OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Hormones and Behavior is 7. 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
Androgens and child behavior: Color and toy preferences in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)	76
Association of androgens and estrogens with agonistic behavior in the annual fish Austrolebias reicherti	36
Why biodiversity matters in the lab	26
Territorial scent-marking effects on vigilance behavior, space use, and stress in female Columbian ground squirrels	23
Sex-specific responses to GnRH challenge, but not food supply, in kittiwakes: Evidence for the “sensitivity to information” hypothesis	23
Social regulation of arginine vasopressin and oxytocin systems in a wild group-living fish	22
Acute inhibition of dopamine β-hydroxylase attenuates behavioral responses to pups in adult virgin California mice (Peromyscus californicus)	22
Species variation in steroid hormone-related gene expression contributes to species diversity in sexually dimorphic communication in electric fishes	22
Mathematical modeling reveals how the speed of endocrine regulation should affect baseline and stress-induced glucocorticoid levels	22
Estradiol attenuates chronic restraint stress-induced dendrite and dendritic spine loss and cofilin1 activation in ovariectomized mice	21
Adrenal MT1 melatonin receptor expression is linked with seasonal variation in social behavior in male Siberian hamsters	21
Sex, season, age and status influence urinary steroid hormone profiles in an extremely polygynous neotropical bat	21
Estrogenic influences on agonistic behavior in teleost fishes	21
From grouping and cooperation to menstruation: Spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus) are an emerging mammalian model for sociality and beyond	21
Effects of a D2 receptor antagonist on repeated pair bond formation in the male prairie vole	20
Hormones, ovulatory cycle phase and pathogen disgust: A longitudinal investigation of the Compensatory Prophylaxis Hypothesis	20
Activational and organizational effects of testosterone on the number of mating partners and reproductive success in males of a social rodent	19
Prolactin promotes parental responses and alters reproductive axis gene expression, but not courtship behaviors, in both sexes of a biparental bird	19
Corticosterone unlikely indicates departure readiness in migratory European robins	19
Spexin modulates molecular thermogenic profile of adipose tissue and thermoregulatory behaviors in female C57BL/6 mice	19
A bird's eye view of the hippocampus beyond space: Behavioral, neuroanatomical, and neuroendocrine perspectives	18
The medial preoptic area and acute cocaine's stimulant effects in rats: Potential influences of estradiol and biological sex	18
Motherhood and DREADD manipulation of the nucleus accumbens weaken established pair bonds in female prairie voles	17
Prairie voles seek social contact with peer companions during immune challenge	17
Editorial Board	17

Glucocorticoids and behavior in non-human primates: A meta-analytic approach to unveil potential coping mechanisms	17
Prolactin is associated with proximity to incubating partner rather than parental care in black-headed gulls	16
Narcissism moderates the association between basal testosterone and generosity in men	16
Statistical rules versus biological reasoning: Some apparent conflicts and how to solve them	16
The dynamics of sociality and glucocorticoids in wild male Assamese macaques	16
Androgen receptors rapidly modulate non-breeding aggression in male and female weakly electric fish (Gymnotus omarorum)	15
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No detectable changes in anxiety-related and locomotor behaviors in adult ovariectomized female rats exposed to estradiol, the ERβ agonist DPN or the ERα agonist PPT	15
Sex and timing of gonadectomy relative to puberty interact to influence weight, body composition, and feeding behaviors in mice	15
Endocrine and neuroendocrine regulation of social status in cichlid fishes	15
Estradiol and progesterone-induced lordosis behavior is modulated by both the Kisspeptin receptor and melanin-concentrating hormone in estradiol benzoate-primed rats	15
Methoprene-tolerant and Krüppel homolog 1 are actors of juvenile hormone-signaling controlling the development of male sexual behavior in the moth Agrotis ipsilon	15
Letrozole delays acquisition of water maze task in female BALB/c mice: Possible involvement of anxiety	14
Testosterone, gender identity and gender-stereotyped personality attributes	14
Perinatal opioid exposure leads to decreased social play in adolescent male and female rats: Potential role of oxytocin signaling in brain regions associated with social reward	14
Treatment with brain specific estrogen prodrug ameliorates cognitive effects of surgical menopause in mice	14
APOE4 genotype or ovarian hormone loss influence open field exploration in an EFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease	14
Reducing local synthesis of estrogen in the tubular striatum promotes attraction to same-sex odors in female mice	14
Does a single dose of testosterone increase willingness to compete, confidence, and risk-taking in men? Evidence from two randomised placebo-controlled experiments	14
Social status influences relationships between hormones and oxidative stress in a cichlid fish	13
An evolutionary perspective on stress responses, damage and repair	13
