OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Toxin Reviews 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
Strychnine, old still actual poison: description of poisoning cases reported to French Poison Control Centers over the past thirteen years	69
Medicago sativa ameliorated cyclophosphamide-induced thrombocytopenia and oxidative stress in rats	43
The effects of environmental lead on teeth and bone status and the mechanisms of these effects, animal and human evidence, a review	42
Geochemical and environmental assessment of river sediments in the East of Gilan province (case study: Otaghvarrud, Shalmanrud, and Polrud rivers), Northern Iran	42
Female infertility caused by organophosphates: an insight into the latest biochemical and histomorphological findings	30
Appraisal of surface water quality in vicinity of industrial areas and associated ecological and human health risks: a study on the Bangshi river in Bangladesh	28
‎‎Lethality and effects on biological and population growth parameters of ladybird predator Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) treated by some plant essential oils	26
4-Formylphenyl boronic acid grafted amino MCM-41 for efficient adsorption of Cu(II) ions in aqueous medium: isotherm, kinetic and optimization studies	25
Anticancer potential of toxin extracts from vital organs of milk spotted puffer fish Chelonodon patoca on human cancer cell lines	22
Production of hyperimmune sera: a study of digestion and fractionation methodologies for the purification process of heterologous immunoglobulins	21
Trophic transfer, bioaccumulation, and potential health risk of trace elements in water and aquatic organisms of Yundang Lagoon at Xiamen in China	20
Optimization of nutrients removal from synthetic greywater by low-cost activated carbon: application of Taguchi method and response surface methodology	19
The effects of Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy) on health, its controversies and consensus evidence	18
Ocular toxicity due to methanol poisoning: a case series and review of the literature	16
Evidence of efficacy the various management methods in paraquat poisoning: an umbrella review	16
Hydra as a research model	15
Toxicity of metal-based nanomaterials in different organisms	14
Salamanders and caecilians, neglected from the chemical point of view	14
Geochemical speciation and bioaccumulation of trace elements in different tissues of pumpkin in the abandoned soils: Health hazard perspective in a developing country	14
The behavior of aflatoxin M₁ during lactic cheese production and storage	13
Profiles and potential health risks of heavy metals in polluted soils in NE-Iran	13
Advances in rapid and sensitive biosensors for AF detection: toward enhanced food safety	12
Environmentally occurring aflatoxins B ₁ and M ₁ notifyably harms pancreatic islets	12
High-efficient photocatalytic degradation of tamoxifen and doxorubicin by novel ternary heterogeneous GO@Fe ₃ O ₄ @CeO	11
Removal of antibiotics from wastewater via metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as adsorbents	11

Oxalate in plants, amount and methods to reduce exposure; a systematic review	11
TiO ₂ nanotubes zeolite nanophotocatalyst performance efficacy toward the photocatalytic degradation of triclocarban in bathroom greywater	11
In vitro strain specific reducing of aflatoxin B1 by probiotic bacteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Himalayan poisonous plants for traditional healings and protection from viral attack: a comprehensive review	10
Ocular sequelae of snakebite envenoming: a review of the indirect effects of snakebite envenoming on the eye	10
A comparison of the metals and metalloid levels in wild and cultured Capoeta damascina fish and assessment of its potential health risks to humans in Iran	9
Toxicity and sublethal effects of plant essential oils on life history and detoxification enzymes activity of two-spotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae)	9
Effect of Tagetes minuta oil on larval morphology of Plutella xylostella through scanning electron microscopy and mechanism of action by enzyme assay	9
Individual variation inMacrovipera lebetinus obtusa(blunt-nosed viper) venom from a limited area in Southeastern Anatolia (Türkiye)	8
An in-depth review on the mechanistic insights of marine macroalgal compounds in enhancing plant tolerance to stress induced by saline soil conditions	8
Acrylamide in foods: from regulation and registered levels to chromatographic analysis, nutritional relevance, exposure, mitigation approaches, and health effects	8
