OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mutation Research-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis is 4. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Analysis of ionizing radiation induced DNA damage response in human adult stem cells and differentiated neurons	88
Cytogenetic analysis (buccal micronucleus cytome assay) of radioactive waste management workers	60
Investigation of genotoxicity induced by intermediate frequency magnetic field combined with ionizing radiation: In vitro study on human fibroblast cells	42
The dose-, LET-, and gene-dependent patterns of intragenic DNA changes underlying recessive visible mutations at the autosomal gene cinnabar of Drosophila melanogaster	29
The evaluation of the efficacy and potential genotoxic hazard of combined SAHA and 5-FU treatment in the chemoresistant colorectal cancer cell lines	26
Measurement of oxidatively damaged DNA in mammalian cells using the comet assay: Reflections on validity, reliability and variability	23
FTO regulates the DNA damage response via effects on cell-cycle progression	22
Editorial Board	21
The probable reasons of arsenic susceptibility in a chronically exposed population of West Bengal	15
Short- and long-term reproducibility of the COMET assay for measuring DNA damage biomarkers in frozen blood samples of the EPIC-Heidelberg cohort	15
Evidence of genotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and antioxidant imbalance in silver catfish Rhamdia quelen after subchronic exposure to diisopentyl phthalate	14
Helicobacter pylori plus N-Methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine: DNA damage and repair: Malignant transformation of human esophageal epithelial cells	13
Expression of concern: “6-Hydroxydopamine and lipopolysaccharides induced DNA damage in astrocytes: Involvement of nitric oxide and mitochondria” [Mutat. Res. Genet. Toxicol. Environ. Mutagen. (2015)	13
Relationship between DNA damage measured by the comet-assay and cognitive function	12
Mutagenic effects of a commercial glyphosate-based herbicide formulation on the soil filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans depending on the mode of exposure	12
Low-dose ionizing radiation: Effects on the proliferation and migration of lens epithelial cells via activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway	12
Saxagliptin, a selective dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, alleviates somatic cell aneugenicity and clastogenicity in diabetic mice	11
Editorial Board	11
Chronic human exposure to ionizing radiation: Individual variability of chromosomal aberration frequencies and G0 radiosensitivities	10
Mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes: From risk factors to oxidative stress, metabolic dysfunction, and hyperglycemia	10
Low dose radiation mechanisms: The certainty of uncertainty	10
Cytogenetic markers in newborns of mothers with comorbidities	9
In silico prediction of the mutagenicity of nitroaromatic compounds using correlation weights of fragments of local symmetry	9
Epistatic interactions in DNA repair genes as biomarkers of susceptibility for DNA damage in pesticide-exposed agricultural workers of Punjab, North-West India	9
Lymphocyte DNA damage in sepsis and septic-shock intensive-care patients: Damage is greater in non-intubated patients	9

Oxidative stress and DNA damage in critically ill patients with sepsis	9
Acute and chronic post-COVID-19 conditions: A study of genetic integrity and clinical markers	8
Potent mutagenicity of an azide, 3-azido-1,2-propanediol, in human TK6 cells	8
Editorial Board	8
Aminated polystyrene and DNA strand breaks in A549, Caco-2, THP-1 and U937 human cell lines	8
Editorial Board	8
Diosgenin increases BBC3 expression in HepG2/C3A cells and alters cell communication in a 3D spheroid model	8
Pyrene-polyethylene glycol-modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Genotoxicity in V79-4 fibroblast cells	8
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and cytogenetic abnormalities among people with HIV	8
The transgenic MutaMouse hepatocyte mutation assay in vitro: Mutagenicity and mutation spectra of six substances with different mutagenic mechanisms	8
Occupational exposure to radiation among health workers: Genome integrity and predictors of exposure	8
Fibroblast-based radiosensitivity assays as a clinically valuable tool for (severe) combined immunodeficiency syndromes	7
Genotoxicity test battery – An assessment of its utility in early drug development	7
Exploring cytokinesis block micronucleus assay in Croatia: A journey through the past, present, and future in biomonitoring of the general population	7
Editorial Board	7
Chromosome length ratio as a biomarker of DNA damage in cells exposed to high dose ionizing radiation	7
Obituary	7
Bleomycin induces short-term telomere fragility in Epstein-Barr virus-transformed human lymphoblastoid cells	7
Is telomere length in buccal or salivary cells a useful biomarker of exposure to air pollution? A review	7
Comparative analysis of physical doses and biomarker changes in subjects underwent Computed Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography, and interventional procedures	7
Genotoxicity and the stability of N-nitrosomorpholine activity following UVA irradiation	7
Chromosome-specific induction of micronuclei and chromosomal aberrations by mitomycin C: Involvement of human chromosomes 9, 1 and 16	7
In vitro genotoxicity assessment of graphene quantum dots nanoparticles: A metabolism-dependent response	7
Genotoxic effects of occupational exposure to glass fibres - A human biomonitoring study	7
