OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neuropharmacology is 42. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

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	114
The PDE4 inhibitor apremilast modulates ethanol responses in Gabrb1-S409A knock-in mice via PKA-dependent and independent mechanisms	97
Editorial Board	81
Dopamine D1 receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex and basolateral amygdala cooperatively contribute to social defeat stress-induced augmentation of cocaine reward in mice	75
Jeffrey Clifton Watkins FRS - The father of the glutamate receptor	70
Evidence for low affinity of GABA at the vesicular monoamine transporter VMAT2 – Implications for transmitter co-release from dopamine neurons	69
Specific sub-regions of the longitudinal axis of the hippocampus mediate behavioural responses to chronic psychosocial stress	67
Editorial Board	67
Neuropeptide apelin presented in the dopaminergic neurons modulates the neuronal excitability in the substantia nigra pars compacta	66
Influence of the neurotensin signaling system on feeding and satiety	66
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	65
Postictal hypoxia involves reactive oxygen species and is ameliorated by chronic mitochondrial uncoupling	65
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	63
Electrophysiological analysis of paraventricular thalamic neurons co-expressing kappa and mu opioid receptors	62
Genetic inactivation of the CRF2 receptor eliminates morphine-induced sociability deficits in female mice	62
Sirtuins modulators mitigate hypoxia-induced cell death due to changes in histone 3 acetylation, and mitochondrial function, dynamics, and content	61
Human milk oligosaccharides improve white matter and interneuron development in a double-hit rat model for preterm brain injury	60
Ageing-related changes in the regulation of microglia and their interaction with neurons	60
Predator odor stress produces sex- and subpopulation-specific increases in alcohol drinking, anxiety-like behavior, and lateral hypothalamic Crh expression	60
Editorial Board	59
Neuronal and therapeutic perspectives on empathic pain: A rational insight	59
Impact of prenatal amoxicillin exposure on hippocampal development deficiency	57
Serotonin modulates social responses to stressed conspecifics via insular 5-HT2C receptors in rat	57
Pre-traumatic antibiotic-induced microbial depletion reduces neuroinflammation in acute murine traumatic brain injury	56
Corticotropin-releasing factor potentiates glutamatergic input and excitability of presympathetic neurons in the hypothalamus in spontaneously hypertensive rats	56

Dose-dependent suppression of hippocampal contextual memory formation, place cells, and spatial engrams by the NMDAR antagonist (R)-CPP	54
PEA-OXA ameliorates allodynia, neuropsychiatric and adipose tissue remodeling induced by social isolation	53
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	53
Adenosine is released during thalamic oscillations to provide negative feedback control	52
Antidepressants in the post-ketamine Era: Pharmacological approaches targeting the glutamatergic system	52
Strategies to dissect microglia-synaptic interactions during aging and in Alzheimer's disease	49
TRPV1 modulation of contextual fear memory depends on stimulus intensity and endocannabinoid signalling in the dorsal hippocampus	49
Microglia phagocytosis of PNNs mediates PV-positive interneuron dysfunction and associated gamma oscillations in neuroinflammation-induced cognitive impairment in mice	48
Chronopharmacokinetics of the antidepressant paroxetine: An in vitro and in vivo approach	47
Prenatal exposure to valproic acid reduces synaptic δ-catenin levels and disrupts ultrasonic vocalization in neonates	47
In vitro and in vivo pharmaco-dynamic study of the novel fentanyl derivatives: Acrylfentanyl, Ocfentanyl and Furanylfentanyl	47
Dopamine-loaded chitosan-coated solid lipid nanoparticles as a promise nanocarriers to the CNS	46
The oxytocinergic system and racial ingroup bias in empathic neural activity	46
Examination of the effects of vitexin and vitexin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles on neuropathic pain and possible mechanisms of action	45
The PPARγ agonist pioglitazone produces a female-predominant inhibition of hyperalgesia associated with surgical incision, peripheral nerve injury, and painful diabetic neuropathy	45
The comparative effects of mGlu5 receptor positive allosteric modulators VU0409551 and VU0360172 on cognitive deficits and signalling in the sub-chronic PCP rat model for schizophrenia	44
Ferroptosis and cognitive impairment: Unraveling the link and potential therapeutic targets	43
Synapse differentiation-induced gene 1 regulates stress-induced depression through interaction with the AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit of nucleus accumbens in male mice	42