OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Pollution Reports is 7. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Advances in Selective Recovery and Resource Utilization of Iron, Manganese and Copper from Acid Mine Drainage	135
Sustainable Management of Genotoxic Aromatic Pollutants: Role of Microbial Traits in Efficient Bioremediation and Resource Recovery	106
Environmental Restoration of Contaminated Sediment and Soils: The Role of Organic Amendments in PAH Remediation	99
A Systematic Review of Anthropogenic Noise Impact on Avian Species	98
A Review of Characteristics, Causes, and Formation Mechanisms of Haze in Southeast Asia	86
The Impact of Dissolved Organic Matter in Natural Receiving Systems on the Formation Potential and Toxicity of Disinfection By-products: Insights from Origins, Chemical Properties, and Transformations	72
Toxicity Research Progress of Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles Exposure in the Environment	71
Meta-Analysis of Biochar as an Amendment for Arsenic Mitigation in Paddy Soils	68
A Systematic Review on Atmospheric Ozone Pollution in a Typical Peninsula Region of North China: Formation Mechanism, Spatiotemporal Distribution, Source Apportionment, and Health and Ecological Effec	63
An Overview of the Potential for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants to Be Integrated into Urban Biorefineries for the Production of Sustainable Bio-Based Fuels and Other Chemicals	58
Opportunities and Challenges Associated with Bioavailability-Based Remediation Strategies for Lead-Contaminated Soil with Arsenic as a Co-Contaminant—A Critical Review	57
Critical Roles of Surface-Enhanced Heterogeneous Oxidation of SO2 in Haze Chemistry: Review of Extended Pathways for Complex Air Pollution	53
A Comprehensive Review of Dust Events: Characteristics, Climate Feedbacks, and Public Health Risks	49
New Insights into Removing Antibiotic Resistance Genes: Environmental Factors, Technical Means, and Molecular Mechanisms	45
Production of Volatile Fatty Acids from Organic-Rich Waste Streams: Current Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities	42
Plastic Waste-Derived Carbon Dots: Insights of Recycling Valuable Materials Towards Environmental Sustainability	42
Insights Into Formation and Aging of Secondary Organic Aerosol From Oxidation Flow Reactors: A Review	39
Liquid Crystal Monomers (LCMs) of Emerging Concern: Recent Progress and Challenges in Wastewater Treatment	39
Sustainable Pistachio Dehulling Waste Management and Its Valorization Approaches: A Review	38
A Comprehensive Review on the Impact of Black-Odorous Water Bodies on the Physiological Ecology of Vallisneria natans and Its Associated Microbial Community	36
Operationalizing the Exposome Using Passive Silicone Samplers	31
Seeking the Nexus Between Building Acoustics and Urban Form: A Systematic Review	30
Role of Organic and Biochar Amendments on Enhanced Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)	30
Copper Oxide Nanoparticles as an Emergent Threat to Aquatic Invertebrates and Photosynthetic Organisms: A Synthesis of the Known and Exploration of the Unknown	29
Sustainable Bioconversion of Industrial Wastes into Bacterial Cellulose for Diverse Applications: A Way Towards Pollution Control and Abatement	29

The Underexplored Role of Dissolved Organic Matter in Facilitating Arsenic Enrichment in Alpine Riverine Systems: A Review of Current Status and Future Perspectives	28
An Evaluation of the Genesis and Construct of State-Level Climate Action Plans Within the USA: Envisioning Carbon-Neutrality	27
Towards Next-Generation Membrane Bioreactors: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions	27
A Comprehensive Review on Green and Eco-Friendly Nano-Adsorbents for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions: Synthesis, Adsorption Mechanisms, and Applications	27
A Mini-Review of Sediment Distribution Pattern and Its Ecological Impacts in Reservoirs	27
Marine Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds: Production, Emission, Atmospheric Transformation, and Climate Effects	26
AI-Driven Algae Biorefineries: A New Era for Sustainable Bioeconomy	26
Air Pollution Interactions with Weather and Climate Extremes: Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Future Directions	25
A Review of Atmospheric Microplastics: Sources, Characteristics, and Detection Method	24
Enhancing Our Vision of Aerosols: Progress in Scattering Phase Function Measurements	23
Evaluating Indoor Low-Cost Particle Sensors: Algorithmic Insights and Calibration Approaches	22
Impacts of High Temperature and Heat Waves on Health Outcomes of Three Disease Types in China: A Systematic Review	22
Heavy Metals in Indoor Dust in China: Occurrence, Source, and Health Risk	22
Atmospheric Amines: Advances in Analytical Techniques, Emission Inventories, Regional Pollution, and Roles in New Particle Formation	22
Bioaccumulation of Metals in Various Tissues of Fish Species in Relation to Fish Size and Gender and Health Risk Assessment	21
Mobilization of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Soils: A Review	21
Research Progress on Structural Characteristics, Structure-Application Relationships, and Environmental Application of Biochar-Supported Zero Valent Iron (ZVI-BC)	21
Acute and Chronic Health Impact of Fine Particulate Matter Constituents	21
Prospects of Multiproduct Algal Biorefineries Involving Cascading Processing of the Biomass Employing a Zero-Waste Approach	19
The Causes and Effects of Mercury and Methylmercury Contamination in the Marine Environment: A Review	19
Algae-Mediated Resource Recovery from Urban Wastewater	19
Towards Environmental Sustainability: Employing Adaptive Laboratory Evolution to Develop Elite Algae Strains for Industrial and Environmental Applications	18
