OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neural Regeneration Research is 48. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Generating oligodendroglia from adult mesenchymal cells for transplantation: cell reprogramming or direct lineage conversion?	247
Increased retinal venule diameter as a prognostic indicator for recurrent cerebrovascular events: a prospective observational study	169
SCFD1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: reconciling a genetic association with in vivo functional analysis	114
Protocadherin gamma C3: a new player in regulating vascular barrier function	107
Rapamycin as a preventive intervention for Alzheimer’s disease in APOE4 carriers: Targeting brain metabolic and vascular restoration	101
Tropism-shifted AAV-PHP.eB-mediated bFGF gene therapy promotes varied neurorestoration after ischemic stroke in mice	101
Beyond apoptosis: Implications of annexin-V binding to myeloid cells in DARC (Detection of Apoptosing Retinal Cells) imaging	99
Delayed microglial depletion protects against white matter injury following neonatal cerebral hemorrhage in mice	88
Telomere length as a predictive marker for long-term cognitive function in a mouse model of subarachnoid hemorrhage	81
The intrinsic excitability of and autophagy protein expression levels in dentate gyrus ensembles regulate fear generalization	80
FKBP51: A new target for Parkinson’s disease	78
Intriguing role of the Golgi apparatus in astrocyte function: Implications for disorders	74
Activity-dependent regulation of cortical cell numbers: Role of neuronal activity in cortical circuit formation	73
Decoding molecular mechanisms: brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease	73
Metformin promotes angiogenesis and functional recovery in aged mice after spinal cord injury by adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase/endothelial nitric oxide synthase pathway	73
Glycine decarboxylase as a novel regulator of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor function: Implications for pathophysiology of schizophrenia	70
Ethanol changes Nestin-promoter induced neural stem cells to disturb newborn dendritic spine remodeling in the hippocampus of mice	67
Functions of nuclear factor Y in nervous system development, function and health	65
Injectable collagen scaffold with human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells promotes functional recovery in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: phase I clinical trial	65
Activation of medial septum cholinergic neurons restores cognitive function in temporal lobe epilepsy	65
Astrocyte chloride, excitatory-inhibitory balance and epilepsy	61
Chx10+V2a interneurons in spinal motor regulation and spinal cord injury	61
Could inorganic polyphosphate be a valid target against neuronal senescence?	60
Phosphorylation-driven aggregative proteins in neurodegenerative diseases: implications and therapeutics	60
Exercise-with-melatonin therapy improves sleep disorder and motor dysfunction in a rat model of ischemic stroke	59

Human endogenous retrovirus type-W and multiple sclerosis–related smoldering neuroinflammation	59
Dual-targeting AAV9P1-mediated neuronal reprogramming in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury	58
Neuropsychiatric symptoms and apolipoprotein E genotypes in neurocognitive disorders	57
Liposomes as versatile agents for the management of traumatic and nontraumatic central nervous system disorders: drug stability, targeting efficiency, and safety	56
Mitochondrial transplantation: a promising strategy for the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases	55
Clemastine in remyelination and protection of neurons and skeletal muscle after spinal cord injury	55
Prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation restores the balance between A2AR- and A1R-mediated adenosine signaling in the 6-hydroxidopamine model of Parkinson’s disease	54
Multiple factors to assist human-derived induced pluripotent stem cells to efficiently differentiate into midbrain dopaminergic neurons	54
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy in non-invasive neuromodulation	54
Stepping up after spinal cord injury: negotiating an obstacle during walking	54
Eph receptor A4 regulates motor neuron ferroptosis in spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats	53
Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2), a potential target for neuroregeneration	52
NECAB family of neuronal calcium-binding proteins in health and disease	52
Mesenchymal stem cell–derived small extracellular vesicles promote mitochondrial repair of dopaminergic neurons via Homer protein homolog 3 in Parkinson's disease	51
Targeting tau in Alzheimer's disease: from mechanisms to clinical therapy	51
Autolysosomal acidification impairment as a mediator for TNFR1 induced neuronal necroptosis in Alzheimer's disease	50
The circ_0002538/miR-138-5p/plasmolipin axis regulates Schwann cell migration and myelination in diabetic peripheral neuropathy	50
Neuromodulation techniques for modulating cognitive function: Enhancing stimulation precision and intervention effects	50
LL-37 and CsgC exemplify the crosstalk between anti-amyloid, antimicrobial, and anti-biofilm protein activities	49
Porcine decellularized nerve matrix hydrogel attenuates neuroinflammation after peripheral nerve injury by inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB axis	49
Small extracellular vesicles secreted by induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells improve postoperative cognitive dysfunction in mice with diabetes	49
Mitochondrial dynamics dysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders: From pathological mechanisms to clinical translation	48
Role of the globus pallidus in motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease	48