OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geohealth is 8. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Estimated Mortality and Morbidity Attributable to Smoke Plumes in the United States: Not Just a Western US Problem	65
Global Observations and CMIP6 Simulations of Compound Extremes of Monthly Temperature and Precipitation	59
On the Environmental Determinants of COVID‐19 Seasonality	45
Health Impact Assessment of the 2020 Washington State Wildfire Smoke Episode: Excess Health Burden Attributable to Increased PM_2.5 Exposures and Potential Exposure Reductions	45
Compound Risks of Hurricane Evacuation Amid the COVID‐19 Pandemic in the United States	45
Differential Cardiopulmonary Health Impacts of Local and Long‐Range Transport of Wildfire Smoke	44
A Review of the Scope of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Mining Worldwide, Poverty, and the Associated Health Impacts	43
Mortality Attributable to Ambient Air Pollution: A Review of Global Estimates	42
Quantifying the Health Benefits of Face Masks and Respirators to Mitigate Exposure to Severe Air Pollution	42
Optimizing Spatial Allocation of COVID‐19 Vaccine by Agent‐Based Spatiotemporal Simulations	39
Modeling the Spatiotemporal Association Between COVID‐19 Transmission and Population Mobility Using Geographically and Temporally Weighted Regression	37
Air Pollution From Forest and Vegetation Fires in Southeast Asia Disproportionately Impacts the Poor	35
The Microbiology of Metal Mine Waste: Bioremediation Applications and Implications for Planetary Health	35
Impacts of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Health in California	34
Investigation of Forest Fire Activity Changes Over the Central India Domain Using Satellite Observations During 2001–2020	33
Estimating Intra‐Urban Inequities in PM_2.5‐Attributable Health Impacts: A Case Study for Washington, DC	33
Heat Safety in the Workplace: Modified Delphi Consensus to Establish Strategies and Resources to Protect the US Workers	30
Associations Between Eight Earth Observation‐Derived Climate Variables and Enteropathogen Infection: An Independent Participant Data Meta‐Analysis of Surveillance Studies With Broad Spectrum Nucleic A	30
Wastewater Sample Site Selection to Estimate Geographically Resolved Community Prevalence of COVID‐19: A Sampling Protocol Perspective	28
Global Cancer Risk From Unregulated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons	27
A Comparative Analysis of the Temperature‐Mortality Risks Using Different Weather Datasets Across Heterogeneous Regions	26
Wildfire Smoke Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Cardiorespiratory Emergency Department Visits in Alaska	25
Impact of Extreme Hot Climate on COVID‐19 Outbreak in India	25
Impact of the 2019/2020 Australian Megafires on Air Quality and Health	25
Role of the Synergistic Interactions of Environmental Pollutants in the Development of Cancer	24

Spatial Distribution of PM_2.5‐Related Premature Mortality in China	24
Climate Change and Women's Health: A Scoping Review	23
Unprecedented Migratory Bird Die‐Off: A Citizen‐Based Analysis on the Spatiotemporal Patterns of Mass Mortality Events in the Western United States	22
Associations Between Wildfire‐Related PM_2.5 and Intensive Care Unit Admissions in the United States, 2006–2015	22
Large Air Quality and Public Health Impacts due to Amazonian Deforestation Fires in 2019	22
Estimating the Acute Health Impacts of Fire‐Originated PM_2.5 Exposure During the 2017 California Wildfires: Sensitivity to Choices of Inputs	22
Residential and Race/Ethnicity Disparities in Heat Vulnerability in the United States	21
Spatiotemporal Associations Between Social Vulnerability, Environmental Measurements, and COVID‐19 in the Conterminous United States	21
Nationwide and Regional PM_2.5‐Related Air Quality Health Benefits From the Removal of Energy‐Related Emissions in the United States	21
Effects of Ecological Restoration Measures on Soil Erosion Risk in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area Since the 1980s	21
Natural Gas Gathering and Transmission Pipelines and Social Vulnerability in the United States	19
