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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Reply to a letter to the editor regarding “The association between altitude and the prevalence of hypertension among permanent highlanders”	129
Relationship between the urinary Na/K ratio, diet and hypertension among community-dwelling older adults	112
Benefit of wearable blood pressure monitoring device in Society 5.0	87
Correction: Silybin induces endothelium-dependent vasodilation via TRPV4 channels in mouse mesenteric arteries	70
Effect of statin use on gait speed and balance in older adults	67
Antihypertensive effects and changes in extracellular water content by mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with primary aldosteronism	65
Antihypertensive drug prescription trends for pregnant women with hypertension in acute hospitals in Japan	58
White blood cell and platelet distribution widths are associated with hypertension: data mining approaches	50
Importance of reconfirming the validity of the revised blood pressure categories	49
Glomerular pressure and tubular oxygen supply: a critical dual target for renal protection	49
Hypotensive effects of melatonin in rats: Focus on the model, measurement, application, and main mechanisms	46
New possibilities for protective arms by changing the structure of angiotensin (1–9)	43
Resistance exercise has an antihypertensive effect comparable to that of aerobic exercise in hypertensive patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	41
Another evidence that supports the continued use of RAS inhibitors in end-stage kidney diseases	40
JSH2024 smoke-free declaration “Stop All Tobacco Products”	40
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	40
Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability as a prognostic marker in peritoneal dialysis: insights from machine learning-based risk models	39
Autonomous cortisol secretion promotes vascular calcification in vivo and in vitro under hyperaldosteronism	38
Social determinants of hypertension in high-income countries: A narrative literature review and future directions	37
The effect of an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 on endothelial function and arterial stiffness	37
Recent developments in machine learning modeling methods for hypertension treatment	36
Pulse pressure amplification as a hemodynamic predictor of cardiovascular disease	34
Blood pressure variability in acute ischemic stroke	34
Digital Hypertension 2023: Concept, hypothesis, and new technology	34
Distribution and maturation state of peripheral blood dendritic cells in children with primary hypertension	33

Skin microvascular function, as assessed with laser speckle contrast imaging, is impaired in untreated essential and masked hypertension	32
Mitochondrial fusion and fission in vascular disease	32
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	31
Speculating suitability of partial adrenalectomy for lateralized primary aldosteronism: With emphasis on partial and complete success as optimistic outcomes	31
Tight control of blood pressure in pregnant women with nonsevere hypertension: expectations for decreasing adverse maternal and fetal pregnancy outcomes	31
The cutoff BP values for hypertension should not be lowered in China	30