Microbial-Based Treatment of Kitchen Waste and Kitchen Wastewater: State-of-the-Art Progress and Emerging Research Prospects Related to Microalgae and Bacteria	18
A Review and Perspective of Environmental Disinfection Technology Based on Microwave Irradiation	17
Harmful Cyanobacterial Bloom Control with Hydrogen Peroxide: Mechanism, Affecting Factors, Development, and Prospects	17
Contaminant Removal and Resource Recovery in Bioelectrochemical Wastewater Treatment	17
Sustainable Conversion of Biowaste to Energy to Tackle the Emerging Pollutants: A Review	17
Sealants and Other Management Strategies for PFAS-Contaminated Concrete and Asphalt	17
Acoustic Beamforming Algorithms and Their Applications in Environmental Noise	16
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachate Characteristics and Their Treatment Options in Tropical Countries	16
The Paradox of Microplastic Removal in WWTP: Redistribution of Micropollutants in the Environment	16
Breaching Barriers: Microplastic Translocation into Human Body Through Food and Implications for Neurodegeneration	15
Atmospheric Emissions from Electricity Generation in Southeast Asia: Development Trend and Policy Responses	15
Emissions of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds from Plants: Impacts of Air Pollutants and Environmental Variables	14
Wastewater-Based Surveillance of Mpox (Monkeypox): An Early Surveillance Tool for Detecting Hotspots	14
Biodegradation of Neonicotinoids: Current Trends and Future Prospects	14
Occurrence, Degradation Pathways, and Potential Synergistic Degradation Mechanism of Microplastics in Surface Water: A Review	13
Research Progress on Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Coal-fired Power Plants	13
Biochar as a Potential Nutrient Carrier for Agricultural Applications	13
Recent Advances in the Observation and Modeling of Aerosol-Cloud Interactions, Cloud Feedbacks, and Earth’s Energy Imbalance: A Review	13
Sources, Variations, and Effects on Air Quality of Atmospheric Ammonia	12
Source, Occurrence, and Risk Assessment of Antineoplastic Medicines in Aquatic Environments: A Comprehensive Review	12
Removal of Toxic Metals from Water by Nanocomposites through Advanced Remediation Processes and Photocatalytic Oxidation	12
Defining Mechanistic Pathways for Anthropogenic Noise Impact on Avian Species	12
Development of Solid-State Anaerobic Digestion and Aerobic Composting Hybrid Processes for Organic Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery: a Review	12
Advances in Antibiotic Biodegradation: Emerging Strategies and Challenges in Mitigating Environmental Contamination and Resistance	12
Metabolomics Application in Understanding the Link Between Air Pollution and Infant Health Outcomes: A Narrative Review	11
Biocatalytic Functionalities of Lignin Peroxidase-Based Systems in Lignin Depolymerization and Pollutants Removal from Environmental Matrices	11
Scenario Setting in Life Cycle Assessments for Wastewater Treatment: A Comprehensive Review	11
Microalgae in Dual Role: An Effective Platform for Biological Carbon Capturing and High-Value Carotenoid Production	10

Characteristics, Sources, Exposure, and Health Effects of Heavy Metals in Atmospheric Particulate Matter	10
Roles of Atmospheric Aerosols in Extreme Meteorological Events: a Systematic Review	10
A Review of Sources, Worldwide Legislative Measures and the Factors Influencing the Treatment Technologies for Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs)	10
Plastics: From Revolutionary Innovation to Global Menace—Strategies for Remediation	10
Mechanisms and Pathways for Coordinated Control of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone	10
Exposure to Source-Specific Particulate Matter and Health Effects: a Review of Epidemiological Studies	10
Mitigation of Thermal Energy in Membrane Distillation for Environmental Sustainability	9
Noise from Unconventional Aircraft: A Review of Current Measurement Techniques, Psychoacoustics, Metrics and Regulation	8
Antibiotic Removal Based on Constructed Wetland: Mechanism, Performance, and Regulation	8
Advancing Wastewater-Based Biohydrogen Production Through Microbial Engineering and Process Innovations	8
Bio-prospective of Acidophile Microorganisms in Biodegradation of NSAIDs	8
Recent Advances on Using Functional Materials to Increase the Pollutant Removal Capabilities of Microalgae and Bacteria: Especially for Their Symbiotic Systems	8
Simultaneous Bioremediation, Resource Recovery and Natural Dye Production via Textile Wet Processing Wastewater-integrated Microalgae Cultivation: A Review	8
Photosynthetic Algal Microbial Fuel Cell (PAMFC) for Wastewater Removal and Energy Recovery: A Review	8
Persistence and Ecological Impact of Ionic Liquids in Soil	8
Strong Alliance of Microalgae and Bacteria: The State-of-the-Art Review and Future Prospects of Utilizing Microalgae-Bacteria Consortia for Comprehensive Treatment of Swine Wastewater	8
Origin, Structural Characteristics, and Health Effects of Atmospheric Soot Particles: A Review	8
Characteristics of Si Biogeochemical Cycle in Freshwater Riparian Wetlands: A Comprehensive Review	7
The Chemical Exposome on Ovarian Aging in Adult Women: a Narrative Review	7
Correction: Noise from Unconventional Aircraft: A Review of Current Measurement Techniques, Psychoacoustics, Metrics and Regulation	7
The Plasma Kallikrein-Kinin System: A Hematological Target for Environmental Contaminants	7
The Potential Risk and Sustainable Reuse Technologies of Aquaculture Wastewater: A Review	7
Advances in Membrane Bioreactor: High Performance and Antifouling Configurations	7
Sediment and Nutrient Trapping by River Dams: A Critical Review Based on 15-Year Big Data	7
Date Palm Biochar and Date Palm Activated Carbon as Green Adsorbent—Synthesis and Application	7