OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biology of Sex Differences is 26. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Sex-specific molecular signature of mouse podocytes in homeostasis and in response to pharmacological challenge with rapamycin	113
Sex-specific cardiac remodeling in aged rats after adolescent chronic stress: associations with endocrine and metabolic factors	102
Correction to: Consideration of sex and gender differences in addiction medication response	82
In search of sex-related mediators of affective illness	73
Sexual dimorphism in colorectal cancer: molecular mechanisms and treatment strategies	71
Sex differences and sex-specific regulation of motivated behavior by Melanin-concentrating hormone: a short review	66
Sex-dependent expression of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in aortic stenosis	52
Psychosocial and clinical characteristics in Takotsubo syndrome	46
Sex differences in binge alcohol drinking and the behavioral consequences of protracted abstinence in C57BL/6J mice	46
Genetic hypogonadal mouse model reveals niche-specific influence of reproductive axis and sex on intestinal microbial communities	45
Hippo-vgll3 signaling may contribute to sex differences in Atlantic salmon maturation age via contrasting adipose dynamics	39
The diagnostic potential of oxidative stress biomarkers for preeclampsia: systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Fetal sex differences in placental LCPUFA ether and plasmalogen phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine contents in pregnancies complicated by obesity	36
Sex and gender correlates of sexually polymorphic cognition	36
Regulatory mechanism of LncRNAs in gonadal differentiation of hermaphroditic fish, Monopterus albus	35
Sex-specific effects of gastrointestinal microbiome disruptions on Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric carcinogenesis in INS-GAS mice	35
RAGE displays sex-specific differences in obesity-induced adipose tissue insulin resistance	34
The role of sex differences in cardiovascular, metabolic, and immune functions in health and disease: a review for “Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day”	34
Sex differences in renal cell carcinoma: a single-cell analysis reveals exhausted CD8+ T-cells highly infiltrated in males	32
Estrogen administration enhances the adverse effects of cigarette smoking on the heart in cycling female mice	32
Are we moving the dial? Canadian health research funding trends for women’s health, 2S/LGBTQ + health, sex, or gender considerations	32
Dyskerin and telomerase RNA component are sex-differentially associated with outcomes and Sunitinib response in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma	31
Univariate and multivariate sex differences and similarities in gray matter volume within essential language-processing areas	30
Sex specific analysis of patients with and without reported statin intolerance referred to a specialized outpatient lipid clinic	28
The influence of sex on neuroimmune communication, pain, and physiology	27

Sex differences in the human brain: a roadmap for more careful analysis and interpretation of a biological reality	26
Investigation of autism-related transcription factors underlying sex differences in the effects of bisphenol A on transcriptome profiles and synaptogenesis in the offspring hippocampus	26