OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Pineal Research is 29. 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
Melatonin Increased Autophagy Level to Facilitate Osteogenesis of Inflamed PDLSCs Through TMEM110 Signaling Pathways	129
RETRACTION: Changes in the Expression of Melatonin Receptors Induced by Melatonin Treatment in Hepatocarcinoma HepG2 Cells	92
Correction to high sensitivity of melatonin suppression response to evening light in preschool‐aged children	67
A phase II, single‐center, double‐blind, randomized placebo‐controlled trial to explore the efficacy and safety of intravenous melatonin in surgical patients with severe sepsis admitted to the intensi	66
Melatonin mediates reactive oxygen species homeostasis via SlCV to regulate leaf senescence in tomato plants	53
Zygotic Exposure to Venlafaxine Disrupts the Circadian Locomotor Activity Behaviour in Zebrafish Larvae	50
BPS‐induced ovarian dysfunction: Protective actions of melatonin via modulation of SIRT‐1/Nrf2/NFĸB and IR/PI3K/pAkt/GLUT‐4 expressions in adult golden hamster	49
Melatonin inhibits chondrosarcoma cell proliferation and metastasis by enhancing miR‐520f‐3p production and suppressing MMP7 expression	47
Microbial Melatonin Production Improves Plant Metabolic Function in Short‐Term Climate‐Induced Stresses	47
Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Signatures of Acute Circadian Misalignment in Mice	46
Melatonin targets MoIcl1 and works synergistically with fungicide isoprothiolane in rice blast control	46
Melatonin as a chronobiotic/cytoprotective agent in bone. Doses involved	45
Erratum to: Mitochondrial cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1B1 is responsible for melatonin‐induced apoptosis in neural cancer cells	43
From Seasonality to Species Conservation: Chronobiological Research on European Hamsters in Strasbourg, France	42
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Melatonin Ameliorates Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability by Regulating PPARδ‐Associated Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching	39
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Exogenous Melatonin Regulates Hormone Signalling and Photosynthesis‐Related Genes to Enhance Brassica napus. Yield: A Transcriptomic Perspective	37
Investigating the safety profiles of exogenous melatonin and associated adverse events: A pharmacovigilance study using WHO‐VigiBase	36
Optimizing the Time and Dose of Melatonin as a Sleep‐Promoting Drug: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Dose−Response Meta‐Analysis	34
Light‐Dependent Circadian Rhythm Governs O‐GlcNAc Cycling to Influence Cognitive Function in Adult Zebrafish	34
Anti‐PANoptosis is involved in neuroprotective effects of melatonin in acute ocular hypertension model	34
RETRACTION: Melatonin Inhibits the Expression of the Inducible Isoform of Nitric Oxide Synthase and Nuclear Factor Kappa B Activation in Rat Skeletal Muscle	33
Melatonin prevents EAAC1 deletion‐induced retinal ganglion cell degeneration by inhibiting apoptosis and senescence	31

Correction to “Melatonin mediates selenium‐induced tolerance to cadmium stress in tomato plants”	30
Melatonin treatment improves ventricular conduction via upregulation of Nav1.5 channel proteins and sodium current in the normal rat heart	30
Relationship Between Urinary 6‐Sulfatoxymelatonin Rhythms and the Bone Resorption Marker Amino‐Terminal Cross‐Linked Telopeptide of Collagen I in Blind Women	29
No association between a common type 2 diabetes risk gene variant in the melatonin receptor gene (MTNR1B) and mortality among type 2 diabetes patients	29
Effect of melatonin cream on acute radiation dermatitis in patients with primary breast cancer: A double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial	29