OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Brain Research is 29. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Predicting cerebral white matter lesions based on the platelet-to-white blood cell ratio in hypertensive patients	253
Editorial Board	65
Cortical functionality during reversal learning on a decision-making task in young men	57
The mechanism of AMPA receptor subunit GluR1 in electroacupuncture treatment of acute spinal cord injury in rats	56
The effects of caffeine following hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: A systematic review of animal studies	53
Identification of potential inhibitors for MAP4K4 in glaucoma using meta-dynamics-based dissociation free energy calculation	52
Concurrent bilateral M1 anodal and right cerebellar cathodal tDCS attenuates learning of a bimanual videogame task	51
Microstructural abnormality of white matter tracts in rheumatoid arthritis	45
Effects of carbonic anhydrase activity on the excitability of hippocampal axons during high-frequency firing	44
Characteristic brain functional activation and connectivity during actual and imaginary right-handed grasp	44
Neuroenhancement of a dexterous motor task with anodal tDCS	44
Syringaresinol promotes the recovery of spinal cord injury by inhibiting neuron apoptosis via activating the ubiquitination factor E4B/AKT Serine/Threonine kinase signal pathway	43
“Nattokinase as a potential therapeutic agent for preventing blood-brain barrier dysfunction in neurodegenerative disorders”	41
Molecular signatures of neuro-HIV and methamphetamine co-morbidity revealed by Raman spectroscopy in postmortem human brain tissue	39
Corrigendum to “An exploratory study on the ability of manganese to supplement rotenone neurotoxicity in rats” [Brain Res. 1839 (2024) 149017]	39
A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease 10 expression within the murine central nervous system	38
Repeated intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells enhances recovery of motor function in a rat model with chronic spinal cord injury	38
Expression of concern: “Hydrogen-rich saline improves memory function in a rat model of amyloid-beta-induced Alzheimer’s disease by reduction of oxidative stress” [BRAIN RES, Volume 1328 (2010) 152–16	38
Latest advances and clinical application prospects of resveratrol therapy for neurocognitive disorders	36
Striatal serotonin transporter gain-of-function in L-DOPA-treated, hemi-parkinsonian rats	34
Remimazolam inhibits postoperative cognitive impairment after cardiopulmonary bypass by alleviating neuroinflammation and promoting microglia M2 polarization	34
A narrative exploration of oxytocin and anxiety in autism spectrum disorder	33
(+)-Borneol exerts neuroprotective effects via suppressing the NF-κB pathway in the pilocarpine-induced epileptogenesis rat model	33
Gold nanoparticles reduce ischemic brain injury in rats by activating autophagy and inhibiting apoptosis	31
Exploring the impact of circular RNA on ALS progression: A systematic review	30

Unfolding the direct connectivity of the occipital cortex with the hypothalamic, septal and BNST nuclei of the human brain	30
A model for generating differences in microtubules between axonal branches depending on the distance from terminals	29
Modulation of neuronal morphology by antipsychotic drug: Involvement of serotonin receptor 7	29
Abnormal multisensory temporal discrimination in Parkinson’s disease	29
Identification of repopulated microglia-associated genes in microglia depleted/repopulated mice after spinal cord injury	29