OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of World Journal of Diabetes is 28. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Investigating the specificity of endothelin-traps as a potential therapeutic tool for endothelin-1 related disorders	146
Bidirectional link between periodontitis and systemic inflammation in diabetic retinopathy	130
Promise of the gut microbiota in prevention and traditional Chinese medicine treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy	109
Single nucleotide variations in the development of diabetic foot ulcer: A narrative review	87
Interactions between diabetes and COVID-19: A narrative review	87
Boron-containing compounds as labels, drugs, and theranostic agents for diabetes and its complications	73
Stem cell exosomes: New hope for recovery from diabetic brain hemorrhage	62
Examining the association between delay discounting, delay aversion and physical activity in Chinese adults with type-2 diabetes mellitus	61
Long-term effects of gestational diabetes mellitus on the pancreas of female mouse offspring	60
Efficacy of multigrain supplementation in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A pilot study protocol for a randomized intervention trial	59
Effect of sitagliptin combined with Yiqi yangyin huoxue decoction on clinical efficacy and hemorheology in early diabetic nephropathy	58
Effectiveness and safety of traditional Chinese medicine decoction for diabetic gastroparesis: A network meta-analysis	57
Clinical study on the effect of jejunoileal side-to-side anastomosis on metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes	56
Plantamajoside: A potentially novel botanical agent for diabetes mellitus management	46
Jejunoileal side-to-side anastomosis: New hope for patients with type 2 diabetes?	46
Diabetes and fatty liver: Involvement of incretin and its benefit for fatty liver management	41
Partners in diabetes epidemic: A global perspective	38
Network pharmacology and molecular dynamics study of the effect of the Astragalus-Coptis drug pair on diabetic kidney disease	37
Comprehensive review on diabetic foot ulcers and neuropathy: Treatment, prevention and management	37
Cut-off value of glycated hemoglobin A1c for detecting diabetic retinopathy in the Chinese population	35
Elevated waist-to-hip ratio, as an abdominal obesity index, predicts the risk of diabetic kidney injury	35
Interactions between myoblasts and macrophages under high glucose milieus result in inflammatory response and impaired insulin sensitivity	34
Application value of high-pressure-resistant peripherally inserted central catheters in enhanced computer tomography of diabetic patients with malignant tumors	33
Tale of two kinases: Protein kinase A and Ca²⁺/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in pre-diabetic cardiomyopathy	32
AT1 receptor downregulation: A mechanism for improving glucose homeostasis	30

NR4A1 silencing alleviates high-glucose-stimulated HK-2 cells pyroptosis and fibrosis via hindering NLRP3 activation and PI3K/AKT pathway	29
Growth hormone improves insulin resistance in visceral adipose tissue after duodenal-jejunal bypass by regulating adiponectin secretion	29
Impact of longer diabetes duration and lower estimated glomerular filtration rate on cardiovascular complications and mortality: A nationwide population-based study	28
Breaking the diabetes-depression cycle: Exploring shared mechanisms, neuroinflammation, and emerging interventions for metabolic-mood comorbidities	28