OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neural Regeneration Research is 41. 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
SCFD1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: reconciling a genetic association with in vivo functional analysis	320
Contribution of adult-born neurons to memory consolidation during rapid eye movement sleep	281
LL-37 and CsgC exemplify the crosstalk between anti-amyloid, antimicrobial, and anti-biofilm protein activities	189
Ethanol changes Nestin-promoter induced neural stem cells to disturb newborn dendritic spine remodeling in the hippocampus of mice	140
Functions of nuclear factor Y in nervous system development, function and health	116
The role of miRNA in retinal ganglion cell health and disease	105
Eph receptor A4 regulates motor neuron ferroptosis in spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats	99
Generating oligodendroglia from adult mesenchymal cells for transplantation: cell reprogramming or direct lineage conversion?	87
Bradykinin postconditioning protects rat hippocampal neurons after restoration of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest via activation of the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway	87
Protocadherin gamma C3: a new player in regulating vascular barrier function	68
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: genes load the gun and repeated concussion pulls the trigger	67
Potential common pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases	67
Porcine decellularized nerve matrix hydrogel attenuates neuroinflammation after peripheral nerve injury by inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB axis	63
Liposomes as versatile agents for the management of traumatic and nontraumatic central nervous system disorders: drug stability, targeting efficiency, and safety	59
Exercise-with-melatonin therapy improves sleep disorder and motor dysfunction in a rat model of ischemic stroke	57
Retraction: Emerging concepts underlying selective neuromuscular dysfunction in infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy	56
Increased activation of the caudate nucleus and parahippocampal gyrus in Parkinson’s disease patients with dysphagia after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: a case-control study	54
Delayed microglial depletion protects against white matter injury following neonatal cerebral hemorrhage in mice	53
Neuropsychiatric symptoms and apolipoprotein E genotypes in neurocognitive disorders	52
Phosphorylation-driven aggregative proteins in neurodegenerative diseases: implications and therapeutics	52
The intrinsic excitability of and autophagy protein expression levels in dentate gyrus ensembles regulate fear generalization	51
Telomere length as a predictive marker for long-term cognitive function in a mouse model of subarachnoid hemorrhage	51
Mitochondrial dynamics dysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders: From pathological mechanisms to clinical translation	51
Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2), a potential target for neuroregeneration	50
Tropism-shifted AAV-PHP.eB-mediated bFGF gene therapy promotes varied neurorestoration after ischemic stroke in mice	50

Astrocyte chloride, excitatory-inhibitory balance and epilepsy	48
Necrostatin-1 decreases necroptosis and inflammatory markers after intraventricular hemorrhage in mice	48
Activation of medial septum cholinergic neurons restores cognitive function in temporal lobe epilepsy	48
Role of the globus pallidus in motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease	47
Transcription factors promote neural regeneration after spinal cord injury	47
Metformin promotes angiogenesis and functional recovery in aged mice after spinal cord injury by adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase/endothelial nitric oxide synthase pathway	46
Axonal protein synthesis in central nervous system regeneration: is building an axon a local matter?	46
Peripheral mitochondrial DNA as a neuroinflammatory biomarker for major depressive disorder	46
Clemastine in remyelination and protection of neurons and skeletal muscle after spinal cord injury	45
Dual-targeting AAV9P1-mediated neuronal reprogramming in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury	45
Could inorganic polyphosphate be a valid target against neuronal senescence?	45
Selective deletion of zinc transporter 3 in amacrine cells promotes retinal ganglion cell survival and optic nerve regeneration after injury	45
Glymphatic imaging and modulation of the optic nerve	44
Neurogenesis dynamics in the olfactory bulb: deciphering circuitry organization, function, and adaptive plasticity	43
Downregulation of miR-491-5p promotes neovascularization after traumatic brain injury	42
Enhancement of lysosome biogenesis as a potential therapeutic approach for neurodegenerative diseases	41
The complex roles of m6A modifications in neural stem cell proliferation, differentiation, and self-renewal and implications for memory and neurodegenerative diseases	41
Rapamycin as a preventive intervention for Alzheimer’s disease in APOE4 carriers: Targeting brain metabolic and vascular restoration	41
Increased retinal venule diameter as a prognostic indicator for recurrent cerebrovascular events: a prospective observational study	41
Stepping up after spinal cord injury: negotiating an obstacle during walking	41
The power of “touch” and early enriched stimulation: neuroplasticity effects in rodents and preterm infants	41
Neuroserpin alleviates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by suppressing ischemia-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress	41
Neuromodulation techniques for modulating cognitive function: Enhancing stimulation precision and intervention effects	41