OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of World Journal of Diabetes is 31. 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
Investigating the specificity of endothelin-traps as a potential therapeutic tool for endothelin-1 related disorders	121
Network pharmacology and molecular dynamics study of the effect of the Astragalus-Coptis drug pair on diabetic kidney disease	117
Bidirectional link between periodontitis and systemic inflammation in diabetic retinopathy	105
Single nucleotide variations in the development of diabetic foot ulcer: A narrative review	103
Endothelial impairment evaluation by peripheral arterial tonometry in pediatric endocrinopathies: A narrative review	99
Diabetes and fatty liver: Involvement of incretin and its benefit for fatty liver management	98
Promise of the gut microbiota in prevention and traditional Chinese medicine treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy	78
Interactions between diabetes and COVID-19: A narrative review	76
Boron-containing compounds as labels, drugs, and theranostic agents for diabetes and its complications	73
Stem cell exosomes: New hope for recovery from diabetic brain hemorrhage	61
Examining the association between delay discounting, delay aversion and physical activity in Chinese adults with type-2 diabetes mellitus	59
Long-term effects of gestational diabetes mellitus on the pancreas of female mouse offspring	58
Efficacy of multigrain supplementation in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A pilot study protocol for a randomized intervention trial	54
Comprehensive review on diabetic foot ulcers and neuropathy: Treatment, prevention and management	53
Partners in diabetes epidemic: A global perspective	52
Multi-omics: Opportunities for research on mechanism of type 2 diabetes mellitus	51
Clinical study on the effect of jejunoileal side-to-side anastomosis on metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes	50
Effectiveness and safety of traditional Chinese medicine decoction for diabetic gastroparesis: A network meta-analysis	47
Effect of sitagliptin combined with Yiqi yangyin huoxue decoction on clinical efficacy and hemorheology in early diabetic nephropathy	47
Elevated waist-to-hip ratio, as an abdominal obesity index, predicts the risk of diabetic kidney injury	45
Cut-off value of glycated hemoglobin A1c for detecting diabetic retinopathy in the Chinese population	44
Interactions between myoblasts and macrophages under high glucose milieus result in inflammatory response and impaired insulin sensitivity	40
Control of modifiable risk factors and major adverse cardiovascular events in people with peripheral artery disease and diabetes	37
Growth hormone improves insulin resistance in visceral adipose tissue after duodenal-jejunal bypass by regulating adiponectin secretion	37
AT1 receptor downregulation: A mechanism for improving glucose homeostasis	36

Application value of high-pressure-resistant peripherally inserted central catheters in enhanced computer tomography of diabetic patients with malignant tumors	35
Insulin-resistance in paediatric age: Its magnitude and implications	34
Association between cardiorespiratory fitness level and insulin resistance in adolescents with various obesity categories	34
Diabetes patients with comorbidities had unfavorable outcomes following COVID-19: A retrospective study	33
Enhancing metformin efficacy with cholecalciferol and taurine in diabetes therapy: Potential and limitations	33
Atrial fibrillation and prediabetes: Interplay between left atrium and systemic diseases	31