OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering is 14. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Preventing masks from becoming the next plastic problem	84
Repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic on solid waste generation and management strategies	78
The source and transport of bioaerosols in the air: A review	77
Research progress on distribution, sources, identification, toxicity, and biodegradation of microplastics in the ocean, freshwater, and soil environment	73
Evaluation of the technoeconomic feasibility of electrochemical hydrogen peroxide production for decentralized water treatment	71
Recent advances in the electrochemical oxidation water treatment: Spotlight on byproduct control	62
A review on anammox process for the treatment of antibiotic-containing wastewater: Linking effects with corresponding mechanisms	58
Secondary aerosol formation in winter haze over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, China	55
An antifouling catechol/chitosan-modified polyvinylidene fluoride membrane for sustainable oil-in-water emulsions separation	48
Health impacts of air pollution in China	48
One-pot hydrothermal fabrication of BiVO4/Fe3O4/rGO composite photocatalyst for the simulated solar light-driven degradation of Rhodamine B	48
Photosynthesis and related metabolic mechanism of promoted rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth by TiO2 nanoparticles	47
Application of Fe(VI) in abating contaminants in water: State of art and knowledge gaps	46
Nitrogen removal efficiencies and microbial communities in full-scale IFAS and MBBR municipal wastewater treatment plants at high COD:N ratio	45
A review on sustainable reuse applications of Fenton sludge during wastewater treatment	44
High-solid anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: achievements and perspectives	44
What have we known so far for fluorescence staining and quantification of microplastics: A tutorial review	42
Fabrication of highly efficient Bi2WO6/CuS composite for visible-light photocatalytic removal of organic pollutants and Cr(VI) from wastewater	41
Achievements, challenges and global implications of China’s carbon neutral pledge	40
New insights into different surfactants’ impacts on sludge fermentation: Focusing on the particular metabolic processes and microbial genetic traits	39
Bacteriophages in water pollution control: Advantages and limitations	39
Visible-light-driven heterostructured g-C3N4/Bi-TiO2 floating photocatalyst with enhanced charge carrier separation for photocatalytic inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa	39
Redox reactions of iron and manganese oxides in complex systems	37
Metagenomic analysis on resistance genes in water and microplastics from a mariculture system	37
Algae (Raphidocelis subcapitata) mitigate combined toxicity of microplastic and lead on Ceriodaphnia dubia	36

Fabrication of magnetic multi-template molecularly imprinted polymer composite for the selective and efficient removal of tetracyclines from water	36
Dual-reaction-center catalytic process continues Fenton’s story	36
Composition, dispersion, and health risks of bioaerosols in wastewater treatment plants: A review	35
Fate and risk assessment of emerging contaminants in reclaimed water production processes	35
The main anammox-based processes, the involved microbes and the novel process concept from the application perspective	34
Low-cost adsorbents for urban stormwater pollution control	34
Inactivation and risk control of pathogenic microorganisms in municipal sludge treatment: A review	34
Aerosol transmission, an indispensable route of COVID-19 spread: case study of a department-store cluster	34
Identification of sources, characteristics and photochemical transformations of dissolved organic matter with EEM-PARAFAC in the Wei River of China	33
A novel hybrid model for water quality prediction based on VMD and IGOA optimized for LSTM	32
Environmental effects and risk control of antibiotic resistance genes in the organic solid waste aerobic composting system: A review	32
In situ synthesis of FeS/Carbon fibers for the effective removal of Cr(VI) in aqueous solution	31
Transparent exopolymer particles (TEPs)-associated protobiofilm: A neglected contributor to biofouling during membrane filtration	31
Zero E-waste: Regulatory impediments and blockchain imperatives	30
Tuning the primary selective nanochannels of MOF thin-film nanocomposite nanofiltration membranes for efficient removal of hydrophobic endocrine disrupting compounds	29
Locally enhanced electric field treatment (LEEFT) for water disinfection	29
Enhanced catalytic oxidation of 2,4-dichlorophenol via singlet oxygen dominated peroxymonosulfate activation on CoOOH@Bi2O3 composite	29
Removal, distribution and plant uptake of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in a simulated constructed wetland system	29
Emerging electrochemical processes for materials recovery from wastewater: Mechanisms and prospects	28
Precursors and potential sources of ground-level ozone in suburban Shanghai	28
Sludge fermentation liquid addition attained advanced nitrogen removal in low C/N ratio municipal wastewater through short-cut nitrification-denitrification and partial anammox	28
Overlooked nitrogen-cycling microorganisms in biological wastewater treatment	28
Light-induced variation in environmentally persistent free radicals and the generation of reactive radical species in humic substances	28
Remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with organic chemicals using stabilized nanoparticles: Lessons from the past two decades	28
Human health ambient water quality criteria for 13 heavy metals and health risk assessment in Taihu Lake	28
Characterization of electrode fouling during electrochemical oxidation of phenolic pollutant	27
