OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nature Reviews Neuroscience is 23. 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
Offspring attachment	392
Sensory cortex quashes subcortical escape instinct	381
Give and take	274
(New neurons) singing in the avian brain	272
Avoiding interpretational pitfalls in fluorescence imaging of the brain	268
Quantifying postsynaptic receptor dynamics: insights into synaptic function	250
Top-down and bottom-up neuroscience: overcoming the clash of research cultures	244
Environmental decision neuroscience connects the brain to climate action	206
When linguistic dogma rejects a neuroscientific hypothesis	191
Neuroferroptosis in health and diseases	186
The neuronal circuits and cellular encoding of thermosensation	180
The language network as a natural kind within the broader landscape of the human brain	180
Freezing revisited: coordinated autonomic and central optimization of threat coping	165
Rewarding astrocytes	163
The power of direct observation: discovery of REM sleep	162
Inflammation alters cognition after cancer immunotherapy	161
How witnessing distress alters resilience	146
From local APP expression to network dysfunction	145
Indirect neurogenesis in space and time	141
The cognitive impact of light: illuminating ipRGC circuit mechanisms	140
Dynamic influences on the neural encoding of social valence	134
Time, space, memory and brain–body rhythms	126
Understanding neural circuit function through synaptic engineering	121
Cilia make connections	119
Astrocyte engulfment	119

Benefit worth the cost	118
Tightening synaptic relations	116
Causal prominence for neuroscience	113
The neural bases for timing of durations	107
Consequences of trisomy 21 for brain development in Down syndrome	106
Network models to enhance the translational impact of cross-species studies	106
Post-injury pain and behaviour: a control theory perspective	101
Structure–function coupling in macroscale human brain networks	100
Neuronal maturation and axon regeneration: unfixing circuitry to enable repair	99
Brain network communication: concepts, models and applications	98
Striatal shaping of hypothalamic control	95
To fire or not to fire: decisions mediated by localized processing and dendritic spikes	92
A metabotropic receptor for glycine	90
Opening the gate to regeneration	89
Reply to ‘The language network is topographically diverse and driven by rapid syntactic inferences’	87
Reply to ‘Fear, anxiety and the functional architecture of the human central extended amygdala’	84
Cueing motivation	82
Early adversity alters brain architecture and increases susceptibility to mental health disorders	80
The short and long pathways to memory	80
Central neural circuits underlying itch sensation	80
Reconstructing computational system dynamics from neural data with recurrent neural networks	77
Redefining the central pattern generator for vertebrate locomotion	77
The emergence of NeuroAI: bridging neuroscience and artificial intelligence	76
The brain’s action-mode network	75
Peroxidation protectors	74
Brain on standby — how torpor made ‘tauopathy’ reversible	70
TRP channels: a journey towards a molecular understanding of pain	68
Structural MRI of brain similarity networks	66
Examining the biological causes of eating disorders to inform treatment strategies	66
Endothelial cells as key players in cerebral small vessel disease	65
The plasticitome of cortical interneurons	62
CaMKII: a central molecular organizer of synaptic plasticity, learning and memory	61
Joint modelling of brain and behaviour dynamics with artificial intelligence	60
From compulsivity to compulsion: the neural basis of compulsive disorders	59
Growth mechanics	58
Switching into a dissociated state	58
Towards single-cell-resolution global maps of mammalian brains	58
Reply to ‘Language is widely distributed throughout the brain’	57
Linking human behaviour to brain structure: further challenges and possible solutions	54
Barriers and brain fog	54
A biophysical perspective on the resilience of neuronal excitability across timescales	54
Facial expressions reveal inner cognitive processes	54
Remapping revisited: how the hippocampus represents different spaces	52
Schizophrenia genomics: genetic complexity and functional insights	52
Skill switching	50
Controlling communication	50
Integrated cardio-behavioural defensive states	50
An intriguing role of repeat-element RNAs in nerve injury repair	49
‘Magic’ mechanisms underlie psilocybin’s effects in chronic pain	46
A neuronal subcompartment view of ATP production	46

Linking activity dyshomeostasis and sleep disturbances in Alzheimer disease	46
Central regulation of stress-evoked peripheral immune responses	45
Concept cells and social memory: the abstract representation of familiar individuals	45
Caught in a trap	42
Species differences	42
Regulating intestinal immunity	41
Neurogenic signatures of cognitive decline and resilience	40
The gatekeeper of ongoing pain: an endogenous analgesic circuit that prioritizes survival	39
Reply to ‘Post-encounter freezing during approach–avoidance conflict: the role of the hippocampus’	38
A unifying perspective on neural manifolds and circuits for cognition	38
Astrocyte contribution to dysfunction, risk and progression in neurodegenerative disorders	38
Coding corners	36
Fly connectome over the wire	36
Correcting early circuit errors	36
Reply to ‘Top-down and bottom-up neuroscience as collections of practices’	35
Human hippocampal circuit characterization	35
The neurobiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection	34
Psilocybin shapes neural plasticity in selective brain networks	34
Why public engagement is important for neuroscientists	34
Connectome-based modelling of neurodegenerative diseases: towards precision medicine and mechanistic insight	34
Gene therapy for CNS disorders: modalities, delivery and translational challenges	33
Multi-timescale neural dynamics for multisensory integration	33
Multiple system atrophy: at the crossroads of cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms	31
Reply to ‘Musical neurodynamics and the ‘inner voice’’	30
Mechanics of amyloid clearance	29
Immune dysfunction in Alzheimer disease	28
Lipid metabolism, remodelling and intercellular transfer in the CNS	27
A tripartite view of the posterior cingulate cortex	26
Saccades can modulate auditory brain networks	26
Astrocyte antennae	25
Losing sleep in heart disease	25
Circuit control of competition	25
Sleep–wake regulation by baroreflex circuitry	25
Interictal network dysfunction and cognitive impairment in epilepsy	25
Functional diversity of amacrine cells	24
Author Correction: The transition to motherhood: linking hormones, brain and behaviour	23
Twenty-five years of covering neuroscience	23