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Papers

(The TQCC of Critical Reviews in Toxicology is 8. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
What can we learn from epidemiological studies on chronic boron exposure?	79
Use and limitations of clinical data in the identification and classification of low molecular weight chemicals (LMWCs) as respiratory sensitizers: recommendations for improvement	67
Microbial degradation mechanisms, degradation pathways, and genetic engineering for pyrethroids: current knowledge and future perspectives	64
Perspectives on aerosol inhalability: concepts and applications	55
An examination of historical control histopathology metadata from 51 Amphibian Metamorphosis Assays	31
Mechanisms of developmental neurotoxicity mediated by perturbed thyroid hormone homeostasis in the brain: an adverse outcome pathway network	31
Overview of analytical methods for determining novel psychoactive substances, drugs and their metabolites in biological samples	26
Talc and human cancer: a systematic review of the experimental animal and mechanistic evidence	24
The environment and male reproductive system: the potential role and underlying mechanisms of cadmium in testis cancer	23
Exploring research gaps and trends in the management of acute phosphide poisoning: a systematic review	22
Evaluation of the human hazard of the liver and lung tumors in mice treated with permethrin based on mode of action	21
Benzene metabolism and health risk evaluation: insights gained from biomonitoring	20
Identifying a reference list of respiratory sensitizers for the evaluation of novel approaches to study respiratory sensitization	20
Biomarkers for occupational manganese exposure	20
Molecular similarity in chemical informatics and predictive toxicity modeling: from quantitative read-across (q-RA) to quantitative read-across structure–activity relationship (q-RASAR) with the appli	20
Does ozone inhalation cause adverse metabolic effects in humans? A systematic review	17
From cultivation to cancer: formation of N -nitrosamines and other carcinogens in smokeless tobacco and their mutagenic implications	17
25X-NBOMe compounds – chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology. A comprehensive review	16
Systematic review of epidemiological and toxicological evidence on health effects of fluoride in drinking water	14
Hydrogen sulfide poisoning in forensic pathology and toxicology: mechanism and metabolites quantification analysis	13
Dietary glycation compounds – implications for human health	13
Critical review and analysis of literature on low dose exposure to chemical mixtures in mammalian in vivo systems	13
A review of pulmonary neutrophilia and insights into the key role of neutrophils in particle-induced pathogenesis in the lung from animal studies of lunar dusts and other poorly soluble dust particles	13
Occupational exposure assessment with solid substances: choosing a vehicle for in vitro percutaneous absorption experiments	13
Temephos, an organophosphate larvicide for residential use: a review of its toxicity	13

Mechanisms of neurodevelopmental toxicity of topiramate	12
Thank you to Reviewers for Critical Reviews in Toxicology	12
A quantitative weight-of-evidence review of preclinical studies examining the potential developmental and reproductive toxicity of acetaminophen	10
Consideration of the variability in control tumor incidence data at the Ramazzini Institute in evaluating treatment-related effects following chemical exposure	10
Hypothesis-driven weight of evidence evaluation indicates styrene lacks endocrine disruption potential	10
Thank you to authors and reviewers of papers in Critical Reviews in Toxicology (CRT) volume 53, 2023	10
The changing world of scientific publishing exemplified by Critical Reviews in Toxicology (1971 to 2021)	10
Fiber biodurability and biopersistence: historical toxicological perspective of synthetic vitreous fibers (SVFs), the long fiber paradigm, and implications for advanced materials	10
Potential application of probiotics in mycotoxicosis reduction in mammals and poultry	9
Potential airborne asbestos exposures in dentistry: a comprehensive review and risk assessment	9
Peptide reactivity assays for skin sensitisation – scope and limitations	9
Recent advances in electrochemical and optical sensing of the organophosphate chlorpyrifos: a review	9
Toxicity of bisphenol analogues on the reproductive, nervous, and immune systems, and their relationships to gut microbiome and metabolism: insights from a multi-species comparison	9
Tefluthrin: metabolism, food residues, toxicity, and mechanisms of action	8
Relevance of animal studies in the toxicological assessment of oil and wax hydrocarbons. Solving the puzzle for a new outlook in risk assessment	8