OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Environmental Health Reports is 6. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Exposure Assessment for Tropical Cyclone Epidemiology	187
Current Trends and Future Directions in Urban Social Prescribing	133
Mapping Heat Vulnerability and Heat Risk for Neighborhood Health Risk Management in Urban Environment? Challenges and Opportunities	126
Zinc as a Mechanism-Based Strategy for Mitigation of Metals Toxicity	114
A Narrative Review of Spatial–Temporal Data Sources for Estimating Population-Level Exposures to Oil and Gas Development in the United States	111
Health Effects of Occupational and Environmental Exposures to Nuclear Power Plants: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression	108
Toxicological Effects of Air Pollutants on Human Airway Cell Models Using Air–liquid Interface Systems: A Systematic Review	103
Estimating Causal Effects of Interventions on Early-life Environmental Exposures Using Observational Data	78
A scoping review of multigenerational impacts of grandparental exposures on mental health in grandchildren	75
Air Pollution and Environmental Justice in Latin America: Where Are We and How Can We Move Forward?	73
Validity of Geolocation and Distance to Exposure Sources from Geographical Information Systems for Environmental Monitoring of Toxic Metal Exposures Based on Correlation with Biological Samples: a Sys	65
Correction: The Health-Related and Learning Performance Effects of Air Pollution and Other Urban-Related Environmental Factors on School-Age Children and Adolescents—A Scoping Review of Systematic Rev	61
Swimming Into View: Zebrafish Uncover Targets, Mechanisms, and Therapies for Cadmium Toxicity	53
Metabolic Perturbations Associated with both PFAS Exposure and Perinatal/Antenatal Depression in Pregnant Individuals: A Meet-in-the-Middle Scoping Review	53
Assessing Differential Variability of High-Throughput DNA Methylation Data	53
Integrating DNA Methylation Measures of Biological Aging into Social Determinants of Health Research	47
Synthetic Chemicals: What We Have Learned and Still Need to Learn About Their Associations with Childhood Allergy and Asthma	46
Control Banding and the Global Rise of Qualitative Risk Assessment Strategies	41
How Can Communication about Plant-based Foods Support Sustainable Food System Transformation? Nine Recommendations for Government, Industry and Citizens	39
Airborne Exposure to Pollutants and Mental Health: A Review with Implications for United States Veterans	38
The Application of Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Heat Island Mitigation in Asia: Progress, Challenges, and Recommendations	35
A Critical Gap in Addressing Mental Health in Heat-Health Action Plans Worldwide	34
Correction: Tear Fluid as a Matrix for Biomonitoring Environmental and Chemical Exposures	34
Current Understanding of Sex Differences in Metal-Induced Diseases	32
An Overview of How the Built Environment Relates to Children’s Health	32

Dysregulation of Long Non-coding RNAs—the Novel lnc in Metal Toxicity and Carcinogenesis	32
Epigenetic Responses to Nonchemical Stressors: Potential Molecular Links to Perinatal Health Outcomes	31
Consideration on the Intergenerational Ethics on Uranium Waste Disposal	31
Existing Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing Drought and Health Research	30
Toxicological Effects of Inhaled Crude Oil Vapor	28
Environmental Noise Exposure and Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	28
Opportunities and Challenges Associated with the Uptake of Residential Clean Fuel Usage	27
Correction to: Prenatal Diet as a Modifier of Environmental Risk Factors for Autism and Related Neurodevelopmental Outcomes	27
Mechanisms of Metal-Induced Hepatic Inflammation	26
The Environment and Headache: a Narrative Review	26
Air Pollution and Temperature: a Systematic Review of Ubiquitous Environmental Exposures and Sudden Cardiac Death	25
Beyond Genes: Mechanistic and Epidemiological Insights into Paternal Environmental Influence on Offspring Health	25
Effects of Early-life PFAS Exposure on Child Neurodevelopment: A Review of the Evidence and Research gaps	24
Toxic Metals and Metalloids in Food: Current Status, Health Risks, and Mitigation Strategies	24
A Systematic Review of the Placental Translocation of Micro- and Nanoplastics	24
Early Environment and Telomeres: a Long-Term Toxic Relationship	23
Extreme Heat Hits Different Under Climate Change: A Review of Risks and Legal Protections for Agricultural Workers in Canada and the United States	23
Tear Fluid as a Matrix for Biomonitoring Environmental and Chemical Exposures	23
Open Air Quality Data Platforms for Environmental Health Research and Action	22
