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

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	94
Metallothionein 2A enhances the yes-associated protein 1 signaling pathway to promote small-cell lung cancer metastasis	71
Metastases to pancreas diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration: A case series and review of imaging and cytologic features	58
Diagnostic utility of conventional and liquid-based cytology in the management of thyroid lesions; an institutional experience	19
Pap Smear Collection and Preparation: Key Points	15
A metabolomics study on carcinogenesis of ground-glass nodules	15
The Pap smear in inflammation and repair	14
A comparative study for qualitative and quantitative analysis of light and fluorescence microscopy stains in oral premalignant and malignant lesions	13
Analyzing histopathological aspects and cell populations in orbital inflammatory involvement in systemic diseases: A case series from the Rheumatologist’s perspective	12
Enhancing the cytological features and diagnostic significance of cerebrospinal fluid in bacterial meningitis	12
Utility of SHOX2 and RASSF1A gene methylation detection on the residual cytology material from endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration	11
Prominent emperipolesis in breast lesion: A diagnostic challenge	10
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor mimicking perineurioma: A case report	10
Subcutaneous nodule in the chest – Uncommon presentation of a common disease	9
An extremely rare case of axillary accessory breast swelling with uncommon association of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	9
Kimura’s disease: A short study of cytomorphologic features with its differential diagnosis and review of literature	9
CytoJournal monographs: First CMAS (CytoJournal Monograph/Atlas Series) on science of cell-block making, titled “CellBlockistry 101 (Text Book of Cell-blocking science)”	8
Contemporary art of cell-block preparation: Overview	8
Fine-needle aspiration cytology of periarticular nodule – Atypical presentation of gouty tophi: A report of two cases	8
Candida parapsilosis infection after double-lung transplantation in a patient with pulmonary fibrosis caused by COVID-19	7
A case of neck swelling with an unusual presentation	7
Role of immunocytochemistry in cervical cancer screening	7
Cytopathologic evaluation of a subcarinal lesion presenting as mass in a smoker	7
Cervical Pre-cancers: Biopsy and Immunohistochemistry	7
Ulcerated scalp nodule in elderly female: Cytomorphological clues and pitfalls for diagnosis	6

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: Cytologic-histologic correlation study and evaluation of the cytologic accuracy in identifying high-grade dysplasia/invasive adenocarcinoma	6
Use of grape-based stain (Vinatela) on cervical cytology: A Peruvian validation study	6
The cytological diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in bronchoalveolar lavage	6
Cytodiagnosis of rhinoscleroma and its morphological clues: Our experience with four cases	6
Effusion cytology of metastatic carcinosarcoma	6
Comparison of FNA-based conventional cytology specimens and digital image analysis in assessment of pancreatic lesions	6
Molecular testing on serous effusion: An update	6
Pancreatic cyst endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA): Benign or malignant. Clues to cytological diagnosis with major consequences	6
Dumbbell-shaped swelling of the ear lobe: Cytomorphological clues	6
Fibroadenoma vulva: Experience based on FNA of vulvar lesion	6
An uncommon diagnosis in pleural effusion cytology	6
Rapid on-site evaluation of a solitary lung nodule in a patient with remote history of hysterectomy: Cytologic findings and diagnostic challenges	5
Oncogene 5’-3’ exoribonuclease 2 enhances epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway to promote epithelial–mesenchymal transition and metastasis in non-small-cell lung cancer	5
Cytomorphology of papillary renal neoplasm with reverse polarity	5
Two unusual cases of hematuria reported on urine cytology	5
Role of colposcopy in the management of women with abnormal cytology	4
Identification of transcription factors associated with the disease-free survival of triple-negative breast cancer through weighted gene co-expression network analysis	4
Cytospin performance when using Paris system for reporting urinary cytology	4
Screening technologies for cervical cancer: Overview	4
Promotion of inflammatory response in mice with diabetes periodontitis: regulation of forkhead box protein M1 silencing to mediate activator protein-1 via reactive oxygen species production	4
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	4
Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 5 enhances perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease through epithelial–mesenchymal transition	4
Influence of sodium ferulate on neutrophil extracellular traps-platelet activation-mediated endothelial dysfunction in immune small vasculitis	4
Jumonji domain-containing protein 6 promotes gastric cancer progression: Modulating immune evasion through autophagy and oxidative stress pathways	3
FTO-mediated regulation of Kupffer cell polarization and interleukin-6 secretion promotes biliary epithelial cell proliferation in intrahepatic bile duct stones	3
Scavenger receptor class B member 1 promotes lung cancer growth and metastasis through enhanced twist family BHLH transcription factor 1 signaling in vitro and in vivo: Exploration of RP	3
A disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase 15 facilitates glioblastoma proliferation and metastasis through activation of the protease-activated receptor 1	3
Geniposide alleviates post-myocardial infarction-induced pyroptosis by modulating the thioredoxin-interacting protein/NLRP3 signaling pathway	3
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	3
The physiological and pathogenic roles of yes-associated protein/transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif in bone or skeletal motor system-related cells	3
Inhibitory effect on endometrial cancer: Collagen type XII α1 chain	3
N-acetyltransferase 10 regulates UNC-51-like kinase 1 to reduce tubular cell injury and kidney stone formation	2
Association of immunosuppressive CD45⁺CD33⁺CD14⁻ CD10⁻HLA-DR^−/low neutrophils with poor prognosis in patients with lymphoma and their expansion a	2
Plasmacytoid cells in a thyroid aspirate – Look before you leap	2
Nuances of the Papanicolaou stain	2
The gray zone squamous lesions: ASC-US / ASC-H	2
Cytologic diagnosis and differential diagnosis of histiocytic signet ring cells in effusion specimens	2
Squash surprise in an elderly female	2
Molecular classification of endometrial cancer: Impact on adjuvant treatment planning	2
Introduction to the second edition of ‘Diagnostic Cytopathology of Serous Fluids’ as CytoJournal Monograph (CMAS) in Open Access	2
Analysis of clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in 54 metaplastic breast carcinoma patients from northwest China	2