OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Hormones-International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Teenage pregnancies in Western Greece: experience from a university hospital setting	47
Association of TyG-related indices with incident DM among NAFLD patients: a retrospective study	41
Obesity and the Mother Goddess of Neolithic Çatalhöyük	31
TSH is independently associated with remnant cholesterol in euthyroid adults: a cross-sectional study based on 29,708 individuals	31
Mitigating bisphenol A-induced apoptosis in KGN cells: the therapeutic role of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 through upregulation of PGC-1α expression and inhibition of the mitochondrial cytochrome c pathw	27
Correction: Diagnosis and management of hypoparathyroidism: recommendations of the working group of the bone section of the Hellenic endocrine society	26
Prevalence of vertebral fractures in patients with acromegaly: A multicenter cross-sectional study	25
Progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes mellitus induced by overnutrition	25
A novel pathogenic variant of the glucocorticoid receptor gene, causing generalized glucocorticoid resistance: a case report and review of the literature	23
Identification of the LH surge by measuring intact and total immunoreactivity in urine for prediction of ovulation time	23
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and response to COVID-19 BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine: correspondence	22
Composite pheochromocytoma with spindle cell sarcoma — a rare tumor of the adrenal gland: case report	19
In vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the differential diagnosis of a cerebral mass in a boy with precocious puberty: a case report and review of the literature	19
The effect of combined oral contraceptive pills on angiogenesis in endometriotic lesions	18
Influence of thyroid autoimmunity at various clinical stages of hypothyroidism on the risk of miscarriage before 20 weeks of gestation	17
Symptoms at presentation in conservatively managed patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas	17
Anabolic myokine responses and muscular performance following 8 weeks of autoregulated compared to linear resistance exercise in recreationally active males	16
Triage for night eating syndrome (NES) in pregnant women: a cross-sectional pilot study	16
Relationship between body adiposity parameters and insulin resistance: a preliminary study of surrogate markers in Japan	16
Use of thyroid hormones in hypothyroid and euthyroid patients: a 2020 THESIS questionnaire survey of members of the Hellenic Endocrine Society.	16
Current and experimental pharmacotherapy for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	15
Effects of letrozole alone or in combination with gonadotropins on ovulation induction and clinical pregnancy in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of random	14
Causal associations between thyroid function and sarcopenia-related traits: a Mendelian randomization study	14
Professor George K. Koukoulis: the 2022 recipient of HES Medal “Eleni Thomopoulou” for his lifelong service to endocrinology	13
Serum phosphate levels at diagnosis predict long-term risk for hypopituitarism in patients with acromegaly	13

Connective tissue disease as a cause of discrepant capillary and serum glucose levels — a case report	12
Effects of 8-week strength training on basal hormone levels, sex hormone binding globulin, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, oxidative stress markers, and IL-6 levels in adolescent athlete	12
Body composition changes in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer after iodine-131 treatment and short-term levothyroxine replacement and suppression therapy	12
Aromatase enzyme deficiency in an adult male patient and the effects of estrogen replacement therapy: a rare cause of tall stature	12
Correction: Perinatal stress exposure induced oxidative stress, metabolism disorder, and reduced GLUT-2 in adult offspring of rats	12
Hereditary disorders of vitamin-D metabolism and its receptor	12
Correction: How does exosome cause diabetes?	11
Systemic inflammatory markers predict mortality in autoimmune thyroiditis: threshold-driven risk stratification and prognostic insights from a nationwide cohort	11
Anti-Müllerian hormone: a novel biomarker for aggressive prostate cancer? Emerging evidence from a prospective study of radical prostatectomies	10
Once upon a time in Anatolia: the kings with bulging eyes	10
Somatic USP8 alteration affects the immune landscape of corticotroph pituitary adenomas– a pilot study	10
Atypical comorbidities in a child considered to have type 1 diabetes led to the diagnosis of SLC29A3 spectrum disorder	9
Metachronous metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma to the parotid gland: a case report and review of the literature	9
Cortisol and DHEAS in COVID-19	9
PCSK9 and leptin plasma levels in anorexia nervosa	9
Assessing three novel composite anthropometric-metabolic indices for predicting 10-year incidence of metabolic syndrome: findings from the kerman coronary artery disease risk factors study (KERCADRS)	9
Effects of block-replace regimen in patients with autoimmune hypothyroidism converted to Graves’ disease	8
Cost-effective genotyping for classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) in resource-poor settings: multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) with/wit	8
Association between thyroid function and type 2 diabetes mellitus based on the NHANES and Mendelian randomization study	8
Distinctive hobnail subtype of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a case series and short review of literature	8
Goiter in the Qing Dynasty	8
Did Samson have high serum testosterone levels?	8
Precocious and accelerated puberty in children with neurofibromatosis type 1: results from a close follow-up of a cohort of 45 patients	8
An acromegaly case treated with clomiphene citrate: add-on treatment in primary medical therapy	8
