OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Physiological Anthropology 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparison of low-concentration carbon dioxide-enriched and tap water immersion on body temperature after passive heating	90
Body weight at 1.5- and 3-year health checks and body fat at 14 years of age: a population-based retrospective cohort study using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry	62
Association between underweight, serum albumin levels, and height loss in the Japanese male population: a retrospective study	53
Influence of sports experience on distribution of pro-saccade reaction time under gap condition	32
Effects of alternating heat and cold stimulation using a wearable thermo-device on subjective and objective shoulder stiffness	30
ALDH2 gene polymorphism is associated with fitness in the elderly Japanese population	27
Postural influence on intracranial fluid dynamics: an overview	24
Altered neurophysiological responses during empathy for pain in insomnia: evidence from an EEG study in non-clinical samples	23
Urinary pentosidine as a potential biomarker of muscle and physical performance in young adult men	22
Autonomic thermoregulatory responses and subjective thermal perceptions upon the initiation of thermal behavior among resting humans in hot and humid environment	19
Multipoint surface electromyography measurement using bull’s-eye electrodes for wide-area topographic analysis	18
Estimating thigh skeletal muscle volume using multi-frequency segmental-bioelectrical impedance analysis	17
Development of the circadian system in early life: maternal and environmental factors	16
Predicting handgrip power of young adult population among major ethnic groups of Sabah: a multivariate analysis	15
Association of sarcopenia, pre-sarcopenia, and dynapenia with the onset and progression of locomotive syndrome in Japanese older adults: a cross-sectional study	15
Determining total energy expenditure in 3–6-year-old Japanese pre-school children using the doubly labeled water method	14
Genetic determinants of skin ageing: a systematic review and meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies and candidate genes	13
Brown fat thermogenesis and cold adaptation in humans	12
Differences in sarcopenia indices in elderly Japanese women and their relationships with obesity classified according to waist circumference, BMI, and body fat percentage	12
Leptospirosis in Malaysia: current status, insights, and future prospects	9
Studies on human body composition in Russia: past and present	9
How staying in a gymnasium affects sleep and bed climate in children	8
A two-week exercise intervention improves cold symptoms and sleep condition in cold-sensitive women	8
Impact of energy availability and physical activity on variation in fertility across human populations	7
Response of circulating fatty acid binding protein 4 concentration to low-intensity acute aerobic exercise is amplified in an exercise duration-dependent manner in healthy men	7

Association between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and proteinuria in relation to thyroid cyst in a euthyroid general population	7
Intake of l-serine before bedtime prevents the delay of the circadian phase in real life	7
Upregulation of cathepsin L gene under mild cold conditions in young Japanese male adults	7
Correction to: Estimating thigh skeletal muscle volume using multi-frequency segmental-bioelectrical impedance analysis	7
Recent updates on cold adaptation in population and laboratory studies, including cross-adaptation with nonthermal factors	7
The determinants of survival among adults with cystic fibrosis—a cohort study	7
A 1-year cross-sectional study on the predominance of influenza among hospitalized children in a tropical area, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	7
FTO and MC4R polymorphisms, and selected pre-, peri- and postnatal factors as determinants of body mass index and fatness in children: a thorough analysis of the associations	7
Effects of different temperatures of carbohydrate-protein-containing drinks on gastric emptying rate after exercise in healthy young men: randomized crossover trial	6
Hypoxic-induced resting ventilatory and circulatory responses under multistep hypoxia is related to decline in peak aerobic capacity in hypoxia	6
Effect of hyperbaric exposure on cognitive performance: an investigation conducting numerical Stroop tasks during a simulated 440 m sea water saturation diving	6
A study on the effect of acute hyperbaric oxygen intervention on aerobic endurance	6
What makes people grow? Love and hope	6
Individual variations and sex differences in hemodynamics and percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) in Tibetan highlanders of Tsarang in the Mustang district of Nepal	6
Effects of blue light during and after exposure on auditory working memory	6
Effects of using a snooze alarm on sleep inertia after morning awakening	5
