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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
High-Resolution Insights Into the in vitro Developing Blood-Brain Barrier: Novel Morphological Features of Endothelial Nanotube Function	56
Editorial: The earliest-born cortical neurons as multi-tasking pioneers: expanding roles for subplate neurons in cerebral cortex organization and function, volume II	42
Corrigendum: Convergent and Divergent Mechanisms of Epileptogenesis in mTORopathies	39
Corrigendum: Localization of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels in the vertebrate retinas across species and their physiological roles	36
Whole-Brain Mapping of the Expression Pattern of T1R2, a Subunit Specific to the Sweet Taste Receptor	35
Comparative analysis of four nuclei in the human brainstem: Individual differences, left-right asymmetry, species differences	31
Hodological patterning as an organizing principle in vertebrate motor circuitry	30
Lesions causing central sleep apnea localize to one common brain network	28
Galectins and Their Ligand Glycoconjugates in the Central Nervous System Under Physiological and Pathological Conditions	26
Cre-Dependent Anterograde Transsynaptic Labeling and Functional Imaging in Zebrafish Using VSV With Reduced Cytotoxicity	25
Immunohistochemical Characterisation of the Whale Retina	22
Two patterns in apical dendrite extensions of projection neurons within cerebral cortex of reeler mutant mice	21
Niwaki Instead of Random Forests: Targeted Serial Sectioning Scanning Electron Microscopy With Reimaging Capabilities for Exploring Central Nervous System Cell Biology and Pathology	21
Characterization of clock proteins in the substantia nigra and subthalamic nucleus of the Sapajus apella primate	20
Editorial: Immunoelectron microscopy: Placing molecular functions within a neuronal context	20
Automated Neuron Tracing Using Content-Aware Adaptive Voxel Scooping on CNN Predicted Probability Map	20
A Whole-Brain Connectivity Map of VTA and SNc Glutamatergic and GABAergic Neurons in Mice	17
Transduction of Systemically Administered Adeno-Associated Virus in the Colonic Enteric Nervous System and c-Kit Cells of Adult Mice	17
The Ependymal Region Prevents Glioblastoma From Penetrating Into the Ventricle via a Nonmechanical Force	16
Pair-bonding and social experience modulate new neurons survival in adult male and female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)	16
A Deep Learning-Based Workflow for Dendritic Spine Segmentation	16
Asymmetric Distributions of Achromatic Bipolar Cells in the Mouse Retina	16
Phylogenetic reduction of the magnocellular red nucleus in primates and inter-subject variability in humans	16
Immunohistochemical distribution of secretagogin in the mouse brain	16
Single-cell transcriptomic profiling of dorsal root ganglion: an overview	15

Innervation of human superficial fascia	15
Projections of the insular cortex to orbitofrontal and medial prefrontal cortex: A tracing study in the rat	15
Optimal Extracellular Matrix Niches for Neurogenesis: Identifying Glycosaminoglycan Chain Composition in the Subventricular Neurogenic Zone	15
Doublecortin-Expressing Neurons in Chinese Tree Shrew Forebrain Exhibit Mixed Rodent and Primate-Like Topographic Characteristics	15
Development of catecholaminergic neurons of Otp-lineage in the medial extended amygdala and related forebrain centers	14
The histological development of the fetal human inferior colliculus during the second trimester	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
Modular horizontal network within mouse primary visual cortex	14
Micropopulation mapping of the mouse parafascicular nucleus connections reveals diverse input–output motifs	14
Automated pipeline for nerve fiber selection and g-ratio calculation in optical microscopy: exploring staining protocol variations	14
Profiles of Rho, Opn4, c-Fos, and Birc5 mRNA expression in Wistar rat retinas exposed to white or monochromatic light	13
Topographic anatomy of the lateral surface of the parietal lobe and its relationship with white matter tracts	13
Identification of glucocorticoid receptors as potential modulators of parasympathetic and sympathetic neurons within rat intracardiac ganglia	13
White matter changes in fetal brains with ventriculomegaly	13
Expression of Heparan Sulfate Endosulfatases in the Adult Mouse Brain: Co-expression of Sulf1 and Dopamine D1/D2 Receptors	13
Track-Density Ratio Mapping With Fiber Types in the Cerebral Cortex Using Diffusion-Weighted MRI	13
The Brain in Oral Clefting: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses	12
Machine learning-based segmentation of the rodent hippocampal CA2 area from Nissl-stained sections	12
Unambiguous identification of asymmetric and symmetric synapses using volume electron microscopy	12
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of the Basal Ganglia and Thalamus at 9.4 Tesla	12
Prenatal Low-Protein and Low-Calorie Diets Differentially Alter Arcuate Nucleus Morphology in Newborn Male Rats	12
Complex Neurochemical Microstructure of the Stria Terminalis in Infant and Adult Macaque Monkey	12
Prefrontal-Hippocampal Pathways Through the Nucleus Reuniens Are Functionally Biased by Brain State	12
Editorial: Teleostean forebrain organization and evolution: Links to behavior and ecological niche	12
NECAB1-3, parvalbumin, calbindin, and calretinin in the hippocampus of the European mole	12
Distinct Subdivisions in the Transition Between Telencephalon and Hypothalamus Produce Otp and Sim1 Cells for the Extended Amygdala in Sauropsids	12
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	12
