OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Frontiers in Neuroanatomy 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial: The earliest-born cortical neurons as multi-tasking pioneers: expanding roles for subplate neurons in cerebral cortex organization and function, volume II	46
Two patterns in apical dendrite extensions of projection neurons within cerebral cortex of reeler mutant mice	42
Comparative analysis of four nuclei in the human brainstem: Individual differences, left-right asymmetry, species differences	40
Corrigendum: Localization of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels in the vertebrate retinas across species and their physiological roles	38
Niwaki Instead of Random Forests: Targeted Serial Sectioning Scanning Electron Microscopy With Reimaging Capabilities for Exploring Central Nervous System Cell Biology and Pathology	34
Whole-Brain Mapping of the Expression Pattern of T1R2, a Subunit Specific to the Sweet Taste Receptor	32
Galectins and Their Ligand Glycoconjugates in the Central Nervous System Under Physiological and Pathological Conditions	28
Immunohistochemical Characterisation of the Whale Retina	28
Hodological patterning as an organizing principle in vertebrate motor circuitry	27
Cre-Dependent Anterograde Transsynaptic Labeling and Functional Imaging in Zebrafish Using VSV With Reduced Cytotoxicity	23
Lesions causing central sleep apnea localize to one common brain network	23
Automated Neuron Tracing Using Content-Aware Adaptive Voxel Scooping on CNN Predicted Probability Map	22
Optimal Extracellular Matrix Niches for Neurogenesis: Identifying Glycosaminoglycan Chain Composition in the Subventricular Neurogenic Zone	21
Doublecortin-Expressing Neurons in Chinese Tree Shrew Forebrain Exhibit Mixed Rodent and Primate-Like Topographic Characteristics	20
Transduction of Systemically Administered Adeno-Associated Virus in the Colonic Enteric Nervous System and c-Kit Cells of Adult Mice	19
Editorial: Immunoelectron microscopy: Placing molecular functions within a neuronal context	19
Projections of the insular cortex to orbitofrontal and medial prefrontal cortex: A tracing study in the rat	18
Immunohistochemical distribution of secretagogin in the mouse brain	17
Characterization of clock proteins in the substantia nigra and subthalamic nucleus of the Sapajus apella primate	17
Single-cell transcriptomic profiling of dorsal root ganglion: an overview	17
Phylogenetic reduction of the magnocellular red nucleus in primates and inter-subject variability in humans	17
Asymmetric Distributions of Achromatic Bipolar Cells in the Mouse Retina	17
Innervation of human superficial fascia	17
A Deep Learning-Based Workflow for Dendritic Spine Segmentation	17
Micropopulation mapping of the mouse parafascicular nucleus connections reveals diverse input–output motifs	16

Pair-bonding and social experience modulate new neurons survival in adult male and female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)	16
White matter changes in fetal brains with ventriculomegaly	16
A Whole-Brain Connectivity Map of VTA and SNc Glutamatergic and GABAergic Neurons in Mice	16
Profiles of Rho, Opn4, c-Fos, and Birc5 mRNA expression in Wistar rat retinas exposed to white or monochromatic light	15
Machine learning-based segmentation of the rodent hippocampal CA2 area from Nissl-stained sections	15
Identification of glucocorticoid receptors as potential modulators of parasympathetic and sympathetic neurons within rat intracardiac ganglia	15
Expression of Heparan Sulfate Endosulfatases in the Adult Mouse Brain: Co-expression of Sulf1 and Dopamine D1/D2 Receptors	15
The histological development of the fetal human inferior colliculus during the second trimester	15
Topographic anatomy of the lateral surface of the parietal lobe and its relationship with white matter tracts	15
Development of catecholaminergic neurons of Otp-lineage in the medial extended amygdala and related forebrain centers	14
Modular horizontal network within mouse primary visual cortex	14
The large numbers of minicolumns in the primary visual cortex of humans, chimpanzees and gorillas are related to high visual acuity	14
Contrasting patterns of extrasynaptic NMDAR-GluN2B expression in macaque subgenual cingulate and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices	14
Axonal and Dendritic Morphology of Excitatory Neurons in Layer 2/3 Mouse Barrel Cortex Imaged Through Whole-Brain Two-Photon Tomography and Registered to a Digital Brain Atlas	14
The Brain in Oral Clefting: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses	14
Unambiguous identification of asymmetric and symmetric synapses using volume electron microscopy	14
Automated pipeline for nerve fiber selection and g-ratio calculation in optical microscopy: exploring staining protocol variations	14
Molecular identity of the lateral lemniscus nuclei in the adult mouse brain	13
Complex Neurochemical Microstructure of the Stria Terminalis in Infant and Adult Macaque Monkey	13
Prefrontal-Hippocampal Pathways Through the Nucleus Reuniens Are Functionally Biased by Brain State	13
Editorial: Teleostean forebrain organization and evolution: Links to behavior and ecological niche	13
Distinct Subdivisions in the Transition Between Telencephalon and Hypothalamus Produce Otp and Sim1 Cells for the Extended Amygdala in Sauropsids	13
Morphological characteristics of cerebellum, pons and thalamus in Reccurent isolated sleep paralysis – A pilot study	12
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of the Basal Ganglia and Thalamus at 9.4 Tesla	12
Editorial: What does human pathology bring to the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of development?	12
Cortical type: a conceptual tool for meaningful biological interpretation of high-throughput gene expression data in the human cerebral cortex	12
