OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Indoor Air is 10. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
In Pursuit of Healthier Learning Environments: High‐Altitude Classroom Ventilation	94
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS): A Proactive Mitigation Strategy Focused on University Office Buildings in the United Kingdom	92
COVID‐19 Infection Risk Assessment in a Kindergarten Utilizing Continuous Air Quality Monitoring Data	88
Elevator Ventilation and SARS-CoV-2-Relevant Particulate Matter Removal in Three Older California Elevators	78
Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Health Impacts from Indoor Activities	67
Experimental Study on Sleep Quality in Naturally Ventilated Rooms under Moderate Climate Conditions	58
Simultaneous assessment of organophosphate flame retardants, plasticizers, trace metals, and house dust mite allergens in settled house dust	57
Scent of knowledge: The molecular fingerprint of volatiles in an emblematic historical library in Italy	53
High efficacy of layered controls for reducing exposure to airborne pathogens	49
30+ years of knowledge creation: Indoor Air 1991–2021	45
Phthalate Concentration Estimation and Exposure Assessment and Health Risk Assessment in Indoor Organic Film	43
Indoor Air Quality Conditions and Respiratory Virus Detections in Elementary Schools—Kansas City, Missouri, February–March 2023	40
Comparing Performance and Reliability of Collocated Enhanced Children’s MicroPEM (ECM) on Gravimetric and Nephelometric PM_2.5 Personal Exposure Samples in Field Measurements in Rural Guatem	40
Association Between House Dust Endotoxins and Increased All‐Cause Mortality in Adults	40
Assessment on the Personal Exposure Risk Associated With Real‐Time Indoor PM_2.5 in Different Microenvironments	37
Numerical Simulation of Contaminant Transport and Infection Probability in Public Transport Vehicles	34
Airplane cabin mixing ventilation with time‐periodic supply: Contaminant mass fluxes and ventilation efficiency	34
Patterns of Resident Activity and Their Impact on Environmental Parameters in Residential Apartments: Case Study and Implications for Design and Management	33
Combining Phi6 as a surrogate virus and computational large‐eddy simulations to study airborne transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 in a restaurant	32
Genetic Susceptibility and Physical Activity Modified the Long‐Term Effect of Propylene Oxide Exposure on Lung Function: A Repeated‐Measurement Cohort Study	32
Indoor formaldehyde levels in residences, schools, and offices in China in the past 30 years: A systematic review	30
Evapotranspiration Performance of Vertical Indoor Greening—Influence of Indoor Climate Conditions on the Transpiration Performance of Tropical Ornamental Plants and Contribution of Greenings to Indoor	29
Front Cover	28
The Impact of Indoor Total Volatile Organic Compound Exposures on Cognitive Performance in a Controlled Chamber Environment: An Experimental Study	28
Characteristics of annual mold variations and association with childhood allergic symptoms/diseases via combining surveys and home visit measurements	27

Temporal uncertainty versus coefficient of variation for rational regulation of indoor radon	27
Use of candles and risk of cardiovascular and respiratory events in a Danish cohort study	27
Household use of green and homemade cleaning products, wipe application mode, and asthma among French adults from the CONSTANCES cohort	27
Boundary conditions for exhaled airflow from a cough with a surgical or N95 mask	27
Natural Ventilation: Optimizing Window Opening Size for CO₂ Concentration Control and Thermal Comfort on Nonwindward Facades	26
Indoor exposure levels and risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in residences, schools, and offices in China from 2000 to 2021: A systematic review	26
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Carbon Monoxide Exposure and Risk of Cognitive Impairment Among Cooks in Africa	23
Nonthermal Plasma Air Purification Reduces Infection Rate and Alleviates Symptoms in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: A Randomized Controlled Trial	23
Investigating Indoor Air Pollution Sources and Student’s Exposure Within School Classrooms: Using a Low‐Cost Sensor and Source Apportionment Approach	22
Moldy odor from air conditioners in the residences of Japanese participants with and without asthma	21
Pain in Solid and Clean Fuel Using Households	21
Determinants of Carbon Dioxide Exposure for Residents and Staff of Nursing Homes: A Field Monitoring Study in Spain	21
Development of an Optimal Control Method for the Concentration of Degradable Substances	21
Evaluating Thermal Adaptation in Informal UK University Study Spaces: The Role of Climate Background in Perceived Comfort	21
