OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Estradiol and progesterone in female reward-learning, addiction, and therapeutic interventions	191
Functions of habenula in reproduction and socio-reproductive behaviours	80
Kisspeptin neuron electrophysiology: Intrinsic properties, hormonal modulation, and regulation of homeostatic circuits	74
Modeling hormonal contraception in female rats: A framework for studies in behavioral neurobiology	69
Editorial Board	63
Timing is everything: Circadian rhythms and their role in the control of sleep	62
Unraveling sex differences in maternal and paternal care impacts on social behaviors and neurobiological responses to early-life adversity	52
Paroxetine combined with traditional chinese medicine prescriptions in the treatment of postpartum depression: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials	51
A review of sex differences in the mechanisms and drivers of overeating	49
Women’s use of alcohol: Neurobiobehavioral concomitants and consequences	48
Hypothalamic neurons fully or partially expressing the dopaminergic phenotype: development, distribution, functioning and functional significance. A review	44
Editorial Board	42
Kisspeptin neurons as a key player bridging the endocrine system and sexual behavior in mammals	41
Oral contraceptives and cognition: A systematic review	40
Combined oral contraceptive use and risk for binge eating in women: Potential gene × hormone interactions	37
Nestorone (segesterone acetate) effects on neuroregeneration	35
The role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications	35
Seasonal variation in hair cortisol concentration: A systematic review	34
A scoping review of functional genomics in perinatal depression	34
Rolling out physical exercise and energy homeostasis: Focus on hypothalamic circuitries	33
Editorial Board	32
Celebrating 60 years of neuroendocrinology	32
Sex differences in bipolar disorder: The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as an etiopathogenic region	32
The interaction of genetic sex and prenatal alcohol exposure on health across the lifespan	31
The critical impact of sex on preclinical alcohol research – Insights from zebrafish	30

The role of stress in perinatal depression and anxiety – A systematic review