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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Zygotic Exposure to Venlafaxine Disrupts the Circadian Locomotor Activity Behaviour in Zebrafish Larvae	133
Correction to high sensitivity of melatonin suppression response to evening light in preschool‐aged children	104
RETRACTION: Changes in the Expression of Melatonin Receptors Induced by Melatonin Treatment in Hepatocarcinoma HepG2 Cells	93
Melatonin Increased Autophagy Level to Facilitate Osteogenesis of Inflamed PDLSCs Through TMEM110 Signaling Pathways	90
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	75
Melatonin mediates reactive oxygen species homeostasis via SlCV to regulate leaf senescence in tomato plants	63
Melatonin inhibits chondrosarcoma cell proliferation and metastasis by enhancing miR‐520f‐3p production and suppressing MMP7 expression	59
Melatonin as a chronobiotic/cytoprotective agent in bone. Doses involved	57
Microbial Melatonin Production Improves Plant Metabolic Function in Short‐Term Climate‐Induced Stresses	55
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	54
Melatonin targets MoIcl1 and works synergistically with fungicide isoprothiolane in rice blast control	52
Issue Information	45
From Seasonality to Species Conservation: Chronobiological Research on European Hamsters in Strasbourg, France	45
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Investigating the safety profiles of exogenous melatonin and associated adverse events: A pharmacovigilance study using WHO‐VigiBase	40
Issue Information	40
Erratum to: Mitochondrial cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1B1 is responsible for melatonin‐induced apoptosis in neural cancer cells	39
Melatonin modulates metabolic remodeling in HNSCC by suppressing MTHFD1L‐formate axis	36
Melatonin Ameliorates Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability by Regulating PPARδ‐Associated Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching	36
Endogenous circadian regulation and phase resetting of clinical metabolic biomarkers	35
Light‐Dependent Circadian Rhythm Governs O‐GlcNAc Cycling to Influence Cognitive Function in Adult Zebrafish	35
Anti‐PANoptosis is involved in neuroprotective effects of melatonin in acute ocular hypertension model	35
Correction to “Melatonin mediates selenium‐induced tolerance to cadmium stress in tomato plants”	34
Melatonin treatment improves ventricular conduction via upregulation of Nav1.5 channel proteins and sodium current in the normal rat heart	34
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

No association between a common type 2 diabetes risk gene variant in the melatonin receptor gene (MTNR1B) and mortality among type 2 diabetes patients	32
From gestational chronodisruption to noncommunicable diseases: Pathophysiological mechanisms of programming of adult diseases, and the potential therapeutic role of melatonin	32
RETRACTION: Melatonin Inhibits the Expression of the Inducible Isoform of Nitric Oxide Synthase and Nuclear Factor Kappa B Activation in Rat Skeletal Muscle	31
3‐Month Melatonin Supplementation to Reduce Brain Oxidative Stress and Improve Sleep in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial	30
Predicting melatonin suppression by light in humans: Unifying photoreceptor‐based equivalent daylight illuminances, spectral composition, timing and duration of light exposure	29
Melatonin prevents EAAC1 deletion‐induced retinal ganglion cell degeneration by inhibiting apoptosis and senescence	29
Melatonin improves skin barrier damage caused by sleep restriction through gut microbiota	29
Light Environment of Arctic Solstices is Coupled With Melatonin Phase‐Amplitude Changes and Decline of Metabolic Health	29