Comparison of the transgenic rodent mutation assay, error corrected next generation duplex sequencing, and the alkaline comet assay to detect dose-related mutations following exposure to N-nitrosodiet	7
A Special Issue honoring Prof. Michael Fenech	7
Genotoxic effects of silver nanoparticles on a tropical marine amphipod via feeding exposure	7
Whole-genome high-fidelity sequencing: A novel approach to detecting and characterization of mutagenicity in vivo	7
Transgenerational effects of gamma radiation dose and dose rate on Drosophila flies irradiated at an early embryonal stage	7
Brazil nut consumption reduces DNA damage in overweight type 2 diabetes mellitus patients	7
In vitro evaluation of chromosomal damage and DNA strand breaks after treatment with the poppy seed alkaloid thebaine	6
Nanoplastics from ground polyethylene terephthalate food containers: Genotoxicity in human lung epithelial A549 cells	6
Alteration of genome-wide DNA methylation in non-uranium miners induced by high level radon exposure	6
Toxicogenetic assessment of a pre-workout supplement: In vitro mutagenicity, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and glutathione determination in liver cell lines and in silico ADMET approaches	6
Paraoxon and glyphosate induce DNA double-strand breaks but are not type II topoisomerase poisons	6
DNA integrity under alkaline conditions: An investigation of factors affecting the comet assay	6
DNA double-strand break repair and adaptive responses of low-dose radiation in normal and tumor lung cell lines	6
Micronuclei and other nuclear anomalies in exfoliated urothelial cells and urinary 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine levels among Turkish hairdressers	6
Oxidative DNA damage: Induction by fructose, in vitro, and its enhancement by hydrogen peroxide	6
Genetic instability in farmers using pesticides: A study in Brazil with analysis combining alkaline comet and micronucleus assays	6
Biological and cellular responses of humans to high-level natural radiation: A clarion call for a fresh perspective on the linear no-threshold paradigm	5
Influence of genetic polymorphisms of Hg metabolism and DNA repair on the frequencies of micronuclei, nucleoplasmic bridges, and nuclear buds in communities living in gold mining areas	5
Exposure to hypomethylating 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (decitabine) causes rapid, severe DNA damage, telomere elongation and mitotic dysfunction in human WIL2-NS cells	5
Allium cepa tests: A plant-based tool for the early evaluation of toxicity and genotoxicity of newly synthetized antifungal molecules	5
Genotoxicity assessments of N-nitrosoethylisopropylamine (NEIPA) and N-nitrosodiisopropylamine (NDIPA) in the C57BL/6J mouse	5
Mechanism of reactive oxygen species generation and oxidative DNA damage induced by acrylohydroxamic acid, a putative metabolite of acrylamide	5
POT1 involved in telomeric DNA damage repair and genomic stability of cervical cancer cells in response to radiation	5
“Statistical significance” and other important considerations in genotoxicity safety testing	5
Bleomycin-induced chromosomal aberrations in Epstein-Barr virus-transformed human lymphoblastoid cells	5
Constitutional chromosomal anomalies in children, fetal alcohol syndrome, and maternal toxicant exposures: A longitudinal cohort study	5

DNA polymerase eta protects human cells against DNA damage induced by the tumor chemotherapeutic temozolomide	4
Assessment of radiation doses and DNA damage in pediatric patients undergoing interventional procedures for vascular anomalies	4
Crosstalk between different DNA repair pathways for DNA double strand break repairs	4
Potassium bromate-induced oxidative stress, genotoxicity and cytotoxicity in the blood and liver cells of mice	4
Medical personnel occupationally exposed to low-dose ionising radiation in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A cytogenetic study	4
Mutagen-induced telomere instability in human cells	4
Assays of genotoxic damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes of individuals occupationally exposed to different x-ray systems in hospital radiology departments	4
Reducing risk of false positives in the in vivo comet assay and improving result reliability	4
Editorial Board	4
Evaluation and interpretation of cytogenetic test results based on biological relevance	4
Lack of mutagenicity of TiO2 nanoparticles in vitro despite cellular and nuclear uptake	4
Genotoxicity and cytotoxicity assessment of 'forever chemicals' in zebrafish (Danio rerio)	4
Biography of Andrew Collins	4
Multi-endpoint in vitro toxicological assessment of snus and tobacco-free nicotine pouch extracts	4
Photomutagenicity of N-nitrosoproline dissolved in non-aqueous solvent, oleic acid	4
Evaluation of arsenic induced genotoxicity and its impact on life processes of Daphnia magna	4
Use of peptide nucleic acid probe to determine telomere dynamics in improving chromosome analysis in genetic toxicology studies	4
Septilin: A versatile anticlastogenic, antigenotoxic, antioxidant and histoprotective herbo-mineral formulation on cisplatin-induced toxicity in mice	4
Histone deacetylase inhibitor 2-hexyl-4-pentynoic acid enhances hydroxyurea therapeutic effect in triple-negative breast cancer cells	4
Myricetin causes site-specific DNA damage via reactive oxygen species generation by redox interactions with copper ions	4
Transcription profiles in BEAS-2B cells exposed to organic extracts from particulate emissions produced by a port-fuel injection vehicle, fueled with conventional fossil gasoline and gasoline-ethanol	4
What are the effects of whole blood storage conditions on comet assay in terms of DNA damage and repair?	4