Prenatal Low-Protein and Low-Calorie Diets Differentially Alter Arcuate Nucleus Morphology in Newborn Male Rats	12
Topologically Organized Networks in the Claustrum Reflect Functional Modularization	12
Histological and MRI brain atlas of the common shrew, Sorex araneus, with brain region-specific gene expression profiles	12
Exploring the microbiota-gut-brain axis: impact on brain structure and function	12
A novel approach to completely alleviate peripheral neuropathic pain in human patients: insights from preclinical data	12
Multi-Scale Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy for Fast Whole Brain Imaging	12
NECAB1-3, parvalbumin, calbindin, and calretinin in the hippocampus of the European mole	12
Axonal connections between S1 barrel, M1, and S2 cortex in the newborn mouse	12
Molecular characterization of chicken DA systems reveals that the avian personality gene, DRD4, is expressed in the mitral cells of the olfactory bulb	11
Electroacupuncture ameliorates inflammatory response induced by retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury and protects the retina through the DOR-BDNF/Trkb pathway	11
Bridging veins: an analysis of surgical anatomy and histology correlated with interhemispheric approaches	11
Deep peroneal neuropathy induced by prolonged squatting: a case report	11
Erratum: Characterization of primary visual cortex input to specific cell types in the superior colliculus	11
Antibiotics-induced dysbiosis impacts dendritic morphology of adult mouse cortical interneurons	11
In vivo 3D Reconstruction of the Human Pallidothalamic and Nigrothalamic Pathways With Super-Resolution 7T MR Track Density Imaging and Fiber Tractography	11
Neuronal and glial characterization in the rostrocaudal axis of the human anterior olfactory nucleus: Involvement in Parkinson’s disease	11
The Expression Patterns of Cytochrome Oxidase and Immediate-Early Genes Show Absence of Ocular Dominance Columns in the Striate Cortex of Squirrel Monkeys Following Monocular Inactivation	10
Editorial: New insights in the neuroanatomy and neuropathology of marine mammals	10
CRISPR/Cas9-based QF2 knock-in at the tyrosine hydroxylase (th) locus reveals novel th-expressing neuron populations in the zebrafish mid- and hindbrain	10
Editorial: Molecular and cellular logic of cerebral cortex development, evolution, and disease	10
The olfactory limbus of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). New insights regarding a noncanonical olfactory bulb pathway	10
The Stereological Analysis and Spatial Distribution of Neurons in the Human Subthalamic Nucleus	10
Structural plasticity of the axon initial segment in rat hippocampal granule cells following high frequency stimulation and LTP induction	9
Ontogenetic changes in the tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive preoptic area in the small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula (L., 1758) females: catecholaminergic involvement in sexual maturation	9

From Sudoscan to bedside: theory, modalities, and application of electrochemical skin conductance in medical diagnostics	9
Differential effects of prolonged post-fixation on immunohistochemical and histochemical staining for postmortem human brains	9
Localization of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels in the vertebrate retinas across species and their physiological roles	9
Corrigendum: Expression of opsins of the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora reveals the first photopigment in cnidarian ocelli and supports the presence of photoisomerases	9
Editorial: Methods and applications in frontiers in neuroanatomy	9
High-resolution segmentation of the cavum septum pellucidum in young adult human brains	9
Gli2-Mediated Shh Signaling Is Required for Thalamocortical Projection Guidance	9
Anatomically curated segmentation of human subcortical structures in high resolution magnetic resonance imaging: An open science approach	9
An EvoDevo Study of Salmonid Visual Opsin Dynamics and Photopigment Spectral Sensitivity	9
Automated Synapse Detection Method for Cerebellar Connectomics	9
The amygdala–insula–medial prefrontal cortex–lateral prefrontal cortex pathway and its disorders	9
A morphometric analysis of the circumolivary fiber bundle of the human brainstem	9
Age-related alterations in functional and structural networks in the brain in macaque monkeys	9
Sœmmerring's error: the root of the story. The C8 nerve is a misconception. A historical review and anatomical perspectives	9
Stereotaxic atlas of the infant rat brain at postnatal days 7–13	9
Direct comparison of Hoxb8-driven reporter distribution in the brains of four transgenic mouse lines: towards a spinofugal projection atlas	8
Localization of the neuropeptides pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide, vasoactive intestinal peptide, and their receptors in the basal brain blood vessels and trigeminal ganglion of the	8
Erratum: Resting state functional connectivity of the rat claustrum	8
High-Throughput Strategy for Profiling Sequential Section With Multiplex Staining of Mouse Brain	8
The Epic of the Thalamus in Anatomical Language	8
Cortical and thalamic connections of the human globus pallidus: Implications for disorders of consciousness	8
Abnormal prenatal brain development in Chiari II malformation	8
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the development of mouse olfactory system from prenatal to postnatal period	8
Parvalbumin interneurons in the hippocampal formation of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease: a neuropathological study of abnormal phosphorylated tau in neurons	8
The ventrolateral prefrontal cortex is part of the modular working memory system: A functional neuroanatomical perspective	8
The meningo-orbital band from an endoscopic transorbital approach: an anatomical study	8
Neuronal and non-neuronal scaling across brain regions within an intercross of domestic and wild chickens	8