OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Radiopharmaceuticals is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Feasibility of a Scale-down Production of [68Ga]Ga-NODAGA-Exendin-4 in a Hospital Based Radiopharmacy	32
Biological Efficacy of Ionizing Radiation Sources on 3D Organotypic Tissue Slices Assessed by Fluorescence Microscopy	18
The Central Composite Design and Artificial Neural Network Coupled with Genetic Algorithm in Optimization and Modeling of the Radiolabeling Process of 177Lu-hydroxyapatite as a Potential Radiosynovect	16
Methodological Aspects and the Prognostic Value of Metabolic Tumor Volume assessed with 18F-FDG PET/CT in Lymphomas	13
Preface	12
Intranasal Radioiodinated Ferulic Acid Polymeric Micelles as the First Nuclear Medicine Imaging Probe for ETRA Brain Receptor	11
Gonioprobe, an Innovative Gamma-probe to Guide Parathyroid Radioguided Surgery: First Clinical Experiences with Navigator and Lock-ontarget Functions	10
Prediction of Recurrence using a Stacked Denoising Autoencoder and Multifaceted Feature Analysis of Pretreatment MRI in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma	10
Left Ventricular Wall Motion as an Additional Valuable Parameter in Diabetic Patients with Normal Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	8
The Radiosensitizing Effect of Olanzapine as an Antipsychotic Medication on Glioblastoma Cell	8
Cyclotron Production of Non-conventional Theranostic Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals	8
The Alleviating Effect of Herniarin Against Ionizing Radiation-Induced Genotoxicity and Cytotoxicity in Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes	8
The Role of Molecular Imaging in the Assessment of Cardiac Amyloidosis: State-of-the-Art	7
Balloon-Occluded Radiofrequency Ablation as Bridge to TACE in the Treatment of Advanced HCC with Arterioportal Shunt	7
Emerging Molecular Targets for Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaque using Positron Emission Tomography	6
Evaluating the Mitigation Effect of Spirulina Against Radiation-Induced Heart Injury	6
A Novel Dual-labeled Peptide for Multimodal Imaging of EGFR with L858R Mutation	6
Astatine-211 Radiopharmaceuticals; Status, Trends, and the Future	5
Preface	5
Novel PET Tracers in the Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis	5
Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy Suppresses Radioresistance in U87 Human Glioma Cells by Inhibiting Yap1 and Hsp90 Proteins	5
Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of Nasal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Adults: A Case Report and Literature Review	5
Harnessing Radionuclides: Unveiling the Promising Role of Radiopharmaceuticals in Cancer Theranostics and Palliative Care	5
Evaluation in Terms of Dosimetry and Fertility of F18-FDG and Ga68- PSMA in Prostate Cancer Imaging: A Simulation with GATE	5
Assessment of Radiation Exposure Dose for Nuclear Medicine Workers from 18F-FDG, 99mTc MDP, and 99mTc	5

The Impact of Radiolabeled Nanomaterials	4
Ferroptosis Inducers as Promising Radiosensitizer Agents in Cancer Radiotherapy	4
Cardiac Injury Following Chemo/Radiation Therapy: An Updated Review on Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches	4
Theranostic Radiopharmaceuticals Targeting Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts	4
Histopathological Evaluation of Nanocurcumin for Mitigation of Radiation- Induced Small Intestine Injury	4
Acknowledgement to Reviewers	4
Administered Pediatric Radiopharmaceutical Doses at a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa: A Comparison with Corresponding Activities Based on North American Consensus Guidelines and Administration of R	4
Optimization of SUV with Changing the Dose Amount in F18-FDG PET/CT of Pediatric Lymphoma Patients	4
Comparative Study of Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field, Radiation, and Temozolomide Administration in Spheroid and Monolayer Forms of the Glioblastoma Cell Line (T98)	4
Estimation of Human Absorbed Dose of 188Re-Hynic-Bombesin Based on Biodistribution Data in Rats	3
Detailed Chemistry Studies of 225Actinium Labeled Radiopharmaceuticals	3
Nuclear Imaging of Post-infarction Inflammation in Ischemic Cardiac Diseases - New Radiotracers for Potential Clinical Applications	3
Automated Radiosynthesis and Molecular Docking Studies of Coumarin- Triazole Hybrid with fluorine-18: A feasibility study	3
Promising Radiopharmaceutical Tracers for Detection of Cardiotoxicity in Cardio-oncology	3
Optimal Indications of Radioimmunotherapy in Nuclear Medicine: A Mini-Review	3
Current Advancement and Future Prospects: Biomedical Nanoengineering	3
Preclinical Investigation of Radiopharmaceuticals: An Accurate and Multidisciplinary Approach	3
Theranostics of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Applying 64Cu/18F/68Ga PSMA PET-CT and 177Lu Radiopharmaceuticals	3
Synthesis of 225Ac-PSMA-617 for Preclinical Use	3
The Impact of HAPPY (Humanity Assurance Protocol in Interventional Radiotherapy) on the Psychological Well-being of Gynecological Cancer Patients	3
Dose-response Analysis in Hepatic Tumors Treated with 90Y-TARE According to a Personalized Dosimetric Workflow: Preliminary Results	2
A Review of Accelerator-Produced Ga-68 with Solid Targets	2
