OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nature Reviews Endocrinology is 61. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Exposing skin to ultraviolet irradiation increases food intake in male individuals	952
Immune cell population prevents weight regain	576
Memory of obesity stored in adipocytes	534
Identification of genetic factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus risk in South Asian populations	520
Non-nutritive sweeteners — too sweet to be wholesome?	309
Author Correction: Adrenocortical stem cells in health and disease	263
Timed high-fat diet feeding restores small bowel circadian rhythms	234
CNOT6L regulates hepatokine expression	233
The challenges of assessing adiposity in a clinical setting	223
The gut microbiota in obesity and weight management: microbes as friends or foe?	222
Thyroid function and iodine intake: global recommendations and relevant dietary trends	219
Harnessing cellular therapeutics for type 1 diabetes mellitus: progress, challenges, and the road ahead	210
Effects of diet on atherosclerotic plaque development	206
Limiting the use and misuse of liothyronine in hypothyroidism	192
The role of DNA damage in diabetic complications	187
Ketosis improves muscle stem cell resilience	184
Patients’ insights into diabetes insipidus	177
Neurons in the diagonal band of Broca moderate food intake	152
Reply to ‘Ensuring diverse representation and minimizing conflicts of interest in clinical practice guidelines’	143
Ensuring diverse representation and minimizing conflicts of interest in clinical practice guidelines	141
A pivotal year for NAFLD and NASH therapeutics	140
Amylin: emergent therapeutic opportunities in overweight, obesity and diabetes mellitus	137
Fusion with blood vessel organoids supports pancreatic islet function	136
Reply to ‘Why the science on T3 and genomics is not settled’	136
mTORC1 is the central regulator in pancreatic β-cells	130

Obesity phenotypes: explaining the unexplained	127
Primary aldosteronism — a multidimensional syndrome	119
Midlife and the menopause transition in type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention	113
Steroid hormones as modulators of anti-tumoural immunity	112
The evolving functions of the vasculature in regulating adipose tissue biology in health and obesity	104
The interactions between energy homeostasis and neurovascular plasticity	101
New role for bone marrow adipocytes in obesity	99
Genetic risk scores improve prediction of obesity in survivors of childhood cancer	96
A role for the kidney in metformin action	94
Language evolves — so can you	87
The metabolic mythos of ketones	85
Signals from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus promote jejunal fat absorption	85
Inflammation-induced adrenal dysfunction	83
Epigenetic effects of maternal type 1 diabetes mellitus	83
Advances in basic biology and translation in islet research	82
New maps and new challenges in the post-genomic era	80
Progress in islet transplantation is more important than ever	78
Endosomal trafficking in metabolic homeostasis and diseases	78
RalA links obesity and mitochondrial dysfunction	77
Dysfunctional adipose tissue–lymphatic crosstalk in obesity	77
Advances in incretin-based therapeutics for obesity	77
Bone and muscle crosstalk in ageing and disease	76
Luteal phase support in assisted reproductive technology	74
Targeting the incretin system in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus	74
Untangling the pathways of SDHx loss of function	73
Author Correction: Drug Insight: selective agonists and antagonists of the glucocorticoid receptor	72
REG3G — a potential link between the intestinal microbiome and host physiology	71
Leptin–thyroid hormone axis affects energy use in muscle	71
Iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency in adults	70
Tracing the biological roots of obesity resistance in humans	70
Skeletal and extraskeletal disorders of biomineralization	68
Islet hormones at the intersection of glucose and amino acid metabolism	65
The metabolic benefits of exercise-induced hepatic autophagy	63
A global view of hypertensive disorders and diabetes mellitus during pregnancy	63
The role of ultra-processed food in obesity	63
Potential downsides of calorie restriction	62