OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Environmental Science is 47. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of Water Pollution on Human Health and Disease Heterogeneity: A Review	211
Microplastics Increase Soil pH and Decrease Microbial Activities as a Function of Microplastic Shape, Polymer Type, and Exposure Time	152
Biochar-Facilitated Soil Remediation: Mechanisms and Efficacy Variations	129
Pesticides and Soil Invertebrates: A Hazard Assessment	125
Effects of Microplastics on Fish and in Human Health	123
Soil Salinity and Sodicity in Drylands: A Review of Causes, Effects, Monitoring, and Restoration Measures	107
Role of Export Diversification and Renewable Energy on the Load Capacity Factor in Indonesia: A Fourier Quantile Causality Approach	101
LCZ Generator: A Web Application to Create Local Climate Zone Maps	101
Physisorption and Chemisorption Mechanisms Influencing Micro (Nano) Plastics-Organic Chemical Contaminants Interactions: A Review	100
Biomass-Based Adsorbents for Removal of Dyes From Wastewater: A Review	97
Load Capacity Factor and Financial Globalization in Brazil: The Role of Renewable Energy and Urbanization	97
Heavy Metals in Soils and the Remediation Potential of Bacteria Associated With the Plant Microbiome	94
Trophic Transfer of Microplastics From Copepods to Jellyfish in the Marine Environment	90
Various Digestion Protocols Within Microplastic Sample Processing—Evaluating the Resistance of Different Synthetic Polymers and the Efficiency of Biogenic Organic Matter Destruction	86
Does Globalization Moderate the Effect of Economic Complexity on CO2 Emissions? Evidence From the Top 10 Energy Transition Economies	86
Dynamic Stability of Soil Carbon: Reassessing the “Permanence” of Soil Carbon Sequestration	82
The Role of Legislation, Regulatory Initiatives and Guidelines on the Control of Plastic Pollution	81
Nanofertilizers: A Cutting-Edge Approach to Increase Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Grasslands	80
Conceptualizing the State of the Art of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Green Construction and Its Nexus to Sustainable Development	79
Car Tire Crumb Rubber: Does Leaching Produce a Toxic Chemical Cocktail in Coastal Marine Systems?	78
Renewable Energy Consumption and Economic Growth Nexus—A Systematic Literature Review	76
The Sustainable Environment in Uruguay: The Roles of Financial Development, Natural Resources, and Trade Globalization	75
Species Sensitivity to Toxic Substances: Evolution, Ecology and Applications	68
A Review of the Distribution of Antibiotics in Water in Different Regions of China and Current Antibiotic Degradation Pathways	68
Effects of Microplastic Fibers on Soil Aggregation and Enzyme Activities Are Organic Matter Dependent	66

Citizen Science and Biological Invasions: A Review	66
Soil Organic Matter Research and Climate Change: Merely Re-storing Carbon Versus Restoring Soil Functions	63
Behavior and Bio-Interactions of Anthropogenic Particles in Marine Environment for a More Realistic Ecological Risk Assessment	62
The “Plastisphere” of Biodegradable Plastics Is Characterized by Specific Microbial Taxa of Alpine and Arctic Soils	61
Effects of Fungicide and Herbicide Chemical Exposure on Apis and Non-Apis Bees in Agricultural Landscape	60
Financial Inclusion, Technological Innovations, and Environmental Quality: Analyzing the Role of Green Openness	57
Analysis of Water Pollution Using Different Physicochemical Parameters: A Study of Yamuna River	57
PAH Sorption to Nanoplastics and the Trojan Horse Effect as Drivers of Mitochondrial Toxicity and PAH Localization in Zebrafish	55
Microbial Necromass in Soils—Linking Microbes to Soil Processes and Carbon Turnover	55
Spatio-Temporal Variations of the PM2.5/PM10 Ratios and Its Application to Air Pollution Type Classification in China	54
Assessing Factors Influencing Technology Adoption for Online Purchasing Amid COVID-19 in Qatar: Moderating Role of Word of Mouth	54
Nexus Between Energy Poverty and Technological Innovations: A Pathway for Addressing Energy Sustainability	53
Tax Avoidance Culture and Employees' Behavior Affect Sustainable Business Performance: The Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility	53
Effects of Revegetation on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in Solar Photovoltaic Infrastructure	52
Survival in Pandemic Times: Managing Energy Efficiency, Food Diversity, and Sustainable Practices of Nutrient Intake Amid COVID-19 Crisis	50
Natural Nanoparticles, Anthropogenic Nanoparticles, Where Is the Frontier?	50
Retesting the Influences on CO2 Emissions in China: Evidence From Dynamic ARDL Approach	49
How Does Green Technology Innovation Affect Carbon Emissions? A Spatial Econometric Analysis of China’s Provincial Panel Data	49
Digitalization, Financial Development, Trade, and Carbon Emissions; Implication of Pollution Haven Hypothesis During Globalization Mode	49
Analysis of Energy Input–Output of Farms and Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study of Cotton Growers	49
Did COVID-19 Impact the Connectedness Between Green Bonds and Other Financial Markets? Evidence From Time-Frequency Domain With Portfolio Implications	48
Soil Organic Matter as Catalyst of Crop Resource Capture	47