OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Novel naturally occurring autoantibodies attenuate α‐synuclein pathology in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease	104
Paediatric astroblastoma‐like neuroepithelial tumour of the spinal cord with a MAMLD1‐BEND2 rearrangement	60
Neuronal infection is a major pathogenetic mechanism and cause of fatalities in human acute Nipah virus encephalitis	56
An autopsy case of late‐onset spinocerebellar atrophy type 14	51
Oral Abstracts	44
Editorial	42
Sex differences in the neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease: focus on cognitively intact elderly individuals	38
Advanced molecular pathology for rare tumours: A national feasibility study and model for centralised medulloblastoma diagnostics	29
Impaired myelin production due to an intrinsic failure of oligodendrocytes in mTORpathies	29
Intelligence quotient–genotype association in dystrophinopathies: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	29
Potent T cell‐mediated anti‐inflammatory role of the selective CB2 agonist lenabasum in multiple sclerosis	29
Anaplastic ganglioglioma—A diagnosis comprising several distinct tumour types	28
Rapid bacterial identification from formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded neuropathology specimens using 16S rDNA nanopore sequencing	28
Author Index	26
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A novel SREBF1::NACC1 gene fusion in an unclassifiable intracranial tumour	24
Issue Information	23
Response letter: Complexities in pericyte markers	23
The S1PR2‐CCL2‐BDNF‐TrkB pathway mediates neuroinflammation and motor incoordination in hyperammonaemia	23
Myostatin in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Serum assessment and disease activity	22
Analysing cerebrospinal fluid with explainable deep learning: From diagnostics to insights	21
Synaptic gene expression changes in frontotemporal dementia due to the MAPT 10 + 16 mutation	21
Neuronal and astrocytic tetraploidy is increased in drug‐resistant epilepsy	21
Identifying cellular signalling molecules in developmental disorders of the brain: Evidence from focal cortical dysplasia and tuberous sclerosis	21

Erratum	21
124th Meeting of the British Neuropathological Society The View, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London	20
Cover Image, Volume 50, Issue 3	19
Non‐coding regulatory elements: Potential roles in disease and the case of epilepsy	18
Perineuronal nets are phagocytosed by MMP‐9 expressing microglia and astrocytes in the SOD1^G93A ALS mouse model	18
A standardised protocol for blood and cerebrospinal fluid collection and processing for biomarker research in ataxia	18
Impaired brain insulin signalling in Parkinson's disease	18
Genetic inhibition of PDK1 robustly reduces plaque deposition and ameliorates gliosis in the 5×FAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease	18
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Molecular characterisation of sporadic endolymphatic sac tumours and comparison to von Hippel–Lindau disease‐related tumours	17
Concurrent tau pathologies in frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP‐43 pathology	17
Balloon cells promote immune system activation in focal cortical dysplasia type 2b	15
Distinct brain‐derived TDP‐43 strains from FTLD‐TDP subtypes induce diverse morphological TDP‐43 aggregates and spreading patterns in vitro and in vivo	15
Adult‐onset Alexander disease with unusual inflammatory features and a novel GFAP mutation in two patients	14
Epigenetic age acceleration is associated with oligodendrocyte proportions in MSA and control brain tissue	14
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: Histopathological implications of aberrant bone morphogenic protein signalling for CNS dysgenesis	14
Phenotypic and epigenetic heterogeneity in FGFR2‐fused glial and glioneuronal tumours	14
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Successful plasmapheresis and immunoglobulin treatment for severe lipid storage myopathy: Doing the right thing for the wrong reason	14
Low‐grade epilepsy‐associated neuroepithelial tumours with a prominent oligodendroglioma‐like component: The diagnostic challenges	13
Image‐based deep learning reveals the responses of human motor neurons to stress and VCP‐related ALS	13
TDP‐43 pathology and functional deficits in wild‐type and ALS/FTD mutant cyclin F mouse models	13
