OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Neurosciences is 23. 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
Advisory Board and Contents	256
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Advisory Board and Contents	192
Advisory Board and Contents	177
Subscription and Copyright Information	174
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One wavelength to excite them all: deep tissue imaging going multicolor	159
A noncoding role of coding mRNA in monogenic olfactory receptor choice	151
Subscription and Copyright Information	139
Construction of complex memories via parallel distributed cortical–subcortical iterative integration	123
Advancing ALS research: public–private partnerships to accelerate drug and biomarker development	119
From aversive associations to defensive programs: experience-dependent synaptic modifications in the central amygdala	116
Defining and characterizing neuronal senescence, ‘neurescence’, as GX arrested cells	106
How do protein aggregates escape quality control in neurodegeneration?	105
Retinal receptive-field substructure: scaffolding for coding and computation	103
Emerging roles of antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity, neuronal function, and neurodegeneration	103
The locus coeruleus as a global model failure system	102
Crossmodal plasticity in hearing loss	101
How cancer hijacks the body’s homeostasis through the neuroendocrine system	99
Nature versus laboratory: how to optimize housing conditions for zebrafish neuroscience research	96
Advisory Board and Contents	96
Do metabolic deficits contribute to sleep disruption in monogenic intellectual disability syndromes?	96
Subscription and Copyright Information	96
Fatty acid balance regulates α-synuclein pathology	91
Differential regulation of cutaneous immunity by sensory neuron subsets	89

Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in neuronal physiology and neurodegeneration	83
Unraveling the dynamics of dopamine release and its actions on target cells	80
Triggering ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases	80
Embracing sleep-onset complexity	80
Translational approaches to understanding resilience to Alzheimer’s disease	79
Rethinking the role of TRKB in the action of antidepressants and psychedelics	79
Non-cell-autonomous pathogenic mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	78
Olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19: new insights into the underlying mechanisms	77
Links between the brain and body during sleep: implications for memory processing	77
Evolutionary neuroanatomical expansion of Broca’s region serving a human-specific function	73
Advisory Board and Contents	73
Disentangling the roles of circadian rhythms and sleep drive in experimental pain sensitivity	72
Rapid estrogen signaling drives binge drinking	72
Shared gustatory sensor for acids and ammonium	69
Intercellular signaling by ectodomain shedding at the synapse	69
PTEN mutations in autism spectrum disorder and congenital hydrocephalus: developmental pleiotropy and therapeutic targets	65
Modeling human mutations to understand TRIO GEF function during development	65
Life without microglia	61
α-Synuclein in synaptic function and dysfunction	60
Functional interplay between central and autonomic nervous systems in human fear conditioning	59
Astrocytic processes: from tripartite synapses to the active milieu	58
Assessing brain-wide outcomes of dopamine system activation in the living rodent brain	53
The 'middle-aging' brain	53
Neuronal pericellular baskets: neurotransmitter convergence and regulation of network excitability	51
Useful misrepresentation: perception as embodied proactive inference	51
Latent-state and model-based learning in PTSD	51
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The lateral thalamus: a bridge between multisensory processing and naturalistic behaviors	51
Capturing postpandemic changes in research participants	50
Immune-related neurodegeneration in the midbrain causes pulmonary dysfunction in murine cryptococcal IRIS	50
Integrating innate and learned behavior through brain circuits	50
Unravelling consciousness and brain function through the lens of time, space, and information	50
Integrating and interpreting brain maps	49
α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the hippocampal circuit: taming complexity	49
Progranulin function and regulation in the CNS	49
Subscription and Copyright Information	48
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Advisory Board and Contents	48
SARS-CoV-2-specific neuropathology: fact or fiction?	47
Macrophages on the margin: choroid plexus immune responses	46
Origin, identity, and function of terminal Schwann cells	46
Epigenetic and metabolic regulation of developmental timing in neocortex evolution	46
Oxidized phospholipids as novel mediators of neurodegeneration	46
Mechanistic insights into chemotherapy-induced circadian disruption using rodent models	45
The NaVy paradox: reducing sodium currents increases excitability	45
CK2-dependent SK channel dysfunction as contributor to neuronal hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s disease	45
A novel suppressor of Piezo2 in rodent nociceptors	44
Understanding the aging hypothalamus, one cell at a time	44
Insights and opportunities for deep brain stimulation as a brain circuit intervention	44
The elusive varicose astrocytes	43

Targeting LRRK2 mRNA stability in Parkinson’s disease	43
The ‘dispanins’ and related proteins in physiology and neurological disease	43
RNA granules in neuronal plasticity and disease	42
Astrocytes in selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease	41
Insulin action in the brain: cell types, circuits, and diseases	40
Regulation of circuit organization and function through inhibitory synaptic plasticity	40
Advisory Board and Contents	39
Advisory Board and Contents	38
Tau talk – synaptic and mitochondrial proteins interact with Tau in human neurons	38
Advisory Board and Contents	38
Advisory Board and Contents	38
Dopamine ramps for accurate value learning under uncertainty	37
Surface-based hippocampal subfield segmentation	37
Advisory Board and Contents	37
Enteric glial cells mediate gut immunity and repair	37
Reassessing synaptic adhesion pathways	36
The therapeutic potential of natural killer cells in neuropathic pain	36
A novel link between locus coeruleus activity and amyloid-related cognitive decline	35
Lysosomal dysfunction in neurodegeneration: emerging concepts and methods	35
Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging	34
Proteostatic regulation in neuronal compartments	34
Genomic, molecular, and cellular divergence of the human brain	34
A predictive coding framework of allostatic–interoceptive overload in frontotemporal dementia	33
Emerging approaches for decoding neuropeptide transmission	33
A neuro-journey across species	33
Mis-splicing in Huntington’s disease: harnessing the power of comparative transcriptomics	32
Effect of host and strain factors on α-synuclein prion pathogenesis	31
Coordinating the energetic strategy of glia and neurons for memory	31
Curiosity-driven exploration: foundations in neuroscience and computational modeling	31
Hidden variables in stress neurobiology research	30
Outdoor air pollution and brain development in childhood and adolescence	30
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Spatiotemporally resolved protein synthesis as a molecular framework for memory consolidation	30
Mechanical stress connects cortical folding to fiber organization in the developing brain	29
Neocortical somatostatin neuron diversity in cognition and learning	29
The use of language in autism research	28
Meningeal brain borders and migraine headache genesis	28
Neurobiology of brain oscillations in acute and chronic pain	27
Ontogeny of the circadian system: a multiscale process throughout development	27
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An expanding repertoire of circuit mechanisms for visual prediction errors	27
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Reinforcement learning detuned in addiction: integrative and translational approaches	26
From synapse to sensation: the role of circTulp4	26
Hypothalamic prolactin signaling protects against overheating in pregnancy	25
The potential of gene editing for Huntington’s disease	25
Alterations in pain during adolescence and puberty	25
Synaptic crossroads: navigating the circuits of movement	25
The dorsal raphe nucleus in the control of energy balance	25
Advisory Board and Contents	25
Where is the error? Hierarchical predictive coding through dendritic error computation	25
IGF2 in memory, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases	24
Alcohol and the brain: from genes to circuits	24
Contextualized hippocampal-cortical dynamics underlying traumatic memory	24
PET reporter systems for the brain	24
Moving beyond amyloid and tau to capture the biological heterogeneity of Alzheimer’s disease	24
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Disrupted circadian rhythms in the plateau pika	23
Advisory Board and Contents	23
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Advisory Board and Contents	23
Altered stress granule disassembly: links to neurodegenerative disease?	23