OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Basic Research in Cardiology is 32. 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
Endothelial ACKR3 drives atherosclerosis by promoting immune cell adhesion to vascular endothelium	127
Elevated platelet–leukocyte complexes are associated with, but dispensable for myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury	59
Erythrocytes from patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction induce cardioprotection through the purinergic P2Y13 receptor and nitric oxide signaling	44
Tachycardiomyopathy entails a dysfunctional pattern of interrelated mitochondrial functions	43
Spinal cord astrocytes regulate myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury	41
Desmin intermediate filaments and tubulin detyrosination stabilize growing microtubules in the cardiomyocyte	40
New insights into cardioprotection, gained by adopting the CAESAR standards of rigor	40
Retraction Note to: Amphiregulin enhances cardiac fibrosis and aggravates cardiac dysfunction in mice with experimental myocardial infarction partly through activating EGFR‑dependent pathway	36
Forebrain corticosteroid receptors promote post-myocardial infarction depression and mortality	35
Molecular imaging of the brain–heart axis provides insights into cardiac dysfunction after cerebral ischemia	34
Osteopontin promotes infarct repair	32