OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Biochar is 32. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Silicate minerals control the potential uses of phosphorus-laden mineral-engineered biochar as phosphorus fertilizers	470
Predicting the effect of dissolved humic acid on sorption of benzotriazole to biochar	331
Seven years of biochar amendment has a negligible effect on soil available P and a progressive effect on organic C in paddy soils	214
Characterization of biochars from woody agricultural wastes and sorption behavior comparison of cadmium and atrazine	203
Nitrogen-doped biochars as adsorbents for mitigation of heavy metals and organics from water: a review	182
Wood waste biochar promoted anaerobic digestion of food waste: focusing on the characteristics of biochar and microbial community analysis	163
Biochar granulation reduces substrate erosion on green roofs	110
Sorption kinetics of 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene to biochars produced at various temperatures	106
Weak-acid biochar catalyst prepared from mechanochemically-activated biomass and humic acid for production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural	105
Development of a new hydrophobic magnetic biochar for removing oil spills on the water surface	104
Simultaneous dissipation of trichloroethene and arsenic from co-contaminated groundwater by coupling biodechlorination and biodetoxification with assistance of biochar	101
The stability of carbon from a maize-derived hydrochar as a function of fractionation and hydrothermal carbonization temperature in a Podzol	89
Insights on mechanisms of aluminum phytotoxicity mitigation by canola straw biochars from different regions	85
A critical review of biochar-based nitrogen fertilizers and their effects on crop production and the environment	75
Method to characterize color of biochar and its prediction with biochar yield as model property	73
Carbon-negative cement-bonded biochar particleboards	65
Formable porous biochar loaded with La-Fe(hydr)oxides/montmorillonite for efficient removal of phosphorus in wastewater: process and mechanisms	65
A nanoscale observation to explain the discrepancy of electron exchange capacities between biochar containing comparable surface redox-active moieties	62
Pyrolytic synthesis of graphene-encapsulated zero-valent iron nanoparticles supported on biochar for heavy metal removal	58
Biochar addition to vineyard soils: effects on soil functions, grape yield and wine quality	55
Photoactivation of peroxymonosulfate by wood pulp cellulose biochar/g-C3N4 composite for diclofenac degradation: the radical and nonradical pathways	52
Effects of low molecular weight organic acids on aggregation behavior of biochar colloids at acid and neutral conditions	48
p-Arsanilic acid decontamination over a wide pH range using biochar-supported manganese ferrite material as an effective persulfate catalyst: Performances and mechanisms	46
Biochar-induced changes in the soil diazotroph community abundance and structure in a peanut field trial	44
Bamboo biochar greater enhanced Cd/Zn accumulation in Salix psammophila under non-flooded soil compared with flooded	44

Arsenic removal from water and soils using pristine and modified biochars	43
Machine learning predicting and engineering the yield, N content, and specific surface area of biochar derived from pyrolysis of biomass	41
Removal of toxic elements from aqueous environments using nano zero-valent iron- and iron oxide-modified biochar: a review	40
Biochar applications influence soil physical and chemical properties, microbial diversity, and crop productivity: a meta-analysis	39
Biochar and organic substitution improved net ecosystem economic benefit in intensive vegetable production	38
Biochar–microbe interaction: more protist research is needed	38
Use of sewage sludge biochar as a catalyst in production of biodiesel through thermally induced transesterification	36
Biochar amendment alters the partitioning of nitrate reduction by significantly enhancing DNRA in a paddy field	35
Removal performance, mechanisms, and influencing factors of biochar for air pollutants: a critical review	35
Application of biochar-based photocatalysts for adsorption-(photo)degradation/reduction of environmental contaminants: mechanism, challenges and perspective	35
Biochar mitigates the biotoxicity of heavy metals in livestock manure during composting	35
Anisotropic hemp-stem-derived biochar supported phase change materials with efficient solar-thermal energy conversion and storage	35
Design of a renewable hydroxyapatite-biocarbon composite for the removal of uranium(VI) with high-efficiency adsorption performance	34
Stability and interaction of biochar and iron mineral nanoparticles: effect of pH, ionic strength, and dissolved organic matter	33
Biogas residue biochar integrated with phosphate from its ash for the effective recovery of nutrients from piggery biogas slurry	32