OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health is 11. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Occupational health outcomes among sanitation workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis	169
“Residential greenness, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and microbiome diversity during pregnancy”	146
Exposure to submicron particulate matter and long-term survival: Cross-cohort analysis of 3 Chinese national surveys	127
Current exposure to environmental pollutants in the general adult population of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): A cross-sectional study	77
Effects of particulate air pollution on BPDE-DNA adducts, telomere length, and mitochondrial DNA copy number in human exhaled breath condensate and BEAS-2B cells	69
Long-term exposure to green and blue space and incidence of cardiovascular disease: A Danish Nurse Cohort study	61
Association between chronic long-term exposure to airborne dioxins and breast cancer	60
A paradigm shift in cooperation between industry, legislation, and research to protect people and the environment	56
Air pollution exposure and social responsiveness in childhood: The cincinnati combined childhood cohorts	50
Multiple mycotoxin exposure assessment through human biomonitoring in an esophageal cancer case-control study in the Arsi-Bale districts of Oromia region of Ethiopia	50
Aging of drinking water transmission pipes during long-term operation as a potential source of nano- and microplastics	48
Web-based behavioral intervention to reduce exposure to phthalate metabolites, bisphenol A, triclosan, and parabens in mothers with young children: A randomized controlled trial	46
Interpreting biomonitoring data: Introducing the international human biomonitoring (i-HBM) working group's health-based guidance value (HB2GV) dashboard	44
Changes in water treatment, hygiene practices, household floors, and child health in times of Covid-19: A longitudinal cross-sectional survey in Surkhet District, Nepal	43
Genetic susceptibility to low-level lead exposure in men: Insights from ALAD polymorphisms	43
Domestic water security in the Arctic: A scoping review	38
Occupational exposure to inhalable pathogenic microorganisms in waste sorting	37
Urban flooding and risk of leptospirosis; Pakistan on the verge of a new disaster: A call for action	37
Pubertal progression in relation to peripubertal exposure to organochlorine chemicals in a cohort of Russian boys	37
Editorial Board	35
Modulation of gene expression and influence of gene polymorphisms related to genotoxicity and redox status on occupational exposure to inhaled anesthetics	34
Effect of neighbourhood greenness on the association between air pollution and risk of stroke first onset: A case-crossover study in shandong province, China	34
Editorial Board	33
Effects of long-term air pollution exposure on ankle-brachial index and cardio-ankle vascular index: A longitudinal cohort study using data from the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand study	32
Editorial Board	30

Association of silica dust exposure with mortality among never smokers: A 44-year cohort study	30
Self-reported oil spill exposure and birth outcomes among southern Louisiana women at the time of the Gulf oil spill: The GROWH study	30
Exposures to lead during urban combat training	28
Household air pollution from wood-burning cookstoves and C-reactive protein among women in rural Honduras	28
Editorial Board	27
Estimating ambient air pollutant levels in Suzhou through the SPDE approach with R-INLA	27
Effect of a combined household-level piped water and sanitation intervention on reported menstrual hygiene practices and symptoms of urogenital infections in rural Odisha, India	25
Co-development of a risk assessment tool for use in First Nations water supply systems: A key step to water safety plan implementation	23
Editorial Board	23
Climate variability and seasonal patterns of paediatric parainfluenza infections in the tropics: An ecological study in Singapore	23
Prenatal particulate matter exposure and Intrauterine Fetal Death	23
Burden of osteoporosis and costs associated with human biomonitored cadmium exposure in three European countries: France, Spain and Belgium	22
Editorial Board	22
Assessing environmental exposure to viruses in wastewater treatment plant and swine farm scenarios with next-generation sequencing and occupational risk approaches	22
Editorial Board	22
Longitudinal assessment of oxidative stress markers and their relationship with exposure to PM2.5 and its bound metals in healthy participants	22
Epidemiological insights into neonatal deaths: The role of cooking fuel pollution in Colombia	21
Firefighters and the liver: Exposure to PFAS and PAHs in relation to liver function and serum lipids (CELSPAC-FIREexpo study)	21
Hexavalent chromium still a concern in Sweden – Evidence from a cross-sectional study within the SafeChrom project	21
Pathogen-specific response of infectious gastroenteritis to ambient temperature: National surveillance data in the Republic of Korea, 2015–2019	21
Traffic exposure, air pollution and children's physical activity at early childhood education and care	21
Phthalates and substitute plasticizers: Main achievements from the European human biomonitoring initiative HBM4EU	21
Associations of parental preconception and maternal pregnancy urinary phthalate biomarker and bisphenol-a concentrations with child eating behaviors	21
Ventilation conditions and their influence on thermal comfort in examination classrooms in times of COVID-19. A case study in a Spanish area with Mediterranean climate	21
The association between long-term exposure to outdoor artificial light at night and poor sleep quality among Chinese veterans: A multi-city study	20
Cost effectiveness of community led total sanitation in Ethiopia and Ghana	20
Prenatal exposure to mixtures of persistent environmental chemicals and fetal growth outcomes in Western Australia	20
Using Artificial Intelligence to extract information on pathogen characteristics from scientific publications	20
