OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Particle and Fibre Toxicology is 32. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Lung retention, distribution and persistence of polymer particles in rats exposed via inhalation	195
Impact of environmental microplastic exposure on HepG2 cells: unraveling proliferation, mitochondrial dynamics and autophagy activation	183
Single-cell transcriptome sequencing–based analysis: probing the mechanisms of glycoprotein NMB regulation of epithelial cells involved in silicosis	166
Toxicological inhalation studies in rats to substantiate grouping of zinc oxide nanoforms	160
Gut-ovary axis mediated synergistic reproductive toxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics and perfluorobutanoic acid co-exposure: pyroptotic signaling and probiotic mitigation	106
Toxicokinetic study following intratracheal instillation or oral gavage of two [7Be]-tagged carbon black samples	92
Surface-driven endocrine activity of nanoplastics: polymer- and size-dependent estrogen and androgen receptors modulation without steroidogenesis perturbation	90
Fabrication of microplastic and nanoplastic particles and fibres for use in pulmonary toxicity studies	87
Emerging cardiovascular risks of micro- and nanoplastics: toxic effects and mechanistic pathways	80
An experimental study on lung deposition of inhaled 2 μm particles in relation to lung characteristics and deposition models	77
Placental-fetal distribution of carbon particles in a pregnant rabbit model after repeated exposure to diluted diesel engine exhaust	73
Exposure to ambient air pollution over developmental stages induced neurodevelopmental impairment in mice offspring via microbiome-gut-brain axis	71
Decidual derived exosomal miR-99a-5p targets Ppp2r5a to inhibit trophoblast invasion in response to CeO2NPs exposure	61
Correction: Pulmonary effects of exposure to indium and its compounds: cross-sectional survey of exposed workers and experimental findings in rodents	59
Impact on murine neurodevelopment of early-life exposure to airborne ultrafine carbon nanoparticles	59
Polystyrene nanobeads exacerbate chronic colitis in mice involving in oxidative stress and hepatic lipid metabolism	58
Renal transcriptome-wide analyses in association with kidney black carbon load	52
An investigation of the internal morphology of asbestos ferruginous bodies: constraining their role in the onset of malignant mesothelioma	48
Acute phase response following pulmonary exposure to soluble and insoluble metal oxide nanomaterials in mice	47
Short- and long-term pathologic responses to quartz are induced by nearly free silanols formed during crystal fracturing	45
Attenuation of PM2.5-induced alveolar epithelial cells and lung injury through regulation of mitochondrial fission and fusion	45
Fiber length and shape-dependent differences in hepatic nanomaterial localization in mice following pulmonary exposure	44
Acute airway inflammation following controlled biodiesel exhaust exposure in healthy subjects	41
Ultraviolet irradiation-induced enhancement of inflammatory potential of polystyrene nano- and microplastics and effects of dispersion on lung clearance	39
Correction: Reduction of pulmonary toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles by phosphonate-based surface passivation	36

Establishing relationships between particle-induced in vitro and in vivo inflammation endpoints to better extrapolate between in vitro markers and in vivo fibrosis	36
Effective density of inhaled environmental and engineered nanoparticles and its impact on the lung deposition and dosimetry	35
ROS generation and p-38 activation contribute to montmorillonite-induced corneal toxicity in vitro and in vivo	35
Maternal PM2.5 exposure induces insulin resistance in adult male mouse offspring via gut–liver axis	35
Single inhalation exposure to polyamide micro and nanoplastic particles impairs vascular dilation without generating pulmonary inflammation in virgin female Sprague Dawley rats	35
Pollutant particles enhance house dust mite induced type 2 inflammation and the recruitment of monocyte derived Cd11c+ Gpnmb+ macrophages to the airway lumen	32
Airborne micro- and nanoplastics: emerging causes of respiratory diseases	32
A 90-day oral exposure to food-grade gold at relevant human doses impacts the gut microbiota and the local immune system in a sex-dependent manner in mice	32
Associations of prenatal fine particulate matter mixtures with neurodevelopmental outcomes in early childhood: component- and source-specific insights	32
Food-grade titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles induce toxicity and cardiac damage after oral exposure in rats	32