Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Neuroscience is 1. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Offspring attachment457
Sensory cortex quashes subcortical escape instinct362
Give and take312
(New neurons) singing in the avian brain303
Taking stock of value in the orbitofrontal cortex268
When linguistic dogma rejects a neuroscientific hypothesis253
Top-down and bottom-up neuroscience: overcoming the clash of research cultures225
Avoiding interpretational pitfalls in fluorescence imaging of the brain192
Quantifying postsynaptic receptor dynamics: insights into synaptic function189
Macroautophagy in CNS health and disease187
Neuroferroptosis in health and diseases181
Freezing revisited: coordinated autonomic and central optimization of threat coping178
The language network as a natural kind within the broader landscape of the human brain174
Shining a light on pain171
Rewarding astrocytes169
The power of direct observation: discovery of REM sleep165
Size matters159
Inflammation alters cognition after cancer immunotherapy153
How witnessing distress alters resilience152
From local APP expression to network dysfunction149
Understanding neural circuit function through synaptic engineering147
Dynamic influences on the neural encoding of social valence147
Indirect neurogenesis in space and time147
The cognitive impact of light: illuminating ipRGC circuit mechanisms140
Astrocyte engulfment139
Cilia make connections137
Benefit worth the cost136
Tightening synaptic relations131
Consequences of trisomy 21 for brain development in Down syndrome129
Neuronal maturation and axon regeneration: unfixing circuitry to enable repair124
Post-injury pain and behaviour: a control theory perspective119
Structure–function coupling in macroscale human brain networks114
Causal prominence for neuroscience113
Network models to enhance the translational impact of cross-species studies113
Networking brainstem and basal ganglia circuits for movement110
The neural bases for timing of durations110
Brain network communication: concepts, models and applications105
Striatal shaping of hypothalamic control103
To fire or not to fire: decisions mediated by localized processing and dendritic spikes102
A metabotropic receptor for glycine101
Opening the gate to regeneration100
Reply to ‘The language network is topographically diverse and driven by rapid syntactic inferences’98
The short and long pathways to memory97
The emergence of NeuroAI: bridging neuroscience and artificial intelligence92
Central neural circuits underlying itch sensation91
Reply to ‘Fear, anxiety and the functional architecture of the human central extended amygdala’90
Early adversity alters brain architecture and increases susceptibility to mental health disorders87
The brain’s action-mode network87
Reconstructing computational system dynamics from neural data with recurrent neural networks84
Place-cell crowd control82
Brain on standby — how torpor made ‘tauopathy’ reversible81
From compulsivity to compulsion: the neural basis of compulsive disorders75
TRP channels: a journey towards a molecular understanding of pain75
Innovations and advances in modelling and measuring pain in animals73
Structural MRI of brain similarity networks71
CaMKII: a central molecular organizer of synaptic plasticity, learning and memory71
Examining the biological causes of eating disorders to inform treatment strategies69
Endothelial cells as key players in cerebral small vessel disease68
The plasticitome of cortical interneurons68
Null models in network neuroscience66
The probabilistic model of Alzheimer disease: the amyloid hypothesis revised63
Switching into a dissociated state62
Bodily balancing of fear62
Ectopic activation62
Barriers and brain fog62
Growth mechanics62
Towards single-cell-resolution global maps of mammalian brains58
Reply to ‘Language is widely distributed throughout the brain’57
Facial expressions reveal inner cognitive processes56
Schizophrenia genomics: genetic complexity and functional insights55
Remapping revisited: how the hippocampus represents different spaces53
A biophysical perspective on the resilience of neuronal excitability across timescales52
Linking human behaviour to brain structure: further challenges and possible solutions52
Integrated cardio-behavioural defensive states51
Controlling communication50
Social ranking50
An intriguing role of repeat-element RNAs in nerve injury repair49
Skill switching49
Social switches49
Too excited to sleep48
Concept cells and social memory: the abstract representation of familiar individuals47
Central regulation of stress-evoked peripheral immune responses47
