OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neuropharmacology is 44. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

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	284
Dose-dependent suppression of hippocampal contextual memory formation, place cells, and spatial engrams by the NMDAR antagonist (R)-CPP	109
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
Impact of prenatal amoxicillin exposure on hippocampal development deficiency	78
The PDE4 inhibitor apremilast modulates ethanol responses in Gabrb1-S409A knock-in mice via PKA-dependent and independent mechanisms	73
Editorial Board	67
Editorial Board	66
Dopamine D1 receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex and basolateral amygdala cooperatively contribute to social defeat stress-induced augmentation of cocaine reward in mice	65
Evidence for low affinity of GABA at the vesicular monoamine transporter VMAT2 – Implications for transmitter co-release from dopamine neurons	64
Editorial Board	64
Jeffrey Clifton Watkins FRS - The father of the glutamate receptor	64
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
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	63
Genetic inactivation of the CRF2 receptor eliminates morphine-induced sociability deficits in female mice	61
Neuropeptide apelin presented in the dopaminergic neurons modulates the neuronal excitability in the substantia nigra pars compacta	61
Adenosine is released during thalamic oscillations to provide negative feedback control	61
Serotonin modulates social responses to stressed conspecifics via insular 5-HT2C receptors in rat	60
Electrophysiological analysis of paraventricular thalamic neurons co-expressing kappa and mu opioid receptors	59
TRPV1 modulation of contextual fear memory depends on stimulus intensity and endocannabinoid signalling in the dorsal hippocampus	59
Sirtuins modulators mitigate hypoxia-induced cell death due to changes in histone 3 acetylation, and mitochondrial function, dynamics, and content	58
Corticotropin-releasing factor potentiates glutamatergic input and excitability of presympathetic neurons in the hypothalamus in spontaneously hypertensive rats	58
Predator odor stress produces sex- and subpopulation-specific increases in alcohol drinking, anxiety-like behavior, and lateral hypothalamic Crh expression	56
Specific sub-regions of the longitudinal axis of the hippocampus mediate behavioural responses to chronic psychosocial stress	56
Postictal hypoxia involves reactive oxygen species and is ameliorated by chronic mitochondrial uncoupling	55
Human milk oligosaccharides improve white matter and interneuron development in a double-hit rat model for preterm brain injury	55

Neuronal and therapeutic perspectives on empathic pain: A rational insight	55
Influence of the neurotensin signaling system on feeding and satiety	55
Ageing-related changes in the regulation of microglia and their interaction with neurons	55
Kappa opioid receptor modulation of endometriosis pain in mice	54
PEA-OXA ameliorates allodynia, neuropsychiatric and adipose tissue remodeling induced by social isolation	53
Pre-traumatic antibiotic-induced microbial depletion reduces neuroinflammation in acute murine traumatic brain injury	51
Microglia phagocytosis of PNNs mediates PV-positive interneuron dysfunction and associated gamma oscillations in neuroinflammation-induced cognitive impairment in mice	50
The sensation seeking trait confers a dormant susceptibility to addiction that is revealed by intermittent cocaine self-administration in rats	50
Antidepressants in the post-ketamine Era: Pharmacological approaches targeting the glutamatergic system	49
Strategies to dissect microglia-synaptic interactions during aging and in Alzheimer's disease	49
In vitro and in vivo pharmaco-dynamic study of the novel fentanyl derivatives: Acrylfentanyl, Ocfentanyl and Furanylfentanyl	49
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
Dopamine-loaded chitosan-coated solid lipid nanoparticles as a promise nanocarriers to the CNS	45
The oxytocinergic system and racial ingroup bias in empathic neural activity	45
Examination of the effects of vitexin and vitexin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles on neuropathic pain and possible mechanisms of action	45
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
Regulation of alcohol drinking by ventral striatum and extended amygdala circuitry	45
CB1 receptor expression and signaling are required for dexamethasone-induced aversive memory consolidation	44
Targeting metabotropic glutamate receptors for the treatment of depression and other stress-related disorders	44