OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Xenotransplantation is 5. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
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Systemic inflammation in the xenotransplant recipient (SIXR) can occur in the absence of pCMV infection	32
Bioinformatic analysis as a first step to predict the compatibility of hematopoiesis and immune system genes between humans and pigs	22
Hendrik Jan (Henk) Schuurman, MSc, PhD (1950–2024): In Memoriam	22
Transthoracic echocardiography is a simple tool for size matching in cardiac xenotransplantation	21
Xenotransplantation Literature Update July–December 2024	20
Impact of COVID‐19 Vaccination and Infection on Anti‐Triple‐Knockout (TKO) Pig Antibody Production: A Study in Patients With End‐Stage Liver Disease and Liver Transplant Recipients	20
Anti‐pig antibodies in swine veterinarian serum: Implications for clinical xenotransplantation	19
First transplantation of a pig heart from a multiple gene‐modified donor, porcine cytomegalovirus/roseolovirus, and antiviral drugs	19
Anatomical and Physiological Considerations for Pig Cardiac Xenotransplantation	16
A Review of Studies of Perfusion Storage of Pig Kidneys and Their Relevance to Clinical Xenotransplantation	15
RETRACTION: An IgM Cleaving Enzyme for Clearance of Anti‐Pig Xenoreactive Antibodies in a Nonhuman Primate Model	14
ECG Features in Orthotopic Cardiac Xenotransplantation: Comparisons With Published Literature	14
Issue Information	13
Complement Inhibition in Xenotransplantation–Where Should the Complement Cascade be Inhibited?	13
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Heterogenous expression of endocrine and progenitor cells within the neonatal porcine pancreatic lobes–Implications for neonatal porcine islet xenotransplantation	13
Modified CD40L‐Activated B‐Cell Proliferation Model for Validating the Suppressive Activity of CD40‐CD154 Pathway Inhibitors	12
He reshaped the forefront of xenotransplantation: Agustin Pasqual Dalmasso (1933–2021)	12
An ethical algorithm for xenotransplantation? Further transparency and clarity needed	12
COVER IMAGE	11
The case for the therapeutic use of mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors in xenotransplantation	11
Xenotransplantation Literature Update December 2023–June 2024	11
Xenoreactive antibodies in α‐granules of human platelets bind pig liver endothelial cells	11
Religion and Attitudes Toward Xenotransplantation: Results of a Nationwide Survey in the United States	11

Xenotransplantation: A historical–ethical account of viewpoints	11
Assessment of Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus Infectivity to Human Cells Using Flowcytometric Isolation After Co‐Culture	11
Xenotransplantation in the Age of Genome Editing: Results From the Expert Report for the Federal Ethics Committee on Nonhuman Biotechnology With a Special Focus on Animal Ethics	10
Xenotransplantation of pig islet cells: Potential adverse impact of virus infections on their functionality and insulin production	10
Organ xenotransplantation acceptance in veterinary students: A multicentric opinion study in Spain	10
Overcoming perioperative inflammation as a hurdle for successful preclinical orthotopic cardiac xenogeneic transplantations – particular in regard of the mandatory use of heart‐lung machines	9
Issue Information	9
Evaluation of Complement‐Dependent Cytotoxicity Assays for Gene‐Edited Pig‐to‐Human Xenotransplantation	9
Global Research Trends and Current Status of Xenotransplantation: A Bibliometric Analysis	8
Observations on hydronephrosis after pig kidney transplantation in baboons	8
Clinical Pig Kidney Xenotransplantation Rewrites the Rules of Renal Graft Rejection	8
Announcement	8
Ethical Analysis of Voluntariness in Pig Kidney Xenotransplant First‐in‐Human Clinical Trials	8
Defect in Sensing Human Thrombin by Porcine Endothelial Protease‐Activated Receptor‐1: Molecular Incompatibility Between Porcine PAR‐1 and Human Thrombin	8
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Functional Xenogeneic Liver Support in a Living Human: Promise, Lessons, and Next Steps	7
Vatican Reaffirms Moral Permissibility of Xenotransplantation	7
Genetic diversity, growth and heart function of Auckland Island pigs, a potential source for organ xenotransplantation	7
Rural Transplant Disparities and Xenotransplantation: Scaling Is Not Enough	7
Exploring attitudes toward xenotransplantation: A scoping review of healthcare workers, healthcare students, and kidney patients	7
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Donor‐Derived Cell‐Free DNA (dd‐cfDNA) as an Early Noninvasive Biomarker of Graft Injury in Pig‐to‐Monkey Islet Xenotransplantation	7
Comparative Inhibitory Effects of Tacrolimus, Cyclosporine, and Rapamycin on Human Anti‐Pig Xenogeneic Mixed Lymphocyte Reactions	6
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Pilot Survey of Attitudes Toward Xenotransplantation Among Nursing Students in London, UK	6
Issue Information	6
Porcine Cytomegalovirus/Porcine Roseolovirus (PCMV/PRV) and Antiviral Drugs	6
International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA) Position Paper on the History, Current Status, and Regulation of Xenotransplantation	6
Xenotransplantation, Ethics, and Pediatric Decedent Studies	6
Antibody‐mediated rejection in xenotransplantation: Can it be prevented or reversed?	6
Historic progress in xenotransplantation with successful transplantation of genetically‐edited pig kidneys into living recipients	6
A compositional analysis of native and decellularized porcine nasal septum cartilage	6
Antibodies against hyaluronan oligosaccharides in xenotransplantation	6
The Emergence of the Asian Xenotransplantation Association: Regional Collaboration in a Rapidly Evolving Field	6
Asking the Right Questions: Larry Faucette's Journey Through Xenotransplant	6
Human CD64 Alleviates Antibody‐Mediated Rejection in Xenotransplantation	5
Humoral Barrier to Preclinical and Clinical Xenotransplantation	5
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RETRACTION: Combinatorial Decellularization as a Better Approach to Porcine Liver Extracellular Matrix Scaffold Fabrication with Preserved Bioactivity: A Comparative Evaluation	5
Alteration of γδ T cell subsets in non‐human primates transplanted with GGTA1 gene‐deficient porcine blood vessels	5
Two‐day Static Cold Preservation of α1,3‐Galactosyltransferase Knockout Kidney Grafts Before Simulated Xenotransplantation	5
Harmonizing International Regulatory Standards for Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus (PERV) Screening in Genetically Modified Porcine Donors for First‐in‐Human Pancreatic Islet Xenotransplantation	5
The impact of IdeS (imlifidase) on allo‐specific, xeno‐reactive, and protective antibodies in a sensitized rhesus macaque model	5
Governmental Questionnaire Survey on Adolescent and Young Adults’ Views on the Clinical Application of Xenotransplantation	5
In Memoriam – Guy Alexandre (1934–2024)	5
Genetic knockout of porcine GGTA1 or CMAH/GGTA1 is associated with the emergence of neo‐glycans	5
Large‐Scale Formation and Long‐Term Culture of Hepatocyte Organoids From Streamlined In Vivo Genome‐Edited GGTA1^−/− Pigs for Bioartificial Liver Applications	5
In vivo induction of regulatory T cells by anti‐CD45RB antibody causes transferable tolerance to discordant human xenogenic islets	5