Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Neuroscience is 0. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Hormonal gatekeeper of distinct social behaviours607
A window of opportunity352
Postsynaptic phase separation323
Attractive odours299
Mitochondrial defence tactics260
Drifting representations257
Sneezing pathway revealed246
Pericytes pass the leptin239
Engaging with maps217
Craving circuitry210
When the ‘selfish’ brain and the ‘selfish’ immune system clash205
Social switches195
Too excited to sleep170
Neural compositions use multigoal building blocks148
Give and take144
Coding number estimates144
Skill switching143
Gene networking140
Closure with connexins140
Self-recognition mirrored from others137
Controlling communication135
Playing tag at the axon135
Alzheimer’s X-chromosome risk134
Integrated cardio-behavioural defensive states133
Immune privilege130
Delving into thalamic drive130
Offspring attachment125
Social ranking124
Riding the crest to get a head: neural crest evolution in vertebrates121
A neuronal subcompartment view of ATP production120
Angiogenesis in the eye118
Stress drives seeking of starvation117
Wrapping up reward116
Innate immune control of synapse development115
A new target for leptin115
Linking activity dyshomeostasis and sleep disturbances in Alzheimer disease112
Knowledge generalization and the costs of multitasking112
Building communication neurotechnology for high stakes communications108
Mitigating white Western individualistic bias and creating more inclusive neuroscience105
Ontogenetic rules for the molecular diversification of hypothalamic neurons101
(New neurons) singing in the avian brain99
Avoiding interpretational pitfalls in fluorescence imaging of the brain97
The neocortical column as a universal template for perception and world-model learning97
When linguistic dogma rejects a neuroscientific hypothesis96
Neural circuit basis of pathological anxiety91
Sometimes science needs a stubborn mind: the discovery of dopamine89
Concept cells and social memory: the abstract representation of familiar individuals88
The core language network separated from other networks during primate evolution86
Synaptic sleep pressure83
Thirsty work for the cerebellum83
Channelopathies in fragile X syndrome83
Safety in numbers79
Schemas, reinforcement learning and the medial prefrontal cortex76
Quantifying postsynaptic receptor dynamics: insights into synaptic function76
Data-driven modelling of neurodegenerative disease progression: thinking outside the black box75
Defensive responses: behaviour, the brain and the body75
Neurons as will and representation74
Freezing revisited: coordinated autonomic and central optimization of threat coping72
The generative grammar of the brain: a critique of internally generated representations71
Sensory cortex quashes subcortical escape instinct71
Interactions between rodent visual and spatial systems during navigation71
Roles and regulation of microglia activity in multiple sclerosis: insights from animal models69
The structures and functions of correlations in neural population codes69
Taking stock of value in the orbitofrontal cortex69
The molecular determinants of microglial developmental dynamics68
Two views on the cognitive brain68
Central regulation of stress-evoked peripheral immune responses66
The language network as a natural kind within the broader landscape of the human brain66
Goal-directed learning in adolescence: neurocognitive development and contextual influences63
The mechanosensory neurons of touch and their mechanisms of activation60
Non-invasive continuous language decoding59
Macroautophagy in CNS health and disease59
Replay, the default mode network and the cascaded memory systems model57
Mechanisms governing activity-dependent synaptic pruning in the developing mammalian CNS56
Genetic mosaicism in the human brain: from lineage tracing to neuropsychiatric disorders55
Myelin loss in AD54
New model jellyfish?53
Soporific supper?53
Mapping future locations52
Collaboration produces brain cell census51
Targeting circuits with DBS49
Size matters49
Navigating unfamiliar territory48
Retrieving immune responses stored in the insular cortex48
Higher or lower?45
Investigating curiosity45
Social representation43
Be conscious with your VTA42
Species differences41
The long COVID haul40
From local APP expression to network dysfunction39
Androgen signal for brain size38
Rewarding astrocytes38
Caught in a trap38
Two-way communication37
A universal network36
Inclusion sequestration impairs endosome maturation35
Shining a light on pain33
Processing α-synuclein interactions33
Revealing silent synapses in the adult brain32
Variants in a noncoding gene drive prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder32
How witnessing distress alters resilience31
Circuit refinement without microglia31
Microglia prune inhibitory synapses, too29
Three systems of circuit formation: assembly, updating and tuning28
How eating makes asthma worse28
Pathways to sex preferences28
Publisher Correction: Two views of the cognitive brain27
Data sharing in neuroimaging: experiences from the BIDS project27
Linking interindividual variability in brain structure to behaviour27
Neural control of gut regulatory T cells27
Alternative splicing in neurodegenerative disease and the promise of RNA therapies27
Autonomic dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease26
Causation in neuroscience: keeping mechanism meaningful26
Mechanisms of axonal support by oligodendrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles25
Reply to ‘TDP43 aggregates: the ‘Schrödinger’s cat’ in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis’25
Dynamic influences on the neural encoding of social valence25
Local modulation by presynaptic receptors controls neuronal communication and behaviour24
The neural basis of sugar preference24
Reply to: Managing the high: developing legislation and detection methods for cannabis impairment24
Dynamical models to evaluate structure–function relationships in network neuroscience23
Publisher Correction: Macroscopic gradients of synaptic excitation and inhibition in the neocortex22
Towards a cross-cultural framework for predictive coding of music22
The hypothesis of fundal cognition21
Reply to ‘Post-encounter freezing during approach–avoidance conflict: the role of the hippocampus’21
The power of direct observation: discovery of REM sleep20