Repeated ovarian hyperstimulation promotes depression-like behavior in female mice	13
Odours of caterpillar-infested trees increase testosterone concentrations in male great tits	13
Social regulation of androgenic hormones and gestural display behavior in a tropical frog	13
Testosterone and cortisol do not predict rejecting harm or maximizing outcomes in sacrificial moral dilemmas: A preregistered analysis	13
Are women's sexual preferences for men's facial hair associated with their testosterone during the menstrual cycle?	13
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Differential effects of continuous and intermittent daytime food deprivation periods on metabolism and reproductive performance in diurnal zebra finches	12
Effects of accelerometry-derived physical activity energy expenditure on urinary C-peptide levels in a wild primate (Papio ursinus)	12
Kisspeptin participates in the positive reward state induced by paced mating and modulates sexual receptivity and paced mating behavior in female rats	12
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Disgusted snails, oxytocin, and the avoidance of infection threat	12
Sex, not social behavior, predicts fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in a facultatively social rodent, the highland tuco-tuco (Ctenomys opimus)	12
Salivary testosterone across the menstrual cycle	12
Longitudinal investigation of cognition, social competence, and anxiety in children and adolescents with Turner syndrome	12
Social niche shapes social behavior and cortisol concentrations during adolescence in female guinea pigs	12
Postnatal rearing environment alters pup cues for caregiver-offspring interactions	12
Developmental exposure to 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate disrupts decision-making in adult female rats: A potential role for a dopaminergic mechanism	11
Aldosterone hyperreactivity to acute psychosocial stress induction in men with essential hypertension	11
Maternal immune activation during the lactational period alters offspring behavior, reproductive development, and immune function in mice	11
Neural programming of seasonal physiology in birds and mammals: A modular perspective	11
BDNF Val66Met genotype and adolescent glucocorticoid treatment induce sex-specific disruptions to fear extinction and amygdala GABAergic interneuron expression in mice	11
Elevated glucocorticoids during the ovarian follicular phase predict conception in wild female chacma baboons	11
Steroid hormones in hair and fresh wounds reveal sex specific costs of reproductive engagement and reproductive success in wild house mice (Mus musculus domesticus)	11
Altered regional gray matter in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)	11
Photoperiodic control of singing behavior and reproductive physiology in male Fife fancy canaries	11
Tamoxifen offers long-term neuroprotection after hippocampal silent infarct in male rats	11
Experimentally elevated corticosterone does not affect bacteria killing ability of breeding female tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)	11
Progesterone does raise disgust	11
The effects of estrogens on spatial learning and memory in female rodents – A systematic review and meta-analysis	11

Prenatal testosterone synchrony in first-time parents predicts fathers' postpartum relationship quality	11
Measuring salivary cortisol in wild carnivores	10
Impact of continuous testosterone exposure on reproductive physiology, activity, and pain-related behavior in young adult female rats	10
Dietary genistein and 17β-estradiol implants differentially influence locomotor and cognitive functions following transient focal ischemia in middle-aged ovariectomized rats at different lengths of es	10
Noise and light pollution elicit endocrine responses in urban but not forest frogs	10
Effects of maternal experience on pup-induced activation of maternal neural circuits in virgin mice	10
Effects of the estrous cycle on impulsive choice and interval timing in female rats	10
Motivational increase of androgens and behavior by infant distress calls in highly responsive common marmoset fathers, Callithrix jacchus	10
A causal role of estradiol in human reinforcement learning	10
Uncovering the seasonal brain: Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) as a biochemical approach for studying seasonal social behaviors	10
Male, but not female, oxytocin receptor knockout prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) show impaired consolation behavior	10
Glucoregulation and coping behavior after chronic stress in rats: Sex differences across the lifespan	10
Characterizing seasonal transitions: Breeding-like morphology and behavior during the late non-breeding season in green anole lizards	10
The combined effects of corticosterone and brain-derived neurotrophic factor on plasticity-related receptor phosphorylation and expression at the synaptic surface in male Sprague-Dawley rats	10
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Does capacity to produce androgens underlie variation in female ornamentation and territoriality in White-shouldered Fairywren (Malurus alboscapulatus)?	10
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Sibling presence during fostering ameliorates endocrine stress profile changes in a social rodent species (Octodon degus) in a sex-specific manner	9
