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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Why biodiversity matters in the lab	37
Androgens and child behavior: Color and toy preferences in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)	37
Sex-specific responses to GnRH challenge, but not food supply, in kittiwakes: Evidence for the “sensitivity to information” hypothesis	35
Species variation in steroid hormone-related gene expression contributes to species diversity in sexually dimorphic communication in electric fishes	32
Sex, season, age and status influence urinary steroid hormone profiles in an extremely polygynous neotropical bat	28
Social regulation of arginine vasopressin and oxytocin systems in a wild group-living fish	27
From grouping and cooperation to menstruation: Spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus) are an emerging mammalian model for sociality and beyond	27
Thioredoxin interacting protein mediates corticosterone-induced depressive-like behavior in male mice	27
Estrogenic influences on agonistic behavior in teleost fishes	27
Corticosterone unlikely indicates departure readiness in migratory European robins	26
Activational and organizational effects of testosterone on the number of mating partners and reproductive success in males of a social rodent	25
Prolactin promotes parental responses and alters reproductive axis gene expression, but not courtship behaviors, in both sexes of a biparental bird	25
The medial preoptic area and acute cocaine's stimulant effects in rats: Potential influences of estradiol and biological sex	24
Spexin modulates molecular thermogenic profile of adipose tissue and thermoregulatory behaviors in female C57BL/6 mice	23
Effects of a D2 receptor antagonist on repeated pair bond formation in the male prairie vole	22
Editorial Board	22
A bird's eye view of the hippocampus beyond space: Behavioral, neuroanatomical, and neuroendocrine perspectives	22
Motherhood and DREADD manipulation of the nucleus accumbens weaken established pair bonds in female prairie voles	22
Methoprene-tolerant and Krüppel homolog 1 are actors of juvenile hormone-signaling controlling the development of male sexual behavior in the moth Agrotis ipsilon	21
Narcissism moderates the association between basal testosterone and generosity in men	20
Prolactin is associated with proximity to incubating partner rather than parental care in black-headed gulls	20
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	19
Sex and timing of gonadectomy relative to puberty interact to influence weight, body composition, and feeding behaviors in mice	19
Androgen receptors rapidly modulate non-breeding aggression in male and female weakly electric fish (Gymnotus omarorum)	19
Prairie voles seek social contact with peer companions during immune challenge	19

The dynamics of sociality and glucocorticoids in wild male Assamese macaques	18
Acute and chronic extreme cold weather events influence hypothalamic and testicular gene networks in a free-living Arctic breeding songbird, the Lapland longspur	18
Aging leads to altered physiological reactivity in response to repeated social separation stress in a nonhuman primate model	18
Estradiol and progesterone-induced lordosis behavior is modulated by both the Kisspeptin receptor and melanin-concentrating hormone in estradiol benzoate-primed rats	18
Glucocorticoids and behavior in non-human primates: A meta-analytic approach to unveil potential coping mechanisms	18
Editorial Board	17
Testosterone, gender identity and gender-stereotyped personality attributes	17
Treatment with brain specific estrogen prodrug ameliorates cognitive effects of surgical menopause in mice	17
Odours of caterpillar-infested trees increase testosterone concentrations in male great tits	17
Social status influences relationships between hormones and oxidative stress in a cichlid fish	17
Salivary testosterone across the menstrual cycle	17
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	17
Repeated ovarian hyperstimulation promotes depression-like behavior in female mice	16
An evolutionary perspective on stress responses, damage and repair	16
Social regulation of androgenic hormones and gestural display behavior in a tropical frog	16
Ovarian hormone dynamics and precision menopausal care: A translational agenda	16
Are women's sexual preferences for men's facial hair associated with their testosterone during the menstrual cycle?	16
Prenatal testosterone synchrony in first-time parents predicts fathers' postpartum relationship quality	15
Longitudinal investigation of cognition, social competence, and anxiety in children and adolescents with Turner syndrome	15
Does a single dose of testosterone increase willingness to compete, confidence, and risk-taking in men? Evidence from two randomised placebo-controlled experiments	15
Letrozole delays acquisition of water maze task in female BALB/c mice: Possible involvement of anxiety	15
Sex, not social behavior, predicts fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in a facultatively social rodent, the highland tuco-tuco (Ctenomys opimus)	15
