OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Neuroscience is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Protective and therapeutic effects of okra seed in acute nontraumatic brain injury	33
Dorsal root ganglion-pulsed neuromodulation radiofrequency treatment has significant clinical efficacy in chronic spinal-origin pain, bringing noticeable improvement in symptoms and sleep quality for	24
Extracranial internal carotid aneurysm treated with a covered stent in an infant	24
CircFKBP3 absence alleviates oxygen glucose deprivation-induced function loss of human brain microvascular endothelial cells in vitro via governing the miR-766-3p/TRAF3	24
Correlation analysis of serum miR-145 and miR-210 with carotid artery stenosis and their predictive value for cerebral ischemic events	21
Clinical effects of combined use of carbamazepine and amitriptyline in the treatment of diabetic neuropathy with concurrent diabetic foot	19
Atypical presentation of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor in an adult without epilepsy: a case report	14
Clinical outcome in an infant with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: case report and literature review	14
Motor skill performance in amblyopia	14
Electroacupuncture reduces cerebral ischemia-induced neuronal damage in the hippocampal CA1 region in rats by inhibiting HMGB1 and p-JNK overexpression	13
Comparison of endovascular interventional embolization and microsurgical clipping for ruptured cerebral aneurysms: impact on patient outcomes	12
Visuospatial processing can be disrupted in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	12
Cerebral microbleeds in acute ischemic stroke after intravenous thrombolysis and their impact on short term outcome of stroke	12
Regulatory miR-SNP rs4636297A > G in miR-126 is linked to increased risk of rigidity feature in patients with Parkinson’s disease	12
The association between menopausal status and clinical outcomes of female patients with carpal tunnel release: a retrospective observational study	12
A nonsense mutation in VHL causing Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome in a large Chinese family—a genetic study of familial neoplastic disease	11
Learning spatiotemporal features of DSA using 3D CNN and BiConvGRU for ischemic moyamoya disease detection	10
Postural tremor and sexual chromosome aneuploidies: case report and review of literature	10
The effect of modafinil on passive avoidance memory, brain level of BDNF and oxidative stress markers in sepsis survivor rats	10
TREM2 R47H variant and risk for Alzheimer’s disease: assessment in a Greek population and updated meta-analysis	10
Integrative analysis of circRNA networks in postoperative cognitive dysfunction	10
Psychosis susceptibility zinc finger protein 804A (ZNF804A) gene polymorphism in schizophrenia patients treated with olanzapine in North Indian population	10
Clinical characteristics of patient with GFAP-IgG: a review of 31 patients from two tertiary referral centers in China	9
Hydroxychloroquine attenuated motor impairment and oxidative stress in a rat 6-hydroxydopamine model of Parkinson’s disease	9
tDCS does not add effect to foot drop stimulator and gait training in improving clinical parameters and neuroplasticity biomarkers in chronic post-stroke: randomized controlled trial	9

Hyperhomocysteinemia increases the risk of vertebrobasilar dissecting aneurysm among the male Han Chinese population: a retrospective case-control study	9
Alterations in gut microbiota and plasma metabolites in patients with generalized anxiety disorder: a multi-omics study	9
Awake craniotomy in epilepsy surgery includes previously inoperable patients with preserved efficiency and safety	9
Ghrelin improves cognition via activation of the cAMP- CREB signalling pathway in depressed male C57BL/6J mice	9
The assessment and diagnosis of intellectual disability when development is atypical. A Norwegian population study of individuals with CHARGE syndrome	9
Targeting the differentiation of astrocytes by Bilobalide in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease model	9
Altered dynamic functional connectivity in rectal cancer patients with and without chemotherapy: a resting-state fMRI study	8
Migraine-like headache in subjects with isolated Lambl’s excrescences: a case series and literature review	8
KLHL11 antibody-associated autoimmune encephalomyelitis in a middle-aged female patient: a case report and literature review	8
Validation of biomarkers and immunotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma using bioinformatics and Mendelian randomization	8
