OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sustainable Environment Research is 11. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Comprehensive nontargeted analysis of fluorosurfactant byproducts and reaction products in wastewater from semiconductor manufacturing	164
Efficient chemical stabilization of tannery wastewater pollutants in a single step process: Geopolymerization	63
Synergizing MBR and MCDI systems as a sustainable solution for decentralized wastewater reclamation and reuse	49
A novel multicriteria assessment framework for evaluating the performance of the EU in dealing with challenges of the low-carbon energy transition: an integrated Fermatean fuzzy approach	45
Towards biowastes valorization: Peanut shell as resource for quality chemicals and activated biochar production	44
Human metabolic effects of BPA and the application of a hybrid photocatalytic membrane for BPA contaminated water	33
Minimization of algogenic organic matter from cyanobacteria-laden water by electrochemical oxidation: molecular degradation signature of disinfection by-products precursors by electro-oxidation and el	33
A review on chemical precipitation in carbon capture, utilization and storage	31
Model-based assessment of interbasin groundwater flow in data scarce areas: the Gallocanta Lake endorheic watershed (Spain)	27
Hydrothermal synthesis of zeolites from residual waste generated via indirect carbonation of coal fly ash	27
A bibliometric analysis of microplastic pollution in aquatic environments from 2013 to 2023	23
Sulfolane degrading bacteria from petrochemical plant: activated sludge enrichment, isolation and characterization	22
Combination of rGO/S, N/TiO2 for the enhancement of visible light-driven toluene photocatalytic degradation	21
Vertical distribution of microplastics in the sediment profiles of the Lake Taihu, eastern China	20
Photodegradation of six selected antipsychiatric drugs; carbamazepine, sertraline, amisulpride, amitriptyline, diazepam, and alprazolam in environment: efficiency, pathway, and mechanism—a review	19
Improving household water treatment: using zeolite to remove lead, fluoride and arsenic following optimized turbidity reduction in slow sand filtration	19
Effects of regional air pollutants on respiratory diseases in the basin metropolitan area of central Taiwan	19
Microwave pyrolysis of sludge: a review	18
Water quality and physicochemical conditions drive chlorophyll-a concentrations in two connected subtropical off-stream reservoirs	18
Removal of Isolan Dark Blue 2SGL-01 from aqueous solutions onto calcined and uncalcined (Mg-Zn)/(Al-Fe)-(CO3)/Cl layered double hydroxides	18
Ultrasound assisted photocatalytic degradation of isoproturon and triasulfuron herbicides using visible light driven impregnated zinc oxide catalysts	17
Enhanced photocatalytic removal of nitric oxide over Ag-decorated ZnSn(OH)6 microcubes	16
Structure and photocatalytic activity of maleic anhydride-functionalized TiO2 nanoparticles by a simple method	16
Enhancement of terephthalic acid recovered from PET waste using a combination of citric acid and dimethyl sulfoxide extraction	16
Biosorption of Pb2+, Cd2+ and Zn2+ from aqueous solutions by Agrobacterium tumefaciens S12 isolated from acid mine drainage	16

Analysis of opportunities and challenges of smart aquaponic system: a summary of research trends and future research avenues	16
Characteristics and kinetics study of spherical cellulose nanocrystal extracted from cotton cloth waste by acid hydrolysis	15
Optimization of metal dopant effect on ZnO nanoparticles for enhanced visible LED photocatalytic degradation of citalopram: comparative study and application to pharmaceutical cleaning validation	15
Enhancing solar still performance with Plexiglas and jute cloth additions: experimental study	14
Adsorption properties of sugarcane bagasse and corn cob for the sulfamethoxazole removal in a fixed-bed column	14
Recovery and purification of kish graphite from steelmaking dust by using acid leaching with physical auxiliary methods	13
Phosphorus in waste sources in Southern Vietnam: potential for recovery	13
Emission characterizations and environmental impacts of off-road vehicles	12
Measuring circularity potential for medical waste management – a dynamic circularity performance analysis	12
Research on co-disposal and utilization of ferrous packaging containers contaminated with hazardous wastes by steel converter	12
Chitosan@TiO2 composites for the adsorption of copper(II) and antibacterial applications	12
A comparison of methods for assessing groundwater vulnerability in karst aquifers: the case study of Terminio Mt. aquifer (Southern Italy)	12
Photocatalytic removal of toluene with CdIn2S4/CNFs catalyst: effect of ozone addition	11
Biochar-promoted methane production and mitigation of acidification during thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of food waste with crude glycerol: comparison with re-inoculation	11
Resources recovery-rubidium recovery from desalination brine through hydrometallurgy techniques	11
Correction: Efect of coupling primary sedimentation tank (PST) and microscreen (MS) to remove particulate organic carbon (POC): a study to mitigate energy demand in municipal wastewater treatment plan	11
Sustainable construction: development of self-cleaning geopolymer composite with fly ash, and bentonite incorporated with nano-ZnO	11
Developing decision model and sustainable mapping to screen the efficiency of brownfield redevelopment based on socioeconomic open data	11
Facile synthesis of reduced graphene oxide by Tecoma stans extracts for efficient removal of Ni (II) from water: batch experiments and response surface methodology	11