OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Applied Physiology is 33. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Fragile bones of elite cyclists: to treat or not to treat?	130
Proximal pulmonary arterial remodeling impairs right ventricular-arterial coupling in postcapillary pulmonary hypertension patients	118
Understanding exercise (in)tolerance in sickle cell disease: impacts of hemolysis and exercise training on skeletal muscle oxygen delivery	91
Hemodynamic modeling of the circle of Willis reveals unanticipated functions during cardiovascular stress	82
Intermittent hypoxia: a call for harmonization in terminology	66
High-altitude cerebral edema: its own entity or end-stage acute mountain sickness?	65
Reproducibility and diurnal variation of the directional sensitivity of the cerebral pressure-flow relationship in men and women	59
Last Word on Viewpoint: Small airways vs. large airways in asthma: time for a new perspective—Size does not matter: airway interactions determine respiratory dys(function)	58
Diaphragm neurostimulation during mechanical ventilation reduces atelectasis and transpulmonary plateau pressure, preserving lung homogeneity and PaO2/FIO2	58
Further theoretical and practical experimentation required for implementing new approaches in cardiac efficiency estimation	53
Role of hyperpnea in the relaxant effect of inspired CO₂on methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction	52
Do we need to change the guideline values for determining low bone mineral density in athletes?	51
Reply to Grassi and Quaresima	48
Parasternal intercostal function during sustained hypoxia	48
Reply to Looney et al.	47
A new look at ocular glymphatic transport in space	45
Reply to Phillips’ response to commentary on USCOM 1A Doppler and Physioflow bioimpedance hemodynamic monitoring in athletes during head-up tilt tests	45
Comparing lung oscillometry with a novel, portable flow interrupter device to measure lung mechanics	41
Interdisciplinary collaboration needed to address the heat-health challenge in a warming climate	41
Reply to Horn et al.	37
Athletics should embrace technology, not nostalgia	36
Last Word on Viewpoint: Differential impact of shear rate in the cerebral and systemic circulation: implications for endothelial function	36
Gravitational effects on carotid and jugular characteristics in graded head-up and head-down tilt	35
Effects of total knee arthroplasty on skeletal muscle structure and function at the cellular, organellar, and molecular levels	35
(Can) what does not kill you make you stronger (?)	34

Underrepresentation of women in exercise science and physiology research is associated with authorship gender	34
Technological advances in elite running sport concerning advanced footwear technology: yes, but individual preconditions must be considered	34
Influence of the fitting window on the O₂ uptake kinetics at the onset of moderate intensity exercise	34
Impact of changes in tissue optical properties on near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy measures of skeletal muscle blood flow	33
The paradox of technology bans in sports: ensuring fairness and performance	33
Reply to Finsterer and Scorza: “Exercise intolerance in post-COVID syndrome cannot only be due to skeletal muscle impairment”	33
Eight weeks of heavy strength training increases hemoglobin mass and V̇o_2peak in well-trained to elite female and male rowers	33
The excessive presence of technology in sports: Are we overvaluing its capabilities?	33