Selenium and zinc protect against heavy metal mixture-induced, olfactory bulb and hippocampal damage by augmenting antioxidant capacity and activation of Nrf2-Hmox-1 signaling in male rats	8
Examination of empathy-like behaviour in nicotine-preferring rat lines	8
Cortical gray matter and cerebral white matter atrophy and asymmetry in Parkinson’s disease patients with normal cognitive precede	8
Is there a relationship between sphenoid sinus pneumatization and carotid canal–intersinus septa connection?	8
Histone demethylases in neurodevelopment and neurodegenerative diseases	8
Preoperative antiplatelet therapy may be a risk factor for postoperative ischemic complications in intracranial hemorrhage patients	7
COVID-19 induced ischemic stroke and mechanisms of viral entry in brain and clot formation: a systematic review and current update	7
Plasma cytokines profile in patients with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease: a comparative study in terms of inflammation	7
Effects of simulated presence therapy on agitated behavior, cognition, and use of protective constraint among patients with senile dementia	7
Role of Long Non-coding RNA in Nerve Regeneration	7
L-3n-butylphthalide maintains BBB permeability and attenuates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by increasing PGC-1 α levels	7
SBM vs VBM for highlighting similarities and differences between chronotype and Parkinson’s MRI scans: a preliminary analysis	7
Identifying hub genes and dysregulated pathways in Duchenne muscular dystrophy	7
Alzheimer cafè: toward bridging the gap between cure and care in patients with dementia	7
The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and oxytocin on food craving and weight control in obese individuals with food addiction: a double-blind clinical trial	7
The effects of a chalcone derivative on memory, hippocampal corticosterone and BDNF levels in adult rats	6
Cervical syringomyelia with caudal thoracic epidural lipomatosis: case report and literature review	6
Proteomic analysis of baicalin intervention on protein expression and modification in the hippocampus of Alzheimer’s disease model rat	6
Levodopa-induced dyskinesia is preceded by increased levels of anxiety and motor impairment in Parkinson’s disease patients	6
UCMSCs-derived exosomal SLIT2 alleviates ischemic stroke through the β-catenin/TCF4/USP20 signaling pathway	6
Early neurological bedside rehabilitation intervention on the recovery of activities of daily living in stroke patients	6
Efficacy and safety of intravenous thrombolytic therapy in patients over eighty years	6
Localisation of eloquent cortex using magnetoencephalography and its clinical implications	6
Elucidating the role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and its receptor Tyrosine Receptor Kinase B (TrkB) in the development and symptoms of endometriosis	6
Correlation between risk factors of cognitive dysfunction and blood pressure variability after acute ischemic stroke in northwest Shanghai	6
Ganshuang granule plays a pharmacological role in anti-alcoholic and anti-hangover via regulating alcohol metabolism and affecting neurotransmitters	6
Nomograms for the prediction of decannulation in patients with neurological injury: a study based on clinical practice	6
Immunohistochemical characterisation of dopaminergic and cholinergic alterations in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of MPTP-treated marmosets	6
Comparing the effectiveness of CBT and low-frequency rTMS in reducing symptom severity and depression and improving working memory in adults with OCD: a clinical trial	6
Safety and effectiveness of nusinersen, a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, in 524 patients: results from an interim analysis of post-marketing surveillance in Japan	6
IDO-Kynurenine pathway mediates NLRP3 inflammasome activation-induced postoperative cognitive impairment in aged mice	6
Harnessing the power of probiotics to enhance neuroplasticity for neurodevelopment and cognitive function in stunting: a comprehensive review	6
Graded nutritional interventions in patients with dysphagia after stroke: an assessment of the effectiveness of therapeutic strategies for different swallowing functions	6
Can hyperoxic stress cause susceptibility to acute seizure in the neonatal period?: a rat study	6
Brain fog assessment in patients recovered from COVID-19 in China: a development and validation study	5
Oxyberberine an oxoderivative of berberine confers neuroprotective effects in controlled-cortical impact mouse model of traumatic brain injury	5
