OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biomedical Research-Tokyo is 3. 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)

Article	Citations
The characteristics and prevalence of patent foramen ovale in Japanese people: a study using material from forensic autopsies	19
Pro-gastrin-releasing peptide expression in Ewing sarcoma cells in vitro and in vivo demonstrates its availability as a valuable tumor marker	16
Multihormone-producing capabilities of normal pancreatic islet cells—spatial transcriptomics analysis using Xenium	13
Propranolol and landiolol inhibit cell proliferation enhanced by noradrenaline in human lung adenocarcinoma cells	11
Quercetin protects human coronary artery endothelial cells against hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced mitochondrial apoptosis via the Nrf2/HO-1 axis	9
Intragastric administration of cuminaldehyde, a natural TRPA1 agonist, enhanced carbohydrate oxidation and reduced body fat accumulation in mice	9
Novel cell-based system to assay cell-cell fusion during myotube formation	9
Methionine oxidation of TRPV2 regulates thermogenesis in brown adipocytes	8
Selective estrogen receptor modulators, acting as agonists of estrogen receptor α in osteoblasts, reduce the TGF-β-induced synthesis of macrophage colony-stimulating factor via inhibition of JNK signa	8
Effects of ANP and BNP on the generation of respiratory rhythms in brainstem–spinal cord preparation isolated from newborn rats	7
IL-33 deficiency suppresses alveolar bone loss in a ligature-induced periodontitis model	7
Gastric biopsy-derived cell line and its utility in assessing tumor cell drug sensitivity	6
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor suppresses the activation of human platelets by a combination of thrombopoietin and collagen through inhibition of Rac and Rho/Rho-kinase	6
Mitochondrial DNA copy number variations in Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B cells after exposure to radiation: A possible biomarker for dose assessment	5
Blockade of CD80/CD86-CD28 co-stimulation augments the inhibitory function of peptide antigen-specific regulatory T cells	5
Visualization of the localization of phospholipids in developing rat teeth by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry	5
Distribution and possible function of transient receptor potential melastatin-7 in the rat cranial sensory ganglia	5
The mouse experimental periodontitis by silk-ligature placement triggers systemic inflammation potentially exacerbating pulmonary inflammation	5
Inhibition of skeletal muscle differentiation by calciprotein particles in human primary myoblasts	5
Efficacy of 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose on reducing mental stress: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial—a pilot study	4
Fatty amines and 1-monoglycerides with cytotoxic activity serve as ligands for a multipurpose receptor CD36	4
The lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS1/miR-185-5p/KAT7 ceRNA network inhibits cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy	4
Effects of linalool on respiratory neuron activity in the brainstem-spinal cord preparation from newborn rats	4
3-Iodothyronamine, a trace amine-associated receptor agonist, regulates intracellular Ca2+ increases via CaMK II through Epac2 in rat cerebral arterioles	4
The distinct effect between Amyloid β (1‒40) and Amyloid β (1‒42) on the TRAP-stimulated platelet activation in diabetes mellitus	3

Mumefural prevents insulin resistance and amyloid-beta accumulation in the brain by improving lowered interstitial fluid pH in type 2 diabetes mellitus	3
Erratum to: Efficacy of 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose on reducing mental stress: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial—a pilot study	3
Structure and barrier functions of the perineurium and its relationship with associated sensory corpuscles: A review	3
Micheliolide alleviates oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation-evoked inflammation and ROS production in H9c2 cells	3
Early reperfusion with hemoglobin vesicles into tracheal subepithelial capillaries in a mouse tracheal transplant model	3
Chemical recognition of phytochemicals and microbiota-derived metabolites in the gut and implication for physiological function in the body	3
Activation of STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3) in synovial tissues from the hip joint in the early stage of rapidly destructive coxopathy	3
Calcium phosphate controls nucleation and growth of calcium oxalate crystal phases in kidney stones	3
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid-induced inhibition of human palate cell proliferation through upregulation of miR-374a-5p	3
The effect of the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded process on salivary microbiota profiling	3
Secondary bile acid lithocholic acid attenuates neurally evoked ion transport in the rat distal colon	3