The clinical significance of calcium/magnesium ratio in primary hyperparathyroidism: unveiling a clinical association	8
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: lifestyle and quality of life	7
Immunosuppressed non-responders to two doses of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines achieve an immune response comparable to those of immunocompetent individuals after a third dose	7
Association of erectile dysfunction with diabetic foot and its outcomes in type 2 diabetic men	7
The effect of unilateral adrenalectomy on patients with primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia	7
Frequency of hyperostosis frontalis interna in patients with active acromegaly: is there a possible role of GH excess or hyperprolactinemia in its etiopathogenesis?	7
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine”: maternal vitamin D status and supplementation in pregnancy and their effect on neonatal and childhood outcomes	7
Association of hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study in a Chinese population	7
The effect of radioiodine therapy on blood cell count in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer	7
Male sex hormone concentrations, puberty timing, baldness patterns, and risk of cardiovascular disease	7
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations	7
End of an era: the passing of pioneers of cloning	7
Serum levels of anti-inflammatory/proinflammatory adipocytokines, and copper levels in overweight and obese women in an adult Mexican population	7
Correction: Comparison of clinical characteristics of a pediatric cohort with combined pituitary hormone deficiency caused by mutation of the PROP1 gene or of other origins	7
Artificial intelligence and quality of life are two leading themes of contemporary medicine	7
Addressing the essentials of the recent guidelines for managing patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease	6
Harnessing the benefits of physical exercise-induced melatonin: a potential promising approach to combat Alzheimer’s disease by targeting beta-amyloid (Aβ)	6
Evaluation of the possible impact of the fear of hypoglycemia on diabetes management in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and their parents: a cross-sectional study	6
Apropos thyroid endocrinology and EndoBridge, as well as more on reproductive medicine	6
Can a mobile application improve glucose-related and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus? A randomized controlled trial using the mySugr® app	6
Choristoma: a very rare cause of thyroid nodule. Case report and literature review	6
The possible association of two novel heterozygous GNB1 variants with obesity and metabolic disorders	6
Gestational weight gain in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus is related to both general and diabetes-related clinical characteristics	6
The molecular genetics of adrenal cushing	6
Diagnosis and management of primary hyperparathyroidism: recommendations from the Bone Section of the Hellenic Endocrine Society	6
Animal studies on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and related polyagonists in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	6

Adrenal findings in FDG-PET: analysis of a cohort of 1021 patients from a cancer center	6
Molecular genetics of adrenal Cushing’s syndrome, a Menelaos Batrinos Scholar’s review, and the principle of gutta cavat lapidem in research	5
Corticotropin-releasing hormone deficiency results in impaired analgesic response during CFA-induced inflammation	5
Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome with growth hormone deficiency: long-term response to RhGH therapy	5
The co-occurrence of SAT, hypophysitis, and Schnitzler syndrome after COVID-19 vaccination: the first described case	5
Short- and long-term outcomes of adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism in a single UK center: rear-mirror view	5
The hidden influence of type 2 diabetes on bone mineral density across the lifespan: a Mendelian randomization study	5
Comparison of clinical characteristics of a pediatric cohort with combined pituitary hormone deficiency caused by mutation of the PROP1 gene or of other origins	5
Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and its relationship to income level and employment status: a nationwide population-based study in Spain	5
Correction: Postoperative complications after endoscope-assisted transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas: a case series, systematic review, and meta-analysis of the literature	5
Obituary: Professor Menelaos Batrinos (1926–2022)	5
Lanreotide in endothelial corneal inflammation	5
The effect of allopurinol on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review	5
Exploration of the relationship between Graves’ eye disease and type 2 diabetes based on biomarkers	5
An evidence-based assessment of the nutritional recommendations for the prevention of diabetes mellitus	5
Fertility status in childhood cancer survivors of hematological malignancies: a systematic review	5
Age-specific relationships between free triiodothyronine and biological aging	5
Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related diabetes mellitus associated with high signal intensity in diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the pancreas at an early clinical stage	5
The effect of testosterone level on metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study	5
The role of various influence sources on sexual behavior in adolescents with type 1 diabetes in comparison to healthy peers: a cross-sectional study from Greece	5
Thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenomas in pregnancy: insights from a systematic review	5
The Somogyi hypothesis: a parallelism with Michael Somogyi’s life	5
Impact of CB1 receptor antagonism on skeletal muscle hypertrophy and metabolic health: a systematic review of preclinical studies	5
A review of the effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on clinical and glycemic outcomes in hospitalized patients: data from studies that included patients with diabetes	5