OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Behavioural Brain Research is 30. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
IntelliCage as a tool for measuring mouse behavior – 20 years perspective	68
Adult neurogenesis, human after all (again): Classic, optimized, and future approaches	63
Effects of physical activity on brain function and structure in older adults: A systematic review	54
Towards a comprehensive theory of obesity and a healthy diet: The causal role of oxidative stress in food addiction and obesity	52
AMPK: A bridge between diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease	49
Saikosaponin A improved depression-like behavior and inhibited hippocampal neuronal apoptosis after cerebral ischemia through p-CREB/BDNF pathway	45
Quercetin alleviates chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depressive-like behaviors by promoting adult hippocampal neurogenesis via FoxG1/CREB/ BDNF signaling pathway	44
Effects of melatonin and resveratrol on recognition memory and passive avoidance performance in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease	43
Temporo-spatial Theory of Consciousness (TTC) – Bridging the gap of neuronal activity and phenomenal states	39
A systematic review of cognitive event-related potentials in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease	38
The protective and therapeutic effects of vinpocetine, a PDE1 inhibitor, on oxidative stress and learning and memory impairment induced by an intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of amyloid beta (a	38
Relative expected value of drugs versus competing rewards underpins vulnerability to and recovery from addiction	36
Exercise effects on brain and behavior in healthy mice, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease model—A systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Dose-dependent effects of antipsychotics on efficacy and adverse effects in schizophrenia	35
Overlap in the neural circuitry and molecular mechanisms underlying ketamine abuse and its use as an antidepressant	35
CBD modulates DNA methylation in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of mice exposed to forced swim	35
Age-related cognitive decline is associated with microbiota-gut-brain axis disorders and neuroinflammation in mice	35
Incentive motivation: ‘wanting’ roles of central amygdala circuitry	35
NLRP3 inflammasome-dependent pyroptosis and apoptosis in hippocampus neurons mediates depressive-like behavior in diabetic mice	35
Ketamine’s dose related multiple mechanisms of actions: Dissociative anesthetic to rapid antidepressant	34
Asymmetry of turning behavior in rats is modulated by early life stress	34
Targeting muscarinic receptors to treat schizophrenia	33
Functional neurogenesis over the years	33
Chronic unpredictable intermittent restraint stress disrupts spatial memory in male, but not female rats	33
The anterior limb of the internal capsule: Anatomy, function, and dysfunction	33

Stress gets into the belly: Early life stress and the gut microbiome	33
Role of RhoA/ROCK signaling in Alzheimer’s disease	32
Baicalin ameliorates chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depression through the BDNF/ERK/CREB signaling pathway	31
Central amygdala circuits in valence and salience processing	30
Decision urgency invigorates movement in humans	30