Quorum sensing regulation methods and their effects on biofilm in biological waste treatment systems: A review	27
Electro-assisted CNTs/ceramic flat sheet ultrafiltration membrane for enhanced antifouling and separation performance	27
Microplastics removal strategies: A step toward finding the solution	27
Mercury removal from aqueous solution using petal-like MoS2 nanosheets	27
Optimization of the O3/H2O2 process with response surface methodology for pretreatment of mother liquor of gas field wastewater	27
Bioinspired and biomimetic membranes for water purification and chemical separation: A review	26
Simultaneous removal of NOx and chlorobenzene on V2O5/TiO2 granular catalyst: Kinetic study and performance prediction	26
δ15N-stable isotope analysis of NHx: An overview on analytical measurements, source sampling and its source apportionment	26
Advancing ion-exchange membranes to ion-selective membranes: principles, status, and opportunities	26
Pseudomonas mendocina LYX: A novel aerobic bacterium with advantage of removing nitrate high effectively by assimilation and dissimilation simultaneously	26
Partial anammox achieved in full scale biofilm process for typical domestic wastewater treatment	25
Global perspectives and future research directions for the phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil: A knowledge mapping analysis from 2001 to 2020	25
Industrial land expansion in rural China threatens environmental securities	25
Microbial biodegradation of plastics: Challenges, opportunities, and a critical perspective	25
Magnetotactic bacteria: Characteristics and environmental applications	24
Ceramic water filter for point-of-use water treatment in developing countries: Principles, challenges and opportunities	24
Effects of Fe(II) on anammox community activity and physiologic response	24
Sulfur cycle as an electron mediator between carbon and nitrate in a constructed wetland microcosm	24
Understand the local and regional contributions on air pollution from the view of human health impacts	23
Formation of disinfection by-products during sodium hypochlorite cleaning of fouled membranes from membrane bioreactors	23
Effects of manufactured nanomaterials on algae: Implications and applications	23
Interaction and combined toxicity of microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic environment	23
Fate of microplastics in a coastal wastewater treatment plant: Microfibers could partially break through the integrated membrane system	23
Enhancing the adsorption function of biochar by mechanochemical graphitization for organic pollutant removal	23

Acute toxicity assessment of drinking water source with luminescent bacteria: Impact of environmental conditions and a case study in Luoma Lake, East China	23
What have we known so far about microplastics in drinking water treatment? A timely review	23
Recent advances in antimony removal using carbon-based nanomaterials: A review	23
Concurrent adsorption and reduction of chromium(VI) to chromium(III) using nitrogen-doped porous carbon adsorbent derived from loofah sponge	22
Understanding building-occupant-microbiome interactions toward healthy built environments: A review	22
Photocatalytic water splitting of ternary graphene-like photocatalyst for the photocatalytic hydrogen production	22
Prevention of surgical site infection under different ventilation systems in operating room environment	22
Simultaneous Feammox and anammox process facilitated by activated carbon as an electron shuttle for autotrophic biological nitrogen removal	22
Challenges in characterization of nanoplastics in the environment	22
Start-up of PN-anammox system under low inoculation quantity and its restoration after low-loading rate shock	22
Perfluoroalkane acids in human milk under the global monitoring plan of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2008–2019)	21
Mechanisms for simultaneous ozonation of sulfamethoxazole and natural organic matters in secondary effluent from sewage treatment plant	21
Catalytic oxidation of CO over Pt/Fe3O4 catalysts: Tuning O2 activation and CO adsorption	21
Degradation of refractory organics in concentrated leachate by the Fenton process: Central composite design for process optimization	21
Advances in airborne microorganisms detection using biosensors: A critical review	21
Can we migrate COVID-19 spreading risk?	20
Mechanism and characterization of microplastic aging process: A review	20
Using loose nanofiltration membrane for lake water treatment: A pilot study	20
Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes and their association with bacteria and viruses in decentralized sewage treatment facilities	19
Techno-economic characteristics of wastewater treatment plants retrofitted from the conventional activated sludge process to the membrane bioreactor process	19
Mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of swine manure with sulfamethoxazole and norfloxacin: Dynamics of microbial communities and evolution of resistance genes	19
Preparation of nZVI embedded modified mesoporous carbon for catalytic persulfate to degradation of reactive black 5	19
(Super)paramagnetic nanoparticles as platform materials for environmental applications: From synthesis to demonstration	19
Rapid and long-effective removal of broad-spectrum pollutants from aqueous system by ZVI/oxidants	19
An integrated method for the rapid dewatering and solidification/stabilization of dredged contaminated sediment with a high water content	19
Characterization and seasonal distribution of microplastics in the nearshore sediments of the south-east coast of India, Bay of Bengal	18
Hormesis-like growth and photosynthetic physiology of marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin exposed to polystyrene microplastics	18
