OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Endocrinology 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Tailoring cardiovascular risk prediction to females	222
Effects of metformin and denosumab on bone and glucose metabolism in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and diabetes	117
Treating inflammation to combat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	91
Neural gut-to-brain communication for postprandial control of satiation and glucose metabolism	88
Hormonal changes in PCOS	53
Apoptosis-modulatory miR-361-3p as a novel treatment target in endocrine-responsive and endocrine-resistant breast cancer	45
11β-HSD1 contributes to age-related metabolic decline in male mice	38
100 YEARS OF INSULIN: 100 years of insulin: progress, current perspectives and future challenges	37
Blocking FGF23 signaling improves the growth plate of mice with X-linked hypophosphatemia	37
Antenatal steroids: benefits, risks, and new insights	36
Androgen therapy does not prevent bone loss and arterial calcifications in male rats with chronic kidney disease	32
100 YEARS OF INSULIN: Pancreas pathology in type 1 diabetes: an evolving story	31
PTEN regulation by miR-486-5p contributes to the amelioration of polycystic ovary syndrome	28
The physiology of growth hormone (GH) in adults: translational journey to GH replacement therapy	27
SIRT3 overexpression in rat muscle does not ameliorate peripheral insulin resistance	26
Female rats present higher oxidative damage and inflammation during goitrogenesis	26
Oncostatin M: friend or foe in PCOS pathogenesis?	25
Impact of ACE2 on the susceptibility and vulnerability to COVID-19	25
Insights into isoform-specific mineralocorticoid receptor action in the hippocampus	24
Phenotypic variations in polycystic ovary syndrome: metabolic risks and emerging biomarkers	22
Postmenopausal osteoporosis coexisting with sarcopenia: the role and mechanisms of estrogen	21
A tissue-specific role of membrane-initiated ERα signaling for the effects of SERMs	20
Exercise prevents obesity by reducing gut-derived inflammatory signals to brown adipocytes in mice	20
The multifaceted landscape of the StAR protein in steroid biosynthesis: from development to degeneration	20
Prenatal cortisol exposure impairs adrenal function but not glucose metabolism in adult sheep	20

Modification of the serotonergic systems and phenotypes by gestational micronutrients	18
The complexity of coffee and its impact on metabolism	18
Bidirectional crosstalk between bone and muscle: the role of RANKL pathway in osteosarcopenia	16
Single cell resolution of neurosteroidogenesis in the murine brain: de novo biosynthesis	16
GLP-1R/NPY2R regulate gene expression, ovarian and adrenal morphology in HFD mice	16
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): international collaboration to translate evidence and guide future research	16
Recycling glucocorticoids: therapeutic implications of the 11β-HSD1 enzyme system	15
Sodium-iodide symporter and its related solute carriers in thyroid cancer	15
Isoflurane stress induces glucocorticoid production in mouse lymphoid organs	14
The mineralocorticoid system, cardiometabolic health and its interplay with adipose tissue	14
SerpinA3N deficiency attenuates steatosis and enhances insulin signaling in male mice	14
Neuronal insulin signaling and resistance: a balancing act of kinases and phosphatases	13
Loss of KLF15 impairs endometrial receptivity by inhibiting EMT in endometriosis	13
Increased osteoblast GαS level determines bone response to hyperparathyroidism in female mice	13
Designing, conducting, and reporting reproducible animal experiments	13
Glucose and energy metabolism are impaired in mice deficient for orexins	12
Effect of peripheral neural stimulation with allopregnanolone on ovarian physiology	12
Hormonal and mineral dysregulation determine the dynamics of calcification in adenine-induced CKD in male rats	12
Osteoprotective effects of lifestyle interventions against obesity-induced bone dyshomeostasis and bone loss in rats	12
Continuing the success of Journal of Endocrinology and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology: Editor-in-Chief handover	12
Continuing the success of Journal of Endocrinology and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology	12
Asprosin regulates male reproduction in teleosts: an in vitro study in Channa punctata	11
Glucagon infusion alters the circulating metabolome and urine amino acid excretion in dogs	11
mTOR inhibitor improves testosterone-induced myocardial hypertrophy in hypertensive rats	11
Relevance of GDF15 as a biomarker for clinical outcomes after bariatric surgery	11
Sustained glucagon receptor antagonism in insulin-deficient high-fat-fed mice	11
Gestational fish oil supplementation in a high-fat diet induces sex-specific myokine changes in weanling offspring	11
Vitamin D reduces VSMC foam cell formation and protects against AS progression	11
Intestinal FFA2 promotes obesity by altering food intake in Western diet-fed mice	11
Metabolic regulation of glucagon secretion	11
Thyroglobulin and calcitonin measurements: pitfalls and future perspectives	10
Incretin-mediated control of cardiac energy metabolism	10
The alternate pathway of androgen metabolism and window of sensitivity	10
Vascular reactivity contributes to adipose tissue remodeling in obesity	10
Physical exercise improves mitochondrial function in ovariectomized rats	10
Serotonin alters the response to a glucose challenge in lactating cows	9
Exercise increases NPY/AgRP and TH neuron activity in the hypothalamus of female mice	9
A probiotic mix partially protects against castration-induced bone loss in male mice	9
Increased PHOSPHO1 expression mediates cortical bone mineral density in renal osteodystrophy	9
Understanding the role of growth hormone in situations of metabolic stress	9
Exogenous vaspin suppresses germ cell proliferation, apoptosis, and promotes autophagy in pubertal mouse testes	9
Hnf4g invalidation prevents diet-induced obesity via intestinal lipid malabsorption	9
Fibroblast growth factor 10 alleviates acute lung injury by inhibiting excessive autophagy via Nrf2	9
Gap junctions regulate the activity of AgRP neurons and diet-induced obesity in male mice	8
Muscle–bone biochemical crosstalk in osteosarcopenia: focusing on mechanisms and potential therapeutic strategies	8
Dysbiosis in the upper airway and gut, and altered urine metabolome in Malaysian diabetic patients	8
Acknowledgement to reviewers	8
Impact of pesticides on reproductive health: insights from animal and in vitro models in both sexes	8
Absence of sex differences in diabetes-induced suppression of KNDy neurons in rats	8
Dynamics of maternal androgens and its metabolites during early embryonic development: embryonic modification of a maternal effect	8

Kisspeptin upregulates β-cell serotonin production during pregnancy	8
Oxytocin and women’s health in midlife	8