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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

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	119
Candida parapsilosis infection after double-lung transplantation in a patient with pulmonary fibrosis caused by COVID-19	78
Preliminary investigation on the correlation between karyopherin alpha 4 and acute cerebral infarction	23
Prominent emperipolesis in breast lesion: A diagnostic challenge	23
Role of immunocytochemistry in cervical cancer screening	20
FTO-mediated regulation of Kupffer cell polarization and interleukin-6 secretion promotes biliary epithelial cell proliferation in intrahepatic bile duct stones	17
Identification of transcription factors associated with the disease-free survival of triple-negative breast cancer through weighted gene co-expression network analysis	17
Transglutaminase 2 inhibition ameliorates cardiac fibrosis in myocardial infarction by inducing M2 macrophage polarization in vitro and in vivo	16
Immunoglobulin superfamily member 1 upregulates myc proto-oncogene to accelerate invasion and metastasis of endometrial cancer: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic prospects	15
Increased caveolin 1 by human antigen R exacerbates Porphyromonas gingivali-induced atherosclerosis by modulating oxidative stress and inflammatory responses	15
Cytologic diagnosis and differential diagnosis of histiocytic signet ring cells in effusion specimens	14
Introduction to the second edition of ‘Diagnostic Cytopathology of Serous Fluids’ as CytoJournal Monograph (CMAS) in Open Access	14
Comparative accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology between larger and smaller size thyroid nodules	13
Lymphoid cell rich fine-needle aspirations of the salivary gland: What is the risk of malignancy?	12
Analysis of clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in 54 metaplastic breast carcinoma patients from northwest China	10
Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in abnormal pap smears	9
Geniposide alleviates post-myocardial infarction-induced pyroptosis by modulating the thioredoxin-interacting protein/NLRP3 signaling pathway	9
Pancreatic tuberculosis – A common disease at a rare site diagnosed on cytology	8
Diagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology for extrathyroidal head-and-neck lesions performed by a cytopathologist with the assistance of radiologist: A single-center study	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
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	8
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
An unusual breast malignancy with central cystic lesion: Important Sampling artifact related pitfall	8
Receptor interacting serine/threonine kinase 2 promotes rheumatoid arthritis progression and partially regulates nuclear factor kappa B pathway	8

Serous fluid: Metastatic sarcomas, melanoma, and other non-epithelial neoplasms	7
Comparison of liquid based cytology and conventional smears on lymph node aspirates: A cytomorphological study	7
Diagnostic pitfalls in effusion fluid cytology	7
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
Development of a clinical prediction model for pathological upgrading in low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions following cervical conization	6
Mitochondrial autophagy inhibits nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3-mediated pyroptosis and alleviates endothelial cell injury in pregnancy-induced hypertension	6
Computer-assisted scatter plot analysis of cell and nuclear areas distinguishes urothelial carcinoma in urine cytology specimens	6
Mesothelioma	6
1α, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 attenuates tumor necrosis factor-α-induced endothelial cell injury by modulating the tumor necrosis factor-α/nuclear factor kappa-B pathway	6
Cervical cytology: Radiation and other therapy effects	6
The role of p16/Ki-67 dual staining in cervical cancer screening and cervical precancerous lesions follow-up	6
Targeting the Ajuba/Notch axis increases the sensitivity of colon cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil	6
Alginate oligosaccharides alleviates gestational diabetes mellitus through reducing oxidative stress and improving gut microbiota	6
Voided urine test to diagnose prostate cancer: Preliminary report	6
Screening technologies for cervical cancer: Overview	5
Pancreatic cyst endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA): Benign or malignant. Clues to cytological diagnosis with major consequences	5
Sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 is an important prognostic factor for colon adenocarcinoma and closely related to immune infiltration	5
Cytospin performance when using Paris system for reporting urinary cytology	5
A case of neck swelling with an unusual presentation	5
Regulator of chromosome condensation 1 and broad-complex, tramtrack and bric a brac domain-containing protein is involved in ovarian cancer growth and drug resistance	5
Transbronchial brushing cytology and paired biopsy in endobronchial tuberculosis: A report of 72 cases focusing on the morphological features	5
Enhancing the cytological features and diagnostic significance of cerebrospinal fluid in bacterial meningitis	5
Comparison of programmed death ligand 1 immunostaining for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma between paired cytological and surgical samples	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
A mechanism study of tripartite motif 10 modulating septic cardiomyopathy	4
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	4
Comparison of FNA-based conventional cytology specimens and digital image analysis in assessment of pancreatic lesions	4
Association of immunosuppressive CD45⁺CD33⁺CD14⁻ CD10⁻HLA-DR^−/low neutrophils with poor prognosis in patients with lymphoma and their expansion a	4
Challenge in the cytological interpretation of a not-so-typical breast carcinoma	4
Immunocytochemistry of effusions: Processing and commonly used immunomarkers	4
A metabolomics study on carcinogenesis of ground-glass nodules	4
N-acetyltransferase 10 regulates UNC-51-like kinase 1 to reduce tubular cell injury and kidney stone formation	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
Molecular analysis with pancreaseq® in evaluation and management of pancreatic cysts: A cohort of 28 patients	4
George N. Papanicolaou- A tribute	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
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
Cytomorphology of pituitary carcinoma metastatic to liver diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration: A rare case report and review of literature	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
Papanicolaou society of cytopathology system for reporting pancreaticobiliary cytology: Risk stratification and cytology scope - 2.5-year study	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
Breast lump: “Keep me in your differentials”	2
Clinical utility of HPV typing and quantification combined with PAX1/ZNF582 methylation detection in accurate cervical cancer screening	2
CellBlockistry 101: The textbook of cell-blocking science	2
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration value in suspected autoimmune pancreatitis malignancy diagnosis	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
An extremely rare case of axillary accessory breast swelling with uncommon association of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	2

Cytologic and histologic features of COVID-19 post-vaccination lymphadenopathy	2
The Bethesda System for reporting cervical cytology	2
Cytomorphological spectrum of metastatic bone tumors: Experience at a tertiary care center	2
Signet-ring cells in pleural and peritoneal effusions identified on Wright stains – A diagnostic pitfall	2
Effusion cytology of metastatic carcinosarcoma	2
Cytodiagnosis of rhinoscleroma and its morphological clues: Our experience with four cases	2
Ankyrin repeat domain 1 is dysregulated in keloids and suppresses keloid fibroblast growth, migration, and extracellular matrix deposition	2
Cervical Cancers: Varieties and the Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology	2
Atypical glandular cells (AGC): Cytology of glandular lesions of the uterine cervix	2
The ‘Why and How’ of Cervical Cancers and Genital HPV Infection	2
Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 5 enhances perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease through epithelial–mesenchymal transition	2