OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of npj Clean Water is 15. 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
Tailoring microbial redox with alternating current for efficient mineralization of refractory organic nitrogen compounds in wastewater	970
Adsorption and DFT investigations of Cr(VI) removal using nanocrystals decorated with graphene oxide	226
Mechanism of Cr(VI) removal by polyphenols-rich bacterial cellulose gel produced from fermented wine pomace	196
Evaluation of dynamic eco-efficiency of water companies: the influence of non-revenue water and water supply interruptions	147
A resonant electro-physical transmutation method for water purification	105
Advanced natural hydrated iron-alum oxides cation exchange resin for simultaneous phosphate and hardness removal	92
Effects of adding household water filters to Rwanda’s Community-Based Environmental Health Promotion Programme: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Rwamagana district	84
Optimal design of water reuse networks in cities through decision support tool development and testing	75
Spatial association of surface water quality and human cancer in China	63
Online biofilm monitoring is missing in technical systems: how to build stronger case-studies?	56
Microorganism-mediated denitrogenation of aquaculture systems provoked by poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB)	53
Enhancing ultrafiltration membrane permeability and antifouling performance through surface patterning with features resembling feed spacers	53
Author Correction: Identification of microbes coexisting with Legionella spp. in bathwaters	52
Molecular weight insight into critical component contributing to reverse osmosis membrane fouling in wastewater reclamation	48
A high-throughput approach for assessing antiscaling performance during mineral precipitation from seawater and hard water	47
A super-efficient gel adsorbent with over 1000 times the adsorption capacity of activated carbon	46
Scalable and high throughput photothermal water disinfection with negligible CO2 footprint utilizing nanostructured carbon coatings	46
Advances in point-of-care and molecular techniques to detect waterborne pathogens	40
Chitosan-based fluorescent inverse opal particles for Cr(VI) sensing	40
Pre-oxidized ultramicroporous carbon cloth with ultrahigh volumetric capacity and ultralong lifespan for capacitive desalination	37
3D printed Ti3C2@Polymer based artificial forest for autonomous water harvesting system	36
Magnetic core supported ethyl acetate microdrops for organic contaminants removal from water	35
Tuning polyamide membrane chemistry for enhanced desalination using Boc-protected ethylenediamine and its in situ Boc-deprotection	34
Lifetime optimisation of integrated thermally and electrically driven solar desalination plants	33
Decision making for implementing non-traditional water sources: a review of challenges and potential solutions	32

Contrastive learning method for leak detection in water distribution networks	32
Phosphate ester-linked carbonized polymer nanosheets to limit microbiological contamination in aquaculture water	32
Using static magnetic field to recover ammonia efficiently by DNRA process	31
Author Correction: Detection of untreated sewage discharges to watercourses using machine learning	31
Anchoring Ni(II) bisacetylacetonate complex into CuS immobilized MOF for enhanced removal of tinidazole and metronidazole	30
Unveiling mechanistic intricacies of Chlorella pyrenoidosa-mediated pathogen removal from sewage	30
Breaking interfacial charge transfer barrier by sulfite for efficient pollutants degradation: a case of BiVO4	29
Water trapping inside anion exchange membranes during practical reverse electrodialysis applications	29
Air-gap-assisted solvothermal process to synthesize unprecedented graphene-like two-dimensional TiO2 nanosheets for Na+ electrosorption/desalination	29
Towards healthy and economically sustainable communities through clean water and resource recovery	29
Removal of drug and dye from aqueous solutions by graphene oxide: Adsorption studies and chemometrics methods	28
Understanding energy performance in drinking water treatment plants using the efficiency analysis tree approach	27
Efficient PFOA removal from drinking water by a dual-functional mixed-matrix-composite nanofiltration membrane	27
A colorimetric sensing method for direct determination of the adsorption capacity of colored cations in adsorbents	27
Recognizing the groundwater related to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology by humic-like organic matter	26
Strategies for mitigating challenges associated with trace organic compound removal by high-retention membrane bioreactors (HR-MBRs)	26
Forward osmosis (FO)-reverse osmosis (RO) hybrid process incorporated with hollow fiber FO	26
Trans-membrane piezoelectric activation of peroxymonosulfate for effective control of waterborne antibiotic resistance dissemination	26
