OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering is 18. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial overview: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances	545
Editorial overview: Climate Change Special Issue	105
Microwave-assisted persulfate/peroxymonosulfate process for environmental remediation	96
Superstructure-based carbon capture and utilization process design	91
Flexible solar-to-iron system: a new concept and its implementation	89
Machine learning for multiscale modeling in computational molecular design	88
Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes for environmental decontamination	82
Moving beyond techno-economic considerations: incorporating organizational constraints into fit-for-use technologies	68
Editorial Board	66
A perspective on the state of Deepwater Horizon oil spill related tarball contamination and its impacts on Alabama beaches	63
Fine chemicals production in a carbon-neutral economy: the role of electrification	62
Editorial Board	61
Editorial Board	58
Editorial Board	51
The role of nanomaterials and antibiotics in microbial resistance and environmental impact: an overview	48
Energy balance models in climate science	46
Quantum computing for chemical and biomolecular product design	45
Polyetheretherketone for orthopedic applications: a review	44
High-gravity chemical engineering in volatile organic compounds capture	43
Editorial overview: Nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications: advances and recent trends	43
Synthesis of monodispersed inorganic nanoparticles by high gravity technology for multifunctional applications	42
Integrating adsorbents and electrochemistry to advance selective wastewater phosphate separations	42
Current challenges and approaches for energy-efficient ion-selective 2D graphene-based channels	41
Modeling oil biodegradation and bioremediation within beaches	40
Emerging techniques to monitor temperature and supply heat for multiscale solid-based catalysis processes	40

Advanced methodologies for model-based optimization and control of pharmaceutical processes	40
The development of iron-based catalysts for the reduction of nitrogen and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater treatment: a review	40
Molecular engineering redox-active organic materials for nonaqueous redox flow battery	39
Towards a chemistry-informed paradigm for designing molecules	38
Additive manufacturing of polyaniline-based materials: an opportunity for new designs and applications in energy and biotechnology	38
Purification challenges for the portable, on-demand point-of-care production of biologics	38
Recent advance in understanding photooxidation of hydrocarbons after oil spills	38
Omics of oil biodegradation	36
A decade in review: use of data analytics within the biopharmaceutical sector	36
Seeking synergy in membranes: blends and mixtures with polymers of intrinsic microporosity	35
Process modeling of recombinant adeno-associated virus production in HEK293 cells	35
Editorial Board	33
Electrocoagulation of high-salinity produced water: lessons learned from its early applications in unconventional reservoir plays	33
Dynamic data-driven models for complex pharmaceutical reactions — the dynamic response surface methodology	33
Editorial overview: Model-based process design	32
Facilitating the industrial transition to microbial and microalgal factories through mechanistic modelling within the Industry 4.0 paradigm	31
Erratum for editorial disclosures	30
Advances in the enhanced removal of aqueous Hg(II) by metallic catalysts: a review	30
Electric field-intensified chemical processes and reaction chemistry	29
Alkaline water electrolysis: with or without iron in the electrolyte?	29
MXenes-based nanocomposites for supercapacitor applications	29
Challenges in downstream purification of gene therapy viral vectors	28
Fundamentals and advances on the mechanisms of electrochemical generation of persulfate and sulfate radicals in aqueous medium	28
Comparison of sulfate radical with other reactive species	28
Graphitic carbon nitride/bismuth-based Z-scheme heterojunctions for the photocatalytic removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products — a review	28
Nanoscale metal–organic frameworks for photodynamic therapy and radiotherapy	27
Mapping GHG emissions and prospects for renewable energy in the chemical industry	27
Machine learning for the design and discovery of zeolites and porous crystalline materials	27
Critical review on the use of photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis to create antimicrobial surfaces	27
Modern analytical techniques are improving our ability to follow the fate of spilled oil in the environment	27
Inorganic nanoparticles for oral drug delivery: opportunities, barriers, and future perspectives	25
Photo-induced environmental remediation, biomedical imaging, and microbial inactivation by Mn-doped semiconductors: critical issues	25
Interfacial synthesis: a scalable fabrication method of two-dimensional membranes	25
Metrics and methods for resilience-aware design of process systems: advances and challenges	25
Challenges and opportunities for computer-aided molecular and process design approaches in advancing sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing	24
Trends and perspectives on the ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive compounds using natural deep eutectic solvents	24
Advances and current trend of bioactive papers and paper diagnostics for health and biotechnological applications	23
Electrodialysis modeling for desalination and resource recovery	23
Editorial overview: Advances on Z-scheme and S-scheme photocatalysis for environmental application	23
Editorial overview: Mechanistic and data-driven modelling of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes	23
Innovation through intelligent computer-aided formulation design	23
Distillation in high gravity chemical engineering	23
Contents	23
Recent developments of high-gravity (reactive) distillation in rotating packed beds	23
High power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) for the fabrication of antimicrobial and transparent TiO2 thin films	22
An industrial and chemical engineering perspective on the formulation of active ingredients in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals	22
Mobile hydrogen reformers as a novel approach to decarbonise the transport sector	22
Progress and prospects in polymer science addressing plastic pollution in marine environments, including the deep-sea floor	22
Featurizing chemistry for machine learning — methods and a coded example	21
Plastic end-of-life alternatives, with a focus on the agricultural sector	21

Nano-enhanced treatment of per-fluorinated and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS)	21
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) in sensing and in electroanalysis	20
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) for catalysis: a perspective	20
Multifunctional photoelectrochemical systems for coupled water treatment and high-value product generation: current status, mechanisms, remaining challenges, and future opportunities	20
Step-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst: preparation, application and future outlook	19
End-to-end process flowsheet modeling for biopharmaceutical production: current state and future potential	19
The chemical engineering aspects of CO2 capture, combined with its utilisation	19
In silico design of microporous polymers for chemical separations and storage	19
Recent development in two-dimensional material-based membranes for redox flow battery	18
Computational toolkits for model-based design and optimization	18
Early steps in the advanced reduction process of the hydrated electron: lessons learned from transient spectroscopy	18
Metal–organic framework-derived single-atom catalysts for peroxymonosulfate-mediated organic wastewater remediation	18
Challenges and opportunities for electro-driven desalination processes in sustainable applications	18
Editorial overview: Hydrocarbon spills in coastal systems	18