Scientific Reports

Collection 12 March 2023

Top 100 in Sustainability - 2022

This collection highlights our most downloaded* sustainability papers published in 2022. Featuring authors from around the world, these papers showcase valuable research from an international community.

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*Data obtained from SN Insights, which is based on Digital Science's Dimensions.

1-25

The determinants of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality across countries
- Dianna Chang
- Xin Chang
- Kelvin Jui Keng Tan
ArticleOpen Access7 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Energy recovery of waste plastics into diesel fuel with ethanol and ethoxy ethyl acetate additives on circular economy strategy
- Sambandam Padmanabhan
- K. Giridharan
- Ramaswamy Krishnaraj
ArticleOpen Access29 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Greenhouse gas emissions from global production and use of nitrogen synthetic fertilisers in agriculture
- Stefano Menegat
- Alicia Ledo
- Reyes Tirado
ArticleOpen Access25 Aug 2022 Scientific Reports
Understanding the diversity and biogeography of Colombian edible plants
- B. Gori
- T. Ulian
- M. Diazgranados
ArticleOpen Access12 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Tracking hidden crisis in India’s capital from space: implications of unsustainable groundwater use
- Shagun Garg
- Mahdi Motagh
- Vamshi Karanam
ArticleOpen Access13 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Quantifying and categorising national extinction-risk footprints
- Amanda Irwin
- Arne Geschke
- Bernardo B. N. Strassburg
ArticleOpen Access7 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Estimation of lung cancer deaths attributable to indoor radon exposure in upper northern Thailand
- Kawinwut Somsunun
- Tippawan Prapamontol
- Shinji Tokonami
ArticleOpen Access25 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Polymer-assisted enzyme induced carbonate precipitation for non-ammonia emission soil stabilization
- Zhen Yan
- Sivakumar Gowthaman
- Satoru Kawasaki
ArticleOpen Access25 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Impact of COVID-19 on food insecurity using multiple waves of high frequency household surveys
- Shouro Dasgupta
- Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson
ArticleOpen Access3 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Differential impact of government lockdown policies on reducing air pollution levels and related mortality in Europe
- Rochelle Schneider
- Pierre Masselot
- Antonio Gasparrini
ArticleOpen Access26 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Phytolith evidence for the pastoral origins of multi-cropping in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq)
- Elise Jakoby Laugier
- Jesse Casana
- Dan Cabanes
ArticleOpen Access10 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Effect of nitrogen and zinc nanofertilizer with the organic farming practices on cereal and oil seed crops
- Anil Kumar
- Kapur Singh
- Ramesh Raliya
ArticleOpen Access28 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Potential distribution of fall armyworm in Africa and beyond, considering climate change and irrigation patterns
- Bipana Paudel Timilsena
- Saliou Niassy
- Sevgan Subramanian
ArticleOpen Access11 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Nutrient quality and maturity status of frass fertilizer from nine edible insects
- Dennis Beesigamukama
- Sevgan Subramanian
- Chrysantus M. Tanga
ArticleOpen Access3 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Attributing changes in food insecurity to a changing climate
- Shouro Dasgupta
- Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson
ArticleOpen Access18 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Increased climate pressure on the agricultural frontier in the Eastern Amazonia–Cerrado transition zone
- José A. Marengo
- Juan C. Jimenez
- Luiz E. O. Aragão
ArticleOpen Access10 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Influencing factors and reduction of domestic solid waste at university dormitory in Shanghai, China
- Yuhan Pan
- Mengyang Li
- Ji Han
ArticleOpen Access12 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Characterization of chitin and chitosan derived from Hermetia illucens, a further step in a circular economy process
- Micaela Triunfo
- Elena Tafi
- Patrizia Falabella
ArticleOpen Access22 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Characterization of rice farming systems, production constraints and determinants of adoption of improved varieties by smallholder farmers of the Republic of Benin
- Yêyinou Laura Estelle Loko
- Charlemagne D. S. J. Gbemavo
- François Sabot
ArticleOpen Access10 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Spatial and temporal changes of outdoor thermal stress: influence of urban land cover types
- Mohammad A. Rahman
- Eleonora Franceschi
- Stephan Pauleit
ArticleOpen Access13 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
A network analysis of global cephalopod trade
- Andres Ospina-Alvarez
- Silvia de Juan
- Sebastián Villasante
ArticleOpen Access10 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Fungicidal properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale) essential oils against Phytophthora colocasiae
- Muhammad Talib Kalhoro
- Hong Zhang
- Farhan Nabi
ArticleOpen Access9 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Determinants of severe acute malnutrition among children aged 6–36 months in Kalafo district (riverine context) of Ethiopia
- Ahmed Tahir Ahmed
- Abdulahi Haji Abas
- Abdilahi Omer
ArticleOpen Access25 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Amendment with Burkina Faso phosphate rock-enriched composts alters soil chemical properties and microbial structure, and enhances sorghum agronomic performance
- Adama Sagnon
- Shinya Iwasaki
- Papa Saliou Sarr
ArticleOpen Access17 Aug 2022 Scientific Reports
Growing urban bicycle networks
- Michael Szell
- Sayat Mimar
- Roberta Sinatra
ArticleOpen Access26 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports

