OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Nanotoxicology is 3. 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
Impact of polyethylene nanoplastics on human intestinal cells	74
The effect of natural biomolecules on yttrium oxide nanoparticles from a Daphnia magna survival rate perspective	60
In vivo assessment of topically applied silver nanoparticles on entire cornea: comprehensive FTIR study	49
Size effect and mucus role on the intestinal toxicity of the E551 food additive and engineered silica nanoparticles	37
Probing the effects of dextran-coated CeO ₂ nanoparticles on lung fibroblasts using multivariate single-cell Raman spectroscopy	37
Biokinetics of carbon black, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, cerium oxide, silica, and titanium dioxide nanoparticles after inhalation: a review	32
Comparative study of the transcriptomes of Caco-2 cells cultured under dynamic vs. static conditions following exposure to titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanomaterials	27
8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) as a biomarker of oxidative DNA damage induced by occupational exposure to nanomaterials: a systematic review	26
In vivo impact assessment of orally administered polystyrene nanoplastics: biodistribution, toxicity, and inflammatory response in mice	19
Study on myocardial toxicity induced by lead halide perovskites nanoparticles	19
Food-grade titanium dioxide (E171) and zinc oxide nanoparticles induce mitochondrial permeability and cardiac damage after oral exposure in rats	18
Intercellular transfer of mitochondria via tunneling nanotubes protects against cobalt nanoparticle-induced neurotoxicity and mitochondrial damage	18
Effects of titanium oxide nanoparticles on growth, biochemical composition, and photosystem mechanism of marine microalgae Isochrysis galbana COR-A3	18
NiONPs-induced alteration in calcium signaling and mitochondrial function in pulmonary artery endothelial cells involves oxidative stress and TRPV4 channels disruption	17
The influence of exposure approaches to in vitro lung epithelial barrier models to assess engineered nanomaterial hazard	17
Unswerving modeling of hepatotoxicity of cadmium containing quantum dots using amalgamation of quasiSMILES, index of ideality of correlation, and consensus modeling	16
Nickel nanoparticles induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human bronchial epithelial cells via the HIF-1α/HDAC3 pathway	15
Analysis of carbon nanotube levels in organic matter: an inter-laboratory comparison to determine best practice	15
Bioaccumulation of BDE47 in testes by TiO₂ nanoparticles aggravates the reproductive impairment of male zebrafish by disrupting intercellular junctions	15
Evaluation of cytotoxicity and biodistribution of mesoporous carbon nanotubes (pristine/-OH/-COOH) to HepG2 cells in vitro and healthy mice in vivo	14
On how titanium dioxide nanoparticles attenuate the toxicity of mercuric chloride to Artemia salina : investigation of fatty acid composition, oxidative stress, and lipi	14
Statement of Retraction: Contribution of nano-copper particles to in vivo liver dysfunction and cellular damage: Role of IκBα/NF-κB, MAPKs and mitochondrial signal	13
Correction	13
CoCrMo nanoparticle induces neurotoxicity mediated via mitochondrial dysfunction: a study model for implant derived nanoparticle effects	12
Effects on digestive enzyme activities in the house crickets Acheta domesticus exposed to graphene oxide in food for several generations	12

Role of physicochemical properties in silica nanoparticle-mediated immunostimulation	12
Assessing regulated cell death modalities as an efficient tool for in vitro nanotoxicity screening: a review	12
In vitro effects of combustion generated carbon dots on cellular parameters in healthy and cancerous breast cells	12
Assessment of primary and inflammation-driven genotoxicity of carbon black nanoparticles in vitro and in vivo	12
Toxicity study of pro-angiogenic casein manganese oxide nanoparticles: an in vitro and in vivo approach	11
Recent trends and advancement in metal oxide nanoparticles for the degradation of dyes: synthesis, mechanism, types and its application	11
Silver nanoparticles suppress forskolin-induced syncytialization in BeWo cells	11
Issues currently complicating the risk assessment of synthetic amorphous silica (SAS) nanoparticles after oral exposure	11
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes induce arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase expression and enhance the polarization and function of M1 macrophages in vitro	11
Algal extracellular polymeric substances (algal-EPS) for mitigating the combined toxic effects of polystyrene nanoplastics and nano-TiO₂ in Chlorella sp.	11
Modulating exosomal communication between macrophages and melanoma cancer cells via cyclodextrin-based nanosponges loaded with doxorubicin	10
Predicting the toxicity of nanoparticles using artificial intelligence tools: a systematic review	10
Preclinical evaluation of early multi-organ toxicity induced by liposomal doxorubicin using ⁶⁷Ga-citrate	10
Potent lung tumor promotion by inhaled MWCNT	10
Biomarkers of oxidative stress in urine and plasma of operators at six Singapore printing centers and their association with several metrics of printer-emitted nanoparticle exposures	9
Transgenic zebrafish larvae as a non-rodent alternative model to assess pro-inflammatory (neutrophil) responses to nanomaterials	9
Treatment of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) for two spermatogenic cycles impairs testicular activity via down-regulating steroid receptors and inhibition of germ cell proliferation in a mice model	9
Toxic effects of aluminum nanoparticles: a review	8
Acute hazard assessment of silver nanoparticles following intratracheal instillation, oral and intravenous injection exposures	8
Harmonizing nanomaterial exposure methodologies in ecotoxicology: the effects of two innovative nanoclays in the freshwater microalgae Raphidocelis subcapitata	8