Correction statement	8
Removal of malathion insecticide from aqueous solution by the integration of persulfate process and magnetite nanoparticles loaded on carbon (Fe3O4@CNT) in the presence of ultraviolet radiation	8
Adsorption of water pollutants using H ₃ PO ₄ -activated lignocellulosic agricultural waste: a mini review	8
Exploring the potent inhibitor β-stigmasterol from Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq. leaves against snake venom phospholipase A2 protein through in vitro	7
Inhibition of phospholipase A₂ from Naja haje and Naja nigricollis venoms by active fraction of Moringa oleifera leaves: in vitro and in silico methods	7
Mitochondrial biogenesis alteration in arsenic-induced carcinogenesis and its therapeutic interventions	7
Estimation of environmental pollutants using the AERMOD model in Shazand thermal power plant, Arak, Iran	7
Monitoring of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid concentration in Karun River and effluents of water treatment plants	7
Toxicity ofSuaeda maritima(L) against theScirpophaga incertulas(W) andXanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo)disease and its non-target effect on earthworm,Eisenia fetidaSavign	6
A comprehensive review of the protective effects of herbals against toxicity of Bisphenol-A	6
The cytotoxic implication of cobalt on male reproductive functions: a review	6
Chemoinformatic study on phytochemicals from Melissa officinalis for ligand based drug design inhibition of aflatoxins synthesis	6
Residual contents of the toxic metals (lead and cadmium), and the trace elements (copper and zinc) in the bovine meat and dairy products: residues, dietary intakes, and their health risk assessment	6
Human health risks in Ferozepur District, Punjab, India due to potentially toxic elements in agricultural soils	5
Mosquitocidal efficacy of niloticin, isolated from Limonia acidissima L. (Rutaceae) against filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say. (D	5
A comparative study on the accumulation of toxic heavy metals in fish of the Oman Sea: effects of fish size, spatial distribution and trophic level	5
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on aquatic food products	5
Arsenic: an emerging role in adipose tissue dysfunction and muscle toxicity	5
Influence of various operational parameters on the photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin in aqueous media: a short review	5
Protective effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Lavandula officinalis L. on lead nephrotoxicity: in vivo study in a mice model	5
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Enhancement of the antifungal properties of Zataria multiflora essential oil through nanoencapsulation with ZnO nanomaterial	5
4-methylimidazole can promote oxidative stress, inflammation and histopathological assessment following sub-chronic exposure in rats: mechanistic approaches	5
Review of mechanisms of genotoxic action of dibenzo[def,p]chrysene (formerly dibenzo[a,l]pyrene)	4
Antioxidant activity of calcitriol reduces direct methamphetamine-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in isolated rat heart mitochondria	4
Risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in agricultural soils and bioconcentration in rice grains from Faridkot District, India	4
Epidemiologic and spatiotemporal study on access to snakebite care in Northern Nigeria	4
The effect of ascorbic acid and lemon juice on the extraction of metals from green tea, health risk assessment	4
Therapeutic effects of fluted pumpkin seeds on cadmium-induced testicular injury	4
Identification, characterization, and molecular phylogeny of scorpion enolase ( Androctonus crassicauda and Hemiscorpius lepturus )	4
Bibliometric analysis of essential oils in biopesticide research (2002–2023): trends, patterns, and future directions	4
Evaluation of blood BTEX levels in fuel stations workers using vortex-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction based on deep eutectic solvent followed by gas chromatography flame-ionization d	4
Trace elements concentration in soil and plant within the vicinity of abandoned tanning sites in Bangladesh: an integrated chemometric approach for health risk assessment	4
Potential toxic elements in sediment and fishes of an important fish breeding river in Bangladesh: a preliminary study for ecological and health risks assessment	4
Health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements of corn fields in southern Iran	3
