OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Wound Repair and Regeneration is 5. 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
Cryogel wound dressings based on natural polysaccharides perfectly adhere to irregular wounds for rapid haemostasis and easy disassembly	200
Donepezil promotes skin flap survival through activation of the HIF‐1α/VEGF signalling pathway	75
Erratum	73
The heterogeneous wound microbiome varies with wound care pain, dressing type, and inflammatory gene expression	52
Issue Information	51
Patient and wound factors associated with WOUND‐Q scales measuring health‐related quality of life: An international cross‐sectional study	44
Interplay between epithelial and mesenchymal cells unveils essential proinflammatory and pro‐resolutive mediators modulated by photobiomodulation therapy at 660 nm	43
The Danish wound‐quality of life (Wound‐QoL) questionnaire: Translation and psychometric properties	36
A simplified method for monitoring cytokines in wound fluid	28
Performance of artificial intelligence chatbots in interpreting clinical images of pressure injuries	24
What is the “normal” wound bed temperature? A scoping review and new hypothesis	23
A collagen‐based layered chronic wound biofilm model for testing antimicrobial wound products	23
Issue Information	22
52^nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Wound Healing	21
Letter to editor in response to ‘Tian K, Ye J, Zhong Y, Jia Z, Xu W, Gao S, Cao S, Li K, Wu L. Autologous i‐PRF promotes healing of radiation‐induced skin injury. Wound Repair Regen. 2023;3	21
Gradient expectations: Revisiting Charles Manning Child's theory of metabolic regionalisation in developmental patterning and regeneration	20
Issue Information	20
51^st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Wound Healing	20
Reviewers List	20
Multimodal imaging device to comprehensively assess infection, oxygenation, and wound analytics—A pilot study	19
Skin metabolism in obesity: A narrative review	19
Research hotspot and trend of chronic wounds: A bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2022	18
The effect of quince seed mucilage on perineal pain and healing following episiotomy: A randomised, triple‐blind, placebo‐controlled study	18
Basic haematological tests as inflammatory performance markers of patients treated either by conservative surgery or minor amputation for infected diabetic foot ulcers	18
Polymicrobial infection in bone biopsies and relapse in diabetic foot osteomyelitis: The role of soft tissue involvement	18

Relaxation intervention to improve diabetic foot ulcer healing: Results from a pilot randomized controlled study	17
Digital ulcers associated with scleroderma: A major unmet medical need	16
Valsartan nano‐filaments alter mitochondrial energetics and promote faster healing in diabetic rat wounds	16
Validation and efficacy of ‘pure’ venous lymph node flap in a rat lymphoedema model	16
What is slough? Defining the proteomic and microbial composition of slough and its implications for wound healing	16
A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study on the effectiveness of a single‐use negative pressure wound therapy system, compared to traditional negative pressure wound therapy in the treatme	15
A story of fibers and stress: Matrix‐embedded signals for fibroblast activation in the skin	15
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Outcomes of open reduction and internal fixation of calcaneus fractures: A database study comparing patients with and without diabetes	14
53rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Wound Healing	14
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Evaluating the cost‐effectiveness of diabetic foot ulcer management by wound care specialists in Indonesia	13
Topical vanadate improves tensile strength and alters collagen organisation of excisional wounds in a mouse model	13
Keloids in male genitalia—Systematic review and illustrative case report	13
Association of vaping with decreased vascular endothelial growth factor expression and decreased microvessel density in cutaneous wound healing tissue in rats	13
Insights into the skin microbiome of sickle cell disease leg ulcers	12
A role for vitamin D and the vitamin D receptor in keloid disorder	12
Antibiotic‐loaded bone substitutes therapy in the management of the moderate to severe diabetic foot infection: A meta‐analysis	12
Animal models for the study of acute cutaneous wound healing	11
List of Reviewers	11
Use of incisional preventive negative pressure wound therapy in open incisional hernia repair: Who benefits?	11
Therapeutic potential of silkworm sericin in wound healing applications	11
Investigation of the monocyte/high‐density lipoprotein ratio as a prognostic criterion in burn patients	11
Fibrosis: Sirtuins at the checkpoints of myofibroblast differentiation and profibrotic activity	11
