OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Endocrinology is 57. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Immune cell population prevents weight regain	640
Non-nutritive sweeteners — too sweet to be wholesome?	584
Timed high-fat diet feeding restores small bowel circadian rhythms	572
Memory of obesity stored in adipocytes	364
Identification of genetic factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus risk in South Asian populations	287
Author Correction: Adrenocortical stem cells in health and disease	273
The role of DNA damage in diabetic complications	264
Harnessing cellular therapeutics for type 1 diabetes mellitus: progress, challenges, and the road ahead	261
Limiting the use and misuse of liothyronine in hypothyroidism	244
The gut microbiota in obesity and weight management: microbes as friends or foe?	221
Thyroid function and iodine intake: global recommendations and relevant dietary trends	216
Effects of diet on atherosclerotic plaque development	203
The challenges of assessing adiposity in a clinical setting	200
Patients’ insights into diabetes insipidus	174
Neurons in the diagonal band of Broca moderate food intake	171
Reply to ‘Ensuring diverse representation and minimizing conflicts of interest in clinical practice guidelines’	162
Ensuring diverse representation and minimizing conflicts of interest in clinical practice guidelines	161
Obesity phenotypes: explaining the unexplained	157
Midlife and the menopause transition in type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention	150
Reply to ‘Why the science on T3 and genomics is not settled’	148
mTORC1 is the central regulator in pancreatic β-cells	142
Fusion with blood vessel organoids supports pancreatic islet function	142
A pivotal year for NAFLD and NASH therapeutics	134
Intestinal mitochondrial complex I inhibition essential for clinical benefits of metformin	130
Steroid hormones as modulators of anti-tumoural immunity	120

Amylin: emergent therapeutic opportunities in overweight, obesity and diabetes mellitus	117
The interactions between energy homeostasis and neurovascular plasticity	112
The evolving functions of the vasculature in regulating adipose tissue biology in health and obesity	105
Primary aldosteronism — a multidimensional syndrome	102
New role for bone marrow adipocytes in obesity	102
Genetic risk scores improve prediction of obesity in survivors of childhood cancer	102
A role for the kidney in metformin action	99
Endosomal trafficking in metabolic homeostasis and diseases	98
Advances in incretin-based therapeutics for obesity	95
RalA links obesity and mitochondrial dysfunction	91
New maps and new challenges in the post-genomic era	91
The metabolic mythos of ketones	90
Advances in basic biology and translation in islet research	89
Inflammation-induced adrenal dysfunction	88
Epigenetic effects of maternal type 1 diabetes mellitus	84
Signals from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus promote jejunal fat absorption	83
Language evolves — so can you	81
Endocrinologists gather at ECE 2026	80
Targeting the incretin system in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus	79
Dysfunctional adipose tissue–lymphatic crosstalk in obesity	79
Bone and muscle crosstalk in ageing and disease	76
Untangling the pathways of SDHx loss of function	76
Luteal phase support in assisted reproductive technology	76
Author Correction: Drug Insight: selective agonists and antagonists of the glucocorticoid receptor	71
Leptin–thyroid hormone axis affects energy use in muscle	70
Islet hormones at the intersection of glucose and amino acid metabolism	70
Tracing the biological roots of obesity resistance in humans	70
The metabolic benefits of exercise-induced hepatic autophagy	68
Hepatic neurons and metabolically induced liver dysfunction	66
Potential downsides of calorie restriction	65
REG3G — a potential link between the intestinal microbiome and host physiology	61
The role of ultra-processed food in obesity	60
Iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency in adults	57