OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Physiology is 16. 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
The Calcium Homeostasis of Human Red Blood Cells in Health and Disease: Interactions of PIEZO1, the Plasma Membrane Calcium Pump, and Gardos Channels	193
From Muscle-Based Nonshivering Thermogenesis to Malignant Hyperthermia in Mammals	162
The Diverse Physiological Functions of Mechanically Activated Ion Channels in Mammals	127
Structure, Function, and Regulation of the Junctophilin Family	127
Spatial Transcriptomics of the Respiratory System	98
Running the Female Power Grid Across Lifespan Through Brain Estrogen Signaling	94
The Physiology of Enteric Glia	91
Metabolic Rewiring and Communication: An Integrative View of Kidney Proximal Tubule Function	80
Transformation of Our Understanding of Breathing Control by Molecular Tools	80
Vaping and Lung Inflammation and Injury	66
Molecular Crowding: Physiologic Sensing and Control	61
Mechanisms of Protein Trafficking and Quality Control in the Kidney and Beyond	55
Store-Operated Calcium Channels in the Nervous System	50
Mitochondria and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Toward a Stratified Therapeutic Intervention	49
Cerebral Vascular Dysfunctions Detected in Human Small Vessel Disease and Implications for Preclinical Studies	48
Neural Mechanisms That Make Perceptual Decisions Flexible	47
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Mutations Associated with Human Disease: Insights into Receptor Function and Dysfunction	44
Polycystin Channel Complexes	44
Transcellular Barriers to Glucose Delivery in the Body	42
Metabolic Recruitment in Brain Tissue	42
Mechanosensing by Vascular Endothelium	41
Molecular Physiology of TRPV Channels: Controversies and Future Challenges	40
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Salt Taste	38
A Mechanistic Rationale for Incretin-Based Therapeutics in the Management of Obesity	38
Exercise as Mitochondrial Medicine: How Does the Exercise Prescription Affect Mitochondrial Adaptations to Training?	36

Sex Differences in Electrophysiology and Calcium Handling in Atrial Health and Fibrillation	34
Mitochondrial H⁺ Leak and Thermogenesis	34
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Arterial Stiffness: From Basic Primers to Integrative Physiology	32
Exosome-Mediated Impact on Systemic Metabolism	32
Orchestration of the Adipose Tissue Immune Landscape by Adipocytes	30
Adipose Tissue in Cardiovascular Disease: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation	28
Endoplasmic Reticulum–Plasma Membrane Junctions as Sites of Depolarization-Induced Ca²⁺Signaling in Excitable Cells	26
Fatty Acid Transport and Signaling: Mechanisms and Physiological Implications	26
Inflammatory Modulation of Hematopoiesis: Linking Trained Immunity and Clonal Hematopoiesis with Chronic Disorders	24
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Sex, Gender, and COPD	23
Intestinal Tuft Cells: Morphology, Function, and Implications for Human Health	22
Somatic Mosaicism in Biology and Disease	21
The Effects of Psychedelics on Neuronal Physiology	21
Mechanisms and Implications of Electrical Heterogeneity in Cardiac Function in Ischemic Heart Disease	21
The Role of the Microbiome in the Etiopathogenesis of Colon Cancer	20
The Mineralocorticoid Receptor in the Vasculature: Friend or Foe?	18
Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Health and Disease	18
Proresolving Lipid Mediators in the Respiratory System	17
Physiological Functions of CRAC Channels	17
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