OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering is 70. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Quantitative Catalytic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid by TEMPO in a Single Aqueous Phase under Mild Conditions	441
Fabrication of Sustainable Boronate Affinity Membrane Derived from Rape Pollen Biomass and Cellulose Acetate for the Selective Separation of Shikimic Acid	239
Ammonia Retention in Biowaste via Low-Temperature-Plasma-Synthesized Nitrogen Oxyacids: Toward Sustainable Upcycling of Animal Waste	174
Hemicellulosic Sugars and Lignin: A Synergistic Combination for the Synthesis of High-Performance Bioresins	162
Thermochemical Foaming of Mixed Single-Use Plastics Toward Flame Retardant Potential Foams	140
Green Solvent-Mediated Catalysis for Efficient Biorefinery: Unravelling the Kinetic and Thermodynamic Impacts	133
Halide-Free Continuous Synthesis of Hydrophobic Ionic Liquids	133
Mechanical Degradation of CHF₃ by Graphite To Achieve Greenhouse Gas Disposal and the Resource Utilization Thereof	122
Ionozymes for Efficient Synthesis of Cadaverine: Offering a Sustainable Way for Bio-nylon 5X Production	112
Influence of Keratin on Epoxidized Linseed Oil Curing and Thermoset Performances	111
Sustainable Management of Synthetic Chemicals	110
Supercharging Carbohydrate Binding Module Alone Enhances Endocellulase Thermostability, Binding, and Activity on Cellulosic Biomass	109
Biodegradation Rates of Ferulic Acid Derivatives and Traditional Sunscreen Actives in Marine, Bay, and Freshwater Environments	106
Comparative Technical, Economic, and Environmental Analysis of Different Cyanamide Production Processes Optimized through Heat Integration Design	105
Integrated Nondestructive Spectroscopic Technology to Reveal the Influence Mechanism of Lignins from Pretreated Corn Stover on Cellulose Saccharification	104
Multisustainable Approach. Ternary Photocatalytic Composite: Fe_xO₃/Albumin/Few Layer Graphene in H₂ Production via Photo-reforming of Methanol	101
Sustainable Biosynthesis of Diverse Fatty Acid Esters of Hydroxy Fatty Acids (FAHFAs) for Industrial Production	99
Van der Waals Gap Engineering of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes in Ionic Liquids at Room Temperature	99
Hydrogen Energy System That Uses [NiFe] Hydrogenase Functional Models and Works at 20–40 °C	99
Leveraging a Dynamic Physical Cross-Linking Architecture to Enable Recycled PET with Exceptional Thermoplasticity and Toughness	97
Sustainable and Innovative Method for Real-Time Extraction and Analysis of Polyphenols from Green Propolis by Pressurized Liquid Extraction Coupled Inline with Photodiode Array Detection (PLE-PDA)	96
Prepared Three-Dimensional Flowerlike MoS₂/Ag@rGO Nanocomposite as a Self-Cleaning SERS Substrate for the Trace Detection of 17β-Estradiol in Environmental Water	95
Insights into the Charge-Transfer Mechanism and Stacking Structures in a Large Sample of Donor/Acceptor Models of a Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cell	94
High-performance sustainable active packaging from poly(hexamethylene furanoate) and bark extracts	94
Long-Term Exposure to Hydrogen Nanobubbles Enhances Daphnia magna Resilience Against Copper Stress: Sustainable Molecular Strategies for Growth, Reproduction, and Aquatic Health	92

Mechanism Study on Synthesis of Biobased Polycarbonate from Diphenyl Carbonate and Isosorbide with Metal-Free Catalysts by Identifying Reactivity of endo-OH and exo-OH	92
Microbial Polyphenol Production in a Biphasic Process	90
Structural Evolution of Lignin Using In Situ Small-Angle Neutron Scattering during Catalytic Disassembly	88
W-Doped α-Ni(OH)₂ Honeycomb-like Microstructures for Promoted Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution	88
Enhancing Algae Biomass Production by Using Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells as Filters	87
Mapping of the Hydrophobic Composition of Lignosulfonates	87
Efficient and Green Recovery of Lithium from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on a Multipotential Field Membrane Process Intensification	86
Efficient Electrochemical Reforming of Water-Insoluble C-Only Plastic Wastes	85
Valorization of the Wheat Bran C5 Fraction Using Ru/ZrO₂-MCM48 Catalysts	84
The Role of Systems Engineering in Energy Transition – A Framework to Analyze Green Methanol Synthesis in Texas	84
Parallel and Flow Photoredox Chemistry Enabled by Advanced Temperature-Controlled Photoreactors	83
