OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Physiological Anthropology is 5. 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
Infant weight gain and DXA-measured adolescent adiposity: data from the Japan Kids Body-composition Study	59
Comparison of low-concentration carbon dioxide-enriched and tap water immersion on body temperature after passive heating	55
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	42
Association between underweight, serum albumin levels, and height loss in the Japanese male population: a retrospective study	26
ALDH2 gene polymorphism is associated with fitness in the elderly Japanese population	25
Influence of sports experience on distribution of pro-saccade reaction time under gap condition	20
Postural influence on intracranial fluid dynamics: an overview	20
Effects of alternating heat and cold stimulation using a wearable thermo-device on subjective and objective shoulder stiffness	19
Autonomic thermoregulatory responses and subjective thermal perceptions upon the initiation of thermal behavior among resting humans in hot and humid environment	17
Altered neurophysiological responses during empathy for pain in insomnia: evidence from an EEG study in non-clinical samples	16
Association of sarcopenia, pre-sarcopenia, and dynapenia with the onset and progression of locomotive syndrome in Japanese older adults: a cross-sectional study	16
Urinary pentosidine as a potential biomarker of muscle and physical performance in young adult men	14
Multipoint surface electromyography measurement using bull’s-eye electrodes for wide-area topographic analysis	14
Predicting handgrip power of young adult population among major ethnic groups of Sabah: a multivariate analysis	13
Estimating thigh skeletal muscle volume using multi-frequency segmental-bioelectrical impedance analysis	13
Development of the circadian system in early life: maternal and environmental factors	13
Studies on human body composition in Russia: past and present	12
Determining total energy expenditure in 3–6-year-old Japanese pre-school children using the doubly labeled water method	10
Genetic determinants of skin ageing: a systematic review and meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies and candidate genes	10
Differences in sarcopenia indices in elderly Japanese women and their relationships with obesity classified according to waist circumference, BMI, and body fat percentage	9
Leptospirosis in Malaysia: current status, insights, and future prospects	8
Brown fat thermogenesis and cold adaptation in humans	8
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	7
Recent updates on cold adaptation in population and laboratory studies, including cross-adaptation with nonthermal factors	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
Correction to: Estimating thigh skeletal muscle volume using multi-frequency segmental-bioelectrical impedance analysis	7
What makes people grow? Love and hope	6
Upregulation of cathepsin L gene under mild cold conditions in young Japanese male adults	6
Impact of energy availability and physical activity on variation in fertility across human populations	6
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	6
Intake of l-serine before bedtime prevents the delay of the circadian phase in real life	6
A 1-year cross-sectional study on the predominance of influenza among hospitalized children in a tropical area, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	6
Effect of hyperbaric exposure on cognitive performance: an investigation conducting numerical Stroop tasks during a simulated 440 m sea water saturation diving	5
Effects of different temperatures of carbohydrate-protein-containing drinks on gastric emptying rate after exercise in healthy young men: randomized crossover trial	5
The determinants of survival among adults with cystic fibrosis—a cohort study	5
Individual variations and sex differences in hemodynamics and percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) in Tibetan highlanders of Tsarang in the Mustang district of Nepal	5