OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Neurobiology is 17. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	301
A metabolic perspective to sleep genetics	189
Nonlinear slow-timescale mechanisms in synaptic plasticity	130
Midbrain KCC2 downregulation: Implications for stress-related and substance use behaviors	126
Statistical neuroscience in the single trial limit	119
Ethological computational psychiatry: Challenges and opportunities	102
Transient oscillations as computations for cognition: Analysis, modeling and function	98
The role of NMDA receptor and neuroligin rare variants in synaptic dysfunction underlying neurodevelopmental disorders	87
Reconciling neuronal representations of schema, abstract task structure, and categorization under cognitive maps in the entorhinal-hippocampal-frontal circuits	75
Accelerated brain aging with opioid misuse and HIV: New insights on the role of glially derived pro-inflammation mediators and neuronal chloride homeostasis	71
Surprise and novelty in the brain	70
Signaling in autism: Relevance to nutrients and sex	66
Biophysical models of intrinsic homeostasis: Firing rates and beyond	63
Editorial overview: Molecular neuroscience	60
Avian pallial circuits and cognition: A comparison to mammals	60
Toward a neuroscience of natural behavior	60
The basal ganglia are a target for sensorimotor domains in posterior parietal, premotor, and motor cortex in primates	59
Visuomotor coordination and cognitive capacity in blindsight	58
Neurotransmitter and neuropeptide regulation of gut immunity	55
T cell surveillance of Toxoplasma gondii: Basic insights into how T cells operate in the central nervous system	55
Cell type specificity for circuit output in the midbrain dopaminergic system	53
Proteomics-based synapse characterization: From proteins to circuits	53
The neural basis of tactile texture perception	50
Regulatory roles of mitochondria and metabolism in neurogenesis	49
Fast Hebbian plasticity and working memory	48

Dynamic skin behaviors in cephalopods	45
Distinct functions of ventral CA1 and dorsal CA2 in social memory	45
Body language signals for rodent social communication	44
Mechanisms of NMDA receptor regulation	44
From seconds to days: Neural plasticity viewed through a lipid lens	42
Dynamic interplay between GABAergic networks and developing neurons in the adult hippocampus	42
The superior colliculus: New insights into an evolutionarily ancient structure	40
Store-operated Ca2+ entry regulates neuronal gene expression and function	38
“Arc – A viral vector of memory and synaptic plasticity”	38
Molecular basis of somatosensation in insects	37
A neuroethological view of the multifaceted sensory influences on birdsong	37
Oligodendrocyte-derived transcellular signaling regulates axonal energy metabolism	37
Release your inhibitions: The cell biology of GABAergic postsynaptic plasticity	36
The zona incerta in control of novelty seeking and investigation across species	36
Translational opportunities for circuit-based social neuroscience: advancing 21st century psychiatry	36
Modulation of hippocampal plasticity in learning and memory	35
Ecological decision-making: From circuit elements to emerging principles	34
Dissecting neural mechanisms of prosocial behaviors	34
Single-cell technology grows up: Leveraging high-resolution omics approaches to understand neurodevelopmental disorders	34
Building and modifying diverse synaptic properties: Insights from Drosophila	33
Secretases in Alzheimer's disease: Novel insights into proteolysis of APP and TREM2	33
Cajal-retzius cells: Recent advances in identity and function	32
Putting the axonal periodic scaffold in order	32
Current and emerging methods for probing neuropeptide transmission	32
On the targeting of voltage-gated calcium channels to neurotransmitter release sites	32
Arkypallidal neurons in basal ganglia circuits: Unveiling novel pallidostriatal loops?	32
The social network: Neural control of sex differences in reproductive behaviors, motivation, and response to social isolation	31
Autophagy in axonal and presynaptic development	31
Cell biology of Parkinson's disease: Mechanisms of synaptic, lysosomal, and mitochondrial dysfunction	31
Local regulation of striatal dopamine: A diversity of circuit mechanisms for a diversity of behavioral functions?	31
Presynaptic and postsynaptic long-term plasticity in sleep homeostasis	30
Publisher’s Note	30
Genetic advances and translational phenotypes in rodent models for Tourette disorder	30
Locomotor efference copy signaling and gaze control: An evolutionary perspective	30
Spinal sensory innervation of the intestine	29
“Neural correlates of social signaling in rodents: An acoustic perspective”	29
Phase separation in the multi-compartment organization of synapses	29
Affective empathy and prosocial behavior in rodents	29
Novel therapeutics in development for the treatment of stimulant-use disorder	29
Representational drift: Emerging theories for continual learning and experimental future directions	28