26-50

Tests of rubber granules used as artificial turf for football fields in terms of toxicity to human health and the environment
- Beata Grynkiewicz-Bylina
- Bożena Rakwic
- Barbara Słomka-Słupik
ArticleOpen Access23 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Urban growth modelling and social vulnerability assessment for a hazardous Kathmandu Valley
- Carlos Mesta
- Gemma Cremen
- Carmine Galasso
ArticleOpen Access12 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Farm typology of smallholders integrated farming systems in Southern Coastal Plains of Kerala, India
- Anitrosa Innazent
- D. Jacob
- A. S. Panwar
ArticleOpen Access10 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
A biodegradable chipless sensor for wireless subsoil health monitoring
- Sarath Gopalakrishnan
- Jose Waimin
- Rahim Rahimi
ArticleOpen Access14 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Groundwater irrigation reduces overall poverty but increases socioeconomic vulnerability in a semiarid region of southern India
- Chloé Fischer
- Claire Aubron
- Laurent Ruiz
ArticleOpen Access25 May 2022 Scientific Reports
A sandponics comparative study investigating different sand media based integrated aqua vegeculture systems using desalinated water
- Hani Sewilam
- Fahad Kimera
- Mahmoud Dawood
ArticleOpen Access30 Jun 2022 Scientific Reports
Impact of recent climate change on corn, rice, and wheat in southeastern USA
- Ramandeep Kumar Sharma
- Sunny Kumar
- Krishna N. Reddy
ArticleOpen Access8 Oct 2022 Scientific Reports
Effects of organic fertilizers on growth characteristics and fruit quality in Pear-jujube in the Loess Plateau
- Shenglan Ye
- Biao Peng
- Tiancheng Liu
ArticleOpen Access4 Aug 2022 Scientific Reports
A deep learning approach for medical waste classification
- Haiying Zhou
- Xiangyu Yu
- Hui Lu
ArticleOpen Access9 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
The beneficial effects of intradialytic parenteral nutrition in hemodialysis patients with protein energy wasting: a prospective randomized controlled trial
- Piyawan Kittiskulnam
- Athiphat Banjongjit
- Somchai Eiam-Ong
ArticleOpen Access16 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Interactive effect of soil moisture content and phosphorus fertilizer form on chickpea growth, photosynthesis, and nutrient uptake
- Mohamed Chtouki
- Fatima Laaziz
- Abdallah Oukarroum
ArticleOpen Access23 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
The impact of nutritional status on health-related quality of life in hemodialysis patients
- Lucia Visiedo
- Laura Rey
- Jimena Abilés
ArticleOpen Access22 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Machine learning approach for study on subway passenger flow
- Yujin Park
- Yoonhee Choi
- Jae Keun Yoo
ArticleOpen Access17 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Wheat growth monitoring and yield estimation based on remote sensing data assimilation into the SAFY crop growth model
- Chunyan Ma
- Mingxing Liu
- Yilin Wang
ArticleOpen Access31 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Deep-rooted perennial crops differ in capacity to stabilize C inputs in deep soil layers
- Leanne Peixoto
- Jørgen E. Olesen
- Jim Rasmussen
ArticleOpen Access8 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Chemical properties of the coffee grounds and poultry eggshells mixture in terms of soil improver
- Barbara Tombarkiewicz
- Jacek Antonkiewicz
- Olga Gorczyca
ArticleOpen Access16 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Smart-parking management algorithms in smart city
- Mahdi Jemmali
- Loai Kayed B. Melhim
- Mohamed Nazih Omri
ArticleOpen Access20 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Social capital's impact on COVID-19 outcomes at local levels
- Timothy Fraser
- Courtney Page-Tan
- Daniel P. Aldrich
ArticleOpen Access21 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Factors affecting the implementation of soil conservation practices among Iranian farmers
- Moslem Savari
- Masoud Yazdanpanah
- Davoud Rouzaneh
ArticleOpen Access19 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Municipal biowaste treatment plants contribute to the contamination of the environment with residues of biodegradable plastics with putative higher persistence potential
- Thomas Steiner
- Yuanhu Zhang
- Ruth Freitag
ArticleOpen Access30 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Complementary feeding pattern and its determinants among mothers in selected primary health centers in the urban metropolis of Ekiti State, Nigeria
- Deborah Tolulope Esan
- Oluwaseun Eniola Adegbilero-Iwari
- Aderonke Julienne Adetunji
ArticleOpen Access15 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Protecting playgrounds: local-scale reduction of airborne particulate matter concentrations through particulate deposition on roadside ‘tredges’ (green infrastructure)
- Barbara A. Maher
- Tomasz Gonet
- Thomas J. Bannan
ArticleOpen Access20 Aug 2022 Scientific Reports
Insights into countries’ exposure and vulnerability to food trade shocks from network-based simulations
- Marco Grassia
- Giuseppe Mangioni
- Silvio Traverso
ArticleOpen Access17 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Assessing the impacts of agricultural drought (SPI/SPEI) on maize and wheat yields across Hungary
- Safwan Mohammed
- Karam Alsafadi
- Endre Harsanyi
ArticleOpen Access25 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Conservation agriculture based integrated crop management sustains productivity and economic profitability along with soil properties of the maize-wheat rotation
- Vijay Pooniya
- R. R. Zhiipao
- Achal Lama
ArticleOpen Access4 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports

51-75

Automated food intake tracking requires depth-refined semantic segmentation to rectify visual-volume discordance in long-term care homes
- Kaylen J. Pfisterer
- Robert Amelard
- Alexander Wong
ArticleOpen Access7 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Predictors of drought-induced crop yield/losses in two agroecologies of southern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
- Emmanuel Eze
- Atkilt Girma
- Emnet Negash
ArticleOpen Access15 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Childhood individual and family modifiable risk factors for criminal conviction: a 7-year cohort study from Brazil
- Carolina Ziebold
- Sara Evans-Lacko
- Ary Gadelha
ArticleOpen Access4 Aug 2022 Scientific Reports
Scenario-based analysis of the impacts of lake drying on food production in the Lake Urmia Basin of Northern Iran
- Bakhtiar Feizizadeh
- Tobia Lakes
- Sadra Karimzadeh
ArticleOpen Access14 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Complex drought patterns robustly explain global yield loss for major crops
- Monia Santini
- Sergio Noce
- Luca Caporaso
ArticleOpen Access6 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Inequality and inequity in network-based ranking and recommendation algorithms
- Lisette Espín-Noboa
- Claudia Wagner
- Fariba Karimi
ArticleOpen Access7 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Reduction of pesticide application via real-time precision spraying
- Alex Rogers Aguiar Zanin
- Danilo Carvalho Neves
- Fábio Henrique Rojo Baio
ArticleOpen Access4 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Artificial intelligence development races in heterogeneous settings
- Theodor Cimpeanu
- Francisco C. Santos
- The Anh Han
ArticleOpen Access2 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Molecular mechanisms associated with microbial biostimulant-mediated growth enhancement, priming and drought stress tolerance in maize plants
- Motseoa Lephatsi
- Lerato Nephali
- Fidele Tugizimana
ArticleOpen Access21 Jun 2022 Scientific Reports
Plant growth promoting characteristics of halophilic and halotolerant bacteria isolated from coastal regions of Saurashtra Gujarat
- Likhindra Reang
- Shraddha Bhatt
- Jasmin Kumar Kheni
ArticleOpen Access18 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Wildmeat consumption and child health in Amazonia
- Patricia Carignano Torres
- Carla Morsello
- Luke Parry
ArticleOpen Access6 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Overnutrition is a significant component of food waste and has a large environmental impact
- Silvio Franco
- Marco Barbanera
- Riccardo Massantini
ArticleOpen Access17 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Seed priming with selenium and zinc nanoparticles modifies germination, growth, and yield of direct-seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.)
- Saju Adhikary
- Benukar Biswas
- Sovan Roy
ArticleOpen Access2 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Universality of political corruption networks
- Alvaro F. Martins
- Bruno R. da Cunha
- Haroldo V. Ribeiro
ArticleOpen Access27 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Socioecology shapes child and adolescent time allocation in twelve hunter-gatherer and mixed-subsistence forager societies
- Sheina Lew-Levy
- Rachel Reckin
- Helen E. Davis
ArticleOpen Access16 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Urban blue–green space landscape ecological health assessment based on the integration of pattern, process, function and sustainability
- Shuang Song
- Shaohan Wang
- Dawei Xu
ArticleOpen Access11 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Study on landscape evaluation and optimization strategy of Central Park in Qingkou Town
- Lingyan Xiang
- Yunqing Tian
- Yucong Pan
ArticleOpen Access7 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Sources, toxicity potential, and human health risk assessment of heavy metals-laden soil and dust of urban and suburban areas as affected by industrial and mining activities
- Hamed A. Al-Swadi
- Adel R. A. Usman
- Abdulelah Al-Faraj
ArticleOpen Access28 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Genome-wide association study identifies loci and candidate genes for grain micronutrients and quality traits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
- Nagenahalli Dharmegowda Rathan
- Hari Krishna
- Anju Mahendru-Singh
ArticleOpen Access29 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Salt‑responsive transcriptome analysis of canola roots reveals candidate genes involved in the key metabolic pathway in response to salt stress
- Weichao Wang
- Jiayin Pang
- Kadambot H. M. Siddique
ArticleOpen Access31 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Inequality of public facilities between urban and rural areas and its driving factors in ten cities of China
- Ronghua Xu
- Wenze Yue
- Kaixuan Pan
ArticleOpen Access2 Aug 2022 Scientific Reports
Exploring urban growth–climate change–flood risk nexus in fast growing cities
- Salah Basem Ajjur
- Sami G. Al-Ghamdi
ArticleOpen Access18 Jul 2022 Scientific Reports
The cost of non-coordination in urban on-demand mobility
- Dániel Kondor
- Iva Bojic
- Carlo Ratti
ArticleOpen Access18 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Promotion of seed germination and early plant growth by KNO₃ and light spectra in Ocimum tenuiflorum using a plant factory
- Akira Thongtip
- Kriengkrai Mosaleeyanon
- Panita Chutimanukul
ArticleOpen Access29 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Prediction of arabica coffee production using artificial neural network and multiple linear regression techniques
- Yotsaphat Kittichotsatsawat
- Nakorn Tippayawong
- Korrakot Yaibuathet Tippayawong
ArticleOpen Access25 Aug 2022 Scientific Reports