Impact of ventilation methods on indoor particle concentrations in a daycare center	20
Modeling the Transmission Dynamics of Airborne Infectious Diseases Using a Hybrid SEIR and Wells–Riley Framework for Risk Assessment and Control Strategy Evaluation	20
Dependencies of the indoor climate on the course of the seasons and derivation of regressions from long‐term measurements	20
Experimental study of the negative effects of raised bedroom temperature and reduced ventilation on the sleep quality of elderly subjects	19
Indoor environmental quality in naturally ventilated schools of a dusty region: Excess health risks and effect of heating and desert dust transport	19
The effect of air purifiers and curtains on aerosol dispersion and removal in multi‐patient hospital rooms	19
Trimester‐specific association of perceived indoor air quality with antenatal depression: China Medical University Birth Cohort Study	19
Time‐resolved dynamic disability adjusted life‐years estimation	19
Impact of improved indoor air quality in Nunavik homes on children’s respiratory health	19
Global magnitude and long‐term trend of ischemic heart disease burden attributed to household air pollution from solid fuels in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019	19
Organic pollutant exposure and health effects of cooking emissions on kitchen staff in food services	18
Comprehensive Computational Study on the Influences of Particle Size and Relative Humidity on Aerosol/Droplet Transmission in a Ventilated Room Under Stationary and Dynamic Conditions	18
Breathing zone and exhaled air re‐inhalation rate under transient conditions assessed with a computer‐simulated person	18
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Comparison of Real‐Time PM_2.5 Between Rural and Urban Homes in Southwest China Based on Field Measurement: Insight Into the Cooking Activity Contribution	17
Long‐Term Characterization of Indoor Air Quality at a Research Area Building: Comparing Reference Instruments and Low‐Cost Sensors	17
Profiling Specific Volatile Organic Compounds for Mold Detection and Species Identification	16
Why has the COVID‐19 pandemic generated such global interest from the engineering community?	16
Estimating Air/Contaminant Transport Rate and Time From Attached Garages to Residential Living Spaces With a Single Tracer Gas Decay Test	16
The Effect of Low-Level Indoor Exposure Toluene on Orienting Network	16
Investigation of CO2-Sorption Characteristics of Readily Available Solid Materials for Indoor Direct Air Capturing	15
Modeling and experimental study of dispersion and deposition of respiratory emissions with implications for disease transmission	15
The Association between Indoor Carbon Dioxide Reduction by Plants and Health Effects	15
Multi‐person movement‐induced airflow and the effects on virus‐laden expiratory droplet dispersion in indoor environments	15
Indoor PM _2.5 from occupied residences in Sweden caused higher inflammation in mice compared to outdoor PM _2.5	15
Strategic Placement of Portable Air Cleaners for Enhanced Aerosol Control in Dental Treatment Rooms: A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis	15
Dibutyl phthalate exposure alters T‐cell subsets in blood from allergen‐sensitized volunteers	15
The Roles of Aging Signs in the Effect of Environmental Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure on Liver Fibrosis Risk: Results From Population‐Based Study and In Vitro Study	15
Experimental evaluation of respiratory droplet spread to rooms connected by a central ventilation system	14
Environmental Mold Management in Negative‐Pressure Isolation Wards During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Potential Indicator of COVID‐19‐Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis	14
Molecular Characteristics, Sources, and Health Risk Assessment of Gaseous Carbonyl Compounds in Residential Indoor and Outdoor Environments in a Megacity of Northwest China	14
Innovative Multicriteria Model for Evaluating and Ranking Aircraft Cabin Air Quality Monitoring Systems: A Hybrid QPFRS, M‐SWARA, K‐Means Clustering, and PROMETHEE Approach	14
Corrigendum. Re: de Sousa, N.R., et al., 2022. Detection and isolation of airborne SARS‐CoV ‐2 in a hospital setting. Indoor air, 32(3), e13023	14
Ventilation Effectiveness: Overview of Terminology and Analysis of Influencing Parameters	14

Estimation of the Number of Subslab Soil Gas Samples to Collect to Characterize Vapor Intrusion Under a Large Building	13
Formaldehyde‐Degrading Bacteria R1 Is Effective in Removing HCHO from the Air in an Indoor Environment	13
Occurrence of Novel Alternative Phosphorus Flame Retardants on Indoor Dust Collected From Japanese Dwellings and a Kindergarten	13
Why should we target the burden of disease for indoor air pollutants?	13
