OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Osteoporosis Reports is 6. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Recent Advances in the Role of Diet in Bone and Mineral Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease	83
Role of the Gut Microbiome in Skeletal Muscle Physiology and Pathophysiology	80
Image Registration in Longitudinal Bone Assessment Using Computed Tomography	70
Fracture Patterns in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review of Recent Literature	60
Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder Management in 4D: The Case for Dynamic Treatment Regime Methods to Optimize Care	47
Amino Acid Metabolism in Bone Metastatic Disease	46
Bone Trans-omics: Integrating Omics to Unveil Mechanistic Molecular Networks Regulating Bone Biology and Disease	46
The Role of Vitamin K in CKD-MBD	38
Weight Loss Interventions and Skeletal Health in Persons with Diabetes	35
Cranial Neural Crest Cells Contribution to Craniofacial Bone Development and Regeneration	33
Advances in Osteosarcoma	31
Osteoporosis and Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue	31
Post-Fracture Care Program: Pharmacological Treatment of Osteoporosis in Older Adults with Fragility Fractures	28
Molecular Deconvolution of Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue Interactions with Malignant Hematopoiesis: Potential for New Therapy Development	28
Medical Management of Hypophosphatasia: Review of Data on Asfotase Alfa	28
Efficacy of Osteoporosis Medications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes	28
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Bone Mineral Density for Osteoporosis	27
Vitamin D Regulation of Immune Function	26
Cracking the Code: The Role of Peripheral Nervous System Signaling in Fracture Repair	26
Are Dietary Patterns Relevant for Reducing the Risk of Fractures and Sarcopenia?	26
Functional Heterogeneity Within Osteoclast Populations—a Critical Review of Four Key Publications that May Change the Paradigm of Osteoclasts	25
CCN Proteins as Matricellular Regulators of Bone in Aging and Disease	24
Advancements in Subchondral Bone Biomechanics: Insights from Computed Tomography and Micro-Computed Tomography Imaging in Equine Models	23
Exercise and Exercise Mimetics for the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders	22
The Origin and Fate of Chondrocytes: Cell Plasticity in Physiological Setting	22

Copy Number Variation and Osteoporosis	22
Mitochondrial Genetics and Function as Determinants of Bone Phenotype and Aging	19
Fracture Risk in Vegetarians and Vegans: the Role of Diet and Metabolic Factors	19
Dairy and Exercise for Bone Health: Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials and Recommendations for Future Research	19
Osteoimmunology of Fracture Healing	19
Genetic and Gene Expression Resources for Osteoporosis and Bone Biology Research	19
Inflammatory Processes Affecting Bone Health and Repair	19
Use of AI Language Engine ChatGPT 4.0 to Write a Scientific Review Article Examining the Intersection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Bone	18
Quercetin in Osteoporosis Treatment: A Comprehensive Review of Its Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential	18
Novel Insights into Osteoclast Energy Metabolism	18
Management of Bone Health in Adult Mastocytosis	18
Laboratory-based Biomarkers for Risk Prediction, Auxiliary Diagnosis and Post-operative Follow-up of Osteoporotic Fractures	18
Bone-Muscle Crosstalk: Musculoskeletal Complications of Chemotherapy	17
Energy Balance and Bone Health: a Nutrient Availability Perspective	17
Loss of Muscle Mass and Strength After Hip Fracture: an Intervention Target for Nutrition Supplementation	17
COVID-19 and Bone Loss: A Review of Risk Factors, Mechanisms, and Future Directions	16
Bisphosphonates, Bone and Joint Pain	16
Variable Bone Phenotypes in Patients with Pseudohypoparathyroidism	16
Musculoskeletal Deficits and Cognitive Impairment: Epidemiological Evidence and Biological Mechanisms	16
The Utility of AI in Writing a Scientific Review Article on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Musculoskeletal Health	15
Quantitative Skeletal Imaging and Image-Based Modeling in Pediatric Orthopaedics	15
Calcium Supplementation- Efficacy and Safety	14
Mitochondrial Distribution and Osteocyte Mechanosensitivity	14
Application of Panoramic Radiography in the Detection of Osteopenia and Osteoporosis—Current State of the Art	14
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Studies of the Gut Microbiome and Osteoporosis	14
Relationship of Aging, Inflammation, and Skeletal Stem Cells and Their Effects on Fracture Repair	14
Regulation of FGF23: Beyond Bone	13
Proceedings of the Post-Genome Analysis for Musculoskeletal Biology Workshop	13
Influences of Aged Bone Marrow Macrophages on Skeletal Health and Senescence	13
The Osteocyte Transcriptome: Discovering Messages Buried Within Bone	13
Treatment of Osteoporosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Disparities in the Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia in Men and Women Living in Sub-Saharan Africa, the UK, and the USA	12
Mind the Gap: Unraveling the Intricate Dance Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias and Bone Health	12
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Musculoskeletal Health	12
Fracture Toughness: Bridging the Gap Between Hip Fracture and Fracture Risk Assessment	12
Biomimetic Inspired Hydrogels for Regenerative Vertebral Body Stenting	12
Exercise to Prevent and Manage Frailty and Fragility Fractures	12
