OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Physiological Sciences is 2. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Relationship between the thrombospondin-1/Toll-like receptor 4 (TSP1/TLR4) pathway and vitamin D levels in obese and normal weight subjects with different metabolic phenotypes	57
Pallidal GABA B receptors: involvement in cortex beta dynamics and thalamic reticular nucleus activity	32
Task-related attentional processes are distinctly modulated by respiration and RR interval variability	25
Thermosensing ability of TRPC5: current knowledge and unsettled questions	24
Differences in the autonomic regulation of temperature in the lower lip and tongue during activation of the lingual nerve	23
Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not	21
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urinary glucose excretion in rats with chronic myocardial infarction	19
Telocytes response to cardiac growth induced by resistance exercise training and endurance exercise training in adult male rats	19
ATF4 transcriptionally activates NUPR1 to promote ferroptosis in chondrocytes and osteoarthritis development	16
The intake of monosodium aspartate attenuates aggression induced by post-weaning social isolation in an ADHD rat model	15
An interactive simulator to deepen the understanding of Guyton’s venous return curve	13
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urine output in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic rats	13
Identification of three distinct cell populations for urate excretion in human kidneys	13
METTL14-mediated m6A modification of DUSP6 mRNA participating in postoperative cognitive dysfunction due to sevoflurane anesthesia	12
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) suppress Na+- dependent Mg2+ efflux in rat ventricular myocytes	11
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urine glucose excretion in Goto-Kakizaki diabetic rats	11
Cumulative effects of exercise training and consumption of propolis on managing diabetic dyslipidemia in adult women: a single-blind, randomized, controlled trial with pre–post-intervention assessment	11
High-intensity interval training alleviates exhaustive exercise-induced HSP70-assisted selective autophagy in skeletal muscle	10
Circadian feeding promotion by Ninjin’yoeito counteracts frailty in aged mice	9
Modulation of the association between blood glucose homeostasis and social hierarchy among co-housed mice by diet and amygdala activities	9
Negative regulation of thyroid adenoma-associated protein (THADA) in the cardiac glycoside-induced anti-cancer effect	9
Acupuncture improves spatial learning and memory impairment caused by herpes simplex virus type-1 in rats through the p38 MAPK/CREB pathway	8
Acute transcutaneous CO2 exposure: A feasibility study for the future investigation of CO2-specific exercise adaptations	8
Identification of hypothermia-inducing neurons in the preoptic area and activation of them by isoflurane anesthesia and central injection of adenosine	8
Heart rate changes related to risky selections and outcomes in rat gambling tasks	7

Febuxostat ameliorates muscle degeneration and movement disorder of the dystrophin mutant model in Caenorhabditis elegans	7
Vidarabine, an anti-herpes agent, improves Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide-induced cardiac dysfunction in mice	6
Molecular biomarkers for assessing the heat-adapted phenotype: a narrative scoping review	6
Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Anatomists (JAA), the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan (PSJ), and the 98th Annual	6
Identification of a small molecule that targets activator of G-protein signaling 8	6
ADAM8 promotes alcoholic liver fibrosis through the MAPK signaling pathway	6
The role of gut microbiota on cognitive development in rodents: a meta-analysis	6
Regulation of myocardial contraction as revealed by intracellular Ca2+ measurements using aequorin	6
Depletion of transit amplifying cells in the adult brain does not affect quiescent neural stem cell pool size	6
TRPM3, TRPM4, and TRPM5 as thermo-sensitive channels	6
Role of the central nervous system in cell non-autonomous signaling mechanisms of aging and longevity in mammals	5
Physiological functions of calcium signaling via Orai1 in cancer	5
Satiety: a gut–brain–relationship	5
A positive association of serum CCN5/WISP2 levels with the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus: a case–control study	5
Effects of systemic ventricular assist in failing Fontan patients: a theoretical analysis using a computational model	5
Two synergistic types of muscles were detected during forearm rotation exercise by T2 cumulative frequency curves using 0.2 T magnetic resonance imaging	5