A broad assessment of forty-one skin phenotypes reveals complex dimensions of skin ageing	5
Higher synchronization stability with piano experience: relationship with finger and presentation modality	5
Association between fat mass by bioelectrical impedance analysis and bone mass by quantitative ultrasound in relation to grip strength and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in postmenopausal Japanese women: t	5
Gender differences in exercise efficiency: the influence of adiposity during low-intensity cycling in healthy Lebanese university students	5
Facial and body sexual dimorphism are not interconnected in the Maasai	5
Local alternating heat and cold stimulation affects hemodynamics and oxygenation in fatigued muscle tissue and autonomic nervous activity: a single-arm interventional study	5
Diurnal differences in urine flow in healthy young men in a light-controlled environment: a randomized crossover design	5
Effects of exercise habituation and aging on the intersegmental coordination of lower limbs during walking with sinusoidal speed change	5
Association of brown adipose tissue activity with circulating sex hormones and fibroblast growth factor 21 in the follicular and luteal phases in young women	5
Maternal weight status at conception predicts offspring body fat at age 11 years: population data from the Japan Kids Body Composition Study using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry	4
Few dental indices in modern Bulgarian population from southern Bulgaria	4
Triglyceride-glucose index is capable of identifying metabolically obese, normal-weight older individuals	4
Paced breathing causes tonic change rather than phasic modulation of superficial venous diameter	4
Correction: Association between high cardiac output at altitude and acute mountain sickness: preliminary study on Mt. Fuji	4
Reimagining zoonotic malaria control in communities exposed to Plasmodium knowlesi infection	4
Muscle parameters in men and oxidative stress markers	4
Haptic feedback intervention decreases the spatial margin when older adults walk through a narrow space	4
Signatures of adaptation in myopia-related genes on the sunlight exposure hypothesis	4
Effects of soy protein isolate and soy peptide preload on gastric emptying rate and postprandial glycemic control in healthy humans	3
Association between high cardiac output at altitude and acute mountain sickness: preliminary study on Mt. Fuji	3
Sitting vs. supine ultrasound measurements of the vastus medialis: correlations with MRI measurements and age considerations	3
Fructose-induced FGF21 secretion does not activate brown adipose tissue in Japanese young men: randomized cross-over and randomized controlled trials	3
Effects of taking a nap or break immediately after night shift on nurses’ fatigue recovery and sleep episodes: a quasi-experimental study	3
The next stage of physiological anthropology	3
Utility of salivary cortisol profile as a predictive biomarker in nurses’ turnover risk: a preliminary study	3
Muscle architecture of the medial gastrocnemius during growth	3
Brown adipose tissue thermogenesis among a small sample of reindeer herders from sub-Arctic Finland	3
The impact of hygienic living conditions on the differentiation of male body height at the beginning of the twentieth century in the USSR	3
The effect of dynamic stimuli on attention under different perceptual loads	3
Loneliness, insomnia symptoms, social jetlag, and vitamin D deficiency in relation to mental health problems in Japanese female university students: a cross-sectional study	2
Effects of observing own/others hand movement in different perspectives on mu rhythm suppression: an EEG study	2
Prediction of success in sports based on assumed individual genetic predisposition: lack of association with the C > T variant in the ACTN3 gene	2
Biocultural intersections: stressors, adaptability, allostasis, frailty, and aging	2
Pre-cooling with ingesting a high-carbohydrate ice slurry on thermoregulatory responses and subcutaneous interstitial fluid glucose during heat exposure	2

Loss of significant association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and metabolic syndrome after adjustment for waist circumference found in 2022 Korea National Health and Nutrition E	2
Sustained metabolic dysregulation and the emergence of diabetes: associations between HbA1c and metabolic syndrome components in Tunisian diabetic and nondiabetic groups	2
Is the muscle–tendon architecture of non-athletic Kenyans different from that of Japanese and French males?	2
Intermittent face cooling reduces perceived exertion during exercise in a hot environment	2
Effects of others’ gaze and facial expression on an observer’s microsaccades and their association with ADHD tendencies	2
Physiological comfort evaluation under different airflow directions in a heating environment	2
Women’s lifetime reproductive profiles and frailty among aging individuals in the USA and the Philippines	2
Chronotype characteristics of professional athletes in China: a comprehensive descriptive study	2