OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Endocrinology is 7. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Apoptosis-modulatory miR-361-3p as a novel treatment target in endocrine-responsive and endocrine-resistant breast cancer	168
100 YEARS OF INSULIN: 100 years of insulin: progress, current perspectives and future challenges	85
Neural gut-to-brain communication for postprandial control of satiation and glucose metabolism	75
The physiology of growth hormone (GH) in adults: translational journey to GH replacement therapy	56
Blocking FGF23 signaling improves the growth plate of mice with X-linked hypophosphatemia	50
Androgen therapy does not prevent bone loss and arterial calcifications in male rats with chronic kidney disease	44
Antenatal steroids: benefits, risks, and new insights	35
11β-HSD1 contributes to age-related metabolic decline in male mice	35
100 YEARS OF INSULIN: Pancreas pathology in type 1 diabetes: an evolving story	35
Treating inflammation to combat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	33
Hormonal changes in PCOS	28
SIRT3 overexpression in rat muscle does not ameliorate peripheral insulin resistance	27
Female rats present higher oxidative damage and inflammation during goitrogenesis	25
Exercise prevents obesity by reducing gut-derived inflammatory signals to brown adipocytes in mice	25
Oncostatin M: friend or foe in PCOS pathogenesis?	24
Insights into isoform-specific mineralocorticoid receptor action in the hippocampus	24
Impact of ACE2 on the susceptibility and vulnerability to COVID-19	23
Postmenopausal osteoporosis coexisting with sarcopenia: the role and mechanisms of estrogen	22
Prenatal cortisol exposure impairs adrenal function but not glucose metabolism in adult sheep	21
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): international collaboration to translate evidence and guide future research	21
The complexity of coffee and its impact on metabolism	20
A tissue-specific role of membrane-initiated ERα signaling for the effects of SERMs	19
Multifaceted landscape of the StAR protein in steroid biosynthesis: from development to degeneration	19
Role of ERβ in adipocyte metabolic response to wheel running following ovariectomy	18
Modification of the serotonergic systems and phenotypes by gestational micronutrients	18

Bidirectional crosstalk between bone and muscle: the role of RANKL pathway in osteosarcopenia	18
Sodium-iodide symporter and its related solute carriers in thyroid cancer	18
GLP-1R/NPY2R regulate gene expression, ovarian and adrenal morphology in HFD mice	16
Recycling glucocorticoids: therapeutic implications of the 11β-HSD1 enzyme system	16
Long-term melatonin treatment attenuates body weight gain with aging in female mice	16
Suppression of hyperinsulinemia restores growth hormone secretion and metabolism in obese mice	16
SerpinA3N deficiency attenuates steatosis and enhances insulin signaling in male mice	15
Isoflurane stress induces glucocorticoid production in mouse lymphoid organs	15
Continuing the success of Journal of Endocrinology and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology	14
Effect of peripheral neural stimulation with allopregnanolone on ovarian physiology	14
Single cell resolution of neurosteroidogenesis in the murine brain: de novo biosynthesis	14
Increased osteoblast GαS level determines bone response to hyperparathyroidism in female mice	14
Designing, conducting, and reporting reproducible animal experiments	14
Loss of KLF15 impairs endometrial receptivity by inhibiting EMT in endometriosis	13
The mineralocorticoid system, cardiometabolic health and its interplay with adipose tissue	13
Sustained glucagon receptor antagonism in insulin-deficient high-fat-fed mice	12
Osteoprotective effects of lifestyle interventions against obesity-induced bone dyshomeostasis and bone loss in rats	12
Neuronal insulin signaling and resistance: a balancing act of kinases and phosphatases	12
Continuing the success of Journal of Endocrinology and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology: Editor-in-Chief handover	11
Glucose and energy metabolism are impaired in mice deficient for orexins	11
Leptin deficiency affects glucose homeostasis and results in adiposity in zebrafish	11
mTOR inhibitor improves testosterone-induced myocardial hypertrophy in hypertensive rats	11
Glucagon infusion alters the circulating metabolome and urine amino acid excretion in dogs	11
Intestinal FFA2 promotes obesity by altering food intake in Western diet-fed mice	11
Metabolic regulation of glucagon secretion	10
Physical exercise improves mitochondrial function in ovariectomized rats	9
Vascular reactivity contributes to adipose tissue remodeling in obesity	9
Thyroglobulin and calcitonin measurements: pitfalls and future perspectives	9
A probiotic mix partially protects against castration-induced bone loss in male mice	9
Vitamin D reduces VSMC foam cell formation and protects against AS progression	9
Incretin-mediated control of cardiac energy metabolism	9
Asprosin regulates male reproduction in teleosts: an in vitro study in Channa punctata	8
Serotonin alters the response to a glucose challenge in lactating cows	8
Increased PHOSPHO1 expression mediates cortical bone mineral density in renal osteodystrophy	8
Exercise increases NPY/AgRP and TH neuron activity in the hypothalamus of female mice	8
Hnf4g invalidation prevents diet-induced obesity via intestinal lipid malabsorption	8
Adrenomedullin: new inhibitory regulator for cortisol synthesis and secretion	8
Understanding the role of growth hormone in situations of metabolic stress	8
The alternate pathway of androgen metabolism and window of sensitivity	8
GPER mediates estrogen cardioprotection against epinephrine-induced stress	8
Metformin as an anti-inflammatory agent: a short review	8
Fibroblast growth factor 10 alleviates acute lung injury by inhibiting excessive autophagy via Nrf2	8
Oxytocin and women’s health in midlife	7
Dynamics of maternal androgens and its metabolites during early embryonic development: embryonic modification of a maternal effect	7
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, heart failure and predictive biomarkers	7
Absence of sex differences in diabetes-induced suppression of KNDy neurons in rats	7
The intestine and the microbiota in maternal glucose homeostasis during pregnancy	7
Testosterone reduces metabolic brown fat activity in male mice	7
Vitamin B12 deficiency induces glucose intolerance, delays peak insulin levels and promotes ketogenesis in female rats	7
Gap junctions regulate the activity of AgRP neurons and diet-induced obesity in male mice	7

miR-375 acts as a novel factor modulating pituitary prolactin synthesis through Rasd1 and Esr1	7
Acknowledgement to reviewers	7
Regulation of adipose tissue development and energy metabolism by VEGFB isoforms	7
Kisspeptin upregulates β-cell serotonin production during pregnancy	7