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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Analysis of ionizing radiation induced DNA damage response in human adult stem cells and differentiated neurons	79
The dose-, LET-, and gene-dependent patterns of intragenic DNA changes underlying recessive visible mutations at the autosomal gene cinnabar of Drosophila melanogaster	57
Measurement of oxidatively damaged DNA in mammalian cells using the comet assay: Reflections on validity, reliability and variability	40
Investigation of genotoxicity induced by intermediate frequency magnetic field combined with ionizing radiation: In vitro study on human fibroblast cells	27
The evaluation of the efficacy and potential genotoxic hazard of combined SAHA and 5-FU treatment in the chemoresistant colorectal cancer cell lines	23
Differential effects of cisplatin combined with the flavonoid apigenin on HepG2, Hep3B, and Huh7 liver cancer cell lines	20
Cytogenetic analysis (buccal micronucleus cytome assay) of radioactive waste management workers	18
FTO regulates the DNA damage response via effects on cell-cycle progression	17
The probable reasons of arsenic susceptibility in a chronically exposed population of West Bengal	16
Editorial Board	16
Short- and long-term reproducibility of the COMET assay for measuring DNA damage biomarkers in frozen blood samples of the EPIC-Heidelberg cohort	15
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)	14
Helicobacter pylori plus N-Methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine: DNA damage and repair: Malignant transformation of human esophageal epithelial cells	14
Relationship between DNA damage measured by the comet-assay and cognitive function	13
Low-dose ionizing radiation: Effects on the proliferation and migration of lens epithelial cells via activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway	12
Evidence of genotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and antioxidant imbalance in silver catfish Rhamdia quelen after subchronic exposure to diisopentyl phthalate	12
Oxidative stress and DNA damage in critically ill patients with sepsis	12
Editorial Board	11
Mutagenic effects of a commercial glyphosate-based herbicide formulation on the soil filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans depending on the mode of exposure	11
Low dose radiation mechanisms: The certainty of uncertainty	10
Lymphocyte DNA damage in sepsis and septic-shock intensive-care patients: Damage is greater in non-intubated patients	10
Cytogenetic markers in newborns of mothers with comorbidities	10
Chronic human exposure to ionizing radiation: Individual variability of chromosomal aberration frequencies and G0 radiosensitivities	10
In silico prediction of the mutagenicity of nitroaromatic compounds using correlation weights of fragments of local symmetry	10
Saxagliptin, a selective dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, alleviates somatic cell aneugenicity and clastogenicity in diabetic mice	10

Mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes: From risk factors to oxidative stress, metabolic dysfunction, and hyperglycemia	10
Pyrene-polyethylene glycol-modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Genotoxicity in V79-4 fibroblast cells	10
Aminated polystyrene and DNA strand breaks in A549, Caco-2, THP-1 and U937 human cell lines	9
Occupational exposure to radiation among health workers: Genome integrity and predictors of exposure	9
Potent mutagenicity of an azide, 3-azido-1,2-propanediol, in human TK6 cells	8
The transgenic MutaMouse hepatocyte mutation assay in vitro: Mutagenicity and mutation spectra of six substances with different mutagenic mechanisms	8
Editorial Board	8
Biomarkers of geno- and cytotoxicity in the native broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris): Chromosomal aberrations and mitotic index	8
Fibroblast-based radiosensitivity assays as a clinically valuable tool for (severe) combined immunodeficiency syndromes	8
Acute and chronic post-COVID-19 conditions: A study of genetic integrity and clinical markers	8
Editorial Board	8
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and cytogenetic abnormalities among people with HIV	8
Diosgenin increases BBC3 expression in HepG2/C3A cells and alters cell communication in a 3D spheroid model	8
Genotoxic effects of silver nanoparticles on a tropical marine amphipod via feeding exposure	8
A Special Issue honoring Prof. Michael Fenech	7
Is telomere length in buccal or salivary cells a useful biomarker of exposure to air pollution? A review	7
Chromosome length ratio as a biomarker of DNA damage in cells exposed to high dose ionizing radiation	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
Genotoxicity test battery – An assessment of its utility in early drug development	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
Editorial Board	7
Transgenerational effects of gamma radiation dose and dose rate on Drosophila flies irradiated at an early embryonal stage	7
Exploring cytokinesis block micronucleus assay in Croatia: A journey through the past, present, and future in biomonitoring of the general population	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
