OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Water Research X is 5. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
The important role of controlling water velocity and benthic fish in lake eutrophication restoration	119
Mechanism insight into the facet-dependent photoaging of polystyrene microplastics on hematite in freshwater	69
Aquacultural source of nitrous oxide revealed by nitrogen isotopes	63
Start-up of a full-scale two-stage partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A) process treating reject water from high solid anaerobic sludge digestion (HSAD)	51
Effects of functional groups of polyfluoroalkyl substances on their removal by nanofiltration	48
Efficient and sustainable removal of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in a membrane biofilm: Oxygen supply dosage impacts mineralization pathway	47
Membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) enabling optimal H2 delivery and supporting minimal nutrient supplementation to hydrogenotrophic biofilms	36
Impact of cold-water premise plumbing on the fate and associated additive toxicity of disinfection byproducts	35
Metagenome-informed QMRA and resistome profiling reveal hidden health risks in Yongding River wastewater	32
Calcium silicate hydrate–embedded porous concrete for efficient phosphate removal and recovery in concentrated eluates	32
Staggered supply of ferric citrate and oxygen as electron acceptors promote the co-recovery of vivianite and bioplastics PHB from wastewater	31
Evaluation of the process performance of comammox-like nitrospira dominant down-flow hanging sponge reactor with reduced nitrous oxide emissions	29
Making waves: Public health risks from arsenic in Mexico's water extraction practices	25
Identifying and exploring the presence of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in private groundwater sources in southeastern Ontario via machine learning	25
Emerging and legacy organophosphate flame retardants in the tropical estuarine food web: Do they exhibit similar bioaccumulation patterns, trophic partitioning and dietary exposure?	25
Gravity-driven membrane filtration with compact second-life modules daily backwashed: An alternative to conventional ultrafiltration for centralized facilities	22
Physics-guided liquid neural networks for rapid and physically consistent flood evolution prediction	21
Sorbent- and sorbate-influenced sorption variability and nonlinearity: a meta-analysis on chlorpyrifos with soils, sediments, and other carbonaceous materials	21
Multi-source ecological water replenishment reshapes microbial community assembly and network stability in a water-scarce river	20
A novel approach for accurate quantification of lake residence time — Lake Kinneret as a case study	20
Leak detection in water supply networks using two-stage temporal segmentation and incremental learning for non-stationary acoustic signals	19
Treatment of burned soil leachates by ultrafiltration coupled with coagulation: Insights into membrane fouling	19
An enzymatic mechanism on sediment N and P release in arid-region lakes under various saline conditions	19
Widespread decrease of phosphorus and the potential driving mechanisms in Taihu basin’s lakes	19
Genomic surveillance of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli from community wastewater in São Tomé and Príncipe	18

Making waves: A vision for digital water utilities	17
Nanoplastics are significantly different from microplastics in urban waters	17
Carbon source and electro-stimulation modulates performance, microbial ecology, and metabolism in U (VI) bioreduction systems	16
A data-driven early warning system for Escherichia coli in water based on microbial community analysis using flow cytometry 2D histograms	16
Evaluating energy balance and environmental footprint of sludge management in BRICS countries	15
An integrated strategy for sequential nitrite removal and methane recovery: Sludge fermentation driven by nitrite reduction	15
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	15
Making Waves: A research agenda for supporting a WASH sustainability transformations approach to climate change	15
Opportunities and challenges of tackling Scope 3 “Indirect” emissions from residential hot water	14
The spatiotemporal influence of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on basin nitrogen exports based on CMAQ-SWAT model	14
Modulation of ultrathin nanosheet structure and nitrogen defects in graphitic carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic bacterial inactivation	14
Pristine and modified biochar comparison for environmental micro(nano)plastic removal: adsorption dynamics, influencing factors, mechanisms, and regeneration potential	14
Response of sediment phosphorus forms in lakesides to drying-rewetting cycles	14
