OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Molecular Neurobiology is 43. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Physical Exercise as a Modulator of Vascular Pathology and Thrombin Generation to Improve Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury	194
Targeted Inhibition of Upregulated Sodium-Calcium Exchanger in Rat Inferior Colliculus Suppresses Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures	165
Targeting of MALT1 May Improve Functional Recovery and Attenuate Microglia M1 Polarization-Mediated Neuroinflammation During Spinal Cord Injury	145
Neuroprotective Effect of Vitamin D on Behavioral and Oxidative Parameters of Male and Female Adult Wistar Rats Exposed to Mancozeb (manganese/zinc ethylene bis-dithiocarbamate)	140
Correction: Advanced Immunolabeling Method for Optical Volumetric Imaging Reveals Dystrophic Neurites of Dopaminergic Neurons in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Brain	113
The Ethanolic Extract of Polygala paniculata L. Blocks Panx1 Channels and Reduces Ischemic Brain Infarct in a Dose- and Sex-Dependent Way	113
Helicid Alleviates Neuronal Apoptosis of Rats with Depression-Like Behaviors by Downregulating lncRNA-NONRATT030918.2	110
Progranulin Promotes Functional Recovery in Rats with Acute Spinal Cord Injury via Autophagy-Induced Anti-inflammatory Microglial Polarization	99
The Inflammation/NF-κB and BDNF/TrkB/CREB Pathways in the Cerebellum Are Implicated in the Changes in Spatial Working Memory After Both Morphine Dependence and Withdrawal in Rat	93
SIRT6 Improves Hippocampal Neurogenesis Following Prolonged Sleep Deprivation Through Modulating Energy Metabolism in Developing rats	84
The Antioxidative, Anti-inflammatory and Anti-apoptotic Effects of Tetrapleura Tetraptera (Aidan) Ethanol Leaf Extract in the Brain of Wistar Rats Exposed to Aspartame	81
Polypeptide-PNP2 in Corn Cervi Pantotrichum Ameliorates Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease Mice by Inhibiting Microglial Cell Activation	80
Transcription Factor TFAP2B Exerts Neuroprotective Effects Targeting BNIP3-Mediated Mitophagy in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury	77
MiR-184 Mediated the Expression of ZNF865 in Exosome to Promote Procession in the PD Model	75
The E3 Ubiquitin Ligase TRAF6 Interacts with the Cellular Prion Protein and Modulates Its Solubility and Recruitment to Cytoplasmic p62/SQSTM1-Positive Aggresome-Like Structures	72
Extracellular Matrix Alterations Due to Early-Life Adversity: Implications for Auditory Learning in Male Sprague–Dawley Rats	71
Identification of Potential Intervention Targets Involved in Prior Exercise that Attenuates Peripheral Neuropathic Pain by Integrating Transcriptome and Whole-genome Bisulfite Sequencing Analyses	67
The Role of Ion-Transporting Proteins on Crosstalk Between the Skeletal Muscle and Central Nervous Systems Elicited by Physical Exercise	65
Evaluating the Genetic Role of Circadian Clock Genes in Parkinson’s Disease	65
Par6 Enhances Glioma Invasion by Activating MEK/ERK Pathway Through a LIN28/let-7d Positive Feedback Loop	64
Activating MC4R Promotes Functional Recovery by Repressing Oxidative Stress-Mediated AIM2 Activation Post-spinal Cord Injury	61
COP-22 Alleviates d-Galactose–Induced Brain Aging by Attenuating Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Apoptosis in Mice	57
RNF216 Alleviates Radiation-Induced Apoptosis and DNA Damage Through Regulating Ubiquitination-Mediated Degradation of p53 in Glioblastoma	56
Meta-analysis of the Selected Genetic Variants in Immune-Related Genes and Multiple Sclerosis Risk	55
Complicated Role of Post-translational Modification and Protease-Cleaved Fragments of Tau in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Tauopathies	55

Enzymatic Degradation of Cortical Perineuronal Nets Reverses GABAergic Interneuron Maturation	54
lncRNA BDNF-AS Attenuates Propofol-Induced Apoptosis in HT22 Cells by Modulating the BDNF/TrkB Pathway	53
Association Between Adenosine A2A Receptors and Connexin 43 Regulates Hemichannels Activity and ATP Release in Astrocytes Exposed to Amyloid-β Peptides	52
Mechanisms of Alcohol Interference with Hippocampal Neurogenesis and its Repair Strategies	51
Elevated Acetylation of MFN2 is Accompanied by the Disruption of Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism and Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Depression	50
Impact of Microglia-Derived Extracellular Vesicles on Resident Central Nervous System Cell Populations After Acute Brain Injury Under Various External Stimuli Conditions	49
The Sirtuin 2 Inhibitor AK-7 Leads to an Antidepressant-Like Effect in Mice via Upregulation of CREB1, BDNF, and NTRK2 Pathways	49
Identification of Ferroptotic Genes in Spinal Cord Injury at Different Time Points: Bioinformatics and Experimental Validation	46
Pentoxifylline as Adjuvant Therapy in Patients with Generalized Epilepsy Treated with Phenytoin: A Randomized Controlled Study	46
Quaking Protein in Myelin Maintenance and Regeneration in the Central Nervous System	45
Autophagy Inhibition Reduces Irradiation-Induced Subcortical White Matter Injury Not by Reducing Inflammation, but by Increasing Mitochondrial Fusion and Inhibiting Mitochondrial Fission	45
Impaired Synaptic Plasticity Mediated by Decreased GLUT1 in Hippocampal Astrocytes is Involved in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Mice	45
Dermorphin [D-Arg2, Lys4] (1–4) Amide Attenuates Burn Pain by Inhibiting TRPV1/NR2B Mediated Neuroinflammatory Signalling	45
Topotecan Reduces Neuron Death after Spinal Cord Injury by Suppressing Caspase-1-Dependent Pyroptosis	44
Potential Risks of Minoxidil in Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: A Commentary on Safety Concerns and Mechanisms	44
Environmental Deprivation Effects on Myelin Ultrastructure in Huntington Disease and Wildtype Mice	43
Tremella fuciformis Polysaccharides Alleviate Early Brain Injury in Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Inhibiting the KDR-Mediated P38 MAPK/NF-κB Pathway	43
Could SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Be Responsible for Long-COVID Syndrome?	43
Oral Supplementation of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (n-3-PUFA) Can Prevent TBI-Induced Visual, Motor, and Emotional Deficits in Mice	43
Efficacy of stem cell secretome in the treatment of traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies	43
Tau Protein Disrupts Mitochondrial Homeostasis in a Yeast Model: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease	43