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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	122
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	105
Corrigendum to “Morphometrics of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy lesions and choroidal vascular associated with treatment response using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography” [Micro	67
HbA1c is related to microcirculation blood perfusion in patients with coronary microvascular disease using stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance: An observational study	62
Proteomics suggests the role of Cxcl12 secreted by hucMSCs in the treatment of lipopolysaccharide-acute lung injury	49
Effects of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on skeletal muscle function and interstitial PO2 in contracting muscle of normal rats	47
Activated partial thromboplastin time levels and coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease: A retrospective cohort study	39
Tanshinone IIA improves cardiac function via regulating miR-499-5p dependent angiogenesis in myocardial ischemic mice	34
Structural and functional analysis of retinal vasculature in HANAC syndrome with a novel intronic COL4A1 mutation	33
Nrf2 deficiency blunts exercise training-induced adaptations of coronary resistance arteries	27
PRDX6-mediated pulmonary artery endothelial cell ferroptosis contributes to monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension	25
Impaired retinal microcirculation in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease	24
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	23
Association between microcirculation in spontaneous breathing trial and extubation success	23
Hierarchical data visualization of experimental erythrocyte aggregation employing cross correlation and optical flow applications	22
Assessment of hemodynamic indices of conjunctival microvascular function in patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction	22
Analysis of urethral blood flow by high-resolution laser speckle contrast imaging in a rat model of vaginal distension	22
Workload and sex effects in comprehensive assessment of cutaneous microcirculation	21
Oxidative stress and vascular dysfunction: Potential therapeutic targets and therapies in peripheral artery disease	20
Coronary microvascular dysfunction	19
Imaging the microvasculature using nailfold capillaroscopy in patients with coronavirus disease-2019; A cross-sectional study	18
Three-dimensional choroidal changes in diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: An ultrawide-field swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography study	17
Long-term efficacy of liposomal nanocarriers of preassembled glycocalyx in restoring cerebral endothelial glycocalyx in sepsis	16
Quantitative evaluation of retinal vascular morphology based on the human visual bionic mechanism for the evaluation of diabetic retinopathy onset	15
Circulating glycocalyx biomarkers in patients with Kawasaki disease: A risk assessment	15

Assessment of microvascular function using a novel technique Flow Mediated Skin Fluorescence (FMSF) in patients with diabetic kidney disease: A preliminary study	15
Editorial Board	15
Harnessing the benefits of glycine supplementation for improved pancreatic microcirculation in type 1 diabetes mellitus	14
Structural and causal links between retinal vascular geometry and neural layer thickness	14
Vessel Metrics: A software tool for automated analysis of vascular structure in confocal imaging	14
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
Coronary microvascular dysfunction and autoregulatory capacity interfere with resting Dicrotic notch morphology	13
Improved nested U-structure for accurate nailfold capillary segmentation	13
Absolute retinal blood flow in healthy eyes and in eyes with retinal vein occlusion	13
Endothelial dysfunction and complement activation are independently associated with disease duration in patients with systemic vasculitis	12
Involvement of nitric oxide synthase and reactive oxygen species in TRPA1-mediated cutaneous vasodilation in young and older adults	12
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
Prognostic impact of coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with atrial fibrillation	12
Carbon dioxide vs. warm-water hand baths in systemic sclerosis with secondary Raynaud's syndrome – A capillaroscopy centered randomized controlled trial	12
Editorial Board	11
Relationship between nailfold videocapillaroscopic findings and cardiovascular risk factors	11
DOT1L-mediated H3K79me1 transcriptional activation of Acp5 aggravates inflammatory responses following diabetic vascular injury	11
Innate lymphoid cells in the brain: Focus on ischemic stroke	11
Comparative evaluation of trypsin and elastase digestion techniques for isolation of murine retinal vasculature	11
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	10
Microvascular effects of oxygen and carbon dioxide measured by vascular occlusion test in healthy volunteers	10
Structured adaptive boosting trees for detection of multicellular aggregates in fluorescence intravital microscopy	10
Dynamics of scFv-targeted VAP2 correlating with IL-16, MIF and IL-1Ra in ANCA-associated vasculitis	10
Inflammation-driven microvascular dysfunction: Integrating endothelial signaling, structural remodeling, and organ-specific outcomes	10
Sex and age-related day-to-day variability in the skin microcirculation during post-occlusive reactive hyperemia	10
Goal-directed colloid versus crystalloid therapy and microcirculatory blood flow following ischemia/reperfusion	10
BEADS: An interactive semi-automated workflow for 3D fibrin angiogenesis assays enabling co-culture and directionality analysis	9
Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging-based diagnosis of severe mesenteric traction syndrome: Hemodynamics and prostacyclin - A prospective cohort study	9
