OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Exposure and Health is 3. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of Mixture of Heavy Metals on Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Individuals ≥ 18 Years of Age: From Big Data to Molecular Mechanisms Involved	140
Risk of Human Illness from Recreational Exposure to Microbial Pathogens in Freshwater Bodies: A Systematic Review	103
Human Health Impact Based on Adult European Consumers’ Dietary Exposure to Chemical Contaminants and Consumption of Unprocessed Red Meat, Processed Meat, and Legumes	98
Sex-Specific Association Between Urinary Metal and Serum Homocysteine Levels in Chinese Older Adults: A Study Based on the Yinchuan Community-Dwelling Elderly Cohort	83
Relationships Between Serum Levels of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Obesity-Related Conditions in Patients of Okinawa, Japan	75
Toxicity Predictions for Mycotoxins: A Combined In Silico Approach on Enniatin-Like Cluster	67
Dietary Exposure to Dicofol, Endosulfan, and Naturally Produced Halogenated Bipyrroles: 24-hr Food Duplicate Surveys from Five Prefectures in Japan	62
Effects of Prenatal Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure on Neonatal Outcomes—MLR and BKMR Models	56
Medical Geology and Medical Geochemistry: An Editorial Introduction	55
Source Identification Using Principal Component Analysis and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in PM2.5 Near an Industrial Area in Thailand	50
Positive Association Between Serum Concentration of 4-Tertiary-octylphenol and Oxidation of DNA and Lipid in Adolescents and Young Adults	47
Impact of Volatile and Semi-volatile Organic Compounds from Farming Environments on Allergy-Related Cellular Processes	43
Association Between Prenatal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure and Maternal Serum Total Bile Acid Levels During Pregnancy: Effect Modification by Infant Sex and Maternal Prepregnancy BMI	42
Sources, Pathways, and Health Risk Assessment of Harmful Elements in Soil and Crops: A Case Study from East Cameroon	41
Dietary Exposure of Arsenic Due to Mining Activities and the Plight to Human Health: an Assessment Through Multimodal Statistical Approaches	39
The Associations of Urinary DEHP Metabolites in Pregnant Women with Serum Thyroid Hormone and Thyroid-Related Genes in Neonatal Umbilical Cord Blood in Jilin, China	38
Infant Exposure and Risk Assessment of Organophosphorus Flame Retardants in Human Breast Milk from The Southeast City, China	35
In Vitro Testing of Lung Carcinogenicity for an In Silico-Identified Cluster of Mycotoxins	35
Effects of High-Water Fluoride Exposure on IQ Levels in School-Age Children: A Cross-Sectional Study in Jiangsu, China	31
The Association Between Environmental Factors and Longevity in Hezhou, China Based on the Drinking Water Quality	31
Primary Soil Contaminants and Their Risks, and Their Relationship to Myocardial Infarction Susceptibility in Urban Krakow (Poland)	30
Ochratoxin A in Foods and Beverages: Dietary Exposure and Risk Assessment	24
A Systems Biology Approach Reveals the Endocrine Disrupting Potential of Aflatoxin B1	23
Toxic Effects of Atrazine on Liver and Underlying Mechanism: A Review	23
Identification of the Spatiotemporal Variability and Pollution Sources for Potential Pollutants of the Malian River Water in Northwest China Using the PCA-APCS-MLR Receptor Model	22

Increased Intestinal Permeability: An Avenue for the Development of Autoimmune Disease?	21
An Overlooked Potential Health Risk of Neonicotinoid: The Dietary Exposure from Rice in China	21
Quantifying the Health Risks of PM2.5-Bound Heavy Metals for Rural Populations with Different Energy Use Types During the Heating Season	20
Modification of DNMTs Gene Expressions by GST O1 and GST O2 Polymorphism in Chronic Arsenic Exposed People With and Without Malignancy from West Bengal, India	20
Mediation by Thyroid Hormone in the Relationships Between Gestational Exposure to Methylmercury and Birth Size	19
