OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience is 8. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Impaired hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive performance in adult DBC1-knock out mice	58
Cannabinoid receptor 2 agonist AM1241 alleviates epileptic seizures and epilepsy-associated depression via inhibiting neuroinflammation in a pilocarpine-induced chronic epilepsy mouse model	55
Occurrence of neuronal dysfunction in mice with virus- or toxic-induced lesions in the central nervous system	45
Exosome-based therapeutics: Advancing drug delivery for neurodegenerative diseases	43
Absence of Gem1 (mammalian Miro/Rhot) mitigates alpha-synuclein toxicity in a yeast model of Parkinson's disease	30
Multi-level computational analysis identifies schizophrenia missense SNPs with implications for synaptic function, neuroimmune dysfunction, and antipsychotic response	29
Reduced platelet activation and thrombus formation in male transgenic model mice of Alzheimer's disease suggests early sex-specific differences in platelet pathophysiology	27
The role of alarmins in neuroinflammation following spinal cord injury: A systematic review of the literature	27
Alpha-secretase dependent nuclear localization of the amyloid-β precursor protein-binding protein Fe65 promotes DNA repair	26
Sex differences in susceptibility to substance use disorder: Role for X chromosome inactivation and escape?	26
TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease: Structure, function, therapeutic prospects, and activation challenges	25
Suppression of BMP signaling restores mitral cell development impaired by FGF signaling deficits in mouse olfactory bulb	23
Irisin regulates mitochondrial function to support synaptogenesis in the developing hippocampus	23
Dimethyl itaconate reprograms neurotoxic to neuroprotective primary astrocytes through the regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome and NRF2/HO-1 pathways	22
Paternal morphine exposure in rats reduces social play in adolescent male progeny without affecting drug-taking behavior in juvenile males or female offspring	22
TAT-PPA1 protects against oxidative stress-induced loss of dopaminergic neurons	21
Astrocytes initiate autophagic flux and maintain cell viability after internalizing non-active native extracellular α-synuclein	21
Eprosartan alleviates the traumatic brain injury-induced multi-organ dysfunction syndrome in mice via AT1R/SNS/HMGB1 blockade and PDL-1 modulation	20
Activation of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 promotes hippocampal neurogenesis via activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in hypertension	18
Protein phosphatases regulate the formation of Müller glia-derived progenitor cells in the chick retina	18
Combined treatment of retinoic acid with olfactory ensheathing cells protect gentamicin-induced SGNs damage in the rat cochlea in vitro	18
Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of microglia in substance use disorders	17
The role of calcium, Akt and ERK signaling in cadmium-induced hair cell death	17
GSK-3β dysregulation in aging: Implications for tau pathology and Alzheimer's disease progression	16
Editorial Board	15

iPSC-derived healthy human astrocytes selectively load miRNAs targeting neuronal genes into extracellular vesicles	15
Chemogenetic inhibition of TrkB signalling reduces phrenic motor neuron survival and size	15
Interneurons in the CA1 stratum oriens expressing αTTP may play a role in the delayed-ageing Pol μ mouse model	15
Antidepressant-like effect of CP-101,606: Evidence of mTOR pathway activation	14
Neuroprotective effect of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonist lobeglitazone following intracerebral hemorrhage in rats	14
An in-depth association analysis of genetic variants within nicotine-related loci: Meeting in middle of GWAS and genetic fine-mapping	14
Golgi stress induces upregulation of the ER-Golgi SNARE Syntaxin-5, altered βAPP processing, and Caspase-3-dependent apoptosis in NG108-15 cells	13
Acute stress uncovers latent β2-adrenergic receptor and Corticotropin Releasing Factor interactions in the ventral Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis critical for long-term stress-avoidance behavior	13
The mRNA expression profile of glycine receptor subunits alpha 1, alpha 2, alpha 4 and beta in female and male mice	13
The glymphatic and meningeal lymphatic systems may converge, connecting traumatic brain injury progression with chronic traumatic encephalopathy onset	13
Synaptic logistics: Competing over shared resources	13
Vulnerability of neurofilament-expressing neurons in frontotemporal dementia	13
Apelin-13 can regulate adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells to improve traumatic brain injury	12
Distinct subpopulations of D1 medium spiny neurons exhibit unique transcriptional responsiveness to cocaine	12
Expanded polyQ aggregates interact with sarco-endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase and Drosophila inhibitor of apoptosis protein1 to regulate polyQ mediated neurodegeneration in Drosophila	12
Select NSAIDs enhance peripheral nerve growth and calcium signaling through PPARγ activation	12
Role of ALS-associated OPTN-K489E mutation in neuronal cell-death regulation	11
Glycogen phosphorylase isoenzyme GPbb versus GPmm regulation of ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus glucoregulatory neurotransmitter and counter-regulatory hormone profiles during hypoglycemia: Role of	11
Turnover of synaptic adhesion molecules	11
Liproxstatin-1 improves functional recovery after acute spinal cord injury by inhibiting ferroptosis-induced inflammation	11
Compartment specific mitochondrial dysfunction in Drosophila knock-in model of ALS reversed by altered gene expression of OXPHOS subunits and pro-fission factor Drp1	10
Stress-induced neuroinflammation and synaptic dysregulation: Linking HPA axis to glutamate and NMDA receptors	10
Peroxisome, neuropeptide, and inflammation signaling pathways uniquely impacted by opioid exposure in the hypothalamus of males and females	10
Comparing effects of microgravity and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the mouse ventral lumbar spinal cord	10
A critical role for the fascin family of actin bundling proteins in axon development, brain wiring and function	10
Editorial Board	9
AstroGreen transgenic mouse illuminates the trafficking of astrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles	9
RNA-based therapies for neurodegenerative disease: Targeting molecular mechanisms for disease modification	9
Optimized laminin surfaces induce spontaneous myelination by neonate mice dorsal root ganglia	9
The extracellular domain of mGluR6 regulates targeting to the conventional secretion pathway	9
haFGF14–154 attenuates Aβ1–42-induced neurotoxicity by facilitating BDNF maturation in a neuron-astrocyte co-culture system	9
Efferent axons in the zebrafish lateral line degenerate following sensory hair cell ablation	9
Preliminary effects of a modified Otago Exercise Program on metabolic, cellular, and epigenetic biomarkers in people living with dementia: A pilot randomized controlled trial	8
Editorial Board	8
A neural mass model for disturbance of alpha rhythm in the minimal hepatic encephalopathy	8
Bridging the gap in the management of Alzheimer's disease using fecal microbiota transplantation	8
The Npc2 mouse signifies pathological changes comparable to human Niemann-Pick type C2 disease	8
Interrogating mediators of single-cell transcriptional changes in the acute damaged cerebral cortex: Insights into endothelial-astrocyte interactions	8
A microglial kinase ITK mediating neuroinflammation and behavioral deficits in traumatic brain injury	8