Whole-genome high-fidelity sequencing: A novel approach to detecting and characterization of mutagenicity in vivo	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
Analysis of chromatid-break-repair detects a homologous recombination to non-homologous end-joining switch with increasing load of DNA double-strand breaks	6
DNA double-strand break repair and adaptive responses of low-dose radiation in normal and tumor lung cell lines	6
Brazil nut consumption reduces DNA damage in overweight type 2 diabetes mellitus patients	6
Paraoxon and glyphosate induce DNA double-strand breaks but are not type II topoisomerase poisons	6
Micronuclei and other nuclear anomalies in exfoliated urothelial cells and urinary 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine levels among Turkish hairdressers	6
Genotoxicity assessments of N-nitrosoethylisopropylamine (NEIPA) and N-nitrosodiisopropylamine (NDIPA) in the C57BL/6J mouse	6
DNA integrity under alkaline conditions: An investigation of factors affecting the comet assay	6
Obituary	6
Oxidative DNA damage: Induction by fructose, in vitro, and its enhancement by hydrogen peroxide	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
Biological and cellular responses of humans to high-level natural radiation: A clarion call for a fresh perspective on the linear no-threshold paradigm	6
Evaluation of arsenic induced genotoxicity and its impact on life processes of Daphnia magna	5
Allium cepa tests: A plant-based tool for the early evaluation of toxicity and genotoxicity of newly synthetized antifungal molecules	5
Genetic instability in farmers using pesticides: A study in Brazil with analysis combining alkaline comet and micronucleus assays	5
Constitutional chromosomal anomalies in children, fetal alcohol syndrome, and maternal toxicant exposures: A longitudinal cohort study	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
Exposure to hypomethylating 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (decitabine) causes rapid, severe DNA damage, telomere elongation and mitotic dysfunction in human WIL2-NS cells	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
Alteration of genome-wide DNA methylation in non-uranium miners induced by high level radon exposure	5

POT1 involved in telomeric DNA damage repair and genomic stability of cervical cancer cells in response to radiation	5
Biography of Andrew Collins	4
Genotoxicity and cytotoxicity assessment of 'forever chemicals' in zebrafish (Danio rerio)	4
Mutagen-induced telomere instability in human cells	4
Use of peptide nucleic acid probe to determine telomere dynamics in improving chromosome analysis in genetic toxicology studies	4
Multi-endpoint in vitro toxicological assessment of snus and tobacco-free nicotine pouch extracts	4
Reducing risk of false positives in the in vivo comet assay and improving result reliability	4
Photomutagenicity of N-nitrosoproline dissolved in non-aqueous solvent, oleic acid	4
Histone deacetylase inhibitor 2-hexyl-4-pentynoic acid enhances hydroxyurea therapeutic effect in triple-negative breast cancer cells	4
DNA polymerase eta protects human cells against DNA damage induced by the tumor chemotherapeutic temozolomide	4
Septilin: A versatile anticlastogenic, antigenotoxic, antioxidant and histoprotective herbo-mineral formulation on cisplatin-induced toxicity in mice	4
Crosstalk between different DNA repair pathways for DNA double strand break repairs	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
Potassium bromate-induced oxidative stress, genotoxicity and cytotoxicity in the blood and liver cells of mice	4
What are the effects of whole blood storage conditions on comet assay in terms of DNA damage and repair?	4
Lack of mutagenicity of TiO2 nanoparticles in vitro despite cellular and nuclear uptake	4
Medical personnel occupationally exposed to low-dose ionising radiation in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A cytogenetic study	4
Myricetin causes site-specific DNA damage via reactive oxygen species generation by redox interactions with copper ions	4
Evaluation and interpretation of cytogenetic test results based on biological relevance	4
Assays of genotoxic damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes of individuals occupationally exposed to different x-ray systems in hospital radiology departments	4
Mechanism of reactive oxygen species generation and oxidative DNA damage induced by acrylohydroxamic acid, a putative metabolite of acrylamide	4
Establishment and multiparametric-cytogenetic validation of 60Co-gamma-ray induced, phospho-gamma-H2AX calibration curve for rapid biodosimetry and triage management during radiological emergencies	4
Editorial Board	4
Relative mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency of chemical mutagens (Caffeine and EMS) and heavy metals [(Pb(NO3)2 and Cd(NO3)2)] in developing chlorophyll and morphological mutants in lentil	4
Assessment of radiation doses and DNA damage in pediatric patients undergoing interventional procedures for vascular anomalies	4