OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Aerobiologia is 2. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Bioaerosols in the landfill environment: an overview of microbial diversity and potential health hazards	26
The EUMETNET AutoPollen programme: establishing a prototype automatic pollen monitoring network in Europe	19
Fungi in the indoor air of critical hospital areas: a review	18
On the measurement uncertainty of Hirst-type volumetric pollen and spore samplers	17
Fungal contaminants of indoor air in the National Library of Greece	17
Automatic detection of airborne pollen: an overview	16
Assessment of culturable airborne bacteria of indoor environments in classrooms, dormitories and dining hall at university: a case study in China	15
Airborne sub-pollen particles from rupturing giant ragweed pollen	14
Contribution of land cover and wind to the airborne pollen recorded in a South European urban area	14
A first evaluation of multiple automatic pollen monitors run in parallel	14
Allergenic fungal spores in the air of urban parks	13
Urban-scale variation in pollen concentrations: a single station is insufficient to characterize daily exposure	13
Pollen production for 13 urban North American tree species: allometric equations for tree trunk diameter and crown area	12
Seasonal variation and size distribution in the airborne indoor microbial concentration of residential houses in Delhi and its impact on health	12
‘Pollen potency’: the relationship between atmospheric pollen counts and allergen exposure	12
Assessment of indoor air quality in geriatric environments of southwestern Europe	11
First phenological and aerobiological assessment of olive orchards at the Northern limit of the Mediterranean bioclimatic area	10
A systematic review of threshold values of pollen concentrations for symptoms of allergy	10
Air pollutants NO2- and O3-induced Dactylis glomerata L. pollen oxidative defences and enhanced its allergenic potential	10
Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence	10
Standardising pollen monitoring: quantifying confidence intervals for measurements of airborne pollen concentration	9
Airborne fungal spore concentration in an industrial township: distribution and relation with meteorological parameters	9
Diversity and spatial–temporal distribution of airborne fungi at the world culture heritage site Maijishan Grottoes in China	8
Quantitative and qualitative assessment of microbial aerosols in different indoor environments of a dental school clinic	8
Spatial distribution of fungi from the analysis of aerobiological data with a gamma function	8

Efficiency of bioaerosol samplers: a comparison study	8
COVID-19 lockdown: a boon in boosting the air quality of major Indian Metropolitan Cities	8
Airborne fungal spore monitoring: between analyst proficiency testing	8
Meteorological factors driving airborne grass pollen concentration in central Iberian Peninsula	7
Effect of selected sampling media, flow rate, and time on the sampling efficiency of a liquid impinger packed with glass beads for the collection of airborne viruses	7
Biodiversity of Fungi in the photic and aphotic zones of Montenegro caves	7
Microbiological air quality in pharmacies and an antibiotic resistance profile of staphylococci species	7
Aerobiological behavior of Paleolithic rock art sites in Dordogne (France): a comparative study in protected sites ranging from rock shelters to caves, with and without public access	7
The late flowering of invasive species contributes to the increase of Artemisia allergenic pollen in autumn: an analysis of 25 years of aerobiological data (1995–2019) in Trentino-Alto Adige (Northern	7
Pollen calendars and regional gradients as information tools in the Extremadura pollen monitoring network (SW Spain)	7
Forecasting Betula and Poaceae airborne pollen concentrations on a 3-hourly resolution in Augsburg, Germany: toward automatically generated, real-time predictions	7
Towards standardisation of automatic pollen and fungal spore monitoring: best practises and guidelines	6
Community structure of environmental microorganisms associated with COVID-19 affected patients	6
Airborne fungal phytopathological spore assessment in three European vineyards from different bioclimatic areas	6
Disinfection efficiency of hospital infectious disease wards with chlorine dioxide and hypochlorous acid	6
Spatiotemporal variation of ambient bioaerosols in a large and industrialized metropolis of Iran and their association with PM2.5 and meteorological factors	6
Live pine pollen in rainwater: reconstructing its long-range transport	6
Threshold values of grass pollen (Poaceae) concentrations and increase in emergency department visits, hospital admissions, drug consumption and allergic symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis: a	5
Microbial characteristics of culturable fungi and bacteria in aerosol particles of a coastal region	5
Seasonal effects in endotoxin concentration at different sections of a sewage treatment plant, Delhi	5
Stochastic flowering phenology in Dactylis glomerata populations described by Markov chain modelling	5
Aspergillus and Penicillium spores as urban pathogens of the Havana atmosphere, Cuba	5
Trends in pollen season characteristics of Alnus, Poaceae and Artemisia allergenic taxa in Bratislava, central Europe	5
Danger of exposure to keratinophilic fungi and other dermatophytes in recreational place in the northeast region of India	5
Phenology of Cupressaceae urban infrastructure related to its pollen content and meteorological variables	4
Metagenomic characterisation of bioaerosols during the dry season in Mexico City	4
Spore dispersal patterns of the ascomycete fungus Ramularia collo-cygni and their influence on disease epidemics	4
Microbial composition of bioaerosols in indoor wastewater treatment plants	4