Evaluation of Vehicle Interior Air Quality by Impinger Collection and Subsequent Bioassay Using Cultured Macrophages	13
Human thermal sensation and its algorithmic modelization under dynamic environmental thermal characteristics of vehicle cabin	13
Secondhand smoke in the densely populated urban setting: A cross‐sectional survey of exposure, knowledge, attitudes, and respiratory symptoms	12
Evaluation of fixed and adaptive concentration thresholds for particle filter systems	12
An Investigation of Concentration and Health Impacts of Aldehydes Associated with Cooking in 29 Residential Buildings	12
Spreading a Durable Protective Layer of Quaternary Ammonium Agents on an N95 Respirator for Predecontamination of Airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Viruses Using Mycobacterium smegmatis and Bact	12
Method Development to Assess the Ventilated and Nonventilated Sources of Indoor Dust Deposits, Applied in a Museum	12
Indoor humidity levels and associations with reported symptoms in office buildings	12
Development and application of the Ames test using a direct‐exposure module: The assessment of mutagenicity of incense and sidestream cigarette smoke	12
Evaluation of Seasonal Variations of Human Subjective Responses in China’s Cold Climate Zone	12
Health benefit/burden, PM ₂ _.5 removal ef	12
Front Cover	12
Detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 Virions and RNA in Aerosols From COVID‐19 Environments	12
Effect of a solar lighting intervention on fuel‐based lighting use and exposure to household air pollution in rural Uganda: A randomized controlled trial	11
Ventilation Strategies for Minimizing Airborne Infection Risks Inside Vehicles: Insights From Computational Modeling	11
Modeling the factors that influence exposure to SARS‐CoV‐2 on a subway train carriage	11
Detection and High‐Throughput Microbial Analysis of Particulate Matter in Houses and Downwind Areas of Duck Farms	11
Systematic way to understand and classify the shared‐room airborne transmission risk of indoor spaces	11
Characterization of Polyhexamethylene Guanidine Oligomers in Solutions and Aerosols Emitted during Humidifier Use	11
Study on Odor Environment Comfort Based on Electroencephalogram (EEG)	11
A comprehensive survey analysis focusing on the effect of living literacy on residential environment and health recognition under COVID ‐19 in Japan	11
Perception of Thermal Comfort During Exercise	11
Indoor dryness and humidification‐induced arsenic inhalation exposure above 4200 m in Ngari, China	11
Issue Information	11
Indoor PM_2.5 and Particle Number Exposure in Low‐Income Kuala Lumpur Residences: Contributions From Outdoor Sources	11
Impact of Indoor Air Quality and Multi‐domain Factors on Human Productivity and Physiological Responses: A Comprehensive Review	11
The Housing Conditions of People With Asthma in Australia: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis of Two Nationwide Surveys	11
Particulate Matter (PM) as a Major Threat to Autophagy‐Induced Homeostasis Regulation, a Systematic Review of the Literature	10
Partition of phthalates among air, PM ₂ _.5 , house dust and skin in residential indoor en	10
A model to evaluate ozone distribution and reaction byproducts in aircraft cabin environments	10
The Elevation of the Mass Concentration Ratio of PM₁₀ to PM₁ in Printing Shop Was Associated With Small Airway Impairment	10
Effects of body geometry, body composition, cardio‐pulmonary capacity, and fitness on young men's thermal preference	10
Zonal model for predicting contaminant distribution in stratum ventilated rooms	10
Effect of prenatal and postnatal exposure to home renovation on the risk of common cold in preschool children	10
Aerosol fluorescence, airborne hexosaminidase, and quantitative genomics distinguish reductions in airborne fungal loads following major school renovations	10
Existence of a Nonzero Worst‐Case ACH for Short‐Term Exposure in Ventilated Indoor Spaces	10
Transport and dispersion of tracers simulating COVID‐19 aerosols in passenger aircraft	10
Effects of Increasing Indoor Negative Air Ions on Cognitive Performance and Health of High Pure CO2 Level-Exposed College Students	10
HEPA filters of portable air cleaners as a tool for the surveillance of SARS‐CoV ‐2	10
Temperature and indoor environments	10
Shared Risk Volatile Organic Compounds Among Chronic Respiratory Diseases: Mediation Effects of System Inflammation	10
Effects of the Light Environment in Elementary School Classrooms on Students’ Cognitive Performance and Galvanic Skin Indicators	10
Author Correction: Cabin air quality on non‐smoking commercial flights: A review of published data on airborne pollutants	10
Longitudinal assessment of personal air pollution clouds in ten home and office environments	10
Indoor contribution to PM ₂ _.5 exposure u	10