Dual stimulation with iTBS-cTBS treatment in postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report	5
Evaluation of sarcopenia and phase angle in elderly patients with Parkinson’s Disease	5
Deep machine learning methods for Parkinson’s disease diagnosis: a new direction in decision-making systems	5
Functional genetic variation in 3’UTR of PARP1 indicates a decreased risk and a better severity of ischemic stroke	5

MiR-623 links lncRNA RP11-89 and cyclin D1 to regulate the proliferation of glioblastoma cells	5
Detecting how time is subjectively perceived based on event-related potentials (ERPs): a machine learning approach	5
Efficacy of early clinical interventions for children with global developmental delay	5
Analysis of the effect of comprehensive physical and mental nursing for patients with acute cerebral infarction in intravenous thrombolytic therapy	5
A case report of concurrent occurrence of two inherited axonopathies within a family: the benefit of whole-exome sequencing	5
Proteomic analysis by 4D label-free MS-PRM identified that Nptx1, Ptpmt1, Slc25a11, and Cpt1c are involved in diabetes-associated cognitive dysfunction	5
Congenital myasthenic syndrome: a tale of two siblings	5
Assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness in Chinese patients with early to mid-stage Parkinson’s disease	5
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: pathophysiological approach	5
Mechanistic study of electroacupuncture preconditioning in alleviating myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats: involvement of mTOR/ROS signaling pathway to inhibit ferroptosis	5
Effect of an herbal formulation containing Peganum harmala L. and Fraxinus excelsior L. on oxidative stress, memory impairment and withdra	5
Does ensuring optimum vitamin D levels result in early resolution of neurocysticercosis?	4
Potential mechanisms of Shenmai injection against POCD based on network pharmacology and molecular docking	4
De novo intracranial aneurysm formation in SARS-CoV-2 infection: first report of a yet unknown complication	4
Correction	4
Potential role of thoracolumbar fascia in younger middle-aged patients with chronic low back pain	4
Opisthotonic posturing in Guillian-Barre syndrome	4
Monitoring autonomic responses in Parkinson’s disease individuals: non-linear and chaotic global metrics of heart rate variability	4
Diagnostic value of cervical vascular ultrasound in large arterial lesions of the neck in patients with transient ischemic attack	4
Stress symptoms occur in patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment independently of the level of physical activity	4
Causal relations between immune cells and cerebral hemorrhage: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study	4
Correction	4
Pharmacological evaluation of newly synthesized benzimidazole derivative for anti-Alzheimer potential	4
A rare cause of dysarthria: Legionnaires’ disease	4
Imbalanced clearance of Aβ peptide cause presynaptic plaque formation	4
Primary CoQ ₁₀ deficiency with a severe phenotype due to the c.901 C > T (p.R301W) mutation in the COQ8A gene	4
Treatment of moyamoya disease with intracranial aneurysm by surgical clipping combined with encephalo-duro-myo-synangiosis surgery: a case report and literature review	4
Sublingual apomorphine in treatment of Parkinson’s disease: a review	4
Lateral cervical approach for ventrally located upper cervical meningioma: experience of 14 cases with a narrative comparison with other surgical techniques	4
Total en bloc spondylectomy of thoracic giant cell tumor with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst: case reports and review of literature	4
L- lactate inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation of microglia in the hippocampus	4
Cut-off scores for the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale–short form (BIS–15): sense and nonsense	4
Dual-Stent retriever thrombectomy for extensive dural sinus thrombosis	4
Tracheal schwannoma mimicking asthma	4
Predictive Value of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and Neutrophil to High-Density Lipoprotein Ratio in Acute Ischemic Stroke	4
Pharmacological approach using doxycycline and tocopherol in rotenone induced oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and Parkinson’s like symptoms	4
Research progress on the application of virtual reality technology in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy	4
The treatment challenge of heterotopic ossification in a patient with Parkinson’s disease and stroke	3