Satellite‐Based Monitoring of Eutrophication in the Earth's Largest Transboundary Lake	18
Dust Storms, Valley Fever, and Public Awareness	18
Diurnal Variations of Size‐Resolved Bioaerosols During Autumn and Winter Over a Semi‐Arid Megacity in Northwest China	17
How Do Brazilian Fires Affect Air Pollution and Public Health?	16
Impacts of Global Solid Biofuel Stove Emissions on Ambient Air Quality and Human Health	16
A Review of Health Issues Related to Child Labor and Violence Within Artisanal and Small‐Scale Mining	16
Disparities in Air Pollutants Across Racial, Ethnic, and Poverty Groups at US Public Schools	16
A Source Apportionment and Emission Scenario Assessment of PM_2.5‐ and O₃‐Related Health Impacts in G20 Countries	15
Mapping Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Senegal Using Sentinel 2 Data	15
No Consistent Link Between Dust Storms and Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis)	15
Mapping Heat Vulnerability Index Based on Different Urbanization Levels in Nebraska, USA	15
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature: Indicating Extreme Heat Risk on a Global Grid	15
Health Risk Implications of Volatile Organic Compounds in Wildfire Smoke During the 2019 FIREX‐AQ Campaign and Beyond	14
Effects of Drought on Mortality in Macro Urban Areas of Brazil Between 2000 and 2019	14
Resilience: Directions for an Uncertain Future Following the COVID‐19 Pandemic	14
Effects of Desert Dust and Sandstorms on Human Health: A Scoping Review	14
Sources of PM_2.5‐Associated Health Risks in Europe and Corresponding Emission‐Induced Changes During 2005–2015	14
Association Between Air Pollution and COVID‐19 Pandemic: An Investigation in Mumbai, India	14
Analysis of Outdoor Thermal Discomfort Over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	14
The Health Risks of Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): Upper North Thailand	14
A Health Impact and Economic Loss Assessment of O₃ and PM_2.5 Exposure in China From 2015 to 2020	13
Statistical Emulation of Winter Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations From Emission Changes in China	13
Demographic Assessment of Mono(2‐ethylhexyl) Phthalate (MEHP) and Monoethyl Phthalate (MEP) Concentrations in Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) From Sarasota Bay, FL, USA	13
Distribution Expansion of Dengue Vectors and Climate Change in India	13
The Role of Meteorological Variables and Aerosols in the Transmission of COVID‐19 During Harmattan Season	13
Drinking Water Quality and Provision in Six Low‐Income, Peri‐Urban Communities of Lusaka, Zambia	13
Addressing the Need for Just GeoHealth Engagement: Evolving Models for Actionable Research That Transform Communities	13
GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper Citizen Science Data 2017–2020	13
A Geologically Based Indoor‐Radon Potential Map of Kentucky	12
Identification of Thresholds on Population Density for Understanding Transmission of COVID‐19	12
Chronic Diseases Associated With Mortality in British Columbia, Canada During the 2021 Western North America Extreme Heat Event	12
The Coupled Impact of Emergency Responses and Population Flows on the COVID‐19 Pandemic in China	12
Estimating Heat‐Related Exposures and Urban Heat Island Impacts: A Case Study for the 2012 Chicago Heatwave	12
Sensitivity of Air Pollution Exposure and Disease Burden to Emission Changes in China Using Machine Learning Emulation	12
Industrial Particulate Pollution and Historical Land Use Contribute Metals of Concern to Dust Deposited in Neighborhoods Along the Wasatch Front, UT, USA	12
Climate Change, Pollution, Deforestation, and Mental Health: Research Trends, Gaps, and Ethical Considerations	12
Impacts of Road Deicing Application on Sodium and Chloride Concentrations in Philadelphia Region Drinking Water	12
Uncertainty in Health Impact Assessments of Smoke From a Wildfire Event	11
Generation, Resuspension, and Transport of Particulate Matter From Biochar‐Amended Soils: A Potential Health Risk	11

Dynamical Variations of the Global COVID‐19 Pandemic Based on a SEICR Disease Model: A New Approach of Yi Hua Jie Mu	11