Association of Human Milk Dioxin Like-POPs Levels with Maternal Characteristics and Newborn Anthropometric Measurements: A Cross-sectional Study from Southern India	19
Trace Metal Contents in Farm Soils and Potato Tubers Grown in Mymensingh District of Bangladesh and Their Implications for Human Health	18
Maternal Estradiol Mediates the Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Phthalates on Neonatal Birth Outcomes	17
Development and Application of a Cell-Based Reporter Gene Assay for Detecting (Me-)PAHs in Water Samples	14
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Concentrations are Associated with an Unfavorable Cardio-Metabolic Risk Profile: Findings from Two Population-Based Cohort Studies	14
Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Traditional, Organic and Protein Flours	14
Prenatal Exposure to Neonicotinoids and the Associations with Neonatal Birth Outcomes and Maternal Health in South China	13
Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Bisphenol Analogues Through Different Types of Drinking Water in Korea	13
Coexposure to Multiple Metals and the Risk of Abnormal Blood Pressure in Chinese Children	13
Applications of Mycotoxin Biomarkers in Human Biomonitoring for Exposome-Health Studies: Past, Present, and Future	12
Insights into the Adverse Effects of Parabens on Human Health: Based on Associations with Target Lipid Molecules	12
Recommended Guidance and Checklist for Human Health Risk Assessment of Metal(loid)s in Soil	12
The Interaction of Inflammation and Exposure to Pyrethroids is Associated with Impaired Fasting Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes	12
Geochemical Processes of Groundwater Fluoride Evolution in Geothermal Areas: A New Insight into the Dynamics of Fluorine Levels in Geothermal Water	12
Environmental Factors Influencing Groundwater Quality and Health Risks in Northern Henan Plain, China	12
Non-monotonic Association Between Chlorinated Polyfluorinated Ether Sulfonic Acids Exposure and the Risk of Overweight/Obesity Status in Adults	12
BDNF and KISS-1 Levels in Maternal Serum, Umbilical Cord, and Placenta: The Potential Role of Maternal Levels as Effect Biomarker	11
Integrated Insights into Source Apportionment and Source-Specific Health Risks of Potential Pollutants in Urban Park Soils on the Karst Plateau, SW China	11
Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soils of Fallujah, Iraq	11
Positive Dose–Response Relationship Between Urinary Trihalomethanes and Blood Pressure in Adults in Wuxi, China	11
Analysis of Human Co-exposure to Lead and Cadmium Using Human Biomonitoring (HBM) Data in a Bayesian Copula-Based Regression Framework	11
Groundwater Quality Assessment Using EWQI With Updated Water Quality Classification Criteria: A Case Study in and Around Zhouzhi County, Guanzhong Basin (China)	11
Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes and Supervised Analysis of Urinary Metal Mixtures in Mexican Women	11
Human Exposure Assessment of Mixed Metal/Loids at and Near Mega-Scale Open Beaching Shipwrecking Activities in Bangladesh	11
Bacterial Modification of the Association Between Arsenic and Autism-Related Social Behavior Scores	10
Maternal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Implications for Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy and Adverse Birth Outcomes	10
Impact of Soil Amendment Regimes on Arsenic Exposure to Human Through Rice: Risk Assessment and Prediction for Remediation	10
Health Risk Assessment of Globally Consumed Shark-Derived Products	10
Residues of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Breast Milk Collected from Jinhua (China) and the Influence of Exercise Habit: Levels and the Potential Health Effects	10
Cadmium Levels in Locally Produced and Imported Dark Chocolate in Lebanon	10
Comprehensive Assessment of Inorganic, Microbial Influences, and Human Health Risks: A Case Study in Berg River Catchment	10
Human Health Risk Estimation of Nanoatrazine	10
