OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Immune-mediated impairment of tonic immobility defensive behavior in an experimental model of colonic inflammation	78
Molecular determinants of HERG potassium channel blockade by domiphen bromide and benzethonium chloride	55
Development of autonomic heart rate modulations during childhood and adolescence	55
Evaluation of the relationship between intercostal muscle oxygenation measured by near-infrared spectroscopy and exercise capacity in group E COPD patients	54
Role of ANO1 Ca2+-activated Cl− channels in the generation of propagating spontaneous Ca2+ transients of mouse bladder suburothelial pericytes	53
Decoding influences of indoor temperature and light on neural activity: entropy analysis of electroencephalographic signals	52
Linking mitochondrial dynamics and fertility: promoting fertility by phoenixin through modulation of ovarian expression of GnRH receptor and mitochondrial dynamics proteins DRP-1 and Mfn-2	49
Endogenous ion channels expressed in human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cells	47
Zebrafish cardiac repolarization does not functionally depend on the expression of the hERG1b-like transcript	47
Impact of aldosterone deficiency on the development of diuretic resistance in mice	37
Resting membrane state as an interplay of electrogenic transporters with various pumps	35
Combining different ion-selective channelrhodopsins to control water flux by light	35
Causality and scientific explanation of artificial intelligence systems in biomedicine	33
Targeting hypertension through natural phenolics: The multifaceted role of cinnamic acid and its derivatives	31
Ryanodine receptor stabilizer S-107 rescues slow-type rat soleus muscle function after 7-day hindlimb unloading	31
Piezo1, the new actor in cell volume regulation	30
Blood transcriptomics mirror regulatory mechanisms during hibernation—a comparative analysis of the Djungarian hamster with other mammalian species	28
Integrated effects of altered action potentials and calcium release on skeletal muscle force generation in transgenic Huntington’s disease mice	27
AFM-based nanoindentation indicates an impaired cortical stiffness in the AAV-PCSK9DY atherosclerosis mouse model	27
Measured GFR in murine animal models: review on methods, techniques, and procedures	26
A role for plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPases in regulation of cellular Ca2+ homeostasis by sphingosine kinase-1	25
Creatine monohydrate supplementation and NOX impact skeletal muscle microvascular blood flow: a pilot study	25
FGF-23 protects cell function and viability in murine pancreatic islets challenged by glucolipotoxicity	24
XPR1: a regulator of cellular phosphate homeostasis rather than a Pi exporter	23
Is XPR1 mediating phosphate efflux?	23

From chaos to control: Nobel insights in regulatory T cells and immune tolerance	23
Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine in 2024 for the discovery of microRNAs: small RNAs with fundamental roles in development and disease	22
Localization of natriuretic peptide receptors A, B, and C in healthy and diseased mouse kidneys	21
What can we learn about acid-base transporters in cancer from studying somatic mutations in their genes?	20
The extracellular matrix protein fibronectin promotes metanephric kidney development	20
Neuroprotective actions of norepinephrine in neurological diseases	20
Evaluation of skeletal muscle function in male rats with doxorubicin-induced myopathy following various exercise techniques: the significant role of glucose transporter 4	19
BK channels promote action potential repolarization in skeletal muscle but contribute little to myotonia	19
Acquired cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator dysfunction	19
Obituary for Prof. Stephen (Ben) Walsh, Professor of Nephrology at University College London	19
Acid-Base homeostasis in the brain: regional heterogeneity and different Acid-Base transporters	19
Novel functions of the anion exchanger AE4 (SLC4A9)	18
The progression of triple-negative breast cancer is linked to a gradual decrease of the BK channel in the plasma membrane and an increase in intracellular structures	18
Controlled dietary phosphate loading in healthy young men elevates plasma phosphate and FGF23 levels	17
Sphingosine kinase 1 inhibition aggravates vascular smooth muscle cell calcification	17
Regulation of endothelial function by cigarette smoke and next-generation tobacco and nicotine products	17
