OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Endocrinology is 63. 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
The largest study of genetics of T1DM	531
A protective role for insulin in acute pancreatitis	506
Nonenzymatic prevention of insulin hyperresponsiveness by FBP1	479
Anti-PIT1 hypophysitis after immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment	454
Increasing success of islet transplantation	320
CNOT6L regulates hepatokine expression	312
The relationship between the gut microbiota and thyroid disorders	308
FAPs linked with muscle degeneration in T2DM	301
Glycogen involved in browning of adipocytes	287
Ageing immune cells reduce adipose tissue function	286
A role for circulating levels of uridine in regulating hunger and food intake	257
Aster pathway maintains hepatic cholesterol homeostasis	257
Differences in stem cell-derived islets	240
Ghrelin’s effects on growth hormone release: to pulse or not to pulse?	238
Dexamethasone in patients with diabetes mellitus	210
Identification of genetic factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus risk in South Asian populations	198
Memory of obesity stored in adipocytes	152
Immune cell population prevents weight regain	149
GWAS gives insights into glucose regulation	147
Exercise-induced plasma factors confer brain benefits	146
Fetal orchestration of maternal metabolism via IGF2	139
Caution needed: paracetamol use in pregnancy	137
Phase IIa results for potential NAFLD therapy	130
GLP1-mediated delivery of tesaglitazar improves glucose metabolism in mice	129
Exposing skin to ultraviolet irradiation increases food intake in male individuals	124

Interventions in people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus	119
Bile acid species shows potential for NAFLD	113
Origins of the ‘KNDy hypothesis’ of GnRH pulse generation	113
Low brown adipose tissue activity linked to NAFLD	111
A century of glucagon	109
Mitochondria transported from adipocytes in extracellular vesicles	107
Obesity-associated ASB4 controls satiety	107
Effects of diet on atherosclerotic plaque development	106
Non-nutritive sweeteners — too sweet to be wholesome?	106
Uncovering how the GnRH pulse generator is controlled in female mice	106
Timed high-fat diet feeding restores small bowel circadian rhythms	100
Unravelling the molecular basis of futile creatine cycling	99
A mitochondrial trigger for beige adipocyte development	97
Adrenal cysts: an emerging condition	96
The enduring relevance of the Randle cycle	95
New insights on regulatory T cell decline in obesity	93
Exploring the functions of the myokine feimin	93
The complexity of adipocyte heterogeneity	91
International consensus guidelines on the implementation and monitoring of vosoritide therapy in individuals with achondroplasia	88
Statins and diabetes mellitus progression: a fly in the ointment?	87
Identification of thermogenic adipocyte lineages	86
New genes associated with adult-onset obesity	83
Phospholipid biosynthetic pathways and lipodystrophies: a novel syndrome due to PLAAT3 deficiency	82
Metabolic control of puberty: 60 years in the footsteps of Kennedy and Mitra’s seminal work	79
TIM4+ adipose tissue-resident macrophages: new modulators of adiposity	78
PPAR mediates intestinal stem cell tumorigenesis	76
CITED1 mediates sex-specific regulation of food intake in hypothalamic neurons	72
Liver–bone crosstalk implicated in osteoporosis progression	72
A perspective on treating type 1 diabetes mellitus before insulin is needed	71
Brain–immune networks: a role for GLP1 receptor	71
Do psychedelics have therapeutic potential for obesity?	69
Post-operative radioactive iodine administration in patients with low-risk thyroid cancer	67
Co-agonist therapeutics come of age for obesity	66
The role of DNA damage in diabetic complications	66
Diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: the debate continues	66
Thyroid function and iodine intake: global recommendations and relevant dietary trends	65
The influence of the circulatory system on tissue ageing: does the fountain of youth lie in our blood?	65
Medically not yet explained symptoms in hypothyroidism	63