OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders is 29. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Diabetes is most important cause for mortality in COVID-19 hospitalized patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis	143
Impact of COVID-19 on the thyroid gland: an update	142
Vitamin D, infections and immunity	129
Hormonal treatments for endometriosis: The endocrine background	95
Leptin as a key regulator of the adipose organ	90
Vitamin D: Dosing, levels, form, and route of administration: Does one approach fit all?	87
The endocrine role of brown adipose tissue: An update on actors and actions	80
New aspects in the pathogenesis and management of subacute thyroiditis	75
Hypocalcemia in COVID-19: Prevalence, clinical significance and therapeutic implications	56
Semaglutide, a glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonist with cardiovascular benefits for management of type 2 diabetes	56
Diabetes mellitus induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors: type 1 diabetes variant or new clinical entity? Review of the literature	52
Association of vitamin D status with COVID-19 and its severity	49
Mammary gland adipocytes in lactation cycle, obesity and breast cancer	44
Lean NAFLD: an underrecognized and challenging disorder in medicine	44
Future lines of research on phase angle: Strengths and limitations	42
ATP-consuming futile cycles as energy dissipating mechanisms to counteract obesity	39
Investigation of the Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis: a contemporary synthesis	38
Role of vitamin D in diabetic retinopathy: Pathophysiological and clinical aspects	37
Epigenetic regulation of somatostatin and somatostatin receptors in neuroendocrine tumors and other types of cancer	36
Polyphenols and their anti-obesity role mediated by the gut microbiota: a comprehensive review	36
Classification of neuroendocrine neoplasms: lights and shadows	36
Bioimpedance basics and phase angle fundamentals	33
Relevance of body composition in phenotyping the obesities	33
Intercellular and interorgan crosstalk through adipocyte extracellular vesicles	32
Cardiovascular risk factors in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis	32

Glucocorticoid excess and COVID-19 disease	31
Thyroid sequelae of COVID-19: a systematic review of reviews	31
The role of testosterone in male sexual function	29
Skeletal abnormalities in Hypoparathyroidism and in Primary Hyperparathyroidism	29
Phase angle and cellular health: inflammation and oxidative damage	29