Investigating bio-remediation capabilities of a constructed wetland through spatial successional study of the sediment microbiome	25
A three-dimensional antifungal wooden cone evaporator for highly efficient solar steam generation	25
Synergistic mechanisms of novel Z-Scheme N,S co-doped biochar-based Ag3PO4 composites for efficient removal of norfloxacin	24
Towards the technological maturity of membrane distillation: the MD module performance curve	23
A bibliometric study on biomimetic and bioinspired membranes for water filtration	23
Development of catalytic zero-valent iron incorporated PAN catalytic film for efficient degradation of organic matters	22
Immobilization of active ammonia-oxidizing archaea in hydrogel beads	22
Degradation of bisphenol A in an oxidation system constructed from Mo2C MXene and peroxymonosulfate	22
Pyridinic N anchored Ag and Au hybrids for detoxification of organic pollutants	21
Changes in China’s river water quality since 1980: management implications from sustainable development	21
Optimization and modeling of betamethasone removal from aqueous solutions using a SiO2/g-C3N5@NiFe2O4 nanophotocatalyst by RSM	20
Process optimization of osmotic membrane distillation for the extraction of valuable resources from water streams	20
Bio-originated mesosilicate SBA-15: synthesis, characterization, and application for heavy metal removal	20
Cracking the code of seasonal seawater biofouling: enhanced biofouling control with quorum sensing inhibitor-functionalized membranes	20
Efficient removal of aromatic pollutants via catalytic wet peroxide oxidation over synthetic anisotropic ilmenite/carbon nanocomposites	20
Microbial strategies driving low concentration substrate degradation for sustainable remediation solutions	19
Highly stretchable TPU/g-C3N4 composite nanofiber film for enhancing the piezo-photocatalytic sewage treatment by electrospinning-induced pretension	19
Climate change extreme and seasonal toxic metal occurrence in Romanian freshwaters in the last two decades—case study and critical review	19
Immobilization of silver nanoparticles on cellulose nanofibrils incorporated into nanofiltration membrane for enhanced desalination performance	19
Succession of bacterial biofilm communities following removal of chloramine from a full-scale drinking water distribution system	18
Examining geographic variation in the prevalence of household drainage types across India in 2019-2021	18
Experimental and theoretical assessment of bioinspired next-generation intercalated graphene oxide-based ceramic membranes for oil-in-water emulsion separation	18
A super-efficient polyquaternium gel that can remove over-10-times masses of lignins from wastewater for resourcefulness	18
Modelling seasonal household variation in harvested rainwater availability: a case study in Siaya County, Kenya	18
Internal pipe corrosion assessment method in water distribution system using ultrasound and convolutional neural networks	18
Electrochemical nanosensor for ultrasensitive detection of malachite green and monitoring of its photocatalytic degradation	18
Selected physical and chemical cleanings remove biofilm in seawater membrane distillation without causing pore wetting	17
Fabrication of porous beta-cyclodextrin functionalized PVDF/Fe–MOF mixed matrix membrane for enhanced ciprofloxacin removal	17
Monitoring pollution pathways in river water by predictive path modelling using untargeted GC-MS measurements	17
Standardizing practices and flux predictions in membrane science via simplified equations and membrane characterization	17
Understanding water-energy-carbon nexus in English and Welsh water industry by assessing eco-productivity of water companies	16
Chemical, ecotoxicological characteristics, environmental fate, and treatment methods applied to cyanide-containing wastewater	16

Bacterial cellulose-graphene oxide composite membranes with enhanced fouling resistance for bio-effluents management	16
High-risk clones of Pseudomonas aeruginosa contaminate the drinking water networks of French cities	16
Author Correction: Combined advanced oxidation dye-wastewater treatment plant: design and development with data-driven predictive performance modeling	15
Author Correction: Vacancies and sea urchin structure protect cobalt manganese spinel from anion poisoning in peroxymonosulfate activation	15
Low-pressure-driven special wettable graphene oxide-based membrane for efficient separation of water-in-oil emulsions	15
Hierarchical optofluidic microreactor for water purification using an array of TiO2 nanostructures	15
Ultra-high capacity, multifunctional nanoscale sorbents for PFOA and PFOS treatment	15
Engaging with the politics of climate resilience towards clean water and sanitation for all	15
Preparation of unsaturated MIL-101(Cr) with Lewis acid sites for the extraordinary adsorption of anionic dyes	15
Inferring failure risk of on-site wastewater systems from physical and social factors	15