OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Health is 14. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Maternal exposure to housing renovation during the periconceptional period and the risk of offspring with isolated congenital heart disease: a case-control study	162
Impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Hohhot, Northern China: characteristics, sources, and source-specific health risks	72
Association between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and thyroid nodules in school-aged children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Eastern China	69
Occupational exposure to organic solvents during pregnancy and child behavior from early childhood to adolescence	60
Arsenic modifies the effect of folic acid in spina bifida prevention, a large hospital-based case-control study in Bangladesh	58
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in circulation in a Canadian population: their association with serum-liver enzyme biomarkers and piloting a novel method to reduce serum-PFAS	57
The changing health effects of air pollution exposure for respiratory diseases: a multicity study during 2017–2022	56
A science-based agenda for health-protective chemical assessments and decisions: overview and consensus statement	52
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an adult population: the Mediterranean diet index as a pollution level index	49
World Health Organization repository of systematic reviews on interventions in environment, climate change and health: a new resource for decision makers, intervention implementers, and researchers	48
A co-created citizen science project on the short term effects of outdoor residential woodsmoke on the respiratory health of adults in the Netherlands	45
Association of physical activity and air pollution exposure with the risk of type 2 diabetes: a large population-based prospective cohort study	43
Association of mold exposure and solid household fuel use with depression and anxiety among older adults in China	41
Study Protocol. Evaluating the life-course health impact of a city-wide system approach to improve air quality in Bradford, UK: A quasi-experimental study with implementation and process evaluation	41
Modification of associations between ambient PM2.5 and vital signs by β-blocker prescription status among individuals with heart failure	40
Relationship between radiofrequency-electromagnetic radiation from cellular phones and brain tumor: meta-analyses using various proxies for RF-EMR exposure-outcome assessment	38
Prenatal ambient air pollution and maternal depression at 12 months postpartum in the MADRES pregnancy cohort	37
Ambient nitrogen dioxide is associated with emergency hospital visits for atrial fibrillation: a population-based case-crossover study in Reykjavik, Iceland	37
Improvement of several stress response and sleep quality hormones in men and women after sleeping in a bed that protects against electromagnetic fields	37
The association between newborn cord blood steroids and ambient prenatal exposure to air pollution: findings from the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort	37
Association between increasing agricultural use of 2,4-D and population biomarkers of exposure: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2014	36
Exposing additional authors who suppress evidence about radiation-induced thyroid cancer in children: a Comment adding to Tsuda et al.’s response to Schüz et al. (2023)	36
PM2.5 constituent exposures and maternal circulatory homocysteine in early pregnancy	36
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 air pollution and mental health: a retrospective cohort study in Ireland	34
Industrial odour pollution and human health: a systematic review and meta-analysis	34

Correction: Childhood mercury exposure and early death in Grassy Narrows First Nation, Canada: a retrospective study	32
Correction: Relationship between radiofrequency-electromagnetic radiation from cellular phones and brain tumor: meta-analyses using various proxies for RF-EMR exposure-outcome assessment	31
Correction: Epidemiologic and clinical features of cyanobacteria harmful algal bloom exposures reported to the National Poison Data System, United States, 2010–2022: a descriptive analysis	31
What is the carbon footprint of primary care practices? A retrospective life-cycle analysis in Switzerland	31
Occupational factors and miscarriages in the US fire service: a cross-sectional analysis of women firefighters	31
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Dose-response relationship between lung function and chest imaging response to silica exposures in artificial stone manufacturing workers	31
Maternal urinary concentrations of bisphenol A during pregnancy and birth size in children from the Odense Child Cohort	31
Serum concentrations of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Danish pregnant women—temporal trends during pregnancy, correlations with partners, associations with physical activity, and bloo	31
Association and mediation analyses among multiple metals exposure, plasma folate, and community-based impaired estimated glomerular filtration rate in central Taiwan	30
