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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

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	121
Pallidal GABA B receptors: involvement in cortex beta dynamics and thalamic reticular nucleus activity	34
Thermosensing ability of TRPC5: current knowledge and unsettled questions	25
Effects of endurance training on metabolic enzyme activity and transporter protein levels in the skeletal muscles of orchiectomized mice	21
Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not	19
Differences in the autonomic regulation of temperature in the lower lip and tongue during activation of the lingual nerve	17
Effect of ramosetron, a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist on the severity of seizures and memory impairment in electrical amygdala kindled rats	17
Pupil-linked arousal with very light exercise: pattern of pupil dilation during graded exercise	16
Telocytes response to cardiac growth induced by resistance exercise training and endurance exercise training in adult male rats	16
Early donepezil monotherapy or combination with metoprolol significantly prevents subsequent chronic heart failure in rats with reperfused myocardial infarction	15
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urinary glucose excretion in rats with chronic myocardial infarction	14
Elevation of GABA levels in the globus pallidus disinhibits the thalamic reticular nucleus and desynchronized cortical beta oscillations	13
Identification of three distinct cell populations for urate excretion in human kidneys	13
An interactive simulator to deepen the understanding of Guyton’s venous return curve	12
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urine output in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic rats	12
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	12
Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urine glucose excretion in Goto-Kakizaki diabetic rats	12
Negative regulation of thyroid adenoma-associated protein (THADA) in the cardiac glycoside-induced anti-cancer effect	11
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) suppress Na+- dependent Mg2+ efflux in rat ventricular myocytes	11
High-intensity interval training alleviates exhaustive exercise-induced HSP70-assisted selective autophagy in skeletal muscle	10
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	9
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	8

Acute transcutaneous CO2 exposure: A feasibility study for the future investigation of CO2-specific exercise adaptations	7
Regulation of myocardial contraction as revealed by intracellular Ca2+ measurements using aequorin	7
Involvement of mechano-sensitive Piezo1 channel in the differentiation of brown adipocytes	6
ADAM8 promotes alcoholic liver fibrosis through the MAPK signaling pathway	6
MiR-18a-3p improves cartilage matrix remodeling and inhibits inflammation in osteoarthritis by suppressing PDP1	5
The influence of exercise intensity on comorbid anxious behavior in psychiatric conditions	5
Molecular biomarkers for assessing the heat-adapted phenotype: a narrative scoping review	5
TRPM3, TRPM4, and TRPM5 as thermo-sensitive channels	5
Role of the central nervous system in cell non-autonomous signaling mechanisms of aging and longevity in mammals	5
Antioxidative properties of phenolic compounds and their effect on oxidative stress induced by severe physical exercise	5
Depletion of transit amplifying cells in the adult brain does not affect quiescent neural stem cell pool size	5
Circ_0114428 knockdown inhibits ROCK2 expression to assuage lipopolysaccharide-induced human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cell injury through miR-574-5p	5
Hsa:circ_0000345 inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via miR-513a-3p/PTEN axis	4
Hypothalamic orexinergic neurons modulate pain and itch in an opposite way: pain relief and itch exacerbation	4
Correction to: Swimming training and Plantago psyllium ameliorate cognitive impairment and glucose tolerance in streptozotocin–nicotinamide-induced type 2 diabetic rats	4
Molecular logic of salt taste reception in special reference to transmembrane channel-like 4 (TMC4)	4
Physiological functions of calcium signaling via Orai1 in cancer	4
The role of gut microbiota on cognitive development in rodents: a meta-analysis	4
Limitations and potential strategies of immune checkpoint blockade in age-related neurodegenerative disorders	4
Impact of folic acid supplementation on ischemia‒reperfusion-induced kidney injury in rats: folic acid prophylactic role revisited	4
Effects of systemic ventricular assist in failing Fontan patients: a theoretical analysis using a computational model	4
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	4
Microglia mediate the increase in slow-wave sleep associated with high ambient temperature	3
Effects of continuous hypoxia on flow-mediated dilation in the cerebral and systemic circulation: on the regulatory significance of shear rate phenotype	3
Vidarabine, an anti-herpes agent, prevents occlusal-disharmony-induced cardiac dysfunction in mice	3
Role of microglia in blood pressure and respiratory responses to acute hypoxic exposure in rats	3
The involvement and significance of M2 macrophages in neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury: a systematic review	3
Influence of endurance versus resistance exercise training on central and peripheral chemoreflexes in young healthy individuals	3
Bicarbonate transport of airway surface epithelia in luminally perfused mice bronchioles	3
Lactational exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate remains a potential risk in brain function of middle-aged male mice	3
Single acupressure on ST36 does not modulate skin blood flow and sympathetic nerve activity during and after cold stimulation of the hand	3
A positive association of serum CCN5/WISP2 levels with the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus: a case–control study	3
Influence of age on nicotinic cholinergic regulation of blood flow in rat’s olfactory bulb and neocortex	3
Mouse aortic biomechanics are affected by short-term defective autophagy in vascular smooth muscle cells	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
Evaluation of the effects of fenestration in Fontan circulation using a lumped parameter model	3
TRPV4 activation by core body temperature has multimodal functions in the central nervous system	3
Acute effects of regional heat stimulation by indirect moxibustion on cardiovascular responses	3
Effects of endurance training under calorie restriction on energy substrate metabolism in mouse skeletal muscle and liver	2
Glycine and GABAA receptors suppressively regulate the inspiratory-related calcium rise in the thoracic inspiratory cells of the neonatal rat	2
Proximal aortic aneurysms in mice underexpressing transforming growth factor-β1	2
Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society of Japan	2
Nail growth arrest under low body temperature during hibernation	2
TRPA1 and thermosensitivity	2
Evaluation of colour vision impairment during acute hypobaric hypoxia in aviation medicine: a randomized controlled trial	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
Development and experience-dependent modulation of the defensive behaviors of mice to visual threats	2
Physiological roles of chloride ions in bodily and cellular functions	2
Tolfenamic acid inhibits ROS-generating oxidase Nox1-regulated p53 activity in intrastriatal injection of malonic acid rats	2

Pupil dilation evoked by painful electrical stimulation is abolished during pain inhibition by distraction	2
Sugar signals from oral glucose transporters elicit cephalic-phase insulin release in mice	2
Oxygen extraction fraction is not uniform in human brain: a positron emission tomography study	2
Influence of sex on sympathetic vasomotor outflow responses to passive leg raising in young individuals	2
Interaction between thermosensitive TRP channels and anoctamin 1	2
Sexual dimorphism in prokinetic effects of a ghrelin agonist acting through the lumbosacral defecation center in rats	2
Regulation of aging by balancing mitochondrial function and antioxidant levels	2
Relationships between feeding behaviors and emotions: an electroencephalogram (EEG) frequency analysis study	2
Effects of gentle mechanical skin stimulation on subjective symptoms and joint range of motions in people with chronic neck and shoulder discomfort	2
Anekomochi glutinous rice provides low postprandial glycemic response by enhanced insulin action via GLP-1 release and vagal afferents activation	2