OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Aerosol Science and Technology is 6. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Exhaled respiratory particles during singing and talking	165
The influence of temperature, humidity, and simulated sunlight on the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols	138
Comparing aerosol concentrations and particle size distributions generated by singing, speaking and breathing	131
Aerosol filtration efficiency of household materials for homemade face masks: Influence of material properties, particle size, particle electrical charge, face velocity, and leaks	129
Inward and outward effectiveness of cloth masks, a surgical mask, and a face shield	122
Testing mobile air purifiers in a school classroom: Reducing the airborne transmission risk for SARS-CoV-2	122
Efficacy of face masks, neck gaiters and face shields for reducing the expulsion of simulated cough-generated aerosols	106
Filtration efficiency of a large set of COVID-19 face masks commonly used in Brazil	37
Analytical challenges when sampling and characterising exhaled aerosol	34
A comparison of performance metrics for cloth masks as source control devices for simulated cough and exhalation aerosols	29
Effects of propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, and nicotine on emissions and dynamics of electronic cigarette aerosols	29
Properties of materials considered for improvised masks	29
Comparison of the performance of aerosol sampling devices for measuring infectious SARS-CoV-2 aerosols	28
Assessing the effectiveness of using various face coverings to mitigate the transport of airborne particles produced by coughing indoors	28
Characterizing the performance of a do-it-yourself (DIY) box fan air filter	27
Reducing COVID-19 airborne transmission risks on public transportation buses: an empirical study on aerosol dispersion and control	26
Composition of particulate matter during a wildfire smoke episode in an urban area	26
Filtration efficiency, breathability, and reusability of improvised materials for face masks	26
Evaluation of particle filtration efficiency of commercially available materials for homemade face mask usage	24
Deposition of droplets from the trachea or bronchus in the respiratory tract during exhalation: A steady-state numerical investigation	23
Particle emissions measurements on CNG vehicles focusing on Sub-23nm	23
Discrepancies between brown carbon light-absorption properties retrieved from online and offline measurements	22
Quantification of cooking organic aerosol in the indoor environment using aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometers	20
An indicator for sulfuric acid–amine nucleation in atmospheric environments	19
Determination of the collision rate coefficient between charged iodic acid clusters and iodic acid using the appearance time method	19

Aerosol and droplet generation from performing with woodwind and brass instruments	19
Short-range bioaerosol deposition and inhalation of cough droplets and performance of personalized ventilation	18
Laboratory evaluation of the effects of particle size and composition on the performance of integrated devices containing Plantower particle sensors	18
Particle size measurement of electronic cigarette aerosol with a cascade impactor	18
Short-range bioaerosol deposition and recovery of viable viruses and bacteria on surfaces from a cough and implications for respiratory disease transmission	17
Measuring stability of virus in aerosols under varying environmental conditions	16
Characterization of thermal decomposition of oxygenated organic compounds in FIGAERO-CIMS	16
Sensitivity and accuracy of refractive index retrievals from measured extinction and absorption cross sections for mobility-selected internally mixed light absorbing aerosols	16
Optical and morphological properties of soot particles generated by the miniCAST 5201 BC generator	16
Filter quality factors of fibrous filters with different fiber diameter	15
Particle size distribution and chemical composition of aerosolized vitamin E acetate	15
Effect of air cleaner on reducing concentration of indoor-generated viruses with or without natural ventilation	15
Single-particle elemental analysis of vacuum bag dust samples collected from the International Space Station by SEM/EDX and sp-ICP-ToF-MS	14
Validating CFD predictions of nasal spray deposition: Inclusion of cloud motion effects for two spray pump designs	14
Impact of combustion conditions on physical and morphological properties of biomass burning aerosol	14
Improved PM_2.5 concentration estimates from low-cost sensors using calibration models categorized by relative humidity	13
Closure between particulate matter concentrations measured ex situ by thermal–optical analysis and in situ by the CPMA–electrometer reference mass system	13
Development and validation of a multi-angle light scattering method for fast engine soot mass and size measurements	13
Solvent effects on chemical composition and optical properties of extracted secondary brown carbon constituents	13
Organic composition of three different size ranges of aerosol particles over the Southern Ocean	13
Nonvolatile ultrafine particles observed to form trimodal size distributions in non-road diesel engine exhaust	13
Determining the cutoff diameter and counting efficiency of optical particle counters with an aerodynamic aerosol classifier and an inkjet aerosol generator	12
Propagation in outdoor environments of aerosol droplets produced by breath and light cough	12
Mechanisms of soot-aggregate restructuring and compaction	12
Comparison of three essential sub-micrometer aerosol measurements: Mass, size and shape	12
Transmission via aerosols: Plausible differences among emerging coronaviruses	11
Enhancing charging and capture efficiency of aerosol nanoparticles using an atmospheric-pressure, flow-through RF plasma with a downstream DC bias	11
