OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Endocrine Disorders is 26. 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
Fear of hypoglycemia and illness perception in type II diabetes patients	459
Dietary branched-chain amino acids intake, glycemic markers, metabolic profile, and anthropometric features in a community-based sample of overweight and obese adults	87
Left parathyroid carcinoma with secondary hyperparathyroidism: a case report	71
Clinical characteristics of patients with unexplainable hypothalamic disorder diagnosed by the corticotropin-releasing hormone challenge test: a retrospective study	52
Developing a research database of primary aldosteronism: rationale and baseline characteristics	50
Unique three-site compound heterozygous mutation in the WFS1 gene in Wolfram syndrome	44
Association between sarcopenia and weight-adjusted waist index in male patients with type 2 diabetes	43
Abdominal volume index is associated with higher oxidized LDL, high blood pressure and lower HDL among obese adults	42
Correlation between circulating microRNAs and vascular biomarkers in type 2 diabetes based upon physical activity: a biochemical analytic study	42
The association of selenium exposure with the odds of metabolic syndrome: a dose-response meta-analysis	39
Study on the relationship between hormone and Lp(a) in Chinese overweight/obese patients	38
Dietary fatty acid pattern and its association with metabolic profile among overweight and obese adults	36
Assessments of coagulation profile among good glycemic control and poor glycemic control type 2 diabetic patient attending at Wolkite University specialized hospital, Central Ethiopia: a comparative s	35
Prevalence of hyperuricemia among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	33
Strong association between atherogenic index of plasma and obesity in college students	33
Threshold-effect of ferritin levels with pathoglycemia in Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study based on China health and nutrition survey data	33
Associations of the cardiometabolic index with insulin resistance, prediabetes, and diabetes in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study	31
Comparison of the preoperative diagnostic accuracy of BIPSS versus MRI for Cushing disease: a single-centre experience	30
IL-6 and IL-10 gene polymorphisms and cirrhosis of liver risk from a comprehensive analysis	29
Low serum apelin levels are associated with mild cognitive impairment in Type 2 diabetic patients	29
Dietary and plasma atherogenic and thrombogenic indices and cardiometabolic risk factors among overweight and individuals with obesity	29
Importance of circulating adipocytokines in multiple myeloma: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on case-control studies	28
Comparison of surgical strategies in the treatment of low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer	28
Predictive performance of lipid parameters in identifying undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes: a cross-sectional study in eastern China	27
Effect of educational intervention based on PRECEDE model on lifestyle modification, self-management behaviors, and hypertension in diabetic patients	27

Early-induced diabetic obese rat MACAPOS 2	27
Dietitians’ perspectives on challenges and prospects for group-based education to adults with type 1 diabetes – a qualitative study	26
Diabetes remission of bariatric surgery and nonsurgical treatments in type 2 diabetes patients who failure to meet the criteria for surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Reduced antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients with newly diagnosed diabetes: a retrospective observational study	26