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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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	109
Effects of endurance training on metabolic enzyme activity and transporter protein levels in the skeletal muscles of orchiectomized mice	24
Thermosensing ability of TRPC5: current knowledge and unsettled questions	22
Pallidal GABA B receptors: involvement in cortex beta dynamics and thalamic reticular nucleus activity	21
Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not	18
Effect of ramosetron, a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist on the severity of seizures and memory impairment in electrical amygdala kindled rats	14
Pupil-linked arousal with very light exercise: pattern of pupil dilation during graded exercise	13
Telocytes response to cardiac growth induced by resistance exercise training and endurance exercise training in adult male rats	13
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urinary glucose excretion in rats with chronic myocardial infarction	13
Elevation of GABA levels in the globus pallidus disinhibits the thalamic reticular nucleus and desynchronized cortical beta oscillations	13
Early donepezil monotherapy or combination with metoprolol significantly prevents subsequent chronic heart failure in rats with reperfused myocardial infarction	13
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urine output in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic rats	12
An interactive simulator to deepen the understanding of Guyton’s venous return curve	12
Identification of three distinct cell populations for urate excretion in human kidneys	11
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	11
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urine glucose excretion in Goto-Kakizaki diabetic rats	10
High-intensity interval training alleviates exhaustive exercise-induced HSP70-assisted selective autophagy in skeletal muscle	10
Negative regulation of thyroid adenoma-associated protein (THADA) in the cardiac glycoside-induced anti-cancer effect	10
Vidarabine, an anti-herpes agent, improves Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide-induced cardiac dysfunction in mice	9
Febuxostat ameliorates muscle degeneration and movement disorder of the dystrophin mutant model in Caenorhabditis elegans	9
Identification of hypothermia-inducing neurons in the preoptic area and activation of them by isoflurane anesthesia and central injection of adenosine	8
Acupuncture improves spatial learning and memory impairment caused by herpes simplex virus type-1 in rats through the p38 MAPK/CREB pathway	8
ADAM8 promotes alcoholic liver fibrosis through the MAPK signaling pathway	8
Involvement of mechano-sensitive Piezo1 channel in the differentiation of brown adipocytes	7
Regulation of myocardial contraction as revealed by intracellular Ca2+ measurements using aequorin	7

TRPM3, TRPM4, and TRPM5 as thermo-sensitive channels	6
Antioxidative properties of phenolic compounds and their effect on oxidative stress induced by severe physical exercise	6
Hypothalamic orexinergic neurons modulate pain and itch in an opposite way: pain relief and itch exacerbation	5
Molecular biomarkers for assessing the heat-adapted phenotype: a narrative scoping review	5
Depletion of transit amplifying cells in the adult brain does not affect quiescent neural stem cell pool size	5
MiR-18a-3p improves cartilage matrix remodeling and inhibits inflammation in osteoarthritis by suppressing PDP1	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	4
The influence of exercise intensity on comorbid anxious behavior in psychiatric conditions	4
Effects of systemic ventricular assist in failing Fontan patients: a theoretical analysis using a computational model	4
The role of gut microbiota on cognitive development in rodents: a meta-analysis	4
Circ_0114428 knockdown inhibits ROCK2 expression to assuage lipopolysaccharide-induced human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cell injury through miR-574-5p	4
Molecular logic of salt taste reception in special reference to transmembrane channel-like 4 (TMC4)	4
Correction to: Swimming training and Plantago psyllium ameliorate cognitive impairment and glucose tolerance in streptozotocin–nicotinamide-induced type 2 diabetic rats	4
Physiological functions of calcium signaling via Orai1 in cancer	3
Bicarbonate transport of airway surface epithelia in luminally perfused mice bronchioles	3
The involvement and significance of M2 macrophages in neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury: a systematic review	3
Two synergistic types of muscles were detected during forearm rotation exercise by T2 cumulative frequency curves using 0.2 T magnetic resonance imaging	3
Satiety: a gut–brain–relationship	3
TRPV4 activation by core body temperature has multimodal functions in the central nervous system	3
Limitations and potential strategies of immune checkpoint blockade in age-related neurodegenerative disorders	3
Effects of continuous hypoxia on flow-mediated dilation in the cerebral and systemic circulation: on the regulatory significance of shear rate phenotype	3
Impact of folic acid supplementation on ischemia‒reperfusion-induced kidney injury in rats: folic acid prophylactic role revisited	3
Lactational exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate remains a potential risk in brain function of middle-aged male mice	3
Effects of endurance training under calorie restriction on energy substrate metabolism in mouse skeletal muscle and liver	2
Anekomochi glutinous rice provides low postprandial glycemic response by enhanced insulin action via GLP-1 release and vagal afferents activation	2
Tolfenamic acid inhibits ROS-generating oxidase Nox1-regulated p53 activity in intrastriatal injection of malonic acid rats	2
Vidarabine, an anti-herpes agent, prevents occlusal-disharmony-induced cardiac dysfunction in mice	2
A positive association of serum CCN5/WISP2 levels with the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus: a case–control study	2
Single acupressure on ST36 does not modulate skin blood flow and sympathetic nerve activity during and after cold stimulation of the hand	2
Mouse aortic biomechanics are affected by short-term defective autophagy in vascular smooth muscle cells	2
Nail growth arrest under low body temperature during hibernation	2
Evaluation of colour vision impairment during acute hypobaric hypoxia in aviation medicine: a randomized controlled trial	2
Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society of Japan	2
Relationships between feeding behaviors and emotions: an electroencephalogram (EEG) frequency analysis study	2
Acute effects of regional heat stimulation by indirect moxibustion on cardiovascular responses	2
Role of microglia in blood pressure and respiratory responses to acute hypoxic exposure in rats	2
Microglia mediate the increase in slow-wave sleep associated with high ambient temperature	2
Effects of gentle mechanical skin stimulation on subjective symptoms and joint range of motions in people with chronic neck and shoulder discomfort	2
Physiological roles of chloride ions in bodily and cellular functions	2
Regulation of aging by balancing mitochondrial function and antioxidant levels	2
Sugar signals from oral glucose transporters elicit cephalic-phase insulin release in mice	2
Influence of age on nicotinic cholinergic regulation of blood flow in rat’s olfactory bulb and neocortex	2
TRPA1 and thermosensitivity	2
Evaluation of the effects of fenestration in Fontan circulation using a lumped parameter model	2
Sexual dimorphism in prokinetic effects of a ghrelin agonist acting through the lumbosacral defecation center in rats	2