OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Molecular Endocrinology is 2. 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
Acknowledgement to reviewers	80
Insights into new mechanosensitive behaviors of G protein-coupled receptors	53
Personalised medicines for familial hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism	53
Retinoic acid receptors at 35: molecular convergence of vitamin A and steroid hormone action	50
Development and characterisation of a novel inhibitory anti-GH monoclonal antibody	40
βHB inhibits glucose-induced GLP-1 secretion in GLUTag and human jejunal enteroids	38
Multiple promoter and enhancer differences likely contribute to augmented G6PC2 expression in human versus mouse pancreatic islet alpha cells	38
C-peptide attenuates hyperglycemia-induced pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting transglutaminase 2	38
The Chd4 subunit of the NuRD complex regulates Pdx1-controlled genes involved in β-cell function	33
No extra-adrenal aldosterone production in various human cell lines	30
Insights of the role of estrogen in obesity from two models of ERα deletion	29
Breast adipose regulation of premenopausal breast epithelial phenotype involves interleukin 10	28
ADDENDUM: Disruption of the striated muscle glycogen-targeting subunit of protein phosphatase 1: influence of the genetic background	24
Establishment of Star-edited Y1 cells as a novel in vitro functional assay for STAR	22
Emerging roles of osteocytes in the regulation of bone and skeletal muscle mass	22
Erythropoietin-mediated cardioprotection in hearts subjected to ischemia reperfusion	19
Characterization of a mutated KCNJ5 gene, G387R, in unilateral primary aldosteronism	18
Phospholipase D mediates very low-density lipoprotein-induced aldosterone production, in part, via lipin-1	18
miR-146a promotes M2 macrophage polarization and accelerates diabetic wound healing by inhibiting the TLR4/NF-κB axis	16
Lack of maternal exposure to somatostatin leads to diet-induced insulin and leptin resistance in mouse male offspring	16
Sex hormones and vascular reactivity: a temporal evaluation in resistance arteries of male rats	16
Znrf3 exon 2 deletion mice do not recapitulate congenital adrenal hypoplasia	16
CEBPB/POU2F2 modulates endothelin 1 expression in prehypertensive SHR vascular smooth muscle cells	15
Cotadutide effect in liver and adipose tissue in obese mice	15
Sex steroids have opposing effects on heart rate of juveniles, Gambusia holbrooki	15

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-mediated signaling as a critical regulator of skeletal cell biology	13
circ_0134120: a new frontier in understanding postmenopausal osteoporosis pathogenesis	13
Vitamin D receptor regulates proliferation and differentiation of thyroid carcinoma via the E-cadherin-β-catenin complex	13
Constitutive internalisation of EP2 differentially regulates G protein signalling	13
Reviewing the physiological roles of the novel hormone-receptor pair INSL5-RXFP4: a protective energy sensor?	12
Synoviolin inhibits the inflammatory cytokine secretion of Müller cells by reducing NLRP3	11
Contrasting roles for GLP-1R and GIPR in a model of diet-induced obesity	11
Increased capacity to maintain glucose homeostasis in a transgenic mouse expressing human but not mouse growth hormone with developing high-fat diet-related insulin resistance, hepatic steatosis and a	11
Pseudohypoparathyroidism: complex disease variants with unfortunate names	9
Characterisation of the hydrogen sulfide system in early diabetic kidney disease	9
The role of mu-opioid receptors in pancreatic islet α-cells	9
Endocrine and metabolic complications of COVID-19: lessons learned and future prospects	9
Cellular mechanisms of incretin hormone secretion	8
N1-methylnicotinamide impairs gestational glucose tolerance in mice	8
Effect of calcitriol and calcium on basal ganglia calcification in hypoparathyroidism: experimental models	8
LIF–STAT signaling in decidual cells: a possible role in embryo implantation and early pregnancy	8
Embarking on an adventure of early career academic leadership	7
Design and in vitro characterization of RXR variants as tools to investigate the biological role of endogenous rexinoids	7
Maternal obesity attenuates PPARγ nuclear migration impairing offspring adipogenesis	7
Finnish-specific AKT2 gene variant leads to impaired insulin signalling in myotubes	7
A missing paradigm: deciphering endocrine innovations among diverging regulations of alleles, paralogous genes and orthologous genes	7
