OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Oral Science 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
A hierarchical vascularized engineered bone inspired by intramembranous ossification for mandibular regeneration	265
Aberrant NF-κB activation in odontoblasts orchestrates inflammatory matrix degradation and mineral resorption	201
Bone morphogenetic protein 7 mediates stem cells migration and angiogenesis: therapeutic potential for endogenous pulp regeneration	157
Exosomes derived from 3D-cultured MSCs improve therapeutic effects in periodontitis and experimental colitis and restore the Th17 cell/Treg balance in inflamed periodontium	147
Cigarette smoke promotes oral leukoplakia via regulating glutamine metabolism and M2 polarization of macrophage	119
Individualized plasticity autograft mimic with efficient bioactivity inducing osteogenesis	102
Single-cell characterization of monolayer cultured human dental pulp stem cells with enhanced differentiation capacity	100
Metformin can mitigate skeletal dysplasia caused by Pck2 deficiency	96
External cervical resorption—a review of pathogenesis and potential predisposing factors	90
Tumor microenvironment and immune evasion in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	81
Immunomodulatory effects and mechanisms of distraction osteogenesis	63
Interleukin-13 promotes cellular senescence through inducing mitochondrial dysfunction in IgG4-related sialadenitis	53
A comprehensive review on biomarkers associated with painful temporomandibular disorders	51
Extrapolating neurogenesis of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells on electroactive and electroconductive scaffolds to dental and oral-derived stem cells	49
Oral microbiota in human systematic diseases	46
PTHrP promotes subchondral bone formation in TMJ-OA	45
Intermittent compressive force induces cell cycling and reduces apoptosis in embryoid bodies of mouse induced pluripotent stem cells	45
Development of a biomechanical model for dynamic occlusal stress analysis	39
Diabetes fuels periodontal lesions via GLUT1-driven macrophage inflammaging	36
Expert consensus on early childhood caries management	33
Transforming growth factor-β1-induced N-cadherin drives cell–cell communication through connexin43 in osteoblast lineage	33
Cancer cells corrupt normal epithelial cells through miR-let-7c-rich small extracellular vesicle-mediated downregulation of p53/PTEN	33
A biomimetic nanoplatform for customized photothermal therapy of HNSCC evaluated on patient-derived xenograft models	32
Dental stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles as promising therapeutic agents in the treatment of diseases	31
FGF8 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition and promotes metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma	30

The vicK gene of Streptococcus mutans mediates its cariogenicity via exopolysaccharides metabolism	30
A narrative overview of utilizing biomaterials to recapitulate the salient regenerative features of dental-derived mesenchymal stem cells	29
Low intensity near-infrared light promotes bone regeneration via circadian clock protein cryptochrome 1	29
Difficult and complicated oral ulceration: an expert consensus guideline for diagnosis	29