OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Particle and Fibre Toxicology is 28. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Single-cell transcriptome sequencing–based analysis: probing the mechanisms of glycoprotein NMB regulation of epithelial cells involved in silicosis	189
Lung function and self-rated symptoms in healthy volunteers after exposure to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) exhaust with and without particles	112
Impact of environmental microplastic exposure on HepG2 cells: unraveling proliferation, mitochondrial dynamics and autophagy activation	111
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation-mediated vascular toxicity of ambient fine particulate matter: contribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and osteopontin as a biomarker	109
Histopathology of the broad class of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers used or produced in U.S. facilities in a murine model	109
Toxicological inhalation studies in rats to substantiate grouping of zinc oxide nanoforms	103
Impact of in vitro digested zinc oxide nanoparticles on intestinal model systems	102
Road tunnel-derived coarse, fine and ultrafine particulate matter: physical and chemical characterization and pro-inflammatory responses in human bronchial epithelial cells	73
An experimental study on lung deposition of inhaled 2 μm particles in relation to lung characteristics and deposition models	69
Toxicokinetic study following intratracheal instillation or oral gavage of two [7Be]-tagged carbon black samples	60
Placental-fetal distribution of carbon particles in a pregnant rabbit model after repeated exposure to diluted diesel engine exhaust	59
Decidual derived exosomal miR-99a-5p targets Ppp2r5a to inhibit trophoblast invasion in response to CeO2NPs exposure	53
Exposure to ambient air pollution over developmental stages induced neurodevelopmental impairment in mice offspring via microbiome-gut-brain axis	51
Impact on murine neurodevelopment of early-life exposure to airborne ultrafine carbon nanoparticles	49
Correction: Pulmonary effects of exposure to indium and its compounds: cross-sectional survey of exposed workers and experimental findings in rodents	47
An investigation of the internal morphology of asbestos ferruginous bodies: constraining their role in the onset of malignant mesothelioma	45
Polystyrene nanobeads exacerbate chronic colitis in mice involving in oxidative stress and hepatic lipid metabolism	45
The pro-inflammatory effects of combined exposure to diesel exhaust particles and mineral particles in human bronchial epithelial cells	44
Short- and long-term pathologic responses to quartz are induced by nearly free silanols formed during crystal fracturing	41
Prospects on the nano-plastic particles internalization and induction of cellular response in human keratinocytes	37
Attenuation of PM2.5-induced alveolar epithelial cells and lung injury through regulation of mitochondrial fission and fusion	36
Surface functionalization and size modulate the formation of reactive oxygen species and genotoxic effects of cellulose nanofibrils	36
Acute phase response following pulmonary exposure to soluble and insoluble metal oxide nanomaterials in mice	36
Acute airway inflammation following controlled biodiesel exhaust exposure in healthy subjects	32
ROS generation and p-38 activation contribute to montmorillonite-induced corneal toxicity in vitro and in vivo	32

Serum peptidome: diagnostic window into pathogenic processes following occupational exposure to carbon nanomaterials	29
Correction: Reduction of pulmonary toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles by phosphonate-based surface passivation	29
Establishing relationships between particle-induced in vitro and in vivo inflammation endpoints to better extrapolate between in vitro markers and in vivo fibrosis	29
Copper oxide nanoparticles trigger macrophage cell death with misfolding of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)	28
Effective density of inhaled environmental and engineered nanoparticles and its impact on the lung deposition and dosimetry	28
Single inhalation exposure to polyamide micro and nanoplastic particles impairs vascular dilation without generating pulmonary inflammation in virgin female Sprague Dawley rats	28