OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Indoor chlorine gas release in a natatorium: A case study	39
Assessment of nanoparticle emission in additive manufacturing: Comparing wire and powder laser metal deposition processes	19
“The Action Level^®”	17
Tackling antineoplastic drugs’ contamination in healthcare settings: New insights on surface cleaning approaches	15
An exploratory survey assessing the determinants of heat stress and heat strain in the Canadian mining industry from the worker’s perspective	14
Prácticas de retiro del equipo de protección personal para personal sanitario	14
Toward rapid silica analysis of CPDM samples: A study of dust recovery and quartz estimation using lab and field samples	13
Evaluating the performance of wearable devices for contact tracing in care home environments	13
Comparison of ISO work of breathing and NIOSH breathing resistance measurements for air-purifying respirators	13
“The Action Level”^®	12
“The Action Level”^®	12
The dose–response relationship between noise-induced hearing loss and cumulative noise exposure adjusted by the effect of hearing protection devices among workers in Southern China	10
Influence of face shields on exposures to respirable aerosol	10
Development of emission factors for secondary organic aerosol precursors from in-service asphalt roofs using Monte Carlo-based quantitative uncertainty analysis	9
From the editor	9
A quantitative LC–MS method to determine surface contamination of antineoplastic drugs by wipe sampling	9
“The Action Level ^® ”	9
Direct-reading instruments for aerosols: A review for occupational health and safety professionals part 1: Instruments and good practices	8
Letter to the editor: Negative feasibility for 1-bromopropane and call for additional data	8
Evaluación de la eficacia de las lengüetas en las tiras de la mascarilla autofiltrante para mejorar las técnicas de retirada adecuadas al mismo tiempo que se reduce la transmisión por contacto de los	8
Development and application of a modified procedure for quantitative fit testing of disposable masks and respirators	8
Personalized 3D-printed frames to reduce leak from N95 filtering facepiece respirators: A prospective crossover trial in health care workers	8
Review of generic scenario environmental release and occupational exposure models used in chemical risk assessment	8
“The Action Level”^®	8
Effectiveness of a low-cost UVGI chamber for decontaminating filtering facepiece respirators to extend reuse	7

“The Action Level ^® ”	7
A pilot study of total personal exposure to volatile organic compounds among Hispanic female domestic cleaners	7
Professional improbity: How Hermann J. Muller’s ethics affected his science	7
Efficacy of universal masking for source control and personal protection from simulated cough and exhaled aerosols in a room	7
Hierarchy of contamination control in the fire service: Review of exposure control options to reduce cancer risk	7
“The Action Level”^®	7
“The Action Level ^® ”	7
Perspective on occupational health and safety of sterilization unit employees and unit safety	7
“The Action Level ^® ”	6
Spatiotemporal modeling of occupational particulate matter using personal low-cost sensor and indoor location tracking data	6
Positive impact of sunlight exposure on mental health in a naval population	6
Donning and doffing of personal protective equipment for health care workers in a tertiary hospital in China: A simulation study	6
Fatal incidents among tree care workers in the United States: A case series approach	6
“The Action Level ^® ”	6
Preliminary investigation of a hypertonic saline nasal rinse as a hygienic intervention in dairy workers	5
A physiologically based pharmacokinetic model for the transdermal uptake of semivolatile organic compounds from the atmosphere and through clothing	5
Estimation of volatile organic compound exposure concentrations and time to reach a specific dermal absorption using physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling	5
Predicting first-order evaporation rate constant alpha (α) from small spills of organic solvents in a controlled environment	5
Feasibility of residential air quality monitoring to address asthma outcomes	5
The “dirty work” of last responders: Occupational stigma risk and protective factors	5
Evaluation of PVC and PTFE filters for direct-on-filter crystalline silica quantification by FTIR	5
Particle-phase collection efficiency of the OVS and IFV Pro personal pesticide samplers	5
Thermogravimetric analysis of respirable coal mine dust for simple source apportionment	4
Toxic encephalopathy, vision loss, and memory disorder caused by acute acrylamide exposure	4
