OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Microvascular Research is 6. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Nrf2 deficiency blunts exercise training-induced adaptations of coronary resistance arteries	108
Ketone bodies supplementation restores the barrier function, induces a metabolic switch, and elicits beta-hydroxybutyrate diffusion across a monolayer of iPSC-derived brain microvascular endothelial c	86
Editorial Board	61
Capillary microarchitectural changes in Cushing's syndrome	55
Corrigendum to: “Sodium butyrate and voluntary exercise through activating VEGF-A downstream signaling pathway improve heart angiogenesis in type 2 diabetes” is as follows: 48A, Auf dem Mühlberg, 6059	44
Corrigendum to “Morphometrics of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy lesions and choroidal vascular associated with treatment response using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography” [Micro	43
Effects of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on skeletal muscle function and interstitial PO2 in contracting muscle of normal rats	35
Impaired retinal microcirculation in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease	32
Structural and functional analysis of retinal vasculature in HANAC syndrome with a novel intronic COL4A1 mutation	28
Tanshinone IIA improves cardiac function via regulating miR-499-5p dependent angiogenesis in myocardial ischemic mice	28
HbA1c is related to microcirculation blood perfusion in patients with coronary microvascular disease using stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance: An observational study	25
Proteomics suggests the role of Cxcl12 secreted by hucMSCs in the treatment of lipopolysaccharide-acute lung injury	24
Activated partial thromboplastin time levels and coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease: A retrospective cohort study	23
Association between microcirculation in spontaneous breathing trial and extubation success	23
PRDX6-mediated pulmonary artery endothelial cell ferroptosis contributes to monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension	23
Diet-induced hypertension in rats is associated with increased renal vasoconstrictor response to angiotensin II after imitated endothelial dysfunction	22
Hierarchical data visualization of experimental erythrocyte aggregation employing cross correlation and optical flow applications	21
Assessment of hemodynamic indices of conjunctival microvascular function in patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction	21
Long-term efficacy of liposomal nanocarriers of preassembled glycocalyx in restoring cerebral endothelial glycocalyx in sepsis	21
Oxidative stress and vascular dysfunction: Potential therapeutic targets and therapies in peripheral artery disease	20
Three-dimensional choroidal changes in diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: An ultrawide-field swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography study	20
Imaging the microvasculature using nailfold capillaroscopy in patients with coronavirus disease-2019; A cross-sectional study	20
Analysis of urethral blood flow by high-resolution laser speckle contrast imaging in a rat model of vaginal distension	20
Workload and sex effects in comprehensive assessment of cutaneous microcirculation	18
Coronary microvascular dysfunction	18

Coronary microvascular dysfunction and autoregulatory capacity interfere with resting Dicrotic notch morphology	17
Harnessing the benefits of glycine supplementation for improved pancreatic microcirculation in type 1 diabetes mellitus	15
Circulating glycocalyx biomarkers in patients with Kawasaki disease: A risk assessment	15
Dose-dependent effects of diamide and glutaraldehyde on red blood cell deformability, viscosity, and morphology	14
Pulmonary hypertension impairs vasomotor function in rat diaphragm arterioles	14
Editorial Board	14
Quantitative evaluation of retinal vascular morphology based on the human visual bionic mechanism for the evaluation of diabetic retinopathy onset	14
Vessel Metrics: A software tool for automated analysis of vascular structure in confocal imaging	14
Structural and causal links between retinal vascular geometry and neural layer thickness	14
Assessment of microvascular function using a novel technique Flow Mediated Skin Fluorescence (FMSF) in patients with diabetic kidney disease: A preliminary study	14
Angiogenesis in diabetic mouse model with critical limb ischemia; cell and gene therapy	14
Prognostic impact of coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with atrial fibrillation	13
Absolute retinal blood flow in healthy eyes and in eyes with retinal vein occlusion	13
Estimation of shear stress values along endothelial tip cells past the lumen of capillary sprouts	13
Involvement of nitric oxide synthase and reactive oxygen species in TRPA1-mediated cutaneous vasodilation in young and older adults	13
Improved nested U-structure for accurate nailfold capillary segmentation	13