The role of the gut-brain axis in bariatric surgery	28
Targeting B cell dysregulation with emerging therapies in autoimmune demyelinating disorders	27
Editorial Board	27
Understanding collective behavior through neurobiology	27
Redefining stroke rehabilitation: Mobilizing the embodied goal-oriented brain	26
Roles of ANK2/ankyrin-B in neurodevelopmental disorders: Isoform functions and implications for autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy	26
Punctuated evolution of visual cortical circuits? Evidence from the large rodent Dasyprocta leporina, and the tiny primate Microcebus murinus	26
CaMKII mechanisms that promote pathological LTP impairments	26
Transcriptomic evidence for dense peptidergic networks within forebrains of four widely divergent tetrapods	26
Polyglutamine diseases	25

Towards biologically constrained attractor models of schizophrenia	25
Dynamic functional connectivity in the static connectome of Caenorhabditis elegans	25
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of human cortical connectivity	25
Neurobiological mechanisms underlying psychostimulant use	24
Next generation behavioral sequencing for advancing pain quantification	24
The microtubule cytoskeleton of radial glial progenitor cells	24
Molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia: Insights from human genetics	24
Editorial overview: Evolution of brains and computation	24
Postsynaptic signaling at glutamatergic synapses as therapeutic targets	24
On the dynamic and even reversible nature of Leigh syndrome: Lessons from human imaging and mouse models	24
Genetics in hereditary spastic paraplegias: Essential but not enough	23
Human reaching control in dynamic environments	23
Jellyfish for the study of nervous system evolution and function	23
A Goldilocks theory of cognitive control: Balancing precision and efficiency with low-dimensional control states	23
How astrocytic ATP shapes neuronal activity and brain circuits	23
Dopamine control of downstream motor centers	23
Structural insights into gating mechanism and allosteric regulation of NMDA receptors	22
Design of mechanosensory feedback during undulatory locomotion to enhance speed and stability	22
Expressions of emotions across species	22
Connecting the dots in ethology: applying network theory to understand neural and animal collectives	22
Immunobiology of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders	22
Evolution of synapses and neurotransmitter systems: The divide-and-conquer model for early neural cell-type evolution	21
PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) and Parkin: Unlocking a mitochondrial quality control pathway linked to Parkinson's disease	21
Computation, wiring, and plasticity in synaptic clusters	21
Circuits for self-motion estimation and walking control in Drosophila	21
Brains and speciation: Control of behavior	21
Multilevel visuomotor control of locomotion in Drosophila	21
Computational role of sleep in memory reorganization	21
Learning in the time of COVID: insights from the zebra finch – a social vocal-learner	20
Lessons from helping behavior in rats	20
The influence of ovarian hormones on the putative mechanisms that promote female nicotine use	20
Editorial Board	20
Signatures of task learning in neural representations	20
New insights and therapeutic opportunities for progranulin-deficient frontotemporal dementia	20
Mechanical transmission at spine synapses: Short-term potentiation and working memory	19
Spike timing-dependent plasticity and memory	19
The power of human stem cell-based systems in the study of neurodevelopmental disorders	19
Evolution of sensory systems	19
Leaving flatland: Advances in 3D behavioral measurement	19
Querying hippocampal replay with subcortical inputs	19
Toward the explainability, transparency, and universality of machine learning for behavioral classification in neuroscience	19
RAN proteins in neurodegenerative disease: Repeating themes and unifying therapeutic strategies	19
Stable continual learning through structured multiscale plasticity manifolds	19
Publisher’s Note	18
Editorial overview: Systems neuroscience	18
Neuroinflammation and COVID-19	18
GBA mutations, glucosylceramide and Parkinson's disease	18
Measuring and modeling the motor system with machine learning	18
Editorial Board	18
Editorial Board	18
Diversity and specificity in location-based signaling outputs of neuronal GPCRs	17
Imaging neuronal protein signaling dynamics in vivo	17
TRP channels in thermosensation	17
Ghrelin system in Alzheimer's disease	17
CA2 physiology underlying social memory	17
Principles of neural stem cell lineage progression: Insights from developing cerebral cortex	17
Mitochondrial regulation of local supply of energy in neurons	17
Modeling neuro-immune interactions using human pluripotent stem cells	17
Cortical contribution to visuomotor coordination in locomotion and reaching	17
Aging impact on amyloid precursor protein neuronal trafficking	17
Dendrites and efficiency: Optimizing performance and resource utilization	17
The synaptic life of microtubules	17