OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Particle and Fibre Toxicology 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Immunotoxicity and intestinal effects of nano- and microplastics: a review of the literature	264
The plastic brain: neurotoxicity of micro- and nanoplastics	257
Nanopolystyrene translocation and fetal deposition after acute lung exposure during late-stage pregnancy	176
Underestimated health risks: polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics jointly induce intestinal barrier dysfunction by ROS-mediated epithelial cell apoptosis	150
Adverse outcome pathways as a tool for the design of testing strategies to support the safety assessment of emerging advanced materials at the nanoscale	135
Impacts of foodborne inorganic nanoparticles on the gut microbiota-immune axis: potential consequences for host health	93
Impact of airborne particulate matter on skin: a systematic review from epidemiology to in vitro studies	90
Cardiovascular health impacts of wildfire smoke exposure	84
Silica nanoparticles induce lung inflammation in mice via ROS/PARP/TRPM2 signaling-mediated lysosome impairment and autophagy dysfunction	79
The critical role of endothelial function in fine particulate matter-induced atherosclerosis	72
Induction of ferroptosis in response to graphene quantum dots through mitochondrial oxidative stress in microglia	71
Chronic exposure to polystyrene microplastics induced male reproductive toxicity and decreased testosterone levels via the LH-mediated LHR/cAMP/PKA/StAR pathway	68
Translocation of (ultra)fine particles and nanoparticles across the placenta; a systematic review on the evidence of in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo studies	61
Recent insights on indirect mechanisms in developmental toxicity of nanomaterials	61
Basal Ti level in the human placenta and meconium and evidence of a materno-foetal transfer of food-grade TiO2 nanoparticles in an ex vivo placental perfusion model	49
Nanomaterial-mediated autophagy: coexisting hazard and health benefits in biomedicine	45
Airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) triggers ocular hypertension and glaucoma through pyroptosis	45
Coronas of micro/nano plastics: a key determinant in their risk assessments	44
Consequences of nano and microplastic exposure in rodent models: the known and unknown	43
Ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles cause significant toxicity by specifically inducing acute oxidative stress to multiple organs	42
The mechanism of cell death induced by silver nanoparticles is distinct from silver cations	42
Sex-dependent effects of ambient PM2.5 pollution on insulin sensitivity and hepatic lipid metabolism in mice	41
Quartz crystal microbalances (QCM) are suitable for real-time dosimetry in nanotoxicological studies using VITROCELL®Cloud cell exposure systems	41
Pro-inflammatory effects of crystalline- and nano-sized non-crystalline silica particles in a 3D alveolar model	39
In vitro-in vivo correlations of pulmonary inflammogenicity and genotoxicity of MWCNT	39

Physicochemical characterization and genotoxicity of the broad class of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers used or produced in U.S. facilities	37
Urban air particulate matter induces mitochondrial dysfunction in human olfactory mucosal cells	36
Silica nanomaterials induce organ injuries by Ca2+-ROS-initiated disruption of the endothelial barrier and triggering intravascular coagulation	36
Amorphous silica nanoparticles accelerated atherosclerotic lesion progression in ApoE−/− mice through endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated CD36 up-regulation in macrophage	35
Jejunal villus absorption and paracellular tight junction permeability are major routes for early intestinal uptake of food-grade TiO2 particles: an in vivo and ex vivo study in mice	34
Prospects on the nano-plastic particles internalization and induction of cellular response in human keratinocytes	34
Influence of wood species on toxicity of log-wood stove combustion aerosols: a parallel animal and air-liquid interface cell exposure study on spruce and pine smoke	34
Particle characterization and toxicity in C57BL/6 mice following instillation of five different diesel exhaust particles designed to differ in physicochemical properties	33