Sex and age affect depot expression of Ca2+ channels in rat white fat adipocytes	7
Insulin signaling in the heart is impaired by growth hormone: a direct and early event	7
Knockout of murine Lyplal1 confers sex-specific protection against diet-induced obesity	7
GCgx: transcriptome-wide exploration of the response to glucocorticoids	7
Downregulation of miR-216a-5p and miR-652-3p is associated with growth and invasion by targeting JAK2 and PRRX1 in GH-producing pituitary tumours	6
Capsaicin-activated autophagy protects BMSC function under oxidative stress: mechanisms and therapeutic implications	6
Dicer inhibition delays wound closure by increasing Suz12 levels and regulating ITGAV levels in keratinocytes	6
The AR in bone marrow progenitor cells protects against short-term high caloric diet induced weight gain in male mice.	6
Antioxidant, bioenergetic, and metabolic effects of novel mitochondria-targeted estrogens	6
Combination of growth hormone receptor antagonist and radiation reduces tumour growth in a lung cancer xenograft model	6
ATF3 suppresses 3T3-L1 adipocyte adipogenesis by transcriptionally repressing USP53	6
GP73 blockade alleviates abnormal glucose homeostasis in diabetic mice	6
Chronic stress-secreted glucocorticoids induce NAFLD-like changes in male rats: oxidative stress/NLRP3 inflammasome signalling	6
CTCF variant begets to short stature by down-regulation of IGF1	6
Telmisartan is the most effective ARB to increase adiponectin via PPARα in adipocyte	5
Age-dependent response to T4 overtreatment and recovery on systemic and organ level	5
Son of sevenless 1 (SOS1), the RasGEF, interacts with ERα and STAT3 during embryo implantation	5
Oxidative and ER stress by elevated insulin biosynthesis and palmitic acid in insulin-producing cells	4
m6A readers, writers, erasers, and the m6A epitranscriptome in breast cancer	4
Retinoic acid regulation of homoeostatic synaptic plasticity and its relationship to cognitive disorders	4
Structure of full-length TSH receptor in complex with antibody K1-70™	4
Mechanistic insights of Rhodiola crenulata in treating diabetic kidney disease via network pharmacology	4
Kisspeptin isoforms: versatile players in reproduction and beyond	4
MicroRNA-21 enhances estradiol production by inhibiting WT1 expression in granulosa cells	4
Neuropeptide Y regulates osteocyte phenotype and function through AHNAK-Smad signalling	4
GPER mediates the IL6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway involved in VEGF expression in swine ovary GCs	4
Identification of anti-resorptive GPCRs by high-content imaging in human osteoclasts	4
Regulation of mineralocorticoid receptor activation by circadian protein TIMELESS	4
Non-cell autonomous mechanisms control mitochondrial gene dysregulation in polycystic ovary syndrome	3

Pentraxin 3 mediates inflammation and adipogenesis in Graves’ orbitopathy pathogenesis	3
RISING STARS: Hormonal regulation of the breast cancer microenvironment	3
Conserved and divergent features of trophoblast stem cells	3
RISING STARS: Liver sinusoidal endothelial transcription factors in metabolic homeostasis and disease	3
Targeting premature cellular senescence using senomorphic or senolytic agents to impact diabetes	2
Acknowledgement to reviewers	2
Glucocorticoids inhibit the maturation of committed osteoblasts via SOX2	2
The role of WD40 repeat-containing proteins in endocrine (dys)function	2
The epidermal growth factor receptor in healthy pregnancy and preeclampsia	2
Aldosterone synthase inhibition: a novel bullet to fight cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic syndrome	2
Anti-inflammatory effects of palm11-PrRP31 in a rat model of lipopolysaccharide-induced acute inflammation	2
Mutant Tbl1x male mice have a short life span and do not breed: unexpected findings	2
Continuing the success of Journal of Endocrinology and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology: Editor-in-Chief handover	2
CREB activates the MafA promoter through proximal E-boxes and a CCAAT motif in pancreatic β-cells	2
Vascular endothelial mineralocorticoid receptors and epithelial sodium channels in metabolic syndrome and related cardiovascular disease	2
miR-514a-3p: a novel SHP-2 regulatory miRNA that modulates human cytotrophoblast proliferation	2
MCAD activation by empagliflozin promotes fatty acid oxidation and reduces lipid deposition in NASH	2
Acknowledgement to reviewers	2
Evidence that nuclear receptors are related to terpene synthases	2