Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Papers
(The median citation count of Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology 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.)
ArticleCitations
The genetic architecture of reproductive subtypes of depression in females265
Modeling hormonal contraception in female rats: A framework for studies in behavioral neurobiology108
Estradiol and progesterone in female reward-learning, addiction, and therapeutic interventions87
Kisspeptin neuron electrophysiology: Intrinsic properties, hormonal modulation, and regulation of homeostatic circuits57
Timing is everything: Circadian rhythms and their role in the control of sleep56
Unraveling sex differences in maternal and paternal care impacts on social behaviors and neurobiological responses to early-life adversity55
Editorial Board49
Corrigendum to “A scoping review of functional genomics in perinatal depression”. [Front. Neuroendocrinol. 78 (2025) 101202]47
Editorial Board45
Paroxetine combined with traditional chinese medicine prescriptions in the treatment of postpartum depression: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials45
Editorial – Addiction in females39
Oral contraceptives and cognition: A systematic review38
Women’s use of alcohol: Neurobiobehavioral concomitants and consequences38
Hypothalamic neurons fully or partially expressing the dopaminergic phenotype: development, distribution, functioning and functional significance. A review37
A scoping review of functional genomics in perinatal depression35
Combined oral contraceptive use and risk for binge eating in women: Potential gene × hormone interactions35
We must look beyond primary reinforcement to understand nicotine use in women32
Nestorone (segesterone acetate) effects on neuroregeneration28
Seasonal variation in hair cortisol concentration: A systematic review28
Celebrating 60 years of neuroendocrinology27
The role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications27
The critical impact of sex on preclinical alcohol research – Insights from zebrafish26
Sex differences in bipolar disorder: The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as an etiopathogenic region26
Review of the effects of polycystic ovary syndrome on Cognition: Looking beyond the androgen hypothesis25
The role of stress in perinatal depression and anxiety – A systematic review24
The interaction of genetic sex and prenatal alcohol exposure on health across the lifespan23
Associations of cortisol with Alzheimer’s disease fluid and neuroimaging biomarkers: A systematic review23
Sex differences in the acute effects of cannabis on human cognition: A systematic review23
Endocrine disrupting effects on morphological synaptic plasticity22
Cardiometabolic health, menopausal estrogen therapy and the brain: How effects of estrogens diverge in healthy and unhealthy preclinical models of aging22
Oxytocin and dopamine in psychostimulant-induced changes in social behaviour22
Insufficient support for retinoic acid receptor control of synaptic plasticity through a non-genomic mechanism21
The emerging role of rapid corticosteroid actions on excitatory and inhibitory synaptic signaling in the brain21
The microbiota-gut-brain axis in Huntington’s disease: Evidence, mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities20
Revisiting the role of sexual hormones in the demyelinated central nervous system20
Editorial- State of the art on steroids and the nervous system: In memory of Giancarlo20
Targeting the orexin/hypocretin system for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases: From animal to clinical studies20
The importance of translationally evaluating steroid hormone contributions to substance use20
Advances in steroid research from the pioneering neurosteroid concept to metabolomics: New insights into pregnenolone function20
Editorial Board18
Physical activity in Alzheimer’s disease prevention: Sex differences and the roles of BDNF and irisin18
Disproportionate mental health risks in autistic females: A rapid review with quantitative and narrative syntheses17
Hormonal contraceptive influences on cognition and psychopathology: Past methods, present inferences, and future directions17
Editorial Board16
Editorial Board16
Sex and gender in health research: Intersectionality matters16
Cortisol in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A comprehensive meta-analysis15
Electroencephalography findings in menstrually-related mood disorders: A critical review15
Functional brain connectivity in type 1 diabetes and associations to diabetes complications – a systematic review of fMRI studies15
Pathogenesis and potential therapies for perimenopausal depression: Insights from the estrogen-gut microbiota axis15
Progesterone and contraceptive progestin actions on the brain: A systematic review of animal studies and comparison to human neuroimaging studies14
Hormonal contraceptives, stress, and the brain: The critical need for animal models14
Novel insights into the activating transcription factor 4 in Alzheimer’s disease and associated aging-related diseases: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications14
Salivary secretory immunoglobulin A as a potential biomarker of psychosocial stress response during the first stages of life: A systematic review14
Can animal models resemble a premenstrual dysphoric condition?14
Combined oral contraceptives and mental health: Are adolescence and the gut-brain axis the missing links?14
Structural and functional brain alterations in Cushing’s disease: A narrative review14
Maternal brain plasticity, physiology and exercise science: A scoping narrative review13
Hormonal contraceptives and the brain: A systematic review on 60 years of neuroimaging, EEG, and biochemical studies in humans and animals13
Editorial Board13
What is there to know about the effects of progestins on the human brain and cognition?13
Sex differences in cortisol levels in depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Editorial Board12
Appetite-regulating hormones in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Progestagens and progesterone receptor modulation: Effects on the brain, mood, stress, and cognition in females12
Environmental disruption of reproductive rhythms11
Insulin-like growth factor-1 and cognitive health: Exploring cellular, preclinical, and clinical dimensions11
Metabolic Drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease: Integrating brain Hypometabolism, insulin Resistance, and systemic dysregulation11
Binge alcohol and the neuroendocrinology of the aging female10
In fond memory of professor Kazuyoshi Tsutsui (1952–2021)9
Gut feeling: Exploring the intertwined trilateral nexus of gut microbiota, sex hormones, and mental health9
Multi-systemic evaluation of biological and emotional responses to the Trier Social Stress Test: A meta-analysis and systematic review9
Editorial Board9
The overlooked mental health burden of polycystic ovary syndrome: neurobiological insights into PCOS-related depression8
Orexin signaling across the female lifespan: developmental, reproductive, and aging perspectives from humans and animal models8
Neuroendocrine mechanisms contributing to the coevolution of sociality and communication8
Cholecystokinin (CCK): a neuromodulator with therapeutic potential in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease7
From menarche to menopause: estrogenic influences on stroke-related depression in women7
How the diffuse neuroendocrine system shapes health, homeostasis, and cancer7
Fast neurotransmitter identity of MCH neurons: Do contents depend on context?7
Hormonal contraceptive usage influences stress hormone effects on cognition and emotion7
Post-Finasteride Syndrome And Post-Ssri Sexual Dysfunction: Two Clinical Conditions Apparently Distant, But Very Close7
The skin microbiome and affective symptoms: neuroimmune, neuroendocrine, and sensory pathways linking inflammatory dermatoses to mood and anxiety burden7
The role of the stress adaptive response in multiple sclerosis7
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