Ruminating on replay during the awake state20
Reply to ‘Towards a cross-cultural framework for predictive coding of music’19
Reply to ‘Low-frequency neural parsing of hierarchical linguistic structures’18
On the relationship between maps and domains in inferotemporal cortex17
Reply to ‘Issues of parcellation in the calculation of structure–function coupling’17
Indirect neurogenesis in space and time17
Development, wiring and function of dopamine neuron subtypes16
Understanding neural circuit function through synaptic engineering15
Multiregion neuronal activity: the forest and the trees15
Spatial and temporal scales of dopamine transmission15
Environmental influences on the pace of brain development14
Cell type-specific roles of APOE4 in Alzheimer disease14
Astrocyte contribution to dysfunction, risk and progression in neurodegenerative disorders14
The cognitive impact of light: illuminating ipRGC circuit mechanisms13
Neural tuning and representational geometry13
The neuropathobiology of multiple sclerosis13
A unifying perspective on neural manifolds and circuits for cognition13
Fear bypasses the amygdala12
A modern take on neocortical neurogenesis11
Sleeping away the stress11
Coding corners11
Cilia make connections10
Astrocyte engulfment9
A frequency location to remember9
Olfactory coding in mosquitoes9
Delivering clathrin8
Regulators of human brain evolution8
A nice touch8
Coordinating early activity8
Preparing for motherhood7
A new class of hub7
Benefit worth the cost7
A peptidergic disinhibitory microcircuit7
Sheep electrophysiology6
Independent microtubule regulation for migration and polarization6
Orchestrating axonal organization6
Evolutionary enhancer expansion6
Raising the alarm5
Promoting growth through fusion5
Gut–brain pathways for toxin defence5
Correcting early circuit errors5
Ketamine–NMDA receptor binding structure4
How to doze while in danger4
Fly connectome over the wire4
Encoding reward locations4
Tightening synaptic relations3
Epstein–Barr virus and multiple sclerosis3
Measuring mental alertness3
Shape-shifting organoids3
Boundary deprivation does not prevent grid cell maturation3
The origins of freezing3
Astrocytes and alcohol3
Repairing nerve damage3
Predicting natural behaviour by perturbation3
Light dampens metabolism3
A synaptic mismatch3
Causal prominence for neuroscience2
Mechanics of amyloid clearance2
Evolution of central neural circuits: state of the art and perspectives2
Investigating human visual cortex variability2
The neural bases for timing of durations2
Multiple system atrophy: at the crossroads of cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms2
Human hippocampal circuit characterization2
Neurotoxic effects of air pollution: an urgent public health concern2
Why public engagement is important for neuroscientists2
Network models to enhance the translational impact of cross-species studies2
Fear, anxiety and the functional architecture of the human central extended amygdala2
Spectrins: molecular organizers and targets of neurological disorders2
Step by step: cells with multiple functions in cortical circuit assembly2
Genomics, convergent neuroscience and progress in understanding autism spectrum disorder1
Consequences of trisomy 21 for brain development in Down syndrome1
Connectome-based modelling of neurodegenerative diseases: towards precision medicine and mechanistic insight1
Unravelling nature and nurture in cortical (re)organization1
The language network is topographically diverse and driven by rapid syntactic inferences1
A roadmap towards standardized neuroimaging approaches for human thalamic nuclei1
Overnight neuronal plasticity and adaptation to emotional distress1
Stopping speech on demand1
Detection, processing and reinforcement of social cues: regulation by the oxytocin system1
Shaping the brain vasculature in development and disease in the single-cell era1
Neuron–oligodendroglial interactions in health and malignant disease1
Multi-timescale neural dynamics for multisensory integration1
Neuronal maturation and axon regeneration: unfixing circuitry to enable repair1
Disentangling sources of variability in decision-making1
Controlling corticosterone1
Examining the role of the locus coeruleus in activating cortical astrocytes1
Post-encounter freezing during approach–avoidance conflict: the role of the hippocampus1
Untangling the cortico-thalamo-cortical loop: cellular pieces of a knotty circuit puzzle1
Motor and non-motor circuit disturbances in early Parkinson disease: which happens first?1
Gene therapy for CNS disorders: modalities, delivery and translational challenges1
Structure–function coupling in macroscale human brain networks1
Basal forebrain cholinergic signalling: development, connectivity and roles in cognition1
Emerging roles for CNS fibroblasts in health, injury and disease1
A tripartite view of the posterior cingulate cortex1
Common principles for odour coding across vertebrates and invertebrates1
Lipid metabolism, remodelling and intercellular transfer in the CNS1
Publisher Correction: Navigating for reward1
Post-injury pain and behaviour: a control theory perspective1
Avoiding bias in fluorescence sensor readout1
Homeobox genes and the specification of neuronal identity1
Response sub-additivity and variability quenching in visual cortex1
The role of inhibitory circuits in hippocampal memory processing1
Brain network communication: concepts, models and applications1
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of selective vulnerability in neurodegenerative diseases1
Cell-specific restraint0
Bodily balancing of fear0
Keep time to find your way0
Ectopic activation0
The anterior thalamic nuclei: core components of a tripartite episodic memory system0
Molecular mechanisms of brain water transport0
Structural MRI of brain similarity networks0
Promoting axon regeneration after injury0
A cryptic fault0
Mend the gap0
Identity switch0
Neurons in the hypothalamus counteract ageing in mice0
Innovations and advances in modelling and measuring pain in animals0
Attractor and integrator networks in the brain0
CaMKII: a central molecular organizer of synaptic plasticity, learning and memory0
Growth mechanics0
A shared pathway?0
Organoid modelling of network function0
Enhancing cognition0
Reduced replay and distorted maps0
TRP channels: a journey towards a molecular understanding of pain0
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