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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
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RETRACTION: Effects of Melatonin on Fatty Liver Disease: The Role of NR4A1/DNA‐Pkcs/P53 Pathway, Mitochondrial Fission, and Mitophagy	100
Weekly and seasonal variation in the circadian melatonin rhythm in humans: A response	89
Melatonin increases susceptibility to atrial fibrillation in obesity via Akt signaling impairment in response to lipid overload	82
Paternal sleep deprivation induces metabolic perturbations in male offspring via altered LRP5 DNA methylation of pancreatic islets	73
Retraction Statement: Melatonin plus porcine bone on discrete calcium deposit implant surface stimulates osteointegration in dental implants	61
RETRACTION: Melatonin Prevents Oxidative Stress and Changes in Antioxidant Enzyme Expression and Activity in the Liver of Aging Rats	57
RETRACTION: Changes in the Expression of Melatonin Receptors Induced by Melatonin Treatment in Hepatocarcinoma HepG2 Cells	54
RETRACTION: Melatonin Inhibits Autophagy and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Mice With Carbon Tetrachloride‐Induced Fibrosis	53
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Melatonin targets MoIcl1 and works synergistically with fungicide isoprothiolane in rice blast control	40
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YTHDF3 Regulates the Degradation and Stability of m6A‐Enriched Transcripts to Facilitate the Progression of Castration‐Resistant Prostate Cancer	36
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The effect of melatonin on glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity and lipid profiles after a late evening meal in healthy young males	34
Fate of melatonin orally administered in preterm newborns: Antioxidant performance and basis for neuroprotection	34
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Differentiation of T cells producing interleukin‐17 (Th17) against the background of exogenous melatonin during pregnancy	32
Hypnotic effects of melatonin depend on the environmental lighting conditions in the rat	32
Melatonin promotes the proliferation of primordial germ cell‐like cells derived from porcine skin‐derived stem cells: A mechanistic analysis	32

The mammalian gastro‐intestinal tract is a NOT a major extra‐pineal source of melatonin	31
Melatonin alters the excitability of mouse cerebellar granule neurons by inhibiting voltage‐gated sodium, potassium, and calcium channels	30
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	30
Melatonin inhibits chondrosarcoma cell proliferation and metastasis by enhancing miR‐520f‐3p production and suppressing MMP7 expression	29