Migrant blackbirds (Turdus merula) on stopover have higher plasma PYY compared to residents: A validation and proof-of-concept	15
A systematic review and experimental study of micro/nanoplastic-induced endocrine disruption in rodents: Potential links to autism spectrum disorder	14
Disgusted snails, oxytocin, and the avoidance of infection threat	14
Postnatal rearing environment alters pup cues for caregiver-offspring interactions	14
Effects of accelerometry-derived physical activity energy expenditure on urinary C-peptide levels in a wild primate (Papio ursinus)	14
Social niche shapes social behavior and cortisol concentrations during adolescence in female guinea pigs	14
Experimentally elevated corticosterone does not affect bacteria killing ability of breeding female tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)	14
Kisspeptin participates in the positive reward state induced by paced mating and modulates sexual receptivity and paced mating behavior in female rats	14
BDNF Val66Met genotype and adolescent glucocorticoid treatment induce sex-specific disruptions to fear extinction and amygdala GABAergic interneuron expression in mice	14
Differential effects of continuous and intermittent daytime food deprivation periods on metabolism and reproductive performance in diurnal zebra finches	14
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	14
Editorial Board	14
Photoperiodic control of singing behavior and reproductive physiology in male Fife fancy canaries	13
Developmental exposure to 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate disrupts decision-making in adult female rats: A potential role for a dopaminergic mechanism	13
Elevated glucocorticoids during the ovarian follicular phase predict conception in wild female chacma baboons	13
Maternal immune activation during the lactational period alters offspring behavior, reproductive development, and immune function in mice	12
Editorial Board	12
Altered regional gray matter in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)	12
Male, but not female, oxytocin receptor knockout prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) show impaired consolation behavior	12
Sex differences in corticotropin-releasing factor receptor-2α expressing neurons in acutely stressed mice	12
Neural programming of seasonal physiology in birds and mammals: A modular perspective	12
CRISPR-mediated knockdown of oxytocin receptor in extended amygdala reduces stress-induced social avoidance in female California mice	12
Editorial Board	12
Uncovering the seasonal brain: Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) as a biochemical approach for studying seasonal social behaviors	12
Effects of the estrous cycle on impulsive choice and interval timing in female rats	12
Intergenerational effects of maternal androgens on vocal ontogeny and developmental plasticity in a cooperatively breeding mammal	12
The effects of estrogens on spatial learning and memory in female rodents – A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Impact of continuous testosterone exposure on reproductive physiology, activity, and pain-related behavior in young adult female rats	12

Pregnancy modulates responses to male odors in house mice	12
Hormone contraceptive use in young women: Altered mood states, neuroendocrine and inflammatory biomarkers	11
Does capacity to produce androgens underlie variation in female ornamentation and territoriality in White-shouldered Fairywren (Malurus alboscapulatus)?	11
Noise and light pollution elicit endocrine responses in urban but not forest frogs	11
Progesterone and negative emotionality across and between ovulatory cycles: A study of romantically involved women	11
Editorial Board	11
Effects of maternal experience on pup-induced activation of maternal neural circuits in virgin mice	11
Functional relationships between estradiol and paternal care in male red-bellied lemurs, Eulemur rubriventer	11
Sibling presence during fostering ameliorates endocrine stress profile changes in a social rodent species (Octodon degus) in a sex-specific manner	11
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	11
Editorial Board	11
Hormonal contraceptives during adolescence impact the female brain and behavior in a rat model	11
Editorial Board	11
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	11
Endocrine drivers of incubation performance in a High Arctic seabird, the little auk (Alle alle)	10
Octopamine affects courtship call structure in male Acheta domesticus crickets	10
Not your mother's hormone therapy: Highly selective estrogen receptor beta agonists as next-generation therapies for menopausal symptom relief	10
Bold female zebrafish (Danio rerio) have physiological advantages in reproductive performance	10
Early-life adversity and the role of habitat: Consequences for females growing up in a marginal environment	10
Motivational increase of androgens and behavior by infant distress calls in highly responsive common marmoset fathers, Callithrix jacchus	10
From pathology to pleasure: Reframing mechanistic studies on same-sex sexual behavior in primates	10
