OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Neurosciences is 24. 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
Advisory Board and Contents	264
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Advisory Board and Contents	180
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One wavelength to excite them all: deep tissue imaging going multicolor	161
A noncoding role of coding mRNA in monogenic olfactory receptor choice	155
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Construction of complex memories via parallel distributed cortical–subcortical iterative integration	136
Advancing ALS research: public–private partnerships to accelerate drug and biomarker development	124
From aversive associations to defensive programs: experience-dependent synaptic modifications in the central amygdala	120
Defining and characterizing neuronal senescence, ‘neurescence’, as GX arrested cells	111
Emerging roles of antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity, neuronal function, and neurodegeneration	107
Retinal receptive-field substructure: scaffolding for coding and computation	106
Crossmodal plasticity in hearing loss	105
How do protein aggregates escape quality control in neurodegeneration?	104
The locus coeruleus as a global model failure system	103
How cancer hijacks the body’s homeostasis through the neuroendocrine system	101
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Links between the brain and body during sleep: implications for memory processing	99
Nature versus laboratory: how to optimize housing conditions for zebrafish neuroscience research	97
Olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19: new insights into the underlying mechanisms	94
Do metabolic deficits contribute to sleep disruption in monogenic intellectual disability syndromes?	91
Translational approaches to understanding resilience to Alzheimer’s disease	88

Triggering ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases	85
Unraveling the dynamics of dopamine release and its actions on target cells	81
Differential regulation of cutaneous immunity by sensory neuron subsets	81
Fatty acid balance regulates α-synuclein pathology	81
Embracing sleep-onset complexity	80
Advisory Board and Contents	80
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in neuronal physiology and neurodegeneration	80
Rethinking the role of TRKB in the action of antidepressants and psychedelics	80
Evolutionary neuroanatomical expansion of Broca’s region serving a human-specific function	76
Shared gustatory sensor for acids and ammonium	75
Rapid estrogen signaling drives binge drinking	75
Modeling human mutations to understand TRIO GEF function during development	74
Functional interplay between central and autonomic nervous systems in human fear conditioning	71
Disentangling the roles of circadian rhythms and sleep drive in experimental pain sensitivity	71
Life without microglia	68
Intercellular signaling by ectodomain shedding at the synapse	66
PTEN mutations in autism spectrum disorder and congenital hydrocephalus: developmental pleiotropy and therapeutic targets	61
α-Synuclein in synaptic function and dysfunction	60
The 'middle-aging' brain	59
Astrocytic processes: from tripartite synapses to the active milieu	57
Assessing brain-wide outcomes of dopamine system activation in the living rodent brain	56
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Progranulin function and regulation in the CNS	54
Capturing postpandemic changes in research participants	54
Neuronal pericellular baskets: neurotransmitter convergence and regulation of network excitability	54
Immune-related neurodegeneration in the midbrain causes pulmonary dysfunction in murine cryptococcal IRIS	53
Integrating and interpreting brain maps	52
Unravelling consciousness and brain function through the lens of time, space, and information	52
Integrating innate and learned behavior through brain circuits	52
α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the hippocampal circuit: taming complexity	51
Latent-state and model-based learning in PTSD	51
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Advisory Board and Contents	50
SARS-CoV-2-specific neuropathology: fact or fiction?	50
The lateral thalamus: a bridge between multisensory processing and naturalistic behaviors	50
CK2-dependent SK channel dysfunction as contributor to neuronal hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s disease	49
Mechanistic insights into chemotherapy-induced circadian disruption using rodent models	49
Understanding the aging hypothalamus, one cell at a time	48
RNA granules in neuronal plasticity and disease	48
Macrophages on the margin: choroid plexus immune responses	48
Copine-6 as a regulator of TRPM3 membrane trafficking and noxious heat sensation	47
A novel suppressor of Piezo2 in rodent nociceptors	46
The ‘dispanins’ and related proteins in physiology and neurological disease	46
The NaVy paradox: reducing sodium currents increases excitability	46
The elusive varicose astrocytes	46
Targeting LRRK2 mRNA stability in Parkinson’s disease	45
Epigenetic and metabolic regulation of developmental timing in neocortex evolution	45
Insulin action in the brain: cell types, circuits, and diseases	44
Oxidized phospholipids as novel mediators of neurodegeneration	44
Insights and opportunities for deep brain stimulation as a brain circuit intervention	43

Astrocytes in selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease	43
Origin, identity, and function of terminal Schwann cells	43
Advisory Board and Contents	42
Regulation of circuit organization and function through inhibitory synaptic plasticity	42
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Emerging approaches for decoding neuropeptide transmission	40
Enteric glial cells mediate gut immunity and repair	39
A novel link between locus coeruleus activity and amyloid-related cognitive decline	39
Advisory Board and Contents	38
Induction of plasticity and metaplasticity using noninvasive brain stimulation	37
Genomic, molecular, and cellular divergence of the human brain	37
Reassessing synaptic adhesion pathways	37
Proteostatic regulation in neuronal compartments	37
The therapeutic potential of natural killer cells in neuropathic pain	37
A predictive coding framework of allostatic–interoceptive overload in frontotemporal dementia	36
Dopamine ramps for accurate value learning under uncertainty	35
Tau talk – synaptic and mitochondrial proteins interact with Tau in human neurons	35
Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging	34
Surface-based hippocampal subfield segmentation	33
Lysosomal dysfunction in neurodegeneration: emerging concepts and methods	32
Mis-splicing in Huntington’s disease: harnessing the power of comparative transcriptomics	32
A neuro-journey across species	32
Mechanical stress connects cortical folding to fiber organization in the developing brain	31
Hidden variables in stress neurobiology research	31
Coordinating the energetic strategy of glia and neurons for memory	31
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Spatiotemporally resolved protein synthesis as a molecular framework for memory consolidation	30
Outdoor air pollution and brain development in childhood and adolescence	30
Effect of host and strain factors on α-synuclein prion pathogenesis	30
Neocortical somatostatin neuron diversity in cognition and learning	30
Meningeal brain borders and migraine headache genesis	30
The use of language in autism research	28
Curiosity-driven exploration: foundations in neuroscience and computational modeling	28
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From synapse to sensation: the role of circTulp4	27
Synaptic crossroads: navigating the circuits of movement	27
The potential of gene editing for Huntington’s disease	27
Advisory Board and Contents	27
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Where is the error? Hierarchical predictive coding through dendritic error computation	26
Ontogeny of the circadian system: a multiscale process throughout development	26
Alcohol and the brain: from genes to circuits	26
PET reporter systems for the brain	26
Hypothalamic prolactin signaling protects against overheating in pregnancy	26
An expanding repertoire of circuit mechanisms for visual prediction errors	25
Contextualized hippocampal-cortical dynamics underlying traumatic memory	25
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IGF2 in memory, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases	25
Moving beyond amyloid and tau to capture the biological heterogeneity of Alzheimer’s disease	25
Alterations in pain during adolescence and puberty	25
The dorsal raphe nucleus in the control of energy balance	25
Reinforcement learning detuned in addiction: integrative and translational approaches	25
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