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Papers

(The median citation count of Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology is 8. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Estradiol and progesterone in female reward-learning, addiction, and therapeutic interventions	178
Functions of habenula in reproduction and socio-reproductive behaviours	80
Kisspeptin neuron electrophysiology: Intrinsic properties, hormonal modulation, and regulation of homeostatic circuits	70
Modeling hormonal contraception in female rats: A framework for studies in behavioral neurobiology	68
Unraveling sex differences in maternal and paternal care impacts on social behaviors and neurobiological responses to early-life adversity	61
Editorial Board	61
Paroxetine combined with traditional chinese medicine prescriptions in the treatment of postpartum depression: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials	49
A review of sex differences in the mechanisms and drivers of overeating	48
Women’s use of alcohol: Neurobiobehavioral concomitants and consequences	46
Timing is everything: Circadian rhythms and their role in the control of sleep	46
Hypothalamic neurons fully or partially expressing the dopaminergic phenotype: development, distribution, functioning and functional significance. A review	42
Editorial Board	42
Oral contraceptives and cognition: A systematic review	40
Kisspeptin neurons as a key player bridging the endocrine system and sexual behavior in mammals	39
Combined oral contraceptive use and risk for binge eating in women: Potential gene × hormone interactions	37
Rolling out physical exercise and energy homeostasis: Focus on hypothalamic circuitries	33
A scoping review of functional genomics in perinatal depression	32
Seasonal variation in hair cortisol concentration: A systematic review	32
The role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications	31
Nestorone (segesterone acetate) effects on neuroregeneration	31
Sex differences in bipolar disorder: The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as an etiopathogenic region	30
Celebrating 60 years of neuroendocrinology	30
Editorial Board	29
The critical impact of sex on preclinical alcohol research – Insights from zebrafish	27
The interaction of genetic sex and prenatal alcohol exposure on health across the lifespan	26

The role of stress in perinatal depression and anxiety – A systematic review	26
Review of the effects of polycystic ovary syndrome on Cognition: Looking beyond the androgen hypothesis	23
Endocrine disrupting effects on morphological synaptic plasticity	23
Cardiometabolic health, menopausal estrogen therapy and the brain: How effects of estrogens diverge in healthy and unhealthy preclinical models of aging	22
Oxytocin and dopamine in psychostimulant-induced changes in social behaviour	22
The emerging role of rapid corticosteroid actions on excitatory and inhibitory synaptic signaling in the brain	22
Revisiting the role of sexual hormones in the demyelinated central nervous system	21
In Memoriam, Roger A. Gorski (1935–2021)	21
Targeting the orexin/hypocretin system for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases: From animal to clinical studies	20
The importance of translationally evaluating steroid hormone contributions to substance use	20
Advances in steroid research from the pioneering neurosteroid concept to metabolomics: New insights into pregnenolone function	20
Neurobiology of early life adversity: A systematic review of meta-analyses towards an integrative account of its neurobiological trajectories to mental disorders	20
Insufficient support for retinoic acid receptor control of synaptic plasticity through a non-genomic mechanism	20
Sodium background currents in endocrine/neuroendocrine cells: Towards unraveling channel identity and contribution in hormone secretion	19
Developmental aspects of the hypothalamic-pituitary network related to reproduction in teleost fish	19
Central and peripheral neuropeptide RFRP-3: A bridge linking reproduction, nutrition, and stress response	19
Editorial Board	18
A network meta-analysis of stress mediators in suicide behaviour	18
Physical activity in Alzheimer’s disease prevention: Sex differences and the roles of BDNF and irisin	18
Editorial- State of the art on steroids and the nervous system: In memory of Giancarlo	18
Hormonal contraceptive influences on cognition and psychopathology: Past methods, present inferences, and future directions	17
Editorial Board	16
Sex differences in the blood–brain barrier: Implications for mental health	16
Sex bias in alcohol research: A 20-year comparative study	16
Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the KNDy neuronal activities to generate and modulate GnRH pulse in mammals	16
A neural circuit perspective on brain aromatase	16
Sex and gender in health research: Intersectionality matters	16
Editorial Board	15
Electroencephalography findings in menstrually-related mood disorders: A critical review	15
Hormonal contraceptives, stress, and the brain: The critical need for animal models	15
Can animal models resemble a premenstrual dysphoric condition?	15
Cortisol in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A comprehensive meta-analysis	14
Novel insights into the activating transcription factor 4 in Alzheimer’s disease and associated aging-related diseases: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications	13
Salivary secretory immunoglobulin A as a potential biomarker of psychosocial stress response during the first stages of life: A systematic review	13
Progesterone and contraceptive progestin actions on the brain: A systematic review of animal studies and comparison to human neuroimaging studies	13
Structural and functional brain alterations in Cushing’s disease: A narrative review	13
Combined oral contraceptives and mental health: Are adolescence and the gut-brain axis the missing links?	13
Editorial Board	12
Appetite-regulating hormones in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
How exposure to chronic stress contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes: A complexity science approach	12
What is there to know about the effects of progestins on the human brain and cognition?	12
Maternal brain plasticity, physiology and exercise science: A scoping narrative review	12
Progestagens and progesterone receptor modulation: Effects on the brain, mood, stress, and cognition in females	12
Sex differences in cortisol levels in depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Editorial Board	11
Hormonal contraceptives and the brain: A systematic review on 60 years of neuroimaging, EEG, and biochemical studies in humans and animals	11
A review of the effects of acute and chronic cannabinoid exposure on the stress response	11
Insulin-like growth factor-1 and cognitive health: Exploring cellular, preclinical, and clinical dimensions	10
Binge alcohol and the neuroendocrinology of the aging female	10
Multi-systemic evaluation of biological and emotional responses to the Trier Social Stress Test: A meta-analysis and systematic review	10

Environmental disruption of reproductive rhythms	9
Hypothalamic kisspeptin and kisspeptin receptors: Species variation in reproduction and reproductive behaviours	9
The form, function, and evolutionary significance of neural aromatization	9
Chasing red herrings and wild geese: Sex differences versus sex dimorphism	9
Neuropeptidergic control of neurosteroids biosynthesis	9
In fond memory of professor Kazuyoshi Tsutsui (1952–2021)	9
Gut feeling: Exploring the intertwined trilateral nexus of gut microbiota, sex hormones, and mental health	9
The overlooked mental health burden of polycystic ovary syndrome: neurobiological insights into PCOS-related depression	9
Neuroendocrine mechanisms contributing to the coevolution of sociality and communication	8
Fast neurotransmitter identity of MCH neurons: Do contents depend on context?	8
Hormonal contraceptive usage influences stress hormone effects on cognition and emotion	8
Regulation of stress response on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis via gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone	8
Role of melatonin in Alzheimer’s disease: From preclinical studies to novel melatonin-based therapies	8
Post-Finasteride Syndrome And Post-Ssri Sexual Dysfunction: Two Clinical Conditions Apparently Distant, But Very Close	8
Cholecystokinin (CCK): a neuromodulator with therapeutic potential in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease	8
Heterogeneity in GnRH and kisspeptin neurons and their significance in vertebrate reproductive biology	8
The role of the stress adaptive response in multiple sclerosis	8