Carbon dioxide vs. warm-water hand baths in systemic sclerosis with secondary Raynaud's syndrome – A capillaroscopy centered randomized controlled trial	13
Editorial Board	12
Mechanistic investigation of quercetin (an active component of RAS-RH) in modulating radiation-induced coronary microvascular dysfunction via the TCs-ECs crosstalk pathway	12
Editorial Board	12
Endothelial dysfunction and complement activation are independently associated with disease duration in patients with systemic vasculitis	12
Goal-directed colloid versus crystalloid therapy and microcirculatory blood flow following ischemia/reperfusion	12
Laser speckle contrast imaging and laser Doppler flowmetry reproducibly assess reflex cutaneous vasoconstriction	12
Gut microbiota-derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide and biomarkers of inflammation are linked to endothelial and coronary microvascular function in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	11
Comparative evaluation of trypsin and elastase digestion techniques for isolation of murine retinal vasculature	11
Microvascular effects of oxygen and carbon dioxide measured by vascular occlusion test in healthy volunteers	11
Dynamics of scFv-targeted VAP2 correlating with IL-16, MIF and IL-1Ra in ANCA-associated vasculitis	11
DOT1L-mediated H3K79me1 transcriptional activation of Acp5 aggravates inflammatory responses following diabetic vascular injury	11
Sex and age-related day-to-day variability in the skin microcirculation during post-occlusive reactive hyperemia	11
Relationship between nailfold videocapillaroscopic findings and cardiovascular risk factors	10
Innate lymphoid cells in the brain: Focus on ischemic stroke	10
Inflammation-driven microvascular dysfunction: Integrating endothelial signaling, structural remodeling, and organ-specific outcomes	10
Inhibition of Src improves cardiac fibrosis in AngII-induced hypertrophy by regulating the expression of galectin-3	10
Shear stress-activated MMP-2 promotes BMSCs migration via the LIMK1/Cofilin axis during vascular remodeling	9
Pericytes at the crossroads of sepsis: Mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities in vascular barrier dysfunction	9
Biodegraded PCl and gelatin fabricated vascular patch in rat aortic and inferior vena cava angioplasty	9
Editorial Board	9
Hydrogen sulfide postconditioning rendered cardioprotection against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury is compromised in rats with diabetic cardiomyopathy.	9
Angiographic microvascular resistance in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	9
Assessment of renal microcirculation in biopsy-proven tubulointerstitial nephritis in patients with and without glomerular disease: the role of resistive index	9
Vitamin D deficiency enhances vascular oxidative stress, inflammation, and angiotensin II levels in the microcirculation of diabetic patients	9
Editorial Board	9
Predictive value of the average three-vessel microvascular resistance in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention	9
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) induces pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory phenotype of platelets in the absence of a pro-aggregatory state	9
Moderate dose of dietary nitrate improves skeletal muscle microvascular function in patients with peripheral artery disease	9
Plasma interleukin-41 serves as a potential diagnostic biomarker for Kawasaki disease	9
Structured adaptive boosting trees for detection of multicellular aggregates in fluorescence intravital microscopy	9
The influence of cuff location on the oxygenation and reperfusion of the foot during ischemic preconditioning: A reliability study	9
BEADS: An interactive semi-automated workflow for 3D fibrin angiogenesis assays enabling co-culture and directionality analysis	8
Magnetic drug targeting during Caputo fractionalized blood flow through permeable vessel	8

Sepsis after middle cerebral artery occlusion exacerbates peripheral oxidative stress in a sex-specific manner	8
Full longitudinal nailfold videocapillaroscopy analysis of microvascular changes during normal pregnancy	8
The process of methylglyoxal-induced retinal capillary endothelial cell degeneration in rats	8
Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging-based diagnosis of severe mesenteric traction syndrome: Hemodynamics and prostacyclin - A prospective cohort study	8
Editorial Board	8
The acute effects of passive heating on endothelial function, muscle microvascular oxygen delivery, and expression of serum HSP90α	8
Gastrodin protects endothelial cells against high glucose-induced injury through up-regulation of PPARβ and alleviation of nitrative stress	8
Follow-up assessment of the microvascular function in patients with long COVID	8
Corrigendum to “NLRC5 modulates phenotypic transition and inflammation of human venous smooth muscle cells by activating Wnt/β-catenin pathway via TLR4 in varicose veins” [Microvasc. Res. 143 (2022) 1	8
