OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Particle and Fibre Toxicology is 31. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Lung function and self-rated symptoms in healthy volunteers after exposure to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) exhaust with and without particles	222
Impact of in vitro digested zinc oxide nanoparticles on intestinal model systems	146
Toxicological inhalation studies in rats to substantiate grouping of zinc oxide nanoforms	132
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation-mediated vascular toxicity of ambient fine particulate matter: contribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and osteopontin as a biomarker	131
Impact of environmental microplastic exposure on HepG2 cells: unraveling proliferation, mitochondrial dynamics and autophagy activation	122
Single-cell transcriptome sequencing–based analysis: probing the mechanisms of glycoprotein NMB regulation of epithelial cells involved in silicosis	120
Fabrication of microplastic and nanoplastic particles and fibres for use in pulmonary toxicity studies	99
Toxicokinetic study following intratracheal instillation or oral gavage of two [7Be]-tagged carbon black samples	72
An experimental study on lung deposition of inhaled 2 μm particles in relation to lung characteristics and deposition models	68
Road tunnel-derived coarse, fine and ultrafine particulate matter: physical and chemical characterization and pro-inflammatory responses in human bronchial epithelial cells	68
Placental-fetal distribution of carbon particles in a pregnant rabbit model after repeated exposure to diluted diesel engine exhaust	64
Exposure to ambient air pollution over developmental stages induced neurodevelopmental impairment in mice offspring via microbiome-gut-brain axis	60
Decidual derived exosomal miR-99a-5p targets Ppp2r5a to inhibit trophoblast invasion in response to CeO2NPs exposure	52
Impact on murine neurodevelopment of early-life exposure to airborne ultrafine carbon nanoparticles	51
Correction: Pulmonary effects of exposure to indium and its compounds: cross-sectional survey of exposed workers and experimental findings in rodents	50
Polystyrene nanobeads exacerbate chronic colitis in mice involving in oxidative stress and hepatic lipid metabolism	50
An investigation of the internal morphology of asbestos ferruginous bodies: constraining their role in the onset of malignant mesothelioma	48
The pro-inflammatory effects of combined exposure to diesel exhaust particles and mineral particles in human bronchial epithelial cells	47
Renal transcriptome-wide analyses in association with kidney black carbon load	46
Surface functionalization and size modulate the formation of reactive oxygen species and genotoxic effects of cellulose nanofibrils	44
Acute phase response following pulmonary exposure to soluble and insoluble metal oxide nanomaterials in mice	40
Short- and long-term pathologic responses to quartz are induced by nearly free silanols formed during crystal fracturing	39
Attenuation of PM2.5-induced alveolar epithelial cells and lung injury through regulation of mitochondrial fission and fusion	37
Correction: Reduction of pulmonary toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles by phosphonate-based surface passivation	36
ROS generation and p-38 activation contribute to montmorillonite-induced corneal toxicity in vitro and in vivo	36

Establishing relationships between particle-induced in vitro and in vivo inflammation endpoints to better extrapolate between in vitro markers and in vivo fibrosis	35
Acute airway inflammation following controlled biodiesel exhaust exposure in healthy subjects	34
Fiber length and shape-dependent differences in hepatic nanomaterial localization in mice following pulmonary exposure	33
Copper oxide nanoparticles trigger macrophage cell death with misfolding of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)	33
Single inhalation exposure to polyamide micro and nanoplastic particles impairs vascular dilation without generating pulmonary inflammation in virgin female Sprague Dawley rats	32
Combined exposure to fine particulate matter and high glucose aggravates endothelial damage by increasing inflammation and mitophagy: the involvement of vitamin D	32
Food-grade titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles induce toxicity and cardiac damage after oral exposure in rats	31
A 90-day oral exposure to food-grade gold at relevant human doses impacts the gut microbiota and the local immune system in a sex-dependent manner in mice	31