OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biology of Sex Differences is 27. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Sex differences in potassium regulation: evidence, molecular mechanisms and clinical implications	159
Sex-specific molecular signature of mouse podocytes in homeostasis and in response to pharmacological challenge with rapamycin	107
Hippo-vgll3 signaling may contribute to sex differences in Atlantic salmon maturation age via contrasting adipose dynamics	88
Fundamental sex differences in cocaine-induced plasticity of D1R- and D2R-MSNs in the mouse nucleus accumbens core	60
Sex-dependent expression of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in aortic stenosis	57
Sex differences and sex-specific regulation of motivated behavior by Melanin-concentrating hormone: a short review	53
Psychosocial and clinical characteristics in Takotsubo syndrome	49
Sex differences in binge alcohol drinking and the behavioral consequences of protracted abstinence in C57BL/6J mice	48
Genetic hypogonadal mouse model reveals niche-specific influence of reproductive axis and sex on intestinal microbial communities	46
Artificial intelligence predicts sex-specific risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease	44
Sex differences in atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation: research status and progress	42
Sexual dimorphism in colorectal cancer: molecular mechanisms and treatment strategies	41
Age and sex influence diurnal memory oscillations, circadian rhythmicity, and Per1 expression	40
Sex-specific cardiac remodeling in aged rats after adolescent chronic stress: associations with endocrine and metabolic factors	37
Estrogen administration enhances the adverse effects of cigarette smoking on the heart in cycling female mice	34
Sex-specific hypothalamic PVN transcriptomic signatures of blood pressure autonomic regulation and neuroinflammation in hypertension	33
Sry-modified laboratory rat lines to study sex-chromosome effects underlying sex differences in physiology and disease: Four Core Genotypes and more	33
Sex differences in renal cell carcinoma: a single-cell analysis reveals exhausted CD8+ T-cells highly infiltrated in males	32
Regulatory mechanism of LncRNAs in gonadal differentiation of hermaphroditic fish, Monopterus albus	32
RAGE displays sex-specific differences in obesity-induced adipose tissue insulin resistance	31
The role of sex differences in cardiovascular, metabolic, and immune functions in health and disease: a review for “Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day”	29
Unraveling circRNAs and ceRNA regulatory networks underlying sex-specific gametogenesis impairment in triploid Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas)	29
Sex and gender correlates of sexually polymorphic cognition	29
Fetal sex differences in placental LCPUFA ether and plasmalogen phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine contents in pregnancies complicated by obesity	29
Sex-specific effects of gastrointestinal microbiome disruptions on Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric carcinogenesis in INS-GAS mice	29

Dyskerin and telomerase RNA component are sex-differentially associated with outcomes and Sunitinib response in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma	28
Sex differences in primary Sjögren’s disease: prognostic impact on mortality and cancer	28
Sex differences in the association between cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery calcification progression among individuals without coronary artery calcium	27