Assessment of Knowledge and Level of Radiation Safety Awareness among Radiographers Working in Nuclear Medicine	2
Head and Neck Cancer Treatments through Chemotherapy to Magnetic Systems: Perspectives and Challenges	2
An Analysis of the Radiosensitiser Applications in the Biomedical Field	2
Assessment Relation of Myocardial Detector Counts and Administered Activity of 99mTc-SestaMIBI in MPI: The Effects of Body Weight, BMI, and Gender	2
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Modulates micro-RNA Levels in Patients with Brain Metastasis	2
Effect of pH Variation on Cross-Linking of Water-Soluble and Acid- Soluble Chitosan with Sodium Tripolyphosphate and Gallium-67	2
Preface	2
Imperatorin Attenuates the Proliferation of MCF-7 Cells in Combination with Radiotherapy or Hyperthermia	2
The Role of 18FDG PET/CT in the Assessment of Endocarditis, Myocarditis and Pericarditis	2
Toxicity and Tolerability of 177Lu-DOTA-TATE PRRT with a Modified Administered Activity Protocol in NETs of Variable Origin – A Phase 2 Registry Study	2
The Radioprotective Effect of LBP on Neurogenesis and Cognition after Acute Radiation Exposure	2
GMP-Automated Purification of Copper-61 Produced in Cyclotron Liquid Targets: Methodological Aspects	2
Assessment of Cell Cytotoxicity and Comet Assay on HER2/neu Positive Cell Line Due to 111 In Auger Electrons as DNA-Targeting Radioimmunoconjugate	2
Molecular Imaging of Myocardial Inflammation: More Evidence Toward a Causative Role in Cardiovascular Disease	2
Critical Review of the Simple Theoretical Models in Dynamic Imaging: Up-Slope Method and Graphical Analysis	2
The Estimation Value of 99mTc-MAA in Comparison with 90Y-PET/MR-based Dosimetry in Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) for Liver Malignancies	2
Dilemma on Pancreatic Uncinate Process Uptake on Ga68-DOTATE PET/CT in Pediatric Neuroblastoma: Physiologic or Metastases?	2
DTPA(DOTA)-Nimotuzumab Radiolabeling with Generator-produced Thorium for Radioimmunotherapy of EGFR-overexpressing Carcinomas	2
“One Method to Label Them All”: A Single Fully Automated Protocol for GMP-Compliant ⁶⁸Ga Radiolabeling of PSMA-11, Transposable to PSMA-I&T and PSMA-617	2
Design of a New ^99mTc-radiolabeled Cyclo-peptide as Promising Molecular Imaging Agent of CXCR₄Receptor: Molecular Docking, Synthesis, Radiolabeling, and Biological Evaluation	1
Evaluation of Bone Scan Index as a Prognostic Tool in Breast Cancer Patients with Bone Metastasis	1
Exposure to Low-Frequency Radiation Changes the Expression of Nestin, VEGF, BCRP and Apoptosis Markers During Glioma Treatment Strategy: An In Vitro Study	1
Analytical GC-FID Method for the Determination of Organic Solvents in Radiopharmaceuticals	1
World’s First Experience of the Low-Dose Radionuclide Inhalation Therapy in the Treatment of COVID-19-Associated Viral Pneumonia: Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial	1
Single Photon Emission Tomography in the Diagnostic Assessment of Cardiac and Vascular Infectious Diseases	1
Guideline Adherence as an Indicator of PET Scan Overuse in an Italian Teaching Hospital: An Observational Study	1
90Y-DOTA-Nimotuzumab: Synthesis of a Promising β− Radiopharmaceutical	1
Meitner-Auger Electron Emitters for Targeted Radionuclide Therapy: Mercury-197m/g and Antimony-119.	1

Performance of Iron Phosphate Glass Containing Various Heavy Metal Oxides for Particulate Nuclear Radiation Shielding	1
The Anti-hypoxia Potentials of Trans-sodium Crocetinate in Hypoxiarelated Diseases: A Review	1
Media Fill Test for Validation of Non-Radioactive Kit for Radiopharmaceutical Preparations	1
Radiopharmaceuticals Adverse Events Management	1
An In-House 3D Voxel Dosimetric Tool to Compare Predictive and Post- Treatment Dosimetry in ⁹⁰Y Radioembolization: A Proof of Concept	1
Dosimetric Comparison of Different Radionuclides Used in Metastatic Bone Disease Treatment	1
Usefulness of 99mTc-Pertechnetate SPECT-CT in Thyroid Tissue Volumetry: Phantom Studies and a Clinical Case Series	1
An Investigation of the Relationship Between ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT Parameters of Primary Tumors and Lymph Node Metastasis in Resectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer	1
A Brief Review of Radioactive Materials for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Purposes	1
An Overview of Radiolabeled RGD Peptides for Theranostic Applications	1
Investigation of Bioactivity of Estragole Isolated from Basil Plant on Brain Cancer Cell Lines Using Nuclear Method	1
Evaluation of the Mitigation Effect of Spirulina Against Lung Injury Induced by Radiation in Rats	1
RGIE: A Gene Selection Method Related to Radiotherapy Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma	1
Etodolac Enhances the Radiosensitivity of Irradiated HT-29 Human Colorectal Cancer Cells	1
Acknowledgement to Reviewers	1
Synthesis and Ready to Use Kit Formulation of EDTMP for the Preparation of 177Lu-EDTMP as a Bone Palliation Radiopharmaceutical	1
Cyclotron Production of PET Radiometals in Liquid Targets: Aspects and Prospects	1
The Undervalued Acute Leukopenia Induced By Radiotherapy In Cervical Cancer	1
Meet the Editorial Board Member	1
Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Palonosetron Hydrochloride in Preventing Nausea And Vomiting After TACE: A Retrospective Analysis	1