Long-term exposure to residential greenness and neurodegenerative disease mortality among older adults: a 13-year follow-up cohort study	30
High arsenic contamination in the breast milk of mothers inhabiting the Gangetic plains of Bihar: a major health risk to infants	30
Integrated analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and plasma lipidomics profiles in multi-ethnic Asian subjects for exposome research	27
COVID-19 pandemic modifies temperature and heat-related illness ambulance transport association in Japan: a nationwide observational study	26
Quantifying the association between PM2.5 air pollution and IQ loss in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis	26
A call from 40 public health scientists for an end to the continuing humanitarian and environmental catastrophe in Gaza	25
Association between acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and short-term exposure to ambient air pollutants in France	25
Cadmium exposures and deteriorations of cognitive abilities: estimation of a reference dose for mixture risk assessments based on a systematic review and confidence rating	24
Association between exposure to radioactive iodine after the Chernobyl accident and thyroid volume in Belarus 10-15 years later	24
Perinatal exposure to ambient fine particle air pollution and risk of childhood ewing sarcoma in a population-based case-control study in California (1988–2015)	24
Long-term exposure to road traffic noise and stroke incidence: a Danish Nurse Cohort study	24
Fluoride-related changes in the fetal cord blood proteome; a pilot study	24
Pre-natal and early life lead exposure and childhood inhibitory control: an item response theory approach to improve measurement precision of inhibitory control	23
Scientific evidence invalidates health assumptions underlying the FCC and ICNIRP exposure limit determinations for radiofrequency radiation: implications for 5G	23
Assessing ambient air pollution’s effects on birth outcomes: a Scottish IVF cohort study (2010 -2018)	23
NO2 and PM2.5 air pollution co-exposure and temperature effect modification on pre-mature mortality in advanced age: a longitudinal cohort study in China	23
The health impacts of Indonesian peatland fires	22
What agro-input dealers know, sell and say to smallholder farmers about pesticides: a mystery shopping and KAP analysis in Uganda	22
Associations between urinary concentrations of bisphenols and serum concentrations of sex hormones among US. Males	22
Characterizing visual field loss from past mercury exposure in an Indigenous riverine community (Grassy Narrows First Nation, Canada): a cluster-based approach	22
Temporal clustering of neuroblastic tumours in children and young adults from Ontario, Canada	22
Residential green space improves cognitive performances in primary schoolchildren independent of traffic-related air pollution exposure	22
Early-life residential green spaces and traffic exposure in association with young adult body composition: a longitudinal birth cohort study of twins	22
Conducting evaluations of evidence that are transparent, timely and can lead to health-protective actions	21
Potential benefits of joint hypothetical interventions on diet, lead, and cadmium on mortality in US adults	21
Association of multiple environmental toxicants with markers of early kidney injury in pregnant women: an exposome approach	21
Dietary pesticide exposure and non-communicable diseases and mortality: a systematic review of prospective studies among adults	21
Temporal and Spatial Effects of Extreme Drought Events on Human Epidemics over Ancient China in 1784–1787 CE	21
Association between ambient air pollutants and meteorological factors with SARS-CoV-2 transmission and mortality in India: an exploratory study	21
Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and respiratory health in an Inuit community	20
Acute association between heatwaves and stillbirth in six US states	20
Ambient long-term exposure to organophosphorus pesticides and the human gut microbiome: an observational study	20
In utero particulate matter exposure in association with newborn mitochondrial ND4L10550A>G heteroplasmy and its role in overweight during early childhood	20
Reanalysis of the association between reduction in long-term PM2.5 concentrations and improved life expectancy	20
Correction: Bone mass density following developmental exposures to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): a longitudinal cohort study	20
Evaluation of mortality among Marines, Navy personnel, and civilian workers exposed to contaminated drinking water at USMC base Camp Lejeune: a cohort study	19
Short-term exposure to PM2.5 and 1.5 million deaths: a time-stratified case-crossover analysis in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area	19
Respiratory function declines in children with asthma associated with chemical species of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Nagasaki, Japan	19
The burden and trend prediction of ischemic heart disease associated with lead exposure: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease study 2021	19