Molecular identity of the lateral lemniscus nuclei in the adult mouse brain	12
A novel approach to completely alleviate peripheral neuropathic pain in human patients: insights from preclinical data	12
Topologically Organized Networks in the Claustrum Reflect Functional Modularization	12
Editorial: What does human pathology bring to the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of development?	11
Erratum: Characterization of primary visual cortex input to specific cell types in the superior colliculus	11
In vivo 3D Reconstruction of the Human Pallidothalamic and Nigrothalamic Pathways With Super-Resolution 7T MR Track Density Imaging and Fiber Tractography	11
Morphological characteristics of cerebellum, pons and thalamus in Reccurent isolated sleep paralysis – A pilot study	11
Deep peroneal neuropathy induced by prolonged squatting: a case report	11
Molecular characterization of chicken DA systems reveals that the avian personality gene, DRD4, is expressed in the mitral cells of the olfactory bulb	11
Neuronal and glial characterization in the rostrocaudal axis of the human anterior olfactory nucleus: Involvement in Parkinson’s disease	11
Multi-Scale Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy for Fast Whole Brain Imaging	11
The Enigmatic Reissner’s Fiber and the Origin of Chordates	11
Electroacupuncture ameliorates inflammatory response induced by retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury and protects the retina through the DOR-BDNF/Trkb pathway	11
Cortical type: a conceptual tool for meaningful biological interpretation of high-throughput gene expression data in the human cerebral cortex	11
Axonal connections between S1 barrel, M1, and S2 cortex in the newborn mouse	10
Histological and MRI brain atlas of the common shrew, Sorex araneus, with brain region-specific gene expression profiles	10
Antibiotics-induced dysbiosis impacts dendritic morphology of adult mouse cortical interneurons	10
A morphometric analysis of the circumolivary fiber bundle of the human brainstem	10
Bridging veins: an analysis of surgical anatomy and histology correlated with interhemispheric approaches	10
Exploring the microbiota-gut-brain axis: impact on brain structure and function	10
Editorial: Methods and applications in frontiers in neuroanatomy	9
Age-related alterations in functional and structural networks in the brain in macaque monkeys	9

Gli2-Mediated Shh Signaling Is Required for Thalamocortical Projection Guidance	9
Relaxin-3 Innervation From the Nucleus Incertus to the Parahippocampal Cortex of the Rat	9
From Sudoscan to bedside: theory, modalities, and application of electrochemical skin conductance in medical diagnostics	9
Structural plasticity of the axon initial segment in rat hippocampal granule cells following high frequency stimulation and LTP induction	9
Editorial: Molecular and cellular logic of cerebral cortex development, evolution, and disease	9
The amygdala–insula–medial prefrontal cortex–lateral prefrontal cortex pathway and its disorders	9
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	9
The olfactory limbus of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). New insights regarding a noncanonical olfactory bulb pathway	9
Editorial: New insights in the neuroanatomy and neuropathology of marine mammals	9
CRISPR/Cas9-based QF2 knock-in at the tyrosine hydroxylase (th) locus reveals novel th-expressing neuron populations in the zebrafish mid- and hindbrain	9
The Stereological Analysis and Spatial Distribution of Neurons in the Human Subthalamic Nucleus	9
Corrigendum: Expression of opsins of the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora reveals the first photopigment in cnidarian ocelli and supports the presence of photoisomerases	8
Parvalbumin interneurons in the hippocampal formation of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease: a neuropathological study of abnormal phosphorylated tau in neurons	8
Anatomically curated segmentation of human subcortical structures in high resolution magnetic resonance imaging: An open science approach	8
An EvoDevo Study of Salmonid Visual Opsin Dynamics and Photopigment Spectral Sensitivity	8
Direct comparison of Hoxb8-driven reporter distribution in the brains of four transgenic mouse lines: towards a spinofugal projection atlas	8
Erratum: Resting state functional connectivity of the rat claustrum	8
Differential effects of prolonged post-fixation on immunohistochemical and histochemical staining for postmortem human brains	8
Stereotaxic atlas of the infant rat brain at postnatal days 7–13	8
High-resolution segmentation of the cavum septum pellucidum in young adult human brains	8
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the development of mouse olfactory system from prenatal to postnatal period	8
The Epic of the Thalamus in Anatomical Language	8
Localization of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels in the vertebrate retinas across species and their physiological roles	8
Ontogenetic changes in the tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive preoptic area in the small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula (L., 1758) females: catecholaminergic involvement in sexual maturation	8
The ventrolateral prefrontal cortex is part of the modular working memory system: A functional neuroanatomical perspective	8
Sœmmerring's error: the root of the story. The C8 nerve is a misconception. A historical review and anatomical perspectives	8
High-Throughput Strategy for Profiling Sequential Section With Multiplex Staining of Mouse Brain	8
Automated Synapse Detection Method for Cerebellar Connectomics	8