Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Papers
(The median citation count of Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology is 6. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
The genetic architecture of reproductive subtypes of depression in females124
Estradiol and progesterone in female reward-learning, addiction, and therapeutic interventions57
Modeling hormonal contraception in female rats: A framework for studies in behavioral neurobiology57
Editorial Board51
Corrigendum to “A scoping review of functional genomics in perinatal depression”. [Front. Neuroendocrinol. 78 (2025) 101202]49
Paroxetine combined with traditional chinese medicine prescriptions in the treatment of postpartum depression: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials46
Unraveling sex differences in maternal and paternal care impacts on social behaviors and neurobiological responses to early-life adversity46
Systems neuroendocrinology in ME/CFS and long COVID: a chronobiological framework for hormone-based research43
N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor subunits interacting with regulators mediate neuropathic pain: from mechanisms to therapy41
Editorial Board39
Editorial – Addiction in females37
Women’s use of alcohol: Neurobiobehavioral concomitants and consequences36
Oral contraceptives and cognition: A systematic review34
Hypothalamic neurons fully or partially expressing the dopaminergic phenotype: development, distribution, functioning and functional significance. A review34
From significant to meaningful: ATOMizing the study of sex differences and similarities29
Combined oral contraceptive use and risk for binge eating in women: Potential gene × hormone interactions28
The role of emotional distress in disfiguring skin diseases: A view from brain-skin axis27
A scoping review of functional genomics in perinatal depression27
Advances in research on the role of VEGF family members in ischemic stroke25
We must look beyond primary reinforcement to understand nicotine use in women25
The role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications25
Seasonal variation in hair cortisol concentration: A systematic review25
Nestorone (segesterone acetate) effects on neuroregeneration24
Celebrating 60 years of neuroendocrinology24
Light, melanin, and the microbial clock: Rewiring the gut–brain–skin axis23
Editorial Board23
The critical impact of sex on preclinical alcohol research – Insights from zebrafish22
The interaction of genetic sex and prenatal alcohol exposure on health across the lifespan22
Sex differences in bipolar disorder: The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as an etiopathogenic region22
The role of stress in perinatal depression and anxiety – A systematic review21
Sex differences in the acute effects of cannabis on human cognition: A systematic review19
Review of the effects of polycystic ovary syndrome on Cognition: Looking beyond the androgen hypothesis19
Associations of cortisol with Alzheimer’s disease fluid and neuroimaging biomarkers: A systematic review18
Cardiometabolic health, menopausal estrogen therapy and the brain: How effects of estrogens diverge in healthy and unhealthy preclinical models of aging18
Oxytocin and dopamine in psychostimulant-induced changes in social behaviour17
Endocrine disrupting effects on morphological synaptic plasticity17
The emerging role of rapid corticosteroid actions on excitatory and inhibitory synaptic signaling in the brain17
Advances in steroid research from the pioneering neurosteroid concept to metabolomics: New insights into pregnenolone function16
Targeting the orexin/hypocretin system for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases: From animal to clinical studies16
Revisiting the role of sexual hormones in the demyelinated central nervous system16
Insufficient support for retinoic acid receptor control of synaptic plasticity through a non-genomic mechanism16
Disproportionate mental health risks in autistic females: A rapid review with quantitative and narrative syntheses15
Hormonal contraceptive influences on cognition and psychopathology: Past methods, present inferences, and future directions15
The microbiota-gut-brain axis in Huntington’s disease: Evidence, mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities15
Editorial Board15
The importance of translationally evaluating steroid hormone contributions to substance use15
Sex and gender in health research: Intersectionality matters14
Editorial- State of the art on steroids and the nervous system: In memory of Giancarlo14
Maternal thyroid-gut dynamics during pregnancy and cognitive trajectories in children14
Physical activity in Alzheimer’s disease prevention: Sex differences and the roles of BDNF and irisin14
Editorial Board13
The Subfornical organ: A central target for renin-angiotensin system regulation13
Cortisol in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A comprehensive meta-analysis12
Pathogenesis and potential therapies for perimenopausal depression: Insights from the estrogen-gut microbiota axis11
Functional brain connectivity in type 1 diabetes and associations to diabetes complications – a systematic review of fMRI studies11
Electroencephalography findings in menstrually-related mood disorders: A critical review11
Editorial Board11
Hormonal contraceptives, stress, and the brain: The critical need for animal models11
Sleep, circadian rhythms and eating disorders: a systematic review.10
Progesterone and contraceptive progestin actions on the brain: A systematic review of animal studies and comparison to human neuroimaging studies9
Combined oral contraceptives and mental health: Are adolescence and the gut-brain axis the missing links?9
Structural and functional brain alterations in Cushing’s disease: A narrative review9
Novel insights into the activating transcription factor 4 in Alzheimer’s disease and associated aging-related diseases: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications9
Salivary secretory immunoglobulin A as a potential biomarker of psychosocial stress response during the first stages of life: A systematic review9
Maternal brain plasticity, physiology and exercise science: A scoping narrative review8
Hormonal contraceptives and the brain: A systematic review on 60 years of neuroimaging, EEG, and biochemical studies in humans and animals8
Editorial Board8
Appetite-regulating hormones in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis8
Sex differences in cortisol levels in depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis8
Neuroactive steroids as targets of micro- and nano-plastics: Putative impact on brain function and disease8
What is there to know about the effects of progestins on the human brain and cognition?8
Progestagens and progesterone receptor modulation: Effects on the brain, mood, stress, and cognition in females8
Editorial Board7
Binge alcohol and the neuroendocrinology of the aging female7
Multi-systemic evaluation of biological and emotional responses to the Trier Social Stress Test: A meta-analysis and systematic review7
Insulin-like growth factor-1 and cognitive health: Exploring cellular, preclinical, and clinical dimensions6
Editorial Board6
Gut feeling: Exploring the intertwined trilateral nexus of gut microbiota, sex hormones, and mental health6
The overlooked mental health burden of polycystic ovary syndrome: neurobiological insights into PCOS-related depression6
Metabolic Drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease: Integrating brain Hypometabolism, insulin Resistance, and systemic dysregulation6
Orexin signaling across the female lifespan: developmental, reproductive, and aging perspectives from humans and animal models6
Aging-related autonomic nervous system imbalance and adrenergic regulation of immunity: Implications for inflammaging, autoimmunity, and long COVID6
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