Generative AI as a Tool for Environmental Health Research Translation	11
Adapting to Changing Labor Productivity as a Result of Intensified Heat Stress in a Changing Climate	11
Inferring the Main Drivers of SARS‐CoV‐2 Global Transmissibility by Feature Selection Methods	11
Exploration of the Global Burden of Dementia Attributable to PM2.5: What Do We Know Based on Current Evidence?	11
Regional Policies Targeting Residential Solid Fuel and Agricultural Emissions Can Improve Air Quality and Public Health in the Greater Bay Area and Across China	10
Spatial Analysis and Lead‐Risk Assessment of Philadelphia, USA	10
When a Dust Storm Is Not a Dust Storm: Reliability of Dust Records From the Storm Events Database and Implications for Geohealth Applications	10
Investigation of Relationships Between the Geospatial Distribution of Cancer Incidence and Estimated Pesticide Use in the U.S. West	10
Premature Deaths in Africa Due To Particulate Matter Under High and Low Warming Scenarios	10
Using Community Science to Better Understand Lead Exposure Risks	10
Risk Analysis of COVID‐19 Infections in Kolkata Metropolitan City: A GIS‐Based Study and Policy Implications	10
Health Impacts of Climate Change as Contained in Economic Models Estimating the Social Cost of Carbon Dioxide	10
“When the Wild Roses Bloom”: Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Change in Northwestern North America	10
Human Mobility to Parks Under the COVID‐19 Pandemic and Wildfire Seasons in the Western and Central United States	9
Predicting the Distribution of Arsenic in Groundwater by a Geospatial Machine Learning Technique in the Two Most Affected Districts of Assam, India: The Public Health Implications	9
Modeling Untreated Wastewater Evolution and Swimmer Illness for Four Wastewater Infrastructure Scenarios in the San Diego‐Tijuana (US/MX) Border Region	9
Association Between Air Pollutants and Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Time Stratified Case‐Crossover Design With a Distributed Lag Nonlinear Model	9
Exposure Pathways of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Through Soil, Streams, and Groundwater, Hawai'i, USA	9
Examining Hurricane Ida's Impact on Mental Health: Results From a Quasi‐Experimental Analysis	8
Interannual Climate Variability and Malaria in Mozambique	8
The Abundance of Trace Elements in Human Bone Relative to Bone Type and Bone Pathology	8
Substantial Changes of Gaseous Pollutants and Health Effects During the COVID‐19 Lockdown Period Across China	8
Analyzing COVID‐19 Using Multisource Data: An Integrated Approach of Visualization, Spatial Regression, and Machine Learning	8
“Distance‐Driven” Versus “Density‐Driven”: Understanding the Role of “Source‐Case” Distance and Gathering Places in the Localized Spatial Clustering of COVID‐19—A Case Study of the Xinfadi Market, Bei	8
Spatial Effects of Livestock Farming on Human Infections With Shiga Toxin‐Producing Escherichia coli O157 in Small but Densely Populated Regions: The Case of the Netherlands	8
Verifying Experimental Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Hindcasts Across the United States	8
The Effects of Trash, Residential Biofuel, and Open Biomass Burning Emissions on Local and Transported PM_2.5 and Its Attributed Mortality in Africa	8
The Influence of Extreme Heat on Police and Fire Department Services in 23 U.S. Cities	8
Population Vulnerability to the SARS‐CoV‐2 Virus Infection. A County‐Level Geographical‐Methodological Approach in Romania	8
Projecting the Suicide Burden of Climate Change in the United States	8
Distribution and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Salmonella enterica in Rural Areas of North Carolina After Hurricane Florence in 2018	8
Satellite‐Based Long‐Term Spatiotemporal Trends in Ambient NO₂ Concentrations and Attributable Health Burdens in China From 2005 to 2020	8
A Warm Summer is Unlikely to Stop Transmission of COVID‐19 Naturally	8
Web‐Based Data to Quantify Meteorological and Geographical Effects on Heat Stroke: Case Study in China	8
Prevalence, Distribution, and Genotypes of Adenovirus and Norovirus in the Puzi River and Its Tributaries and the Surrounding Areas in Taiwan	8