OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Physiological Anthropology is 6. 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
Association of sarcopenia, pre-sarcopenia, and dynapenia with the onset and progression of locomotive syndrome in Japanese older adults: a cross-sectional study	15
Predicting handgrip power of young adult population among major ethnic groups of Sabah: a multivariate analysis	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
Studies on human body composition in Russia: past and present	9
Leptospirosis in Malaysia: current status, insights, and future prospects	9
A two-week exercise intervention improves cold symptoms and sleep condition in cold-sensitive women	8
How staying in a gymnasium affects sleep and bed climate in children	8
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
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
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 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