OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity-Targets and Therapy is 28. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Establishment of a Risk Prediction Model for Metabolic Syndrome in High Altitude Areas in Qinghai Province, China: A Cross-Sectional Study [Response to Letter]	98
A Peptide in a Pill – Oral Semaglutide in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes	89
Exploring the Diagnostic Value of High-Frequency Ultrasound Technology for Subcutaneous Lipohypertrophy in Diabetes Patients Receiving Insulin Injections	80
Hepatocyte-Specific Yap1 Knockout Maintained the Liver Homeostasis of Lipid Metabolism in Mice	65
Utilizing Podocyte Foot Process Morphology for the Identification of Diabetic Nephropathy with or without Minimal Change Disease: Establishment of an Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Diagnostic Model	62
Hesperidin and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Modulate the Composition of the Gut Microbiota and Reduce Obesity in High Fat Diet Mice	58
Sex-Specific Ensemble Models for Type 2 Diabetes Classification in the Mexican Population	53
Effectiveness of Pharmacist-Led Training Regarding Medication for Type 2 Diabetes, Based on Patient and Physician Medication-Related Issues Identified in China	53
The Effects of Specific Gut Microbiota on Hyperuricemia — A Mendelian Randomization Analysis and Clinical Validation	51
Association Between Plasma Asprosin Levels and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus	48
Evaluating Glycemic Control Efficacy and Safety of the Oral Small Molecule Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonist Danuglipron in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis	46
The Interaction Between Age and Risk Factors for Diabetes and Prediabetes: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study	44
A Nomogram Including Total Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden Score for Predicting Mild Vascular Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	44
The Regulation Role of the Gut-Islets Axis in Diabetes	42
Trapa Bispinosa Roxb. Inhibits the Insulin-Dependent AKT/WNK1 Pathway to Induce Autophagy in Mice with Type 2 Diabetes	41
Importance of Assessing Sarcopenia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Based on Body Fat Percentage Measured by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Different Genders	36
Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome with Excessive Height Growth Combined with Congenital Absence of the Uterus and Ovaries: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature	36
Clinical Significance of Glomerular Autophagy in Evaluation of Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression	35
If Not Insulin Resistance so What? – Comparison of Fasting Glycemia in Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism	34
Assessment of Type II Diabetes Patients’ Caregivers’ Burnout Level: A Cross-Sectional Study in Taif, Saudi Arabia	34
An Overview of Body Size Preference, Perception and Dissatisfaction in Sub-Saharan Africans Living in the United States	33
Social Support for Thai Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Case–Control Study	32
Abdominal Massage Decreases Food Intake and Body Weight in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats Through Upregulating GPR41/GPR43-PYY/GLP-1 Axis	30
PAID-PL—The Polish Version of the Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale: Perfect Reliability and a One-Factor Structure	30
Relationship Between a Novel Model of Insulin Sensitivity and Arterial Stiffness in Non-Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study	29

Association Between Weight Change During Adulthood and Chronic Kidney Disease: Results from a National Survey 2011–2018	29
Risk Factors Associated with Amputation for Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Retrospective Study	29
Relationship Between Plasma Aldosterone Concentrations and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Diagnosis in Patients with Hypertension: A Retrospective Cohort Study	28
Dysbiosis of the Salivary Microbiome is Associated with Hypertension and Correlated with Metabolic Syndrome Biomarkers	28
Comparing Lifestyle and Behavior of Post-Bariatric Surgery and Participants with Obesity: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study	28