OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Physiology is 17. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
From Muscle-Based Nonshivering Thermogenesis to Malignant Hyperthermia in Mammals	253
The Calcium Homeostasis of Human Red Blood Cells in Health and Disease: Interactions of PIEZO1, the Plasma Membrane Calcium Pump, and Gardos Channels	245
Scarred by Fibrosis: The Heart–Kidney Disease Connection	168
Structure, Function, and Regulation of the Junctophilin Family	156
The Diverse Physiological Functions of Mechanically Activated Ion Channels in Mammals	138
Spatial Transcriptomics of the Respiratory System	119
Running the Female Power Grid Across Lifespan Through Brain Estrogen Signaling	118
The Physiology of Enteric Glia	112
Mechanobiology and Resolution of Lung Fibrosis	97
Transformation of Our Understanding of Breathing Control by Molecular Tools	95
Metabolic Rewiring and Communication: An Integrative View of Kidney Proximal Tubule Function	81
Vaping and Lung Inflammation and Injury	81
Molecular Crowding: Physiologic Sensing and Control	68
Mechanisms and Therapies of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	62
Mechanisms of Protein Trafficking and Quality Control in the Kidney and Beyond	62
Store-Operated Calcium Channels in the Nervous System	61
Mitochondria and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Toward a Stratified Therapeutic Intervention	60
The Developmental Origins of Asthma and COPD	59
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Mutations Associated with Human Disease: Insights into Receptor Function and Dysfunction	57
Cerebral Vascular Dysfunctions Detected in Human Small Vessel Disease and Implications for Preclinical Studies	57
Neural Mechanisms That Make Perceptual Decisions Flexible	57
Polycystin Channel Complexes	56
Metabolic Recruitment in Brain Tissue	55
Transcellular Barriers to Glucose Delivery in the Body	52
Mechanosensing by Vascular Endothelium	50

Brain Nutrient Sensing: A Unifying Framework	50
Molecular Physiology of TRPV Channels: Controversies and Future Challenges	49
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Salt Taste	48
A Mechanistic Rationale for Incretin-Based Therapeutics in the Management of Obesity	47
Sex Differences in Electrophysiology and Calcium Handling in Atrial Health and Fibrillation	45
Mitochondrial H⁺ Leak and Thermogenesis	44
Exercise as Mitochondrial Medicine: How Does the Exercise Prescription Affect Mitochondrial Adaptations to Training?	38
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Arterial Stiffness: From Basic Primers to Integrative Physiology	36
Calcium Regulation of Mitochondrial Metabolism	36
Exosome-Mediated Impact on Systemic Metabolism	36
Adipose Tissue in Cardiovascular Disease: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation	35
The Representation of Nociception and Pain in the Developing Brain	35
Endoplasmic Reticulum–Plasma Membrane Junctions as Sites of Depolarization-Induced Ca²⁺Signaling in Excitable Cells	35
Orchestration of the Adipose Tissue Immune Landscape by Adipocytes	33
Fatty Acid Transport and Signaling: Mechanisms and Physiological Implications	32
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Intestinal Tuft Cells: Morphology, Function, and Implications for Human Health	29
Somatic Mosaicism in Biology and Disease	28
Mechanisms and Implications of Electrical Heterogeneity in Cardiac Function in Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Sex, Gender, and COPD	26
The Mineralocorticoid Receptor in the Vasculature: Friend or Foe?	25
Inflammatory Modulation of Hematopoiesis: Linking Trained Immunity and Clonal Hematopoiesis with Chronic Disorders	25
The Effects of Psychedelics on Neuronal Physiology	24
Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Health and Disease	23
Physiological Functions of CRAC Channels	22
The Role of the Microbiome in the Etiopathogenesis of Colon Cancer	22
Proresolving Lipid Mediators in the Respiratory System	20
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Leptin: 30 Years Later	18
Alcohol-Associated Tissue Injury: Current Views on Pathophysiological Mechanisms	17
Flipping Off and On the Redox Switch in the Microcirculation	17
Coordinated Remodeling of Ca2+ Signaling and Intracellular Organelles During Cell Division	17