Lung toxicity, deposition, and clearance of thermal spray coating particles with different metal profiles after inhalation in rats	8
Multiple pathways of alveolar macrophage death contribute to pulmonary inflammation induced by silica nanoparticles	7
Use of single particle ICP-MS to estimate silver nanoparticle penetration through baby porcine mucosa	7
Ferritinophagy was involved in long-term SiNPs exposure induced ferroptosis and liver fibrosis	7
Developmental neurotoxicity of silver nanoparticles: the current state of knowledge and future directions	7
Systematic review of mechanistic evidence for TiO ₂ nanoparticle-induced lung carcinogenicity	7
An analysis on control banding-based methods used for occupational risk assessment of nanomaterials	6
Biokinetics of inhaled silver, gold, copper oxide, and zinc oxide nanoparticles: a review	6
A methodology for the automatic evaluation of data quality and completeness of nanomaterials for risk assessment purposes	6
Modeling and mechanistic understanding of cytotoxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles (MeOxNPs) to Escherichia coli: categorization and data gap filling for untested metal oxides	6
Genotoxicity assessment of titanium dioxide nanoparticles using a standard battery of in vivo assays	6
Investigation of the effects of nanoplastic polyethylene terephthalate on environmental toxicology using model Drosophila melanogaster	6
Correction	6
Quantitative adverse outcome pathway (qAOP) using bayesian network model on comparative toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs): safe-by-design approach	6
Artificial augmented dataset for the enhancement of nano-QSARs models. A methodology based on topological projections	6
Effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on histone modifications and histone modifying enzymes expression in human cell lines	5
Needlelike, short and thin multi-walled carbon nanotubes: comparison of effects on wild type and p53^+/− rat lungs	5
Application of carbon nanostructures in biomedicine: realities, difficulties, prospects	5
Interaction between polydopamine-based IONPs and human serum albumin (HSA): a spectroscopic analysis with cytotoxicity impact	5
Bioinspired silk fibroin nano-delivery systems protect against 5-FU induced gastrointestinal mucositis in a mouse model and display antitumor effects on HT-29 colorectal cancer cells in vitro	4
Cytotoxic evaluation of pure and doped iron oxide nanoparticles on cancer cells: a magnetic fluid hyperthermia perspective	4
Photocatalytic activity of nanoparticles: the development of the standardized measurement for physiological conditions	4
A harmonized protocol for an international multicenter prospective study of nanotechnology workers: the NanoExplore cohort	4
HMGB1 derived from lung epithelial cells after cobalt nanoparticle exposure promotes the activation of lung fibroblasts	4
Protein interaction, monocyte toxicity and immunogenic properties of cerium oxide crystals with 5% or 14% gadolinium, cobalt oxide and iron oxide nanoparticles – an interdisciplinary approach	4
Protective effects of quercetin on intestinal barrier and cellular viability against silver nanoparticle exposure: insights from an intestinal co-culture model	4
Developing Integrated Approaches for Testing and Assessment (IATAs) in order to support nanomaterial safety	4
Immunological properties of silica nanoparticles: a structure–activity relationship study	4
Polyethyleneimine/polyethylene glycol–conjugated gold nanoparticles as nanoscale positive/negative controls in nanotoxicology: testing in frog embryo teratogenesis assay–Xenopusand mammalian ti	4
Immune-oxidative and apoptotic response to titanium dioxide nanoparticle (TiO ₂ -NP) exposure in an aquatic lower vertebrate, rohu ( Labeo rohita	4

Assessment of genotoxicity induced by subchronic exposure to graphene in HaCaT human skin cell line	4
Overview of potential adverse health effects of oral exposure to nanocellulose	4
Role of necroptosis of alveolar macrophages in acute lung inflammation of mice exposed to titanium dioxide nanoparticles	4
MiR-5622-3p inhibits ZCWPW1 to induce apoptosis in silica-exposed mice and spermatocyte cells	3
The nanotoxicity assessment of cube-like iron nitride magnetic nanoparticles at the organismal level of nematode Caenorhabditis elegans	3
Chitosan functionalization of metal- and carbon-based nanomaterials as an approach toward sustainability tomorrow	3
Exploring graphene-based materials’ genotoxicity: inputs of a screening method	3
Creating sets of similar nanoforms with the ECETOC NanoApp: real-life case studies	3
Intraperitoneal hepatorenal toxicity of zinc oxide and nickel oxide nanoparticles in rats: a systematic review	3
Dependence of diamond nanoparticle cytotoxicity on physicochemical parameters: comparative studies of glioblastoma, breast cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines	3
Food-grade titanium dioxide translocates across the buccal mucosa in pigs and induces genotoxicity in an in vitro model of human oral epithelium	3
Quantifying uncertainty in dose–response screenings of nanoparticles: a Bayesian data analysis	3
Evaluating the antibacterial efficacy of a silver nanocomposite surface coating against nosocomial pathogens as an antibiofilm strategy to prevent hospital infections	3
Amorphous silica nanoparticles caused lung injury through the induction of epithelial apoptosis via ROS/Ca ²⁺ /DRP1-mediated mitochondrial fission signaling	3
Investigation of sex-based differences in the immunotoxicity of silver nanoparticles	3
Nano-read-across predictions of toxicity of metal oxide engineered nanoparticles (MeOx ENPS) used in nanopesticides to BEAS-2B and RAW 264.7 cells	3
Deducing the cellular mechanisms associated with the potential genotoxic impact of gold and silver engineered nanoparticles upon different lung epithelial cell lines in vitro	3
Recent progress in the EU classification of the health hazards associated with certain multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs): what about the other MWCNTs?	3
Ambient PM2.5 exposure causes cellular senescence via DNA damage, micronuclei formation, and cGAS activation	3