OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Endocrine Journal is 4. 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
Current status of the thyroid hormone measurement items in patients receiving levothyroxine monotherapy by the management based on the thyroid tissue volume	160
Characteristic external genitalia in male neonates with 5α-reductase deficiency	64
Relationship between diabetes diet-related quality of life and dietary fiber intake among people with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study	46
Mutual associations among responsiveness to differential diagnostic tests for Cushing’s disease, tumor size, and somatostatin receptor 5 expression in corticotroph tumors	43
Effects of luseogliflozin on the secretion of islet hormones and incretins in patients with type 2 diabetes	33
Expression of SMADs in orthotopic human endometrium, ovarian endometriosis, and endometriotic lesions in a murine model	32
Once in a Lifetime~Dream, Passion, Challenge, and Respect for Peers~	29
The effect of arteriosclerosis on new-onset renal damage in diabetic patients	27
Reflections and expectations of an endocrinologist and diabetologist on the launch of a new, board-certified Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism specialist system pioneered by the JES and the JDS	26
Safety management in Cushing syndrome during osilodrostat treatment based on morning blood cortisol level	23
Cadmium inhibits signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 leading to pancreatic β cell apoptosis	22
Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies	21
The frequency of mutations in advanced thyroid cancer in Japan: a single-center study	21
Analysis of thyroid function in Japanese patients with coronavirus disease 2019	20
Early postoperative levothyroxine initiation after total thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease	19
Prediction of fetal Graves’ disease among pregnant women with Graves’ disease who have undergone thyroidectomy or radioactive iodine therapy: A retrospective observational study	17
Arterial stiffness, high fasting glucose, and fatty liver as risk factors for visceral obesity in middle-aged Chinese individuals: a cross-sectional study	16
Osilodrostat treatment in patients with Cushing’s disease of Asian or non-Asian origin: a pooled analysis of two Phase III randomized trials (LINC 3 and LINC 4)	15
Inhibition of mmu_circ_0009303 improves metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by regulating lipid metabolism and oxidative stress	15
Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells alleviate the imbalance of CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells <i>via</i> protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 2/signal transducer and	15
A 40-year challenge to resolve clinical questions through experimental/laboratory techniques	15
Skeletal muscle integrin expression in non-obese men with varying degrees of insulin sensitivity	15
Proposed carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) cut-off values for the detection of pancreatic cancer in patients with poorly controlled diabetes: a real-world study	15
Relationship between Ca<sup>2+</sup> and cAMP as second messengers in ACTH-induced cortisol production in bovine adrenal fasciculata cells	14
Re-evaluation of the role of autophagy in thyroid cancer treatment	14

Exenatide challenge in oral glucose tolerance test is insufficient for predictions of glucose metabolism and insulin secretion after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in obese patients with type 2 diabetes: a p	13
Secondary <i>vs.</i> primary pituitary xanthogranulomas: which yellow is more mellow?	13
Memories of our research on the hypothalamo-hypophyseal system	13
Impact of the transition from radioimmunoassay (RIA) to chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA) for the measurement of plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) on the diagnosis of primary aldosteron	12
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulates NR4A3 expression in the pituitary thyrotrophs of proestrus rats	12
Complete and sustained remission of hypercortisolism with pasireotide treatment of an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting thoracic neuroendocrine tumor: an n-of-1 trial	12
Efficacy of asfotase alfa in a patient with adult-onset hypophosphatasia without obvious bone lesions: a case report with review of literature	12
<i>Kiss1</i>-dependent and independent release of luteinizing hormone and testosterone in perinatal male rats	11
Extracellular vesicles secreted from mouse muscle cells improve delayed bone repair in diabetic mice	11
Association between iodine intake and metabolic syndrome in euthyroid adult in an iodine-replete area: a nationwide population-based study	11
The role of bile acids in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism	11
Multidisciplinary approach to management of osteoporosis with osteoporosis liaison service (OLS)	10
Effects of tubastatin A on adrenocorticotropic hormone synthesis and proliferation of AtT-20 corticotroph tumor cells	10
Risk factors of neonatal hypoglycemia in neonates born to mothers with gestational diabetes	10
Expression of CXCR4 and CXCR7 in papillary thyroid carcinoma and adjacent tissues and their relationship with pathologic indicators of tumor aggressiveness	10
Selectively bred rodent models for studying the etiology of type 2 diabetes: Goto-Kakizaki rats and Oikawa-Nagao mice	10
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors increase urinary tract infections?—a cross sectional analysis of a nationwide Japanese claims database	10
Recurrent distal cholangiocarcinoma and humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy: report of a rare case and literature review	10
Recent progress in pathophysiology of cortisol-producing adrenal tumor	9
Therapeutic effect of selective interleukin-2-inducible tyrosine kinase inhibitor in orbital fibroblasts from patients with Graves’ orbitopathy	9
