Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Reviews Endocrinology is 11. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Exposing skin to ultraviolet irradiation increases food intake in male individuals555
Timed high-fat diet feeding restores small bowel circadian rhythms523
Non-nutritive sweeteners — too sweet to be wholesome?491
Dexamethasone in patients with diabetes mellitus472
Exercise-induced plasma factors confer brain benefits331
The role of DNA damage in diabetic complications319
CNOT6L regulates hepatokine expression319
Immune cell population prevents weight regain318
Memory of obesity stored in adipocytes294
Identification of genetic factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus risk in South Asian populations293
Author Correction: Adrenocortical stem cells in health and disease277
Limiting the use and misuse of liothyronine in hypothyroidism266
Effects of diet on atherosclerotic plaque development255
Thyroid function and iodine intake: global recommendations and relevant dietary trends216
The challenges of assessing adiposity in a clinical setting202
Harnessing cellular therapeutics for type 1 diabetes mellitus: progress, challenges, and the road ahead160
The gut microbiota in obesity and weight management: microbes as friends or foe?159
Type 2 diabetes mellitus in older adults: clinical considerations and management156
To fast or not to fast — that is the question153
Metformin reduces ageing adipose senescence149
Negative regulator of GDF15 signalling identified142
Ketosis improves muscle stem cell resilience132
Iron in adipocytes — a role in gut–adipose crosstalk132
Obesity phenotypes: explaining the unexplained126
Metabolite levels during the menstrual cycle121
The emerging osteo-metabolic phenotype of COVID-19: clinical and pathophysiological aspects118
mTORC1 is the central regulator in pancreatic β-cells114
The interactions between energy homeostasis and neurovascular plasticity114
Research in metabolic ageing — a tale of mice versus humans?113
The evolving functions of the vasculature in regulating adipose tissue biology in health and obesity113
The importance of human brown adipose tissue volume111
A pivotal year for NAFLD and NASH therapeutics110
Neurons in the diagonal band of Broca moderate food intake109
Role for exosomes in insulin sensitivity109
Patients’ insights into diabetes insipidus105
Steroid hormones as modulators of anti-tumoural immunity102
Handle with care — interpretation, synthesis and dissemination of data on paracetamol in pregnancy101
Novel therapies with precision mechanisms for type 2 diabetes mellitus100
Primary aldosteronism — a multidimensional syndrome98
One hundred years of insulin therapy95
GDF15: emerging biology and therapeutic applications for obesity and cardiometabolic disease95
A role for phosphocreatine in adipose inflammation90
Ketogenic modification of the liver proteome89
Genetic risk scores improve prediction of obesity in survivors of childhood cancer89
New role for bone marrow adipocytes in obesity88
Signals from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus promote jejunal fat absorption87
Role of extracellular vesicles in β-cell failure87
Bone and muscle crosstalk in ageing and disease81
Luteal phase support in assisted reproductive technology77
Urocortin 3 function in glucose metabolism76
A role for the kidney in metformin action76
RalA links obesity and mitochondrial dysfunction75
Progress in islet transplantation is more important than ever73
The metabolic mythos of ketones73
GLP1–oestrogen agonist protects β-cells from insulin-deficient diabetes mellitus72
Advances in basic biology and translation in islet research71
Stem-cell derived pancreatic endoderm cells in the treatment of T1DM70
Inflammation-induced adrenal dysfunction69
Targeting the incretin system in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus67
Endosomal trafficking in metabolic homeostasis and diseases66
Advances in incretin-based therapeutics for obesity62
Untangling the pathways of SDHx loss of function60
Tracing the biological roots of obesity resistance in humans58
Triggering puberty in primates: is it NPY?58
REG3G — a potential link between the intestinal microbiome and host physiology56
The metabolic benefits of exercise-induced hepatic autophagy55
Iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency in adults53
New insights into β-cell failure, regeneration and replacement52
A multi-omics roadmap of β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes mellitus52
Potential downsides of calorie restriction51
Leptin–thyroid hormone axis affects energy use in muscle51
Skeletal and extraskeletal disorders of biomineralization50
A global view of hypertensive disorders and diabetes mellitus during pregnancy48
Muscle VPS39 deficiency in people with T2DM46
Islet hormones at the intersection of glucose and amino acid metabolism46
Length of light exposure alters energy metabolism in mice45
HIF1α inhibition preserves β-cell function44
Unravelling umami-induced obesity43
Potential role for follicular Treg cells in T1DM43
GLP1 receptor agonist overcomes SGLT2 inhibitor-related overeating42
Remission of T2DM requires early diagnosis and substantial weight reduction42
Vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk42
