OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Medical Molecular Morphology is 1. 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
Significance of the association between early embryonic development and endocytosis	16
High ambient temperature may induce presbyopia via TRPV1 activation	16
In vivo corneal confocal microscopy findings in cases with pterygium: a case–control study	13
Thymus transplantation as immunotherapy for the enhancement and/or correction of T cell function	9
Predictive value of an exosomal microRNA-based signature for tumor immunity in cervical cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy	8
Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma with pagetoid spread arising in periapical odontogenic epithelium of the maxilla	7
Identification of histopathological classification and establishment of prognostic indicators of gastric adenocarcinoma based on deep learning algorithm	7
Collagen deposition correlates with loss of E-cadherin and increased p63 expression in dysplastic conditions of oral submucous fibrosis	7
Anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic effects of CBP/β-catenin inhibitor for hepatocytes: small molecular inhibitor, OP-724 possibly improves liver function	6
Usage of nivolumab and ipilimumab for recurrent or advanced malignant vaginal melanoma: a two-case series	6
Whole-exome sequencing reveals a combination of extremely rare single-nucleotide polymorphism of DNAH9 and RSPH1 genes in a Japanese fetus with situs viscerum inversus	6
High G protein subunit beta 4 protein level is correlated to poor prognosis of urothelial carcinoma	6
Expression of CILP-2 and DDR2 and ultrastructural changes in the articular cartilage of patients with knee osteoarthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a pilot morphological study	6
Clinical and pathological analyses of 14 cases of angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma	6
Necroptosis in biliary atresia of the liver	6
Novel orthotopic patient-derived xenograft model using human pancreatic cancer tissue fragments to recapitulate distant metastasis and cancer-related hypercoagulability	6
Association between mitochondrial and nuclear DNA damages and cellular senescence in the patients with biliary atresia undergoing Kasai portoenterostomy and liver transplantation	5
A case of coexistent poorly differentiated adenosquamous carcinoma (glassy cell carcinoma), usual-type adenocarcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the cervix	5
The concurrent stimulation of Wnt and FGF8 signaling induce differentiation of dental mesenchymal cells into odontoblast-like cells	5
Correction: Regaining enamel color quality using enamel matrix derivative	5
Regaining enamel color quality using enamel matrix derivative	5
Morphological and etiological analyses of C3 and non-C3 glomerulonephritis in primary membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis using periodic acid-methenamine silver stain electron microscopy: a retro	4
Genetic and histological analysis intraplacental choriocarcinoma: a case report	4
Is it really descemetocele? Morphology of extremely thin membrane that remained after severe corneal melting: a case report	4
A novel approach to diagnosing crystal-storing histiocytosis: utility of scanning electron microscopy for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue specimens	4

Expression analyses of WAC, a responsible gene for neurodevelopmental disorders, during mouse brain development	4
Three-dimensional reconstruction by electron tomography for the application to ultrastructural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 particles	4
Coexistence of complete intestinal tract, prostatic tissue, prostatic urethra and bladder structure in ovarian mature cystic teratoma: a case report	4
IL-32 production from lung adenocarcinoma cells is potentially involved in immunosuppressive microenvironment	4
Direct observation of epoxy resin blocks for renal biopsy by low-vacuum scanning electron microscopy	3
Suppressed distribution of protein A on the surface of Staphylococcus aureus as a morphological characteristic of erythromycin-resistant strain	3
Ultrastructure of the small vessels in the myocardium in a patient with fatal systemic capillary leak syndrome	3
Sputum characteristics of patients with severe COVID-19: report of two cases with immunocytochemical detection of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein	3
Downregulation of miR-23a-3p improves cognitive function in rats after subarachnoid hemorrhage by targeting VCAN	3
Expression and clinicopathological significance of glucocorticoid receptor, SGK1, and NDRG1 in hormone-naïve prostate carcinoma	3
Histopathological changes of myocytes in restrictive cardiomyopathy	3
Development of immunohistochemistry for detecting fluvoxamine in rat tissues using newly prepared monoclonal antibody: its precise localization in small intestine, kidney, and liver of rats	2
Leucine drives LAT1-related SNAIL upregulation in glucose-starved pancreatic cancer cells	2
Aging potentially reduces CD169 expression in sinus macrophages of pelvic lymph nodes	2
