OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular Medicine is 24. 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
Effectiveness of high cardiorespiratory fitness in cardiometabolic protection in prediabetic rats	116
Pan-cancer analysis reveals RIPK2 predicts prognosis and promotes immune therapy resistance via triggering cytotoxic T lymphocytes dysfunction	102
Elevated RIF1 participates in the epigenetic abnormalities of zygotes by regulating histone modifications on MuERV-L in obese mice	87
LncRNA-ATB participates in the regulation of calcium oxalate crystal-induced renal injury by sponging the miR-200 family	78
Microfibrillar-associated protein 5 regulates osteogenic differentiation by modulating the Wnt/β-catenin and AMPK signaling pathways	76
c-Jun-mediated miR-19b expression induces endothelial barrier dysfunction in an in vitro model of hemorrhagic shock	72
Correction: Inhibition of platelet activation suppresses reactive enteric glia and mitigates intestinal barrier dysfunction during sepsis	67
Correction to: A Journey in Science: Immersion in the search for effective cancer immunotherapies	66
α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist GTS-21 attenuates DSS-induced intestinal colitis by improving intestinal mucosal barrier function	64
Fibroblast growth factor 21 attenuates salt-sensitive hypertension-induced nephropathy through anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation mechanism	63
IKK-mediated CYLD phosphorylation and cellular redox activity	62
Oxalate-induced apoptosis through ERS-ROS–NF-κB signalling pathway in renal tubular epithelial cell	59
Clinical application of RUBCN/SESN2 mediated inhibition of autophagy as biomarkers of diabetic kidney disease	53
Correction to: Intraclonal Complexity in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Fractions Enriched in Recently Born/Divided and Older/Quiescent Cells	53
The serum of COVID-19 asymptomatic patients up-regulates proteins related to endothelial dysfunction and viral response in circulating angiogenic cells ex-vivo	52
Eriodictyol ameliorates cognitive dysfunction in APP/PS1 mice by inhibiting ferroptosis via vitamin D receptor-mediated Nrf2 activation	49
miR-351 promotes atherosclerosis in diabetes by inhibiting the ITGB3/PIK3R1/Akt pathway and induces endothelial cell injury and lipid accumulation	48
Depleting SOX2 improves ischemic stroke via lncRNA PVT1/microRNA-24-3p/STAT3 axis	47
Antibody-drug conjugates targeting CD248 inhibits liver fibrosis through specific killing on myofibroblasts	45
Induction of ferroptosis promotes vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching and aggravates neointimal hyperplasia in mice	45
LncRNA FENDRR with m6A RNA methylation regulates hypoxia-induced pulmonary artery endothelial cell pyroptosis by mediating DRP1 DNA methylation	45
Correction: ELAVL1 is transcriptionally activated by FOXC1 and promotes ferroptosis in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by regulating autophagy	44
Hydroxychloroquine induces apoptosis of myeloid-derived suppressor cells via up-regulation of CD81 contributing to alleviate lupus symptoms	42
Surgical implantation of human adipose derived stem cells attenuates experimentally induced hepatic fibrosis in rats	42
Interleukin-22: a potential therapeutic target in atherosclerosis	41

Resveratrol ameliorates liver fibrosis induced by nonpathogenic Staphylococcus in BALB/c mice through inhibiting its growth	41
Gastrin exerts a protective effect against myocardial infarction via promoting angiogenesis	41
Inhibition of platelet activation suppresses reactive enteric glia and mitigates intestinal barrier dysfunction during sepsis	41
Temporal changes in cyclinD-CDK4/CDK6 and cyclinE-CDK2 pathways: implications for the mechanism of deficient decidualization in an immune-based mouse model of unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortio	41
PLK1 protects intestinal barrier function during sepsis by targeting mitochondrial dynamics through TANK-NF-κB signalling	39
G protein coupled estrogen receptor attenuates mechanical stress-mediated apoptosis of chondrocyte in osteoarthritis via suppression of Piezo1	38
The novel transcriptomic signature of angiogenesis predicts clinical outcome, tumor microenvironment and treatment response for prostate adenocarcinoma	36
UBE2S promotes the development of ovarian cancer by promoting PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway to regulate cell cycle and apoptosis	36
Inflammatory macrophages interrupt osteocyte maturation and mineralization via regulating the Notch signaling pathway	35
Global identification of circular RNAs in imatinib (IM) resistance of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) by modulating signaling pathways of circ_0080145/miR-203/ABL1 and circ 0051886/miR-637/ABL1	34
New horizons in the roles and associations of COX-2 and novel natural inhibitors in cardiovascular diseases	34
Systemic administration of choline acetyltransferase decreases blood pressure in murine hypertension	34
Famotidine activates the vagus nerve inflammatory reflex to attenuate cytokine storm	33
Probucol promotes osteoblasts differentiation and prevents osteoporosis development through reducing oxidative stress	32
Novel eIF4A1 inhibitors with anti‐tumor activity in lymphoma	32
MiR-100 overexpression attenuates high fat diet induced weight gain, liver steatosis, hypertriglyceridemia and development of metabolic syndrome in mice	32
CD44 promotes angiogenesis in myocardial infarction through regulating plasma exosome uptake and further enhancing FGFR2 signaling transduction	31
FADD as a key molecular player in cancer progression	31
The cholesteryl-ester transfer protein isoform (CETPI) and derived peptides: new targets in the study of Gram-negative sepsis	30
Stem cell therapy as a promising strategy in necrotizing enterocolitis	30
Intracolic ultrasound molecular imaging: a novel method for assessing colonic tumor necrosis factor-α expression in inflammatory bowel disease	29
PACS-2 deficiency in tubular cells aggravates lipid-related kidney injury in diabetic kidney disease	29
Galantamine attenuates autoinflammation in a mouse model of familial mediterranean fever	29
An mRNA assay system demonstrates proteasomal-specific degradation contributes to cardiomyopathic phospholamban null mutation	28
The effect and mechanism of Jiao-tai-wan in the treatment of diabetes mellitus with depression based on network pharmacology and experimental analysis	28
Correction: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) 2 Overexpression Ameliorates Glomerular Injury in a Rat Model of Diabetic Nephropathy: A Comparison with ACE Inhibition	28
METTL14 promotes glomerular endothelial cell injury and diabetic nephropathy via m6A modification of α-klotho	28
Elevated vascular transformation blood biomarkers in Long-COVID indicate angiogenesis as a key pathophysiological mechanism	27
BNIP3 mediates the different adaptive responses of fibroblast-like synovial cells to hypoxia in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis	27
Radiation-response in primary fibroblasts of long-term survivors of childhood cancer with and without second primary neoplasms: the KiKme study	26
Correction to: METTL14 promotes glomerular endothelial cell injury and diabetic nephropathy via m6A modification of α‑klotho	26
Role of long non-coding RNA H19 in the development of osteoporosis	26
OLMALINC/OCT4/BMP2 axis enhances osteogenic-like phenotype of renal interstitial fibroblasts to participate in Randall’s plaque formation	26
ADSCs enhance VEGFR3-mediated lymphangiogenesis via METTL3-mediated VEGF-C m6A modification to improve wound healing of diabetic foot ulcers	26
Extreme immunotherapy: emergency immunology to defeat pandemics	26
Farnesyl diphosphate synthase regulated endothelial proliferation and autophagy during rat pulmonary arterial hypertension induced by monocrotaline	25
Cobalt protoporphyrin promotes human keratinocyte migration under hyperglycemic conditions	24
MicroRNA regulation of the proliferation and apoptosis of Leydig cells in diabetes	24