Age at menarche in Japanese patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a look at changes since 1960s	9
Japan Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of primary aldosteronism 2021	9
Association between the intake of plant and animal proteins and the serum fibroblast growth factor-23 level in patients with chronic kidney disease analyzed by the isocaloric substitution model	9
Iodine-containing ointment–induced hypothyroidism in a patient with anorexia nervosa and sacral decubitus ulcer: a case report with literature review	8
A more accurate relationship between serum androgen and metabolism among healthy, nonobese, reproductive-age women based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry	8
A novel frameshift variant of <i>GATA3</i> (p.Ala17ProfsTer178) responsible for HDR syndrome in a Japanese family	8
A nomogram based on ultrasound characteristics to predict large-number cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma	8
Intraindividual variation in histone acetylation and its impact on autoimmune thyroid diseases	8
Associations of phase angle obtained by bioelectrical impedance analysis with muscle mass and strength in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes	7
Long-term outcomes and prognostic factors of patients with lung metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer after radioiodine therapy in Japan	7
New classification and diagnostic criteria for insulin resistance syndrome	7
An essential reference to be incorporated in the article: Inhibitory effects of estetrol on the invasion and migration of immortalized human endometrial stromal cells	7
Analysis of risk factors for posterior laryngeal recurrent nerve metastasis in micropapillary thyroid carcinoma	7
A case of adrenocortical carcinoma diagnosed 9 years after the discovery of adrenal incidentaloma	7
Adjuvant treatments for locally advanced differentiated thyroid cancer: a nationwide survey in Japan	7
Parathyroid hormone-related protein prevents high-fat-diet-induced obesity, hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in mice	7
Hyperthyroidism exacerbates ischemic reperfusion injury in the kidney	7
A questionnaire-based survey of medical conditions in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome in Japan: implications for transitional care	7
Role of adiponectin in the relationship between visceral adiposity and fibroblast growth factor 23 in non-diabetic men with normal kidney function	7
Intelectin1 ameliorates macrophage activation <i>via</i> inhibiting the nuclear factor kappa B pathway	7
Clinical and molecular analyses of isolated central congenital hypothyroidism based on a survey conducted in Japan	7
Physiology and clinical applications of GIP	7
Iliopsoas muscle to visceral fat ratio on CT predicts Cushing’s syndrome in elderly females with adrenal tumors	7
Hyperandrogenism caused by a rare adrenocortical oncocytic neoplasm with uncertain malignant potential: a case report and review of the literature	7
Epithelial mesenchymal transition in human menstruation and implantation	7
Hypothyroidism due to nephrotic syndrome: a notable clinical entity	6
Polycystic ovary syndrome in a patient with type B insulin resistance syndrome can improve with glucocorticoid treatment: a case report and literature review	6
Biological roles of growth hormone/prolactin from an evolutionary perspective	6
Chronic hyperadiponectinemia induced by transgenic overexpression increases plasma exosomes without significantly improving glucose and lipid metabolism	6
The prognosis of severe subclinical hyperthyroidism with TSH below 0.1 μU/mL due to Graves’ disease in the Japanese population	6

The long-term impact of neck scar satisfaction among thyroid surgery patients	6
A real-world disproportionality analysis of tirzepatide-related adverse events based on the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database	6
Survey of glucocorticoid dose escalation in patients with adrenal insufficiency during the peri-COVID-19 vaccination period	6
Approach to Bethesda system category III thyroid nodules according to US-risk stratification	6
Assessment of body fat mass, anthropometric measurement and cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents with achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia	6
Surgical indications for upper mediastinal dissection by sternotomy in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma	6
Investigation of pituitary functions after acute coronavirus disease 2019	6
In celebration of 100 exciting years of the Japan Endocrine Society	6
An adrenal incidentaloma that had appeared to produce dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate in excess before immunohistochemical study of the tumor	6
Hyponatremia due to preserved non-osmotic arginine vasopressin secretion in adipsic diabetes insipidus: a case report with review of literature	6
A case of vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumor (VIPoma) arising from <i>MEN1</i> inactivation which recurred 15 years after the initial resection	6
Bexarotene-induced hypothyroidism and dyslipidemia; a nation-wide study	6
Sleep-related factors and circulating levels of sex hormones in premenopausal Japanese women	6
The association of thyroid parameters with markers of chronic kidney disease in euthyroid patients with type 2 diabetes	6
Correlation between serum C-peptide-releasing effects and the risk of elevated uric acid in type 2 diabetes mellitus	5
Single bolus injection of nicotinamide mono nucleotide increases systemic insulin sensitivity in association with activation of NAD salvage pathway in the liver and adipose tissue in mice	5
Improvement in body composition of Japanese participants with Prader-Willi syndrome following somatropin treatment: an open-label, multi cohort Phase 3 study	5
Association between serum testosterone changes and parameters of the metabolic syndrome	5
