OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Endocrinology is 59. 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
Exposing skin to ultraviolet irradiation increases food intake in male individuals	687
Non-nutritive sweeteners — too sweet to be wholesome?	620
Dexamethasone in patients with diabetes mellitus	583
Exercise-induced plasma factors confer brain benefits	563
CNOT6L regulates hepatokine expression	405
The role of DNA damage in diabetic complications	361
Immune cell population prevents weight regain	358
Memory of obesity stored in adipocytes	353
Identification of genetic factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus risk in South Asian populations	294
Effects of diet on atherosclerotic plaque development	246
The challenges of assessing adiposity in a clinical setting	244
Author Correction: Adrenocortical stem cells in health and disease	207
Timed high-fat diet feeding restores small bowel circadian rhythms	188
Thyroid function and iodine intake: global recommendations and relevant dietary trends	180
Harnessing cellular therapeutics for type 1 diabetes mellitus: progress, challenges, and the road ahead	176
Limiting the use and misuse of liothyronine in hypothyroidism	167
The gut microbiota in obesity and weight management: microbes as friends or foe?	157
Metformin reduces ageing adipose senescence	156
Negative regulator of GDF15 signalling identified	155
Ketosis improves muscle stem cell resilience	148
Obesity phenotypes: explaining the unexplained	145
Metabolite levels during the menstrual cycle	143
A pivotal year for NAFLD and NASH therapeutics	141
The interactions between energy homeostasis and neurovascular plasticity	134
Steroid hormones as modulators of anti-tumoural immunity	129

Handle with care — interpretation, synthesis and dissemination of data on paracetamol in pregnancy	127
Research in metabolic ageing — a tale of mice versus humans?	125
Neurons in the diagonal band of Broca moderate food intake	124
Role for exosomes in insulin sensitivity	123
Patients’ insights into diabetes insipidus	114
Reply to ‘Ensuring diverse representation and minimizing conflicts of interest in clinical practice guidelines’	108
Amylin: emergent therapeutic opportunities in overweight, obesity and diabetes mellitus	108
Ensuring diverse representation and minimizing conflicts of interest in clinical practice guidelines	104
mTORC1 is the central regulator in pancreatic β-cells	102
Primary aldosteronism — a multidimensional syndrome	101
The evolving functions of the vasculature in regulating adipose tissue biology in health and obesity	100
A role for phosphocreatine in adipose inflammation	99
Genetic risk scores improve prediction of obesity in survivors of childhood cancer	99
Role of extracellular vesicles in β-cell failure	98
New role for bone marrow adipocytes in obesity	98
Stem-cell derived pancreatic endoderm cells in the treatment of T1DM	97
Language evolves — so can you	91
Urocortin 3 function in glucose metabolism	89
A role for the kidney in metformin action	89
RalA links obesity and mitochondrial dysfunction	85
GLP1–oestrogen agonist protects β-cells from insulin-deficient diabetes mellitus	83
Advances in basic biology and translation in islet research	80
Bone and muscle crosstalk in ageing and disease	78
Inflammation-induced adrenal dysfunction	77
Advances in incretin-based therapeutics for obesity	77
Endosomal trafficking in metabolic homeostasis and diseases	74
The metabolic mythos of ketones	73
Luteal phase support in assisted reproductive technology	72
Progress in islet transplantation is more important than ever	66
Signals from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus promote jejunal fat absorption	65
Untangling the pathways of SDHx loss of function	63
Targeting the incretin system in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus	63
Triggering puberty in primates: is it NPY?	62
The metabolic benefits of exercise-induced hepatic autophagy	60