OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neuropharmacology is 40. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Conditional deletion of the AMPA-GluA1 and NMDA-GluN1 receptor subunit genes in midbrain D1 neurons does not alter cocaine reward in mice	125
Jeffrey Clifton Watkins FRS - The father of the glutamate receptor	88
Editorial Board	84
Editorial Board	81
Postictal hypoxia involves reactive oxygen species and is ameliorated by chronic mitochondrial uncoupling	79
The first applications of mescaline in psychiatry: The case of Madame Louise Françoise R. and its contemporary relevance	72
Editorial Board	71
Human milk oligosaccharides improve white matter and interneuron development in a double-hit rat model for preterm brain injury	71
Adenosine is released during thalamic oscillations to provide negative feedback control	70
Persistent COX-2 upregulation in L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia is unaffected by inhibition with celecoxib	70
Electrophysiological analysis of paraventricular thalamic neurons co-expressing kappa and mu opioid receptors	67
Neuronal and therapeutic perspectives on empathic pain: A rational insight	66
TRPV1 modulation of contextual fear memory depends on stimulus intensity and endocannabinoid signalling in the dorsal hippocampus	63
The PDE4 inhibitor apremilast modulates ethanol responses in Gabrb1-S409A knock-in mice via PKA-dependent and independent mechanisms	62
Dopamine D1 receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex and basolateral amygdala cooperatively contribute to social defeat stress-induced augmentation of cocaine reward in mice	62
Novel chimeric peptides of endomorphin-2 and the active fragments of ghrelin exhibit blood-brain barrier permeability and central antinociceptive effects with reduced opioid-related side effects	60
Polysorbate 80 coated chitosan nanoparticles for delivery of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone analog (NDP-MSH) to the brain reverse cognitive impairment related to neuroinflammation produced by a high	59
Sirtuins modulators mitigate hypoxia-induced cell death due to changes in histone 3 acetylation, and mitochondrial function, dynamics, and content	58
Dose-dependent suppression of hippocampal contextual memory formation, place cells, and spatial engrams by the NMDAR antagonist (R)-CPP	58
Genetic inactivation of the CRF2 receptor eliminates morphine-induced sociability deficits in female mice	58
IP3-mediated Ca2+ transfer from ER to mitochondria stimulates ATP synthesis in primary hippocampal neurons	56
Imperatorin activates TRPV1/GRPR pathway to induce scratching behaviors in mice	53
Neuropeptide apelin presented in the dopaminergic neurons modulates the neuronal excitability in the substantia nigra pars compacta	53
Serotonin modulates social responses to stressed conspecifics via insular 5-HT2C receptors in rat	52
Pre-traumatic antibiotic-induced microbial depletion reduces neuroinflammation in acute murine traumatic brain injury	51

Influence of the neurotensin signaling system on feeding and satiety	51
Microglia phagocytosis of PNNs mediates PV-positive interneuron dysfunction and associated gamma oscillations in neuroinflammation-induced cognitive impairment in mice	50
Strategies to dissect microglia-synaptic interactions during aging and in Alzheimer's disease	50
PEA-OXA ameliorates allodynia, neuropsychiatric and adipose tissue remodeling induced by social isolation	50
Corticotropin-releasing factor potentiates glutamatergic input and excitability of presympathetic neurons in the hypothalamus in spontaneously hypertensive rats	47
Chemogenetic inhibition of locus coeruleus to rostromedial tegmental nucleus noradrenergic pathway increases light cycle ethanol drinking in male and female mice and blunts ethanol-induced CTA	45
Predator odor stress produces sex- and subpopulation-specific increases in alcohol drinking, anxiety-like behavior, and lateral hypothalamic Crh expression	44
Evidence for low affinity of GABA at the vesicular monoamine transporter VMAT2 – Implications for transmitter co-release from dopamine neurons	43
Ageing-related changes in the regulation of microglia and their interaction with neurons	42
Inhibition of KIF5b-mediated Nav1.8 transport by ropivacaine contributes to axonal regeneration following sciatic nerve injury in rats	41
Antidepressants in the post-ketamine Era: Pharmacological approaches targeting the glutamatergic system	41
Kcc-ReHo and Cohe-ReHo in bipolar disorder: their associated genes and potential for diagnosis and treatment prediction	41
Impact of prenatal amoxicillin exposure on hippocampal development deficiency	41
In vitro and in vivo pharmaco-dynamic study of the novel fentanyl derivatives: Acrylfentanyl, Ocfentanyl and Furanylfentanyl	41
Altered resting-state cerebellar-cerebral functional connectivity in patients with panic disorder before and after treatment	40
Chronic intermittent ethanol produces nociception through endocannabinoid-independent mechanisms in mice	40