OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Endocrinology is 58. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Exposing skin to ultraviolet irradiation increases food intake in male individuals	972
Immune cell population prevents weight regain	593
Non-nutritive sweeteners — too sweet to be wholesome?	549
Timed high-fat diet feeding restores small bowel circadian rhythms	530
Memory of obesity stored in adipocytes	322
Identification of genetic factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus risk in South Asian populations	271
The role of DNA damage in diabetic complications	241
Author Correction: Adrenocortical stem cells in health and disease	241
The challenges of assessing adiposity in a clinical setting	236
Effects of diet on atherosclerotic plaque development	224
Limiting the use and misuse of liothyronine in hypothyroidism	199
Thyroid function and iodine intake: global recommendations and relevant dietary trends	194
Harnessing cellular therapeutics for type 1 diabetes mellitus: progress, challenges, and the road ahead	189
The gut microbiota in obesity and weight management: microbes as friends or foe?	182
Ketosis improves muscle stem cell resilience	158
Patients’ insights into diabetes insipidus	148
Neurons in the diagonal band of Broca moderate food intake	146
Reply to ‘Ensuring diverse representation and minimizing conflicts of interest in clinical practice guidelines’	144
Ensuring diverse representation and minimizing conflicts of interest in clinical practice guidelines	144
Obesity phenotypes: explaining the unexplained	139
Midlife and the menopause transition in type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention	137
A pivotal year for NAFLD and NASH therapeutics	129
Reply to ‘Why the science on T3 and genomics is not settled’	122
Fusion with blood vessel organoids supports pancreatic islet function	121
Steroid hormones as modulators of anti-tumoural immunity	117

The interactions between energy homeostasis and neurovascular plasticity	109
mTORC1 is the central regulator in pancreatic β-cells	102
The evolving functions of the vasculature in regulating adipose tissue biology in health and obesity	101
Primary aldosteronism — a multidimensional syndrome	95
Amylin: emergent therapeutic opportunities in overweight, obesity and diabetes mellitus	92
RalA links obesity and mitochondrial dysfunction	87
Genetic risk scores improve prediction of obesity in survivors of childhood cancer	87
New maps and new challenges in the post-genomic era	87
New role for bone marrow adipocytes in obesity	87
A role for the kidney in metformin action	87
The metabolic mythos of ketones	86
Advances in basic biology and translation in islet research	86
Inflammation-induced adrenal dysfunction	84
Epigenetic effects of maternal type 1 diabetes mellitus	83
Signals from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus promote jejunal fat absorption	82
Advances in incretin-based therapeutics for obesity	80
Targeting the incretin system in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus	78
Language evolves — so can you	78
Luteal phase support in assisted reproductive technology	76
Endosomal trafficking in metabolic homeostasis and diseases	76
Dysfunctional adipose tissue–lymphatic crosstalk in obesity	75
Endocrinologists gather at ECE 2026	75
Bone and muscle crosstalk in ageing and disease	73
Untangling the pathways of SDHx loss of function	72
Author Correction: Drug Insight: selective agonists and antagonists of the glucocorticoid receptor	71
Leptin–thyroid hormone axis affects energy use in muscle	70
Tracing the biological roots of obesity resistance in humans	68
REG3G — a potential link between the intestinal microbiome and host physiology	68
The metabolic benefits of exercise-induced hepatic autophagy	66
Iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency in adults	66
Potential downsides of calorie restriction	66
The role of ultra-processed food in obesity	60
Islet hormones at the intersection of glucose and amino acid metabolism	60
A global view of hypertensive disorders and diabetes mellitus during pregnancy	58