Spatial-economic scenarios to increase resilience to urban flooding	13
Assessing wastewater detection limit for dengue virus via urinary and fecal shedding modeling	13
Mechanisms of N2O production in salinity-adapted partial nitritation systems for high-ammonia wastewater treatment	13
Development of a self-floating flocculant material using composite modified attapulgite for efficient phosphorus and turbidity control	12
Mapping the UV response of natural organic matter to chlorination: From fraction-resolved fingerprints to operational monitoring of DBP formation	12
Effectiveness of three machine learning models for prediction of daily streamflow and uncertainty assessment	12
Wastewater tiling amplicon sequencing in sentinel sites reveals longitudinal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants prevalence	11
Adaptive routing behaviors between “touch-go” and direct electron transfer of pyrogenic carbon to promote phosphorus recovery as vivianite	11
Machine learning-driven benchmarking of China's wastewater treatment plant electricity consumption	11
Role of nutrient and runoff retention in reducing nutrient export and runoff: a comprehensive framework for sustainable basin-scale water management	11
Hydrological phase-driven management in semi-arid watersheds: Linking plankton assembly dynamics and adaptive resilience strategies	11
Boosted brackish water desalination and water softening by facilely designed MnO2/hierarchical porous carbon as capacitive deionization electrode	11
An inconvenient impact: Unveiling the overlooked differences in crystalline forms of iron (hydro)oxides on anaerobic digestion	10
Harnessing ferric chloride dosing for removal of Maillard reaction-derived recalcitrant dissolved organic nitrogen during dewatering of municipal sludge treated by thermal hydrolysis-enhanced anaerobi	10
Hierarchical ultra microporous aluminum based metal organic aerogels for water purification: Kinetic, isotherm, and regeneration insights into diclofenac adsorption	10
Influence of pipe materials on in-building disinfection of P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii in simulated hot water plumbing	10
Autonomous online optimization of a closed-circuit reverse osmosis system	10
Dissolved organic matter uptake kinetics during coagulation and water treatment implications	9
A cellular automata coupled multi-objective optimization framework for blue-green infrastructure spatial allocation	9
Long-term onsite monitoring of a sewage sludge drying pan finds methane emissions consistent with IPCC default emission factor	9
Automated β-D-glucuronidase activity monitoring for identification of combined sewer overflows driving microbial water quality degradation	9
High-level nitrogen removal achieved by Feammox-based autotrophic nitrogen conversion	8
An iron-carbon bioretention system for enhancing nitrogen and phosphorus removal: Synergy of vadose and saturated zones	8
Defense mechanism of Fe(III)-assisted anammox under salt stress: Performance and microbial community dynamics	8
qPCR-based prediction of low-level microcystin-LR using mcyE and passive sampling across multiple lakes and years	8
Separating biological nutrient removal by EBPR-PN/A process to treat real municipal sewage	7
A probabilistic deep learning approach to enhance the prediction of wastewater treatment plant effluent quality under shocking load events	7
Application of electrodialysis for nutrient recovery from manure digestate: A long-term investigation of membrane fouling	7
Enhancing accuracy and interpretability of multi-steps water demand prediction through prior knowledge integration in neural network architecture	7
An overlooked nanofluids effect from Fe3O4 nanoparticles enhances mass transfer in anammox granular sludge	7
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	7
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	7
Continuous-flow phosphate removal using Cry-Ca-COS Monolith: Insights from dynamic adsorption modeling	7
Methane emissions monitoring at wastewater treatment plants in Europe and Australia	7
Characterization of acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosospira bacteria suggests wide implementation of the acidic nitritation process	7
Deciphering energy trade-offs and dormancy mechanisms in a PCB-degrading bacterium Rhodococcus biphenylivorans TG9 under acid stress	6
Optimization framework for urban flood mitigation strategies considering collaborative drainage mechanisms	6

A unit process log reduction database for water reuse practitioners	6
From adsorption to leaching: assessing micropollutants removal and contaminants release by household filter jugs	6
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	6
