OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Toxics is 40. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Heavy Metals and Pesticides Toxicity in Agricultural Soil and Plants: Ecological Risks and Human Health Implications	729
Recent Strategies for Bioremediation of Emerging Pollutants: A Review for a Green and Sustainable Environment	137
Interaction of Environmental Pollutants with Microplastics: A Critical Review of Sorption Factors, Bioaccumulation and Ecotoxicological Effects	132
Effects of Co-Contamination of Microplastics and Cd on Plant Growth and Cd Accumulation	132
Microplastics in the Environment: Intake through the Food Web, Human Exposure and Toxicological Effects	116
Nanopesticides in Agriculture: Benefits and Challenge in Agricultural Productivity, Toxicological Risks to Human Health and Environment	115
PFAS Molecules: A Major Concern for the Human Health and the Environment	109
Cadmium and Lead Exposure, Nephrotoxicity, and Mortality	105
Effects of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury on the Structure and Function of Reproductive Organs	100
Conversion of Cannabidiol (CBD) into Psychotropic Cannabinoids Including Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC): A Controversy in the Scientific Literature	89
Occurrence of Microplastic Pollution at Oyster Reefs and Other Coastal Sites in the Mississippi Sound, USA: Impacts of Freshwater Inflows from Flooding	89
Indirect Effect of Pesticides on Insects and Other Arthropods	88
Cognitive Impairment Induced by Lead Exposure during Lifespan: Mechanisms of Lead Neurotoxicity	86
Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewaters: A Challenge from Current Treatment Methods to Nanotechnology Applications	76
Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Sources, Fates, Impacts and Microbial Degradation	75
Exposure Routes and Health Risks Associated with Pesticide Application	73
Pathomechanisms of Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy	67
Insights into the Toxicity and Degradation Mechanisms of Imidacloprid Via Physicochemical and Microbial Approaches	66
Research Progress on Heavy Metals Pollution in the Soil of Smelting Sites in China	64
Effect of Polystyrene Microplastics on Rice Seed Germination and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity	63
Removal of Polystyrene Microplastics from Aqueous Solution Using the Metal–Organic Framework Material of ZIF-67	60
Human Biomonitoring of Glyphosate Exposures: State-of-the-Art and Future Research Challenges	59
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Environment: Occupational and Exposure Events, Effects on Human Health and Fertility	58
Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Recent Advances in Their Removal: A Review	58
Heavy Metal Accumulation in Rice and Aquatic Plants Used as Human Food: A General Review	58

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Thyroid Cancer: An Overview	57
Pharmaceutical Compounds in Aquatic Environments—Occurrence, Fate and Bioremediation Prospective	54
A Review of Dietary Intake of Acrylamide in Humans	52
Effects of Soil Amendments on Heavy Metal Immobilization and Accumulation by Maize Grown in a Multiple-Metal-Contaminated Soil and Their Potential for Safe Crop Production	47
First Evidence of Microplastics in Human Urine, a Preliminary Study of Intake in the Human Body	46
Biosynthesized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) Mitigate Arsenic Toxicity in Rice Seedlings	44
Advances in Genes-Encoding Transporters for Cadmium Uptake, Translocation, and Accumulation in Plants	44
The Effects of Essential and Non-Essential Metal Toxicity in the Drosophila melanogaster Insect Model: A Review	42
Emerging Links between Cadmium Exposure and Insulin Resistance: Human, Animal, and Cell Study Data	42
Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) Associated with Microplastics in a Lake Environment	41
Adsorption and Desorption Behaviour of Polychlorinated Biphenyls onto Microplastics’ Surfaces in Water/Sediment Systems	41
Biochar as Sustainable Alternative and Green Adsorbent for the Remediation of Noxious Pollutants: A Comprehensive Review	41
Heavy Metal Contamination in the Aquatic Ecosystem: Toxicity and Its Remediation Using Eco-Friendly Approaches	41
A Relevant Screening of Organic Contaminants Present on Freshwater and Pre-Production Microplastics	40
Metals Bioaccumulation in 15 Commonly Consumed Fishes from the Lower Meghna River and Adjacent Areas of Bangladesh and Associated Human Health Hazards	40