OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Neurosciences is 23. 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.)

Article	Citations
How do protein aggregates escape quality control in neurodegeneration?	227
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Construction of complex memories via parallel distributed cortical–subcortical iterative integration	156
Bidirectional Brain-Systemic Interactions and Outcomes After TBI	141
One wavelength to excite them all: deep tissue imaging going multicolor	134
Toward a neurobiology of internal selective attention	123
Advancing ALS research: public–private partnerships to accelerate drug and biomarker development	112
A noncoding role of coding mRNA in monogenic olfactory receptor choice	104
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From aversive associations to defensive programs: experience-dependent synaptic modifications in the central amygdala	97
Retinal receptive-field substructure: scaffolding for coding and computation	95
Emerging roles of antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity, neuronal function, and neurodegeneration	93
Defining and characterizing neuronal senescence, ‘neurescence’, as GX arrested cells	93
Crossmodal plasticity in hearing loss	92
The locus coeruleus as a global model failure system	91
How cancer hijacks the body’s homeostasis through the neuroendocrine system	89
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Nature versus laboratory: how to optimize housing conditions for zebrafish neuroscience research	87
Differential regulation of cutaneous immunity by sensory neuron subsets	85

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Links between the brain and body during sleep: implications for memory processing	83
Unraveling the dynamics of dopamine release and its actions on target cells	82
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in neuronal physiology and neurodegeneration	79
Non-cell-autonomous pathogenic mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	79
Embracing sleep-onset complexity	78
Fatty acid balance regulates α-synuclein pathology	77
Rethinking the role of TRKB in the action of antidepressants and psychedelics	74
Do metabolic deficits contribute to sleep disruption in monogenic intellectual disability syndromes?	73
Olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19: new insights into the underlying mechanisms	73
Translational approaches to understanding resilience to Alzheimer’s disease	72
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Disentangling the roles of circadian rhythms and sleep drive in experimental pain sensitivity	70
Functional interplay between central and autonomic nervous systems in human fear conditioning	70
PTEN mutations in autism spectrum disorder and congenital hydrocephalus: developmental pleiotropy and therapeutic targets	70
Evolutionary neuroanatomical expansion of Broca’s region serving a human-specific function	69
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Intercellular signaling by ectodomain shedding at the synapse	65
Rapid estrogen signaling drives binge drinking	64
Modeling human mutations to understand TRIO GEF function during development	61
Shared gustatory sensor for acids and ammonium	60
The 'middle-aging' brain	59
Astrocytic processes: from tripartite synapses to the active milieu	57
Capturing postpandemic changes in research participants	57
α-Synuclein in synaptic function and dysfunction	57
Assessing brain-wide outcomes of dopamine system activation in the living rodent brain	56
Useful misrepresentation: perception as embodied proactive inference	55
Latent-state and model-based learning in PTSD	52
Neuronal pericellular baskets: neurotransmitter convergence and regulation of network excitability	52
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Immune-related neurodegeneration in the midbrain causes pulmonary dysfunction in murine cryptococcal IRIS	50
Integrating innate and learned behavior through brain circuits	49
α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the hippocampal circuit: taming complexity	48
The lateral thalamus: a bridge between multisensory processing and naturalistic behaviors	47
Unravelling consciousness and brain function through the lens of time, space, and information	47
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A novel suppressor of Piezo2 in rodent nociceptors	45
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The NaVy paradox: reducing sodium currents increases excitability	45
The ‘dispanins’ and related proteins in physiology and neurological disease	44
SARS-CoV-2-specific neuropathology: fact or fiction?	44
Targeting LRRK2 mRNA stability in Parkinson’s disease	43
Epigenetic and metabolic regulation of developmental timing in neocortex evolution	42
Understanding the aging hypothalamus, one cell at a time	42
CK2-dependent SK channel dysfunction as contributor to neuronal hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s disease	42
Mechanistic insights into chemotherapy-induced circadian disruption using rodent models	42
The elusive varicose astrocytes	42
RNA granules in neuronal plasticity and disease	41

Insights and opportunities for deep brain stimulation as a brain circuit intervention	41
Astrocytes in selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease	40
Regulation of circuit organization and function through inhibitory synaptic plasticity	40
Origin, identity, and function of terminal Schwann cells	40
Insulin action in the brain: cell types, circuits, and diseases	40
Oxidized phospholipids as novel mediators of neurodegeneration	40
Macrophages on the margin: choroid plexus immune responses	40
Circuit organization of the rodent medial prefrontal cortex	39
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The therapeutic potential of natural killer cells in neuropathic pain	38
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Emerging approaches for decoding neuropeptide transmission	38
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Enteric glial cells mediate gut immunity and repair	36
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Dopamine ramps for accurate value learning under uncertainty	35
A novel link between locus coeruleus activity and amyloid-related cognitive decline	34
Tau talk – synaptic and mitochondrial proteins interact with Tau in human neurons	34
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Surface-based hippocampal subfield segmentation	33
Genomic, molecular, and cellular divergence of the human brain	33
A predictive coding framework of allostatic–interoceptive overload in frontotemporal dementia	32
Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging	32
Reassessing synaptic adhesion pathways	32
Proteostatic regulation in neuronal compartments	31
Mis-splicing in Huntington’s disease: harnessing the power of comparative transcriptomics	30
Lysosomal dysfunction in neurodegeneration: emerging concepts and methods	30
Meningeal brain borders and migraine headache genesis	30
Hidden variables in stress neurobiology research	30
Coordinating the energetic strategy of glia and neurons for memory	30
A neuro-journey across species	30
Effect of host and strain factors on α-synuclein prion pathogenesis	29
Neocortical somatostatin neuron diversity in cognition and learning	29
Modulating the Neuromodulators: Dopamine, Serotonin, and the Endocannabinoid System	29
Mechanical stress connects cortical folding to fiber organization in the developing brain	28
Outdoor air pollution and brain development in childhood and adolescence	28
Spatiotemporally resolved protein synthesis as a molecular framework for memory consolidation	28
Neurobiology of brain oscillations in acute and chronic pain	28
Curiosity-driven exploration: foundations in neuroscience and computational modeling	28
The use of language in autism research	27
The dorsal raphe nucleus in the control of energy balance	26
Contextualized hippocampal-cortical dynamics underlying traumatic memory	26
Ontogeny of the circadian system: a multiscale process throughout development	26
Synaptic crossroads: navigating the circuits of movement	26
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PET reporter systems for the brain	25
Alterations in pain during adolescence and puberty	25
Where is the error? Hierarchical predictive coding through dendritic error computation	25
From synapse to sensation: the role of circTulp4	25
An expanding repertoire of circuit mechanisms for visual prediction errors	25
Moving beyond amyloid and tau to capture the biological heterogeneity of Alzheimer’s disease	24
IGF2 in memory, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases	24
Reinforcement learning detuned in addiction: integrative and translational approaches	24
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Alcohol and the brain: from genes to circuits	23
The potential of gene editing for Huntington’s disease	23
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