OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biomedical Research-Tokyo is 3. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Propranolol and landiolol inhibit cell proliferation enhanced by noradrenaline in human lung adenocarcinoma cells	15
The characteristics and prevalence of patent foramen ovale in Japanese people: a study using material from forensic autopsies	9
Quercetin protects human coronary artery endothelial cells against hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced mitochondrial apoptosis via the Nrf2/HO-1 axis	9
Multihormone-producing capabilities of normal pancreatic islet cells—spatial transcriptomics analysis using Xenium	8
Pro-gastrin-releasing peptide expression in Ewing sarcoma cells in vitro and in vivo demonstrates its availability as a valuable tumor marker	8
Novel cell-based system to assay cell-cell fusion during myotube formation	8
IL-33 deficiency suppresses alveolar bone loss in a ligature-induced periodontitis model	7
Methionine oxidation of TRPV2 regulates thermogenesis in brown adipocytes	7
Intragastric administration of cuminaldehyde, a natural TRPA1 agonist, enhanced carbohydrate oxidation and reduced body fat accumulation in mice	7
Selective estrogen receptor modulators, acting as agonists of estrogen receptor α in osteoblasts, reduce the TGF-β-induced synthesis of macrophage colony-stimulating factor via inhibition of JNK signa	7
Effects of ANP and BNP on the generation of respiratory rhythms in brainstem–spinal cord preparation isolated from newborn rats	6
Gastric biopsy-derived cell line and its utility in assessing tumor cell drug sensitivity	5
Visualization of the localization of phospholipids in developing rat teeth by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry	5
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor suppresses the activation of human platelets by a combination of thrombopoietin and collagen through inhibition of Rac and Rho/Rho-kinase	5
Blockade of CD80/CD86-CD28 co-stimulation augments the inhibitory function of peptide antigen-specific regulatory T cells	4
3-Iodothyronamine, a trace amine-associated receptor agonist, regulates intracellular Ca2+ increases via CaMK II through Epac2 in rat cerebral arterioles	4
Distribution and possible function of transient receptor potential melastatin-7 in the rat cranial sensory ganglia	4
Mitochondrial DNA copy number variations in Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B cells after exposure to radiation: A possible biomarker for dose assessment	4
The mouse experimental periodontitis by silk-ligature placement triggers systemic inflammation potentially exacerbating pulmonary inflammation	4
Fatty amines and 1-monoglycerides with cytotoxic activity serve as ligands for a multipurpose receptor CD36	3
The effect of the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded process on salivary microbiota profiling	3
Effects of linalool on respiratory neuron activity in the brainstem-spinal cord preparation from newborn rats	3
The lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS1/miR-185-5p/KAT7 ceRNA network inhibits cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy	3
Inhibition of skeletal muscle differentiation by calciprotein particles in human primary myoblasts	3
Activation of STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3) in synovial tissues from the hip joint in the early stage of rapidly destructive coxopathy	3

Efficacy of 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose on reducing mental stress: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial—a pilot study