OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Neurosciences is 25. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Subscription and Copyright Information	286
Advisory Board and Contents	188
A noncoding role of coding mRNA in monogenic olfactory receptor choice	183
Subscription and Copyright Information	169
Advisory Board and Contents	166
Advisory Board and Contents	161
Advisory Board and Contents	143
Subscription and Copyright Information	128
From aversive associations to defensive programs: experience-dependent synaptic modifications in the central amygdala	120
Construction of complex memories via parallel distributed cortical–subcortical iterative integration	118
Crossmodal plasticity in hearing loss	117
How cancer hijacks the body’s homeostasis through the neuroendocrine system	116
Advancing ALS research: public–private partnerships to accelerate drug and biomarker development	115
Emerging roles of antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity, neuronal function, and neurodegeneration	115
Retinal receptive-field substructure: scaffolding for coding and computation	112
The locus coeruleus as a global model failure system	109
Defining and characterizing neuronal senescence, ‘neurescence’, as GX arrested cells	106
Nature versus laboratory: how to optimize housing conditions for zebrafish neuroscience research	100
How do protein aggregates escape quality control in neurodegeneration?	100
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in neuronal physiology and neurodegeneration	97
Links between the brain and body during sleep: implications for memory processing	95
Do metabolic deficits contribute to sleep disruption in monogenic intellectual disability syndromes?	93
Fatty acid balance regulates α-synuclein pathology	90
Subscription and Copyright Information	90
Embracing sleep-onset complexity	89

Unraveling the dynamics of dopamine release and its actions on target cells	87
Olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19: new insights into the underlying mechanisms	84
Rethinking the role of TRKB in the action of antidepressants and psychedelics	83
Translational approaches to understanding resilience to Alzheimer’s disease	81
Triggering ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases	81
Subscription and Copyright Information	80
Differential regulation of cutaneous immunity by sensory neuron subsets	80
PTEN mutations in autism spectrum disorder and congenital hydrocephalus: developmental pleiotropy and therapeutic targets	78
The 'middle-aging' brain	76
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	70
Shared gustatory sensor for acids and ammonium	69
Advisory Board and Contents	65
Evolutionary neuroanatomical expansion of Broca’s region serving a human-specific function	62
Modeling human mutations to understand TRIO GEF function during development	62
Life without microglia	62
Rapid estrogen signaling drives binge drinking	62
α-Synuclein in synaptic function and dysfunction	61
Assessing brain-wide outcomes of dopamine system activation in the living rodent brain	60
Intercellular signaling by ectodomain shedding at the synapse	60
Unravelling consciousness and brain function through the lens of time, space, and information	59
The lateral thalamus: a bridge between multisensory processing and naturalistic behaviors	58
Integrating innate and learned behavior through brain circuits	58
Immune-related neurodegeneration in the midbrain causes pulmonary dysfunction in murine cryptococcal IRIS	56
Capturing postpandemic changes in research participants	55
Subscription and Copyright Information	55
Integrating and interpreting brain maps	55
Interacting corticobasal ganglia-thalamocortical loops shape behavioral control through cognitive maps and shortcuts	54
Latent-state and model-based learning in PTSD	53
Progranulin function and regulation in the CNS	53
α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the hippocampal circuit: taming complexity	52
CK2-dependent SK channel dysfunction as contributor to neuronal hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s disease	52
Neuronal pericellular baskets: neurotransmitter convergence and regulation of network excitability	52
Advisory Board and Contents	52
The elusive varicose astrocytes	51
Targeting LRRK2 mRNA stability in Parkinson’s disease	51
Subscription and Copyright Information	51
Mechanistic insights into chemotherapy-induced circadian disruption using rodent models	50
Epigenetic and metabolic regulation of developmental timing in neocortex evolution	50
A novel suppressor of Piezo2 in rodent nociceptors	50
Origin, identity, and function of terminal Schwann cells	49
The ‘dispanins’ and related proteins in physiology and neurological disease	49
RNA granules in neuronal plasticity and disease	48
Insights and opportunities for deep brain stimulation as a brain circuit intervention	48
Macrophages on the margin: choroid plexus immune responses	48
Astrocytes in selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease	47
Oxidized phospholipids as novel mediators of neurodegeneration	47
Understanding the aging hypothalamus, one cell at a time	46
Disambiguating dimensions of external and internal brain processes	46
Copine-6 as a regulator of TRPM3 membrane trafficking and noxious heat sensation	46

SARS-CoV-2-specific neuropathology: fact or fiction?	45
Regulation of circuit organization and function through inhibitory synaptic plasticity	45
Advisory Board and Contents	44
Insulin action in the brain: cell types, circuits, and diseases	44
Induction of plasticity and metaplasticity using noninvasive brain stimulation	43
Advisory Board and Contents	43
Advisory Board and Contents	43
Lysosomal dysfunction in neurodegeneration: emerging concepts and methods	42
Reassessing synaptic adhesion pathways	40
The therapeutic potential of natural killer cells in neuropathic pain	39
Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging	39
Advisory Board and Contents	38
Enteric glial cells mediate gut immunity and repair	37
Advisory Board and Contents	36
Advisory Board and Contents	36
Dopamine ramps for accurate value learning under uncertainty	36
Emerging approaches for decoding neuropeptide transmission	35
A novel link between locus coeruleus activity and amyloid-related cognitive decline	35
Tau talk – synaptic and mitochondrial proteins interact with Tau in human neurons	34
The integrated stress response in the brain: cell type-specific functions in health and neurological disorders	33
Proteostatic regulation in neuronal compartments	33
Surface-based hippocampal subfield segmentation	33
A predictive coding framework of allostatic–interoceptive overload in frontotemporal dementia	33
Genomic, molecular, and cellular divergence of the human brain	33
Curiosity-driven exploration: foundations in neuroscience and computational modeling	32
Subscription and Copyright Information	32
Mechanical stress connects cortical folding to fiber organization in the developing brain	32
A neuro-journey across species	31
The use of language in autism research	31
Mis-splicing in Huntington’s disease: harnessing the power of comparative transcriptomics	31
A neurobiological taxonomy of sedentary behavior for brain health	31
Coordinating the energetic strategy of glia and neurons for memory	30
Effect of host and strain factors on α-synuclein prion pathogenesis	30
Spatiotemporally resolved protein synthesis as a molecular framework for memory consolidation	29
Hidden variables in stress neurobiology research	29
Subscription and Copyright Information	29
Meningeal brain borders and migraine headache genesis	29
Outdoor air pollution and brain development in childhood and adolescence	29
Neocortical somatostatin neuron diversity in cognition and learning	29
Synaptic crossroads: navigating the circuits of movement	28
Subscription and Copyright Information	28
Hypothalamic prolactin signaling protects against overheating in pregnancy	28
Where is the error? Hierarchical predictive coding through dendritic error computation	27
Alterations in pain during adolescence and puberty	27
Alcohol and the brain: from genes to circuits	26
Contextualized hippocampal-cortical dynamics underlying traumatic memory	26
Advisory Board and Contents	26
Mesenchymal stromal cell extracellular vesicles as immune modulators and drug carriers in neurodegenerative disorders	26
Moving beyond amyloid and tau to capture the biological heterogeneity of Alzheimer’s disease	26
PET reporter systems for the brain	26
From synapse to sensation: the role of circTulp4	26
Redefining dopaminergic synapses beyond the classical paradigm	25
An expanding repertoire of circuit mechanisms for visual prediction errors	25
Ontogeny of the circadian system: a multiscale process throughout development	25
Reinforcement learning detuned in addiction: integrative and translational approaches	25
Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience	25
IGF2 in memory, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases	25