Household air pollution and risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-Infected adults	19

Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guide methodology	19
Estimating the burden of diseases attributable to lead exposure in the North Africa and Middle East region, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019	19
Association between organophosphorus pesticides and obesity among American adults	18
Estimating cardiovascular health gains from eradicating indoor cold in Australia	18
Association of longitudinal pet ownership with wheezing in 3-year-old children using the distributed lag model: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	18
Titanium exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus: associations and potential mediation by perturbation of amino acids in early pregnancy	18
Assessing the health risk of living near composting facilities on lung health, fungal and bacterial disease in cystic fibrosis: a UK CF Registry study	18
Prenatal and childhood exposure to chlordecone and adiposity of seven-year-old children in the Timoun mother–child cohort study in Guadeloupe (French West Indies)	18
How criminology can support environmental health: the case of PFAS	18
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality in an Eastern Mediterranean country: findings based on a 15-year cohort study	18
Correction: Immune biomarkers link air pollution exposure to blood pressure in adolescents	18
Lead exposure and serum metabolite profiles in pregnant women in Mexico City	18
Quantifying the climate benefits of a virtual versus an in-person format for an international conference	18
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and their associations with serum lipid profiles in the general Korean adult population	18
Symptoms and functional limitations related to respiratory health and carbon monoxide poisoning in Tanzania: a cross sectional study	17
Association of Ozone Exposures with the risk of thyroid nodules in Hunan Province: a population-based cohort study	17
Identifying pre-conception and pre-natal periods in which ambient air pollution exposure affects fetal growth in the predominately Hispanic MADRES cohort	17
Ambient air pollution and non-communicable respiratory illness in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature	17
Association between annual concentration of air pollutants and incidence of metabolic syndrome among Korean adults: Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES)	17
Advancing environmental health sciences through implementation science	17
Sex differences in the impact of extreme heat on cardiovascular disease outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Ambient air pollution and thyroid function in Spanish adults. A nationwide population-based study ([email protected] study)	16
Relationship between freshwater harmful algal blooms and neurodegenerative disease incidence rates in South Korea	16
The last decade of air pollution epidemiology and the challenges of quantitative risk assessment	15
Non-disclosure of developmental neurotoxicity studies obstructs the safety assessment of pesticides in the European Union	15
Benchmark dose calculations for PFAS exposure based on two data sets on immunotoxic effects	15
Air pollution is linked to cognitive decline independent of hypersensitive C-reactive protein: insights from middle-aged and older Chinese	15
Maternal serum concentrations of one-carbon metabolism factors modify the association between biomarkers of arsenic methylation efficiency and birth weight	15
Use of biomarkers of metals to improve prediction performance of cardiovascular disease mortality	15
Engaging communities in addressing air quality: a scoping review	15
Impact of long-term exposure to PM2.5 and temperature on coronavirus disease mortality: observed trends in France	15
Changes in the short-term relationship between air pollution and mortality in New York City, 1990–2019	15
The elderly as a population at risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality due to ambient ozone exposure: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021	14
The association of in-utero exposure to air pollution and atherogenic index of plasma in newborns	14
Sex difference of pre- and post-natal exposure to six developmental neurotoxicants on intellectual abilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies	14
Diabetes mellitus and serum organochlorine pesticides mixtures in Mexican women	14
Emerging environmental health risks associated with the land application of biosolids: a scoping review	14
Air pollution associated acute respiratory inflammation and modification by GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene polymorphisms: a panel study of healthy undergraduates	14
Exposure to second-hand smoke during early life and subsequent sleep problems in children: a population-based cross-sectional study	14
Air pollution and survival in patients with malignant mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer: a follow-up study of 1591 patients in South Korea	14