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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
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Advisory Board and Contents	208
A noncoding role of coding mRNA in monogenic olfactory receptor choice	186
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Advisory Board and Contents	180
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Advisory Board and Contents	159
Subscription and Copyright Information	141
How do protein aggregates escape quality control in neurodegeneration?	128
From aversive associations to defensive programs: experience-dependent synaptic modifications in the central amygdala	128
Defining and characterizing neuronal senescence, ‘neurescence’, as GX arrested cells	124
How cancer hijacks the body’s homeostasis through the neuroendocrine system	124
The locus coeruleus as a global model failure system	123
Crossmodal plasticity in hearing loss	122
Retinal receptive-field substructure: scaffolding for coding and computation	119
Advancing ALS research: public–private partnerships to accelerate drug and biomarker development	119
Emerging roles of antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity, neuronal function, and neurodegeneration	110
Construction of complex memories via parallel distributed cortical–subcortical iterative integration	110
Do metabolic deficits contribute to sleep disruption in monogenic intellectual disability syndromes?	108
Subscription and Copyright Information	102
Differential regulation of cutaneous immunity by sensory neuron subsets	101
Links between the brain and body during sleep: implications for memory processing	101
Fatty acid balance regulates α-synuclein pathology	98
Nature versus laboratory: how to optimize housing conditions for zebrafish neuroscience research	93
Unraveling the dynamics of dopamine release and its actions on target cells	93

Rethinking the role of TRKB in the action of antidepressants and psychedelics	91
Olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19: new insights into the underlying mechanisms	87
Triggering ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases	83
Embracing sleep-onset complexity	81
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in neuronal physiology and neurodegeneration	81
Translational approaches to understanding resilience to Alzheimer’s disease	78
Subscription and Copyright Information	72
Advisory Board and Contents	71
Shared gustatory sensor for acids and ammonium	71
Modeling human mutations to understand TRIO GEF function during development	70
Rapid estrogen signaling drives binge drinking	70
Disentangling the roles of circadian rhythms and sleep drive in experimental pain sensitivity	69
Functional interplay between central and autonomic nervous systems in human fear conditioning	67
Evolutionary neuroanatomical expansion of Broca’s region serving a human-specific function	66
The 'middle-aging' brain	66
Life without microglia	64
Intercellular signaling by ectodomain shedding at the synapse	63
α-Synuclein in synaptic function and dysfunction	63
Assessing brain-wide outcomes of dopamine system activation in the living rodent brain	63
Progranulin function and regulation in the CNS	62
The lateral thalamus: a bridge between multisensory processing and naturalistic behaviors	61
Immune-related neurodegeneration in the midbrain causes pulmonary dysfunction in murine cryptococcal IRIS	59
Capturing postpandemic changes in research participants	58
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Interacting cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical loops shape behavioral control through cognitive maps and shortcuts	58
Latent-state and model-based learning in PTSD	56
α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the hippocampal circuit: taming complexity	56
Integrating innate and learned behavior through brain circuits	56
Unravelling consciousness and brain function through the lens of time, space, and information	55
Advisory Board and Contents	55
Integrating and interpreting brain maps	55
CK2-dependent SK channel dysfunction as contributor to neuronal hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s disease	54
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The elusive varicose astrocytes	54
Targeting LRRK2 mRNA stability in Parkinson’s disease	53
Epigenetic and metabolic regulation of developmental timing in neocortex evolution	53
Mechanistic insights into chemotherapy-induced circadian disruption using rodent models	53
Disambiguating dimensions of external and internal brain processes	52
Understanding the aging hypothalamus, one cell at a time	52
The ‘dispanins’ and related proteins in physiology and neurological disease	52
A novel suppressor of Piezo2 in rodent nociceptors	50
Oxidized phospholipids as novel mediators of neurodegeneration	50
Origin, identity, and function of terminal Schwann cells	50
Advisory Board and Contents	50
Insights and opportunities for deep brain stimulation as a brain circuit intervention	50
Copine-6 as a regulator of TRPM3 membrane trafficking and noxious heat sensation	50
Regulation of circuit organization and function through inhibitory synaptic plasticity	47
Insulin action in the brain: cell types, circuits, and diseases	46
Astrocytes in selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease	46
RNA granules in neuronal plasticity and disease	46

Tau talk – synaptic and mitochondrial proteins interact with Tau in human neurons	45
Advisory Board and Contents	45
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Induction of plasticity and metaplasticity using noninvasive brain stimulation	41
Advisory Board and Contents	41
Dopamine ramps for accurate value learning under uncertainty	40
Advisory Board and Contents	40
Emerging approaches for decoding neuropeptide transmission	39
A novel link between locus coeruleus activity and amyloid-related cognitive decline	39
Reassessing synaptic adhesion pathways	38
Genomic, molecular, and cellular divergence of the human brain	38
A predictive coding framework of allostatic–interoceptive overload in frontotemporal dementia	38
Enteric glial cells mediate gut immunity and repair	38
The integrated stress response in the brain: cell type-specific functions in health and neurological disorders	36
The therapeutic potential of natural killer cells in neuropathic pain	36
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Proteostatic regulation in neuronal compartments	36
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Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging	35
Mechanical stress connects cortical folding to fiber organization in the developing brain	35
Lysosomal dysfunction in neurodegeneration: emerging concepts and methods	35
Effect of host and strain factors on α-synuclein prion pathogenesis	34
Hidden variables in stress neurobiology research	33
A neurobiological taxonomy of sedentary behavior for brain health	33
A neuro-journey across species	33
Neocortical somatostatin neuron diversity in cognition and learning	33
Mis-splicing in Huntington’s disease: harnessing the power of comparative transcriptomics	32
Outdoor air pollution and brain development in childhood and adolescence	31
Spatiotemporally resolved protein synthesis as a molecular framework for memory consolidation	31
Curiosity-driven exploration: foundations in neuroscience and computational modeling	31
Meningeal brain borders and migraine headache genesis	31
The use of language in autism research	31
Coordinating the energetic strategy of glia and neurons for memory	31
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Synaptic crossroads: navigating the circuits of movement	29
From synapse to sensation: the role of circTulp4	29
Advisory Board and Contents	29
Ontogeny of the circadian system: a multiscale process throughout development	28
The potential of gene editing for Huntington’s disease	28
Contextualized hippocampal-cortical dynamics underlying traumatic memory	27
Hypothalamic prolactin signaling protects against overheating in pregnancy	27
PET reporter systems for the brain	27
Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience	26
Moving beyond amyloid and tau to capture the biological heterogeneity of Alzheimer’s disease	26
An expanding repertoire of circuit mechanisms for visual prediction errors	26
Redefining dopaminergic synapses beyond the classical paradigm	26
Alterations in pain during adolescence and puberty	25
Reinforcement learning detuned in addiction: integrative and translational approaches	25
Where is the error? Hierarchical predictive coding through dendritic error computation	25
IGF2 in memory, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases	24
Mesenchymal stromal cell extracellular vesicles as immune modulators and drug carriers in neurodegenerative disorders	24
Advisory Board and Contents	23
The role of efferocytosis in ischemic stroke and insights from retinopathy	22
Evolutionary conservation and cell type specificity of nuclear compartments in the brain	22
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Advisory Board and Contents	22