From the perspective of a scientist with Cushing disease, what did not kill me made my science stronger40
Investigating the effects of artificial sweeteners40
Obesity dysregulates a pituitary–liver axis through disruption of the unfolded protein response39
Sex hormones in SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility: key players or confounders?39
Melatonin prevents diabetes mellitus-induced bone loss39
Why does the immune system destroy pancreatic β-cells but not α-cells in type 1 diabetes?37
Cardiorenal diseases in type 2 diabetes mellitus: clinical trials and real-world practice36
Continuous glucose monitoring for the routine care of type 2 diabetes mellitus36
Lipid droplet biogenesis and functions in health and disease36
Engineered Tregs prevent diabetes mellitus in mice35
Sarcopenic obesity in older adults: a clinical overview35
Mitigating the environmental effects of healthcare: the role of the endocrinologist34
At the 2022 Congress on Obesity34
GnRH pulses affect ageing in male mice33
Variation in serotonin 2C receptor linked with obesity and behaviour33
Role of bile acids in controlling satiety33
Targeting senescent cells in ageing-related endocrine diseases32
Sertoli cell lysosomal dysfunction drives age-related testicular degeneration32
The glymphatic system as a nexus between obesity and neurological diseases31
Molecular transducers and the cardiometabolic benefits of exercise30
Energy intake at the intersection of the clock and ageing29
Exercise in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus27
Epigenetics of type 2 diabetes mellitus and weight change — a tool for precision medicine?27
Metformin and GDF15: where are we now?27
Growth hormone-releasing hormone and its analogues in health and disease27
Exosomes as novel biomarkers in metabolic disease and obesity-related cancers26
Large study on hormone therapy for transgender youth provides reassurance amid treatment politicization25
Adaptive immune cells shape obesity-associated type 2 diabetes mellitus and less prominent comorbidities25
Arginine vasopressin deficiency: diagnosis, management and the relevance of oxytocin deficiency25
A protective role for insulin in acute pancreatitis24
The largest study of genetics of T1DM24
New genes associated with adult-onset obesity24
GWAS gives insights into glucose regulation23
Mitochondria transported from adipocytes in extracellular vesicles23
A mitochondrial trigger for beige adipocyte development23
Brown adipose tissue fights the battle against leukaemia22
Interventions in people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus22
Medically not yet explained symptoms in hypothyroidism21
Paracetamol use in pregnancy — caution over causal inference from available data19
The regulation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals to minimize their impact on health19
TIM4+ adipose tissue-resident macrophages: new modulators of adiposity19
Nutrient regulation of bone marrow adipose tissue: skeletal implications of weight loss19
Highlights from SfE BES 202119
Epigenetic inheritance of polycystic ovary syndrome — challenges and opportunities for treatment18
Sex differences in diabetic kidney disease explained17
SRC2 controls the refeeding response in mice17
Combination therapy increases human β-cell mass in vivo17
Variation in metformin pharmacokinetics17
International consensus guidelines on the implementation and monitoring of vosoritide therapy in individuals with achondroplasia17
Metabolic effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy17
Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age: involving young people in research16
Author Correction: Consensus Statement on the definition and classification of metabolic hyperferritinaemia16
Monogenic diabetes mellitus hidden in autoantibody-negative diabetes mellitus16
How COVID-19 disrupts glycometabolic control16
Masterful papers that broke open understanding of reproductive neuroendocrinology16
Glial control of neuronal function15
Environmental factors in declining human fertility14
New BAT–liver endocrine pathway via succinate14
FGF1 signalling cascade suppresses lipolysis14
A role for HDAC6 in leptin sensitivity14
The complex effects of dietary restriction on longevity and health14
Highlights from ADA 82nd Scientific Sessions14
AcroBATics: how dying brown adipocytes trigger browning13
Bone fragility in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a lot left to explore13
Dysfunctional lipid metabolism in ageing muscle: effects on glucose tolerance13
Antioxidant liver myeloid cell population identified13
An updated view on human neonatal thermogenesis13
Senescent immune cells promote skeletal ageing13
Obesity induces epigenetic memory in innate immune cells12
Author Correction: Seeing through the fog: a neuroendocrine explanation for post-COVID cognitive deficits12
Skeletal stem and progenitor cells in bone physiology, ageing and disease12
The study that pioneered islet isolation techniques12
Paracetamol use in pregnancy — neglecting context promotes misinterpretation11
Understanding the complexity of insulin resistance11
New variant for monogenic obesity11
Genomics suggest role for IGF1 resistance in T2DM11
CAMK1D required for ghrelin-mediated food intake11
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