Does sex influence near-infrared spectroscopy-derived indicators of microvascular reactivity and the response to acute dietary capsaicin	8
Decreased retinal capillary density as a beneficial response to 24-week high-speed circuit resistant training in healthy older adults	8
Vascular smooth muscle cells in intracranial aneurysms	7
Automated nailfold capillary density measurement method based on improved YOLOv5	7
Effects of sensory nerve blockade on cutaneous microvascular responses to ischemia-reperfusion injury	7
Association between three-dimensional morphological features and functional indicators of neovascular age-related macular degeneration	7
Robust analysis of microcirculatory flowmotion during post-occlusive reactive hyperemia	7
Endothelial thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) modulates endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in hyperglycemia	7
Associations of sleep duration and nocturnal oxygenation with OCT-derived retinal arterial structure	7
Microvascular dysfunction in pediatric patients with SARS-COV-2 pneumonia: report of three severe cases	7
Reduced IGFBP-2 related immunoreactivity in human serum correlates with arterial stiffness in a healthy Chinese population	7
Nailfold capillary morphology changes in patients with retinal vein occlusion	7
GBP2 inhibits pathological angiogenesis in the retina via the AKT/mTOR/VEGFA axis	7
Focal adhesion kinase mediates microvascular leakage and endothelial barrier dysfunction in ischemia-reperfusion injury	7
Altered tissue oxygenation in patients with post COVID-19 syndrome	7
A robust quantitative approach for laser speckle contrast imaging perfusion analysis revealed anomalies in the brain blood flow in offspring mice of preeclampsia	7
Influence of isometric RPE-clamp exercise on fatigability, muscle oxygenation dynamics, and microvascular function in healthy young adults	7
Increased angiopoietin-1 improves nailfold capillary morphology in patients with systemic sclerosis	6
Retinal microvascular dysfunction in systemic sclerosis	6
Human dermal microvascular endothelial cell morphological response to fluid shear stress	6
Edible oil based optical clearing for optical coherence tomography angiography imaging	6
Impact of the menstrual cycle phase on microvascular function at high altitude	6
Vincristine attenuates isoprenaline-induced cardiac hypertrophy in male Wistar rats via suppression of ROS/NO/NF-қB signalling pathways	6
Capillary microarchitectural changes are independent of disease activity in acromegaly	6
The electrophysiological effects of angiotensin 1–7 on hypertrophic myocardium in spontaneously hypertensive rats	6
Reproducibility of high-resolution laser speckle contrast imaging to assess cutaneous microcirculation for wound healing monitoring in mice	6
Isolation of vasa vasorum endothelial cells from pulmonary artery adventitia: Implementation to vascular biology research	6
Glial and blood-brain barrier cell-derived exosomes: Implications in stroke	6
Frailty influences the vascular responsiveness of elderly individuals with chronic heart failure	6
Omentin reduces venous neointimal hyperplasia in arteriovenous fistula through hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha inhibition	6
Evaluation of coronary function in female rats with severe type 1 diabetes: Effects of combined treatment with insulin and pyridoxamine	6
Morphometrics of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy lesions and choroidal vascular associated with treatment response using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography	6
Capillaroscopic analysis of the microvascular status in mixed versus undifferentiated connective tissue disease	6
Vascular read-out for TRP channel functionality on distal peripheral nerve endings in healthy men	6
The role of circRNAs in the regulation of myocardial angiogenesis in coronary heart disease	6
KATP channel inhibition-induced hyporemia in skeletal muscle: No evidence for pre-capillary sphincter action	6
Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus with anti-centromere antibodies and diffuse nailfold capillary enlargement: A rheumatologic signal beyond physiological variability	6
Modulation of angiopoietin-2 and Tie2: Organ specific effects of microvascular leakage and edema in mice	6
Contribution of platelets to disruption of the blood-brain barrier during arterial baroreflex dysfunction	6
Concentration-dependent microvascular responses to repeated iontophoresis of acetylcholine	6
A pilot study: Exploring the influence of COVID-19 on cardiovascular physiology and retinal microcirculation	6
Investigation of the effects of gestational diabetes and hypertension on retinal and choroidal microvascular circulation using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography	6
Revisiting hemodynamics and blood oxygenation in a microfluidic microvasculature replica	6
Adenosine promoted angiogenesis mediated by the release of small extracellular vesicles from human endothelial progenitor cells	6