OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Physiological Sciences is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of endurance training on metabolic enzyme activity and transporter protein levels in the skeletal muscles of orchiectomized mice	135
Thermosensing ability of TRPC5: current knowledge and unsettled questions	37
Relationship between the thrombospondin-1/Toll-like receptor 4 (TSP1/TLR4) pathway and vitamin D levels in obese and normal weight subjects with different metabolic phenotypes	28
Pallidal GABA B receptors: involvement in cortex beta dynamics and thalamic reticular nucleus activity	21
Differences in the autonomic regulation of temperature in the lower lip and tongue during activation of the lingual nerve	20
Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not	20
Effect of ramosetron, a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist on the severity of seizures and memory impairment in electrical amygdala kindled rats	19
Telocytes response to cardiac growth induced by resistance exercise training and endurance exercise training in adult male rats	18
Early donepezil monotherapy or combination with metoprolol significantly prevents subsequent chronic heart failure in rats with reperfused myocardial infarction	17
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urinary glucose excretion in rats with chronic myocardial infarction	16
ATF4 transcriptionally activates NUPR1 to promote ferroptosis in chondrocytes and osteoarthritis development	16
Pupil-linked arousal with very light exercise: pattern of pupil dilation during graded exercise	16
Identification of three distinct cell populations for urate excretion in human kidneys	14
METTL14-mediated m6A modification of DUSP6 mRNA participating in postoperative cognitive dysfunction due to sevoflurane anesthesia	13
Cumulative effects of exercise training and consumption of propolis on managing diabetic dyslipidemia in adult women: a single-blind, randomized, controlled trial with pre–post-intervention assessment	13
An interactive simulator to deepen the understanding of Guyton’s venous return curve	13
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urine output in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic rats	13
Elevation of GABA levels in the globus pallidus disinhibits the thalamic reticular nucleus and desynchronized cortical beta oscillations	13
High-intensity interval training alleviates exhaustive exercise-induced HSP70-assisted selective autophagy in skeletal muscle	12
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urine glucose excretion in Goto-Kakizaki diabetic rats	12
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) suppress Na+- dependent Mg2+ efflux in rat ventricular myocytes	11
Negative regulation of thyroid adenoma-associated protein (THADA) in the cardiac glycoside-induced anti-cancer effect	11
Acute transcutaneous CO2 exposure: A feasibility study for the future investigation of CO2-specific exercise adaptations	10
Vidarabine, an anti-herpes agent, improves Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide-induced cardiac dysfunction in mice	9
Acupuncture improves spatial learning and memory impairment caused by herpes simplex virus type-1 in rats through the p38 MAPK/CREB pathway	9

Heart rate changes related to risky selections and outcomes in rat gambling tasks	9
Involvement of mechano-sensitive Piezo1 channel in the differentiation of brown adipocytes	8
Identification of hypothermia-inducing neurons in the preoptic area and activation of them by isoflurane anesthesia and central injection of adenosine	8
Febuxostat ameliorates muscle degeneration and movement disorder of the dystrophin mutant model in Caenorhabditis elegans	8
Regulation of myocardial contraction as revealed by intracellular Ca2+ measurements using aequorin	7
Antioxidative properties of phenolic compounds and their effect on oxidative stress induced by severe physical exercise	7
ADAM8 promotes alcoholic liver fibrosis through the MAPK signaling pathway	7
Molecular biomarkers for assessing the heat-adapted phenotype: a narrative scoping review	6
Effects of systemic ventricular assist in failing Fontan patients: a theoretical analysis using a computational model	6
MiR-18a-3p improves cartilage matrix remodeling and inhibits inflammation in osteoarthritis by suppressing PDP1	6
Depletion of transit amplifying cells in the adult brain does not affect quiescent neural stem cell pool size	6
TRPM3, TRPM4, and TRPM5 as thermo-sensitive channels	6
Molecular logic of salt taste reception in special reference to transmembrane channel-like 4 (TMC4)	5
Correction to: Swimming training and Plantago psyllium ameliorate cognitive impairment and glucose tolerance in streptozotocin–nicotinamide-induced type 2 diabetic rats	5
Impact of folic acid supplementation on ischemia‒reperfusion-induced kidney injury in rats: folic acid prophylactic role revisited	5
Physiological functions of calcium signaling via Orai1 in cancer	5
The influence of exercise intensity on comorbid anxious behavior in psychiatric conditions	5
Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Anatomists (JAA), the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan (PSJ), and the 98th Annual	5
Hypothalamic orexinergic neurons modulate pain and itch in an opposite way: pain relief and itch exacerbation	5
Limitations and potential strategies of immune checkpoint blockade in age-related neurodegenerative disorders	5
Circ_0114428 knockdown inhibits ROCK2 expression to assuage lipopolysaccharide-induced human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cell injury through miR-574-5p	5
