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

Article	Citations
A roadmap to medical nutrition therapy in type 2 diabetes	38
An exceptionally rare case of a giant parathyroid adenoma with carcinoma-like presentation	34
TSH is independently associated with remnant cholesterol in euthyroid adults: a cross-sectional study based on 29,708 individuals	34
The role of estradiol in the immune response against COVID-19	29
Novel trends and concepts in the nutritional management of glycemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus—beyond dietary patterns: a narrative review	26
Perinatal stress exposure induced oxidative stress, metabolism disorder, and reduced GLUT-2 in adult offspring of rats	25
Clinico-radiological features of acromegaly-related cutis verticis gyrata	25
Quantification of overnight urinary gonadotropin excretion predicts imminent puberty in girls: a semi-longitudinal study	22
Examining aldosterone plasma concentration alterations post-ACTH stimulation in healthy subjects: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis on ACTH’s role in aldosterone secretion	20
Correlation of systemic metabolic inflammation with knee osteoarthritis	19
Dante Alighieri (1265–1321): an “infernal” endocrinological observation	19
The thyroid gland might have been misspelled for centuries: a recommendation for the reinstatement of the legitimate term “thyreoid” and/or introduction of the hybrid term “thyr(e)oid”	16
Adrenal findings in FDG-PET: analysis of a cohort of 1021 patients from a cancer center	16
Obesity and the Mother Goddess of Neolithic Çatalhöyük	16
Cushing’s syndrome due to adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting metastatic neuroendocrine tumor of unknown primary origin: a case report and literature review	16
Associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D with serum folate, cobalanin, and homocysteine concentrations and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms in healthy adults	16
Childhood-onset mild diabetes caused by a homozygous novel variant in the glucokinase gene	16
Identification of the LH surge by measuring intact and total immunoreactivity in urine for prediction of ovulation time	15
Hmrbase2: a comprehensive database of hormones and their receptors	14
Epidemiology and blood parameter changes in Cushing’s syndrome — a population-based study	14
Progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes mellitus induced by overnutrition	14
Association of cardiovascular factors in diabetic patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	14
Evaluation of the relation between subclinical systolic dysfunction defined by four-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography and growth differentiation factor-15 levels in patients with acromegal	13
Differences in segmental hair cortisol concentration analysis among children and adolescents with overweight and obesity, their parents, and normal weight peers	13
Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of LHCGR signal peptide insertion variant: novel clinical and allelic findings causing Leydig cell hypoplasia type II	12