Biomonitoring of Bisphenols, Parabens, Benzophenone-3 and Triclosan in Human Urine of Spanish Adult Population: Risk Assessment and Predictors of Exposure	9
Groundwater Nitrate Pollution Due to Excessive Use of N-Fertilizers in Rural Areas of Bangladesh: Pollution Status, Health Risk, Source Contribution, and Future Impacts	9
Periconceptional and Prenatal Exposure to Metals and Extracellular Vesicle and Particle miRNAs in Human Milk: A Pilot Study	9
Impact of Biochar and Water Regimes on Arsenic Transfer and Uptake in Rice: Insights into Transporter Behaviour and Soil–Plant Dynamics	9
Exploring the Relationships Between Exposure Levels of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Prostate Cancer Occurrence in Southwest China	9
Impact of Dietary Cadmium Intake from Rice on Renal Function Biomarker and Population Toxicokinetic Modelling	9
Hexavalent Chromium Induces Cartilage Degeneration and Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis	9
Cadmium: An Emerging Role in Adipose Tissue Dysfunction	8
Occurrence of Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) Residues in Farmed and Wild Fish in Bangladesh and Implications for Human Health	8
Trace Elements and Cognitive Function in Adults and Older Adults: A Comprehensive Systematic Review	8
Public Health Vulnerability Due to the Exposure of Dissolved Metal(oid)s in Tap Water from a Mega City (Dhaka, Bangladesh): Source and Quality Appraisals	7
Metal (loid) Exposure and Overweight and Obesity in 6–12-Year-Old Spanish Children	7
Associations Between Essential Elements in Fingernails and Bone Quality in Populations Exposed to Chronic Fluoride in Drinking Water	7

Interactions Between Heavy Metal Mixtures and Kidney Function: Gender-Stratified Analyses	7
Distribution, Source Apportionment, and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Groundwater in a Multi-mineral Resource Area, North China	7
Exposure to Bisphenol A, S, and F and its Association with Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus in General Adults of Korea: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2015–2017	7
The Challenge of Global Aflatoxins Legislation with a Focus on Peanuts and Peanut Products: A Systematic Review	7
Antenatal Exposure to Plastic Pollutants: Study of the Bisphenols and Perfluoroalkyls Effects on Human Stem Cell Models	7
The Mediating Role of Maternal Thyroid Hormones in the Relationship Between PAH Exposure and Neonatal Birth Weight	7
Novel Modelling Approach to Assess Elements Contamination in Drinking Water from Southern Iran	6
Comprehensive Assessment of Local Population Chemical Exposome by Combination of Organic Pollutant- and Metal-Multi-Residue Analysis in Hair	6
Groundwater Contamination Characterization and Source Apportionment of Heavy Metals and Associated Source-Specific Health Risk Appraisal Using Monte Carlo Simulation Coupled with PCA-MLR and PMF Model	6
Geographic and Sociodemographic Differences in Cadmium Exposure in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)	6
The Association Among Urinary Di-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Metabolites, Serum Lipid Profiles, and Serum Apoptotic Microparticles in a Young Taiwanese Population	6
Groundwater Quality for Drinking and Non-Carcinogenic Risk of Nitrate in Urban and Rural Areas of Fereidan, Iran	6
Probabilistic Estimation of the Aggregate Dietary and Inhalation Exposure of Austrian Adults to Cadmium and Health Risk Assessment	6
Groundwater Quality and Its Regulating Geochemical Processes in Assiut Province, Egypt	6
Current Evidence on the Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) on Bone Growth and Health	6
Correction: Recommended Guidance and Checklist for Human Health Risk Assessment of Metal(loid)s in Soil	6
The Association Between Arsenic Metabolism and Hypertension Among Population with Varying Arsenic Exposure Levels in China	6
Low-Level Environmental Cadmium Exposure and Its Effects on Renal and Bone Health in Brazilian Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study	6
