OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Cytojournal is 2. 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
Upregulation of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten inhibits lung cancer cell proliferation by suppressing the oncogene polo-like kinase 1 and inducing autophagy	101
Candida parapsilosis infection after double-lung transplantation in a patient with pulmonary fibrosis caused by COVID-19	77
Role of immunocytochemistry in cervical cancer screening	66
Prominent emperipolesis in breast lesion: A diagnostic challenge	21
Identification of transcription factors associated with the disease-free survival of triple-negative breast cancer through weighted gene co-expression network analysis	19
FTO-mediated regulation of Kupffer cell polarization and interleukin-6 secretion promotes biliary epithelial cell proliferation in intrahepatic bile duct stones	18
Transglutaminase 2 inhibition ameliorates cardiac fibrosis in myocardial infarction by inducing M2 macrophage polarization in vitro and in vivo	16
Lymphoid cell rich fine-needle aspirations of the salivary gland: What is the risk of malignancy?	15
Increased caveolin 1 by human antigen R exacerbates Porphyromonas gingivali-induced atherosclerosis by modulating oxidative stress and inflammatory responses	15
Immunoglobulin superfamily member 1 upregulates myc proto-oncogene to accelerate invasion and metastasis of endometrial cancer: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic prospects	14
Introduction to the second edition of ‘Diagnostic Cytopathology of Serous Fluids’ as CytoJournal Monograph (CMAS) in Open Access	14
Cytologic diagnosis and differential diagnosis of histiocytic signet ring cells in effusion specimens	13
Analysis of clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in 54 metaplastic breast carcinoma patients from northwest China	13
Geniposide alleviates post-myocardial infarction-induced pyroptosis by modulating the thioredoxin-interacting protein/NLRP3 signaling pathway	11
Comparative accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology between larger and smaller size thyroid nodules	9
Vaspin inhibits ferroptosis: A new hope for treating myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury	8
Detection of transmembrane protein 100 in breast cancer: Correlation with malignant progression and chemosensitivity	8
Receptor interacting serine/threonine kinase 2 promotes rheumatoid arthritis progression and partially regulates nuclear factor kappa B pathway	8
Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in abnormal pap smears	8
Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group a member 1 eases angiotensin II-arose oxidative stress in vascular smooth muscle cell by boosting nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family casp	8
Pancreatic tuberculosis – A common disease at a rare site diagnosed on cytology	7
An unusual breast malignancy with central cystic lesion: Important Sampling artifact related pitfall	7
Risk stratification by application of Milan system for reporting salivary gland cytopathology: A tertiary care experience	7
Fibronectin type III domain containing protein 5/irisin alleviated sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by abating ferroptosis through the adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase/nuclear fac	7
Diagnostic pitfalls in effusion fluid cytology	7

Comparison of liquid based cytology and conventional smears on lymph node aspirates: A cytomorphological study	6
Voided urine test to diagnose prostate cancer: Preliminary report	6
Mesothelioma	6
Serous fluid: Metastatic sarcomas, melanoma, and other non-epithelial neoplasms	6
Nobiletin alleviates brain injury in uremic mice and inhibits indoxyl sulfate-induced neurotoxicity in HT22 cells through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signaling pathway	6
Targeting the Ajuba/Notch axis increases the sensitivity of colon cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil	6
Transbronchial brushing cytology and paired biopsy in endobronchial tuberculosis: A report of 72 cases focusing on the morphological features	6
Impact of cytopathology authors work: Comparative analysis based on Open-access cytopathology publications versus non-Open-access conventional publications	6
Computer-assisted scatter plot analysis of cell and nuclear areas distinguishes urothelial carcinoma in urine cytology specimens	6
Development of a clinical prediction model for pathological upgrading in low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions following cervical conization	6
Cervical cytology: Radiation and other therapy effects	6
Pancreatic cyst endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA): Benign or malignant. Clues to cytological diagnosis with major consequences	5
