OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Particle and Fibre Toxicology is 28. 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
Modulation of the thiol redox proteome by sugarcane ash-derived silica nanoparticles: insights into chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology	278
Worse pulmonary function in association with cumulative exposure to nanomaterials. Hints of a mediation effect via pulmonary inflammation	155
Development of a multi-route physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for nanomaterials: a comparison between a traditional versus a new route-specific approach using gold nanoparticles in r	95
Human exposure to diesel exhaust induces CYP1A1 expression and AhR activation without a coordinated antioxidant response	89
Controlled human exposures: a review and comparison of the health effects of diesel exhaust and wood smoke	85
Concentration-dependent increase in symptoms due to diesel exhaust in a controlled human exposure study	83
Exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) depletes the ovarian follicle reserve and causes sex-dependent cardiovascular changes in apolipoprotein E	78
Multi-dimensional evaluation of cardiotoxicity in mice following respiratory exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics	76
Dose–response relationship of pulmonary disorders by inhalation exposure to cross-linked water-soluble acrylic acid polymers in F344 rats	62
Zinc oxide nanoparticles exacerbate skin epithelial cell damage by upregulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and exosome secretion in M1 macrophages following UVB irradiation-induced skin injury	56
Coal dust exposure triggers heterogeneity of transcriptional profiles in mouse pneumoconiosis and Vitamin D remedies	56
Exposure to combustion derived particulate matter exacerbates influenza infection in neonatal mice by inhibiting IL22 production	49
Single-cell transcriptome sequencing–based analysis: probing the mechanisms of glycoprotein NMB regulation of epithelial cells involved in silicosis	45
Rounded atelectasis after exposure to refractory ceramic fibres (RCF)	43
Macrophage-mediated tissue response evoked by subchronic inhalation of lead oxide nanoparticles is associated with the alteration of phospholipases C and cholesterol transporters	41
Histopathology of the broad class of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers used or produced in U.S. facilities in a murine model	39
Chronic effects of two rutile TiO2 nanomaterials in human intestinal and hepatic cell lines	36
Cytotoxicity analysis of biomass combustion particles in human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells on an air–liquid interface/dynamic culture platform	35
Lung function and self-rated symptoms in healthy volunteers after exposure to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) exhaust with and without particles	33
Long-term PM2.5 exposure disrupts corneal epithelial homeostasis by impairing limbal stem/progenitor cells in humans and rat models	32
Deciphering key nano-bio interface descriptors to predict nanoparticle-induced lung fibrosis	32
Addressing the relevance of polystyrene nano- and microplastic particles used to support exposure, toxicity and risk assessment: implications and recommendations	32
A systematic quality evaluation and review of nanomaterial genotoxicity studies: a regulatory perspective	31
MMP-3-mediated cleavage of OPN is involved in copper oxide nanoparticle-induced activation of fibroblasts	31
Impact of in vitro digested zinc oxide nanoparticles on intestinal model systems	29

Circulatory metabolites trigger ex vivo arterial endothelial cell dysfunction in population chronically exposed to diesel exhaust	29
Acute exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles promotes liver injury by inducing mitochondrial ROS-dependent necroptosis and augmenting macrophage-hepatocyte crosstalk	28
Inhaled diesel exhaust particles result in microbiome-related systemic inflammation and altered cardiovascular disease biomarkers in C57Bl/6 male mice	28