Early life conditions reduce similarity between reproductive partners in HPA axis response to stress	9
The paradox of spring: Thyroid and glucocorticoid responses to cold temperatures and food availability in free living Carneddau ponies	9
Using seasonality and birdsong to understand mechanisms underlying context-appropriate shifts in social motivation and reward	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	9
Early life adversity accelerates hypothalamic drive of pubertal timing in female rats with associated enhanced acoustic startle	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
Gendered interests and behavior in women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia or complete androgen insensitivity syndrome	9
FKBP5 expression is related to risky foraging in house sparrows	9
Considering hormones as sex- and gender-related factors in biomedical research: Challenging false dichotomies and embracing complexity	9
Prolactin and the shared regulation of parental care and cooperative helping behavior in white-browed sparrow weaver societies	9
Effects of the social environment on vertebrate fitness and health in nature: Moving beyond the stress axis	9
Facing infant cuteness: How nurturing care motivation and oxytocin system gene methylation are associated with responses to baby schema features	9
Androgen receptors immunoreactivity in the rat brain of males with same-sex preference	8
Editorial Board	8
Oxytocin influences parental care in male threespine stickleback across multiple time scales	8
Gender minority stress and diurnal cortisol profiles among transgender and gender diverse people in the United States	8
The modulation of social and non-social behavior by arginine vasotocin in the common waxbill, Estrilda astrild	8
Autism and hormones: A perspective from the immune system and the gut microbiome	8
The role of ovarian hormone dynamics in metabolic phenotype and gene expression in female mice	8
Finger pointing: Why bias against 2D:4D ratios doesn't add up	8
Inhibition of hippocampal melatonin synthesis by siRNA induced learning and memory deficits in male rats	8
Androgen regulation of behavioral stress responses and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis	8
Editorial Board	8
Sex and BDNF Val66Met polymorphism matter for exercise-induced increase in neurogenesis and cognition in middle-aged mice	8
Leveraging individual power to improve racial equity in academia	8
Social experience is associated with a differential role of aromatase neurons in sexual behavior and territorial aggression in male mice	8
Chronic treatment with hormonal contraceptives alters hippocampal BDNF and histone H3 post-translational modifications but not learning and memory in female rats	8
Role of interdependent self-construal in predicting acute salivary cortisol response, hair cortisol concentrations, and their associations	8
Editorial Board	8
Effects of early midlife ovarian removal on sleep: Polysomnography-measured cortical arousal, homeostatic drive, and spindle characteristics	7
Adolescent blue light exposure reduces exploratory behavior and recognition memory in male and female Long Evans rats	7
Disruptions in reproductive health, sex hormonal profiles, and hypothalamic hormone receptors content in females of the C58/J mouse model of autism	7
Vasotocin but not isotocin is involved in the emergence of the dominant-subordinate status in males of the weakly electric fish, Gymnotus omarorum	7
Estrogen deficiency affects synchronized neural connectivity in the olfactory bulb-nucleus accumbens circuit: A local field potential study in ovariectomized mouse model	7
The role of oxytocin in enhancing group-based guilt and promoting intergroup reconciliation in a collectivist context	7
Sexual differentiation of estrogen receptor alpha subpopulations in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus	7
Effects of paternal deprivation on empathetic behavior and the involvement of oxytocin receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex	7
Sex and seasonal differences in neural steroid sensitivity predict territorial aggression in Siberian hamsters	7
Oxytocin dynamics in interpersonal sensorimotor synchrony: Controlled experiments in humans	7
Testosterone facilitates nonreproductive, context-appropriate pro- and anti-social behavior in female and male Mongolian gerbils	7
The evolution of sex differences in competitive and social dream content	7
Sex diversity in the 21st century: Concepts, frameworks, and approaches for the future of neuroendocrinology	7
Examining the dual hormone hypothesis in wild male mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)	7
Early life adversity reduces affiliative behavior with a stressed cagemate and leads to sex-specific alterations in corticosterone responses in adult mice	7
Cyclic estrogen and progesterone during instrumental acquisition contributes to habit formation in female rats	7
Sex differences in basal reelin levels in the paraventricular hypothalamus and in response to chronic stress induced by repeated corticosterone in rats	7
Sex change in clownfish as an ARCH-governed biological decision	7