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 alleviates hyperandrogen-induced ferroptosis in KGN cells	12
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	12
Choristoma: a very rare cause of thyroid nodule. Case report and literature review	11
Synergistic neuroprotective action of prolactin and 17β-estradiol on kainic acid-induced hippocampal injury and long-term memory deficit in ovariectomized rats	11
Hybrid closed-loop systems can help patients with extreme fear of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia	11
Incidental thyroid nodules on COVID-19-related thoracic tomography scans: a giant cohort	11
Clinical prediction model for primary aldosteronism subtyping and special focus on adrenal volumetric assessment	10
Highlighting the contribution of the Greek physician Theodoros Aretaios to the history of thyroidectomy	10
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, iron, and vitamin D deficiency among Egyptian female patients: associations and possible causalities	10
Teenage pregnancies in Western Greece: experience from a university hospital setting	9
Animal studies on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and related polyagonists in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	9
Association of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) with anxiety and depression: experimental data and evidence from GHD children and adolescents	9
An evaluation of both serum Klotho/FGF-23 and apelin-13 for detection of diabetic nephropathy	9
GLP-1RAs in patients with psoriasis	9
High-intensity interval training ameliorates endothelial dysfunction through adropin, nitric oxide, MR-proADM, and copeptin changes in overweight subjects	9
Obesity and overweight are common among hospitalized patients and are associated with specific causes of admission to an internal medicine department: a cross-sectional study	9
The possible association of two novel heterozygous GNB1 variants with obesity and metabolic disorders	9
Hypoglycemia due to PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway defects: two novel cases and review of the literature	9
Joint effects of tobacco smoke exposure and heavy metals on serum sex hormones in adult males	8
Hepatomegaly and fatty liver disease secondary to central hypothyroidism in combination with macrosomia as initial presentation of IGSF1 deficiency syndrome	8
46,ΧΥ DSD in an adolescent with a novel de novo variant of the NR5A1 gene - case report and literature review	8
Non-invasive diagnosis and staging of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	8
Correction to: The thyroid gland might have been misspelled for centuries: a recommendation for the reinstatement of the legitimate term “thyreoid” and/or introduction of the hybrid term “thyr(e)oid”	8
Higher ovulation rate with letrozole as compared with clomiphene citrate in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Bisphenol A correlates with fewer retrieved oocytes in women with tubal factor infertility	7
Genetics of primary hyperparathyroidism, our first Batrinos’ scholar review, metabolic syndrome, and quite a bit of reproductive endocrinology: a great issue	7
How does exosome cause diabetes?	7
Composite pheochromocytoma with spindle cell sarcoma — a rare tumor of the adrenal gland: case report	7
Current and experimental pharmacotherapy for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	7
The neurohypophyseal hormone oxytocin and eating behaviors: a narrative review	7
Anabolic myokine responses and muscular performance following 8 weeks of autoregulated compared to linear resistance exercise in recreationally active males	7
Using music to soothe our patients, measuring hair cortisol, and machine learning in diabetes: Prof. Batrinos would have been very happy!	7
Endocrine disruptors in ancient times and Greek mythology: the spring of Salmacis and the curse of Hermaphroditus	7
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and response to COVID-19 BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine: correspondence	7
Apropos thyroid endocrinology and EndoBridge, as well as more on reproductive medicine	7
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
Antiosteoporosis therapy after discontinuation of menopausal hormone therapy: a systematic review	7
A 43-year-old man with hematometra: case report and literature review	7
Low testosterone and high cholesterol levels in relation to all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer mortality in White, Black, and Hispanic men: NHANES 1988–2015	6
Painless thyroiditis following mRNA vaccination for COVID-19	6
Comparison of the effects of medical and surgical treatments in giant prolactinoma: a single-center experience	6
Assessment of osteoprotegerin and RANKL levels and several cardiovascular risk scoring systems in acromegaly	6
Fragility of cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs) examining nutrition interventions among patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials	6
Progesterone-induced blocking factor (PIBF) influences the expression of membrane progesterone receptors (mPRs) on peripheral CD4+ T lymphocyte cells in normal fertile females	6
Thyroid function in children with short stature accompanied by isolated pituitary hypoplasia	6
Serum adipokine levels in patients with type 1 diabetes are associated with degree of obesity but only resistin is independently associated with atherosclerosis markers	6
Female-specific risk factors for cardiovascular disease: an update	6
Improving management of severe hypoparathyroidism: a case series	6
Assessment of DHEAS, cortisol, and DHEAS/cortisol ratio in patients with COVID-19: a pilot study	6
Lipoatrophy, a rare complication of diabetes: a single-center experience	6

The effect of allopurinol on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review	5
Influence of thyroid autoimmunity at various clinical stages of hypothyroidism on the risk of miscarriage before 20 weeks of gestation	5
The impact of classical music on anxiety and pain perception during a thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy	5
A variant of uncertain significance of the HMGA2 gene in a child with Silver-Russell syndrome-like phenotype: a case report	5
Syzygium aromaticum bud (clove) essential oil is a novel and safe aldose reductase inhibitor: in silico, in vitro, and in vivo evidence	5
Use of thyroid hormones in hypothyroid and euthyroid patients: a 2020 THESIS questionnaire survey of members of the Hellenic Endocrine Society.	5
Poseidon and Caeneus: a case of pubertal gender inversion in Greek mythology	5
The co-occurrence of SAT, hypophysitis, and Schnitzler syndrome after COVID-19 vaccination: the first described case	5
Relationship between body adiposity parameters and insulin resistance: a preliminary study of surrogate markers in Japan	5
Gestational weight gain in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus is related to both general and diabetes-related clinical characteristics	5
The interlink between thyroid autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes and the impact on male and female fertility	5
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	5
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	5
The effect of testosterone level on metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study	5
Association between medication adherence and health-related quality of life of patients with hypertension and dyslipidemia	5
Potential for NPY receptor–related therapies for polycystic ovary syndrome: an updated review	5
Correction: Quantification of overnight urinary gonadotropin excretion predicts imminent puberty in girls: a semi-longitudinal study	5
Uric acid index is a risk for mild cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes	5
Genetic screening of hypertensive patients with aldosterone hypersecretion under conditions of stress	5
Circulating levels of adropin and overweight/obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies	5