Linking activity dyshomeostasis and sleep disturbances in Alzheimer disease47
Species differences46
A neuronal subcompartment view of ATP production46
Reply to ‘Post-encounter freezing during approach–avoidance conflict: the role of the hippocampus’44
Caught in a trap44
New model jellyfish?43
Astrocyte contribution to dysfunction, risk and progression in neurodegenerative disorders42
A unifying perspective on neural manifolds and circuits for cognition42
Fly connectome over the wire41
Correcting early circuit errors40
A nice touch39
Coding corners39
Coordinating early activity39
Why public engagement is important for neuroscientists39
Human hippocampal circuit characterization37
How to doze while in danger37
Mechanics of amyloid clearance33
Multi-timescale neural dynamics for multisensory integration33
A tripartite view of the posterior cingulate cortex32
Gene therapy for CNS disorders: modalities, delivery and translational challenges32
Multiple system atrophy: at the crossroads of cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms31
Lipid metabolism, remodelling and intercellular transfer in the CNS31
The role of inhibitory circuits in hippocampal memory processing30
The neurobiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection30
Connectome-based modelling of neurodegenerative diseases: towards precision medicine and mechanistic insight30
Interspecies differences29
Saccades can modulate auditory brain networks29
The sounds of breathing28
Sleep–wake regulation by baroreflex circuitry27
Author Correction: The transition to motherhood: linking hormones, brain and behaviour26
Circuit control of competition25
Losing sleep in heart disease25
Functional diversity of amacrine cells24
Astrocyte antennae24
Neuroimmune mechanisms and therapies mediating post-ischaemic brain injury and repair23
Twenty-five years of covering neuroscience23
Interictal network dysfunction and cognitive impairment in epilepsy22
The vascular contribution to cognitive decline in ageing and dementia22
Going offline to enhance memory during sleep21
Mapping the cell-type-specific effects of ageing in the human cortex20
Avoiding social interactions20
Parallel processing of alternative approaches20
Myelin under attack endangers axons20
Olfactory neurons can feel the (heart) beat18
Echolocation over long distances17
Why so slow? Models of parkinsonian bradykinesia16
Rethinking women’s brain health15
Eye movements provide insight into amnesia15
What neural oscillations can and cannot do for syntactic structure building15
The anterior thalamic nuclei: core components of a tripartite episodic memory system14
Global coordination of brain activity by the breathing cycle13
Energy matters: presynaptic metabolism and the maintenance of synaptic transmission12
Forgetting as a form of adaptive engram cell plasticity12
The neuroconnectionist research programme12
Developmental mechanisms underlying the evolution of human cortical circuits12
Attentional capture11
Reliable social switch11
Access channels11
Psilocybin desynchronization persists in the human brain11
Disentangling human inference11
How deep is the brain? The shallow brain hypothesis10
The human hippocampus beyond episodic memory10
Promoting axon regeneration after injury9
Brain mechanisms underlying the inhibitory control of thought9
Sleep and circadian rhythmicity as entangled processes serving homeostasis8
Mitochondrial complex I deficiency and Parkinson disease8
RNA granules in flux: dynamics to balance physiology and pathology8
A neural compass for real-world navigation7
A new target for leptin7
Priority coding in the visual system7
Neural compositions use multigoal building blocks7
Self-recognition mirrored from others7
A new myeloid cell migration route6
Delving into thalamic drive6
Playing tag at the axon6
The molecular determinants of microglial developmental dynamics5
Roles and regulation of microglia activity in multiple sclerosis: insights from animal models5
How eating makes asthma worse5
The unexpected value of communicating science to the public5
From avoidance to new action: the multifaceted role of the striatal indirect pathway5
Processing α-synuclein interactions5
The core language network separated from other networks during primate evolution5
Retrieving immune responses stored in the insular cortex5
Data-driven modelling of neurodegenerative disease progression: thinking outside the black box5
The long COVID haul4
Multisensory coding of self-motion and its contribution to navigation4
Alternative splicing in neurodegenerative disease and the promise of RNA therapies4
Collaboration produces brain cell census4