Immune mediators in heart–lung communication	17
Functional characterization of acid-sensing ion channels in the cerebellum-originating medulloblastoma cell line DAOY and in cerebellar granule neurons	17
Identification of Dp140 and α1-syntrophin as novel molecular interactors of the neuronal CaV2.1 channel	17
Comprehensive overview of artificial intelligence in surgery: a systematic review and perspectives	16
Emerging connections between Piezo1 and BK channels in vascular smooth muscle cells	15
Obituary Peter H. Deetjen (1932–2024): Editor-in-Chief of Pflügers Archiv from 1970 to 1998	15
The machinery of healthy vasodilatation: an overview	15
Effects of tDCS on glutamatergic pathways in epilepsy: neuroprotective and therapeutic potential	15
Enhanced NMDA receptor pathway and glutamate transmission in the hippocampal dentate gyrus mediate the spatial learning and memory impairment of obese rats	15
Alteration of Piezo1 signaling in type 2 diabetic mice: focus on endothelium and BKCa channel	14
Basal release of 6-cyanodopamine from rat isolated vas deferens and its role on the tissue contractility	14
With a little help from a friend – a new partner for acid-sensitive channels	14
Impact of combined exercise training in peripheral and diaphragm muscles and in mortality in a preclinical model of pulmonary arterial hypertension	14
AMPK facilitates the hypoxic ventilatory response through non-adrenergic mechanisms at the brainstem	14
The role of Na+-coupled bicarbonate transporters (NCBT) in health and disease	14
Harnessing retinal phagocytes to combat pathological neovascularization in ischemic retinopathies?	14
Effects of aconitine on the respiratory activity of brainstem-spinal cord preparations isolated from newborn rats	13
GPD1L-A306del modifies sodium current in a family carrying the dysfunctional SCN5A-G1661R mutation associated with Brugada syndrome	13
Effects of intrarenal afferent stimulation by bradykinin on renal sympathetic nerve activity: tonic inhibition contributing to renal function	13
The lateral habenula regulates stress-related respiratory responses via the monoaminergic system	13
Strength and muscle mass development after a resistance-training period at terrestrial and normobaric intermittent hypoxia	13
Cell surface ATP synthase-released H+ and ATP play key roles in cocoa butter intake-mediated regulation of gut immunity through releases of cytokines in rat	13
Commentary on “Failer et al. (2022) Developmental endothelial locus-1 protects from hypertension-induced cardiovascular remodeling via immunomodulation” J Clin Invest 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI	12
The role of non-coding RNAs in neuropathic pain	12
Renal water transport in health and disease	12
Vitamin C transporter SVCT1 serves a physiological role as a urate importer: functional analyses and in vivo investigations	12
Strengthening the basics: acids and bases influence vascular structure and function, tissue perfusion, blood pressure, and human cardiovascular disease	12
Inconclusive evidence that breathing shapes pupil dynamics in humans: a systematic review	12
Correction to: Differential frequency-dependent reflex summation of the aortic baroreceptor afferent input	11
“The great mixing machine”: multisensory integration and brain-breath coupling in the cerebral cortex	11
Recent advances in acid sensing by G protein coupled receptors	11
CFTR—a (novel) target in ARDS	11
Potential regulatory role of PGC-1α within the skeletal muscle during metabolic adaptations in response to high-fat diet feeding in animal models	11
Correction to: Effect of salivary gland removal on taste preference in mice	11

The context-dependent role of the Na+/Ca2+-exchanger (NCX) in pancreatic stellate cell migration	11
Optimization of an autaptic culture system for studying cholinergic synapses in sympathetic ganglia	11
Swimming and L-arginine loaded chitosan nanoparticles ameliorates aging‐induced neuron atrophy, autophagy marker LC3, GABA and BDNF-TrkB pathway in the spinal cord of rats	10
High-fat diet-induced mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with loss of protection from ischemic preconditioning in renal ischemia reperfusion	10
Intermittent hypoxia training effectively protects against cognitive decline caused by acute hypoxia exposure	10
PKC regulates αKlotho gene expression in MDCK and NRK-52E cells	10
Hypoxia-inducible factor-driven glycolytic adaptations in host-microbe interactions	10
Biophysical mechanisms of myocardium sodium channelopathies	10
