OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Physiology is 16. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

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	200
From Muscle-Based Nonshivering Thermogenesis to Malignant Hyperthermia in Mammals	174
Spatial Transcriptomics of the Respiratory System	133
Structure, Function, and Regulation of the Junctophilin Family	132
The Diverse Physiological Functions of Mechanically Activated Ion Channels in Mammals	101
The Physiology of Enteric Glia	97
Running the Female Power Grid Across Lifespan Through Brain Estrogen Signaling	94
Metabolic Rewiring and Communication: An Integrative View of Kidney Proximal Tubule Function	85
Transformation of Our Understanding of Breathing Control by Molecular Tools	80
Molecular Crowding: Physiologic Sensing and Control	72
Vaping and Lung Inflammation and Injury	67
Mechanisms of Protein Trafficking and Quality Control in the Kidney and Beyond	58
Store-Operated Calcium Channels in the Nervous System	53
Mitochondria and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Toward a Stratified Therapeutic Intervention	53
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Mutations Associated with Human Disease: Insights into Receptor Function and Dysfunction	50
Neural Mechanisms That Make Perceptual Decisions Flexible	49
Polycystin Channel Complexes	49
Cerebral Vascular Dysfunctions Detected in Human Small Vessel Disease and Implications for Preclinical Studies	46
Metabolic Recruitment in Brain Tissue	45
Transcellular Barriers to Glucose Delivery in the Body	44
Mechanosensing by Vascular Endothelium	44
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Salt Taste	42
A Mechanistic Rationale for Incretin-Based Therapeutics in the Management of Obesity	42
Molecular Physiology of TRPV Channels: Controversies and Future Challenges	42
Exercise as Mitochondrial Medicine: How Does the Exercise Prescription Affect Mitochondrial Adaptations to Training?	39

Mitochondrial H⁺ Leak and Thermogenesis	38
Sex Differences in Electrophysiology and Calcium Handling in Atrial Health and Fibrillation	37
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Exosome-Mediated Impact on Systemic Metabolism	33
Orchestration of the Adipose Tissue Immune Landscape by Adipocytes	33
Arterial Stiffness: From Basic Primers to Integrative Physiology	33
Endoplasmic Reticulum–Plasma Membrane Junctions as Sites of Depolarization-Induced Ca²⁺Signaling in Excitable Cells	30
Adipose Tissue in Cardiovascular Disease: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation	28
Fatty Acid Transport and Signaling: Mechanisms and Physiological Implications	27
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Sex, Gender, and COPD	25
Somatic Mosaicism in Biology and Disease	24
Intestinal Tuft Cells: Morphology, Function, and Implications for Human Health	23
Mechanisms and Implications of Electrical Heterogeneity in Cardiac Function in Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Inflammatory Modulation of Hematopoiesis: Linking Trained Immunity and Clonal Hematopoiesis with Chronic Disorders	22
The Effects of Psychedelics on Neuronal Physiology	21
Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Health and Disease	21
The Role of the Microbiome in the Etiopathogenesis of Colon Cancer	21
Proresolving Lipid Mediators in the Respiratory System	18
The Mineralocorticoid Receptor in the Vasculature: Friend or Foe?	18
Physiological Functions of CRAC Channels	17
Alcohol-Associated Tissue Injury: Current Views on Pathophysiological Mechanisms	16
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Flipping Off and On the Redox Switch in the Microcirculation	16
β-Arrestins as Important Regulators of Glucose and Energy Homeostasis	16