OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Hypertension Research is 30. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Benefit of wearable blood pressure monitoring device in Society 5.0	185
Reply to a letter to the editor regarding “The association between altitude and the prevalence of hypertension among permanent highlanders”	104
Relationship between the urinary Na/K ratio, diet and hypertension among community-dwelling older adults	80
Importance of reconfirming the validity of the revised blood pressure categories	78
New possibilities for protective arms by changing the structure of angiotensin (1–9)	67
Correction: Silybin induces endothelium-dependent vasodilation via TRPV4 channels in mouse mesenteric arteries	64
Effect of statin use on gait speed and balance in older adults	60
Effect of fruits granola (Frugra®) consumption on blood pressure reduction and intestinal microbiome in patients undergoing hemodialysis	50
JSH2024 smoke-free declaration “Stop All Tobacco Products”	50
Another evidence that supports the continued use of RAS inhibitors in end-stage kidney diseases	49
Relationship of TMAO levels with vascular function in patients with hypertension	45
Glomerular pressure and tubular oxygen supply: a critical dual target for renal protection	44
Social determinants of hypertension in high-income countries: A narrative literature review and future directions	43
The effect of an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 on endothelial function and arterial stiffness	42
Digital Hypertension 2023: Concept, hypothesis, and new technology	42
Mechanistic study on vasodilatory and antihypertensive effects of hesperetin: ex vivo and in vivo approaches	42
Current topic of vascular function in hypertension	42
The association between the estimated glomerular filtration rate and cognitive impairment: the Suita Study	39
Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability as a prognostic marker in peritoneal dialysis: insights from machine learning-based risk models	39
A mouse model of hypertension induced by sucrose	39
Differences in the effects of exercise on blood pressure depending on the physical condition of the subject and the type of exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Resistance exercise has an antihypertensive effect comparable to that of aerobic exercise in hypertensive patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	37
Mitochondrial fusion and fission in vascular disease	35
The cutoff BP values for hypertension should not be lowered in China	35
Blood pressure variability in acute ischemic stroke	34

Tight control of blood pressure in pregnant women with nonsevere hypertension: expectations for decreasing adverse maternal and fetal pregnancy outcomes	33
Speculating suitability of partial adrenalectomy for lateralized primary aldosteronism: With emphasis on partial and complete success as optimistic outcomes	33
Autonomous cortisol secretion promotes vascular calcification in vivo and in vitro under hyperaldosteronism	31
Pulse pressure amplification as a hemodynamic predictor of cardiovascular disease	31
Adipose tissue insulin resistance predicts the incidence of hypertension: The Hiroshima Study on Glucose Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases	31
Distribution and maturation state of peripheral blood dendritic cells in children with primary hypertension	30
Hypotensive effects of melatonin in rats: Focus on the model, measurement, application, and main mechanisms	30