Role of the central nervous system in cell non-autonomous signaling mechanisms of aging and longevity in mammals	5
Hsa:circ_0000345 inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via miR-513a-3p/PTEN axis	5
The role of gut microbiota on cognitive development in rodents: a meta-analysis	5
Evaluation of the effects of fenestration in Fontan circulation using a lumped parameter model	4
TRPV4 activation by core body temperature has multimodal functions in the central nervous system	4
Effects of continuous hypoxia on flow-mediated dilation in the cerebral and systemic circulation: on the regulatory significance of shear rate phenotype	4
Bicarbonate transport of airway surface epithelia in luminally perfused mice bronchioles	4
Single acupressure on ST36 does not modulate skin blood flow and sympathetic nerve activity during and after cold stimulation of the hand	4
Lactational exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate remains a potential risk in brain function of middle-aged male mice	4
Vidarabine, an anti-herpes agent, prevents occlusal-disharmony-induced cardiac dysfunction in mice	4
Role of microglia in blood pressure and respiratory responses to acute hypoxic exposure in rats	4
Two synergistic types of muscles were detected during forearm rotation exercise by T2 cumulative frequency curves using 0.2 T magnetic resonance imaging	4
Satiety: a gut–brain–relationship	4
Microglia mediate the increase in slow-wave sleep associated with high ambient temperature	3
Influence of age on nicotinic cholinergic regulation of blood flow in rat’s olfactory bulb and neocortex	3
TRPA1 and thermosensitivity	3
Pupil dilation evoked by painful electrical stimulation is abolished during pain inhibition by distraction	3
Tolfenamic acid inhibits ROS-generating oxidase Nox1-regulated p53 activity in intrastriatal injection of malonic acid rats	3
Regulation of aging by balancing mitochondrial function and antioxidant levels	3
Mouse aortic biomechanics are affected by short-term defective autophagy in vascular smooth muscle cells	3
Podoplanin hetero-insufficiency mice with inflammation in the jejunum demonstrates a good animal model of congenital protein-losing enteropathy	3
Effects of gentle mechanical skin stimulation on subjective symptoms and joint range of motions in people with chronic neck and shoulder discomfort	3
Acute effects of regional heat stimulation by indirect moxibustion on cardiovascular responses	3
Relationships between feeding behaviors and emotions: an electroencephalogram (EEG) frequency analysis study	3
Sugar signals from oral glucose transporters elicit cephalic-phase insulin release in mice	3
Influence of endurance versus resistance exercise training on central and peripheral chemoreflexes in young healthy individuals	3
A positive association of serum CCN5/WISP2 levels with the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus: a case–control study	3
The involvement and significance of M2 macrophages in neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury: a systematic review	3
Nail growth arrest under low body temperature during hibernation	3

Anekomochi glutinous rice provides low postprandial glycemic response by enhanced insulin action via GLP-1 release and vagal afferents activation	3
Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society of Japan	3
Estrogen-dependent effects of vagotomy and endogenous opioids on temporomandibular joint-responsive neurons in trigeminal subnucleus caudalis	3
Evaluation of newly developed wearable ear canal thermometer, mimicking the application to activities on sports and labor fields	2
The evidence to date: implications of l-ascorbic acid in the pathophysiology of aging	2
Cytotoxic effects of the cigarette smoke extract of heated tobacco products on human oral squamous cell carcinoma: the role of reactive oxygen species and CaMKK2	2
Evaluation of colour vision impairment during acute hypobaric hypoxia in aviation medicine: a randomized controlled trial	2
Physiological roles of chloride ions in bodily and cellular functions	2
Oxygen extraction fraction is not uniform in human brain: a positron emission tomography study	2
LAMC1 aggravates diabetic retinopathy through PI3K/AKT signaling-regulated epithelial-mesenchymal transition in retinal pigment epithelial cells	2
Chronic voluntary wheel running exercise ameliorates metabolic dysfunction via PGC-1α expression independently of FNDC5/irisin pathway in high fat diet-induced obese mice	2
Sexual dimorphism in prokinetic effects of a ghrelin agonist acting through the lumbosacral defecation center in rats	2
Development and experience-dependent modulation of the defensive behaviors of mice to visual threats	2
The olfactory bulb coordinates the ventral hippocampus–medial prefrontal cortex circuit during spatial working memory performance	2
Thermal gradient ring reveals different temperature-dependent behaviors in mice lacking thermosensitive TRP channels	2
Interaction between thermosensitive TRP channels and anoctamin 1	2
Influence of sex on sympathetic vasomotor outflow responses to passive leg raising in young individuals	2
Effects of endurance training under calorie restriction on energy substrate metabolism in mouse skeletal muscle and liver	2
Proximal aortic aneurysms in mice underexpressing transforming growth factor-β1	2
Glycine and GABAA receptors suppressively regulate the inspiratory-related calcium rise in the thoracic inspiratory cells of the neonatal rat	2