Characterizing dynamic atmosphere generation system performance for analytical method development	4
Economic evaluation of interventions to reduce solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure among construction workers	4
The relationship between ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and relative strength for a fatiguing dynamic upper extremity task: A consideration of multiple cycles and conditions	4
Investigating dilution ventilation control strategies in a modern U.S. school bus in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Risk factors associated with occupational noise-induced hearing loss in the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos: A cross-sectional epidemiologic investigation	4
Exposure frequency, intensity, and duration: What we know about work-related asthma risks for healthcare workers from cleaning and disinfection	4
Work-related stress and atopic dermatitis: Results from the study on occupational allergy risks	4
“The Action Level ^® ”	4
Respirators, face masks, and their risk reductions via multiple transmission routes for first responders within an ambulance	3
Assessment of glove stretch and storage temperature on fentanyl permeation: Implications for standard test methods and PPE recommendations	3
Occupational exposure during metal additive manufacturing: A case study of laser powder bed fusion of aluminum alloy	3
Lung cancer mortality among aircraft manufacturing workers with long-term, low-level, hexavalent chromium exposure	3
Assessment of occupational exposure to nebulized isopropyl alcohol as disinfectant during aseptic compounding of parenteral cytotoxic drugs in cleanrooms	3
“The Action Level ^® ”	3
Toward rapid silica analysis of CPDM samples: Deposition of recovered dust and analysis by FTIR	3
“The Action Level ^® ”	3
Hazardous exposures and engineering controls in the landscaping services industry	3
Bone aluminum measured in miners exposed to McIntyre powder	3
The role of personal protective equipment (PPE) in reducing firefighter exposure to chemical hazards: A systematic review	3
Ciprofloxacin- and azithromycin-resistant bacteria in a wastewater treatment plant	3
A comparison of the ventilatory responses to wearing either a hood or a mask escape respirator with identical nose-cups	3
2023 Author Index	3
Questioning cloth breathability in “Designing better cloth masks”	3
Reducing the particles generated by flushing institutional toilets	2
Benefits and limitations of field-based monitoring approaches for respirable dust and crystalline silica applied in a sandstone quarry	2
Correction	2

Filtration performance and breathing resistance of elastomeric half mask respirator P100 filter cartridges after repeated and extended use in healthcare settings	2
Persistence of SARS-Co-V-2 on N95 filtering facepiece respirators: implications for reuse	2
In vitro assessment of the dermal penetration potential of sodium fluoroacetate using a formulated product	2
Evaluation and updates to the Leggett model for pharmacokinetic modeling of exposure to lead in the workplace – Part II adjustments to the adult exposure model, confirmation of Leggett+, and modeling	2
Application of Markov models to predict changes in nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among industrial hog operations workers	2
Beware the Grizzlyman: A comparison of job- and industry-based noise exposure estimates using manual coding and the NIOSH NIOCCS machine learning algorithm	2
Interlaboratory comparison of particle filtration efficiency testing equipment	2
Regression tools for chemical release modeling: An additive manufacturing case study	2
Shielding of viruses such as SARS-Cov-2 from ultraviolet radiation in particles generated by sneezing or coughing: Numerical simulations of survival fractions	2
2022 Subject Index	2
“The Action Level ^® ”	2
Correction	2
The effects of underwater diving on the lung function of divers in coastal areas of tourism destinations: A cross-sectional study in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia	2
Comparison of ERMI results for dust collected from homes by an electrostatic cloth and by the standard vacuum method	2
Risk quantification for SARS-CoV-2 infection through airborne transmission in university settings	2
Sampling and recovery of infectious SARS-CoV-2 from high-touch surfaces by sponge stick and macrofoam swab	2
Evaluation of the effects of repeated disinfection on medical exam gloves: Part 2. Changes in mechanical properties	2
Determinants of heat stress and strain in electrical utilities workers across North America as assessed by means of an exploratory questionnaire	2
“The Action Level”^®	2
“The Action Level ^® ”	2
Correction	2