Circuit mechanisms governing endocannabinoid modulation of affective behaviour and stress adaptation4
Dynamical models to evaluate structure–function relationships in network neuroscience4
CRISPR-TO: a versatile tool for programmable control of the spatial transcriptome4
Ripple contributions to human memory: making the spiking content count4
Ruminating on replay during the awake state4
Dynamic modulation of the blood–brain barrier in the healthy brain4
The neural basis of sugar preference4
The neuropathobiology of multiple sclerosis3
Sheep electrophysiology3
Getting anxious about immune system activation3
Avoiding bias in fluorescence sensor readout3
Repulsion in the human hippocampus is linked to internal beliefs3
Light dampens metabolism3
Development, wiring and function of dopamine neuron subtypes3
A frequency location to remember3
Epstein–Barr virus and multiple sclerosis3
Spectrins: molecular organizers and targets of neurological disorders2
Investigating human visual cortex variability2
Intervening in the spleen2
Oligomeric tau might spread trans-synaptically in Alzheimer disease2
Structurally informed models of directed brain connectivity2
GABA tone regulation and its cognitive functions in the brain2
Classifying inhibitory synapses in the cortex: beyond cell types2
Neurovascular influence2
Shaping the brain vasculature in development and disease in the single-cell era2
Detection, processing and reinforcement of social cues: regulation by the oxytocin system2
Reward encoded relative to experience2
Publisher Correction: The transition to motherhood: linking hormones, brain and behaviour2
A far-red dopamine sensor unlocks multiplex views of in vivo neuromodulation2
Conformational strains of pathogenic amyloid proteins in neurodegenerative diseases2
Tracking ingestion2
The neural circuits and signalling pathways of opioid use disorder2
Overnight neuronal plasticity and adaptation to emotional distress2
Dopamine signals threat-coping behaviour in threat–reward conflicts2
Time to let the model speak for itself with closed-loop neurophysiology2
Glia of the heart’s nervous system2
A structural function for CaMKII2
Attractor and integrator networks in the brain1
Goal-directed learning in adolescence: neurocognitive development and contextual influences1
Mitigating white Western individualistic bias and creating more inclusive neuroscience1
Enhancing cognition1
Neural signalling of gut mechanosensation in ingestive and digestive processes1
Pushing the frontiers: tools for monitoring neurotransmitters and neuromodulators1
Hormonal gatekeeper of distinct social behaviours1
Sleuthing subjectivity: a review of covert measures of consciousness1
Disconnect to quit1
Planning projections1
Climate change matters to neuroscience1
Neural circuits of long-term thermoregulatory adaptations to cold temperatures and metabolic demands1
The structures and functions of correlations in neural population codes1
When the ‘selfish’ brain and the ‘selfish’ immune system clash1
The neocortical column as a universal template for perception and world-model learning1
Publisher Correction: Structural neural plasticity evoked by rapid-acting antidepressant interventions1
Thirsty work for the cerebellum1
How mechanisms of stem cell polarity shape the human cerebral cortex1
A cryptic fault1
Causal mapping of human brain function1
Genetically defined neuron types underlying visuomotor transformation in the superior colliculus1
Key genes and convergent pathogenic mechanisms in Parkinson disease1
Mapping the social memory network1
Rewinding reward1
Structural neural plasticity evoked by rapid-acting antidepressant interventions1
Soporific supper?1
Value-free teaching in action1
Innate immune control of synapse development1
Unfolding cognitive decline mechanisms1
Stress drives seeking of starvation1
Craving circuitry1
Thalamic drive starts action sequences1
mTOR and neuroinflammation in epilepsy: implications for disease progression and treatment1
Mapping cilia connections in the human brain1
On analogies in vertebrate and insect visual systems1
The stressed synapse 2.0: pathophysiological mechanisms in stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders1
The emerging roles of long non-coding RNAs in the nervous system1
Natural primate neurobiology1
Untangling neurodegeneration1
Remission from addiction: erasing the wrong circuits or making new ones?1
Replay, the default mode network and the cascaded memory systems model1
Sometimes science needs a stubborn mind: the discovery of dopamine1
Safety in numbers1
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