OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Water Research X is 9. 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
Efficient and sustainable removal of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in a membrane biofilm: Oxygen supply dosage impacts mineralization pathway	124
Aquacultural source of nitrous oxide revealed by nitrogen isotopes	120
Evaluation of the process performance of comammox-like nitrospira dominant down-flow hanging sponge reactor with reduced nitrous oxide emissions	78
Disinfection byproducts formed during drinking water treatment reveal an export control point for dissolved organic matter in a subalpine headwater stream	62
Staggered supply of ferric citrate and oxygen as electron acceptors promote the co-recovery of vivianite and bioplastics PHB from wastewater	62
Mechanism insight into the facet-dependent photoaging of polystyrene microplastics on hematite in freshwater	58
Effects of functional groups of polyfluoroalkyl substances on their removal by nanofiltration	46
Start-up of a full-scale two-stage partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A) process treating reject water from high solid anaerobic sludge digestion (HSAD)	46
Gravity-driven membrane filtration with compact second-life modules daily backwashed: An alternative to conventional ultrafiltration for centralized facilities	44
Emerging and legacy organophosphate flame retardants in the tropical estuarine food web: Do they exhibit similar bioaccumulation patterns, trophic partitioning and dietary exposure?	44
Making waves: Public health risks from arsenic in Mexico's water extraction practices	39
A novel approach for accurate quantification of lake residence time — Lake Kinneret as a case study	37
A data-driven early warning system for Escherichia coli in water based on microbial community analysis using flow cytometry 2D histograms	36
Treatment of burned soil leachates by ultrafiltration coupled with coagulation: Insights into membrane fouling	36
Nanoplastics are significantly different from microplastics in urban waters	35
Making waves: A vision for digital water utilities	34
Opportunities and challenges of tackling Scope 3 “Indirect” emissions from residential hot water	34
Removal of soluble divalent manganese by superfine powdered activated carbon and free chlorine: Development and application of a simple kinetic model of mass transfer–catalytic surface oxidation	31
Spatial-economic scenarios to increase resilience to urban flooding	24
An integrated strategy for sequential nitrite removal and methane recovery: Sludge fermentation driven by nitrite reduction	23
Making Waves: A research agenda for supporting a WASH sustainability transformations approach to climate change	23
Mechanisms of N2O production in salinity-adapted partial nitritation systems for high-ammonia wastewater treatment	22
Modulation of ultrathin nanosheet structure and nitrogen defects in graphitic carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic bacterial inactivation	22
Effectiveness of three machine learning models for prediction of daily streamflow and uncertainty assessment	21
An electrochemical advanced oxidation process for the treatment of urban stormwater	20

Evaluating energy balance and environmental footprint of sludge management in BRICS countries	20
Wastewater tiling amplicon sequencing in sentinel sites reveals longitudinal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants prevalence	19
Adaptive routing behaviors between “touch-go” and direct electron transfer of pyrogenic carbon to promote phosphorus recovery as vivianite	19
Machine learning-driven benchmarking of China's wastewater treatment plant electricity consumption	18
Influence of pipe materials on in-building disinfection of P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii in simulated hot water plumbing	17
Boosted brackish water desalination and water softening by facilely designed MnO2/hierarchical porous carbon as capacitive deionization electrode	17
An overlooked nanofluids effect from Fe3O4 nanoparticles enhances mass transfer in anammox granular sludge	17
Long-term onsite monitoring of a sewage sludge drying pan finds methane emissions consistent with IPCC default emission factor	16
A cellular automata coupled multi-objective optimization framework for blue-green infrastructure spatial allocation	16
An inconvenient impact: Unveiling the overlooked differences in crystalline forms of iron (hydro)oxides on anaerobic digestion	16
Perfluoroalkyl functionalized-Au nanoparticle sensor: Employing rate of spectrum shifting for highly selective and sensitive detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in aqueous environ	15
Separating biological nutrient removal by EBPR-PN/A process to treat real municipal sewage	15
Continuous-flow phosphate removal using Cry-Ca-COS Monolith: Insights from dynamic adsorption modeling	14
A two-stage partial nitritation-denitritation/anammox (PN-DN/A) process to treat high-solid anaerobic digestion (HSAD) reject water: Verification based on pilot-scale and full-scale projects	14
Characterization of acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosospira bacteria suggests wide implementation of the acidic nitritation process	13
A probabilistic deep learning approach to enhance the prediction of wastewater treatment plant effluent quality under shocking load events	13
Defense mechanism of Fe(III)-assisted anammox under salt stress: Performance and microbial community dynamics	13
Enhancing accuracy and interpretability of multi-steps water demand prediction through prior knowledge integration in neural network architecture	13
Decoupling locally enhanced electric field treatment (LEEFT) intensity and copper release by applying asymmetric electric pulses for water disinfection	12
High-level nitrogen removal achieved by Feammox-based autotrophic nitrogen conversion	12
Stagnation leads to short-term fluctuations in the effluent water quality of biofilters: A problem for greywater reuse?	12
Autonomous online optimization of a closed-circuit reverse osmosis system	12
A unit process log reduction database for water reuse practitioners	11
Corrigendum to ‘Amyloid adhesin production in activated sludge is enhanced in lab-scale sequencing batch reactors: Feeding regime impacts microbial community and amyloid distribution’ [Water Research	11
The neglected ammonia leaching calcium in anaerobic granular sludge	11
Micro- and nanoplastics in granular sludge systems: mechanisms of disruption, retention, and microbial adaptation in wastewater treatment technologies	11
A systematic review and meta-analysis of pathogen reduction in onsite sanitation systems	11
Removal of perfluoroalkyl acids and common drinking water contaminants by weak-base anion exchange resins: Impacts of solution pH and resin properties	11
Elucidating the complex hydrolysis and conversion network of xanthan-like extracellular heteropolysaccharides in waste activated sludge fermentation	10
Combined membrane aeration and filtration for energy- and space-efficient COD removal in water reuse	10
New understanding of microbial growth cycle for efficient waste-activated sludge disposal by preserving microbial self-degradation activity during the decline phase	10
Enrichment and identification of a moderately acidophilic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium	10
Effects of biofilm formation on triclosan adsorption by UV-aged and pristine polystyrene microplastics in aquatic environments	10
Benchmarks for urine volume generation and phosphorus mass recovery in commercial and institutional buildings	10
Model-based monitoring of diffuser fouling using standard sensors	9
Dual role of organic matter in Feammox-driven nitrogen and phosphate removal	9
Innovative solutions for valorization of desalination brine	9
Overlooked role of long capping time and environmental factors in the plateau lake for impairing lanthanum-modified-bentonite's immobilization to phosphate	9
Characterization of EPS subfractions from a mixed culture predominated by partial-denitrification functional bacteria	9
Exploring the feasibility of high rate enhanced biological phosphorus removal system driven by diverse carbon source	9
Identifying periods impacted by sewer inflow and infiltration using time series anomaly detection	9
Unexpectedly high antibacterial ability of water in copper pot with tiny amount of plant leaves	9
Research stories along the urban water cycle	9
A novel methodology to develop EU water reuse risk management plan in agricultural water distribution networks and crop irrigation systems	9
Application of organic silicon quaternary ammonium salt (QSA) to reduce carbon footprint of sewers: Long-term inhibition on sulfidogenesis and methanogenesis	9
Scattered and transmitted light as surrogates for activated carbon residual in advanced wastewater treatment processes: Investigating the influence of particle size	9
Evaluation of sealants to mitigate the release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from AFFF-impacted concrete: Characterization and forecasting	9