OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Molecular Endocrinology 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Acknowledgement to reviewers	70
Personalised medicines for familial hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism	50
βHB inhibits glucose-induced GLP-1 secretion in GLUTag and human jejunal enteroids	49
C-peptide attenuates hyperglycemia-induced pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting transglutaminase 2	45
Development and characterisation of a novel inhibitory anti-GH monoclonal antibody	35
Retinoic acid receptors at 35: molecular convergence of vitamin A and steroid hormone action	35
Insights into new mechanosensitive behaviors of G protein-coupled receptors	34
Breast adipose regulation of premenopausal breast epithelial phenotype involves interleukin 10	31
No extra-adrenal aldosterone production in various human cell lines	29
Multiple promoter and enhancer differences likely contribute to augmented G6PC2 expression in human versus mouse pancreatic islet alpha cells	28
The Chd4 subunit of the NuRD complex regulates Pdx1-controlled genes involved in β-cell function	28
Insights of the role of estrogen in obesity from two models of ERα deletion	28
Heterogeneity of G protein activation by the calcium-sensing receptor	23
Emerging roles of osteocytes in the regulation of bone and skeletal muscle mass	22
ADDENDUM: Disruption of the striated muscle glycogen-targeting subunit of protein phosphatase 1: influence of the genetic background	18
Establishment of Star-edited Y1 cells as a novel in vitro functional assay for STAR	17
Phospholipase D mediates very low-density lipoprotein-induced aldosterone production, in part, via lipin-1	17
Erythropoietin-mediated cardioprotection in hearts subjected to ischemia reperfusion	16
Pathological changes and oxidative stress of the HPG axis in hypothyroid rat	15
Characterization of a mutated KCNJ5 gene, G387R, in unilateral primary aldosteronism	15
Lack of maternal exposure to somatostatin leads to diet-induced insulin and leptin resistance in mouse male offspring	15
Vitamin D receptor regulates proliferation and differentiation of thyroid carcinoma via the E-cadherin-β-catenin complex	14
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-mediated signaling as a critical regulator of skeletal cell biology	14
Znrf3 exon 2 deletion mice do not recapitulate congenital adrenal hypoplasia	14
miR-146a promotes M2 macrophage polarization and accelerates diabetic wound healing by inhibiting the TLR4/NF-κB axis	14

Sex hormones and vascular reactivity: a temporal evaluation in resistance arteries of male rats	13
Constitutive internalisation of EP2 differentially regulates G protein signalling	13
Cotadutide effect in liver and adipose tissue in obese mice	13
circ_0134120: a new frontier in understanding postmenopausal osteoporosis pathogenesis	12
Characterisation of the hydrogen sulfide system in early diabetic kidney disease	12
CEBPB/POU2F2 modulates endothelin 1 expression in prehypertensive SHR vascular smooth muscle cells	12
Reviewing the physiological roles of the novel hormone-receptor pair INSL5-RXFP4: a protective energy sensor?	12
Sex steroids have opposing effects on heart rate of juveniles, Gambusia holbrooki	12
Synoviolin inhibits the inflammatory cytokine secretion of Müller cells by reducing NLRP3	11
Increased capacity to maintain glucose homeostasis in a transgenic mouse expressing human but not mouse growth hormone with developing high-fat diet-related insulin resistance, hepatic steatosis and a	11
Endocrine and metabolic complications of COVID-19: lessons learned and future prospects	10
LIF–STAT signaling in decidual cells: a possible role in embryo implantation and early pregnancy	8
The role of mu-opioid receptors in pancreatic islet α-cells	8
Effect of calcitriol and calcium on basal ganglia calcification in hypoparathyroidism: experimental models	8
N1-methylnicotinamide impairs gestational glucose tolerance in mice	8
Pseudohypoparathyroidism: complex disease variants with unfortunate names	8