What Is “Socioeconomic Position (SEP),” and How Might It Modify Air Pollution-Health Associations? Cohering Findings, Identifying Challenges, and Disentangling Effects of SEP and Race in US City Setti	22
Evaluating Race in Air Pollution and Health Research: Race, PM2.5 Air Pollution Exposure, and Mortality as a Case Study	21
Environmental Exposure Disparities and Neurodevelopmental Risk: a Review	21
Methods for Evaluating Environmental Health Impacts at Different Stages of the Policy Process in Cities	21
Comparison of Methods for Analyzing Environmental Mixtures Effects on Survival Outcomes	21
The Association Between High Ambient Temperature and Mortality in the Mediterranean Basin: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	20
Influence of Air Pollution Exposures on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: a Review	18
The Association Between Personal Air Pollution Exposures and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO): A Systematic Review	18
Childhood Trauma and Epigenetics: State of the Science and Future	18
Occupational Heat Exposure & Mental Health Outcomes: A Review and Framework Incorporating Social Determinants of Health to Guide Future Research	17
Correction: Carcinogenic Mechanisms of Hexavalent Chromium: from DNA Breaks to Chromosome Instability and Neoplastic Transformation	17
Strengthening Rigor and Reproducibility in Epigenome-Wide Association Studies of Social Exposures and Brain-Based Health Outcomes	17
Air Pollution and Lung Cancer: Contributions of Extracellular Vesicles as Pathogenic Mechanisms and Clinical Utility	16
Does Home and Wild Food Procurement Enhance Food Security in High-Income Countries?	15
A Review on The Role of Environmental Exposures in IgG4-Related Diseases	15
A Review on Climate, Air Pollution, and Health in North Africa	14
Air (ine)quality in the European Union	13
Parking and Public Health	13
Prenatal Maternal Smoke, DNA Methylation, and Multi-omics of Tissues and Child Health	12
Supporting Decarbonization of Health Systems—A Review of International Policy and Practice on Health Care and Climate Change	12
Impacts of Environmental Insults on Cardiovascular Aging	12
Dairy and Plant-Based Milks: Implications for Nutrition and Planetary Health	12
Exposure to Synthetic Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Relation to Maternal and Fetal Sex Steroid Hormones: A Scoping Review	10
Endocrine and Reproductive Health Considerations of Sunscreen UV Filters: Insights from a Comprehensive Review 2014–2024	10
The Health-Related and Learning Performance Effects of Air Pollution and Other Urban-Related Environmental Factors on School-Age Children and Adolescents—A Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews	10
Occupational Heat Stress Among Migrant and Ethnic Minority Outdoor Workers: A Scoping Review	10
Prenatal Exposure to Nitrate in Drinking Water and Adverse Health Outcomes in the Offspring: a Review of Current Epidemiological Research	10
Challenges of Air Pollution and Health in East Asia	9
Using Geovisualizations to Educate the Public About Environmental Health Hazards: What Works and Why	9
Springer Open Access Publication Current Environmental Health Report Social Equity in True Cost Accounting of Food	9
Environmental Metal Exposure, Neurodevelopment, and the Role of Iron Status: a Review	9

Reproductive and Social Policies, Sociopolitical Stress, and Implications for Maternal and Child Health Equity	9
Hurricanes and Health Equity: A Review of Structural Determinants of Vulnerability for Climate and Health Research	8
The Role of Community Science in Addressing Policy Change: A Critical Review of Air Pollution Literature	8
Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, and Health Inequities: The Underlying Role of Structural Inequalities	8
Genetics and Epigenetics of Manganese Toxicity	8
Prenatal Diet as a Modifier of Environmental Risk Factors for Autism and Related Neurodevelopmental Outcomes	8
Racial Disparities in Climate Change-Related Health Effects in the United States	7
The Utility of Machine Learning Models for Predicting Chemical Contaminants in Drinking Water: Promise, Challenges, and Opportunities	7
Prevalence and Implications of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Settled Dust	7
Role of Climate Change in Changing Hepatic Health Maps	6
Occurrence and Risks of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Shellfish	6
Association between Asbestos Exposure and the Incidence of Kidney Cancer: a Weight-of-Evidence Evaluation and Meta-analysis	6
Assessing Exposure to Unconventional Oil and Gas Development: Strengths, Challenges, and Implications for Epidemiologic Research	6
A State-of-the-Science Review on Metal Biomarkers	6
Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change on Women: a Scoping Review	6
A Review of the Interactive Effects of Climate and Air Pollution on Human Health in China	6