OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Neurosciences is 22. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Subscription and Copyright Information	360
Advisory Board and Contents	244
A noncoding role of coding mRNA in monogenic olfactory receptor choice	216
Subscription and Copyright Information	201
Advisory Board and Contents	197
Advisory Board and Contents	196
Subscription and Copyright Information	151
The locus coeruleus as a global model failure system	144
From illness to rest: neural circuits linking sickness and sleep	144
Construction of complex memories via parallel distributed cortical–subcortical iterative integration	143
From aversive associations to defensive programs: experience-dependent synaptic modifications in the central amygdala	141
Advancing ALS research: public–private partnerships to accelerate drug and biomarker development	137
How cancer hijacks the body’s homeostasis through the neuroendocrine system	127
Defining and characterizing neuronal senescence, ‘neurescence’, as GX arrested cells	127
Emerging roles of antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity, neuronal function, and neurodegeneration	124
Retinal receptive-field substructure: scaffolding for coding and computation	123
Crossmodal plasticity in hearing loss	122
Translational approaches to understanding resilience to Alzheimer’s disease	113
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in neuronal physiology and neurodegeneration	111
Do metabolic deficits contribute to sleep disruption in monogenic intellectual disability syndromes?	109
Subscription and Copyright Information	108
Fatty acid balance regulates α-synuclein pathology	105
Aging brain, brittle bone	91
Olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19: new insights into the underlying mechanisms	88
Nature versus laboratory: how to optimize housing conditions for zebrafish neuroscience research	88

Rethinking the role of TRKB in the action of antidepressants and psychedelics	88
Differential regulation of cutaneous immunity by sensory neuron subsets	87
Unraveling the dynamics of dopamine release and its actions on target cells	85
Triggering ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases	83
Embracing sleep-onset complexity	83
Subscription and Copyright Information	82
Shared gustatory sensor for acids and ammonium	80
Evolution of collicular cell types, circuits, and modulatory pathways	79
Dopamine’s secret agent: serotonin	78
Rapid estrogen signaling drives binge drinking	77
Advisory Board and Contents	74
Modeling human mutations to understand TRIO GEF function during development	73
Disentangling the roles of circadian rhythms and sleep drive in experimental pain sensitivity	73
Functional interplay between central and autonomic nervous systems in human fear conditioning	71
Evolutionary neuroanatomical expansion of Broca’s region serving a human-specific function	71
The 'middle-aging' brain	70
DNA repair as a core function of sleep	68
Intercellular signaling by ectodomain shedding at the synapse	67
Basal progenitors as drivers of neocortical expansion	67
Life without microglia	66
α-Synuclein in synaptic function and dysfunction	66
Assessing brain-wide outcomes of dopamine system activation in the living rodent brain	65
Integrating and interpreting brain maps	64
Capturing postpandemic changes in research participants	63
Subscription and Copyright Information	63
The lateral thalamus: a bridge between multisensory processing and naturalistic behaviors	62
Integrating innate and learned behavior through brain circuits	61
Immune-related neurodegeneration in the midbrain causes pulmonary dysfunction in murine cryptococcal IRIS	60
Making of BDNF: role of promoters, enhancers, and untranslated regions	60
Unravelling consciousness and brain function through the lens of time, space, and information	60
Epigenetic biomarkers in neurodegenerative diseases: from molecular signatures to therapeutic targets	59
Progranulin function and regulation in the CNS	59
Interacting cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical loops shape behavioral control through cognitive maps and shortcuts	58
Latent-state and model-based learning in PTSD	58
CK2-dependent SK channel dysfunction as contributor to neuronal hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s disease	57
Advisory Board and Contents	57
Subscription and Copyright Information	55
Targeting LRRK2 mRNA stability in Parkinson’s disease	54
Advisory Board and Contents	53
Insights and opportunities for deep brain stimulation as a brain circuit intervention	53
Oxidized phospholipids as novel mediators of neurodegeneration	52
Regulation of circuit organization and function through inhibitory synaptic plasticity	52
The ‘dispanins’ and related proteins in physiology and neurological disease	51
RNA granules in neuronal plasticity and disease	50
A novel suppressor of Piezo2 in rodent nociceptors	49
Mechanistic insights into chemotherapy-induced circadian disruption using rodent models	48
Copine-6 as a regulator of TRPM3 membrane trafficking and noxious heat sensation	48
Disambiguating dimensions of external and internal brain processes	47
Astrocytes in selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease	46
Origin, identity, and function of terminal Schwann cells	46

Epigenetic and metabolic regulation of developmental timing in neocortex evolution	46
Understanding the aging hypothalamus, one cell at a time	46
Insulin action in the brain: cell types, circuits, and diseases	45
Advisory Board and Contents	44
Advisory Board and Contents	44
Subscription and Copyright Information	43
Advisory Board and Contents	43
A neurobiological perspective on prolonged grief disorder	42
Advisory Board and Contents	40
Tau talk – synaptic and mitochondrial proteins interact with Tau in human neurons	39
Advisory Board and Contents	39
The therapeutic potential of natural killer cells in neuropathic pain	38
The integrated stress response in the brain: cell type-specific functions in health and neurological disorders	37
Reassessing synaptic adhesion pathways	37
A novel link between locus coeruleus activity and amyloid-related cognitive decline	36
Emerging approaches for decoding neuropeptide transmission	36
Induction of plasticity and metaplasticity using noninvasive brain stimulation	36
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Genomic, molecular, and cellular divergence of the human brain	35
Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging	35
A predictive coding framework of allostatic–interoceptive overload in frontotemporal dementia	34
A neuro-journey across species	34
Subscription and Copyright Information	34
Effect of host and strain factors on α-synuclein prion pathogenesis	33
Curiosity-driven exploration: foundations in neuroscience and computational modeling	32
Outdoor air pollution and brain development in childhood and adolescence	32
Coordinating the energetic strategy of glia and neurons for memory	32
Mechanical stress connects cortical folding to fiber organization in the developing brain	31
Meningeal brain borders and migraine headache genesis	30
Neocortical somatostatin neuron diversity in cognition and learning	30
The use of language in autism research	29
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Hidden variables in stress neurobiology research	28
Subscription and Copyright Information	28
Synaptic crossroads: navigating the circuits of movement	28
A neurobiological taxonomy of sedentary behavior for brain health	28
Where is the error? Hierarchical predictive coding through dendritic error computation	27
Moving beyond amyloid and tau to capture the biological heterogeneity of Alzheimer’s disease	27
Advisory Board and Contents	27
Hypothalamic prolactin signaling protects against overheating in pregnancy	26
Contextualized hippocampal-cortical dynamics underlying traumatic memory	26
An expanding repertoire of circuit mechanisms for visual prediction errors	25
PET reporter systems for the brain	25
Redefining dopaminergic synapses beyond the classical paradigm	25
Alterations in pain during adolescence and puberty	24
The potential of gene editing for Huntington’s disease	24
From synapse to sensation: the role of circTulp4	24
IGF2 in memory, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases	24
Mesenchymal stromal cell extracellular vesicles as immune modulators and drug carriers in neurodegenerative disorders	24
Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience	24
Ontogeny of the circadian system: a multiscale process throughout development	24
Advisory Board and Contents	23
Disrupted circadian rhythms in the plateau pika	23
Advisory Board and Contents	23
Subscription and Copyright Information	23
Apathy as a failure of active inference	22
Advisory Board and Contents	22
Prerequisites of language acquisition in the newborn brain	22
Unweaving type I interferons in age-related neuroinflammation	22
The role of efferocytosis in ischemic stroke and insights from retinopathy	22