Finnish-specific AKT2 gene variant leads to impaired insulin signalling in myotubes	7
A missing paradigm: deciphering endocrine innovations among diverging regulations of alleles, paralogous genes and orthologous genes	7
Maternal obesity attenuates PPARγ nuclear migration impairing offspring adipogenesis	7
Insulin signaling in the heart is impaired by growth hormone: a direct and early event	7
Collagen type I enhances cell growth and insulin biosynthesis in rat pancreatic cells	7
ATF3 suppresses 3T3-L1 adipocyte adipogenesis by transcriptionally repressing USP53	7
Cellular mechanisms of incretin hormone secretion	7
Embarking on an adventure of early career academic leadership	7
Design and in vitro characterization of RXR variants as tools to investigate the biological role of endogenous rexinoids	7
Knockout of murine Lyplal1 confers sex-specific protection against diet-induced obesity	7
GP73 blockade alleviates abnormal glucose homeostasis in diabetic mice	6
Sex and age affect depot expression of Ca2+ channels in rat white fat adipocytes	6
CTCF variant begets to short stature by down-regulation of IGF1	6
The AR in bone marrow progenitor cells protects against short-term high caloric diet induced weight gain in male mice.	6
Downregulation of miR-216a-5p and miR-652-3p is associated with growth and invasion by targeting JAK2 and PRRX1 in GH-producing pituitary tumours	6
Dicer inhibition delays wound closure by increasing Suz12 levels and regulating ITGAV levels in keratinocytes	6
GCgx: transcriptome-wide exploration of the response to glucocorticoids	6
THRAP3 depletion reduces PPARγ mRNA and anti-inflammatory action in 3T3-L1 adipocytes	5
Kisspeptin isoforms: versatile players in reproduction and beyond	5
Mechanistic insights of Rhodiola crenulata in treating diabetic kidney disease via network pharmacology	5
Age-dependent response to T4 overtreatment and recovery on systemic and organ level	5
Retinoic acid regulation of homoeostatic synaptic plasticity and its relationship to cognitive disorders	5
Son of sevenless 1 (SOS1), the RasGEF, interacts with ERα and STAT3 during embryo implantation	5
Telmisartan is the most effective ARB to increase adiponectin via PPARα in adipocyte	5
Combination of growth hormone receptor antagonist and radiation reduces tumour growth in a lung cancer xenograft model	5
MicroRNA-21 enhances estradiol production by inhibiting WT1 expression in granulosa cells	5
Regulation of mineralocorticoid receptor activation by circadian protein TIMELESS	4
GPER mediates the IL6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway involved in VEGF expression in swine ovary GCs	4
Neuropeptide Y regulates osteocyte phenotype and function through AHNAK-Smad signalling	4
Identification of anti-resorptive GPCRs by high-content imaging in human osteoclasts	4
Conserved and divergent features of trophoblast stem cells	4
Structure of full-length TSH receptor in complex with antibody K1-70™	4
m6A readers, writers, erasers, and the m6A epitranscriptome in breast cancer	4
Oxidative and ER stress by elevated insulin biosynthesis and palmitic acid in insulin-producing cells	4

Continuing the success of Journal of Endocrinology and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology: Editor-in-Chief handover	3
RISING STARS: Liver sinusoidal endothelial transcription factors in metabolic homeostasis and disease	3
Acknowledgement to reviewers	3
CREB activates the MafA promoter through proximal E-boxes and a CCAAT motif in pancreatic β-cells	3
Unraveling mechanisms of pentraxin 3 secretion in adipocytes during inflammation	3
RISING STARS: Hormonal regulation of the breast cancer microenvironment	3
Non-cell autonomous mechanisms control mitochondrial gene dysregulation in polycystic ovary syndrome	3
Pentraxin 3 mediates inflammation and adipogenesis in Graves’ orbitopathy pathogenesis	3
The epidermal growth factor receptor in healthy pregnancy and preeclampsia	3
The role of WD40 repeat-containing proteins in endocrine (dys)function	3