OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Physiology is 22. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
From Muscle-Based Nonshivering Thermogenesis to Malignant Hyperthermia in Mammals	234
The Calcium Homeostasis of Human Red Blood Cells in Health and Disease: Interactions of PIEZO1, the Plasma Membrane Calcium Pump, and Gardos Channels	233
Structure, Function, and Regulation of the Junctophilin Family	158
Spatial Transcriptomics of the Respiratory System	151
The Diverse Physiological Functions of Mechanically Activated Ion Channels in Mammals	133
The Physiology of Enteric Glia	116
Running the Female Power Grid Across Lifespan Through Brain Estrogen Signaling	112
Metabolic Rewiring and Communication: An Integrative View of Kidney Proximal Tubule Function	108
Transformation of Our Understanding of Breathing Control by Molecular Tools	96
Vaping and Lung Inflammation and Injury	91
Molecular Crowding: Physiologic Sensing and Control	79
Store-Operated Calcium Channels in the Nervous System	73
Mechanisms of Protein Trafficking and Quality Control in the Kidney and Beyond	63
Mitochondria and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Toward a Stratified Therapeutic Intervention	60
The Developmental Origins of Asthma and COPD	58
Cerebral Vascular Dysfunctions Detected in Human Small Vessel Disease and Implications for Preclinical Studies	58
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Mutations Associated with Human Disease: Insights into Receptor Function and Dysfunction	57
Polycystin Channel Complexes	57
Neural Mechanisms That Make Perceptual Decisions Flexible	57
Transcellular Barriers to Glucose Delivery in the Body	56
Mechanosensing by Vascular Endothelium	55
Metabolic Recruitment in Brain Tissue	55
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Salt Taste	53
Molecular Physiology of TRPV Channels: Controversies and Future Challenges	51
Mitochondrial H⁺ Leak and Thermogenesis	48

Exercise as Mitochondrial Medicine: How Does the Exercise Prescription Affect Mitochondrial Adaptations to Training?	48
A Mechanistic Rationale for Incretin-Based Therapeutics in the Management of Obesity	48
Sex Differences in Electrophysiology and Calcium Handling in Atrial Health and Fibrillation	46
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Arterial Stiffness: From Basic Primers to Integrative Physiology	44
Exosome-Mediated Impact on Systemic Metabolism	43
Endoplasmic Reticulum–Plasma Membrane Junctions as Sites of Depolarization-Induced Ca²⁺Signaling in Excitable Cells	38
Adipose Tissue in Cardiovascular Disease: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation	37
Orchestration of the Adipose Tissue Immune Landscape by Adipocytes	34
Fatty Acid Transport and Signaling: Mechanisms and Physiological Implications	33
Sex, Gender, and COPD	32
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Mechanisms and Implications of Electrical Heterogeneity in Cardiac Function in Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Intestinal Tuft Cells: Morphology, Function, and Implications for Human Health	30
Inflammatory Modulation of Hematopoiesis: Linking Trained Immunity and Clonal Hematopoiesis with Chronic Disorders	29
Somatic Mosaicism in Biology and Disease	29
The Effects of Psychedelics on Neuronal Physiology	29
The Role of the Microbiome in the Etiopathogenesis of Colon Cancer	26
The Mineralocorticoid Receptor in the Vasculature: Friend or Foe?	26
Physiological Functions of CRAC Channels	25
Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Health and Disease	25
Leptin: 30 Years Later	22
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Flipping Off and On the Redox Switch in the Microcirculation	22
Proresolving Lipid Mediators in the Respiratory System	22