Facile and General Electrochemical Diselenylation of Terminal Alkynes	83
CO₂-Switchable Emulsification and Demulsification of Pickering Emulsion Stabilized by Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks	83
Cobalt Nanocluster-Decorated N-Rich Hierarchical Carbon Architectures Efficiently Catalyze Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions	82
Synthesis of Novel Nonisocyanate Poly(imide-urea)s from CO₂-based Polyureas	82
Ethanol Solvation of Polymer Residues in Graphene Solution-Gated Field Effect Transistors	82
Design of Porous Core–Shell Manganese Oxides to Boost Electrocatalytic Dinitrogen Reduction	82
Controlling Lignin Solubility in Nonpolar Lubricating Oil via Multiple Fatty Chains Modification Strategy	81
Machine Learning Assisted Cross-Scale Hopper Design for Flowing Biomass Granular Materials	81
Exclusive Formate Reaction Route over Pd/NiN₄Cl for High-Performance Formic Acid Oxidation	81
Balsa Wood-Derived Carbon Enriched with Hydroxyl Functional Groups for Efficient CO₂ Sorption	80
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential of Novel CO₂-Derived Polylactic-co-glycolic Acid (PLGA) Plastics	80
Effects of Oxygen Vacancies with Different Valence States on the Photo(electro)catalytic Performance of a 2D TiO₂:N (001) System	79
Understanding How Hβ Zeolite in Dimethoxymethane-Containing Medium Efficiently Coconverts Glucose and Xylose to Methyl Levulinate	79
Study on the Extraction of Acetamiprid and Imidacloprid from an Aqueous Environment Using Menthol-Based Hydrophobic Eutectic Solvents: Quantum Chemical and Molecular Dynamics Insights	78
Optimal Design of Sugar-Cane-Based Biorefinery Networks in Argentina	78
Insights into Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution over Hierarchical FeCo₂S₄ Nanospheres	78
Multicomponent Bifunctionalization of Methyl Ketones Enabled by Heterogeneous Catalysis and Solar Photocatalysis in Water	78
Catalyst Recycling in the Reactive Distillation of Primary Alcohols to Olefins Using a Phosphoric Acid Catalyst	76
Reuse of Wind Turbine Blades for High-Performance Flame-Retardant Epoxy Composites via Surface Modification	76
Enhanced Internal Coating Structure and Light Reflectance of Coated Papers: A Sludge Valorization Process	74
Providing Natural Organic Pigments with Excellent Tanning Capabilities: A Novel “One-Pot” Tanning–Dyeing Integration Strategy for Sustainable Leather Manufacturing	74
Multifunctional Salt-Assisted Construction of Lignin-Derived Ru–Co Bimetal/Carbon Composites with Rich Nanointerface for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting	73
Ligand-Aided Glycolysis of PET Using Functionalized Silica-Supported Fe₂O₃ Nanoparticles	72
Nitrogen-Coordinated Cobalt Single Atoms for Achieving Pt with Superhigh Power and Stability in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells	72
Tensile Stress-Gated Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Fabrics with Real-Time Adjustable Shielding Efficiency	72
Hydrophobic DES Based on Menthol and Natural Organic Acids for Use in Antifouling Marine Coatings	72
S-Scheme Photocatalyst NH₂–UiO-66/CuZnS with Enhanced Photothermal-Assisted CO₂ Reduction Performances	72
Robust Fluorescent Self-Assembly System for Sensing of Phosgene, Thionyl Chloride, and Oxalyl Chloride	72
Silica-Supported Copper for the Preparation of trans-4,5-Diamino-Cyclopent-2-Enones under Continuous Flow Conditions	71
Mechanochemical Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of NH-Sulfonimidamides by Oxidative Amination of Primary Sulfinamides	71
Development of Circularly Recyclable Low Melting Temperature Bicomponent Fibers toward a Sustainable Nonwoven Application	71
CO₂ Reduction beyond Copper-Based Catalysts: A Natural Language Processing Review from the Scientific Literature	71
Toward Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission: Techno–Economic and Life Cycle Analyses of Routes for Triacetic Acid Lactone (TAL) Bioproduction	70
Pig Slurry Management Producing N Mineral Concentrates: A Full-Scale Case Study	70
Highly Stable Single-Phase FeCoNiMnX (X = Cr, Mo, W) High-Entropy Alloy Catalysts with Submicrometer Size for Efficient Oxygen Evolution	70
Continuous Production of Lactic Acid from Glycerol over Bifunctional Catalysts under Base-Free Conditions Using a Liquid-Phase Flow Reactor	70
Flexible Wood-Based Janus Hydrogel for Nasal Infection	70