Evaluation of hirst-type sampler and PM10 impactor for investigating adhesion of atmospheric particles onto allergenic pollen grains	4
Assessing allergenicity of urban parks: a case study from Aydin, Turkey	4
Seasonal bioaerosol load and statistical analysis within different microenvironments of an academic institute situated in the Indo-Gangetic Plain	4
Indoor biological particles in a train: comparative analysis with outdoor atmosphere	4
Assessment of fungal aerosols in a public library with natural ventilation	4
Estimating the allergenic potential of urban green areas in the city of Madrid (Spain)	4
Analysis of quality control outcomes of grass pollen identification and enumeration: experience matters	3
Modeling airborne pollen concentrations at an urban scale with pollen release from individual trees	3
Forecasting olive (Olea europaea L.) production using aerobiological and meteorological variables in Tétouan (NW Morocco)	3
Use of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation to remove biofilms from canvasses	3
False positives: handling them operationally for automatic pollen monitoring	3
Prevalence of airborne fungal spores in two potato warehouses with different storage conditions	3
Air pollution effects on Datura innoxia mill. pollen structure, protein and germination	3
Subpollen particle release from different species of the invasive allergenic genus Ambrosia: the effect of rainwater composition and wind speed	3
Allergenic fungal spores and hyphal fragments in the aerosol of Havana, Cuba	3
The impact of weather conditions on hazel pollen concentration in Sosnowiec (Poland) in 1997–2019	3
Automatic real-time monitoring of fungal spores: the case of Alternaria spp.	3
Influence of Phleum pratense pollen grains rupture on lipids extraction	3
Fungal diversity in Sahara dust: Aspergillus sydowii and other opportunistic pathogens	3
Antifungal effects of Curcuma longa L. essential oil against pathogenic strains isolated from indoor air	3
Airborne pollen trends in Tétouan (NW of Morocco)	3
A comprehensive aerobiological study of the airborne pollen in the Irish environment	3

Viable and not viable spore concentrations in National Gallery of Umbria (Italy)	3
Microscopic fungi and other contaminants on airborne pollen grains of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.)	3
Live oak pollen as a source of atmospheric particles	3
Testing the Raman parameters of pollen spectra in automatic identification	3
Analysis of airborne pollen time series originating from Hirst-type volumetric samplers—comparison between mobile sampling head oriented toward wind direction and fixed sampling head with two-layered	3
High genetic diversity and variability of microbial communities in near-surface atmosphere of Crete island, Greece	3
Assessment of airborne Curvularia propagules in the atmosphere of Havana, Cuba	3
Spatiotemporal distribution and the passive dispersal of fungal spores through HVAC systems	3
Biodeterioration of archaeological monuments of Taxila, Pakistan	3
Automatically counting pollen and measuring pollen production in some common grasses	2
Bioaerosol vertical fungal spores profile in Minas Gerais State, Brazil	2
Influence of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 on the level of culturable airborne bacteria and fungi in Abadan, Iran	2
Pollen Ole e 1 content variations in olive cultivars of different Portugal regions	2
Comparative aerobiological study between two stations located at different points in a coastal city in Southern Spain	2
Application of the HYSPLIT model for birch pollen modelling in Poland	2
Bioaerosol measurements over a fattening period in a pig barn focused on the presence of Staphylococcus spp.	2
Five ways to define a pollen season: exploring congruence and disparity in its attributes and their long-term trends	2
Airborne particles, bacterial and fungal communities insights of two museum exhibition halls with diverse air quality characteristics	2
Characterisation of pollen seasons in Iceland based on long-term observations: 1988–2018	2
Airborne bacteria and fungi in a wastewater treatment plant: type and characterization of bio-aerosols, emission characterization and mapping	2
Accuracy of a hand-held resistance-free flowmeters for flow adjustments of Hirst-Type pollen traps	2
Comparison of bacterial community structure in PM2.5 during hazy and non-hazy periods in Guilin, South China	2
Summer pollen flora in rural and urban central England dominated by nettle, ryegrass and other pollen missed by the national aerobiological network	2
Characterization of bioaerosols in and around a landfill site in Delhi	2
Chemical and biological components of atmospheric particulate matter and their impacts on human health and crops: a review	2
A review of the impact of environmental factors and pollutants on covid-19 transmission	2
Combined synoptic and regional weather patterns affecting atmospheric Poaceae pollen concentrations in Sydney, Australia	2
The duration and severity of the allergenic pollen season in Istanbul, and the role of meteorological factors	2
The understanding of phytopathogens as a tool in the conservation of heroic viticulture areas	2
Analysis of airborne fungal spore content in different indoor microenvironments in the Cathedral of Jaén (South Spain)	2
Bioaerosols in public and tourist buses	2
Comparison of Alternaria spore levels between two areas within the same city (Salamanca, Middle West Spain)	2
Hanging in the air: tree moss diatoms from Indo-Burma biodiversity hot spot of India	2
Relevance of aerobiological studies in Nigeria: a two-year aerospora record of Lagos	2
Properties relevant to atmospheric dispersal of the ice-nucleation active Pseudomonas syringae strain R10.79 isolated from rain water	2
Comparison of computer vision models in application to pollen classification using light scattering	2