OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering is 38. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Moving beyond techno-economic considerations: incorporating organizational constraints into fit-for-use technologies	187
Fine chemicals production in a carbon-neutral economy: the role of electrification	163
Metrics and methods for resilience-aware design of process systems: advances and challenges	158
Interfacial synthesis: a scalable fabrication method of two-dimensional membranes	138
Advanced methodologies for model-based optimization and control of pharmaceutical processes	135
Process modeling of recombinant adeno-associated virus production in HEK293 cells	89
Emerging techniques to monitor temperature and supply heat for multiscale solid-based catalysis processes	88
Process systems engineering: a key enabler of adsorption-based direct air capture	80
Featurizing chemistry for machine learning — methods and a coded example	77
The chemical engineering aspects of CO2 capture, combined with its utilisation	76
Direct air capture of CO2: an industrial perspective	72
Editorial overview: Advanced reduction processes for environmental applications	70
Two-dimensional nanosheets and membranes for their emerging technologies	67
Challenges and opportunities for computer-aided molecular and process design approaches in advancing sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing	64
Deciphering the issue of single-atom catalyst stability	59
High power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) for the fabrication of antimicrobial and transparent TiO2 thin films	59
Accurate model needs for desalination systems	58
Recent advances, challenges and perspectives on rotating packed bed technology in solvent-based post-combustion carbon capture	58
A review on scale-up approaches for ultrasound-assisted extraction of natural products	57
Kinetic and thermodynamic limitations in direct air capture: toward optimized adsorbent design and regeneration strategies	54
Industrial carbon capture by absorption: recent advances and path forward	54
Editorial overview: Kinetic models for radical polymerization and polymer recycling	53
Editorial overview: For materials engineering: antimicrobial and self-cleaning material surfaces	51
Ultrasonic activation of persulfate for removal of aqueous pollutants: cavitational versus thermal mechanisms	50
HiGee process intensification in biorefineries: innovations, challenges, and outlook	50

Artificial intelligence applications for fault detection and diagnosis in pharmaceutical bioprocesses: a review	50
Z-scheme single-atom photocatalyst for advanced oxidation processes	50
Prospects for using artificial intelligence to understand intrinsic kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions	49
Flexible process operation for electrified chemical plants	48
High free volume polymers for pervaporation	48
Anion exchange membrane electrolysis beyond the lab scale: a review on research and industry stacks	47
Batch or flow chemistry? – a current industrial opinion on process selection	47
Considerations for Big Data management in pharmaceutical manufacturing	46
Audacity of huge: overcoming challenges of data scarcity and data quality for machine learning in computational materials discovery	45
Toward industrially relevant testing of activity and stability in alkaline electrolysis electrode materials	44
Role of artificial intelligence in the chemical industry transition to a sustainable, circular, and net-zero future	44
Future perspective on redox flow batteries: aqueous versus nonaqueous electrolytes	41
Intensified physical and chemical processing using cavitation: how far are we from commercial applications of hydrodynamic cavitation?	41
Recent advances in carbon-based non-noble single-atom catalysts for rechargeable zinc–air batteries	38
Perspective in the industrial applications of sonoelectrochemical hydrogen production	38
Recent advances of single-atom catalysts for peroxymonosulfate-based advanced oxidation processes aimed at environmental remediation	38