OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews is 69. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
How does Nogo-A signalling influence mitochondrial function during multiple sclerosis pathogenesis?	906
Handedness in post-traumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis	256
Language learning in aphasia: A narrative review and critical analysis of the literature with implications for language therapy	237
Learning from addiction: Craving of prescription opioids in chronic pain sufferers	173
Neuroscience-informed classification of prevention interventions in substance use disorders: An RDoC-based approach	165
Editorial Board	164
Editorial Board	151
A systems omics-based approach to decode substance use disorders and neuroadaptations	147
Translational relevance of fear conditioning in rodent models of mild traumatic brain injury	137
Frans de Waal – A pioneer who shone a light on the primate mind	135
Autism diagnosis in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of test accuracy	133
Social contagion in primates: Moderating factors and significance for individuals and the group	126
Taste processing in autism spectrum disorder: A translational scoping review	123
Priors, evidence, and memory: Dynamics of predictive processing in a hierarchical visual system	119
Neuromodulating the rhythms of cognition	117
The neural dynamics of familiar face recognition	116
Prolactin in sleep and EEG regulation: New mechanisms and sleep-related brain targets complement classical data	114
The clinical neuroscience of lucid dreaming	112
Auditing measures of interoceptive accuracy: Important clarifications	110
Interpersonal synchronization: An overlooked factor in development, social cognition, and psychopathology	110
Unveiling the neurolipidome of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A scoping review navigating future diagnostic and therapeutic applications	109
The neglected role of endocannabinoid actions at TRPC channels in ataxia	109
Does stress make us more—or less—prosocial? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of acute stress on prosocial behaviours using economic games	108
Sleep, stress and aggression: Meta-analyses investigating associations and causality	107
Microglia and BDNF at the crossroads of stressor related disorders: Towards a unique trophic phenotype	103

The sensorimotor theory of pathological pain revisited	102
The role of serotonin in declarative memory: A systematic review of animal and human research	100
Neurodiversity, psychological inertia and mental health	99
Impact of stress on excitatory and inhibitory markers of adolescent cognitive critical period plasticity	98
A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis of the prenatal and early life stress effects on rodent microglia, astrocyte, and oligodendrocyte density and morphology	96
The empirical status of predictive coding and active inference	96
Non-communicable diseases among women survivors of intimate partner violence: Critical review from a chronic stress framework	96
Pre- and postnatal antibiotic exposure and risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder–A systematic review and meta-analysis combining evidence from human and animal studies	95
Using e-diaries to investigate ADHD – State-of-the-art and the promising feature of just-in-time-adaptive interventions	94
The relationship between anabolic androgenic steroid use and body image, eating behavior, and physical activity by gender: A systematic review	92
Disengagement of attention with spatial neglect: A systematic review of behavioral and anatomical findings	92
The effects of different types of social interactions on the electrophysiology of neurons in the nucleus accumbens in rodents	89
Visuomotor control in mice and primates	89
Publication bias casts doubt on implicit processing in inattentional blindness	88
A restarted life: Resetting microglia innate immune memory	85
The contribution of environmental pollutants to the risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review of case-control studies	84
The efficacy of electroencephalography neurofeedback for enhancing episodic memory in healthy and clinical participants: A systematic qualitative review and meta-analysis	84
Managing fear and anxiety in development: A framework for understanding the neurodevelopment of emotion regulation capacity and tendency	82
Challenges of a small world analysis for the continuous monitoring of behavior in mice	82
State-of-the-art imaging of neuromodulatory subcortical systems in aging and Alzheimer’s disease: Challenges and opportunities	81
Conscious experiences during non-rapid eye movement sleep parasomnias	81
Storm on predictive brain: A neurocomputational account of ketamine antidepressant effect	80
The Pause-then-Cancel model of human action-stopping: Theoretical considerations and empirical evidence	80
Furthering the language hypothesis of alexithymia: An integrated review and meta-analysis	80
Preclinical behavioral and pharmacological treatments for enhancing fear extinction in adolescence	79
A network meta-analysis of the long- and short-term efficacy of sleep medicines in adults and older adults	79
Shaping the risk for late-life neurodegenerative disease: A systematic review on prenatal risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease-related volumetric brain biomarkers	78
Association between anxiety and hypertension in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	77
Neurosteroids and the mesocorticolimbic system	75
A framework for joint music making: Behavioral findings, neural processes, and computational models	74
Neuroinflammatory remodeling of the anterior cingulate cortex as a key driver of mood disorders in gastrointestinal disease and disorders	74
Turing’s cascade instability supports the coordination of the mind, brain, and behavior	74
Intrinsic timescales and predictive allostatic interoception in brain health and disease	73
Vertical and horizontal space-valence associations: A meta-analysis	72
How well do people living with neurodegenerative diseases manage their finances? A meta-analysis and systematic review on the capacity to make financial decisions in people living with neurodegenerati	72
Modulation of human frontal midline theta by neurofeedback: A systematic review and quantitative meta-analysis	71
Dysfunctions of cellular context-sensitivity in neurodevelopmental learning disabilities	71
Memory biases in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment. A systematic review and metanalysis.	71
The remapping of peripersonal space after stroke, spinal cord injury and amputation: A PRISMA systematic review	71
Proximate and ultimate mechanisms of human father-child rough-and-tumble play	71
Neural cell-types and circuits linking thermoregulation and social behavior	70
The amygdala and the nine circles of scientific hell - Confirmation bias in the brain correlates of psychopathy	70
Time to retire the serial Papez circuit: Implications for space, memory, and attention	70
Residual implicit and explicit language abilities in patients with disorders of consciousness: A systematic review	70
Brain to brain musical interaction: A systematic review of neural synchrony in musical activities	69
Being active over one’s own motion: Considering predictive mechanisms in self-motion perception	69