The clinical significance of PD-1 expression in patients with bladder cancer without lymph node metastasis: a comparative study with drained lymph nodes and tumor tissues	3
Evaluating stroke rehabilitation using brain functional network and corticomuscular coupling	3
Risk factors and characteristics analysis of cognitive impairment in patients with cerebral infarction during recovery period	3
Electroacupuncture attenuates middle cerebral artery occlusion-induced learning and memory impairment by regulating microglial polarization in hippocampus	3
Bilateral spontaneous vertebral artery dissection complicated by bilateral posterior cerebral artery occlusion in a migraine patient: a case report with systematic review	3
Effects on brain structural and functional in deaf children after aerobic exercise training: a pilot cluster randomized controlled study	3
Children rely more profoundly on the visual system to control their posture than adults	3
Relationship between changes in neurological deficit severity and adverse cardiac events in elderly patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study	3
The patients with intrathecal baclofen pump in the age of COVID-19: a single center study	3
Behavior and electrophysiological effects on striatum-nigra circuit after high frequency stimulation. Relevance to Parkinson and epilepsy	3
Thymic stromal lymphopoietin modification gates chronic pain via regulation of transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1-caspase1	3
Everolimus attenuates glutamate-induced PC12 cells death	3
Isolated intracranial hypertension without cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in APLA syndrome: an unique association	3
Secondary cerebellopontine angle oligodendroglioma after cranial irradiation: a case report and literature review	3
Pre- and post-clinical–radiological and surgical evaluation of patients with pituitary adenoma and metabolic syndrome	3
Markers of brain injury in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage	3
Effectiveness of acupoint stimulation combined with neurogenic bowel training on constipation in stroke patients: a retrospective study	3
Minocycline protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced glial cells activation and oxidative stress damage in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) of the rat	3
Assessment of oxidative/nitrosative stress and antioxidant capacity in children with epilepsy	3
Analysis and prevention strategies of risk factors for postoperative stroke complications in cardiac surgery	3
Advantages of edaravone dextrosanol in elderly patients with acute cerebral infarction versus edaravone: a preliminary study	3
Protective effects of treadmill exercise on apoptotic neuronal damage and astrocyte activation in ovariectomized and/or diabetic rat prefrontal cortex: molecular and histological aspects	3
Deltoid muscle strength and autonomic dysfunction as independent risk factors for invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome	3
Déjerine-Roussy syndrome presenting with atypical involuntary movements	3
Possible involvement of GABAergic system on central amygdala Mediated anxiolytic effect of agmatine in rats	3
Compare the safety and efficacy of endoscopic third ventriculostomy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in infants and children with hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
The association of dietary total antioxidant capacity with migraine attack frequency in women	3
Effects of HSYA on serum and brain cholesterol levels in AD rats based on quantitative proteomics	3
The possible mechanism of Datura stramonium on pentobarbital-induced sleep in mice	3
Exaggerated response to pattern reversal visual evoked potential among migraineurs	3
Efficacy of high thiamine dosage in treating patients with biotin thiamine responsive basal ganglia disease: a two case reports	3
LncRNA PVT1 promotes neuroinflammation after intracerebral hemorrhage by regulating the miR-128-3p/TXNIP axis	3
Superior divisional third nerve palsy due to breast cancer metastasis to the orbital apex	3
Acute short term effects of endurance and resistance training on balance control in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy	3
Moyamoya disease in an adolescent with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report	3
Construction of a novel microRNA-based signature for predicting the prognosis of glioma	3
Efficacy of Daiwenjiu ointment on the treatment of cervical spondylosis with nerve root type caused by cold dampness obstruction	3
A neuroeconomic theory of obsessive-compulsive disorder	3