OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Water and Environment Journal is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Optimization of pyrolysis regime for chicken manure treatment and biochar production	52
Miniaturized green liquid‐phase sample pre‐concentration methods for pharmaceutical drugs assessment in wastewater	30
Issue Information	19
Transforming crustacean waste into an eco‐friendly scale inhibitor: Advancing green water treatment solutions	19
Enzymatic biodegradation and detoxification of azo and anthraquinone dyes by indigenously isolated bacterial monocultures and their synergistic behaviour in developed consortia	18
Developments and expansions of a suite of trickling filters models	18
Operational window of a deammonifying sludge for mainstream application in a municipal wastewater treatment plant	17
Assessment of indigenous surrogate microorganisms for UV disinfection dose verification	16
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Effects of subbase materials on phosphorous attenuation in permeable pavement system and correlation between pollution attenuation and subbase materials	13
Economical viability analysis of an innovative gravity‐driven rainwater harvesting system for a commercial office building	13
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Fouling analysis of polyvinyl chloride/polyethylene glycol‐b‐poly(1,2‐dichloroethylene) blend membranes for oily wastewater treatment	12
Editorial	11
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Water Transfer Energy Efficiency Index for inter‐basin water transfer projects	10
Screening the polymeric membrane toxic metals ion‐selective electrodes with multiple high‐response performances using electrode quality index	10
An artificial neural network model for predicting volumetric mass transfer coefficient in the biological aeration unit	10
Efficient photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A by green synthesized CuO decorated nickel hexacyanoferrate nanocomposite	8
Effect of hydrodynamic conditions on the formation and structure of aerobic granular sludge performing enhanced biological phosphorus removal	8
Water consumption optimization in cardboard industry by experimental design	8
Issue Information	8
Evaluation of the effect of copper on the restart of a novel combined two‐stage anaerobic digester	8
A framework for drinking water basin protection	7

TiO₂‐WO₃ nanocube‐polyaniline hierarchical membrane for efficient removal of chromium in a photocatalytic membrane reactor	7
Kuwait household water demand in 2050: Spatial microsimulation and impact appraisal	7
The irrigation suitability potential of an effluent treated by a pseudo‐natural wetland	7
A review of technologies for the removal of sulfate from drinking water	6
Optimized one‐pot synthesis of CdSe quantum dot capped with 3‐mercaptopropionic acid as an efficient fluorescent probe for selective detection of Hg (II)	6
Advancements in machine learning modelling for energy and emissions optimization in wastewater treatment plants: A systematic review	6
Erratum: Exploration of aquifer management options using a groundwater model	6
Performance evaluation of an oily industrial wastewater treatment system using the application of activated sludge model No. 3	6
An uncertainty‐based evaluation of sulphuric compounds transport in reservoirs considering sensitivity analysis	6
Antibiotic‐resistant bacteria and blaNDM‐1 genes in the drinking tap water of a megacity	6
Groundwater quality analyses in off‐grid tropical island	6
Regional flow–ecology relationships in small, temperate rivers	6
Assessing the feasibility of using municipal wastewater for aiding algal oil production: From a spatial coupling perspective	6
Variations in the morphological phosphorus in a full‐scale A²O + MBR process with heavy chemical P removal addition dosing	6
Microalgae as a multibenefit natural solution for the wastewater industry: A UK pilot‐scale study	6
Dispersion of SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA across a wastewater treatment plant and its workers	5
China's ‘Sponge Cities’: The role of constructed wetlands in alleviating urban pluvial flooding	5
Perspectives on multi‐benefit water reuse systems: A confluence of water and wastewater management planning	5
Reduction of soil and phosphorus losses by using micro‐dams in furrow irrigation	5
Performance evaluation of submerged membrane bioreactor for municipal wastewater treatment: Experimental study and model validation with GPS‐X software simulator	5
Issue Information	5
Development of the support vector regression–particle swarm optimization simulation‐optimization model for the assessment of a novel groundwater quality index	5
National savings in freshwater consumption in Iran by virtual water imports (a case study on cereals)	5
Enhancing textile wastewater sustainability through calcium hypochlorite oxidation and subsequent filtration with assistance from waste blast furnace iron slag	5
Facile synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles for the effective photodegradation of malachite green dye in aqueous solution	5
Upgrading municipal lagoons in temperate and cold climates: Total nitrogen removal and phosphorus assimilation at ultra‐low temperatures	4
Electro‐oxidation of pistachio processing wastewater using Ti/Pt mesh‐type anodes in batch system	4
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Assessing runoff and pollutant loading upstream of the Miyun Reservoir for sustainable water resources management	4
Treatment of biomethanated wastewater with a quaternised chitosan	4
Issue Information ‐ TOC	4
Barriers to water use efficiency in rural and peri‐urban areas of South Africa	4
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Storage post‐harvest of Opuntia ficus‐indica and its impact on the efficiency of bio‐coagulants/flocculants extracted	4
Government‐industrial‐research cooperation in virtual water strategy: A multi‐agent evolutionary game analysis	4
Optimization and modelling of volatile fatty acid generation in a leachate bed reactor for utilization in microbial fuel cells	4
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Bio‐electrochemical evaluation of two‐stage constructed wetland microbial fuel cells with high strength raw domestic wastewater and simultaneous energy recovery	3
Synthesis, characterization and potential application of magnetized nanoparticles for photocatalysis of Levafix CA reactive azo‐dye in aqueous effluent	3
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Advancements in water and ecological risk assessment in the Yellow River Delta, North China: Implications for legal frameworks in environmental protection and public health	3
Comparison between single‐chamber and dual‐chamber photocatalytic fuel cell on synthetic dye removal efficiency and power generation	3
Screening of organic substrates for a permeable biobarrier to remediate nitrate contaminated groundwater	3
Biological degradation of leachate from household and similar waste pre‐treated by electro‐Fenton process	3
Particle removal optimization in rotating dissolved air flotation used in paper‐recycling wastewater treatment	3
Estrogens in wastewaters: Can different operating conditions improve their removal in anaerobic conditions?	3
An insight on the development of functional carbon electrodes from plastic waste for capacitive deionization towards sustainable water reclamation	3
Assessment of statistical methods for converting biochemical oxygen demand and carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand to total organic carbon in wastewater	3
GIS‐based groundwater quality assessment using GQIs and fuzzy‐logic approach	3
Fouling mitigation and wastewater decontamination in UV treatment systems	3

Editorial Volume 37 Issue 3	3
Ecological environment value assessment and ecological civilization in the Changjiang River basin	3
Antibacterial PES/Vancomycin ultrafiltration membranes with enhanced water flux and low BSA rejection	3
Influences of cathode potential and carbon source on parabromoaniline degradation in microbial electrolysis cell	3
Issue Information	3
Editorial	3
Habitat quality–physicochemical water quality–littoral macroinvertebrate community nexus in Lugo Lake (Ethiopia): Priorities for sustainable water resources management	3
Water quality–quantity management in river–reservoir system using sustainability‐based simulation‐optimization meta‐model approach	3