CSF1R as a Therapeutic Target in Bone Diseases: Obvious but Not so Simple	12
Using AI to Write a Review Article Examining the Role of the Nervous System on Skeletal Homeostasis and Fracture Healing	12
Recommendations for High-resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography Assessment of Bone Density, Microarchitecture, and Strength in Pediatric Populations	12
Oncostatin M: Dual Regulator of the Skeletal and Hematopoietic Systems	11
Using Finite Element Modeling in Bone Mechanoadaptation	11
Interplay Between Skeletal and Hematopoietic Cells in the Bone Marrow Microenvironment in Homeostasis and Aging	11
Changes in Periprosthetic Bone Mineral Density Following Arthroplasty: An In-Depth Review and Current Perspectives	11
Attenuating Muscle Mass Loss in Critical Illness: the Role of Nutrition and Exercise	11
Metabolomics of Osteoporosis in Humans: A Systematic Review	11
Glycemic Control and Bone in Diabetes	11
Periosteal Skeletal Stem and Progenitor Cells in Bone Regeneration	10
Understanding the Transcriptomic Landscape to Drive New Innovations in Musculoskeletal Regenerative Medicine	10
Role of Canonical and Non-Canonical Sphingolipids and their Metabolic Enzymes in Bone Health	10

Macrophage Polarization and the Osteoimmunology of Periprosthetic Osteolysis	10
Bioenergetic Metabolism In Osteoblast Differentiation	10
Evaluating Patients for Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis	10
Between a Rock and a Short Place—The Impact of Nephrolithiasis on Skeletal Growth and Development Across the Lifespan	10
Persistent uncertainties in optimal treatment approaches of secondary hyperparathyroidism and hyperphosphatemia in patients with chronic kidney disease	10
Aberrant Bone Regulation in Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy dueto Gnas Inactivation: Mechanisms and Translational Implications	10
Bone Health in Young Athletes: a Narrative Review of the Recent Literature	10
Impact of Cinacalcet and Etelcalcetide on Bone Mineral and Cardiovascular Disease in Dialysis Patients	10
The Role of DMP1 in CKD-MBD	9
Role of Chemokines and Cytokines in Prostate Cancer Skeletal Metastasis	9
Osteoporosis and Fracture Risk among Older US Asian Adults	9
Osteocytes and Estrogen Deficiency	9
Association Between Air Pollution and Osteoporosis with High-Risk Populations: A Narrative Review	9
From Inflammation to Resolution: Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators in Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis	9
Air Pollution and Osteoporosis	9
Diabetes and Impaired Fracture Healing: A Narrative Review of Recent Literature	9
Augmenting Osteoporosis Imaging with Machine Learning	8
The Differential Effect of Metformin on Osteocytes, Osteoblasts, and Osteoclasts	8
Sfrp4 and the Biology of Cortical Bone	8
The Fracture Phenotypes in Women and Men of 50 Years and Older with a Recent Clinical Fracture	8
Neutrophils in Inflammatory Bone Diseases	8
Role of the Osteocyte in Musculoskeletal Disease	7
Tracking of Oral and Craniofacial Stem Cells in Tissue Development, Regeneration, and Diseases	7
SP7: from Bone Development to Skeletal Disease	7
Sleep Disruption and Bone Health	7
PET/CT for the Opportunistic Screening of Osteoporosis and Fractures in Cancer Patients	7
Runt-related Transcription Factors and Gene Regulatory Mechanisms in Skeletal Development and Diseases	7
Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in Craniomaxillofacial Osteocytes	7
Pathophysiology of Demineralization, Part II: Enamel White Spots, Cavitated Caries, and Bone Infection	7
Muscle and Bone Defects in Metastatic Disease	7
MicroRNA and Diabetic Bone Disease	7
Correction to: Fracture Prediction by Computed Tomography and Finite Element Analysis: Current and Future Perspectives	7
The Impact of Non-bone Metastatic Cancer on Musculoskeletal Health	7
Statistical Shape and Appearance Models: Development Towards Improved Osteoporosis Care	7
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) to Dissect the Underlying Mechanisms of Bone Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease and Rare Renal Diseases	7
The Bone-Vascular Axis in Chronic Kidney Disease: From Pathophysiology to Treatment	7
Advances in Osteoporosis Therapy: Focus on Osteoanabolic Agents, Secondary Fracture Prevention, and Perioperative Bone Health	7
Correction: Practical Compass of Single-Cell RNA-Seq Analysis	7
Finite Element Models of Osteocytes and Their Load-Induced Activation	7
Does Aging Activate T-cells to Reduce Bone Mass and Quality?	6
Fat as a Friend or Foe of the Bone	6
MicroRNAs and their Modulatory Effect on the Hallmarks of Osteosarcopenia	6
Regulatory Effect of Osteocytes on Extramedullary and Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue Development and Function	6
The Gut-Bone Axis in Diabetes	6
Epigenetic Control of Osteogenesis: Pathways Toward Improved Bone Regeneration	6
Bone Material Properties in Bone Diseases Affecting Children	6
Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia: Clinical and Therapeutic Implications	6
Zebrafish as a Model for Osteoporosis: Functional Validations of Genome-Wide Association Studies	6
Bone Tissue Responsiveness To Mechanical Loading—Possible Long-Term Implications of Swimming on Bone Health and Bone Development	6
Weight-bearing Guidelines for Common Geriatric Upper and Lower Extremity Fractures	6
The Multifaceted Effects of Osteocytic TGFβ Signaling on the Skeletal and Extraskeletal Functions of Bone	6
Interfacial Tissue Regeneration with Bone	6
PTH Substitution Therapy for Chronic Hypoparathyroidism: PTH 1–84 and Palopegteriparatide	6