The autophagy‐enhancing drug carbamazepine improves neuropathology and motor impairment in mouse models of Machado–Joseph disease	13
Microglia induce an interferon‐stimulated gene expression profile in glioblastoma and increase glioblastoma resistance to temozolomide	13
Evidence of neural crest cell origin of a DICER1 mutant CNS sarcoma in a child with DICER1 syndrome and NRAS‐mutant neurocutaneous melanosis	13
Systematic review of human post‐mortem immunohistochemical studies and bioinformatics analyses unveil the complexity of astrocyte reaction in Alzheimer's disease	12
The genomic landscape of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumours and a comprehensive analysis of recurrent cases	12
Robust methylation‐based classification of brain tumours using nanopore sequencing	12
WNT‐activated, MYC‐amplified medulloblastoma displaying intratumoural heterogeneity	12
Neurotherapeutic implications of sense and respond strategies generated by astrocytes and astrocytic tumours to combat pH mechanical stress	12
RNA sequencing of peripheral blood in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis reveals distinct molecular subtypes: Considerations for biomarker discovery	12
Is islet amyloid polypeptide indeed expressed in the human brain?	12
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Hippocampal dentate granule cells in temporal lobe epilepsy: A morphometry and transcriptomic study	12
m⁶A mRNA methylation in human brain is disrupted in Lewy body disorders	12
Comprehensive analysis of intratumoural heterogeneity of somatic copy number alterations in diffuse glioma reveals clonality‐dependent prognostic patterns	12
126^th Meeting of the British Neuropathological Society The View, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London	12
Utrophin modulator drugs as potential therapies for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies	12
Neurodegenerative movement disorders: An epigenetics perspective and promise for the future	11
MiR‐142‐3p regulates synaptopathy‐driven disease progression in multiple sclerosis	11
The blood–CSF–brain route of neurological disease: The indirect pathway into the brain	11
Axonal response of mitochondria to demyelination and complex IV activity within demyelinated axons in experimental models of multiple sclerosis	11
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Issue Information	11
Intramuscular Nerve Bundles Reflect TDP‐43 Pathology in the Medulla and Spinal Cord of ALS Patients	10
Issue Information	10
AKT1^E17K‐mutated meningioma cell lines respond to treatment with the AKT inhibitor AZD5363	10
Interferon‐gamma contributes to disease progression in the Ndufs4(−/−) model of Leigh syndrome	10
Corrigendum	10
Nanopore sequencing identifies Borrelia miyamotoi as an unexpected cause of meningitis after B cell depletion	10

Fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9)‐mediated neurodegeneration: Implications for progressive multiple sclerosis?	10
Issue Information	10
Muscle biopsy practices in the evaluation of neuromuscular disease: A systematic literature review	10
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Pathological Characterisation of Posterior Cortical Atrophy in Comparison With Amnestic Alzheimer's Disease	9
Amino‐terminally elongated Aβ peptides are generated by the secreted metalloprotease ADAMTS4 and deposit in a subset of Alzheimer's disease brains	9
Letter to the editor	8
Regulation of CNS pathology by Serpina3n/SERPINA3: The knowns and the puzzles	8
Corrigendum	8
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HnRNP K mislocalisation in neurons of the dentate nucleus is a novel neuropathological feature of neurodegenerative disease and ageing	8
Diagnostic accuracy of 1p/19q codeletion tests in oligodendroglioma: A comprehensive meta‐analysis based on a Cochrane systematic review	8
Proteomic profiling of polyglucosan bodies associated with glycogenin‐1 deficiency in skeletal muscle	8
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour‐TYR subtype arising in the setting of germline ring chromosome 22: An uncommon form of tumour predisposition	8
Low‐grade diffusely infiltrative tumour (LGDIT), SMARCB1‐mutant: A clinical and histopathological distinct entity showing epigenetic similarity with ATRT‐MYC	8
Adult brain tumour research in 2024: Status, challenges and recommendations	8
Quantitative cellular changes in multiple system atrophy brains	8
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