OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Water is 63. 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
Evaluation of Permeable Pavement Systems for Removing Heavy Metals from Stormwater	820
Enhancing Transboundary Freshwater Security: From Online Learning to Global Knowledge Exchange Platform	594
Joint Gravity and Seismic Reflection Methods to Characterize the Deep Aquifers in Arid Ain El Beidha Plain (Central Tunisia, North Africa)	205
The Spiral of Escalating Water Conflict: The Theory of Hydro-Politics	186
Uphill Flow Rock Ramps. How the Design Impacts Their Functionality	166
Hands across the Water: How the 57-Year Dispute over the Edwards Aquifer Began, Persisted, and Was Resolved	164
Fabrication of MoS2@Fe3O4 Magnetic Catalysts with Photo-Fenton Reaction for Enhancing Tetracycline Degradation	154
Modelling of Water Drop Movement and Distribution in No Wind and Windy Conditions for Different Nozzle Sizes	149
Strontium Isotopes and Rare Earth Elements as Tracers of Water–Rock Interactions in Taiwan Hot Springs	141
Energy Dissipation on Inclined Stepped Spillways	139
Importance of Geographic Information System (GIS) Application to Reduce the Impact of Flood Disasters in Malaysia: A Meta-Analysis	138
Dialdehyde Cellulose Fabric Membranes Enable Chemical Adsorption of Amino-Containing Dyes for Wastewater Treatment	134
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Interactive Tool for Water Governance in Transboundary Basins: A Participation-Based Approach and Visualization of Water Security from a Vulnerability Perspective	128
Nitrogen Migration and Transformation Mechanism in the Groundwater Level Fluctuation Zone of Typical Medium	126
Decomplexation of Ni-EDTA by Three-Dimensional Electro-Fenton	123
A Sighting of the Indian Ocean Surgeon Fish Paracanthurus hepatus in Eastern Provence (North-Western Mediterranean Sea)	118
Diurnal Variation of Carbon Dioxide Concentration and Flux in a River–Lake Continuum of a Mega City	117
Digital-Twin-Based Management of Sewer Systems: Research Strategy for the KaSyTwin Project	115
Mercury Fraction and Transformation in Sediment Cores of the Eutrophic Estuary in Northern Taiwan	104
Nursery Runoff Treatment by Novel Biochar-Amended Bioretention Systems	98
Characteristic Wavelength Selection and Surrogate Monitoring for UV–Vis Absorption Spectroscopy-Based Water Quality Sensing	95
Impacts of Reclaimed Water Irrigation on Soil Salinity, Nutrient Cycling, and Landscape Plant Growth in a Coastal Monsoon Environment	93
Integrating Hydrological Models for Improved Flash Flood Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies in Northeastern Thailand	91
The Role of Household Heterogeneity on Unplanned Water Demand Shifts	91
A Numerical Study of Solitary Wave Processes over Idealized Atolls	89

Comparative Long-Term Monitoring of Microplastics in the Effluent of Three Different Wastewater Treatment Plants with Two, Three, and Four Treatment Stages	88
Optimization of an HRT-Fixed Plug-Flow Anaerobic-Oxic-Anoxic (AOA) Reactor: Changing the Specific Anaerobic/Oxic/Anoxic HRT Ratios	88
Failure Characteristics and Stress Distribution of Intact Floor Under Coupled Static and Dynamic Loads in Mining Projects	84
Three-Dimensional Finite Element Modeling of Thermal Stratification in the Riba-Roja Reservoir Confluence: A Fluid–Thermal Multiphysics Approach	83
Changes in Groundwater Vulnerability Due to Land Reclamation in Mining Areas: An Assessment Using the DRASTIC Method	83
Assessing the Use of Alternative Soil Data in Hydrological and Water Quality Modeling with SWAT+: SSURGO and POLARIS at Sub-Basin and Field Scales	83
Estimation of Groundwater Recharge and Assessment of Groundwater Quality in the Weining Plain, China	83
Spatial and Temporal Scales of Variability of Mollusks in a Strongly Threatened Mediterranean Coastal Lagoon (Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain)	82
Imaging of Groundwater Salinity and Seawater Intrusion in Subiya Peninsula, Northern Kuwait, Using Transient Electromagnetics	81
