OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Physiology is 20. 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
From Muscle-Based Nonshivering Thermogenesis to Malignant Hyperthermia in Mammals	213
The Calcium Homeostasis of Human Red Blood Cells in Health and Disease: Interactions of PIEZO1, the Plasma Membrane Calcium Pump, and Gardos Channels	197
The Diverse Physiological Functions of Mechanically Activated Ion Channels in Mammals	143
Structure, Function, and Regulation of the Junctophilin Family	142
Spatial Transcriptomics of the Respiratory System	106
The Physiology of Enteric Glia	104
Running the Female Power Grid Across Lifespan Through Brain Estrogen Signaling	101
Transformation of Our Understanding of Breathing Control by Molecular Tools	95
Metabolic Rewiring and Communication: An Integrative View of Kidney Proximal Tubule Function	90
Molecular Crowding: Physiologic Sensing and Control	80
Vaping and Lung Inflammation and Injury	69
Store-Operated Calcium Channels in the Nervous System	63
Mechanisms of Protein Trafficking and Quality Control in the Kidney and Beyond	55
Mitochondria and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Toward a Stratified Therapeutic Intervention	54
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Mutations Associated with Human Disease: Insights into Receptor Function and Dysfunction	54
Cerebral Vascular Dysfunctions Detected in Human Small Vessel Disease and Implications for Preclinical Studies	53
Neural Mechanisms That Make Perceptual Decisions Flexible	51
Polycystin Channel Complexes	51
Mechanosensing by Vascular Endothelium	50
Transcellular Barriers to Glucose Delivery in the Body	49
Metabolic Recruitment in Brain Tissue	47
Molecular Physiology of TRPV Channels: Controversies and Future Challenges	46
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Salt Taste	44
A Mechanistic Rationale for Incretin-Based Therapeutics in the Management of Obesity	44
Mitochondrial H⁺ Leak and Thermogenesis	44

Exercise as Mitochondrial Medicine: How Does the Exercise Prescription Affect Mitochondrial Adaptations to Training?	42
Sex Differences in Electrophysiology and Calcium Handling in Atrial Health and Fibrillation	40
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Arterial Stiffness: From Basic Primers to Integrative Physiology	38
Exosome-Mediated Impact on Systemic Metabolism	36
Orchestration of the Adipose Tissue Immune Landscape by Adipocytes	35
Endoplasmic Reticulum–Plasma Membrane Junctions as Sites of Depolarization-Induced Ca²⁺Signaling in Excitable Cells	34
Adipose Tissue in Cardiovascular Disease: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation	31
Fatty Acid Transport and Signaling: Mechanisms and Physiological Implications	30
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Sex, Gender, and COPD	29
Somatic Mosaicism in Biology and Disease	28
Intestinal Tuft Cells: Morphology, Function, and Implications for Human Health	27
Mechanisms and Implications of Electrical Heterogeneity in Cardiac Function in Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Inflammatory Modulation of Hematopoiesis: Linking Trained Immunity and Clonal Hematopoiesis with Chronic Disorders	24
The Mineralocorticoid Receptor in the Vasculature: Friend or Foe?	24
The Effects of Psychedelics on Neuronal Physiology	23
The Role of the Microbiome in the Etiopathogenesis of Colon Cancer	22
Proresolving Lipid Mediators in the Respiratory System	21
Physiological Functions of CRAC Channels	21
Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Health and Disease	21
Alcohol-Associated Tissue Injury: Current Views on Pathophysiological Mechanisms	20
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