Laboratory study of physical barrier efficiency for worker protection against SARS-CoV-2 while standing or sitting	10
Emission rates, size distributions, and generation mechanism of oral respiratory droplets	10
Heterogeneous condensation process observed by environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM): On smooth single aerosol particle	10
Condensation sampler efficiency for the recovery and infectivity preservation of viral bioaerosols	10
Design and evaluation of a new electrostatic precipitation-based portable low-cost sampler for bioaerosol monitoring	10
Detailed characterization of particle emissions from battery fires	10
Influence of rapid laser heating on differently matured soot with double-pulse laser-induced incandescence	9
A highly efficient cloth facemask design	9
Morphology and formation of crystalline leucine microparticles from a co-solvent system using multi-orifice monodisperse spray drying	9
Ozone treatment in a wind tunnel for the reduction of airborne viruses in swine buildings	9
An experimental study of solid and liquid aerosol transport in a horizontal square channel	9
HELIOS/SICRIT/mass spectrometry for analysis of aerosols in engine exhaust	8
Evaluation of two low-cost PM monitors under different laboratory and indoor conditions	8
Determining the sintering kinetics of Fe and Fe_xO_y-Nanoparticles in a well-defined model flow reactor	8
Acceleration of the thermal decomposition of RDX in microdroplets investigated by aerodynamic thermal breakup droplet ionization mass spectrometry	8
Water uptake and optical properties of mixed organic-inorganic particles	8
Intercomparative measurements of particle emission from biomass pellet boiler with portable and stationary dilution devices	8
A consistent soot nucleation model for improved prediction of strain rate sensitivity in ethylene/air counterflow flames	8
Characteristics of BrC and BC emissions from controlled diffusion flame and diesel engine combustion	8
Effects of surface topography of SiO₂ particles on the heterogeneous condensation process observed by environmental scanning electron microscopy	8
The organic coating unit, an all-in-one system for reproducible generation of secondary organic matter aerosol	8
Effect of spray properties on aerosol scavenging efficiency with water mist	8
Experimental validation of thermophoretic and bend nanoparticle loss for a regulatory prescribed aircraft nvPM sampling system	8

Lithium-ion battery explosion aerosols: Morphology and elemental composition	8
Extraction of dust collected in HVAC filters for quantitative filter forensics	8
Effect of relative humidity on the performance of five cost-effective PM sensors	8
Challenges of integrating aerosol dynamics into SARS-CoV-2 transmission models	8
Particle detection using the dual-vaporizer configuration of the soot particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (SP-AMS)	8
Development of an aerosol sampler for pressurized systems and its application to investigate the effect of residence time on PM1 formation in a 15 bar oxy-coal combustor	8
High-throughput generation of aircraft-like soot	8
COVID-19 and the workplace: Research questions for the aerosol science community	8
Assessment and validation of a hygroscopic growth model with different water activity estimation methods	7
Influence of ash-soot interactions on the reactivity of soot from a gasoline direct injection engine	7
Measurement of transient nanoparticle emissions of pulse-jet cleaned filters applying an engine exhaust particle sizer	7
Dry aerosol particle deposition on indoor surfaces: Review of direct measurement techniques	7
Condensational growth of water droplets in an external electric field at different temperatures	7
Laboratory determination of gravimetric correction factors for real-time area measurements of electronic cigarette aerosols	7
Particle size distributions and hygroscopic restructuring of ultrafine particles emitted during thermal spraying	7
Bias in quantification of light absorption enhancement of black carbon aerosol coated with low-volatility brown carbon	7
How effective are face coverings in reducing transmission of COVID-19?	7
Model of aerosol evolution in high supersaturated glycerol-air vapor mixtures	6
On aerosol formation by condensation of oil vapor in the crankcase of combustion engines	6
Application of planar auto-compensating laser-induced incandescence to low-sooting turbulent flames and investigation of the detection gate width effect	6
Albedo reduction for snow surfaces contaminated with soot aerosols: Comparison of experimental results and models	6
Aerosolization of colloidal nanoparticles by a residual-free atomizer	6
A cross-industry assessment of the flow rate-elapsed time profiles of test equipment typically used for dry-powder inhaler (DPI) testing: Part 2– analysis of transient air flow in the testing of DPIs	6
Morphological change of solid ammonium sulfate particles below the deliquescence relative humidity: Experimental reproduction of atmospheric sulfate particle shapes	6
Emerging applications of microfluidic techniques for in vitro toxicity studies of atmospheric particulate matter	6
Comparison of methods of functional group analysis using results from laboratory and field aerosol measurements	6
Simultaneous inboard and outboard, inflight measurements of ultrafine particle concentrations	6
Discrimination between individual dust and bioparticles using aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometry	6
Quantifying elemental and organic carbon in diesel particulate matter by mid-infrared spectrometry	6
Variability of the penetration of particles through facemasks	6
A cross-industry assessment of the flow rate-time profiles of test equipment typically used for dry-powder inhaler (DPI) testing: Part 1 – compendial apparatuses	6