OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Neurosciences is 22. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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Construction of complex memories via parallel distributed cortical–subcortical iterative integration	249
Advisory Board and Contents	221
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A noncoding role of coding mRNA in monogenic olfactory receptor choice	205
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From aversive associations to defensive programs: experience-dependent synaptic modifications in the central amygdala	145
Advancing ALS research: public–private partnerships to accelerate drug and biomarker development	144
Crossmodal plasticity in hearing loss	131
Transformation, again? Impact of a second pregnancy on the brain, cognition, and sense of self	131
Retinal receptive-field substructure: scaffolding for coding and computation	124
From illness to rest: neural circuits linking sickness and sleep	124
Third spaces for science: reimagining research beyond academia and industry	116
Defining and characterizing neuronal senescence, ‘neurescence’, as GX arrested cells	113
Emerging roles of antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity, neuronal function, and neurodegeneration	111
The locus coeruleus as a global model failure system	109
How cancer hijacks the body’s homeostasis through the neuroendocrine system	95
Fatty acid balance regulates α-synuclein pathology	92
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Do metabolic deficits contribute to sleep disruption in monogenic intellectual disability syndromes?	90
Unraveling the dynamics of dopamine release and its actions on target cells	87
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in neuronal physiology and neurodegeneration	86
Epigenetic noise in the aging brain: tuning neuronal vulnerability to neurodegeneration	85

Nature versus laboratory: how to optimize housing conditions for zebrafish neuroscience research	84
Aging brain, brittle bone	84
Embracing sleep-onset complexity	81
Differential regulation of cutaneous immunity by sensory neuron subsets	80
Olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19: new insights into the underlying mechanisms	79
Triggering ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases	79
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Rethinking the role of TRKB in the action of antidepressants and psychedelics	77
Modeling human mutations to understand TRIO GEF function during development	76
Life without microglia	73
Shared gustatory sensor for acids and ammonium	73
The 'middle-aging' brain	73
Advisory Board and Contents	71
Rapid estrogen signaling drives binge drinking	70
Evolution of collicular cell types, circuits, and modulatory pathways	69
Disentangling the roles of circadian rhythms and sleep drive in experimental pain sensitivity	69
Intercellular signaling by ectodomain shedding at the synapse	68
Functional interplay between central and autonomic nervous systems in human fear conditioning	68
DNA repair as a core function of sleep	67
Dopamine’s secret agent: serotonin	65
Basal progenitors as drivers of neocortical expansion	64
Evolutionary neuroanatomical expansion of Broca’s region serving a human-specific function	63
α-Synuclein in synaptic function and dysfunction	63
Capturing postpandemic changes in research participants	62
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Assessing brain-wide outcomes of dopamine system activation in the living rodent brain	62
Integrating innate and learned behavior through brain circuits	61
Unravelling consciousness and brain function through the lens of time, space, and information	60
Latent-state and model-based learning in PTSD	59
Interacting cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical loops shape behavioral control through cognitive maps and shortcuts	58
Integrating and interpreting brain maps	58
The lateral thalamus: a bridge between multisensory processing and naturalistic behaviors	57
Immune-related neurodegeneration in the midbrain causes pulmonary dysfunction in murine cryptococcal IRIS	57
Epigenetic biomarkers in neurodegenerative diseases: from molecular signatures to therapeutic targets	57
Progranulin function and regulation in the CNS	55
Making of BDNF: role of promoters, enhancers, and untranslated regions	54
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CK2-dependent SK channel dysfunction as contributor to neuronal hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s disease	53
Advisory Board and Contents	53
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Copine-6 as a regulator of TRPM3 membrane trafficking and noxious heat sensation	51
Regulation of circuit organization and function through inhibitory synaptic plasticity	50
Epigenetic and metabolic regulation of developmental timing in neocortex evolution	49
Understanding the aging hypothalamus, one cell at a time	49
The ‘dispanins’ and related proteins in physiology and neurological disease	48
Origin, identity, and function of terminal Schwann cells	47
Mechanistic insights into chemotherapy-induced circadian disruption using rodent models	47
Targeting LRRK2 mRNA stability in Parkinson’s disease	47
A novel suppressor of Piezo2 in rodent nociceptors	46
Astrocytes in selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease	45

Oxidized phospholipids as novel mediators of neurodegeneration	44
Disambiguating dimensions of external and internal brain processes	44
RNA granules in neuronal plasticity and disease	44
Insights and opportunities for deep brain stimulation as a brain circuit intervention	42
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A neurobiological perspective on prolonged grief disorder	39
The therapeutic potential of natural killer cells in neuropathic pain	38
Advisory Board and Contents	37
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A novel link between locus coeruleus activity and amyloid-related cognitive decline	36
Emerging approaches for decoding neuropeptide transmission	36
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Genomic, molecular, and cellular divergence of the human brain	35
A predictive coding framework of allostatic–interoceptive overload in frontotemporal dementia	34
The integrated stress response in the brain: cell type-specific functions in health and neurological disorders	34
Induction of plasticity and metaplasticity using noninvasive brain stimulation	34
Reassessing synaptic adhesion pathways	33
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Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging	32
Mechanical stress connects cortical folding to fiber organization in the developing brain	31
Meningeal brain borders and migraine headache genesis	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
Neuronal STAT1 as a phase switch from antiviral defense to synaptopathy in encephalitis	29
Curiosity-driven exploration: foundations in neuroscience and computational modeling	29
Outdoor air pollution and brain development in childhood and adolescence	29
Hidden variables in stress neurobiology research	29
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Neocortical somatostatin neuron diversity in cognition and learning	28
A neurobiological taxonomy of sedentary behavior for brain health	28
The use of language in autism research	28
Synaptic crossroads: navigating the circuits of movement	27
Advisory Board and Contents	27
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From synapse to sensation: the role of circTulp4	27
Hypothalamic prolactin signaling protects against overheating in pregnancy	26
PET reporter systems for the brain	26
Redefining dopaminergic synapses beyond the classical paradigm	25
Contextualized hippocampal-cortical dynamics underlying traumatic memory	25
Ontogeny of the circadian system: a multiscale process throughout development	25
Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience	24
The potential of gene editing for Huntington’s disease	24
Mesenchymal stromal cell extracellular vesicles as immune modulators and drug carriers in neurodegenerative disorders	24
IGF2 in memory, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases	23
Moving beyond amyloid and tau to capture the biological heterogeneity of Alzheimer’s disease	23
Where is the error? Hierarchical predictive coding through dendritic error computation	23
An expanding repertoire of circuit mechanisms for visual prediction errors	23
Advisory Board and Contents	23
Alterations in pain during adolescence and puberty	23
Disrupted circadian rhythms in the plateau pika	22
An integrative view on the cell-type-specific mechanisms of ketamine's antidepressant actions	22
Unweaving type I interferons in age-related neuroinflammation	22
Beyond sex differences: short- and long-term effects of pregnancy on the brain	22
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Advisory Board and Contents	22