OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neuropsychopharmacology is 42. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Role of neuropeptide neuromedin U in the nucleus accumbens shell in cocaine self-administration in male rats	236
A new prism next to motherhood’s light: uncovering changes in neural function following childbirth	209
ACNP 62nd Annual Meeting: Keyword Index	180
Distinct roles of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex in the expression and reconsolidation of methamphetamine-associated memory in male mice	155
The National Institute on Drug Abuse Summer Research Internship Program: Building a Diverse National Scientific Workforce	153
Using metabolic imaging to investigate neuromodulatory mechanisms of rTMS	124
Correction to: Isoform-selective phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibition ameliorates a broad range of fragile X syndrome-associated deficits in a mouse model	120
Targeted and transient opening of the blood brain barrier in discrete neurocircuits and brain regions	102
Delayed estrogen actions diminish food consumption without changing food approach, motor activity, or hypothalamic activation elicited by corticostriatal µ-opioid signaling	95
Potentiation of AMPA receptors for rapid therapeutic gain in psychiatry has reached a new level of excitement	92
Fetal behavior and gestational serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure: relationships between behavior, drug dosage, plasma drug level, and a measure of drug bioeffect	84
Gestational ethanol exposure impairs motor skills in female mice through dysregulated striatal dopamine and acetylcholine function	83
ACNP 61st Annual Meeting: Poster Abstracts P541 – P809	82
Prefrontal allopregnanolone mediates the adverse effects of acute stress in a mouse model of tic pathophysiology	82
Sensitive period-regulating genetic pathways and exposure to adversity shape risk for depression	80
Data-driven connectivity profiles relate to smoking cessation outcomes	79
Pramipexole modulates fronto-subthalamic pathway in sequential working memory	73
Altered neuronal activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex drives nicotine intake escalation	71
Amplitude-determined seizure-threshold, electric field modeling, and electroconvulsive therapy antidepressant and cognitive outcomes	68
Leveraging large-scale brain networks in rats to understand neurological and psychiatric disorders in humans	68
Sex differences in offspring risk and resilience following 11β-hydroxylase antagonism in a rodent model of maternal immune activation	66
TAAR1 agonist ulotaront modulates striatal and hippocampal glutamate function in a state-dependent manner	63
A sex-specific role for the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in proactive defensive behavior	62
Fentanyl-induced hyperalgesia and analgesic tolerance in male rats: common underlying mechanisms and prevention by a polyamine deficient diet	60
Polygenic liability for antipsychotic dosage and polypharmacy - a real-world registry and biobank study	60

Parvalbumin interneuron mGlu5 receptors govern sex differences in prefrontal cortex physiology and binge drinking	59
A biological phenotype of suicide attempt in adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury: a machine-based learning approach	58
Leveraging ultra-high field (7T) MRI in psychiatric research	58
Is treatment-resistant schizophrenia a neuroimmune condition? Meta-analytic evidence from magnetic resonance spectroscopy	57
It’s about racism, not race: a call to purge oppressive practices from neuropsychiatry and scientific discovery	55
Does cannabidiol make cannabis safer? A randomised, double-blind, cross-over trial of cannabis with four different CBD:THC ratios	50
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	49
Towards an understanding of psychedelic-induced neuroplasticity	49
The GABAA receptor modulator zolpidem augments hippocampal-prefrontal coupling during non-REM sleep	48
Overdose mortality rates for opioids and stimulant drugs are substantially higher in men than in women: state-level analysis	48
Inhibition of striatal indirect pathway during second postnatal week leads to long-lasting deficits in motivated behavior	48
Epigenetic regulation of brain development, plasticity, and response to early-life stress	47
Validation of a non-food or water motivated effort-based foraging task as a measure of motivational state in male mice	45
Hippocampus and amygdala fear memory engrams re-emerge after contextual fear relapse	44
IN MEMORIAM John Gary Csernansky 1954–2022	44
Optogenetic inhibition of the dorsal hippocampus CA3 region during early-stage cocaine-memory reconsolidation disrupts subsequent context-induced cocaine seeking in rats	43
A path to novel, effective treatments for schizophrenia	43
Transcriptomic profiling of reward and sensory brain areas in perinatal fentanyl exposed juvenile mice	42