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The impact of alternative energy technology investment on environment and food security in northern Ethiopia
- Daniel Assefa Tofu
- Kebede Wolka
- Teshale Woldeamanuel
ArticleOpen Access21 Jun 2022 Scientific Reports
Association of food insecurity on gut microbiome and metabolome profiles in a diverse college-based sample
- Alex E. Mohr
- Paniz Jasbi
- Meg Bruening
ArticleOpen Access23 Aug 2022 Scientific Reports
Chitosan oligosaccharide alleviates the growth inhibition caused by physcion and synergistically enhances resilience in maize seedlings
- Jingchong Li
- Aohui Han
- Runqiang Liu
ArticleOpen Access7 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Psychological impact of far-right terrorism against Muslim minorities on national distress, community, and wellbeing
- Kate G. Byrne
- Kumar Yogeeswaran
- Chris G. Sibley
ArticleOpen Access31 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Energy and economic efficiency of climate-smart agriculture practices in a rice–wheat cropping system of India
- S. K. Kakraliya
- H. S. Jat
- M. L. Jat
ArticleOpen Access24 May 2022 Scientific Reports
Adverse health and environmental outcomes of cycling in heavily polluted urban environments
- Ewa Adamiec
- Elżbieta Jarosz-Krzemińska
- Aleksandra Bilkiewicz-Kubarek
ArticleOpen Access7 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Foliar nutrient supplementation with micronutrient-embedded fertilizer increases biofortification, soil biological activity and productivity of eggplant
- Ram Swaroop Bana
- Gograj Singh Jat
- Teekam Singh
ArticleOpen Access25 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Mitigating spread of contamination in meat supply chain management using deep learning
- Mohammad Amin Amani
- Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie
ArticleOpen Access23 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Air pollution exposure disparities in US public housing developments
- Jayajit Chakraborty
- Timothy W. Collins
- Jacob J. Aun
ArticleOpen Access14 Jun 2022 Scientific Reports
Systematic review of mental health symptom changes by sex or gender in early-COVID-19 compared to pre-pandemic
- Tiffany Dal Santo
- Ying Sun
- Brett D. Thombs
ArticleOpen Access6 Jul 2022 Scientific Reports
Evaluation and promotion strategy of resilience of urban water supply system under flood and drought disasters
- Zhijie Li
- Hui Zhao
- Zhiguo Shao
ArticleOpen Access6 May 2022 Scientific Reports
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Mechanical performance of sustainable high strength ductile fiber reinforced concrete (HSDFRC) with wooden ash
- Jawad Ahmad
- Rebeca Martínez-García
- Mostefa Bourchak
ArticleOpen Access12 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
High performance recycled CFRP composites based on reused carbon fabrics through sustainable mild solvolysis route
