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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Estradiol and progesterone in female reward-learning, addiction, and therapeutic interventions144
Functions of habenula in reproduction and socio-reproductive behaviours72
Kisspeptin neuron electrophysiology: Intrinsic properties, hormonal modulation, and regulation of homeostatic circuits58
Neurosteroidogenic enzymes: CYP11A1 in the central nervous system57
Modeling hormonal contraception in female rats: A framework for studies in behavioral neurobiology54
Editorial Board54
Timing is everything: Circadian rhythms and their role in the control of sleep48
Paroxetine combined with traditional chinese medicine prescriptions in the treatment of postpartum depression: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials45
Unraveling sex differences in maternal and paternal care impacts on social behaviors and neurobiological responses to early-life adversity42
A review of sex differences in the mechanisms and drivers of overeating41
Hypothalamic neurons fully or partially expressing the dopaminergic phenotype: development, distribution, functioning and functional significance. A review40
Kisspeptin neurons as a key player bridging the endocrine system and sexual behavior in mammals39
Women’s use of alcohol: Neurobiobehavioral concomitants and consequences37
Editorial Board37
Oral contraceptives and cognition: A systematic review36
Combined oral contraceptive use and risk for binge eating in women: Potential gene × hormone interactions35
Nestorone (segesterone acetate) effects on neuroregeneration32
Rolling out physical exercise and energy homeostasis: Focus on hypothalamic circuitries32
The role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications30
A multimodal meta-analysis of regional structural and functional brain alterations in type 2 diabetes29
Variation in genes and hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis in female mood disorders – A systematic review and meta-analysis28
Celebrating 60 years of neuroendocrinology27
Sex differences in bipolar disorder: The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as an etiopathogenic region27
Editorial Board26
The critical impact of sex on preclinical alcohol research – Insights from zebrafish25
The interaction of genetic sex and prenatal alcohol exposure on health across the lifespan24
The role of stress in perinatal depression and anxiety – A systematic review24
Endocrine disrupting effects on morphological synaptic plasticity23
Review of the effects of polycystic ovary syndrome on Cognition: Looking beyond the androgen hypothesis23
Cardiometabolic health, menopausal estrogen therapy and the brain: How effects of estrogens diverge in healthy and unhealthy preclinical models of aging23
The emerging role of rapid corticosteroid actions on excitatory and inhibitory synaptic signaling in the brain22
In Memoriam, Roger A. Gorski (1935–2021)22
Sex hormones, vascular factors and cognition21
Revisiting the role of sexual hormones in the demyelinated central nervous system21
Targeting the orexin/hypocretin system for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases: From animal to clinical studies20
Insufficient support for retinoic acid receptor control of synaptic plasticity through a non-genomic mechanism20
Advances in steroid research from the pioneering neurosteroid concept to metabolomics: New insights into pregnenolone function20
Sodium background currents in endocrine/neuroendocrine cells: Towards unraveling channel identity and contribution in hormone secretion19
Developmental aspects of the hypothalamic-pituitary network related to reproduction in teleost fish19
Neurobiology of early life adversity: A systematic review of meta-analyses towards an integrative account of its neurobiological trajectories to mental disorders19
A network meta-analysis of stress mediators in suicide behaviour18
The importance of translationally evaluating steroid hormone contributions to substance use18
Central and peripheral neuropeptide RFRP-3: A bridge linking reproduction, nutrition, and stress response18
Sex differences in the blood–brain barrier: Implications for mental health17
Editorial- State of the art on steroids and the nervous system: In memory of Giancarlo17
Editorial Board17
On the role of sex steroids in biological functions by classical and non-classical pathways. An update17
Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the KNDy neuronal activities to generate and modulate GnRH pulse in mammals16
Physical activity in Alzheimer’s disease prevention: Sex differences and the roles of BDNF and irisin16
Hormonal contraceptive influences on cognition and psychopathology: Past methods, present inferences, and future directions16
Sex and gender in health research: Intersectionality matters16
Editorial Board15
Sex bias in alcohol research: A 20-year comparative study15
Can animal models resemble a premenstrual dysphoric condition?15
A meta-analysis of blood and salivary cortisol levels in first-episode psychosis and high-risk individuals15
Cortisol in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A comprehensive meta-analysis15
A neural circuit perspective on brain aromatase14
Novel insights into the activating transcription factor 4 in Alzheimer’s disease and associated aging-related diseases: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications14
Electroencephalography findings in menstrually-related mood disorders: A critical review14
Hormonal contraceptives, stress, and the brain: The critical need for animal models14
Combined oral contraceptives and mental health: Are adolescence and the gut-brain axis the missing links?13
Salivary secretory immunoglobulin A as a potential biomarker of psychosocial stress response during the first stages of life: A systematic review13
Structural and functional brain alterations in Cushing’s disease: A narrative review13
Progesterone and contraceptive progestin actions on the brain: A systematic review of animal studies and comparison to human neuroimaging studies13
Editorial Board12
Progestagens and progesterone receptor modulation: Effects on the brain, mood, stress, and cognition in females12
Editorial Board12
How exposure to chronic stress contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes: A complexity science approach12
Maternal brain plasticity, physiology and exercise science: A scoping narrative review12
What is there to know about the effects of progestins on the human brain and cognition?11
Appetite-regulating hormones in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Multi-systemic evaluation of biological and emotional responses to the Trier Social Stress Test: A meta-analysis and systematic review10
Hypothalamic kisspeptin and kisspeptin receptors: Species variation in reproduction and reproductive behaviours10
Sex differences in cortisol levels in depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
Neuropeptidergic control of neurosteroids biosynthesis10
Editorial Board10
Chasing red herrings and wild geese: Sex differences versus sex dimorphism10
Hormonal contraceptives and the brain: A systematic review on 60 years of neuroimaging, EEG, and biochemical studies in humans and animals10
Environmental disruption of reproductive rhythms9
Insulin-like growth factor-1 and cognitive health: Exploring cellular, preclinical, and clinical dimensions9
Gut feeling: Exploring the intertwined trilateral nexus of gut microbiota, sex hormones, and mental health9
Neuroendocrine mechanisms contributing to the coevolution of sociality and communication8
The form, function, and evolutionary significance of neural aromatization8
Regulation of stress response on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis via gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone8
In fond memory of professor Kazuyoshi Tsutsui (1952–2021)8
Maternal effects in mammals: Broadening our understanding of offspring programming8
Heterogeneity in GnRH and kisspeptin neurons and their significance in vertebrate reproductive biology8
A review of the effects of acute and chronic cannabinoid exposure on the stress response8
Cholecystokinin (CCK): a neuromodulator with therapeutic potential in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease7
Post-Finasteride Syndrome And Post-Ssri Sexual Dysfunction: Two Clinical Conditions Apparently Distant, But Very Close7
Editorial Board7
Hormonal contraceptive usage influences stress hormone effects on cognition and emotion7
Hormonal contraceptives as disruptors of competitive behavior: Theoretical framing and review7
Role of melatonin in Alzheimer’s disease: From preclinical studies to novel melatonin-based therapies7
Fast neurotransmitter identity of MCH neurons: Do contents depend on context?7
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