Long-Term Herbicide Mixture Exposure Increases Hypertension Risk and Aging Biomarkers Play Mediation Effects: A Nested Case-Control Study	6
Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Bisphenols and Childhood Kidney Function: A Prospective Cohort Study	5
Children’s Exposure to Lead from Tap Water in Child Care Centers and Estimation of Blood Lead Levels	5
Occurrence and Distribution of Groundwater Fluoride and Manganese in the Weining Plain (China) and Their Probabilistic Health Risk Quantification	5
Association Between Exposure to Benzophenones and Dietary Pattern and Health Risk Among the General Population in Taiwan	5
Assessing the Mycotoxin-related Health Impact of Shifting from Meat-based Diets to Soy-based Meat Analogues in a Model Scenario Based on Italian Consumption Data	5
Long-Term Atmosphere Surveillance (2016–2021) of PM2.5-bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Health Risk Assessment in Yangtze River Delta, China	5
Intrauterine Exposure to Phthalates and Child Growth in the First Year of Life: Results from the BiTwin Cohort	5
Objective Cost-Informed Cutoff Criteria Improve the Utility of Machine Learning Models of Environmental Hazards: A Case Study of Groundwater Arsenic Distribution in India	5
To Waste or Not to Waste: Questioning Potential Health Risks of Micro- and Nanoplastics with a Focus on Their Ingestion and Potential Carcinogenicity	5
Impact of Fluoride Exposure on Male Reproductive Parameters: A Pilot Case–Control Study in Sri Lanka	5
Review: Bioaccessibility of Potentially Harmful Metals in Dust and Soil Matrices	5
Occurrence, Controlling Factors and Health Hazards of Fluoride-Enriched Groundwater in the Lower Flood Plain of Yellow River, Northern China	5
Prenatal Metals Exposure and pre-adolescents’ Emotional and Behavioral Problems	5
Arsenic Speciation in Rice, Mechanisms and Associated Health Risk Through Rice Consumption in Various Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	5
Bisphenol Analogues Levels in the Follicular Fluid of Chinese Infertile Female Patients: Associations with Serum Hormone Levels and Reproductive Health Outcomes	5
Hidden Hunger and Hidden Danger: Regional Gradients in Rice Grain Nutrient Elements, Vitamins B and E and Toxicants Arsenic and Cadmium Along a North–South Transect of Western Bangladesh	5
Correction: Potential Factors Associated with the Blood Metal Concentrations of Reproductive-Age Women in Taiwan	5
A Community-Based Health Risk Assessment Following the Gold King Mine Spill: Results from the Gold King Mine Spill Diné Exposure Project	5
Potentially Toxic Metals (PTMs) in Soil-Dust-Plant Total Environment and Associated Exposure Risks for Children (0–6) Based on Site-Specific Blood Lead Levels: A Comprehensive Investigation for the Ci	5
Comprehensive Mycotoxin Analysis in Thai Rice: Method Development, Prevalence, Exposure Assessment and Health Risk Evaluation	4
Risk Attribution for Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) with Cyanotoxin Exposure	4
Relationships Between Dietary Patterns and Low-Level Lead Exposure Among Children from Hunan Province of China	4
Effects of Blood Cadmium Levels on Blood Pressure and the Risk of Hypertension in a Community-Based Elderly Population	4
Characteristics and Potential Health Risk of Inorganic Nitrogen in Phreatic Water in the Central and Southern Parts of Yinchuan Plain (Northwest China)	4
Groundwater Nitrate Pollution Source Apportionment Under Varying Land Use/Land Cover Patterns	4
Uptake of Pharmaceuticals in Rice Plant Cultivars Through Reclaimed Water Irrigation: Impact on Food Security	4
PAH Pollution in Particulate Matter and Risk in Chinese Cities	4
Screening of Micro-organic Compounds in Groundwater from Areas with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unclear Aetiology (CKDu) in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka	4
The Assessment of Total Hg Concentrations in Tissues of Tench (Tinca tinca L. 1758) Caught in the Oxbow Lakes of the Wisła River as a Risk for Consumers Health	4