The oral disposition index calculated from a meal tolerance test is a crucial indicator for evaluating differential normalization of postprandial glucose and triglyceride excursions in morbidly obese	5
Prediction-based prompt levothyroxine replacement to prevent a hypothyroid state after immune-related adverse events involving the thyroid gland	5
Mother’s iodine exposure and infants’ hypothyroidism: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)	5
Adrenocortical carcinoma with circulating tumor DNA analysis at post-operative recurrence: a case report with review of literature	5
DNA methylation level of the gene encoding thioredoxin-interacting protein in peripheral blood cells is associated with metabolic syndrome in the Japanese general population	5
Esaxerenone improves the blood pressure and metabolic parameters of hypertensive subjects with diabetes	5
Clinical feasibility of remote intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring in coronavirus disease 2019 patients with and without diabetes during dexamethasone therapy	5
Prediction of insulin resistance using multiple adaptive regression spline in Chinese women	5
The effect of acromegaly on thyroid disease	5
Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 in seasonal variation of hemoglobin A1c in adults with type 1 diabetes and the effect of the mode of treatment: a single-center retrospective study for 2019 and 2021	5
Retroperitoneal paraganglioma with loss of heterozygosity of the von Hippel–Lindau gene: a case report and review of the literature	5
Analysis of five cases showing false-high Hemoglobin A1c due to reduced catalase activity	5
Bowel perforation associated with Cushing’s disease: a case report with literature review	5
Physiological and pathophysiological actions of insulin in the liver	5
Mineralocorticoids induce polyuria by reducing apical aquaporin-2 expression of the kidney in partial vasopressin deficiency	5
Dose-response relationship between the fatty liver index and asthma risk: NHANES 2001~2018	4
Development of a prediction model by combining tumor diameter and clinical parameters of adrenal incidentaloma	4
Imbalances in adrenal hormones and their effects on bone metabolism	4
Celebrating 100<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the Japan Endocrine Society	4
Primary aldosteronism patients with previous cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events have high aldosterone responsiveness to ACTH stimulation	4
Potentially fatal crisis after <sup>177</sup>Lu-DOTATATE therapy for paraganglioma: a case report with review of literature	4
Disseminated intravascular coagulation as a frequent and critical complication of thyroid storm: a single-center retrospective survey	4
The genetic alterations of rectal neuroendocrine tumor and indications for therapy and prognosis: a systematic review	4
The relationship between different metabolic phenotypes and bone indices in Chinese children and adolescents aged 12–18 years old	4
Association of mobile phone usage time with incidence of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study	4
Knockdown of Gfi1 increases BMSCs exosomal <i>miR-150-3p</i> to inhibit osteoblast ferroptosis in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head through BTRC/Nrf2 axis	4
The impact of testosterone in men’s health	4
Advancing liver metabolic zonation with single-cell and spatial omics	4
FGF23-related hypophosphatemia in a patient with small cell lung cancer: a case report and literature review	4
Clinicopathological and molecular characteristics of papillary thyroid carcinoma in adolescent and young adult patients	4
Outcomes of immediate surgery for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in patients with or without risky features at surgery	4
Associations between a polygenic risk score and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in a Chinese population: a case-control study	4
Associations between sex hormones and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease in a middle-aged and elderly community	4
Nighttime hypoglycemia in Japanese children with type 1 diabetes mellitus treated with multiple daily injection insulin therapy	4
Food-dependent Cushing’s syndrome due to unilateral adrenocortical adenoma with cortisol secretion without ACTH elevation detected in peripheral blood by the CRH test: a case report	4
Encapsulated human islets in alginate fiber maintain long-term functionality	4
The influence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on the development of long-term postpartum type 2 diabetes mellitus	4
Whole body vibration activates AMPK/CPT1 signaling pathway of skeletal muscle in young and aging mice based on metabolomics study	4
Interleukin-17 prevents oxidative stress from damaging osteoblast formation by inhibiting autophagic degradation of metallothionein-2	4
Safety, pharmacokinetics, and potential benefits of TSH-receptor-specific monoclonal autoantibody K1-70<sup>TM</sup> in Japanese Graves’ disease patients: results of a phase 1 trial	4
Effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and TGF-β signaling pathway	4
Thyrotropin receptor antagonists and inverse agonists, and their potential application to thyroid diseases	4
Impact of periodic neck ultrasonography on locoregional disease control in surveillance after total thyroidectomy for patients with low- and intermediate-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: a propensity	4
46,XY 17 alpha-hydroxylase/17,20 lyase deficiency with breast development: A case report and literature review	4
Scutellarin mitigates high glucose-induced pyroptosis in diabetic atherosclerosis: Role of Nrf2-FBXL2-mediated NLRP3 degradation	4
Incidence of the postpartum diagnosis of thyroid eye disease in relation to thyroid function in Graves’ disease	4
The magnitude of increased Levothyroxine dose during pregnancy in patients on thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression treatment after total thyroidectomy for papillary carcinoma	4
Cardiovascular complications in insulin resistance and endocrine diseases	4