OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Toxics is 40. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Heavy Metals and Pesticides Toxicity in Agricultural Soil and Plants: Ecological Risks and Human Health Implications	823
Recent Strategies for Bioremediation of Emerging Pollutants: A Review for a Green and Sustainable Environment	171
PFAS Molecules: A Major Concern for the Human Health and the Environment	137
Nanopesticides in Agriculture: Benefits and Challenge in Agricultural Productivity, Toxicological Risks to Human Health and Environment	129
Microplastics in the Environment: Intake through the Food Web, Human Exposure and Toxicological Effects	128
Cadmium and Lead Exposure, Nephrotoxicity, and Mortality	112
Effects of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury on the Structure and Function of Reproductive Organs	107
Indirect Effect of Pesticides on Insects and Other Arthropods	101
Cognitive Impairment Induced by Lead Exposure during Lifespan: Mechanisms of Lead Neurotoxicity	91
Exposure Routes and Health Risks Associated with Pesticide Application	87
Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Sources, Fates, Impacts and Microbial Degradation	86
Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewaters: A Challenge from Current Treatment Methods to Nanotechnology Applications	83
Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Recent Advances in Their Removal: A Review	77
Effect of Polystyrene Microplastics on Rice Seed Germination and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity	75
Research Progress on Heavy Metals Pollution in the Soil of Smelting Sites in China	73
Pathomechanisms of Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy	73
Insights into the Toxicity and Degradation Mechanisms of Imidacloprid Via Physicochemical and Microbial Approaches	71
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Environment: Occupational and Exposure Events, Effects on Human Health and Fertility	69
Removal of Polystyrene Microplastics from Aqueous Solution Using the Metal–Organic Framework Material of ZIF-67	67
First Evidence of Microplastics in Human Urine, a Preliminary Study of Intake in the Human Body	65
Heavy Metal Accumulation in Rice and Aquatic Plants Used as Human Food: A General Review	64
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Thyroid Cancer: An Overview	63
Human Biomonitoring of Glyphosate Exposures: State-of-the-Art and Future Research Challenges	63
Pharmaceutical Compounds in Aquatic Environments—Occurrence, Fate and Bioremediation Prospective	62
A Review of Dietary Intake of Acrylamide in Humans	55

Advances in Genes-Encoding Transporters for Cadmium Uptake, Translocation, and Accumulation in Plants	53
Heavy Metal Contamination in the Aquatic Ecosystem: Toxicity and Its Remediation Using Eco-Friendly Approaches	53
Effects of Soil Amendments on Heavy Metal Immobilization and Accumulation by Maize Grown in a Multiple-Metal-Contaminated Soil and Their Potential for Safe Crop Production	51
Biochar as Sustainable Alternative and Green Adsorbent for the Remediation of Noxious Pollutants: A Comprehensive Review	47
Biosynthesized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) Mitigate Arsenic Toxicity in Rice Seedlings	46
The Effects of Essential and Non-Essential Metal Toxicity in the Drosophila melanogaster Insect Model: A Review	46
Metals Bioaccumulation in 15 Commonly Consumed Fishes from the Lower Meghna River and Adjacent Areas of Bangladesh and Associated Human Health Hazards	45
Adsorption and Desorption Behaviour of Polychlorinated Biphenyls onto Microplastics’ Surfaces in Water/Sediment Systems	45
Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) Associated with Microplastics in a Lake Environment	44
Emerging Links between Cadmium Exposure and Insulin Resistance: Human, Animal, and Cell Study Data	44
Toxicity and Functional Tissue Responses of Two Freshwater Fish after Exposure to Polystyrene Microplastics	44
IVIVE: Facilitating the Use of In Vitro Toxicity Data in Risk Assessment and Decision Making	42
Contamination Assessment of Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soil, in the Liwa Area (UAE)	41
Commonalities between Copper Neurotoxicity and Alzheimer’s Disease	41
A Relevant Screening of Organic Contaminants Present on Freshwater and Pre-Production Microplastics	41
Levels of Mercury, Methylmercury and Selenium in Fish: Insights into Children Food Safety	40
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorder?	40
Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Impacts on Aquatic Species and Interactions with Environmental Factors and Pollutants	40
Toxic Effects of Cadmium on Fish	40
Synergistic Effects of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Bacteria Reduce Heavy Metals Toxicity in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Plant	40
Clean-Up of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Soil by Phytoremediation: A Multidisciplinary and Eco-Friendly Approach	40