OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Pathology Research and Practice is 39. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Low EGR1 expression predicts poor prognosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma	122
Impact of estradiol in inducing endometrial cancer using RL95-2	100
Correlation of LGR5 expression and clinicopathological features in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	97
A new and rare type of hepatocellular carcinoma: Survival and gene analysis of portal vein tumour thrombus-type hepatocellular carcinoma	86
Clinicopathological and prognostic value of lncRNA TPT1-AS1 in cancer: A systematic review study and meta-analysis	76
Endometrial serous carcinoma with extensive squamous differentiation mimicking primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma: Clinicopathological and molecular analysis of a case with literature review	75
Effects of dietary curcumin on gene expression: An analysis of transcriptomic data in mice	66
SOX17 expression in tumor endothelial cells in colorectal cancer and its association with favorable outcomes in patients	65
Astroblastoma: A molecularly defined entity, its clinico-radiological & pathological analysis of eight cases and review of literature	62
Novel ganglion cell marker B3GNT6: A step forward in Hirschsprung's disease diagnosis	61
Identification of DNA methylation signatures in follicular-patterned thyroid tumors	60
INSM1 expression in primary and metastatic neuroendocrine neoplasms at distinct locations	58
P53 and TLR4 expression are prognostic markers informing progression free survival of advanced stage high grade serous ovarian cancer	57
Histological and immunohistochemical analyses of osteoclast maturation in giant cell tumor of bone	55
Non-coding RNAs, another side of immune regulation during triple-negative breast cancer	55
Metastatic grade 1 meningioma lacking genetic abnormalities commonly associated with bad prognosis	53
Incidental early mixed epithelial and stromal tumor of the efferent testicular-ductular system of the genitourinary tract: A small case series with literature review	53
Is GRP78 (Glucose-regulated protein 78) a prognostic biomarker in differents types of cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis	53
TAMs PD-L1(+) in the reprogramming of germ cell tumors of the testis	52
On the sociopolitical and scientific positioning of Carl Coutelle after 1945: Reply to the Letter to the Editor by Charles Coutelle	52
Significance of non-standardized magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities and subsequent targeted prostate cancer biopsy for pathologists: A retrospective observational study	52
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers in multiple myeloma: A systematic review and meta-analysis	51
Relationship between the microRNAs and PI3K/AKT/mTOR axis: Focus on non-small cell lung cancer	50
Functional mechanisms of TRPS1 in disease progression and its potential role in personalized medicine	50
Decreased expression of 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase 1 is a prognostic marker and promotes tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinoma	50

The critical role of GLP-1 signaling pathways in the pathology of Parkinson's disease and diabetes	49
Advancements of gene therapy in cancer treatment: A comprehensive review	48
Synergistic effect of docetaxel combined with a novel multi-target inhibitor CUDC-101 on inhibiting human prostate cancer	46
Expression of TIM-3 in transitional cell carcinoma: A comparative study of tissue and serum levels	45
Clinical characteristics, proteins, and genes related to interstitial pneumonia-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the lungs	45
Encapsulated thyroid neoplasms with nuclear features of papillary carcinoma: Histological and molecular evidence that subtypes with variable extension of papillary formation may still behave favorably	45
miRNAs role in cervical cancer pathogenesis and targeted therapy: Signaling pathways interplay	43
LncRNA HCG18 promotes M2 macrophage polarization to accelerate cetuximab resistance in colorectal cancer through regulating miR-365a-3p/FOXO1/CSF-1 axis	43
Mysterious interactions between macrophage-derived exosomes and tumors; what do we know?	42
Polymorphisms and haplotypes of TLR-4/9 associated with bacterial infection, gingival inflammation/recession and oral cancer	42
Preliminary study on the role and mechanism of KIRREL3 in the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	41
P16 expression and presence of lymphoid stroma are correlated with good prognosis in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the head and neck	40
Prognostic implication of desmoplastic stroma in synovial sarcoma: A histological review	39
Pathophysiological evaluation of pilocytic astrocytoma in adults: Histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis	39