Next-generation sequencing of 16S rRNA for identification of invasive bacterial pathogens in a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded placental specimen: a case report of perinatal fulminant Streptococcus p	2
A type of pancreatic cancer cells form cell clusters from a solitary condition in a primary ciliogenesis-dependent manner	2
Exploring the impact of ovariectomy on hair growth: can ovariectomized mouse serve as a model for investigating female pattern hair loss in humans?	2
Comment to a patient with SLC40A1-HC successfully treated using red blood cell apheresis	2
Protection of rat artery grafts from tissue damage by voltage-applied supercooling	2
Transmission electron microscopic analysis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell spheres formed in 3D cultures	2
Hepatic expression of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) in patients with chronic liver disease	2
Nodal T follicular helper cell lymphoma with aberrant CD20 expression and monoclonal TCR, IG rearrangements secondary to Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: a case report	2
Vitamin D-metabolizing enzyme CYP24A1 affects oncogenic behaviors of oral squamous cell carcinoma and its prognostic implication	2
The effect of BMP4, FGF8 and WNT3a on mouse iPS cells differentiating to odontoblast-like cells	2
P4HA2 involved in SLUG-associated EMT predicts poor prognosis of patients with KRAS-positive colorectal cancer	2
Liver fibrosis analysis using digital pathology	2
Transmission electron microscopic study of the surface layer of surgical resected disc specimens in human temporomandibular joint	2
Advanced extramedullary hematopoiesis with a marked increase in reticulin fibers and hemorrhage on various organs: the first autopsy case report	2
Mixed hepatocellular carcinoma and high-grade neuroendocrine neoplasm with ambiguous histopathological features: a case report	2
Pregnancy-specific beta-1-glycoprotein 6 is a potential novel diagnostic biomarker of placenta accreta spectrum	1
Primary hepatobiliary mucoepidermoid carcinoma: a case report and review of literature	1
Atypical spindle cell/pleomorphic lipomatous tumor with a sarcomatous component showing high mitotic activity and Ki-67 labeling index: report of a unique case mimicking dedifferentiated liposarcoma	1
The cross-talk between NRF2 and apoptosis in cancer	1
MiR-98-3p regulates ovarian granulosa cell proliferation and apoptosis in polycystic ovary syndrome by targeting YY1	1
A symptomatic intercalated duct lesion of the parotid gland: a case report with immunohistochemical and genetic analyses	1
Induced pluripotent stem cells from homozygous Runx2-deficient mice show poor response to vitamin D during osteoblastic differentiation	1
Micromorphological observation of HLE cells under knockdown of Fascin using LV-SEM	1
Loss of SATB2 and CDX2 expression is associated with DNA mismatch repair protein deficiency and BRAF mutation in colorectal cancer	1
Morphological aberration of corneal nerves in hyposecretory dry eye guinea pigs	1
NF1 mutation and TUBB3 amplification in gastric histiocytic sarcoma: a case report and literature review	1
Increased integrity of cell–cell junctions accompanied by increased expression of claudin 4 in keratinocytes stimulated with vitamin D3	1
Immunohistochemical investigation of the transcription factor PROX1 emphasizing on neuroendocrine neoplasms	1
The role of mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids under the impact of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in human breast lesions	1
Promising therapeutic targets of endometriosis obtained from microRNA studies	1
Correction: Comprehensive analysis of transcription factors involved in odontoblast differentiation mechanism	1
Pathological classification of desmoplastic reaction is prognostic factor in cervical adenocarcinoma	1
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with candidiasis: usefulness of molecular and ultrastructural morphological analysis on FFPE tissue for invasive fungal infections	1
Utility of human epidermal growth factor 2 heterogeneity as a prognostic factor in triple-negative breast cancer	1
Usefulness of SynCAM3 and cyclin D1 immunohistochemistry in distinguishing superficial CD34-positive fibroblastic tumor from its histological mimics	1
A novel parotid carcinoma with a prominent ghost cell population: a masquerading tumor or “salivary ghost cell carcinoma”?	1

Iris-derived induced pluripotent stem cells that express GFP in all somatic cells of mice and differentiate into functional retinal neurons	1
Pathological features of biopsied myocardium in patients clinically diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy	1
M-CSFR expression in the embryonal component of hepatoblastoma and cell-to-cell interaction between macrophages and hepatoblastoma	1
Altered microbiota caused by disordered gut motility leads to an overactivation of intestinal immune system in APC1638T mice	1
Comprehensive analysis of transcription factors involved in odontoblast differentiation mechanism	1