OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Amino Acids is 22. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Amino acid-stimulated insulin secretion: a path forward in type 2 diabetes	76
Identification of a peptide that crosses the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier by phage display technology	66
Antimicrobial peptidomes of Bothrops atrox and Bothrops jararacussu snake venoms	56
Estimation of bioactive peptide content of milk from different species using an in silico method	51
A new 68Ga-labeled ornithine derivative for PET imaging of ornithine metabolism in tumors	49
Effects of maternal branched-chain amino acid and alanine supplementation on growth and biomarkers of protein metabolism in dams fed a low-protein diet and their offspring	47
How does neurokinin 3 receptor agonism affect pathological and cognitive impairments in an Alzheimer’s disease-like rat model?	45
In silico and in vivo neuropharmacological evaluation of two γ-amino acid isomers derived from 2,3-disubstituted benzofurans, as ligands of GluN1–GluN2A NMDA receptor	41
Cathelicidin ΔPb-CATH4 derived from Python bivittatus accelerates the healing of Staphylococcus aureus-infected wounds in mice	40
Serum and urinary carnosinase-1 correlate with kidney function and inflammation	36
Reply to homocysteine and copper ions: is their interaction responsible for cardiovascular‑related damage?	35
Plasma free amino acid profiles are associated with serum high molecular weight adiponectin levels in Japanese medical check-up population without type 2 diabetes mellitus	34
Methionine supplementation spares body protein by regulating the expression of mTORC1 downstream factors in rats fed a soy protein diet with sufficient sulfur amino acids: a pilot study	33
Acetyl group for proper protection of β-sugar-amino acids used in SPPS	33
BamA-targeted antimicrobial peptide design for enhanced efficacy and reduced toxicity	33
Detection of impurities in dietary supplements containing l-tryptophan	32
Cul5 mediates taurine-stimulated mTOR mRNA expression and proliferation of mouse mammary epithelial cells	28
Sodium pyruvate improves the plasma amino acid profile in rats with l-arginine-induced acute pancreatitis	28
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells display both pathogenic and protective roles in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases	24
The ovine conceptus utilizes extracellular serine, glucose, and fructose to generate formate via the one carbon metabolism pathway	23
Using the dual isotope method to assess cecal amino acid absorption of goat whey protein in rats, a pilot study	23
Dietary L-arginine supplementation during days 14–25 of gestation enhances aquaporin expression in the placentae and endometria of gestating gilts	23