Association of persistent organic pollutants with sensorimotor neuropathy in participants with and without diabetes or prediabetes: Results from the population-based KORA FF4 study	20
Effects of perinatal dioxin exposure on neonatal electroencephalography (EEG) activity of the quiet sleep stage in the most contaminated area from Agent Orange in Vietnam	20
Utilization of greenhouse effect for the treatment of COVID-19 contaminated disposable waste - A simple technology for developing countries	19
Systematic review of biomonitoring data on occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium	19
Outdoor air pollution as a risk factor for testing positive for SARS-CoV-2: A nationwide test-negative case-control study in the Netherlands	19
Special issue editorial: Key results of the european human biomonitoring initiative - HBM4EU	19
A new measure of hygiene inequality applied to urban-rural comparison	18
How to use human biomonitoring in chemical risk assessment: Methodological aspects, recommendations, and lessons learned from HBM4EU	18
Acute cardiovascular responses of wildland firefighters to working at prescribed burn	18
Temperature, relative humidity and elderly type 2 diabetes mortality: A spatiotemporal analysis in Shandong, China	18
The HBM4EU chromates study – Outcomes and impacts on EU policies and occupational health practices	18
Biomonitoring of volatile organic compounds and organophosphorus flame retardands in commercial aircrews after „fume and smell events“	18
Preconception mitochondrial DNA copy number plays a crucial role in linking prenatal air pollution with the risk of preterm birth	18
Maternal urinary organophosphate ester metabolite concentrations and glucose tolerance during pregnancy: The HOME Study	18
Alterations of fecal antibiotic resistome in COVID-19 patients after empirical antibiotic exposure	17
Preparing schools for future pandemics: Insights on water, sanitation and hygiene solutions from the Brazilian school reopening policies	17
Temporal trend and cross-sectional characterization of urinary concentrations of glyphosate in Japanese children from 2006 to 2015	17
Association between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus	17
Associations of arsenic exposure and arsenic metabolism with the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	17
Detection of carbapenemase-producing, hypervirulent Klebsiella spp. in wastewater and their potential transmission to river water and WWTP employees	17
Occurrence and genetic characteristics of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates co-harboring antimicrobial resistance genes and metal tolerance genes in aquatic ecosystems	17
Associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and alternatives with reproductive hormones in women of childbearing age	17

Drinking water sources, quality, and associated health outcomes in Appalachian Virginia: A risk characterization study in two counties	16
The mediating role of the gut microbiome in the association between ambient air pollution and autistic traits	16
The association between long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and glaucoma: A nation-wide epidemiological study among Chinese adults	16
Editorial Board	16
Association of prenatal exposure to phthalates and synthetic phenols with pubertal development in three European cohorts	16
Global practices, geographic variation, and determinants of child feces disposal in 42 low- and middle-income countries: An analysis of standardized cross-sectional national surveys from 2016 – 2020	15
Community design and hypertension: Walkability and park access relationships with cardiovascular health	15
PFAS levels and determinants of variability in exposure in European teenagers – Results from the HBM4EU aligned studies (2014–2021)	15
Household water insecurity will complicate the ongoing COVID-19 response: Evidence from 29 sites in 23 low- and middle-income countries	15
Psychological impairment and extreme weather event (EWE) exposure, 1980–2020: A global pooled analysis integrating mental health and well-being metrics	15
Seasonal associations between air pollutants and influenza in 10 cities of southern China	15
The association between natural environments and childhood mental health and development: A systematic review and assessment of different exposure measurements	15
Investigating the association between regeneration of urban blue spaces and risk of incident chronic health conditions stratified by neighbourhood deprivation: A population-based retrospective study,	14
Individual and joint effects of organophosphate esters and hypertension or diabetes on renal injury among Chinese adults	14
Inflammation as a pathway for heavy metal-induced liver damage—Insights from a repeated-measures study in residents exposed to metals and bioinformatics analysis	14
Urinary concentration of phthalates and bisphenol A during minipuberty is associated with reproductive hormone concentrations in infant boys	14
Biomarkers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Sub-Arctic and Arctic communities in Canada	14
Household water use and greywater management in Khulna city, Bangladesh	14
Biomonitoring of exposure to Great Lakes contaminants among licensed anglers and Burmese refugees in Western New York: Toxic metals and persistent organic pollutants, 2010–2015	14
Determinant Factors of Children's Blood Lead Levels in Java, Indonesia	14
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons assessed by biomonitoring of firefighters during fire operations in Germany	14
Internal exposure of Flemish teenagers to environmental pollutants: Results of the Flemish Environment and Health Study 2016–2020 (FLEHS IV)	14
Blood lead, cadmium and hair mercury concentrations and association with soil, dust and occupational factors in e-waste recycling workers in Bangladesh	14
Chlorination for low-cost household water disinfection – A critical review and status in three Latin American countries	14
Supporting and implementing the beneficial parts of the exposome: The environment can be the problem, but it can also be the solution	14
Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phthalate acid esters and gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study	14
