OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neuropharmacology is 39. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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	118
The PDE4 inhibitor apremilast modulates ethanol responses in Gabrb1-S409A knock-in mice via PKA-dependent and independent mechanisms	84
Jeffrey Clifton Watkins FRS - The father of the glutamate receptor	75
Evidence for low affinity of GABA at the vesicular monoamine transporter VMAT2 – Implications for transmitter co-release from dopamine neurons	74
Imperatorin activates TRPV1/GRPR pathway to induce scratching behaviors in mice	74
Dopamine D1 receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex and basolateral amygdala cooperatively contribute to social defeat stress-induced augmentation of cocaine reward in mice	70
Editorial Board	70
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Specific sub-regions of the longitudinal axis of the hippocampus mediate behavioural responses to chronic psychosocial stress	67
Postictal hypoxia involves reactive oxygen species and is ameliorated by chronic mitochondrial uncoupling	64
Neuropeptide apelin presented in the dopaminergic neurons modulates the neuronal excitability in the substantia nigra pars compacta	64
Predator odor stress produces sex- and subpopulation-specific increases in alcohol drinking, anxiety-like behavior, and lateral hypothalamic Crh expression	63
Ageing-related changes in the regulation of microglia and their interaction with neurons	63
IP3-mediated Ca2+ transfer from ER to mitochondria stimulates ATP synthesis in primary hippocampal neurons	61
PEA-OXA ameliorates allodynia, neuropsychiatric and adipose tissue remodeling induced by social isolation	60
In vitro and in vivo pharmaco-dynamic study of the novel fentanyl derivatives: Acrylfentanyl, Ocfentanyl and Furanylfentanyl	59
Neuronal and therapeutic perspectives on empathic pain: A rational insight	58
Serotonin modulates social responses to stressed conspecifics via insular 5-HT2C receptors in rat	58
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Impact of prenatal amoxicillin exposure on hippocampal development deficiency	57
Corticotropin-releasing factor potentiates glutamatergic input and excitability of presympathetic neurons in the hypothalamus in spontaneously hypertensive rats	54
Dose-dependent suppression of hippocampal contextual memory formation, place cells, and spatial engrams by the NMDAR antagonist (R)-CPP	53
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	53
Antidepressants in the post-ketamine Era: Pharmacological approaches targeting the glutamatergic system	50
Human milk oligosaccharides improve white matter and interneuron development in a double-hit rat model for preterm brain injury	48

Persistent COX-2 upregulation in L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia is unaffected by inhibition with celecoxib	48
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	47
Strategies to dissect microglia-synaptic interactions during aging and in Alzheimer's disease	47
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	47
Adenosine is released during thalamic oscillations to provide negative feedback control	47
Genetic inactivation of the CRF2 receptor eliminates morphine-induced sociability deficits in female mice	46
Sirtuins modulators mitigate hypoxia-induced cell death due to changes in histone 3 acetylation, and mitochondrial function, dynamics, and content	45
Electrophysiological analysis of paraventricular thalamic neurons co-expressing kappa and mu opioid receptors	45
Influence of the neurotensin signaling system on feeding and satiety	44
Pre-traumatic antibiotic-induced microbial depletion reduces neuroinflammation in acute murine traumatic brain injury	41
Microglia phagocytosis of PNNs mediates PV-positive interneuron dysfunction and associated gamma oscillations in neuroinflammation-induced cognitive impairment in mice	41
TRPV1 modulation of contextual fear memory depends on stimulus intensity and endocannabinoid signalling in the dorsal hippocampus	40
Kcc-ReHo and Cohe-ReHo in bipolar disorder: their associated genes and potential for diagnosis and treatment prediction	40
Inhibition of KIF5b-mediated Nav1.8 transport by ropivacaine contributes to axonal regeneration following sciatic nerve injury in rats	39
Glutamatergic Neurons in the Ventral Hippocampal CA1 Participate in the Regulation of Comorbidity of Chronic Pain and Depression	39
Antidepressant ketamine via oral gavage impairs fear memory, suppresses 22 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations, lowers GluN2A/B expression, and reduces medial habenula activity in rats	39
Zinc induces neuronal autophagy via HMGB1 nuclear translocation in acute cerebral ischemia	39