Penalized Regression Approach for Identifying the Risk Factors of Obesity and Underweight Among Children in North India	4
Exposure Factors vs. Bioaccessibility in the Soil-and-Dust Ingestion Pathway: A Comparative Assessment of Uncertainties Using MC2D Simulations in an Arsenic Exposure Scenario	4
Reducing Inflammation Levels and Ensuring Adequate Iodine Intake May Mitigate Thyroid Hormone Alterations in Youth Exposed to Multiple Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals	4
Trans-Global Biogeochemistry of Soil to Grain Transport of Arsenic and Cadmium	4
Tempo-Spatial Variability and Health Risks of PM2.5 and Associated Metal(loid)s in Greater Cairo, Egypt	4
Heavy Metal(loid) Body Burden in Environmentally Exposed Children With and Without Internalizing Behavior Problems	4
Effects of Environmental Heavy Metal Interactions on Renal Impairment: Epidemiological Evidence from Rural Northeastern China	4
Exposure, Distribution, and Ecological Risk of Four New Bisphenol Analogs in the Typical Lake Region of Taihu Lake	4
In Utero Exposure to Lead is Associated with Neural Tube Defects via Disturbing the Expression of Endocannabinoid Retrograde Signaling-Related Genes	4
Impacts of Land Use/Land Cover Changes on Groundwater Fluoride and Arsenic Levels: A Case Study in the Central Yinchuan Plain, China	3
Timing of Toenail Collection and Concentrations of Metals in Pancreatic Cancer. Evidence Against Disease Progression Bias	3
Spatial–Temporal Variation and Health Risk Assessment of Fluoride in Surface Water in the Tibetan Plateau	3
Urinary Concentrations of Potentially Toxic Metals and Metalloids Among Women Residing in Northern Mexico	3
Arsenic and Cadmium and Associated Risk in Farm Soils of the Dry Zone Sri Lanka where Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) is Endemic	3
Associations of Perinatal Metal and Metalloid Exposures with Early Child Behavioral Development Over Time in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study	3
Assessment Between Follicular Fluid Multiple Element Concentrations and Hormonal Profiles of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	3
Soil Indigenous Microbes Interact with Maize Plants in High-Arsenic Soils to Limit the Translocation of Inorganic Arsenic Species to Maize Upper Tissues	3
Modeling Human Exposure to Chemicals Via Different Freshwater Pathways	3
Speciated and Total Urinary Arsenic Levels in Belo Horizonte, the Largest Brazilian City within the Mineral-Rich Region “Iron Quadrangle”	3
Permeability of Dimethyl Phthalate Through Human Skin Models – Health Risk Assessment	3
A High Concentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Umbilical Cord Tissue is Associated with an Increased Risk for Fetal Neural Tube Defects	3
Correction to: PAH Pollution in Particulate Matter and Risk in Chinese Cities	3
Correlation and interaction between urinary metals level and diabetes: A cross sectional study of community-dwelling elderly	3
A Systematic Workflow of Data Mining Confirms Widespread Occurrence of Antibiotic Contamination in Freshwater Reservoirs	3
Review of Groundwater Nitrate Pollution from Municipal Landfill Leachates: Implications for Environmental and Human Health and Leachate Treatment Technologies	3
Effects of Glyphosate Exposure on Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review of Human, Animal and In-Vitro Studies	3
The Risk of Diabetes Associated with DDE Exposure and its Interaction with a Common FTO Gene Variant: The Pro-Saude Study, Brazil	3
Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Later Life	3
Occurrence and Exposure to Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	3
Occurrence, Main Source and Health Risks of Fluorine in Mine Water	3
Microbiological Activity and Oxygen Availability Influence Arsenic Mobilization and Redox Transformation in an Arsenic-Rich Aquifer	3
Recycled Household Ash in Rice Paddies of Bangladesh for Sustainable Production of Rice Without Altering Grain Arsenic and Cadmium	3