Groundwater Nitrate-Nitrite Modeling in a Grazed Hillslope with Agroforestry and Grass Buffers	81
Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Phthalates Deposition in Sediments of Reservoirs: Impact of Some Environmental Factors	81
Geological and Hydrographic Aspects of Dissolved Methane Distribution Within Gulf of Patience, Sakhalin Island: Marine Expedition Results in Warm Season of 2024 and Remote Sensing Data	81
An Overview of Metal(oid) Pollution, Sources, and Probabilistic Health Risk Evaluations Based on a Monte Carlo Simulation of Surface River Water in a Developing Country	80
Morphometric Diversity and Population Structure of the Crucifix Crab (Charybdis feriatus) in East Asian Recreational Fisheries	80
The Effects of Xanthan Gum as a Synergistic Delivery Reagent on Perchloroethylene Remediation in Lower-Permeability Zones of Aquifers	79
A Comparative Assessment of Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes and Large-Eddy Simulation Models: Choosing the Best for Pool-Type Fishway Flow Simulations	79
A Bibliometric Analysis of Drought Indices, Risk, and Forecast as Components of Drought Early Warning Systems	78
The 50- and 100-year Exceedance Probabilities as New and Convenient Statistics for a Frequency Analysis of Extreme Events: An Example of Extreme Precipitation in Israel	77
Recent Advances in the Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Carbon Dots in the Field of Wastewater Treatment: A Comprehensive Review	76
Identifying Persistent Drought Regions for Mediterranean Basin Using Simple Coincidence Deficit Index Approach	75
Degradation of Phenolic Compounds and Organic Matter from Real Winery Wastewater by Fenton and Photo-Fenton Processes Combined with Ultrasound	75
Spatial and Seasonal Water Quality and Heavy Metal Pollution for Irrigation Use in Awash River, Ethiopia	75
Insight into Adsorption Kinetics, Equilibrium, Thermodynamics, and Modeling of Ciprofloxacin onto Iron Ore Tailings	75
Hydrogeology of a Volcano-Sedimentary Multi-Aquifer System: The Skydra, Northern Greece, Case Study	74
New Data on the Use of Oligochaete Communities for Assessing the Impacts of Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluents on Receiving Streams	73
Modified Fine Polyurethane Sponges with Polyvinyl Alcohol–Sodium Alginate Gel Coating as Bio-Carriers for Anammox Process	72
Analysis of the Effect of Sea Surface Temperature on Sea Ice Concentration in the Laptev Sea for the Years 2004–2023	71
Experimental Study on the Evolution Law of Loess Cracks Under Dry–Wet Cycle Conditions	71
A Rapid Prediction Method for Key Information of the Urban Flood Control Engineering System Based on Machine Learning: An Empirical Study of the Wusha River Basin	71
Development and Assessment of a New Framework for Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Control	68
Failure Mechanism and Risk Evaluation of Water Inrush in Floor of Extra-Thick Coal Seam	68
Study on Evaluation and Dynamic Early Warning of Urban Water Resources Security	68
Evaluating Modeling Approaches for Phytoplankton Productivity in Estuaries	68
Study on Characteristics of Water Level Variations and Water Balance of the Largest Lake in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	67
Machine Learning and Urban Drainage Systems: State-of-the-Art Review	67
Seasonal Total Nitrogen and Phosphorus Variation, Speciation, and Composition in the Maowei Sea Affected by Riverine Flux Input, South China Sea	67
Study on Pressure Pulsation and Force Characteristics of Kaplan Turbine	66
Daily Runoff Prediction Based on FA-LSTM Model	66
Insurance Coverage and Flood Exposure in the Gulf of Mexico: Scale, Social Vulnerability, Urban Form, and Risk Measures	63
Stability Analysis of a Rocky Slope with a Weak Interbedded Layer under Rainfall Infiltration Conditions	63
Spatial Distribution and Seasonal Variation of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in an Urban River in Northeast China	63
Climate Change Projections of Aridity Conditions in the Iberian Peninsula	63