OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Toxins is 46. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
An Unnecessary Russell’s Viper Bite on the Tongue Due to Live Snake Worship and Dangerous First Aid Emphasise the Urgent Need for Stringent Policies	153
Ion-Channel-Targeting Scorpion Recombinant Toxin as Novel Therapeutic Agent for Breast Cancer	153
Insights into the Ecotoxicology of Radicinin and (10S,11S)-(—)-epi-Pyriculol, Fungal Metabolites with Potential Application for Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris) Biocontrol	141
Zearalenone Does Not Show Genotoxic Effects in the Drosophila melanogaster Wing Spot Test, but It Induces Oxidative Imbalance, Development, and Fecundity Alterations	133
Efficacy and Safety of a Newly Developed Botulinum Toxin A (MBA-P01) in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Glabellar Lines: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled, Multi-Center, Phase III Study w	127
Cost-Effective and Rapid Detection of Tetrodotoxin Using Indium Tin Oxide Electrodes via In Vitro Electrophysiology and Electrochemistry	112
Prospecting Local Treatments Used in Conjunction with Antivenom Administration Following Envenomation Caused by Animals: A Systematic Review	98
Degradation of Cylindrospermopsin Spiked in Natural Water (Paranoá Lake, Brasília, Brazil) by Fenton Process: A Bench–Scale Study	87
Wound Infection of Snakebite from Venomous Protobothrops mucrosquamatus, Viridovipera stejnegeri and Naja atra in Taiwan: Validation of BITE and Cobra BITE Scoring Systems and their Bacteriological Di	84
Behavioral and Physiological Alterations in Angus Steers Grazing Endophyte-Infected Toxic Fescue during Late Fall	83
Resistance of Lepidopteran Pests to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins: Evidence of Field and Laboratory Evolved Resistance and Cross-Resistance, Mode of Resistance Inheritance, Fitness Costs, Mechanisms I	78
Toxic Responses of Different Shellfish Species after Exposure to Prorocentrum lima, a DSP Toxins Producing Dinoflagellate	77
Gambierdiscus and Its Associated Toxins: A Minireview	77
Vegetative Insecticidal Protein Vip3Aa Is Transported via Membrane Vesicles in Bacillus thuringiensis BMB171	76
Renocardiac Effects of p-Cresyl Sulfate Administration in Acute Kidney Injury Induced by Unilateral Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury In Vivo	74
Establishing Reference Genes for Accurate Gene Expression Profiling in Toxigenic Bacillus cereus	71
Combination Effect of Microcystins and Arsenic Exposures on CKD: A Case-Control Study in China	66
Temporal Dynamics and Influential Factors of Taste and Odor Compounds in the Eastern Drinking Water Source of Chaohu Lake, China: A Comparative Analysis of Global Freshwaters	65
An Experimental Model of Acute Pulmonary Damage Induced by the Phospholipase A2-Rich Venom of the Snake Pseudechis papuanus	64
Seed Priming with Rhizospheric Bacillus subtilis: A Smart Strategy for Reducing Fumonisin Contamination in Pre-Harvest Maize	63
A 15-Year Retrospective Review of Ciguatera in the Madeira Islands (North-East Atlantic, Portugal)	62
Updates on the Proposed Botulinum Toxin A Mechanisms of Action in Orofacial Pain: A Review of Animal Studies	61
Effects of the Toxic Non-Protein Amino Acid β-Methylamino-L-Alanine (BMAA) on Intracellular Amino Acid Levels in Neuroblastoma Cells	60
Comparison of Different Treatment Outcomes for Refractory Overactive Bladder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	60
Naturally and Anthropogenically Induced Lingulodinium polyedra Dinoflagellate Red Tides in the Galician Rias (NW Iberian Peninsula)	60

The “Direct Structural Disruption” Hypothesis: Bacteroides fragilis Toxin as a Potentiating Cofactor in MASH Pathogenesis	59
Evaluating Methods for Aflatoxin B1 Monitoring in Selected Food Crops Within Decentralized Agricultural Systems	58
Uncovering Fibrocapsa japonica (Raphidophyceae) in South America: First Taxonomic and Toxicological Insights from Argentinean Coastal Waters	58
Anatomical Proposal for Botulinum Neurotoxin Injection Targeting the Platysma Muscle for Treating Platysmal Band and Jawline Lifting: A Review	58
Sága, a Deep Learning Spectral Analysis Tool for Fungal Detection in Grains—A Case Study to Detect Fusarium in Winter Wheat	56
Time- and Dose-Dependent Effects of Dietary Deoxynivalenol (DON) in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at Organism and Tissue Level	55
The Effect of Combined Exposure of Fusarium Mycotoxins on Lipid Peroxidation, Antioxidant Defense, Fatty Acid Profile, and Histopathology in Laying Hens’ Liver	54
Characterization of Serotype CD Mosaic Botulinum Neurotoxin in Comparison with Serotype C and A	54
Magnetic Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Selective Extraction of Aflatoxins from Feeds	54
Clinical Evidence of Bee Venom Acupuncture for Ankle Pain: A Review of Clinical Research	53
A Novel Lateral Flow Immunochromatographic Assay for Rapid and Simultaneous Detection of Aflatoxin B1 and Zearalenone in Food and Feed Samples Based on Highly Sensitive and Specific Monoclonal Antibod	52
Prospective Comparison of Longer Needle Lengths to Assess the Risk of OnabotulinumtoxinA-Associated Neck Pain in Patients with Chronic Migraine	52
In Vitro Metabolism of Phenylspirodrimanes Derived from the Indoor Fungus Stachybotrys	51
Delineation of Aflatoxicosis on Health and Performance of Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and Its Therapeutic and Nutritional Management	50
Effect of an Eco-Friendly Cuminaldehyde Guanylhydrazone Disinfectant on Shiga Toxin Production and Global Transcription of Escherichia coli	50
Fifty Years of Aflatoxin Research in Qidong, China: A Celebration of Team Science to Improve Public Health	50
Mitigation of Deoxynivalenol (DON)- and Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-Induced Immune Dysfunction and Apoptosis in Mouse Spleen by Curcumin	49
Clinical Effects of the Immunization Protocol Using Loxosceles Venom in Naïve Horses	48
Effects of Turmeric Powder on Aflatoxin M1 and Aflatoxicol Excretion in Milk from Dairy Cows Exposed to Aflatoxin B1 at the EU Maximum Tolerable Levels	48
Oceanographical Context of the First Bloom of the Silicoflagellate Octactis speculum (Ehrenberg) Recorded to Cause Salmon Mortality in a Galician Ria: Was This Bloom a Rare Event in the Iberian Coast?	47
Effects of Sesquiterpene Lactones on Primary Cilia Formation (Ciliogenesis)	46
Strategies for Safe Transurethral Injections of Botulinum Toxin into the Bladder Wall	46