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Papers

(The median citation count of Physiology International is 1. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
SARS-CoV-2 infection in cardiovascular disease: Unmet need of stem cell models	37
Beyond the acute illness: Exploring long COVID and its impact on multiple organ systems	20
Effect of folic acid on isoprenaline-induced myocardial injury in rats	18
Phosphorylation of tau protein based on the activity of kinases and phosphatases in various forms of synaptic plasticity	13
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: Background and recent literature updates on the diagnosis and treatment	13
Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) satisfaction and its effect on mental health and glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes	13
Blind spot in sepsis management – Tissue level changes in microcirculation	12
The “GG” genotype of rs26802 variant in the ghrelin gene is a potential protective factor against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	12
Effect of vanillic acid and exercise training on fatty liver and insulin resistance in rats: Possible role of fibroblast growth factor 21 and autophagy	10
Effectiveness and quality of life in lung cancer, pre-, post- and perioperative rehabilitation – A review	10
Ferulic acid attenuates osteoporosis induced by glucocorticoid through regulating the GSK-3β/Lrp-5/ERK signalling pathways	10
Hormonal changes in the first 24 postoperative hours after cardiac surgical procedures	9
Effect of malnutrition and body composition on the quality of life of COPD patients	8
Effects of scalp acupuncture on the limb function recovery of hemiplegia after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury	8
VSIG4 regulates macrophages polarization and alleviates inflammation through activating PI3K/AKT and inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB pathway in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury rats	8
The role of TRPC6 calcium channels and P2 purinergic receptors in podocyte mechanical and metabolic sensing	8
Saponin protects against cyclophosphamide-induced kidney and liver damage via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions	8
Peripheral inflammatory hyperalgesia is exacerbated in rats with metabolic disorders induced by a fructose diet	7
Blood flow restriction maintains blood pressure upon head-up tilt	7
Physiological characterization of a simulated kettlebell routine in experienced kettlebell athletes	7
Visually evoked local field potential changes in the caudate nucleus are remarkably more frequent in awake, behaving cats than in anaesthetized animals	6
Causal association between urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio and risk of colorectal cancer: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study	6
Impact of endogenous analgesia triggered by acupuncture, stress, or noxious stimulation on REM sleep-deprived rats	6
COVID-19 infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: From pathophysiology to therapy. Mini-review	6
Academic stress, hair and saliva cortisol, and their relationship with body mass index and fat percentage in first year medical students	6

Testosterone protects cardiomyocytes against hydrogen peroxide-induced aging by upregulating IGF1 and SIRT1 pathways	4
Effects of preparticipating hypohydration on cardiac burden in recreational athletes	4
Health-related quality of life of COPD patients aged over 40 years	3
Perturbation-based balance assessment: Examining reactive balance control in older adults with mild cognitive impairments	3
Remobilization with whole-body vibration improves functionality, histomorphometric parameters, and AQP1 expression in the soleus muscle of Wistar rats	3
The associations of long-COVID symptoms, clinical characteristics and affective psychological constructs in a non-hospitalized cohort	3
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Football movement profile analysis and creatine kinase relationships in youth national team players	3
Yoga improves immunosuppression after a prolonged intense exercise	3
Exosomes from bone mesenchymal stem cells alleviate mifepristone-induced human endometrial stromal cell injury by inhibiting TLR3 via delivering miR-941	3
The effect of strength-endurance training on serum and urine metabolic profiles of female adolescent volleyball athletes	3
Testosterone in long-term sedentary aging males: Effect of antiaging strategies	3
COVID-19 and the elderly	2
Intermittent cold exposure upregulates regulators of cardiac mitochondrial biogenesis and function in mice	2
Treatment-resistant major depression: Systematic review of comparative efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy and ketamine	2
Lactoferrin for the treatment of age-associated inflammation – A pilot study	2
Mutational and bioinformatics analysis of the NKX2.1 gene in a cohort of Iranian pediatric patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH)	2
Presence of SARS-CoV-2 on the conjunctival mucosa in patients hospitalized due to COVID-19: Pathophysiological considerations and therapeutic implications	2
The effectiveness of an mHealth intervention on diabetes risk factors and body composition	2
Analysis of results of radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer	2
Aerobic interval training improves irisin and chemerin levels of both liver and visceral adipose tissues and circulating asprosin in rats with metabolic syndrome	2
Comorbidities and increased mortality of COVID-19 among the elderly: A systematic review	2
Heart rate dynamics and lactate following high-intensity race-pace continuous vs interval workouts in highly trained athletes	2
L-arginine supplementation attenuates ovarian oxidative stress in female rats subjected to chronic intermittent hypoxia	2
ORAI3 contributes to hypoxia-inducible factor 1/2α-sensitive colon cell migration	2
Introduction of a pharmacological neurovascular uncoupling model in rats based on results of mice	2
Co-infections in COVID-19 patients and correlation with mortality rate. Minireview	2
Beneficial impact of Nesfatin-1 on reproductive dysfunction induced by nicotine in male rats: Possible modulation of autophagy and pyroptosis signaling pathways	1
RACGAP1 drives proliferation, migration and invasion and suppresses autophagy of gastric cancer cells via inhibiting SIRT1/Mfn2	1
Luteolin, an aryl hydrocarbon receptor antagonist, alleviates diabetic retinopathy by regulating the NLRP/NOX4 signalling pathway: Experimental and molecular docking study	1
BCR::ABL1 negative myeloproliferative neoplasms: A review focused on essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera	1
Additional value of microvascular flow imaging in the assessment of cystic and solid renal lesions	1
Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the elderly – Special considerations	1
Intensified training before Olympic-distance triathlon in recreational triathletes: “Less pain, more gain”	1
Prenatal dance activity enhances foetal and postnatal cognitive and motor development	1
The use of near-infrared spectroscopy for the evaluation of a 4-week rehabilitation program in patients with COPD	1
The effect of electrical stimulation of skeletal muscle on cardioprotection and on muscle-derived myokine levels in rats: A pilot study	1
A narrative review of the effects of blood flow restriction on vascular structure and function	1
THAP9-AS1 promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma progression through targeted regulation of the miR-185-5p/SOX13 axis	1
Corrigendum: A narrative review of the effects of blood flow restriction on vascular structure and function	1
Uridine alleviates LPS-induced ARDS and improves insulin sensitivity by decreasing oxidative stress and inflammatory processes	1
Metabolic syndrome in patients with COPD: Causes and pathophysiological consequences	1