- W. Ballout
- N. Sallem-Idrissi
- P. Van Velthem
ArticleOpen Access8 Apr 2022 Scientific Reports
Selective signatures and high genome-wide diversity in traditional Brazilian manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties
- Alessandro Alves-Pereira
- Maria Imaculada Zucchi
- Anete Pereira de Souza
ArticleOpen Access24 Jan 2022 Scientific Reports
Facemasks and ferrous metallurgy: improving gasification reactivity of low-volatile coals using waste COVID-19 facemasks for ironmaking application
- Daniel J. C. Stewart
- Lucy V. Fisher
- Andrew R. Barron
ArticleOpen Access17 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Outburst of pest populations in rice-based cropping systems under conservation agricultural practices in the middle Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia
- Rakesh Kumar
- Jaipal Singh Choudhary
- Andrew McDonald
ArticleOpen Access8 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Simulation of emergency evacuation from construction site of prefabricated buildings
- Mufeng Xiao
- Xihua Zhou
- Yumeng Wang
ArticleOpen Access17 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Assessment of plant growth promoting bacteria strains on growth, yield and quality of sweet corn
- Nikolaos Katsenios
- Varvara Andreou
- Aspasia Efthimiadou
ArticleOpen Access8 Jul 2022 Scientific Reports
A bacteria-based carbon sequestration and waste recycling system
- Yeon Hwa La
- Ki-Sung Lee
- Jae Yang Song
ArticleOpen Access28 Jun 2022 Scientific Reports
Behavioural thermal regulation explains pedestrian path choices in hot urban environments
- Valentin R. Melnikov
- Georgios I. Christopoulos
- Peter M. A. Sloot
ArticleOpen Access14 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Integrated graph measures reveal survival likelihood for buildings in wildfire events
- Akshat Chulahwat
- Hussam Mahmoud
- Adrián Cardil Forradellas
ArticleOpen Access24 Sep 2022 Scientific Reports
Performance behaviour of agro-waste based gypsum hollow blocks for partition walls
- Siddharth Singh
- Soumitra Maiti
- Soraj Kumar Panigrahi
ArticleOpen Access25 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Effects of rare earth elements on bacteria in rhizosphere, root, phyllosphere and leaf of soil–rice ecosystem
- Xinzhuan Zhang
- Zhongjun Hu
- Shulan Jin
ArticleOpen Access8 Feb 2022 Scientific Reports
Towards symbiotic approaches between universities, sustainable development, and cities
- Walter Leal Filho
- Liliana Caughman
- Amanda Lange Salvia
ArticleOpen Access6 Jul 2022 Scientific Reports
Effects of soil properties on heavy metal bioavailability and accumulation in crop grains under different farmland use patterns
- Decong Xu
- Zhangjun Shen
- Qingye Sun
ArticleOpen Access2 Jun 2022 Scientific Reports

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