OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering is 71. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Fabrication of Sustainable Boronate Affinity Membrane Derived from Rape Pollen Biomass and Cellulose Acetate for the Selective Separation of Shikimic Acid	454
Ammonia Retention in Biowaste via Low-Temperature-Plasma-Synthesized Nitrogen Oxyacids: Toward Sustainable Upcycling of Animal Waste	251
Hemicellulosic Sugars and Lignin: A Synergistic Combination for the Synthesis of High-Performance Bioresins	176
Thermochemical Foaming of Mixed Single-Use Plastics Toward Flame Retardant Potential Foams	164
Halide-Free Continuous Synthesis of Hydrophobic Ionic Liquids	148
Green Solvent-Mediated Catalysis for Efficient Biorefinery: Unravelling the Kinetic and Thermodynamic Impacts	138
Mechanical Degradation of CHF₃ by Graphite To Achieve Greenhouse Gas Disposal and the Resource Utilization Thereof	136
Ionozymes for Efficient Synthesis of Cadaverine: Offering a Sustainable Way for Bio-nylon 5X Production	125
Influence of Keratin on Epoxidized Linseed Oil Curing and Thermoset Performances	116
Biodegradation Rates of Ferulic Acid Derivatives and Traditional Sunscreen Actives in Marine, Bay, and Freshwater Environments	113
Supercharging Carbohydrate Binding Module Alone Enhances Endocellulase Thermostability, Binding, and Activity on Cellulosic Biomass	113
Comparative Technical, Economic, and Environmental Analysis of Different Cyanamide Production Processes Optimized through Heat Integration Design	112
Integrated Nondestructive Spectroscopic Technology to Reveal the Influence Mechanism of Lignins from Pretreated Corn Stover on Cellulose Saccharification	110
Van der Waals Gap Engineering of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes in Ionic Liquids at Room Temperature	108
Sustainable Biosynthesis of Diverse Fatty Acid Esters of Hydroxy Fatty Acids (FAHFAs) for Industrial Production	107
Leveraging a Dynamic Physical Cross-Linking Architecture to Enable Recycled PET with Exceptional Thermoplasticity and Toughness	104
Hydrogen Energy System That Uses [NiFe] Hydrogenase Functional Models and Works at 20–40 °C	104
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)	102
Microbial Polyphenol Production in a Biphasic Process	101
Facile and General Electrochemical Diselenylation of Terminal Alkynes	99
Structural Evolution of Lignin Using In Situ Small-Angle Neutron Scattering during Catalytic Disassembly	98
Insights into the Charge-Transfer Mechanism and Stacking Structures in a Large Sample of Donor/Acceptor Models of a Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cell	97
Long-Term Exposure to Hydrogen Nanobubbles Enhances Daphnia magna Resilience Against Copper Stress: Sustainable Molecular Strategies for Growth, Reproduction, and Aquatic Health	96
High-performance sustainable active packaging from poly(hexamethylene furanoate) and bark extracts	96
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	96

Robust Fluorescent Self-Assembly System for Sensing of Phosgene, Thionyl Chloride, and Oxalyl Chloride	95
Silica-Supported Copper for the Preparation of trans-4,5-Diamino-Cyclopent-2-Enones under Continuous Flow Conditions	93
Flexible Wood-Based Janus Hydrogel for Nasal Infection	91
Enhanced Internal Coating Structure and Light Reflectance of Coated Papers: A Sludge Valorization Process	89
Development of Circularly Recyclable Low Melting Temperature Bicomponent Fibers toward a Sustainable Nonwoven Application	89
Recovery and Enrichment of Organic Acids from Kraft Black Liquor by Simulated Moving Bed Adsorption	88
Reuse of Wind Turbine Blades for High-Performance Flame-Retardant Epoxy Composites via Surface Modification	87
Pig Slurry Management Producing N Mineral Concentrates: A Full-Scale Case Study	86
Catalyst Recycling in the Reactive Distillation of Primary Alcohols to Olefins Using a Phosphoric Acid Catalyst	86
Synthesis of Novel Nonisocyanate Poly(imide-urea)s from CO₂-based Polyureas	85
Ion-Exchanging Graphenic Nanochannels for Macroscopic Osmotic Energy Harvesting	85
Cobalt Nanocluster-Decorated N-Rich Hierarchical Carbon Architectures Efficiently Catalyze Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions	85
