OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Physiology is 21. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
The Calcium Homeostasis of Human Red Blood Cells in Health and Disease: Interactions of PIEZO1, the Plasma Membrane Calcium Pump, and Gardos Channels	218
From Muscle-Based Nonshivering Thermogenesis to Malignant Hyperthermia in Mammals	212
Structure, Function, and Regulation of the Junctophilin Family	145
Spatial Transcriptomics of the Respiratory System	143
The Diverse Physiological Functions of Mechanically Activated Ion Channels in Mammals	115
The Physiology of Enteric Glia	108
Running the Female Power Grid Across Lifespan Through Brain Estrogen Signaling	107
Transformation of Our Understanding of Breathing Control by Molecular Tools	100
Metabolic Rewiring and Communication: An Integrative View of Kidney Proximal Tubule Function	93
Molecular Crowding: Physiologic Sensing and Control	85
Vaping and Lung Inflammation and Injury	76
Mechanisms of Protein Trafficking and Quality Control in the Kidney and Beyond	63
Store-Operated Calcium Channels in the Nervous System	59
Mitochondria and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Toward a Stratified Therapeutic Intervention	57
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Mutations Associated with Human Disease: Insights into Receptor Function and Dysfunction	55
Cerebral Vascular Dysfunctions Detected in Human Small Vessel Disease and Implications for Preclinical Studies	53
Transcellular Barriers to Glucose Delivery in the Body	53
Neural Mechanisms That Make Perceptual Decisions Flexible	53
Polycystin Channel Complexes	53
Metabolic Recruitment in Brain Tissue	52
Mechanosensing by Vascular Endothelium	51
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Salt Taste	50
Molecular Physiology of TRPV Channels: Controversies and Future Challenges	49
Mitochondrial H⁺ Leak and Thermogenesis	47
Sex Differences in Electrophysiology and Calcium Handling in Atrial Health and Fibrillation	45

Exercise as Mitochondrial Medicine: How Does the Exercise Prescription Affect Mitochondrial Adaptations to Training?	43
A Mechanistic Rationale for Incretin-Based Therapeutics in the Management of Obesity	42
Exosome-Mediated Impact on Systemic Metabolism	40
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Arterial Stiffness: From Basic Primers to Integrative Physiology	39
Orchestration of the Adipose Tissue Immune Landscape by Adipocytes	37
Endoplasmic Reticulum–Plasma Membrane Junctions as Sites of Depolarization-Induced Ca²⁺Signaling in Excitable Cells	34
Fatty Acid Transport and Signaling: Mechanisms and Physiological Implications	31
Adipose Tissue in Cardiovascular Disease: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation	31
Intestinal Tuft Cells: Morphology, Function, and Implications for Human Health	30
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Sex, Gender, and COPD	29
Somatic Mosaicism in Biology and Disease	28
Mechanisms and Implications of Electrical Heterogeneity in Cardiac Function in Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Inflammatory Modulation of Hematopoiesis: Linking Trained Immunity and Clonal Hematopoiesis with Chronic Disorders	27
The Mineralocorticoid Receptor in the Vasculature: Friend or Foe?	26
The Role of the Microbiome in the Etiopathogenesis of Colon Cancer	24
Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Health and Disease	24
The Effects of Psychedelics on Neuronal Physiology	24
Proresolving Lipid Mediators in the Respiratory System	22
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Flipping Off and On the Redox Switch in the Microcirculation	21
Physiological Functions of CRAC Channels	21