Repeated exposure to physiologically effective doses of contraceptive hormones ethinyl estradiol or levonorgestrel do not alter the reinforcing effects of a brief visual stimulus in ovary-intact rats	9
Educational attainment of same-sex and opposite-sex dizygotic twins: An individual-level pooled study of 19 twin cohorts	9
Hormonal contraceptives during adolescence impact the female brain and behavior in a rat model	9
Not your mother's hormone therapy: Highly selective estrogen receptor beta agonists as next-generation therapies for menopausal symptom relief	9
Sex differences in the structure and function of the vasopressin system in the ventral pallidum are associated with the sex-specific regulation of social play behavior in juvenile rats	9
Using seasonality and birdsong to understand mechanisms underlying context-appropriate shifts in social motivation and reward	9
Editorial Board	9
Functional relationships between estradiol and paternal care in male red-bellied lemurs, Eulemur rubriventer	9
Hormone contraceptive use in young women: Altered mood states, neuroendocrine and inflammatory biomarkers	9
Major role of MT2 receptors in the beneficial effect of melatonin on long-term recognition memory in C57BL/6J male mice	9
Octopamine affects courtship call structure in male Acheta domesticus crickets	9
Systems biology as a framework to understand the physiological and endocrine bases of behavior and its evolution—From concepts to a case study in birds	8
Progesterone rapidly alters the use of place and response memory during spatial navigation in female rats	8
Gendered interests and behavior in women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia or complete androgen insensitivity syndrome	8
Early life adversity accelerates hypothalamic drive of pubertal timing in female rats with associated enhanced acoustic startle	8
Editorial Board	8
From pathology to pleasure: Reframing mechanistic studies on same-sex sexual behavior in primates	8
Considering hormones as sex- and gender-related factors in biomedical research: Challenging false dichotomies and embracing complexity	8
Regulation of maternal behavior, social isolation responses, and postpartum estrus by steroid hormones and vaginocervical stimulation in sheep	8
The selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen protects against subtle cognitive decline and early markers of injury 24 h after hippocampal silent infarct in male Sprague-Dawley rats	8
The role of ovarian hormone dynamics in metabolic phenotype and gene expression in female mice	8
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The paradox of spring: Thyroid and glucocorticoid responses to cold temperatures and food availability in free living Carneddau ponies	8
Effects of the social environment on vertebrate fitness and health in nature: Moving beyond the stress axis	8
Facing infant cuteness: How nurturing care motivation and oxytocin system gene methylation are associated with responses to baby schema features	8
Family environmental antecedents of pubertal timing in girls and boys: A review and open questions	8
Early life conditions reduce similarity between reproductive partners in HPA axis response to stress	8
Oxytocin influences parental care in male threespine stickleback across multiple time scales	8
The modulation of social and non-social behavior by arginine vasotocin in the common waxbill, Estrilda astrild	7
Androgen receptors immunoreactivity in the rat brain of males with same-sex preference	7
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Sex and seasonal differences in neural steroid sensitivity predict territorial aggression in Siberian hamsters	7
Sex and BDNF Val66Met polymorphism matter for exercise-induced increase in neurogenesis and cognition in middle-aged mice	7
Inhibition of hippocampal melatonin synthesis by siRNA induced learning and memory deficits in male rats	7
Social experience is associated with a differential role of aromatase neurons in sexual behavior and territorial aggression in male mice	7
Androgen regulation of behavioral stress responses and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis	7
Disruptions in reproductive health, sex hormonal profiles, and hypothalamic hormone receptors content in females of the C58/J mouse model of autism	7
Sex differences in basal reelin levels in the paraventricular hypothalamus and in response to chronic stress induced by repeated corticosterone in rats	7
Cyclic estrogen and progesterone during instrumental acquisition contributes to habit formation in female rats	7
Leveraging individual power to improve racial equity in academia	7
Role of interdependent self-construal in predicting acute salivary cortisol response, hair cortisol concentrations, and their associations	7
Chronic treatment with hormonal contraceptives alters hippocampal BDNF and histone H3 post-translational modifications but not learning and memory in female rats	7
Effects of paternal deprivation on empathetic behavior and the involvement of oxytocin receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex	7
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Early life adversity reduces affiliative behavior with a stressed cagemate and leads to sex-specific alterations in corticosterone responses in adult mice	7
Gender minority stress and diurnal cortisol profiles among transgender and gender diverse people in the United States	7
Finger pointing: Why bias against 2D:4D ratios doesn't add up	7