OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Cytojournal 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Upregulation of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten inhibits lung cancer cell proliferation by suppressing the oncogene polo-like kinase 1 and inducing autophagy	99
Candida parapsilosis infection after double-lung transplantation in a patient with pulmonary fibrosis caused by COVID-19	75
Role of immunocytochemistry in cervical cancer screening	63
Prominent emperipolesis in breast lesion: A diagnostic challenge	19
Identification of transcription factors associated with the disease-free survival of triple-negative breast cancer through weighted gene co-expression network analysis	19
FTO-mediated regulation of Kupffer cell polarization and interleukin-6 secretion promotes biliary epithelial cell proliferation in intrahepatic bile duct stones	18
Transglutaminase 2 inhibition ameliorates cardiac fibrosis in myocardial infarction by inducing M2 macrophage polarization in vitro and in vivo	15
Immunoglobulin superfamily member 1 upregulates myc proto-oncogene to accelerate invasion and metastasis of endometrial cancer: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic prospects	14
Increased caveolin 1 by human antigen R exacerbates Porphyromonas gingivali-induced atherosclerosis by modulating oxidative stress and inflammatory responses	14
Lymphoid cell rich fine-needle aspirations of the salivary gland: What is the risk of malignancy?	14
Introduction to the second edition of ‘Diagnostic Cytopathology of Serous Fluids’ as CytoJournal Monograph (CMAS) in Open Access	13
Analysis of clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in 54 metaplastic breast carcinoma patients from northwest China	12
Cytologic diagnosis and differential diagnosis of histiocytic signet ring cells in effusion specimens	12
Geniposide alleviates post-myocardial infarction-induced pyroptosis by modulating the thioredoxin-interacting protein/NLRP3 signaling pathway	10
Comparative accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology between larger and smaller size thyroid nodules	9
Detection of transmembrane protein 100 in breast cancer: Correlation with malignant progression and chemosensitivity	9
Receptor interacting serine/threonine kinase 2 promotes rheumatoid arthritis progression and partially regulates nuclear factor kappa B pathway	8
Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group a member 1 eases angiotensin II-arose oxidative stress in vascular smooth muscle cell by boosting nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family casp	8
Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in abnormal pap smears	8
An unusual breast malignancy with central cystic lesion: Important Sampling artifact related pitfall	7
Risk stratification by application of Milan system for reporting salivary gland cytopathology: A tertiary care experience	7
Vaspin inhibits ferroptosis: A new hope for treating myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury	7
Impact of cytopathology authors work: Comparative analysis based on Open-access cytopathology publications versus non-Open-access conventional publications	7
Fibronectin type III domain containing protein 5/irisin alleviated sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by abating ferroptosis through the adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase/nuclear fac	7
Pancreatic tuberculosis – A common disease at a rare site diagnosed on cytology	7

Serous fluid: Metastatic sarcomas, melanoma, and other non-epithelial neoplasms	6
Computer-assisted scatter plot analysis of cell and nuclear areas distinguishes urothelial carcinoma in urine cytology specimens	6
Targeting the Ajuba/Notch axis increases the sensitivity of colon cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil	6
Voided urine test to diagnose prostate cancer: Preliminary report	6
Comparison of liquid based cytology and conventional smears on lymph node aspirates: A cytomorphological study	6
Mesothelioma	6
Cervical cytology: Radiation and other therapy effects	6
Diagnostic pitfalls in effusion fluid cytology	6
Nobiletin alleviates brain injury in uremic mice and inhibits indoxyl sulfate-induced neurotoxicity in HT22 cells through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signaling pathway	6
Development of a clinical prediction model for pathological upgrading in low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions following cervical conization	6
A metabolomics study on carcinogenesis of ground-glass nodules	5
Transbronchial brushing cytology and paired biopsy in endobronchial tuberculosis: A report of 72 cases focusing on the morphological features	5
Screening technologies for cervical cancer: Overview	5
Cytospin performance when using Paris system for reporting urinary cytology	5
Sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 is an important prognostic factor for colon adenocarcinoma and closely related to immune infiltration	5
A new perspective: Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 inhibits ubiquitin-specific protease 7-induced epithelial ovarian cancer progression by inducing ferroptosis and M1 macrophage polariz	4
A case of neck swelling with an unusual presentation	4
The impact of anthropometric parameters and sonographic characteristics on the choice of biopsy method for thyroid nodules: Fine-needle aspiration versus non-aspiration biopsy	4
Comparison of programmed death ligand 1 immunostaining for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma between paired cytological and surgical samples	4
Enhancing the cytological features and diagnostic significance of cerebrospinal fluid in bacterial meningitis	4
Cytology of peritoneal implants of borderline serous tumor of ovaries in ascitic fluid	4
Ailanthone inhibits bladder cancer tumor and cell proliferation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and activation of the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling path	4
Association of immunosuppressive CD45⁺CD33⁺CD14⁻ CD10⁻HLA-DR^−/low neutrophils with poor prognosis in patients with lymphoma and their expansion a	4
Pancreatic cyst endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA): Benign or malignant. Clues to cytological diagnosis with major consequences	4
Comparison of FNA-based conventional cytology specimens and digital image analysis in assessment of pancreatic lesions	4
N-acetyltransferase 10 regulates UNC-51-like kinase 1 to reduce tubular cell injury and kidney stone formation	4
Challenge in the cytological interpretation of a not-so-typical breast carcinoma	3
A mechanism study of tripartite motif 10 modulating septic cardiomyopathy	3
Knockdown of ribosomal protein L22-like 1 arrests the cell cycle and promotes apoptosis in colorectal cancer	3
Cytomorphology of pituitary carcinoma metastatic to liver diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration: A rare case report and review of literature	3
Molecular analysis with pancreaseq® in evaluation and management of pancreatic cysts: A cohort of 28 patients	3
George N. Papanicolaou- A tribute	3
A rare and challenging case of uterine mass successfully reported in a cervical smear	3
Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance cervical cytology in Bahrain: Reporting rates, high-risk HPV testing, and cytologic and histopathologic follow-up findings	3
Histopathological findings of 687 thyroid nodules, suspicious for malignancy on ultrasound, with an indeterminate cytopathological diagnosis after the combination of the Bethesda System and BRAF	3
Immunocytochemistry of effusions: Processing and commonly used immunomarkers	3
Expression and clinical significance of programmed cell death protein 1/programmed death-ligand 1 in non-small cell lung cancer patients with rare mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor gene: A	3
Cytologic and histologic features of COVID-19 post-vaccination lymphadenopathy	3
Papanicolaou society of cytopathology system for reporting pancreaticobiliary cytology: Risk stratification and cytology scope - 2.5-year study	3
Ankyrin repeat domain 1 is dysregulated in keloids and suppresses keloid fibroblast growth, migration, and extracellular matrix deposition	2
Cervical Cancers: Varieties and the Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology	2
CellBlockistry 101: The textbook of cell-blocking science	2
Clinical utility of HPV typing and quantification combined with PAX1/ZNF582 methylation detection in accurate cervical cancer screening	2
Breast lump: “Keep me in your differentials”	2
The Bethesda System for reporting cervical cytology	2
Signet-ring cells in pleural and peritoneal effusions identified on Wright stains – A diagnostic pitfall	2