OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Comprehensibility evaluation and redesign of safety/warning pictograms used on pesticide packaging in Central India	205
Source apportionment and health risk assessment of heavy metals in groundwater of rural area: a case study in Huaibei plain, China	58
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, bisphenol and paraben compounds in dust collected from residential homes in Klang Valley, Malaysia	36
Modeling metal uptake by selected vegetables from urban soils in Europe: uncovering key soil factors using partial least squares regression (PLS-R)	35
Assessing pollution characteristics and human health risk of exposure to PM_2.5-bound trace metals in a suburban area in Hanoi, Vietnam	32
Effectiveness of pesticide labels (pictograms and color codes): a cross-sectional study of farmers’ understanding and practices in Lebanon	23
Spatiotemporal evolution of landscape ecological risk in Anhui section of the Huaihe River ecological and economic belt in China	22
Metal contamination of the surface water and its effect on the higher gastric cancer incidence of Lujiang County, China	21
Association between cadmium exposure and the risk of cardiovascular outcomes: a meta-analysis	20
Two decades on occupational health and safety risk assessment: a bibliometric analysis and literature review	20
Deep learning-based prediction of mine water inflow: insights for mitigating water resource scarcity risks	19
New approach methodologies (NAM) to characterize neurotoxic chemicals for use in risk assessment: case study of four neurotoxic pesticides	18
Effects of chronic exposure to microplastics and microplastics associated with polychlorinated biphenyl 153 on Daphnia magna	18
Heavy metal contamination of street dust of Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Health risk assessment	17
Aquatic toxicity and ecological risk of bisphenol B, and comparison with those of bisphenol A	16
Risk assessment of toxic metals and groundwater quality assessment in an industrial hotspot of Bengaluru, India – case study	15
An extended gained and lost dominance score method based risk prioritization for Fine-Kinney model with interval type-2 fuzzy information	15
Risk characterization of domoic acid in shellfish from Shenzhen, China: acute and chronic health implications	15
Ecological security regulation strategy based on DPSIRM model and bayesian network: a case study of Sichuan	14
Evaluation of the potential cancer risk of obsolete organochlorine pesticides in abandoned storehouses throughout the Almaty oblast, Kazakhstan	14
Thoracic limb activity ofSimocephalus vetulusand its descendants is shaped by the combination of delafloxacin and calcium	14
A cumulative human health risk assessment of the traditional diet of Indigenous youth in Western James Bay, Canada	13
Association between ethylene oxide exposure and sex steroid hormone levels in male adults in the United States	13
Exposure level and risk assessment of atrazine in Chinese adults based on the systematic review data and the Monte Carlo simulation method	12
Urinary triclosan and triclocarban in relation to bile acid homeostasis in Chinese school children	12

Elemental composition and health risks of indoor PM _2.5 in Taiyuan, China: Associations with fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in preschoolers	12
Concentrations, sources, and health risks of potentially toxic elements in milled maize	11
An evaluation of occupant health and indoor environmental quality in university workspaces	11
Environmental implication identification on water quality variation and human health risk assessment in the middle and lower reaches of the Hanjiang River, China	11
Environmental risk assessment method for dense tailings ponds areas – a case study of the Yellow River Basin of Henan Province, China	11
Health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds exposure among nail salon workers in Vietnam	11
Burning fields, fading memories: exploring the effects of sugarcane burning on air quality and cognitive functioning – A case study in Northeast Thailand	11
Association between cadmium and lead co-exposure, blood pressure, and hypertension: a cross-sectional study from northwest China	10
Potential contamination of microplastic from plastic recycling enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	10
Identification and apportionment of groundwater pollution sources in the Guanzhong region based on PMF model	10
Modeling and interpreting the probability of soil heavy metal contamination in China	9
Assessment of the bioaccessibility of glyphosate in soil using a physiologically based extraction test	9
Absent ecology in the terrestrial ecological risk assessment process and an absent need for assessment	9
Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of heavy metals contamination in groundwater in the west of Minia area, Egypt	9
Bioremediation of textile industrial effluents by Fomitopsis pinicola IEBL-4 for environmental sustainability	9
Spatial patterns and constraint factors of ecological risk in the Wuling Mountain region, China	9
Risk assessment of dietary exposure to aflatoxins in nuts and spices. A pilot study in Yerevan, Armenia	8
Combining biomonitoring data in children and biokinetic modeling to guide decision-making for health risk management – a case study on lead emitted by a smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada	8
Water security assessment and prediction for coastal Urban Agglomeration: a case study in the Pearl River Delta, east China	8
Spatial evolution of water transportation industry based on multi-source data: understanding the structural consolidation and integration demand in coastal cities	8
Evaluation of ecological security and ecological maintenance based on pressure-state-response (PSR) model, case study: Fuzhou city, China	8