Impact of folic acid supplementation on ischemia‒reperfusion-induced kidney injury in rats: folic acid prophylactic role revisited	5
Lactational exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate remains a potential risk in brain function of middle-aged male mice	5
Limitations and potential strategies of immune checkpoint blockade in age-related neurodegenerative disorders	5
The influence of exercise intensity on comorbid anxious behavior in psychiatric conditions	5
Circ_0114428 knockdown inhibits ROCK2 expression to assuage lipopolysaccharide-induced human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cell injury through miR-574-5p	5
Single acupressure on ST36 does not modulate skin blood flow and sympathetic nerve activity during and after cold stimulation of the hand	5
Podoplanin hetero-insufficiency mice with inflammation in the jejunum demonstrates a good animal model of congenital protein-losing enteropathy	4
Influence of age on nicotinic cholinergic regulation of blood flow in rat’s olfactory bulb and neocortex	4
Pupil dilation evoked by painful electrical stimulation is abolished during pain inhibition by distraction	4
TRPA1 and thermosensitivity	4
Evaluation of the effects of fenestration in Fontan circulation using a lumped parameter model	4
Microglia mediate the increase in slow-wave sleep associated with high ambient temperature	4
Nail growth arrest under low body temperature during hibernation	4
Toward the promotion of One Health – Part II: Interdisciplinary research cooperation between Digital Transformation and Exposome	4
Effects of gentle mechanical skin stimulation on subjective symptoms and joint range of motions in people with chronic neck and shoulder discomfort	4
The involvement and significance of M2 macrophages in neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury: a systematic review	4
TRPV4 activation by core body temperature has multimodal functions in the central nervous system	4
Anekomochi glutinous rice provides low postprandial glycemic response by enhanced insulin action via GLP-1 release and vagal afferents activation	4
Influence of endurance versus resistance exercise training on central and peripheral chemoreflexes in young healthy individuals	4
Sugar signals from oral glucose transporters elicit cephalic-phase insulin release in mice	3
Effects of endurance training under calorie restriction on energy substrate metabolism in mouse skeletal muscle and liver	3
Effects of systemic ventricular assist combined with fenestration in failing Fontan: A theoretical analysis	3
Relationships between feeding behaviors and emotions: an electroencephalogram (EEG) frequency analysis study	3
Estrogen-dependent effects of vagotomy and endogenous opioids on temporomandibular joint-responsive neurons in trigeminal subnucleus caudalis	3
Sexual dimorphism in prokinetic effects of a ghrelin agonist acting through the lumbosacral defecation center in rats	3
Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society of Japan	3
Interaction between respiration and central motor control in autonomic cardiac regulation	3
Evaluation of colour vision impairment during acute hypobaric hypoxia in aviation medicine: a randomized controlled trial	3
Physiological roles of chloride ions in bodily and cellular functions	2
The evidence to date: implications of l-ascorbic acid in the pathophysiology of aging	2
Influence of sex on sympathetic vasomotor outflow responses to passive leg raising in young individuals	2
Age-related histone H3.3 accumulation associates with a repressive chromatin in mouse tibialis anterior muscle	2
Cytotoxic effects of the cigarette smoke extract of heated tobacco products on human oral squamous cell carcinoma: the role of reactive oxygen species and CaMKK2	2
Proximal aortic aneurysms in mice underexpressing transforming growth factor-β1	2

Interaction between thermosensitive TRP channels and anoctamin 1	2
Role of purinergic activation and TRPC3 channels in the Frank-Starling mechanism	2
LAMC1 aggravates diabetic retinopathy through PI3K/AKT signaling-regulated epithelial-mesenchymal transition in retinal pigment epithelial cells	2
Hypoxic blackout in dynamic apnea: A case report	2
Oxygen extraction fraction is not uniform in human brain: a positron emission tomography study	2
Chronic voluntary wheel running exercise ameliorates metabolic dysfunction via PGC-1α expression independently of FNDC5/irisin pathway in high fat diet-induced obese mice	2
Evaluation of newly developed wearable ear canal thermometer, mimicking the application to activities on sports and labor fields	2
Maternal physiological calming responses to infant suckling at the breast	2