OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cardiovascular Research is 49. 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
Corrigendum to: Scientist on the spot: Exploring the cause and cure for pulmonary arterial hypertension	1360
Cardioprotective effects of Empagliflozin in cardiac volume overload-induced by aortocaval fistula in rats	186
Murine matrix metalloproteinase 13 and human matrix metalloproteinase 1 are involved in remodelling processes after myocardial infarction	183
Timing of capillary enlargement after adenoviral VEGF gene transfer does not support post-ischemic skeletal muscle recovery in hyperlipidemic mice	161
In vivo calcium and voltage mapping of the zebrafish heart	155
Early biomarkers of disease in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: does telomere length matter?	125
Caveolin-dependent endocytosis regulates arterial calcification	112
The endocannabinoid ARA-S acts as an endogenous rescuing factor of Kv7.1/KCNE1 carrying Long QT syndrome mutations and paves the way for drug development strategies	108
The mechanistic role of connexin 43 in maturation of hiPSC cardiomyocytes	107
The role of natural anti-oxidants in gut microbiota alteration subsequent to high fat diet (HFD)	101
Role of NOD1 in atrial myopathy associated with heart failure	101
Stage specific effects of insulin and Wnt on cell fate decisions in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes	94
From genes to phenotype: investigating the link between smad2rs29725537:c>a and high take off in mice	93
Transcriptional regulation of macrophage inflammation in the heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	90
Impaired autophagy mechanisms associated with phospholamban-R14del disease	89
FABP4 as potential indicator for GDM-induced fetal endothelial dysfunction	89
The role of FGL2 in vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction in coronary artery bypass vein graft failure	88
Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of the human fetal epicardium reveals several new genes involved in regulation of epicardial activation	87
Lenti-viral overexpression of RhoGEF Trio reduces CD8 T cell extravasation into atherosclerotic vein graft lesions in mice	82
Deficiency of Abca1 and Abcg1 mediated cholesterol efflux pathways in smooth muscle cells enhances vasoconstriction but does not affect atherosclerosis	81
Mechanisms of vascular inflammaging: TNF-alpha mediates endothelial CEACAM1 expression by NF-KB and beta-Catenin in a biphasic manner	79
Differential preoperative transcriptomic profiles are related to the quality of left ventricle reverse remodelling one year after valve replacement in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis	78
Lower activity of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and the risk of dementia: a Mendelian randomization analysis	76
Cardiovascular toxicity profile of doxorubicin: data mining of the FDA adverse event reporting system (FAERS)	73
Rapamycin reduces atherosclerotic plaque inflammation in aged mice	72

Asporin expression is associated with human atherosclerotic plaque integrity	72
Circulating cluster miR-99b/let-7e/miR-125a expression associates with endothelial function, cytokine, and chemokine levels in myocardial infarction patients	71
Inflammasome activation dynamics within the first 24 hours in patients treated with PCI for myocardial infarction is influenced by the age of patients, preliminary report	69
Drug-interacting gene expression levels differ between atherosclerotic plaque subtypes	67
The aging of neutrophils is actively involved in the cardio-metabolic consequences of high fat diet	67
Short- and long term preservation of cardiac tissue-engineered constructs	63
Modulating sialylation as therapeutic approach for preventing age-associated cardiac dysfunction	62
Elderberry extract inhibits tumour necrosis factor induced monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells via modulation of the NF-κB pathway	60
Tenascin-C provokes cardiac fibrosis and endothelial impairment in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy	59
Cardiomyocyte-derived fibrosis as driver of cardiomyopathy	58
Corrigendum to: Blood flow patterns regulate PCSK9 secretion via MyD88-mediated pro-inflammatory cytokines	58
Scientists on the spot: Costantino Iadecola	55
Circadian rhythms in ischaemic heart disease: key aspects for preclinical and translational research: position paper of the ESC working group on cellular biology of the heart	55
Dysregulated iron homeostasis in dystrophin-deficient cardiomyocytes: correction by gene editing and pharmacological treatment	53
Cardioprotection in cardio-oncology: a case for concern?	53
Synthetic growth hormone-releasing hormone agonist ameliorates the myocardial pathophysiology characteristic of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	53
Clinical Case 17—A catastrophic case of ischemic stroke and acute myocarditis in a young patient following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination: coincidence or consequence?	52
Editor’s Note: RhoA activation and interaction with Caveolin-1 are critical for pressure-induced myogenic tone in rat mesenteric resistance arteries [Cardiovasc Res 2007;73:190-197]	51
Expression of Concern	51
p55γ degrades RIP3 via MG53 to suppress ischaemia-induced myocardial necroptosis and mediates cardioprotection of preconditioning	51
Modulation of amygdala and hippocampus during anxiety by heart and middle frontal gyrus	50
Retracted: Clinical Case 28—Hyperacute synchronous cardiocerebral infarction in a patient with new-onset atrial fibrillation a rare case of MINOCA	50
Inflammation-induced arterial dysfunction in atherosclerosis; the modulating action of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles	50
Retracted: Poster No. 030 Young patient with hyperhomocysteinemia and multiple atherosclerotic vascular lesions	50
GDF15 antagonism limits severe heart failure and prevents cardiac cachexia	49
Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation is the major source of cardiac adenosine triphosphate production in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	49
Prdm16 mutation determines sex-specific cardiac metabolism and identifies two novel cardiac metabolic regulators	49
Perilipin 1: a systematic review on its functions on lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis in mice and humans	49