Study on the factors and pathways influencing the public’s environmental risk response behavior from the perspective of perceived risk – A case study of JS industrial zone in Shanghai, China	8
Exploring the association between heavy metal exposure and periodontitis using interpretable machine learning models: NHANES 2009–2014	8
Investigating soil type, classification, and pH as surrogates for site-specific arsenic bioaccessibility and predicted bioavailability testing in Miami-Dade County	8
Risk assessment of occupational safety in construction projects using uncertain information	7
No clear concerns related to health risks in the European population with low inorganic arsenic exposure (overview)	7
Incorporating socioeconomic variables in coastal vulnerability assessment on the Southern Coast of Yogyakarta, Indonesia	7
Integrating arsenic bioaccessibility uncertainty and human exposure variability for setting up site-specific remedial goals	7
Potential health risk assessment and distribution of fluoride in groundwater of Munger, Bihar India: a case study	7
Endocrine disruptor chemicals awareness scale development for health sector professionals	7
Arsenic in the soil–rice system of the Mekong River delta	7
Hydrogeochemical characterization and non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of fluoride and nitrate-affected groundwater in northern parts of Tumkur district, Karnataka, India	7
Hydrogeochemical heterogeneity, driving forces, and human health risk of groundwater in an arid alluvial fan plain on Tibetan Plateau	7
Spatiotemporal dynamics of ecological security pattern based on an optimized assessment framework and circuit theory: a case of Fuzhou City, China	7
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) exposure through cooking environment and assessment strategies for human health implications	6
Spatial distribution modeling of radiometric analysis and radiation dose estimations in drinking water and soil samples from Siirt city in Türkiye	6
Integrating ecosystem services and ecological risks for urban ecological zoning: a case study of Wuhan City, China	6
Exploring the pattern and influencing factors of ecosystem services under multiscale perspective: implications for ecosystem services management	6
Major ion hydrogeochemistry and health risk of groundwater nitrate in selected rural areas of the Guanzhong Basin, China	6
Differential effects of size-specific particulate matter on lower respiratory infections in children: A time-series analysis in Lanzhou, China	6
Problem formulation for a small-scale field study of non-gene drive, genetically modified, male bias mosquitoes in Burkina Faso	5
Health risk assessment using chemical signatures of fine and coarse particles collected at breathing level height during firework display in New Delhi, India	5
Quantifying greening trends in Talatan Gobi: assessing the distinct impact of photovoltaic power plant construction and climate change through remote sensing	5
Measurement, spatiotemporal evolution, and influencing factors of ecological welfare performance: a case study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China	5
At last, empirical elicitations of the magnitudes of those risks (and costs!) too small to matter and those too large to abide	5
Assessing cumulative risks – an expert evaluation of ecosystem services	5
Human factors analysis and risk assessment during the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic: A case study of the 2019 Wuhan outbreak in China	5
Arsenic contamination and potential health risk to primary school children through drinking water sources	5
GIS-based mapping of spatiotemporal health and ecological risk associated with potential toxic elements in water and sediments of the urban catchment of Ngerengere River, Tanzania	5
Creating the Iranian cancer cluster assessment road map and assessing one reported cancer cluster	5

Pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of phthalate esters in household dust in Chengdu, China	4
Quantitative analysis of the impact of climate change and human activities on vegetation NPP in the Qilian Mountain	4
Hydrogeophysical characterization of the Southern Red Sea coastal aquifer, Saudi Arabia, using Time-Domain electromagnetic method	4
Evaluation and prediction of water resources carrying capacity using a multiple linear regression model in Taizhou City, China	4
Developing a probabilistic approach to a PFAS food web-based model for ecological risk assessment	4
Dynamic prediction and impact factors analysis of ecological risk in Chinese farming-pastoral ecotone	4
Urbanization and its adverse impacts on ecosystem health: evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China	4
An approach for cancer risk-based apportionment of PM_2.5 constituents and sources	4
Application of new approach methodology-derived points of departure with predicted or regulatory exposures to estimate bioactivity to exposure ratios (BER) for risk assessment	4
In memoriam: a tribute to Academician Peicheng Li (December 26, 1934-February 23, 2024)	4
Associations between perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and lean body mass in US adults: evidence from the NHANES 2015–2018	4
Significant effect of COVID-19 induced lockdown on air quality of the Indian Metropolitan City Kolkata using Air Quality Index and Health Air Quality Index	4
Impact of acute PM _2.5 exposure on pediatric blood lead levels: evidence from Beijing, China	4
Heavy metal distribution in various environmental matrices and their risk assessment in Ganga River Basin, India	4
Effect of color on the comprehensibility of pesticide pictograms by the agricultural workers in Central India	3
Beyond ‘Quantity-Quality’ debate: a multi-objective risk assessment framework to evaluate urban green spaces	3
Health risk assessment of Cu, As, Cd and Pb in the broiler breast in Shenyang, China	3
Occupational health risks and fate of chromium in sewage treatment co-treating tannery effluent	3