A metabolomics study on carcinogenesis of ground-glass nodules	5
Sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 is an important prognostic factor for colon adenocarcinoma and closely related to immune infiltration	5
Enhancing the cytological features and diagnostic significance of cerebrospinal fluid in bacterial meningitis	5
Cytospin performance when using Paris system for reporting urinary cytology	5
A case of neck swelling with an unusual presentation	5
Comparison of FNA-based conventional cytology specimens and digital image analysis in assessment of pancreatic lesions	4
The impact of anthropometric parameters and sonographic characteristics on the choice of biopsy method for thyroid nodules: Fine-needle aspiration versus non-aspiration biopsy	4
Ailanthone inhibits bladder cancer tumor and cell proliferation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and activation of the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling path	4
Association of immunosuppressive CD45⁺CD33⁺CD14⁻ CD10⁻HLA-DR^−/low neutrophils with poor prognosis in patients with lymphoma and their expansion a	4
Screening technologies for cervical cancer: Overview	4
A new perspective: Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 inhibits ubiquitin-specific protease 7-induced epithelial ovarian cancer progression by inducing ferroptosis and M1 macrophage polariz	4
Immunocytochemistry of effusions: Processing and commonly used immunomarkers	4
Comparison of programmed death ligand 1 immunostaining for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma between paired cytological and surgical samples	4
Cytology of peritoneal implants of borderline serous tumor of ovaries in ascitic fluid	4
N-acetyltransferase 10 regulates UNC-51-like kinase 1 to reduce tubular cell injury and kidney stone formation	4
Challenge in the cytological interpretation of a not-so-typical breast carcinoma	4
Ankyrin repeat domain 1 is dysregulated in keloids and suppresses keloid fibroblast growth, migration, and extracellular matrix deposition	3
Expression and clinical significance of programmed cell death protein 1/programmed death-ligand 1 in non-small cell lung cancer patients with rare mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor gene: A	3
Molecular analysis with pancreaseq® in evaluation and management of pancreatic cysts: A cohort of 28 patients	3
Histopathological findings of 687 thyroid nodules, suspicious for malignancy on ultrasound, with an indeterminate cytopathological diagnosis after the combination of the Bethesda System and BRAF	3
Cytomorphology of pituitary carcinoma metastatic to liver diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration: A rare case report and review of literature	3
Papanicolaou society of cytopathology system for reporting pancreaticobiliary cytology: Risk stratification and cytology scope - 2.5-year study	3
A mechanism study of tripartite motif 10 modulating septic cardiomyopathy	3
A rare and challenging case of uterine mass successfully reported in a cervical smear	3
Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance cervical cytology in Bahrain: Reporting rates, high-risk HPV testing, and cytologic and histopathologic follow-up findings	3
Cytologic and histologic features of COVID-19 post-vaccination lymphadenopathy	3
George N. Papanicolaou- A tribute	3
Proposal for including risk of malignancy and clinical management in the Japanese system for reporting thyroid cytopathology - A multi-institutional study	3
Mechanistic insights into PDZK1-interacting protein 1 on the malignant progression of colorectal carcinoma	3
Knockdown of ribosomal protein L22-like 1 arrests the cell cycle and promotes apoptosis in colorectal cancer	3
CellBlockistry 101: The textbook of cell-blocking science	2
Clinical utility of HPV typing and quantification combined with PAX1/ZNF582 methylation detection in accurate cervical cancer screening	2
Rhein-induced apoptosis in colorectal cancer cell lines: A mechanistic study of the myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88/toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa-B signaling pathway	2
The Bethesda System for reporting cervical cytology	2
Breast lump: “Keep me in your differentials”	2
Atypical glandular cells (AGC): Cytology of glandular lesions of the uterine cervix	2
Cytomorphological spectrum of metastatic bone tumors: Experience at a tertiary care center	2
Cervical Cancers: Varieties and the Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology	2

Signet-ring cells in pleural and peritoneal effusions identified on Wright stains – A diagnostic pitfall	2
The ‘Why and How’ of Cervical Cancers and Genital HPV Infection	2