OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neurochemical Research is 31. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Lentivirus-mediated Knockdown of Ski Improves Neurological Function After Spinal Cord Injury in Rats	173
Retraction Note: Prenatal Exposure to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 Induces Autism-Like Behaviors in Male Neonatal Rats: Insights into WNT and BDNF Signaling Perturbations	84
When the Stars Misfire: Astrocytic Dysfunctions in Major Depressive Disorder	73
Avocado Oil Prevents Neurological and Behavioral Alterations in a Quinolinic Acid-Induced Model of Huntington’s Disease	67
Dose-Dependent Effects of Astaxanthin on Ischemia/Reperfusion Induced Brain Injury in MCAO Model Rat	53
Effect and Mechanism of LIN28 on Ferroptosis in Mg2+-free Rat Hippocampal Neuron Model of Epilepsy	52
Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) and Its Association with Donepezil Restore Cognitive Impairment, Suppress Oxidative Stress and Pro-inflammatory Responses, and Improve Purinergic Signaling in a Scopolam	49
Persistent Acidic Environment Induces Impaired Phagocytosis via ERK in Microglia	49
Therapeutic Hypothermia Combined with Hydrogen Sulfide Treatment Attenuated Early Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption and Brain Edema Induced by Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation in Rat Model	46
Targeting Adipokines: A Promising Therapeutic Strategy for Epilepsy	46
LncRNA NKILA Exacerbates Alzheimer’s Disease Progression by Regulating the FOXA1-Mediated Transcription of TNFAIP1	45
Exploring α-synuclein Interaction Partners and their Potential Clinical Implications for Parkinson’s Disease	43
Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cell Differentiation to Mature Neuron by AM580 Treatment	40
Targeting Sigma-1 Receptor: A Promising Strategy in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease	38
Neuroprotective effect of Berberine Nanoparticles Against Seizures in Pentylenetetrazole Induced Kindling Model of Epileptogenesis: Role of Anti-Oxidative, Anti-Inflammatory, and Anti-Apoptotic Mechan	38
Diminazene Alleviates Neuroinflammation in Ischemic Stroke by Inhibiting Astrocytic Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Oxidative Stress	36
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Prenatal Exposure to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 Induces Autism-Like Behaviors in Male Neonatal Rats: Insights into WNT and BDNF Signaling Perturbations	36
Edaravone Attenuates Aβ 1-42-Induced Inflammatory Damage and Ferroptosis in HT22 Cells	36
JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway Modulates Acute Methylmercury Toxicity in the Mouse Astrocyte C8-D1A Cell Line	36
Possible Involvement of Perineuronal Nets in Anti-Depressant Effects of Electroacupuncture in Chronic-Stress-Induced Depression in Rats	36
Dopamine Toxicity Induces ROS-Dependent Death of Murine Neuroblastoma Cells: Impact on the Interactions of Cofilin With UCHL1 and MMP9	35
Effect of CTLA-4 Inhibition on Inflammation and Apoptosis After Spinal Cord Injury	35
Glial Glutamine Homeostasis in Health and Disease	35
Acute Sleep Deprivation-Induced Anxiety and Disruption of Hypothalamic Cell Survival and Plasticity: A Mechanistic Study of Protection by Butanol Extract of Tinospora cordifolia	35
Synaptogenesis by Cholinergic Stimulation of Astrocytes	34

Effect of Rosiglitazone, the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR)-γ Agonist, on Apoptosis, Inflammatory Cytokines and Oxidative Stress in pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizures in Kindled Mi	34
Dithiolethiones D3T and ACDT Protect Against Iron Overload-Induced Cytotoxicity and Serve as Ferroptosis Inhibitors in U-87 MG Cells	33
Naringenin Protected Against Blood Brain Barrier Breakdown after Ischemic Stroke through GSK-3β/ β-Catenin Pathway	33
Dental Pulp Stem Cells Attenuate Early Brain Injury After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage via miR-26a-5p/PTEN/AKT Pathway	32
Changes in Astroglial Water Flow in the Pre-amyloid Phase of the STZ Model of AD Dementia	32
Trehalose Attenuates Learning and Memory Impairments in Aged Rats via Overexpression of miR-181c	31