Cross-stacked super-aligned carbon nanotube/activated carbon composite electrodes for efficient water purification via capacitive deionization enhanced ultrafiltration	18
A novel approach to preparing ultra-lightweight ceramsite with a large amount of fly ash	18
Integrated energy view of wastewater treatment: A potential of electrochemical biodegradation	18
Hydroxyl radical intensified Cu2O NPs/H2O2 process in ceramic membrane reactor for degradation on DMAc wastewater from polymeric membrane manufacturer	18
Assessment of future climate change impacts on water-heat-salt migration in unsaturated frozen soil using CoupModel	18
Taxonomic and functional variations in the microbial community during the upgrade process of a full-scale landfill leachate treatment plant — from conventional to partial nitrification-denitrification	18
A heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification bacterium Halomonas venusta TJPU05 suitable for nitrogen removal from high-salinity wastewater	18
Novel perspective for urban water resource management: 5R generation	18
Reutilize tire in microbial fuel cell for enhancing the nitrogen removal of the anammox process coupled with iron-carbon micro-electrolysis	17
Effectiveness of tertiary treatment processes in removing different classes of emerging contaminants from domestic wastewater	17
Moving policy and regulation forward for single-use plastic alternatives	17
Enhanced hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis through strategies of carbon recovery from alkaline/thermal treated sludge	17
Bioinspired cellulose-based membranes in oily wastewater treatment	17
Occurrence and distribution of micro- and mesoplastics in the high-latitude nature reserve, northern China	17
Flocculation behaviors of a novel papermaking sludge-based flocculant in practical printing and dyeing wastewater treatment	17
Co-application of energy uncoupling and ultrafiltration in sludge treatment: Evaluations of sludge reduction, supernatant recovery and membrane fouling control	16
Persistent free radicals in humin under redox conditions and their impact in transforming polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons	16
Energy neutrality potential of wastewater treatment plants: A novel evaluation framework integrating energy efficiency and recovery	16
Water resource conservation promotes synergy between economy and environment in China’s northern drylands	16
Characterization of value-added chemicals derived from the thermal hydrolysis and wet oxidation of sewage sludge	16
Polypropylene microplastics alter the cadmium adsorption capacity on different soil solid fractions	16
Development of machine learning multi-city model for municipal solid waste generation prediction	16
A fast antibiotic detection method for simplified pretreatment through spectra-based machine learning	16
Four kinds of capping materials for controlling phosphorus and nitrogen release from contaminated sediment using a static simulation experiment	16
Application of heterogeneous catalysis to biodiesel synthesis using microalgae oil	16
A review of measurement methods for peracetic acid (PAA)	16
Co-pyrolysis of sludge and kaolin/zeolite in a rotary kiln: Analysis of stabilizing heavy metals	15
A hybrid Wavelet-CNN-LSTM deep learning model for short-term urban water demand forecasting	15
Biotoxicity evaluation of zinc oxide nanoparticles on bacterial performance of activated sludge at COD, nitrogen, and phosphorus reduction	15
Online recognition of drainage type based on UV-vis spectra and derivative neural network algorithm	15
PICRUSt2 functionally predicts organic compounds degradation and sulfate reduction pathways in an acidogenic bioreactor	15
Antibiotic resistance genes in manure-amended paddy soils across eastern China: Occurrence and influencing factors	15
Hexavalent chromium in drinking water: Chemistry, challenges and future outlook on Sn(II)- and photocatalyst-based treatment	15
Solvent-free mechanochemical mild oxidation method to enhance adsorption properties of chitosan	15
Economics analysis of food waste treatment in China and its influencing factors	15
Improved degradation of azo dyes by lignin peroxidase following mutagenesis at two sites near the catalytic pocket and the application of peroxidase-coated yeast cell walls	15
Recent advances in electrochemical decontamination of perfluorinated compounds from water: a review	14
Evolution of humic substances in polymerization of polyphenol and amino acid based on non-destructive characterization	14
Degradation of Polyacrylamide (PAM) and methane production by mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion: Effect of temperature and concentration	14
Effects of ambient temperature on regulated gaseous and particulate emissions from gasoline-, E10- and M15-fueled vehicles	14
Impact of anthropogenic heat emissions on meteorological parameters and air quality in Beijing using a high-resolution model simulation	14
Dual-functional sites for synergistic adsorption of Cr(VI) and Sb(V) by polyaniline-TiO2 hydrate: Adsorption behaviors, sites and mechanisms	14
Experimental and computational assessment of 1,4-Dioxane degradation in a photo-Fenton reactive ceramic membrane filtration process	14
Distinct community assembly processes underlie significant spatiotemporal dynamics of abundant and rare bacterioplankton in the Yangtze River	14
Electricity-driven ammonia oxidation and acetate production in microbial electrosynthesis systems	14
Effects of oxidizing environment on digestate humification and identification of substances governing the dissolved organic matter (DOM) transformation process	14
Insight into the promotion mechanism of activated carbon on the monolithic honeycomb red mud catalyst for selective catalytic reduction of NOx	14