Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Kisspeptin neuron electrophysiology: Intrinsic properties, hormonal modulation, and regulation of homeostatic circuits153
Modeling hormonal contraception in female rats: A framework for studies in behavioral neurobiology72
Estradiol and progesterone in female reward-learning, addiction, and therapeutic interventions62
Neurosteroidogenic enzymes: CYP11A1 in the central nervous system57
Functions of habenula in reproduction and socio-reproductive behaviours57
Editorial Board54
Paroxetine combined with traditional chinese medicine prescriptions in the treatment of postpartum depression: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials48
Unraveling sex differences in maternal and paternal care impacts on social behaviors and neurobiological responses to early-life adversity46
A review of sex differences in the mechanisms and drivers of overeating44
Timing is everything: Circadian rhythms and their role in the control of sleep44
Hypothalamic neurons fully or partially expressing the dopaminergic phenotype: development, distribution, functioning and functional significance. A review42
Kisspeptin neurons as a key player bridging the endocrine system and sexual behavior in mammals42
Editorial Board39
Women’s use of alcohol: Neurobiobehavioral concomitants and consequences38
Nestorone (segesterone acetate) effects on neuroregeneration36
Combined oral contraceptive use and risk for binge eating in women: Potential gene × hormone interactions36
Oral contraceptives and cognition: A systematic review36
Rolling out physical exercise and energy homeostasis: Focus on hypothalamic circuitries33
A multimodal meta-analysis of regional structural and functional brain alterations in type 2 diabetes32
The role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications30
Celebrating 60 years of neuroendocrinology29
Seasonal variation in hair cortisol concentration: A systematic review29
Variation in genes and hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis in female mood disorders – A systematic review and meta-analysis28
Sex differences in bipolar disorder: The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as an etiopathogenic region28
Editorial Board26
Review of the effects of polycystic ovary syndrome on Cognition: Looking beyond the androgen hypothesis26
The interaction of genetic sex and prenatal alcohol exposure on health across the lifespan26
The role of stress in perinatal depression and anxiety – A systematic review25
The critical impact of sex on preclinical alcohol research – Insights from zebrafish25
The emerging role of rapid corticosteroid actions on excitatory and inhibitory synaptic signaling in the brain24
Endocrine disrupting effects on morphological synaptic plasticity23
Cardiometabolic health, menopausal estrogen therapy and the brain: How effects of estrogens diverge in healthy and unhealthy preclinical models of aging23
In Memoriam, Roger A. Gorski (1935–2021)22
Revisiting the role of sexual hormones in the demyelinated central nervous system21
Advances in steroid research from the pioneering neurosteroid concept to metabolomics: New insights into pregnenolone function21
Developmental aspects of the hypothalamic-pituitary network related to reproduction in teleost fish20
Targeting the orexin/hypocretin system for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases: From animal to clinical studies20
Neurobiology of early life adversity: A systematic review of meta-analyses towards an integrative account of its neurobiological trajectories to mental disorders20
Insufficient support for retinoic acid receptor control of synaptic plasticity through a non-genomic mechanism20
Sex hormones, vascular factors and cognition20
Sodium background currents in endocrine/neuroendocrine cells: Towards unraveling channel identity and contribution in hormone secretion19
Central and peripheral neuropeptide RFRP-3: A bridge linking reproduction, nutrition, and stress response19
The importance of translationally evaluating steroid hormone contributions to substance use19
On the role of sex steroids in biological functions by classical and non-classical pathways. An update18
Editorial Board18
Editorial- State of the art on steroids and the nervous system: In memory of Giancarlo18
Hormonal contraceptive influences on cognition and psychopathology: Past methods, present inferences, and future directions18
Physical activity in Alzheimer’s disease prevention: Sex differences and the roles of BDNF and irisin17
Sex and gender in health research: Intersectionality matters17
A network meta-analysis of stress mediators in suicide behaviour17
Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the KNDy neuronal activities to generate and modulate GnRH pulse in mammals17
Editorial Board16
Sex differences in the blood–brain barrier: Implications for mental health16
Editorial Board16
Hormonal contraceptives, stress, and the brain: The critical need for animal models16
Sex bias in alcohol research: A 20-year comparative study16
Cortisol in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A comprehensive meta-analysis15
Electroencephalography findings in menstrually-related mood disorders: A critical review14
Combined oral contraceptives and mental health: Are adolescence and the gut-brain axis the missing links?14
A meta-analysis of blood and salivary cortisol levels in first-episode psychosis and high-risk individuals14
Can animal models resemble a premenstrual dysphoric condition?14
A neural circuit perspective on brain aromatase14
Novel insights into the activating transcription factor 4 in Alzheimer’s disease and associated aging-related diseases: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications13
Salivary secretory immunoglobulin A as a potential biomarker of psychosocial stress response during the first stages of life: A systematic review13
Structural and functional brain alterations in Cushing’s disease: A narrative review13
Progesterone and contraceptive progestin actions on the brain: A systematic review of animal studies and comparison to human neuroimaging studies13
Editorial Board13
Hormonal contraceptives and the brain: A systematic review on 60 years of neuroimaging, EEG, and biochemical studies in humans and animals12
How exposure to chronic stress contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes: A complexity science approach12
Appetite-regulating hormones in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Maternal brain plasticity, physiology and exercise science: A scoping narrative review12
Editorial Board12
What is there to know about the effects of progestins on the human brain and cognition?11
Editorial Board11
Sex differences in cortisol levels in depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Progestagens and progesterone receptor modulation: Effects on the brain, mood, stress, and cognition in females11
Neuropeptidergic control of neurosteroids biosynthesis10
Hypothalamic kisspeptin and kisspeptin receptors: Species variation in reproduction and reproductive behaviours10
Chasing red herrings and wild geese: Sex differences versus sex dimorphism10
Gut feeling: Exploring the intertwined trilateral nexus of gut microbiota, sex hormones, and mental health10
Insulin-like growth factor-1 and cognitive health: Exploring cellular, preclinical, and clinical dimensions9
Environmental disruption of reproductive rhythms9
Multi-systemic evaluation of biological and emotional responses to the Trier Social Stress Test: A meta-analysis and systematic review9
A review of the effects of acute and chronic cannabinoid exposure on the stress response9
Role of melatonin in Alzheimer’s disease: From preclinical studies to novel melatonin-based therapies8
In fond memory of professor Kazuyoshi Tsutsui (1952–2021)8
Maternal effects in mammals: Broadening our understanding of offspring programming8
The form, function, and evolutionary significance of neural aromatization8
Fast neurotransmitter identity of MCH neurons: Do contents depend on context?8
Regulation of stress response on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis via gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone8
Heterogeneity in GnRH and kisspeptin neurons and their significance in vertebrate reproductive biology8
Neuroendocrine mechanisms contributing to the coevolution of sociality and communication8
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