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells: the multitaskers in the brain	10
Uncovering the neural control of laryngeal activity and subglottic pressure in anaesthetized rats: insights from mesencephalic regions	10
Structural determinants of voltage sensitivity in hyperpolarization-activated ion channels and their persistence in the evolutionary scale	10
Skeletal muscle proteins involved in fatty acid transport influence fatty acid oxidation rates observed during exercise	10
Two firing modes and well-resolved Na+, K+, and Ca2+ currents at the cell-microelectrode junction of spontaneously active rat chromaffin cell on MEAs	10
Acute and chronic effects of physical exercise on IgA and IgG levels and susceptibility to upper respiratory tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Metabolic characteristics of transmembrane prolyl 4-hydroxylase (P4H-TM) deficient mice	9
Phosphate intake, hyperphosphatemia, and kidney function	9
Aggressive migration in acidic pH of a glioblastoma cancer stem cell line in vitro is independent of ASIC and KCa3.1 ion channels, but involves phosphoinositide 3-kinase	9
Dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) negatively regulates UCP1- and ATP-dependent thermogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and C2C12 muscle cells	9
Intracellular pH regulates the strength of the intrinsic inward rectification of Kir4.1/Kir5.1 channels	9
Correction to: Persistent sodium currents in neurons: potential mechanisms and pharmacological blockers	9
Exposure to normobaric hypoxia shapes the acute inflammatory response in human whole blood cells in vivo	9
Diet-induced impairment of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue metabolic homeostasis and its prevention by probiotic administration	9
Unlocking the potential: unveiling tyrphostins with Michael-reactive cyanoacrylate motif as promising inhibitors of human 5-lipoxygenase	9
Interleukin 17A infusion has no acute or long-term hypertensive action in conscious unrestrained male mice	9
The crucial decade that ion channels were proven to exist	9
Enhancing the quantification of post-occlusive reactive hyperemia: a multimodal optical approach	9
Identification of a novel redox switch between metabolism and cardiac function using HyPer power	8
Extended spectrum of Cav1.3 channelopathies	8
Pregnancy induces intestinal epithelial elongation and estriol-associated activation of the Hippo signaling pathway in a mouse model	8
hPSC gene editing for cardiac disease therapy	8
Correction to: Two adjacent phosphorylation sites in the C-terminus of the channel’s α-subunit have opposing effects on epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) activity	8
Role of glucocorticoid receptor mutations in hypertension and adrenal gland hyperplasia	8
E-cigarette effects on vascular function in animals and humans	8
Does the composition of urinary extracellular vesicles reflect the abundance of renal Na+/phosphate transporters?	8
Adrenoceptor sub-type involvement in Ca2+ current stimulation by noradrenaline in human and rabbit atrial myocytes	8
Acid-sensing ion channels and downstream signalling in cancer cells: is there a mechanistic link?	8
The role of GABA in modulation of taste signaling within the taste bud	8
Intra- and inter-session reliability of electrical detection and pain thresholds of cutaneous and muscle primary afferents in the lower back of healthy individuals	8
Lysophosphatidylcholine sensitizes TRPV2 by indirect mechanisms	8
No single place for space: neuronal representation of location beyond the hippocampus	8
Recent advances and current limitations of available technology to optically manipulate and observe cardiac electrophysiology	8
Microbiota, mitochondria, and epigenetics in health and disease: converging pathways to solve the puzzle	8
Cargo-specific effects of hypoxia on clathrin-mediated trafficking	8
The ex vivo perfused mouse adrenal gland—a new model to study aldosterone secretion	8
Comment on “spatially dependent tissue distribution of thyroid hormones by plasma thyroid hormone binding proteins”	8
Galectin-3 protects distal convoluted tubules in rhabdomyolysis-induced kidney injury	8
Cobalt chloride postconditioning as myoprotective therapy in cardiac ischemia–reperfusion	8
Intracellular cAMP signaling-induced Ca2+ influx mediated by calcium homeostasis modulator 1 (CALHM1) in human odontoblasts	8
Lessons from a model: early glucagon dysfunction in type 2 diabetes	8