Corrigendum to “A Climate-Sensitive, Decision-Linked Multilayer Framework for Early Warning of Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms: Sequential Cross-Layer Validation for Decision Support” [Water Research X	6
Soil-derived dissolved organic matter in inland wetlands along a temperate river: Insights from spectroscopic characteristics coupled with machine learning methods	6
Governance challenges in water data management: Insights from the application of the practitioner governance assessment tool in Palestine	6
Extraneous water in sewer systems: A Comprehensive review on sewer infiltration and inflow quantification, localization and mitigation	6
Removal of perfluoroalkyl acids and common drinking water contaminants by weak-base anion exchange resins: Impacts of solution pH and resin properties	6
Synergistic ozonation–ion exchange strategy for nutrient recovery from algal filtrate	6
Identifying periods impacted by sewer inflow and infiltration using time series anomaly detection	6
Phosphorus removal structures for tile-drained agricultural systems: design principles and field-scale performance	6
Identification of characteristic factors for water quality indicators and development of a wastewater source signature system for receiving rivers	6
Depth-partitioned nitrogen uptake sustained by ammonium in a nitrate-rich reservoir	6
Micro- and nanoplastics in granular sludge systems: mechanisms of disruption, retention, and microbial adaptation in wastewater treatment technologies	6
Decoupling locally enhanced electric field treatment (LEEFT) intensity and copper release by applying asymmetric electric pulses for water disinfection	6
Investigation of the effects of flow velocity on PFAS uptake in POCIS using a small-scale system	6
Benchmarks for urine volume generation and phosphorus mass recovery in commercial and institutional buildings	6
Effects of biofilm formation on triclosan adsorption by UV-aged and pristine polystyrene microplastics in aquatic environments	6
Overlooked role of long capping time and environmental factors in the plateau lake for impairing lanthanum-modified-bentonite's immobilization to phosphate	5
Beyond supply-driven paradigms: Diagnosing water supply saturation effects for efficiency-oriented management in the urban Water-Energy-Food-Carbon nexus	5
Pattern recognition of operational states leading to N2O-emissions in full-scale biological wastewater treatment	5
Innovative solutions for valorization of desalination brine	5
A systematic review and meta-analysis of pathogen reduction in onsite sanitation systems	5
Enrichment and identification of a moderately acidophilic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium	5
Use of the MABR fingerprint soft sensor to control biofilm thickness and optimize hybrid membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) performance	5
Exploring the feasibility of high rate enhanced biological phosphorus removal system driven by diverse carbon source	5
Unexpectedly high antibacterial ability of water in copper pot with tiny amount of plant leaves	5
Evaluation of sealants to mitigate the release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from AFFF-impacted concrete: Characterization and forecasting	5
A novel methodology to develop EU water reuse risk management plan in agricultural water distribution networks and crop irrigation systems	5
Boosting nitrogen removal through Fe0-coupled sulfur autotrophic denitrification: Mediated by enhanced sulfur disproportionation and electron transfer	5
Application of organic silicon quaternary ammonium salt (QSA) to reduce carbon footprint of sewers: Long-term inhibition on sulfidogenesis and methanogenesis	5
Combined membrane aeration and filtration for energy- and space-efficient COD removal in water reuse	5
New understanding of microbial growth cycle for efficient waste-activated sludge disposal by preserving microbial self-degradation activity during the decline phase	5
A systematic decision-making framework for selecting nitrous oxide quantification methods in water utilities	5
Research stories along the urban water cycle	5
Mobility data for reduced uncertainties in model-based WWTP design	5
Intelligent real-time pump scheduling in water distribution networks based on graph convolutional networks	5
Scattered and transmitted light as surrogates for activated carbon residual in advanced wastewater treatment processes: Investigating the influence of particle size	5
The neglected ammonia leaching calcium in anaerobic granular sludge	5
Elucidating the complex hydrolysis and conversion network of xanthan-like extracellular heteropolysaccharides in waste activated sludge fermentation	5
Dual role of organic matter in Feammox-driven nitrogen and phosphate removal	5
Urban blocks enable data-reduced, hydraulically sound planning for combined sewer overflow mitigation	5