OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine is 3. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Association between pain intensity, neck disability index, and working conditions among women employed in horticulture	36
Temperature as a determining factor in the occurrence of Legionella sp. bacteria in hot water systems in hospitals and social welfare homes	34
The cross-sectional survey on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and it predictors among Chinese parents of 3–17 years aged children in Shenzhen City	24
Are probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics beneficial in primary thyroid diseases? A systematic review with meta-analysis	19
Tularaemia – a diagnostic challenge	18
How much do we know about genetic predisposition of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?	16
Effect of selected factors related to emotions and general health on the health behaviours of paramedics	14
Disruption of mitochondrial function augments the radiosensitivity of prostate cancer cell lines	13
Impact of the oxidative and enzymatic metals in degenerated intervertebral disc disease	13
Uncovering the effects of COVID-19 on in-hospital cardiac arrest – a living systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Is nutritional education in primary schools needed in the light of teachers’ diagnosis of the state of knowledge about food and nutrition of 7–12-year-old primary school pupils? The Focus Group Inter	12
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from a meat processing plant	12
Comparison of health care systems in Poland and Great Britain by Poles staying temporarily in Great Britain prior to the COVID pandemic	12
Psychological adaptation to cancer in women with breast cancer considering selected medical factors	12
Personality profile of dietetics students from medical universities in the context of efficacy of prospective dietetic counseling – a Polish study	11
Achievement motivation profiles and coping styles of women with binge eating disorder. A study of a clinical sample of women in Poland	11
Prevalence of <i>Bacillus cereus</i> in food products in Poland	11
Contribution of tick-borne diseases to mortality in juvenile free-living cervids	10
Current perspective on smoking epidemics in Poland – statement the Polish Society of Public Health	10
Joint hypermobility in school-aged children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis – A chance for more accurate screening?	10
Selected routine laboratory tests in the clinical assessment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea	9
The rapidly progressing and fatal outcome of rhombencephalitis by listeriosis in a 61-year-old male	9
Development and application of the integration of physical activity into health care – a scoping review	8
Senior organizations at the time of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic life style and health competence of seniors. Part II	8
Antibiotic sensitivity of environmental Legionella pneumophila strains isolated in Poland	8

Effectiveness of UV-C radiation in inactivation of microorganisms on materials with different surface structures	8
Lifestyle intervention towards Mediterranean Diet, physical activity adherence and anthropometric parameters in normal weight women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis – prelimi	7
Relationship between periodontal diseases and non-specific inflammatory bowel diseases – an overview. Part I	7
Impact of tick-borne pathogens on the health risk of soldiers	7
<i>Borrelia miyamotoi</i> DNA in a patient suspected of Lyme borreliosis	7
Body weight and assessment of sexual life – a cross-sectional study	7
Assessment of post-traumatic arthritis and functional outcome in patients treated operatively and non-operatively for distal radius Fractures – a 2-year cohort study	7
Sleep problems and related factors in rural and urban populations in Western Pomerania, Poland	7
Effects of 2.4 GHz radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) on glioblastoma cells (U -118 MG)	7
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in gastroenterology oncology – short review of current literature	6
Dietary patterns in people with mild cognitive impairment	6
Is Artificial Intelligence an accurate tool for improving access to ophthalmological services in rural areas? A narrative review	6
Outcome of transobturator sling for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence applied as a single procedure or concomitantly with pelvic organ prolapse surgery	6
Effect of silver nanoparticles on cytotoxicity, oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory proteins profile in lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells	6
Characteristics of osteoporotic vertebral fractures in association with symptomatic status in postmenopausal women – a retrospective study of a single centre in Poland	6
Prospective assessment of functional and clinical results of surgical patellar stabilization in rural and urban populations. Equal chance to success?	6
Environmental and biological interactions of Hepatitis B virus in leeches – a molecular investigation	6
The correlation between two potentially antagonistic human adipocytokines, WISP-1 and CTRP1, and their association with insulin resistance	6
Review of ticks attacking domestic dogs and cats, and their epidemiological role in the transmission of tick-borne pathogens in Poland	6
In-flight syncope as the first manifestation of severe cardiodepressive vaso-vagal syndrome, verified by tilt-table testing with delayed response	6
Meningoencephalitis and postinflammatory hydrocephalus in the course of COVID-19 disease in newborn – the potential role of acetazolamide as add-on therapy to the standard treatment	6
Mycobacterium avium and Klebsiella pneumoniae co-infection in the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) – Case Report	5
Distribution characteristics and analysis of fungal aerosol concentration and particle size in air-conditioned wards in Wuhan, China	5
Can family resources and place of residence play a beneficial role in explaining burnout levels in working men?	5
Communicating evidence-based information on the effects of health interventions to various types of recipients – a qualitative study on the perception of formats of information among lay and professi	5
Analysis of changes in electromyographic masticatory muscle activity in relation to the selected correction of refractive error	5
The development of cigarette smoke induced chronic pancreatitis in mice is associated with increased expression of K-Ras and NF-κB	5
Occupational health and safety in agriculture – a brief report on organization, legislation and support in selected European countries	5
Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes – systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Relationship between the components of disability definition and the effectiveness of rehabilitation measures as a process	5
Effectiveness of ChatGPT in simplifying information for Polish patients on cervical cancer screening using advanced prompting	5
Occupational tuberculosis at a healthcare laboratory – case report	5
Rehabilitation – definition for research purposes	5
Improved efficacy of eugenol and <i>trans</i>-anethole in combination with octenidine dihydrochloride against <i>Candida albicans</i> and <i>Candida parapsilosis</i>	5
Rural-urban differences in the perception of cooperation between schools and the psychiatric care system for children and adolescents, and attitudes towards the ban on using phones at school – a cro	5
2,4-dinitrophenol enhances cisplatin and etoposide cytotoxic activity on prostate cancer cell line	5
MiRNA-21–5p as a biomarker in EBV-associated oropharyngeal cancer	5
Changes in body weight in various population groups in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic – a comparison of two cross-sectional studies	5
A seven-legged tick – anomalous <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> female (Acari: Ixodidae) from Poland	5
Leiomyosarcoma of the right renal vein with tumour thrombus extending to the right atrium – Case Report and literature review	5
Effects of subtalar arthroereisis in children, assessed on the basis of quality-of-life questionnaires	5
Bovine tuberculosis in a Reeves’s muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) in a private animal collection in Poland – management and legal implications	5
Place of residence and time of day as factors affecting the course of vaginal delivery	4
Absence of <i>Theileria</i> spp. in ixodid ticks collected from vegetation and animals in eastern Poland	4
Analysis of work-related ailments affecting physiotherapists	4
Improving community-based COPD care in general practice in Poland – a cluster randomized controlled trial	4
Falls – the socio-economic and medical aspects important for developing prevention and treatment strategies	4
Hand hygiene as the basic method of reducing <i>Clostridium difficile</i> infections (CDI) in a hospital environment	4
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Contextual Body Image Questionnaire for Athletes for young physically active Polish adults	4
<i>Cryptosporidium spp</i>. and <i>Blastocystis spp.</i> coinfection as a reason of an acute diarrhea in a young healthy veterinary Polish student – Case report	4

Effectiveness of sanitation regime in a milking parlour to control microbial contamination of teats and surfaces teat cups’	4
The effect of apparent temperature on hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in rural areas of Pingliang, China	4
Non-invasive haemodynamic assessments among hypertensive patients in a routine family doctor’s office	4
Comparison of the effectiveness of various parasitological methods in detecting nematode eggs in different types of soil	4
Leprosy – neglected tropical disease in Pygmies inhabiting Central African Republic	4
Evaluation of physical and cardiorespiratory fitness in 7-year-old prematurely born children – preliminary study	4
Analysis of the concentration of selected serological parameters in patients undergoing antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease and assessment of their potential application in the control of the therapy	4
Exposure of meat products to nitrites as food additives in Poland	3
Hospitalization for dog bites in Poland between 2006–2020	3
Acute liver injury in the course of COVID-19	3
Anxiety in polycystic ovary syndrome – a meta-analysis	3
Laboratory evaluation of occupational exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV) during grounds maintenance equipment operations	3
Registered incidence of acute upper respiratory tract infections diagnosed by primary care physicians in Poland – 5-year retrospective analysis of the national health insurance database	3
Investigation for the presence of bacteria and antimicrobial resistance genes in sea snails (<i>Rapana venosa</i>)	3
Colonization with drug-resistant pathogens among patients in long-term care facilities and under home hospice care – a cross-sectional study	3
Importance of most frequent needs of the disabled in shaping areas of support in public health. Part. II. Disability as a consequence of dysfunction in the state of health disrupting daily functioning	3
Salivary EBV DNA in periodontitis – analysis of clinicopathological and serological parameters	3
Analysis of functional efficiency and risk of falls in patients with different types of dementia – preliminary observations	3
Malnutrition as the cause of growth retardation among children in developed countries	3
Genetic aspects of pain and its variability in the human population	3
The sense of security of Ukrainians and Belarusians studying in Poland	3
Determining the hierarchy of risk factors for low-energy fractures in patients of an Osteoporosis Treatment Clinic	3
Bacteriological profile of the nasopharynx in patients with type 2 diabetes	3
The response of primary care practices in rural and urban settings in Poland to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Relationship between SIBO and other bowel diseases and a common eating pattern for them. Part III	3
Dissatisfaction and discrepancy in body-image perceptions among adolescents aged 10–17 years from rural areas of southern Poland – a cross-sectional study	3
Citrobacter freundii and Acinetobacter baumanii infection in a patient with neoplastic lung disease – Case report	3
Detection of <i>Legionella</i> spp. and occurrence of virulence genes:<i> lvh</i>, <i>rtxA</i> and <i>enhC</i> in water samples from artificial water sy	3
Seasonal prevalence of potentially infectious enteric viruses in surface waters below treated wastewater discharge	3
Prevalence of <i>Plasmodium</i> spp. in symptomatic BaAka Pygmies inhabiting the rural Dzanga Sangha region of the Central African Republic	3
Hand function after muscle transfer in spastic hemiparesis patients	3
The influence of architecture, design and physical environment in residential buildings on cardiovascular disease – rationale and protocol for an overview of systematic reviews	3
Impact of isolation on the biopsychosocial functioning of older people with COVID-19	3
A comprehensive review and meta-analysis of suPAR as a predictor of acute kidney injury	3
Eating behaviour and emotional eating patterns of urban and long-distance bus drivers – a comparative analysis using the HUEBS, SSES and SEES scales	3
Effects of high-intensity interval exercise on attentional network function in youth athletes	3
Antifungal activity of Myrrh gum resin against pathogenic <i>Candida</i> spp.	3
Could the Optiplex <i>Borrelia</i> assay replace the traditional, two-step method of diagnosing Lyme disease?	3