OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neuropsychopharmacology is 43. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A new prism next to motherhood’s light: uncovering changes in neural function following childbirth	272
Using metabolic imaging to investigate neuromodulatory mechanisms of rTMS	262
ACNP 62nd Annual Meeting: Keyword Index	236
Altered neuronal activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex drives nicotine intake escalation	147
Pramipexole modulates fronto-subthalamic pathway in sequential working memory	142
Potentiation of AMPA receptors for rapid therapeutic gain in psychiatry has reached a new level of excitement	141
Delayed estrogen actions diminish food consumption without changing food approach, motor activity, or hypothalamic activation elicited by corticostriatal µ-opioid signaling	124
ACNP 61st Annual Meeting: Poster Abstracts P541 – P809	118
Fetal behavior and gestational serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure: relationships between behavior, drug dosage, plasma drug level, and a measure of drug bioeffect	116
Sex differences in offspring risk and resilience following 11β-hydroxylase antagonism in a rodent model of maternal immune activation	106
A biological phenotype of suicide attempt in adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury: a machine-based learning approach	94
Leveraging large-scale brain networks in rats to understand neurological and psychiatric disorders in humans	89
Is treatment-resistant schizophrenia a neuroimmune condition? Meta-analytic evidence from magnetic resonance spectroscopy	86
A double-blind, randomized controlled study of the effects of celecoxib on clinical symptoms and cognitive impairment in patients with drug-naïve first episode schizophrenia: pharmacogenetic impact of	86
Whole brain grey matter synaptic terminal density, age and intellectual functioning in schizophrenia: an in vivo [11C]UCB-J positron emission tomography study	85
Infant sensory gating and a developmental cascade to autistic traits and anxiety	80
Data-driven connectivity profiles relate to smoking cessation outcomes	71
Distinct roles of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex in the expression and reconsolidation of methamphetamine-associated memory in male mice	70
Gestational ethanol exposure impairs motor skills in female mice through dysregulated striatal dopamine and acetylcholine function	69
Motor signs in late life depression relate to altered subcortical synaptic density and gray matter volume: an 11C-UCB-J PET-MR study	67
Inhibition of striatal indirect pathway during second postnatal week leads to long-lasting deficits in motivated behavior	67
Prenatal serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure and maternal depression symptoms are associated with altered fetal brain and placental development	64
Polygenic liability for antipsychotic dosage and polypharmacy - a real-world registry and biobank study	63
The sodium leak channel NALCN in Drd2+ striatal neurons regulates neuronal excitability, locomotion and food-seeking in a sex-dependent manner	61
Acute fentanyl induces opposing directions of changes in tonic and phasic dopamine release patterns and impairs Pavlovian task performance	60

Fueling the future: brain bioenergetics as a driver of neurodevelopment and mental health trajectories	57
Leveraging ultra-high field (7T) MRI in psychiatric research	55
Visual attention is linked to temporally structured noradrenaline release in the medial prefrontal cortex	55
A sex-specific role for the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in proactive defensive behavior	54
Validation of a non-food or water motivated effort-based foraging task as a measure of motivational state in male mice	53
Hippocampus and amygdala fear memory engrams re-emerge after contextual fear relapse	53
TAAR1 agonist ulotaront modulates striatal and hippocampal glutamate function in a state-dependent manner	50
Contrasting roles of secondary motor cortex projections to the dorsolateral and dorsomedial striatum in incubation of cocaine-seeking	50
Prefrontal allopregnanolone mediates the adverse effects of acute stress in a mouse model of tic pathophysiology	49
Overdose mortality rates for opioids and stimulant drugs are substantially higher in men than in women: state-level analysis	47
Epigenetic regulation of brain development, plasticity, and response to early-life stress	46
Parvalbumin interneuron mGlu5 receptors govern sex differences in prefrontal cortex physiology and binge drinking	45
Amplitude-determined seizure-threshold, electric field modeling, and electroconvulsive therapy antidepressant and cognitive outcomes	45
Towards an understanding of psychedelic-induced neuroplasticity	45
Indirect, but not direct, lateral habenula projections to ventral tegmental area regulate the long-term consequences of neuropathic pain	44
In Memoriam: Larry J. Young, PhD	44
Does cannabidiol make cannabis safer? A randomised, double-blind, cross-over trial of cannabis with four different CBD:THC ratios	44
A covert cortical ensemble for learned fear suppression	44
In Memoriam: Dr. James B. Appel	43
Hedonic hotspot in rat olfactory tubercle: map for mu-opioid, orexin, and muscimol enhancement of sucrose ‘liking’	43
Chronic, combinatorial targeting of NMDARs and 5-HT4Rs exerts extended behavioral effects against stress-induced perseverative behavior and hyponeophagia	43