OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity-Targets and Therapy is 28. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Establishment of a Risk Prediction Model for Metabolic Syndrome in High Altitude Areas in Qinghai Province, China: A Cross-Sectional Study [Response to Letter]	275
A Peptide in a Pill – Oral Semaglutide in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes	95
Exploring the Diagnostic Value of High-Frequency Ultrasound Technology for Subcutaneous Lipohypertrophy in Diabetes Patients Receiving Insulin Injections	86
Hepatocyte-Specific Yap1 Knockout Maintained the Liver Homeostasis of Lipid Metabolism in Mice	71
Utilizing Podocyte Foot Process Morphology for the Identification of Diabetic Nephropathy with or without Minimal Change Disease: Establishment of an Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Diagnostic Model	64
Associations Between GGT/HDL and MAFLD: A Cross-Sectional Study	57
Hesperidin and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Modulate the Composition of the Gut Microbiota and Reduce Obesity in High Fat Diet Mice	56
Influence of Fibrinogen/Albumin Ratio and Fibrinogen/Pre-Albumin Ratio on Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes	52
Assessment of the Negative Factors for the Clinical Outcome in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	51
Effectiveness of Pharmacist-Led Training Regarding Medication for Type 2 Diabetes, Based on Patient and Physician Medication-Related Issues Identified in China	49
Sex-Specific Ensemble Models for Type 2 Diabetes Classification in the Mexican Population	46
The Effects of Specific Gut Microbiota on Hyperuricemia — A Mendelian Randomization Analysis and Clinical Validation	44
A Nomogram Including Total Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden Score for Predicting Mild Vascular Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	40
Association Between Plasma Asprosin Levels and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus	40
The Regulation Role of the Gut-Islets Axis in Diabetes	39
Trapa Bispinosa Roxb. Inhibits the Insulin-Dependent AKT/WNK1 Pathway to Induce Autophagy in Mice with Type 2 Diabetes	39
Association Between Dietary Habits and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Thai Adults: A Case-Control Study	36
Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome with Excessive Height Growth Combined with Congenital Absence of the Uterus and Ovaries: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature	34
Clinical Significance of Glomerular Autophagy in Evaluation of Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression	34
Importance of Assessing Sarcopenia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Based on Body Fat Percentage Measured by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Different Genders	34
If Not Insulin Resistance so What? – Comparison of Fasting Glycemia in Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism	33
An Overview of Body Size Preference, Perception and Dissatisfaction in Sub-Saharan Africans Living in the United States	32
Assessment of Type II Diabetes Patients’ Caregivers’ Burnout Level: A Cross-Sectional Study in Taif, Saudi Arabia	32
Social Support for Thai Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Case–Control Study	30
PAID-PL—The Polish Version of the Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale: Perfect Reliability and a One-Factor Structure	29

Abdominal Massage Decreases Food Intake and Body Weight in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats Through Upregulating GPR41/GPR43-PYY/GLP-1 Axis	29
Risk Factors Associated with Amputation for Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Retrospective Study	29
Potential Effect of DPP-4 Inhibitors Towards Hepatic Diseases and Associated Glucose Intolerance	28
Association Between Weight Change During Adulthood and Chronic Kidney Disease: Results from a National Survey 2011–2018	28