OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Hypertension Research is 31. 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
Reply to a letter to the editor regarding “The association between altitude and the prevalence of hypertension among permanent highlanders”	148
Relationship between the urinary Na/K ratio, diet and hypertension among community-dwelling older adults	116
Benefit of wearable blood pressure monitoring device in Society 5.0	94
Correction: Silybin induces endothelium-dependent vasodilation via TRPV4 channels in mouse mesenteric arteries	73
Effect of statin use on gait speed and balance in older adults	72
Antihypertensive effects and changes in extracellular water content by mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with primary aldosteronism	67
Antihypertensive drug prescription trends for pregnant women with hypertension in acute hospitals in Japan	61
Glomerular pressure and tubular oxygen supply: a critical dual target for renal protection	53
Importance of reconfirming the validity of the revised blood pressure categories	52
New possibilities for protective arms by changing the structure of angiotensin (1–9)	51
Another evidence that supports the continued use of RAS inhibitors in end-stage kidney diseases	48
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	45
JSH2024 smoke-free declaration “Stop All Tobacco Products”	43
Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability as a prognostic marker in peritoneal dialysis: insights from machine learning-based risk models	43
Autonomous cortisol secretion promotes vascular calcification in vivo and in vitro under hyperaldosteronism	42
The effect of an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 on endothelial function and arterial stiffness	41
Digital Hypertension 2023: Concept, hypothesis, and new technology	40
Blood pressure variability in acute ischemic stroke	40
Pulse pressure amplification as a hemodynamic predictor of cardiovascular disease	39
Distribution and maturation state of peripheral blood dendritic cells in children with primary hypertension	38
Mitochondrial fusion and fission in vascular disease	37
Adipose tissue insulin resistance predicts the incidence of hypertension: The Hiroshima Study on Glucose Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases	36
Effect of fruits granola (Frugra®) consumption on blood pressure reduction and intestinal microbiome in patients undergoing hemodialysis	36
Association between the urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio and renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: a prospective cohort study	36
Gelatin–PVP dissolving microneedle-mediated therapy for controlled delivery of nifedipine for rapid antihypertension treatment	35

The association between the estimated glomerular filtration rate and cognitive impairment: the Suita Study	34
Speculating suitability of partial adrenalectomy for lateralized primary aldosteronism: With emphasis on partial and complete success as optimistic outcomes	33
Tight control of blood pressure in pregnant women with nonsevere hypertension: expectations for decreasing adverse maternal and fetal pregnancy outcomes	33
The blood pressure response to acute exercise predicts the ambulatory blood pressure response to exercise training in patients with resistant hypertension: results from the EnRicH trial	32
The cutoff BP values for hypertension should not be lowered in China	32
Skin microvascular function, as assessed with laser speckle contrast imaging, is impaired in untreated essential and masked hypertension	31
Recent developments in machine learning modeling methods for hypertension treatment	31
Hypotensive effects of melatonin in rats: Focus on the model, measurement, application, and main mechanisms	31