Health impacts of endotoxin-particulate matter inhalation, effects beyond cardiopulmonary toxicity	3
Evaluation of toxicity of thymoquinone, as a bioactive compound of nigella sativa using isolated mitochondria from different organs	3
Oxidative stress induction by OCPs and OPPs pesticides may cause lung cancer incidence	3
Source, ecological function, toxicity and resistance of Tetrodotoxin (TTX) in TTX-bearing organisms: a comprehensive review	3
New insights about scorpion venom hyaluronidase; isoforms, expression and phylogeny	3

Evaluation of anti-scorpion ( Hottentota tamulus ) venom potential of native plants extracts using mice model	3
Toxic potential of sodium hypochlorite in the third instar larvae of transgenic Drosophila melanogaster (hsp70-lacZ) Bg ⁹	3
Application of HMTL and novel IWQI models in rural groundwater quality assessment: a case study in Nigeria	3
Role of leptin/STAT3 signaling and RIP-kinases in fucoxanthin influences on mice exposed to LPS and gamma radiation	3
Enhanced biotechnological process for antivenom production using Quality by Design methodology	3
Atrazine neural and reproductive toxicity	3
Glycyrrhiza glabra and Saussurea costus extracts mitigate arsenic-induced nephrotoxicity via orchestrating Nrf2/HO-1 and NF-kB crosstalk and repressin	3
Metal (liod)s levels of commercially green tea (camellia sinensis) and salt in Germany and their non-carcinogenic risks	3
Effects of hydrated sodium calcium aluminum silicates (HSCAS) in experimentally induced cadmium toxicity in male Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)	3
Melatonin pretreatment can improve the therapeutic effect of adipose-derived stem cells on CCl₄-induced liver fibrosis	2
Ionic gelation synthesis, characterization and adsorption studies of cross-linked chitosan-tripolyphosphate (CS-TPP) nanoparticles for removal of As (V) ions from aqueous solution: kinetic and isother	2
A comprehensive assessment of heavy metal contamination in road dusts along a hectic national highway of Bangladesh: spatial distribution, sources of contamination, ecological and human health risks	2
Heavy metal contamination in water of Indus River and its tributaries, Northern Pakistan: evaluation for potential risk and source apportionment	2
Modulating insulin secretion and inflammation against sodium arsenite toxicity by levosimendan as a novel pancreatic islets’ protector	2
The role of probiotics in improving food safety; detoxification of heavy metals and chemicals	2
Bisphenol A mediated histopathological, hemato-biochemical and oxidative stress in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)	2
Boosting modern technologies with emphasis on biological approaches to potentiate prevention and control of aflatoxins: recent advances	2
Effects of chronic cadmium exposure on the structure and function of intestinal mucosal flora in mice	2
Synthesis and characterization of water stable polymeric metallo organic composite (PMOC) for the removal of arsenic and lead from brackish water	2
In vivo genotoxic and cytotoxic evaluation of venom obtained from the species of the snake ophryacus, cope, viperidae	2
Effect of different doses of acetaminophen through drinking water on body organs and serum biochemical parameters in broilers	2
Assessment of trace element toxicity in surface water of a fish breeding river in Bangladesh: a novel approach for ecological and health risk evaluation	2
Adverse effect of tobacco on gynecological disorders and risk of infection-knowledge and updates	2
Phytochemical strategies for combating Spodoptera litura (Fab.): a review of botanicals and their metabolites	2
A systematic review of the bioprospecting potential ofLonomiaspp. (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)	2
Scylla Sp. Shell: a potential green adsorbent for wastewater treatment	2
Carcinogenic risk assessment, health endpoint and source identification of heavy metals in Mahshahr, Iran	2
Potential of Melittin to induce apoptosis and overcome multidrug resistance in human colon cancer cell line	2
Evaluation of microcystin-LR photocatalytic degradation in aqueous solutions by BiVO₄/NaY-Zeolite nanocomposite: determination of optimum conditions by response surface methodology (RSM)	2
Methamphetamine and the brain: Emerging molecular targets and signaling pathways involved in neurotoxicity	2
Toxic uranium contamination in groundwater of Thoothukudi district, India: Evaluation of health risks using the geochemical and statistical approach	2