Moderate dose of dietary nitrate improves skeletal muscle microvascular function in patients with peripheral artery disease	9
Vitamin D deficiency enhances vascular oxidative stress, inflammation, and angiotensin II levels in the microcirculation of diabetic patients	9
Editorial Board	9
Editorial Board	9
Angiographic microvascular resistance in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	9
Plasma interleukin-41 serves as a potential diagnostic biomarker for Kawasaki disease	9
Predictive value of the average three-vessel microvascular resistance in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention	9
Pericytes at the crossroads of sepsis: Mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities in vascular barrier dysfunction	9
Shear stress-activated MMP-2 promotes BMSCs migration via the LIMK1/Cofilin axis during vascular remodeling	9
Follow-up assessment of the microvascular function in patients with long COVID	9
Retinal structural and vascular alterations in diabetic kidney disease: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study	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
Distinct gene expression profiles in blood–brain barrier capillary endothelial cells between mice and humans	8
The influence of cuff location on the oxygenation and reperfusion of the foot during ischemic preconditioning: A reliability study	8
Editorial Board	8
Focal adhesion kinase mediates microvascular leakage and endothelial barrier dysfunction in ischemia-reperfusion injury	8
Noninvasive, in vivo, high-resolution investigation of conjunctival vessels in diabetes and hypertension patients	8
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) induces pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory phenotype of platelets in the absence of a pro-aggregatory state	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

Gastrodin protects endothelial cells against high glucose-induced injury through up-regulation of PPARβ and alleviation of nitrative stress	8
Decreased retinal capillary density as a beneficial response to 24-week high-speed circuit resistant training in healthy older adults	8
Associations of sleep duration and nocturnal oxygenation with OCT-derived retinal arterial structure	8
Vascular read-out for TRP channel functionality on distal peripheral nerve endings in healthy men	7
Altered tissue oxygenation in patients with post COVID-19 syndrome	7
Influence of isometric RPE-clamp exercise on fatigability, muscle oxygenation dynamics, and microvascular function in healthy young adults	7
Reduced IGFBP-2 related immunoreactivity in human serum correlates with arterial stiffness in a healthy Chinese population	7
Impact of the menstrual cycle phase on microvascular function at high altitude	7
Endothelial thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) modulates endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in hyperglycemia	7
A pilot study: Exploring the influence of COVID-19 on cardiovascular physiology and retinal microcirculation	7
The process of methylglyoxal-induced retinal capillary endothelial cell degeneration in rats	7
Robust analysis of microcirculatory flowmotion during post-occlusive reactive hyperemia	7
Automated nailfold capillary density measurement method based on improved YOLOv5	7
Vascular smooth muscle cells in intracranial aneurysms	7
Does sex influence near-infrared spectroscopy-derived indicators of microvascular reactivity and the response to acute dietary capsaicin	7
Nailfold capillary morphology changes in patients with retinal vein occlusion	7
Capillary microarchitectural changes are independent of disease activity in acromegaly	6
Morphometrics of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy lesions and choroidal vascular associated with treatment response using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography	6
Impact of various forms of vitamin D on endothelial dysfunction triggered by high glucose conditions in Wistar rats	6
Contribution of platelets to disruption of the blood-brain barrier during arterial baroreflex dysfunction	6
Modulation of angiopoietin-2 and Tie2: Organ specific effects of microvascular leakage and edema in mice	6
The electrophysiological effects of angiotensin 1–7 on hypertrophic myocardium in spontaneously hypertensive rats	6
Evaluation of coronary function in female rats with severe type 1 diabetes: Effects of combined treatment with insulin and pyridoxamine	6
Revisiting hemodynamics and blood oxygenation in a microfluidic microvasculature replica	6
Investigation of the effects of gestational diabetes and hypertension on retinal and choroidal microvascular circulation using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography	6
Adenosine promoted angiogenesis mediated by the release of small extracellular vesicles from human endothelial progenitor cells	6
Retinal microvascular dysfunction in systemic sclerosis	6
Concentration-dependent microvascular responses to repeated iontophoresis of acetylcholine	6
Association between three-dimensional morphological features and functional indicators of neovascular age-related macular degeneration	6
Effects of sensory nerve blockade on cutaneous microvascular responses to ischemia-reperfusion injury	6
GBP2 inhibits pathological angiogenesis in the retina via the AKT/mTOR/VEGFA axis	6
A robust quantitative approach for laser speckle contrast imaging perfusion analysis revealed anomalies in the brain blood flow in offspring mice of preeclampsia	6
Omentin reduces venous neointimal hyperplasia in arteriovenous fistula through hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha inhibition	6
Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus with anti-centromere antibodies and diffuse nailfold capillary enlargement: A rheumatologic signal beyond physiological variability	6
Vincristine attenuates isoprenaline-induced cardiac hypertrophy in male Wistar rats via suppression of ROS/NO/NF-қB signalling pathways	6