OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Heliyon is 76. 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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Heavy metal pollution in the environment and their toxicological effects on humans	2033
COVID pollution: impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global plastic waste footprint	407
Liposomes: structure, composition, types, and clinical applications	362
Environmental effects of COVID-19 pandemic and potential strategies of sustainability	339
Environmental impact of bioplastic use: A review	233
Lactic acid production – producing microorganisms and substrates sources-state of art	203
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein S1 subunit induces pro-inflammatory responses via toll-like receptor 4 signaling in murine and human macrophages	191
Drug release study of the chitosan-based nanoparticles	190
Innovative human resource management strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic narrative review approach	181
Nanoparticles as antimicrobial and antiviral agents: A literature-based perspective study	174
Using an extended Technology Acceptance Model to understand students’ use of e-learning during Covid-19: Indonesian sport science education context	166
Activated carbon derived from waste orange and lemon peels for the adsorption of methyl orange and methylene blue dyes from wastewater	165
Optimization of green biosynthesized visible light active CuO/ZnO nano-photocatalysts for the degradation of organic methylene blue dye	161
Recent progress in surface plasmon resonance based sensors: A comprehensive review	159
Multimedia tools in the teaching and learning processes: A systematic review	159
Possibility of utilizing agriculture biomass as a renewable and sustainable future energy source	149
Application of nanotechnology in agriculture, postharvest loss reduction and food processing: food security implication and challenges	145
Metaheuristic algorithms for PID controller parameters tuning: review, approaches and open problems	144
Barriers to distance learning during the COVID-19 outbreak: A qualitative review from parents’ perspective	143
Impact of absorber layer thickness, defect density, and operating temperature on the performance of MAPbI3 solar cells based on ZnO electron transporting material	143
The impact of entrepreneurship education and students' entrepreneurial mindset: the mediating role of attitude and self-efficacy	137
Improving land-use change modeling by integrating ANN with Cellular Automata-Markov Chain model	136
Impact of age, sex, comorbidities and clinical symptoms on the severity of COVID-19 cases: A meta-analysis with 55 studies and 10014 cases	133
IL-6 and IL-10 as predictors of disease severity in COVID-19 patients: results from meta-analysis and regression	132
Digital financial inclusion: A gateway to sustainable development	119

HMGB1 as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for severe COVID-19	119
Advances in drug delivery systems, challenges and future directions	118
Phycoremediation mechanisms of heavy metals using living green microalgae: physicochemical and molecular approaches for enhancing selectivity and removal capacity	117
Additive manufacturing of titanium-based alloys- A review of methods, properties, challenges, and prospects	110
Utilization of food waste streams for the production of biopolymers	109
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) improve the growth and nutrient use efficiency in maize (Zea mays L.) under water deficit conditions	108
Financial inclusion, economic growth, and poverty alleviation: evidence from eastern Indonesia	107
Plastic wastes: environmental hazard and instrument for wealth creation in Nigeria	106
Additive manufacturing of Ti6Al4V alloy via electron beam melting for the development of implants for the biomedical industry	106
Smart parking systems: comprehensive review based on various aspects	106
COVID-19 and household energy implications: what are the main impacts on energy use?	105
Salicylic acid alleviated the effect of drought stress on photosynthetic characteristics and leaf protein pattern in winter wheat	102
Adsorption and removal of crystal violet dye from aqueous solution by modified rice husk	101
Trade war effects: evidence from sectors of energy and resources in Africa	100
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel plant leaf extract and their antibacterial and anti-oxidant activities	98
The global prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, and, insomnia and its changes among health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis	97
Development and initial psychometric properties of a panic buying scale during COVID-19 pandemic	97
Urban river pollution in Bangladesh during last 40 years: potential public health and ecological risk, present policy, and future prospects toward smart water management	96
Hemp as a potential raw material toward a sustainable world: A review	96
Sugarcane bagasse - A source of cellulosic fiber for diverse applications	96
Adsorption of methyl violet dye onto a prepared bio-adsorbent from date seeds: isotherm, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies	95
Antiviral and immunomodulatory activity of curcumin: A case for prophylactic therapy for COVID-19	95
PV cells and modules – State of the art, limits and trends	94
Evaluation of smart and sustainable cities through a hybrid MCDM approach based on ANP and TOPSIS technique	93
Review on magnetic spinel ferrite (MFe2O4) nanoparticles: From synthesis to application	92
Evolution of adsorption process for manganese removal in water via agricultural waste adsorbents	91
Phytochemistry, pharmacological activity, and potential health benefits of Glycyrrhiza glabra	91
Basic concepts and methodologies of DNA marker systems in plant molecular breeding	91
A systematic review on ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects of Thymus vulgaris Linn.	90
Telework: systematic literature review and future research agenda	89
Preparation and characterization of cellulose nanocrystal extracted from ramie fibers by sulfuric acid hydrolysis	88
A review of green methods for phyto-fabrication of hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanoparticles and their characterization, properties, and applications	88
Investigations on 2-(4-Cyanophenylamino) acetic acid by FT-IR,FT-Raman, NMR and UV-Vis spectroscopy, DFT (NBO, HOMO-LUMO, MEP and Fukui function) and molecular docking studies	88
Optical characterizations of PMMA/metal oxide nanoparticles thin films: bandgap engineering using a novel derived model	86
Modeling domestic tourism: motivations, satisfaction and tourist behavioral intentions	85
The use of plant extracts and their phytochemicals for control of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins	85
Moving towards environmental sustainability: information and communication technology (ICT), freight transport, and CO2 emissions	84
Sustainable-green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) waste extract and its antibacterial activity	84
An investigation of affecting factors on MOF characteristics for biomedical applications: A systematic review	84
Plastic microfibre pollution: how important is clothes’ laundering?	83
Application of Artificial Intelligence powered digital writing assistant in higher education: randomized controlled trial	81
Probiotics, their prophylactic and therapeutic applications in human health development: A review of the literature	81
Molecular docking, molecular dynamics, and in vitro studies reveal the potential of angiotensin II receptor blockers to inhibit the COVID-19 main protease	81
The influence of renewable energy usage on consumption-based carbon emissions in MINT economies	81
Microplastics contamination in the soil from Urban Landfill site, Dhaka, Bangladesh	80
The potential of terahertz sensing for cancer diagnosis	79
Transmission channels between financial development and CO2 emissions: A global perspective	78
Concurrent investigation of antimony chalcogenide (Sb2Se3 and Sb2S3)-based solar cells with a potential WS2 electron transport layer	77
The nexus of environmental sustainability and agro-economic performance of Sub-Saharan African countries	76
Resilience effects in food consumption behaviour at the time of Covid-19: perspectives from Italy	76

ICT, energy consumption, financial development, and environmental degradation in South Africa	76
A study of college students' intention to use metaverse technology for basketball learning based on UTAUT2	76
The mediating effect of the cyberchondria and anxiety sensitivity in the association between problematic internet use, metacognition beliefs, and fear of COVID-19 among Iranian online population	76
Microplastics in water systems: A review of their impacts on the environment and their potential hazards	76