A pro‐reparative bioelectronic device for controlled delivery of ions and biomolecules	10
Monocyte and macrophage derived myofibroblasts: Is it fate? A review of the current evidence	10
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Evidence for the in vivo existence and mobilisation of myeloid angiogenic cells and pericyte‐like cells in wound patients after skin grafting	10
Autologous i‐PRF promotes healing of radiation‐induced skin injury	10
Phenotypic characterisation and associations of leg ulcers in adult sickle cell patients	9
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3D‐printed electrospun fibres for wound healing	9
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Pressure injuries and biofilms: Microbiome, model systems and therapies	9
Issue Information	9
Cytokine stability in chronic wound fluid and its association to fibroblast proliferation	8
Pullulan‐Collagen hydrogel wound dressing promotes dermal remodelling and wound healing compared to commercially available collagen dressings	8
Minimising donor‐site morbidity following limbs' injuries with keystone perforator island flap reconstruction	8
Low‐temperature plasma jet suppresses bacterial colonisation and affects wound healing through reactive species	8
Clinical utility of⁶⁷Gallium‐SPECT/CTfor determining osteotomy indication in patients with lower‐limb osteomyelitis	7
Evaluating the impact of an anti‐microbial silver‐impregnated surgical dressing on wound infections and healing: A randomised clinical trial	7
Comprehensive analysis of keloid vasculature by tissue clearing and 3D imaging	7
Risk factors associated with pressure ulcer recurrence after reconstruction: Analysis of a national database	7
Temporal microbiome changes in axolotl limb regeneration: Stage‐specific restructuring of bacterial and fungal communities with a Flavobacterium bloom during blastema proliferation	7
PI3K/AKT pathway promotes keloid fibroblasts proliferation by enhancing glycolysis under hypoxia	7
Healing profiles in patients with a chronic diabetic foot ulcer: An exploratory study with machine learning	7
Racial/ethnic disparities in chronic wounds: Perspectives on linking upstream factors to health outcomes	7
Safety and efficacy of treating post‐burn pathological scars with extracorporeal shock wave therapy: A meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials	7
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Issue Information	6
The myofibroblast and Giulio Gabbiani: An inseparable couple celebrates their 50 years golden wedding anniversary	6
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Placenta‐derived mesenchymal stem cells promote diabetic wound healing via exosomal protein interaction networks	6
Antimicrobial peptide derived from insulin‐like growth factor‐binding protein 5 improves diabetic wound healing	6
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Teleconsulting in wound care: Connecting the primary care to the wound specialist reduces unnecessary referrals	6
The paradigm of stem cell secretome in tissue repair and regeneration: Present and future perspectives	5
Poly(lactide‐co‐ε‐caprolactone) scaffold promotes equivalent tissue integration and supports skin grafts compared to a predicate collagen scaffold	5
Comparison of biopolymer scaffolds for the fabrication of skin substitutes in a porcine wound model	5
Evaluation of factors affecting the healing process of venous ulcers: A 12‐week longitudinal study	5
Full‐thickness skin columns: A method to reduce healing time and donor site morbidity in deep partial‐thickness burns	5
Issue Information	5
Role of haematopoietic cell‐specific protein 1‐associated protein X‐1 gene in lipopolysaccharide‐induced apoptosis of human dermal fibroblasts	5
Synergistic effects of incorporated additives in multifunctional dressings for chronic wound healing: An updated comprehensive review	5
Chronic wounds: Treatment consensus	5
The lysophosphatidic acid axis in fibrosis: Implications for glaucoma	5
Preclinical assessment of novel longer‐duration wear negative pressure wound therapy dressing in a porcine model	5
Autologous platelet‐rich fibrin as an adjunct to non‐surgical periodontal therapy—A follow up clinical pilot study	5
In the face and neck, keloid scar distribution is related to skin thickness and stiffness changes associated with movement	5
A recombinant signalling‐selective activated protein C that lacks anticoagulant activity is efficacious and safe in cutaneous wound preclinical models	5
The effect of high‐voltage monophasic pulsed current on diabetic ulcers and their potential pathophysiologic factors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	5
Animal experimental models of ischemic wounds – A review of literature	5
Anaerobic bacteria in chronic wounds: Roles in disease, infection and treatment failure	5
Comparative transcriptomic adaptations of Staphylococcus aureus to the wound environment in non‐diabetic and diabetic mice	5