OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Indoor Air is 33. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event	447
Indoor transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2	291
Recognizing and controlling airborne transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 in indoor environments	99
Indoor CO ₂ concentrations and cognitive function: A critical review	83
Close contact behavior in indoor environment and transmission of respiratory infection	73
Indoor acids and bases	66
Residential air‐change rates: A critical review	66
Indoor ozone: Concentrations and influencing factors	63
Airborne transmission of COVID‐19 virus in enclosed spaces: An overview of research methods	59
Basic routes of transmission of respiratory pathogens—A new proposal for transmission categorization based on respiratory spray, inhalation, and touch	51
The Indoor Chemical Human Emissions and Reactivity (ICHEAR) project: Overview of experimental methodology and preliminary results	51
Volatile organic compound emissions during HOMEChem	48
Experimental study on sleep quality affected by carbon dioxide concentration	45
Decreased humidity improves cognitive performance at extreme high indoor temperature	44
Effects of increased humidity on physiological responses, thermal comfort, perceived air quality, and Sick Building Syndrome symptoms at elevated indoor temperatures for subjects in a hot‐humid climat	43
Seasonal variation in airborne infection risk in schools due to changes in ventilation inferred from monitored carbon dioxide	42
Poor ventilation worsens short‐range airborne transmission of respiratory infection	41
Association of subjective health symptoms with indoor air quality in European office buildings: The OFFICAIR project	39
Evaluation of SARS‐COV‐2 transmission and infection in airliner cabins	39
Experimental investigation of far‐field human cough airflows from healthy and influenza‐infected subjects	38
Negative ions offset cardiorespiratory benefits of PM _2.5 reduction from residential use of negative ion air purifiers	38
Associations of indoor carbon dioxide concentrations, air temperature, and humidity with perceived air quality and sick building syndrome symptoms in Chinese homes	38
Hypothesis: SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission is predominated by the short‐range airborne route and exacerbated by poor ventilation	37
Health effects of exposure to indoor volatile organic compounds from 1980 to 2017: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	37
Perceived air quality and cognitive performance decrease at moderately raised indoor temperatures even when clothed for comfort	36

Human exposure to air contaminants in sports environments	36
Real‐time measurements of PM_2.5and ozone to assess the effectiveness of residential indoor air filtration in Shanghai homes	36
Indoor exposure levels of bacteria and fungi in residences, schools, and offices in China: A systematic review	36
Qualitative and quantitative schlieren optical measurement of the human thermal plume	34
What were the historical reasons for the resistance to recognizing airborne transmission during theCOVID‐19 pandemic?	34
Quantificational exposure, sources, and health risks posed by heavy metals in indoor and outdoor household dust in a typical smelting area in China	34
A review on the applied techniques of exhaled airflow and droplets characterization	34
Three‐dimensional analysis of the effect of human movement on indoor airflow patterns	33