OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biological Trace Element Research is 34. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Selenium Injection in Dam Rabbits During Gestation Has Important Effects on Progeny Productive Performance	452
Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Metal Mixtures and Serum C3, C4: Result from the Manganese‑exposed Workers Healthy Cohort	181
Environmental Factors Influencing Metal Concentrations in Scomber colias Along the Canary Islands	89
The Effect of Selenium on Endometrial Repair in Goats with Endometritis at High Cortisol Levels	87
ZnT 9 Involvement in Estradiol-Modulated Zinc Homeostasis of the Human Follicular Microenvironment	82
Overweight and Obesity Are Positively Associated with Serum Copper Levels in Mexican Schoolchildren	78
Aluminum Concentrations in Breast Milk Samples Obtained from Breastfeeding Women from a Resource-Limited Country: A Study of the Predicting Factors	73
Neurodevelopmental Consequences of Dietary Zinc Deficiency: A Status Report	69
Correction to: Evaluation of Cadmium or Lead Exposure with Nannochloropsis oculata Mitigation on Productive Performance, Biochemical, and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Barki Rams	66
Analysis of Heavy Metal Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Dried Fish Marketed in Guangzhou, China	58
Microchemistry of Single Hair Strands Below and Above the Scalp: Impacts of External Contamination on Cuticle and Cortex Layers	57
Screening of Selenium/Glutathione-Enriched Candida utilis and Its Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities in Mice	54
Dietary Exposure to Toxic Metals (Cd, Pb and Hg) from Cereals Marketed in Madeira and the Azores	47
Examining of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Hookah Smokers	46
Evolution of Vitamin D Status and Vitamin D Receptor Gene Expression Among Professional Handball Athletes During a Competitive Period. Relationship with Body Composition, Calcium, Magnesium and Phosph	46
Environmental Cadmium Exposure Exacerbated Bone Loss in NAFLD Mice	43
Effects of Organic Zinc on the Growth Performance of Weanling Pigs: A Meta-analysis	43
Assessing Trace Metal-Based Human Health Risks for Commonly Used Body Soaps in Bangladesh	41
Combined Effect of Gamma Radiation and Heavy Metals on Some Living Organisms	40
Low-Dose Hexavalent Chromium Exposure Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Apoptosis in Rat Liver	40
Association of Exposure to Heavy Metal Mixtures with Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Among US Adults in NHANES 2011–2016	39
Selenium Deficiency Induces Inflammatory Response and Decreased Antimicrobial Peptide Expression in Chicken Jejunum Through Oxidative Stress	39
Effect of Organic Selenium Supplementation on the Antioxidant Status, Immune Response, and the Relative Expression of IL-2 and IFN-γ Genes in Ewes During the Hot Season	39
Chrysin Encapsulated Copper Nanoparticles with Low Dose of Gamma Radiation Elicit Tumor Cell Death Through p38 MAPK/NF-κB Pathways	38
Assessing Trace Elements Bioaccumulation in Coastal River Fish and Shellfish: Implications for Human Health and Risk Evaluation	37

Methods for the Preparation of Silica and Its Nanoparticles from Different Natural Sources	37
Bioaccumulation of Lead and Mercury in Water, Sediment, and Fish Samples of Baraila Lake, Vaishali, Bihar	35
Dietary Copper Intake and Risk of Parkinson’s Disease: a Cross-sectional Study	35
Association between Heavy Metals and Trace Elements in Cancerous and Non-cancerous Tissues with the Risk of Colorectal Cancer Progression in Northwest China	35
Calcium-Deficit Diet Improves Iron Content in Ovariectomized Rats	34
The Assessment of Selenium, Aluminum, and Zinc in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	34
Association Between Multiple Metal(loid)s Exposure and Blood Lipid Levels: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study of Southeastern China	34
Tracking the Variations in Trace and Heavy Elements in Smoking Products Marketed in Oman and Egypt: Risk Assessment After Implementation of Constraining Protocols	34
Osteogenic Differentiation Capacity of Dental Pulp Stem Cells on 3D Printed Polyurethane/Boric Acid Scaffold	34
Severe Disease Burden and the Mitigation Strategy in the Arsenic-Exposed Population of Kaliprasad Village in Bhagalpur District of Bihar, India	34