OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Endocrinology is 7. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Tailoring cardiovascular risk prediction to females	200
Treating inflammation to combat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	102
100 YEARS OF INSULIN: Pancreas pathology in type 1 diabetes: an evolving story	81
Apoptosis-modulatory miR-361-3p as a novel treatment target in endocrine-responsive and endocrine-resistant breast cancer	68
Antenatal steroids: benefits, risks, and new insights	62
11β-HSD1 contributes to age-related metabolic decline in male mice	59
100 YEARS OF INSULIN: 100 years of insulin: progress, current perspectives and future challenges	41
Blocking FGF23 signaling improves the growth plate of mice with X-linked hypophosphatemia	37
Neural gut-to-brain communication for postprandial control of satiation and glucose metabolism	35
Androgen therapy does not prevent bone loss and arterial calcifications in male rats with chronic kidney disease	34
The physiology of growth hormone (GH) in adults: translational journey to GH replacement therapy	33
Hormonal changes in PCOS	29
Insights into isoform-specific mineralocorticoid receptor action in the hippocampus	29
SIRT3 overexpression in rat muscle does not ameliorate peripheral insulin resistance	28
Oncostatin M: friend or foe in PCOS pathogenesis?	25
Impact of ACE2 on the susceptibility and vulnerability to COVID-19	24
Exercise prevents obesity by reducing gut-derived inflammatory signals to brown adipocytes in mice	23
Female rats present higher oxidative damage and inflammation during goitrogenesis	23
Postmenopausal osteoporosis coexisting with sarcopenia: the role and mechanisms of estrogen	22
The multifaceted landscape of the StAR protein in steroid biosynthesis: from development to degeneration	21
Prenatal cortisol exposure impairs adrenal function but not glucose metabolism in adult sheep	21
Modification of the serotonergic systems and phenotypes by gestational micronutrients	21
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): international collaboration to translate evidence and guide future research	20
Bidirectional crosstalk between bone and muscle: the role of RANKL pathway in osteosarcopenia	20
The complexity of coffee and its impact on metabolism	19

A tissue-specific role of membrane-initiated ERα signaling for the effects of SERMs	19
Long-term melatonin treatment attenuates body weight gain with aging in female mice	16
GLP-1R/NPY2R regulate gene expression, ovarian and adrenal morphology in HFD mice	16
Sodium-iodide symporter and its related solute carriers in thyroid cancer	15
SerpinA3N deficiency attenuates steatosis and enhances insulin signaling in male mice	15
Suppression of hyperinsulinemia restores growth hormone secretion and metabolism in obese mice	15
The mineralocorticoid system, cardiometabolic health and its interplay with adipose tissue	14
Single cell resolution of neurosteroidogenesis in the murine brain: de novo biosynthesis	14
Recycling glucocorticoids: therapeutic implications of the 11β-HSD1 enzyme system	14
Isoflurane stress induces glucocorticoid production in mouse lymphoid organs	14
Osteoprotective effects of lifestyle interventions against obesity-induced bone dyshomeostasis and bone loss in rats	13
Continuing the success of Journal of Endocrinology and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology	13
Neuronal insulin signaling and resistance: a balancing act of kinases and phosphatases	12
Increased osteoblast GαS level determines bone response to hyperparathyroidism in female mice	12
Effect of peripheral neural stimulation with allopregnanolone on ovarian physiology	12
Loss of KLF15 impairs endometrial receptivity by inhibiting EMT in endometriosis	12
Continuing the success of Journal of Endocrinology and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology: Editor-in-Chief handover	12
Designing, conducting, and reporting reproducible animal experiments	12
Hormonal and mineral dysregulation determine the dynamics of calcification in adenine-induced CKD in male rats	12
Sustained glucagon receptor antagonism in insulin-deficient high-fat-fed mice	11
Glucagon infusion alters the circulating metabolome and urine amino acid excretion in dogs	11
Glucose and energy metabolism are impaired in mice deficient for orexins	11
Intestinal FFA2 promotes obesity by altering food intake in Western diet-fed mice	11
Metabolic regulation of glucagon secretion	11
Thyroglobulin and calcitonin measurements: pitfalls and future perspectives	10
Gestational fish oil supplementation in a high-fat diet induces sex-specific myokine changes in weanling offspring	10
Vitamin D reduces VSMC foam cell formation and protects against AS progression	10
Hnf4g invalidation prevents diet-induced obesity via intestinal lipid malabsorption	10
mTOR inhibitor improves testosterone-induced myocardial hypertrophy in hypertensive rats	10
Physical exercise improves mitochondrial function in ovariectomized rats	9
Incretin-mediated control of cardiac energy metabolism	9
Relevance of GDF15 as a biomarker for clinical outcomes after bariatric surgery	9
The alternate pathway of androgen metabolism and window of sensitivity	9
A probiotic mix partially protects against castration-induced bone loss in male mice	9
Vascular reactivity contributes to adipose tissue remodeling in obesity	9
Asprosin regulates male reproduction in teleosts: an in vitro study in Channa punctata	9
Exercise increases NPY/AgRP and TH neuron activity in the hypothalamus of female mice	9
Absence of sex differences in diabetes-induced suppression of KNDy neurons in rats	8
Understanding the role of growth hormone in situations of metabolic stress	8
Increased PHOSPHO1 expression mediates cortical bone mineral density in renal osteodystrophy	8
Acknowledgement to reviewers	8
Serotonin alters the response to a glucose challenge in lactating cows	8
Fibroblast growth factor 10 alleviates acute lung injury by inhibiting excessive autophagy via Nrf2	8
Metformin as an anti-inflammatory agent: a short review	8
Adrenomedullin: new inhibitory regulator for cortisol synthesis and secretion	8
Somatostatin receptors and the associated intracellular machinery: the two sides of the coin	7
Testosterone reduces hippocampal synaptic damage in an androgen receptor-independent manner	7
The intestine and the microbiota in maternal glucose homeostasis during pregnancy	7
RISING STARS: Endocrine regulation of metabolic homeostasis via the intestine and gut microbiome	7
Kisspeptin upregulates β-cell serotonin production during pregnancy	7

Exercise does not improve insulin resistance and mitochondrial characteristics together	7
Oxytocin and women’s health in midlife	7
Islet cells in human type 1 diabetes: from recent advances to novel therapies – a symposium-based roadmap for future research	7
Maternal sucrose consumption alters behaviour and steroids in adult rat offspring	7
Regulation of adipose tissue development and energy metabolism by VEGFB isoforms	7
Hemin restores ACTH-induced glucocorticoid response in insulin-resistant rats	7
Testosterone reduces metabolic brown fat activity in male mice	7
Vitamin B12 deficiency induces glucose intolerance, delays peak insulin levels and promotes ketogenesis in female rats	7
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, heart failure and predictive biomarkers	7
Higher weight in partially leptin-resistant db/+ mice is associated with positive effects on bone	7
Dynamics of maternal androgens and its metabolites during early embryonic development: embryonic modification of a maternal effect	7
Single cell resolution of neurosteroidogenesis in the murine brain: intermediary biosynthesis	7
Adiponectin agonist treatment in diabetic pregnant rats	7
Gap junctions regulate the activity of AgRP neurons and diet-induced obesity in male mice	7
Impact of pesticides on reproductive health: insights from animal and in vitro models in both sexes	7
100 years of glucagon anniversary	7