removal of leachate pollutants using flocculation method at simultaneous factors of optimum pH and Tacca leontopetaloides biopolymer flocculant (TBPF) dosage via face‐centred central	2
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Mediating role of specific environmental beliefs in the relationship between general beliefs and water consumption	2
Utilizing Vigna mungo wash water for simultaneous power generation and desalination using two distinct anodes in a microbial desalination cell	2
Microbe‐mediated biodegradation of microplastics from wastes	2
Towards agricultural groundwater sustainability behaviour: Effects of place attachment	2
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Experimental Study on Pollutants Treatment in Desulfurization Wastewater by Oxidation Using Electrodialysis–Electrolysis Method	2
Direct conversion of dissolved air flotation sludge to mannosylerythritol lipids by Moesziomyces aphidis	2
Miniaturized green liquid‐phase sample pre‐concentration methods for pharmaceutical drugs assessment in wastewater	2
Production of nanoporous alumina membranes modified with multi‐walled carbon nanotube, polyacrylamide and polystyrene and use in wastewater treatment	2
Microplastics throughout a tap water supply network	2
Analysing the influence of operating conditions on the performance of algal–bacterial granular sludge processes for wastewater treatment: A review	1
Removal of Cr⁶⁺ from aqueous solution using thiourea‐glutaraldehyde double‐crosslinked chitosan/sodium alginate composites	1
Antibacterial PES/Vancomycin ultrafiltration membranes with enhanced water flux and low BSA rejection	1
Multi‐response optimization of process parameters for remediation of tetrachloroethylene pools by surfactants: Application of Taguchi design of experiment and Artificial Neural Network	1
Operational window of a deammonifying sludge for mainstream application in a municipal wastewater treatment plant	1
Optimized one‐pot synthesis of CdSe quantum dot capped with 3‐mercaptopropionic acid as an efficient fluorescent probe for selective detection of Hg (II)	1
Sensitivity of groundwater quality to climate explained variability in the areas of Indus Basin of Pakistan	1
Oily wastewater treatment by blend polyether imide‐sulfonated poly (ether ether keton) hollow fibre membrane through a side‐stream MBR process	1
Estimation of water consumption using artificial neural network: A study on subscribers in Kocaeli Province, Turkey	1
Storage post‐harvest of Opuntia ficus‐indica and its impact on the efficiency of bio‐coagulants/flocculants extracted	1
Significant cost savings using a newly developed single‐process technology compared to conventional processes for treating high‐strength effluents	1
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Long‐term monitoring of the microbial quality and Legionnaires' disease risk in tap water from mass catering establishments	1
Optimization and modelling of volatile fatty acid generation in a leachate bed reactor for utilization in microbial fuel cells	1
Comparison between single‐chamber and dual‐chamber photocatalytic fuel cell on synthetic dye removal efficiency and power generation	1
Performance evaluation of submerged membrane bioreactor for municipal wastewater treatment: Experimental study and model validation with GPS‐X software simulator	1
An uncertainty‐based evaluation of sulphuric compounds transport in reservoirs considering sensitivity analysis	1
A contingent valuation of smallholder farmers' willingness to pay for improved irrigation water supply in Egypt	1
Challenges and alternatives for unmanned underwater vehicular research in the Amazon basin: Towards a more sustainable management of water resources and the environment	1
Issue Information	1
Editorial	1
Designing and calibrating an agent‐based platform to evaluate the effect of climate variables on residential water demand	1
Source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in New York/New Jersey Harbour sediment	1
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Influences of cathode potential and carbon source on parabromoaniline degradation in microbial electrolysis cell	1
2,4‐dinitroanisole transformation during advanced oxidation with ultraviolet light emitting diodes and hydrogen peroxide	1
An artificial neural network model for predicting volumetric mass transfer coefficient in the biological aeration unit	1
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Acoustic cavitation oxidation of ionic liquids: A brief review	1
Treatment of textile wastewater in a single‐step moving bed‐membrane bioreactor: Comparison with conventional membrane bioreactor in terms of performance and membrane fouling	1
The different approaches to chemical phosphorus removal across the UK wastewater industry	1
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