Design of Porous Core–Shell Manganese Oxides to Boost Electrocatalytic Dinitrogen Reduction	85
Sn²⁺ and Cu²⁺ Self-Codoped Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanosheets Switching from p-Type to n-Type Semiconductors for Visible-Light-Driven CO₂ Reduction	85
Machine Learning Assisted Cross-Scale Hopper Design for Flowing Biomass Granular Materials	84
Understanding How Hβ Zeolite in Dimethoxymethane-Containing Medium Efficiently Coconverts Glucose and Xylose to Methyl Levulinate	84
Controlling Lignin Solubility in Nonpolar Lubricating Oil via Multiple Fatty Chains Modification Strategy	84
Balsa Wood-Derived Carbon Enriched with Hydroxyl Functional Groups for Efficient CO₂ Sorption	84
Effects of Oxygen Vacancies with Different Valence States on the Photo(electro)catalytic Performance of a 2D TiO₂:N (001) System	83
Optimal Design of Sugar-Cane-Based Biorefinery Networks in Argentina	83
Efficient Electrochemical Reforming of Water-Insoluble C-Only Plastic Wastes	82
Multicomponent Bifunctionalization of Methyl Ketones Enabled by Heterogeneous Catalysis and Solar Photocatalysis in Water	82
Parallel and Flow Photoredox Chemistry Enabled by Advanced Temperature-Controlled Photoreactors	80
CO₂-Switchable Emulsification and Demulsification of Pickering Emulsion Stabilized by Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks	80
The Role of Systems Engineering in Energy Transition – A Framework to Analyze Green Methanol Synthesis in Texas	80
Conversion of Cellulose into 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in a Biphasic System Catalyzed by Aluminum Sulfate and Byproduct Characterization	79
Energy-Efficient and Green Extraction of Bismuth Metal in Methanesulfonic Acid-Based Membrane Electrochemical Systems	79
Why ZnO is the Support for Cu in Methanol Synthesis? A Systematic Study of the Strong Metal Support Interactions	77
Self-Healing Properties of Fibers Constructed from Mushroom-Derived Chitinous Polymers	77
Selective Hydrogenative Rearrangement of Furfural to Cyclopentanol over Alloyed Cu–Co Supported on Sulfur-Doped Coffee Biochar	76
Theoretical Design of Cage-like Borophene Single Atom Catalyst for High Efficiency CO₂RR	76
Prussian Blue-Derived Fe@NC as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Ammonia Synthesis under Ambient Conditions	75
Ionic-Liquid-Assisted Capture of Volatile Low-Carbon Alcohols in Printing Plant Exhaust Gas	75
Inorganic Salt Solution Assisted Grinding Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Perovskites for Reversible Information Encryption and Decryption Based on I Ching 64 Hexagrams	75
Microplastics in the Great Lakes: Environmental, Health, and Socioeconomic Implications and Future Directions	75
Enhanced Energy Storage Performance of Zr-Doped TiNb₂O₇ Nanospheres Prepared by the Hydrolytic Method	74
Transition-Metal-Free Photoredox Phosphonation of Aryl C–N and C–X Bonds in Aqueous Solvent Mixtures	74
Intermolecular Interaction and Extraction Explorations for Separation of High-Boiling Neutral Nitrogen Compounds Using Biodegradable Ionic Liquids	74
Fabrication of P-Doped Porous Carbon Catalysts, with Inherent N Functionality, from Waste Peanut Shells and Their Application in the Metal-Free Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols	73
Comparative Techno-economic Assessment of NdFeB Bonded Magnet Production: Injection Molding versus Big-Area Additive Manufacturing	73
Improvement on the Energy Efficiency of NO_x Synthesis in Pulsed Discharge Plasma: A Focus on the Modulation by Pulse Rise Rate and Pulse Repetition Frequency	72
Characterizing the Solvation Characteristics of Deep Eutectic Solvents Composed of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients as a Hydrogen Bond Donor and/or Acceptor	72
Issue Publication Information	71
A Multifunctional Double-Layer Composite Solid Electrolyte for High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries	71
Issue Editorial Masthead	71
Nutrient for Inhibiting the Activity of H₂O and Optimizing Interfacial Chemistry for Aqueous Rechargeable Zn-Ion Batteries	71
Issue Publication Information	71