OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Mitochondrion 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The role of mtDNA haplogroups on metabolic features in narcolepsy type 1	137
Mitochondrial DNA mutations do not impact early human embryonic development	131
The tissue-specific nature of physiological zebrafish mitochondrial bioenergetics	129
CMT2A-linked MFN2 mutation, T206I promotes mitochondrial hyperfusion and predisposes cells towards mitophagy	91
Hsp90 and its mitochondrial homologue TRAP-1 independently regulate hypoxia adaptations in Caenorhabditis elegans	58
Mitochondrial calcium signaling in the brain and its modulation by neurotropic viruses	57
Sequencing errors in Native American mitogenomes: Impact on clade definitions, haplogroup assignation, and beyond	49
The multifaceted modulation of mitochondrial metabolism in tumorigenesis	49
Editorial Board	48
Endoplasmic reticulum & mitochondrial calcium homeostasis: The interplay with viruses	48
Comparison of whole genome sequencing and targeted sequencing for mitochondrial DNA	46
What can we do to optimize mitochondrial transplantation therapy for myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury?	45
Mitofusin 2: The missing link between mtDNA maintenance defects and neurotransmitter disorders	43
Activation of multifunctional DNA repair APE1/Ref-1 enzyme by the dietary phytochemical Ferulic acid protects human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells against Aβ(25–35)-induced oxidative stress and inflammat	38
Delivery of mitoceuticals or respiratory competent mitochondria to sites of neurotrauma	37
Mrs2-mediated mitochondrial magnesium uptake is essential for the regulation of MCU-mediated mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake and viability	37
ACAD9 treatment with bezafibrate and nicotinamide riboside temporarily stabilizes cardiomyopathy and lactic acidosis	37
The mitochondrial-derived peptide MOTS-c promotes homeostasis in aged human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro	35
Role of GM-CSF in regulating metabolism and mitochondrial functions critical to macrophage proliferation	33
Targeting the redox imbalance in mitochondria: A novel mode for cancer therapy	31
Mitophagy in depression: Pathophysiology and treatment targets	31
Editorial Board	31
The role of mitochondrial genes in ischemia-reperfusion injury: A systematic review of experimental studies	30
Editorial Board	30
Thyroid hormone enhances efficacy of cisplatin in lung cancer patients via down-regulating GLUT1 expression and reversing the Warburg effect	30

Mitochondrial density in skeletal and cardiac muscle	30
PhNR and peripapillary RNFL changes in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy with m.G11778A mutation	30
Paternal aging impacts mitochondrial DNA content and telomere length in mouse embryos	29
The war against Alzheimer, the mitochondrion strikes back!	28
Reanalysis of mtDNA mutations of human primordial germ cells (PGCs) reveals NUMT contamination and suggests that selection in PGCs may be positive	28