OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neuropharmacology is 41. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Conditional deletion of the AMPA-GluA1 and NMDA-GluN1 receptor subunit genes in midbrain D1 neurons does not alter cocaine reward in mice	684
Dose-dependent suppression of hippocampal contextual memory formation, place cells, and spatial engrams by the NMDAR antagonist (R)-CPP	249
R (−)-methoxetamine exerts rapid and sustained antidepressant effects and fewer behavioral side effects relative to S (+)-methoxetamine	150
Chemogenetic inhibition of locus coeruleus to rostromedial tegmental nucleus noradrenergic pathway increases light cycle ethanol drinking in male and female mice and blunts ethanol-induced CTA	95
The sensation seeking trait confers a dormant susceptibility to addiction that is revealed by intermittent cocaine self-administration in rats	83
Kappa opioid receptor modulation of endometriosis pain in mice	67
Impact of prenatal amoxicillin exposure on hippocampal development deficiency	65
Postictal hypoxia involves reactive oxygen species and is ameliorated by chronic mitochondrial uncoupling	64
The PDE4 inhibitor apremilast modulates ethanol responses in Gabrb1-S409A knock-in mice via PKA-dependent and independent mechanisms	63
Editorial Board	60
Specific sub-regions of the longitudinal axis of the hippocampus mediate behavioural responses to chronic psychosocial stress	60
Corticotropin-releasing factor potentiates glutamatergic input and excitability of presympathetic neurons in the hypothalamus in spontaneously hypertensive rats	58
Editorial Board	58
PEA-OXA ameliorates allodynia, neuropsychiatric and adipose tissue remodeling induced by social isolation	57
Jeffrey Clifton Watkins FRS - The father of the glutamate receptor	57
Ageing-related changes in the regulation of microglia and their interaction with neurons	57
Editorial Board	56
Antidepressants in the post-ketamine Era: Pharmacological approaches targeting the glutamatergic system	55
Polysorbate 80 coated chitosan nanoparticles for delivery of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone analog (NDP-MSH) to the brain reverse cognitive impairment related to neuroinflammation produced by a high	54
Novel chimeric peptides of endomorphin-2 and the active fragments of ghrelin exhibit blood-brain barrier permeability and central antinociceptive effects with reduced opioid-related side effects	54
Serotonin modulates social responses to stressed conspecifics via insular 5-HT2C receptors in rat	53
In vitro and in vivo pharmaco-dynamic study of the novel fentanyl derivatives: Acrylfentanyl, Ocfentanyl and Furanylfentanyl	53
Strategies to dissect microglia-synaptic interactions during aging and in Alzheimer's disease	52
Pre-traumatic antibiotic-induced microbial depletion reduces neuroinflammation in acute murine traumatic brain injury	52
Neuropeptide apelin presented in the dopaminergic neurons modulates the neuronal excitability in the substantia nigra pars compacta	51

Adenosine is released during thalamic oscillations to provide negative feedback control	50
Microglia phagocytosis of PNNs mediates PV-positive interneuron dysfunction and associated gamma oscillations in neuroinflammation-induced cognitive impairment in mice	50
Inhibiting mTOR activity using AZD2014 increases autophagy in the mouse cerebral cortex	50
TRPV1 modulation of contextual fear memory depends on stimulus intensity and endocannabinoid signalling in the dorsal hippocampus	48
SIRTUINS MODULATORS MITIGATE HYPOXIA-INDUCED CELL DEATH DUE TO CHANGES IN HISTONE 3 ACETYLATION, AND MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION, DYNAMICS, AND CONTENT	48
Regulation of alcohol drinking by ventral striatum and extended amygdala circuitry	47
Valence-dependent effects of neuropeptide Y on the expression of conditioned fear and anxiety-like behavior: Involvement of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis	46
Lactobacillus delbrueckii reduces anxiety-like behavior in zebrafish through a gut microbiome – brain crosstalk	46
Potential role of the hydroxyl carboxylic acid receptor type 2 (HCAR2) in microglia pathophysiology: A possible cross-talk with C-X-C chemokine receptor 1 (CXCR1)	45
Ferroptosis and cognitive impairment: Unraveling the link and potential therapeutic targets	44
Rapid reorganization of serotonin projections and antidepressant response to 5-HT1A-biased agonist NLX-101 in fluoxetine-resistant cF1ko mice	44
Synapse differentiation-induced gene 1 regulates stress-induced depression through interaction with the AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit of nucleus accumbens in male mice	44
Temporal dynamics of BDNF signaling recruitment in the rat prefrontal cortex and hippocampus following a single infusion of a translational dose of ketamine	44
New insights into oxidative stress and immune mechanisms involved in age-related macular degeneration tackled by novel therapies	44
14-3-3γ mediates the long-term inhibition of peripheral kappa opioid receptor antinociceptive signaling by norbinaltorphimine	44
Dopamine-loaded chitosan-coated solid lipid nanoparticles as a promise nanocarriers to the CNS	43