OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mycotoxin Research is 7. 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
HLA gene variations and mycotoxin toxicity: Four case reports	44
Occurrence of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in pig feeds: potential implications for workers’ exposure	32
Individual and combined occurrences of the prevalent mycotoxins in commercial feline and canine food	30
Mutual effects on mycotoxin production during co-culture of ochratoxigenic and aflatoxigenic Aspergillus strains	29
Comprehensive review for aflatoxin detoxification with special attention to cold plasma treatment	29
Probiotics as eco-friendlybio-preservatives: In vivo mechanisms of mycotoxin inhibition and emerging applications for food safety and human health	22
Mycotoxin levels and characterization of natural anti-fungal phytochemicals in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) from Nigeria’s six agroecological zones	21
Deoxynivalenol triggers the expression of IL-8-related signaling cascades and decreases protein biosynthesis in primary monocyte-derived cells	21
Obtaining an aflatoxin-free and high-alcohol-content product using contaminated dried figs	19
Correction to: Micro‑climatic variations across Malawi have a greater influence on contamination of maize with aflatoxins than with fumonisins	18
Evaluating the effectiveness of Toxfin and Novasil as dietary aflatoxin-binding agents in broilers for sustaining hepatic antioxidant capacity and intestinal health status during aflatoxin B1 exposure	17
Rapid LA-REIMS-based metabolic fingerprinting of serum discriminates aflatoxin-exposed from non-exposed pregnant women: a prospective cohort from the Butajira Nutrition, Mental Health, and Pregnancy (	15
Inactivation of zearalenone (ZEN) and deoxynivalenol (DON) in complete feed for weaned piglets: Efficacy of ZEN hydrolase ZenA and of sodium metabisulfite (SBS) as feed additives	15
Review of neurotoxicity of T-2 toxin	15
From the laboratory bench to the lecture hall: latest findings from mycotoxin research presented at the 43rd Mycotoxin Workshop	14
Fumonisin production and symptom development in onion (Allium cepa) inoculated with Fusarium proliferatum	14
Enzyme immunoassays for the detection of mycotoxins in plant-based milk alternatives: pitfalls and limitations	14
A preliminary study on aflatoxin exposure by urine biomonitoring in Chile	13
Assessment of mycotoxins in infant flour and their decontamination in raw material during production processes in Ouagadougou	13
LaeA regulates morphological development and ochratoxin A biosynthesis in Aspergillus niger	13
Curcumin alleviates AFB1-induced nephrotoxicity in ducks: regulating mitochondrial oxidative stress, ferritinophagy, and ferroptosis	12
Occurrence of mycotoxins contamination in commercial feline and canine foods from China	11
The occurrence and human health risk assessment of aflatoxin M1 in ice cream collected from Iranian market	11
The C-8-S-isomers of ergot alkaloids — a review of biological and analytical aspects	11
Microbiological approaches for mycotoxin decontamination in foods and feeds to enhance food security: a review	11

Occurrence of mycotoxins in milk thistle: to be included in legislation or not?	10
The nephrotoxin ochratoxin a impairs resilience of energy homeostasis of human proximal tubule cells	10
Degradation of deoxynivalenol by a microbial consortia C1 from duck intestine	10
Aflatoxin awareness and preventive agricultural practices are key to adoption of biocontrol among maize smallholder farmers in Tanzania	10
Ochratoxin A in bulk consignments of wheat, durum wheat, and barley sampled before and after trans-Pacific shipment	9
Level of aflatoxins in dairy feeds, poultry feeds, and feed ingredients produced by feed factories in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	9
On-farm evaluation of aflatoxin binder inclusion in dairy feed as a strategy to reduce milk aflatoxin M1 contamination in the Rwandan context	9
Maize inoculation with aflatoxigenic and biocontrol fungi - toxin transfer from feed into milk and yoghurt	9
Atranone-an underestimated secondary metabolite?	9
Contribution of terrestrial processes in reducing environmental mycotoxin levels: a review on mycotoxin-soil interactions	9
Aflatoxin B1-associated oxidative stress along with toxicopathological and immunological alterations is efficiently counteracted by dietary supplementation of distillery yeast sludge in broilers	9
Food aflatoxin exposure assessment in Sichuan Province, China	8
From climate change to analytical advances on mycotoxin research: key insights from the 46th Mycotoxin Workshop	8
Biological properties of activated bentonite vs. non-activated bentonite in mice fed an aflatoxin-contaminated diet: a comparative investigation	8
Co-occurrence and risk assessment of ochratoxin A and deoxynivalenol in tortillas	8
The role of chromatin-modifying enzymes and histone modifications in the modulation of p16 gene in fumonisin B1-induced toxicity in human kidney cells	8
Effect of zearalenone in sugar beet products on zootechnical and reproductive performance and lesions of sows and piglets	8
The influence of different abiotic conditions on the concentrations of free and conjugated deoxynivalenol and zearalenone in stored wheat	8
Vienna, the “City of Music”, meets mycotoxin research at the 45th Mycotoxin Workshop	8
Aflatoxin surveillance in Punjab’s dairy sector: feed and milk contamination	8
Safe detoxification on acid-washed activated carbon combined with chitosan for aflatoxins from contaminated peanut oil	8
An integrated multiscale computational study of nephrotoxicity mechanism of citrinin and its metabolites (CIMs)：density functional theory, network toxicology, and molecular dynamics simulation	8
Ochratoxin a levels in Turkish coffee: a probabilistic health risk assessment via Monte Carlo simulation	7
The spinal consequences of HT-2 toxin and selenium deficiency during bone maturation in mice	7
Dietary melegueta seed powder modulates growth, hepatic function, and biomarkers to counteract aflatoxin B₁ toxicity in broilers	7
Analysis of mold and mycotoxins in naturally infested indoor building materials	7
Wheat debranning: effects on mycotoxins, phenolic content, and antioxidant activity	7
Deciphering Aflatoxin B1 affected critical molecular pathways governing cancer: A bioinformatics study using CTD and PANTHER databases	7
Occurrence of ochratoxin A in breast milk and urine samples of nursing mothers in Bangladesh	7