Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Papers
(The median citation count of Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology is 8. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Functions of habenula in reproduction and socio-reproductive behaviours203
Modeling hormonal contraception in female rats: A framework for studies in behavioral neurobiology87
Estradiol and progesterone in female reward-learning, addiction, and therapeutic interventions81
Kisspeptin neuron electrophysiology: Intrinsic properties, hormonal modulation, and regulation of homeostatic circuits74
Unraveling sex differences in maternal and paternal care impacts on social behaviors and neurobiological responses to early-life adversity64
Editorial Board62
Paroxetine combined with traditional chinese medicine prescriptions in the treatment of postpartum depression: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials54
Timing is everything: Circadian rhythms and their role in the control of sleep53
A review of sex differences in the mechanisms and drivers of overeating50
Editorial – Addiction in females49
Hypothalamic neurons fully or partially expressing the dopaminergic phenotype: development, distribution, functioning and functional significance. A review45
Oral contraceptives and cognition: A systematic review43
Editorial Board43
Women’s use of alcohol: Neurobiobehavioral concomitants and consequences42
Kisspeptin neurons as a key player bridging the endocrine system and sexual behavior in mammals41
Combined oral contraceptive use and risk for binge eating in women: Potential gene × hormone interactions39
Nestorone (segesterone acetate) effects on neuroregeneration39
A scoping review of functional genomics in perinatal depression37
Seasonal variation in hair cortisol concentration: A systematic review34
Rolling out physical exercise and energy homeostasis: Focus on hypothalamic circuitries34
The role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications33
Celebrating 60 years of neuroendocrinology32
Sex differences in bipolar disorder: The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as an etiopathogenic region32
The role of stress in perinatal depression and anxiety – A systematic review32
The critical impact of sex on preclinical alcohol research – Insights from zebrafish30
The interaction of genetic sex and prenatal alcohol exposure on health across the lifespan27
Editorial Board27
Review of the effects of polycystic ovary syndrome on Cognition: Looking beyond the androgen hypothesis26
Cardiometabolic health, menopausal estrogen therapy and the brain: How effects of estrogens diverge in healthy and unhealthy preclinical models of aging25
The emerging role of rapid corticosteroid actions on excitatory and inhibitory synaptic signaling in the brain24
Oxytocin and dopamine in psychostimulant-induced changes in social behaviour23
Endocrine disrupting effects on morphological synaptic plasticity23
Sex differences in the acute effects of cannabis on human cognition: A systematic review22
Revisiting the role of sexual hormones in the demyelinated central nervous system22
In Memoriam, Roger A. Gorski (1935–2021)22
Insufficient support for retinoic acid receptor control of synaptic plasticity through a non-genomic mechanism22
The importance of translationally evaluating steroid hormone contributions to substance use21
Targeting the orexin/hypocretin system for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases: From animal to clinical studies21
Advances in steroid research from the pioneering neurosteroid concept to metabolomics: New insights into pregnenolone function21
Developmental aspects of the hypothalamic-pituitary network related to reproduction in teleost fish21
Neurobiology of early life adversity: A systematic review of meta-analyses towards an integrative account of its neurobiological trajectories to mental disorders21
Physical activity in Alzheimer’s disease prevention: Sex differences and the roles of BDNF and irisin20
Sodium background currents in endocrine/neuroendocrine cells: Towards unraveling channel identity and contribution in hormone secretion20
Editorial- State of the art on steroids and the nervous system: In memory of Giancarlo20
Central and peripheral neuropeptide RFRP-3: A bridge linking reproduction, nutrition, and stress response20
Editorial Board19
A network meta-analysis of stress mediators in suicide behaviour18
Hormonal contraceptive influences on cognition and psychopathology: Past methods, present inferences, and future directions18
Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the KNDy neuronal activities to generate and modulate GnRH pulse in mammals18
Sex differences in the blood–brain barrier: Implications for mental health18
Sex and gender in health research: Intersectionality matters17
Editorial Board17
Editorial Board17
A neural circuit perspective on brain aromatase16
Cortisol in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A comprehensive meta-analysis16
Can animal models resemble a premenstrual dysphoric condition?15
Sex bias in alcohol research: A 20-year comparative study15
Electroencephalography findings in menstrually-related mood disorders: A critical review15
Structural and functional brain alterations in Cushing’s disease: A narrative review15
Hormonal contraceptives, stress, and the brain: The critical need for animal models15
Combined oral contraceptives and mental health: Are adolescence and the gut-brain axis the missing links?15
Maternal brain plasticity, physiology and exercise science: A scoping narrative review14
Salivary secretory immunoglobulin A as a potential biomarker of psychosocial stress response during the first stages of life: A systematic review14
Editorial Board14
Progesterone and contraceptive progestin actions on the brain: A systematic review of animal studies and comparison to human neuroimaging studies14
How exposure to chronic stress contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes: A complexity science approach14
Novel insights into the activating transcription factor 4 in Alzheimer’s disease and associated aging-related diseases: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications14
Progestagens and progesterone receptor modulation: Effects on the brain, mood, stress, and cognition in females13
What is there to know about the effects of progestins on the human brain and cognition?13
Appetite-regulating hormones in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
Hormonal contraceptives and the brain: A systematic review on 60 years of neuroimaging, EEG, and biochemical studies in humans and animals12
Neuropeptidergic control of neurosteroids biosynthesis11
Binge alcohol and the neuroendocrinology of the aging female11
Multi-systemic evaluation of biological and emotional responses to the Trier Social Stress Test: A meta-analysis and systematic review11
Chasing red herrings and wild geese: Sex differences versus sex dimorphism11
Editorial Board11
Insulin-like growth factor-1 and cognitive health: Exploring cellular, preclinical, and clinical dimensions11
A review of the effects of acute and chronic cannabinoid exposure on the stress response11
Sex differences in cortisol levels in depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Environmental disruption of reproductive rhythms10
In fond memory of professor Kazuyoshi Tsutsui (1952–2021)10
Gut feeling: Exploring the intertwined trilateral nexus of gut microbiota, sex hormones, and mental health10
The form, function, and evolutionary significance of neural aromatization10
Hypothalamic kisspeptin and kisspeptin receptors: Species variation in reproduction and reproductive behaviours10
Heterogeneity in GnRH and kisspeptin neurons and their significance in vertebrate reproductive biology10
The role of the stress adaptive response in multiple sclerosis9
Role of melatonin in Alzheimer’s disease: From preclinical studies to novel melatonin-based therapies9
Cholecystokinin (CCK): a neuromodulator with therapeutic potential in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease9
Regulation of stress response on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis via gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone9
Neuroendocrine mechanisms contributing to the coevolution of sociality and communication9
The overlooked mental health burden of polycystic ovary syndrome: neurobiological insights into PCOS-related depression9
Hormonal contraceptive usage influences stress hormone effects on cognition and emotion8
Hormonal contraceptives as disruptors of competitive behavior: Theoretical framing and review8
Fast neurotransmitter identity of MCH neurons: Do contents depend on context?8
Editorial Board8
Post-Finasteride Syndrome And Post-Ssri Sexual Dysfunction: Two Clinical Conditions Apparently Distant, But Very Close8
How the diffuse neuroendocrine system shapes health, homeostasis, and cancer8
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