Internal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in vegans and omnivores	14
Harmonized human biomonitoring in European children, teenagers and adults: EU-wide exposure data of 11 chemical substance groups from the HBM4EU Aligned Studies (2014–2021)	14
Manuscript title: Long─term residential exposure to environmental/transportation noise and the incidence of myocardial infarction	14
Higher serum concentrations of PFAS among pesticide exposed female greenhouse workers	14
Prenatal PM2.5 exposure and neurodevelopment at 2 years of age in a birth cohort from Mexico city	13
Exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals including phthalates, phenols, and parabens in infancy: Associations with neurodevelopmental outcomes in the MARBLES study	13
Editorial Board	13
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in early pregnancy and preterm birth: Findings from the NICHD Fetal Growth Studies	13
Exposure to flame retardants in European children — Results from the HBM4EU aligned studies	13
Impact of antenatal exposure to a mixture of persistent organic pollutants on intellectual development	13
Influence of community-level sanitation coverage and population density on environmental fecal contamination and child health in a longitudinal cohort in rural Bangladesh	13
Short-term ambient temperature variations and incidence of preterm birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis	13
From spontaneous to strategic natural window ventilation: Improving indoor air quality in Swiss schools	13
Cancer incidence in Swedish oil refinery workers exposed to benzene	13
Effect of operational strategies on microbial water quality in small scale intermittent water supply systems: The case of Moamba, Mozambique	13
Exposure to phthalates and DiNCH among preschool children in Sweden: Urinary metabolite concentrations and predictors of exposure	13
Impact of heat waves and cold spells on cause-specific mortality in the city of São Paulo, Brazil	13
Impact of air pollutants on influenza-like illness outpatient visits under urbanization process in the sub-center of Beijing, China	12
Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR): A model for incorporating the exposome into health studies	12
Higher proportion of agricultural land use around the residence is associated with higher urinary concentrations of AMPA, a glyphosate metabolite	12
Kenyan school book knowledge for water, sanitation, hygiene and health education interventions: Disconnect, integration or opportunities?	12
Infection prevention and control and related practices in African neonatal units: The Pan-African neonatal care assessment study (PANCAS)	12
Harmonization of acronyms for volatile organic compound metabolites using a standardized naming system	12
Associations between the built environment and emotional, social and physical indicators of early child development across high and low socioeconomic neighbourhoods	12
Longitudinal measures of phthalate exposure and asthma exacerbation in a rural agricultural cohort of Latino children in Yakima Valley, Washington	12
Human biomonitoring follow-up study on PFOA contamination and investigation of possible influencing factors on PFOA exposure in a German population originally exposed to emissions from a fluoropolymer	12
Inhalation and dermal absorption as dominant pathways of PCB exposure for residents of contaminated apartment buildings	12
Joint association of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metal exposure with pulmonary function in children and adolescents aged 6–19 years	12
Hot water plumbing in residences and office buildings have distinctive risk of Legionella pneumophila contamination	11
Particle and metal exposure in Parisian subway: Relationship between exposure biomarkers in air, exhaled breath condensate, and urine	11
Implementation of effect biomarkers in human biomonitoring studies: A systematic approach synergizing toxicological and epidemiological knowledge	11
Poststratification as a suitable approach to generalize findings of two cross-sectional studies along the Bavarian compulsory school entrance examination: An exemplary poststratified analysis for asth	11
Association between prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and anogenital distance in girls at ages 0–4 years	11
Drivers of divergent assessments of bisphenol-A hazards to semen quality by various European agencies, regulators and scientists	11
Secular trends of urinary phthalate metabolites in 7-year old children and association with building characteristics: Hokkaido study on environment and children's health	11
Exposures in nail salons to trace elements in nail polish from impurities or pigment ingredients – A pilot study	11
Associations of maternal urinary arsenic concentrations during pregnancy with childhood cognitive abilities: The HOME study	11
Development and validation of a biomonitoring method to measure As, Cr, and Ni in human urine samples by ICP-UCT-MS	11
Prenatal exposure to nitrosatable drugs and timing of puberty in sons and daughters: A nationwide cohort study	11
Editorial Board	11
Long-term exposure to PM10 and respiratory health among Parisian subway workers	11
Examination of urinary pesticide concentrations, protective behaviors, and risk perceptions among Latino and Latina farmworkers in Southwestern Idaho	11
Editorial Board	11
HBM4EU chromates study - Reflection and lessons learnt from designing and undertaking a collaborative European biomonitoring study on occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium	11
Biomonitoring: A tool to assess PFNA body burdens and evaluate the effectiveness of drinking water intervention for communities in New Jersey	11
Occupational exposure to nanomaterials: A bibliometric study of publications over the last decade	11
The health effects of wearing facemasks on cardiopulmonary system of healthy young adults: A double-blinded, randomized crossover trial	11
Letter to the editor	11
Aflatoxin exposure in adults in southern and eastern Mexico in 2018: A descriptive study	11
Estimating cobalt exposure in respirable dust from cobalt in inhalable dust	11