Integrating ecosystem service value in the disclosure of landscape ecological risk changes: a case study in Yangtze River Economic Belt, China	3
Risk assessment of microplastics in fish assemblage based on ecological preferences in an interconnected and polluted river system	3
Appraisal of groundwater chemistry, its suitability for crop productivity in Sonipat district and human health risk evaluation	3
A cohort data-based perspective on ecological aspects predicaments in human health	3
Association of PM _2.5 and its components with endometriosis among women undergoing assisted reproductive technology: a case-control study in Anhui, China	3
Arsenic-contaminated drinking water and associated health risks in children from communities located in a geothermal site of Michoacán, México: Monte Carlo probabilistic method	3
Association between urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and childhood obesity index: a cross-sectional study in China	3
Evaluation of potential short-term exposures to NO ₂ from cooking	3
Assessment of potential ecological risk of bisphenol A in surface waters via evaluation of alternative non-animal approaches	3
Forecasting groundwater quality using automatic exponential smoothing model (AESM) in Xianyang City, China	3
Determination of the spatial correlation characteristics for selected groundwater pollutants using the geographically weighted regression model: A case study in Weinan, Northwest China	3
Mechanical properties and wear resistance of nano Al/SiC composites fabricated via APB	3
A new hybrid method to determine the hazardous risk factors	3
Deep learning-based analysis of groundwater pollution sources and health risk evaluation around typical irrigation areas	3
Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in source water, finished water, and tap water from drinking water treatment plants and its human risk assessment in Chengdu Plain, China	3
Climate change-induced water quality alterations in Poyang Lake: implications for the Yangtze finless porpoise	3
Role of kidney function in mediating the relationship between heavy metal exposure and all-cause mortality in older adults	3
Comprehensive evaluation and future trend prediction of ecological security in Fuzhou City: a DIKW framework and multi-model integration analysis	2
Ecological risk assessment on the habitats of typical aquatic species in the middle reach of the Yangtze River: Implication for three gorges reservoir operation	2
Characteristics and environmental driving factors of plant rhizosphere bacterial communities in typical lead-zinc mine tailings in Southern Guizhou	2
Removal of polystyrene nanoplastics from aqueous solutions by a novel magnetic zeolite adsorbent	2
A novel biomonitoring method to detect pyrethroid metabolites in saliva of occupationally exposed workers as a tool for risk assessment	2
Prediction of extreme climate on the Tibetan Plateau based on NEX-GDDP-CMIP6	2
Temporal and spatial variability of landscape ecological risk in the Yangtze River Midstream Urban Agglomeration in the context of climate change	2
Review of reference values for the assessment of inhalation risks for workers at industrial contaminated sites	2
Groundwater quality evaluation using water quality index (WQI) and human health risk (HHR) assessment in Herat aquifer, west Afghanistan	2
Health risk and groundwater contamination by the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in wells and boreholes around the Okinni Osogbo service station, Osun State, Nigeria	2
Arsenic profiling of groundwater in river cities of Lahore, Hyderabad and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan	2
Risk assessment of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate plus a high-fat diet in the rat kidney	2
Nanoplastics and microplastics can pose long-term risks to the natural ecosystem and human health, as do other synthetic pollutants: a need to increase knowledge and public awareness	2
Potential exposure to flubendiamide and risk assessment in Kimchi cabbage field, Gangneung, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea: the protective role of PPE (personal protective equipment)	2
Implications of toxicity testing for health risk assessment of vapor-phase and PM_2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during the diesel engine combustion	2
Prediction of non-carcinogenic health risk using Hybrid Monte Carlo-machine learning approach	2
Urban open space resilience evaluation of air pollution disasters based on monitoring data of national monitoring stations in Hangzhou	2
Quantitative source apportionment and health risk assessment of trace elements in surface soils around the Shazand chemical industrial district, northwestern of Iran	2
The impact of tailwater from wastewater treatment plants during the dry season on the comprehensive evaluation of ecological risks in urban rivers	2
Drinking water and health assessment in a Northern Arizona community	2
Ignoring chemical mixtures and toxics-testing inaction threaten quantitative risk assessment and management	2
Study on water quality criteria and ecological risk assessment of microplastics in China’s surface waters	2
Association between BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) concentration in ambient air with hematological and spirometric indices: a population-based study	2
Cancer and non-cancer risk assessment among sweepers exposed to crystalline silica in an iron ore mine in Iran	2
Distribution and potential health risks of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in dairy and egg products in Guangzhou	2
Ingestion and accumulation of microplastics in small marine fish and potential human exposure: case study of Binh Dinh, Vietnam	2
Environmental occurrence and health risk assessment of arsenic in Iran: a systematic review and Meta-analysis	2
Heavy metal contamination and bioaccumulation in Khorat snail-eating turtles (Malayemys khoratensis) from an e-waste recycling activity site in Thailand	2