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Papers

(The median citation count of Behavioural Pharmacology is 1. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Chronic caffeine decreases anxiety-like behavior in the marble burying task in adolescent rats	27
Effort-based decision making in response to high-dose androgens: role of dopamine receptors	19
Creatine supplementation protects spatial memory and long-term potentiation against chronic restraint stress	18
Cannabidiol on aggression in betta fish (Betta splendens)	16
Activation of mGlu2/3 receptors with the orthosteric agonist LY-404,039 alleviates dyskinesia in experimental parkinsonism	13
My memory of Paul	12
Morphine-induced side effects can be differentially modulated by cannabidiol in male and female rats	11
Long-term follow-up of intracerebroventricular injection of streptozotocin-inducing pain sensitization	11
Isobolographic analysis of antinociceptive effect of ketorolac, indomethacin, and paracetamol after simultaneous peripheral local and systemic administration	11
The role of lateral habenula NMDA receptors in tramadol-induced conditioning	10
D2 receptor antagonism enhances cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization in female, but not male Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)	10
Hesperidin produces antidepressant effects by activating AMPA receptor: enhancing synaptic proteins to promote hippocampal neuronal activities	9
Methodological approach: using a within-subjects design in the marble burying assay	9
The antidepressant-like activity of ketamine in the rat chronic mild stress model requires activation of cortical 5-HT1A receptors	9
Attenuation of morphine conditioned place preference and reinstatement by vitamin D	8
The effect of Psilocybe cubensis alkaloids on depressive-like behavior in mice exposed to maternal separation with respect to hippocampal gene expression and DNA methylation of Slc6a4 and Nr3c1	7
‘Only connect’: cognition meets motivation as cognitive effort to enhance models of depression	7
The role of l-arginine/NO/cGMP/KATP channel pathway in the local antinociceptive effect of berberine in the rat formalin test	7
In memory of Dr Emily Jutkiewicz, 1975–2024	7
Pinocembrin ameliorates depressive-like behaviors by regulating P2X7/TRL4 receptors expression in mouse hippocampus	6
Cannabidiol and cognition: a literature review of human randomized controlled trials	6
Gut–brain axis and depression: focus on the amino acid and short-chain fatty acid metabolism	6
Comparing withdrawal- and anxiety-like behaviors following oral and subcutaneous oxycodone administration in C57BL/6 mice	6
Pain-suppressed consumption of highly palatable liquid in rats	6
Psilocybin inhibits formalin-induced nociception through 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor in rats	5

Zymosan A produces a rapid and sustained antidepressant effect in chronically stressed mice by stimulating hippocampal microglia	5
Use of drug purchase tasks in medications development research: orexin system regulation of cocaine and drug demand	5
Antidepressant-like effect of riparin I and riparin II against CUMS-induced neuroinflammation via astrocytes and microglia modulation in mice	5
The mGlu2/3 agonist LY379268 reduces sucrose taking, seeking, and motivation in male and female rats	5
Methamphetamine-induced locomotor sensitization in mice is not associated with deficits in a range of cognitive, affective and social behaviours: interaction with brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val	5
The effects of high fat diet consumption on morphine-induced constipation	5
Pharmacological evaluation of lateral habenula and rostromedial tegmental nucleus in the expression of ethanol-induced place preference	5
Monlunabant suppresses appetite through a central mechanism	5
CB2 agonist mitigates cocaine-induced reinstatement of place preference and modulates the inflammatory response in mice	4
The 5-HT6R agonist E-6837 and the antagonist SB-271046 reverse the psychotic-like behaviors induced by ketamine	4
Chronic pharmacological activation of SERCA with CDN1163 affects spatial cognitive flexibility but not attention and impulsivity in mice	4
Ketamine as a pharmacological tool for the preclinical study of memory deficit in schizophrenia	4
Heterozygous and homozygous gene knockout of the 5-HT1B receptor have different effects on methamphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization	4
Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting	4
Prenatal exposure to fluoxetine modulates emotionality and aversive memory in male and female rat offspring	4
Co-administration of bromocriptine and corticosterone produces short- and long-lasting reduction in intake of high-fat food in male rats	4
Varenicline serves as the training stimulus in the drug-discriminated goal-tracking task with rats: initial evaluation of potential neuropharmacological processes	4
Involvement of dopaminergic system in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in modulating the orofacial pain-related behaviors in the rats	4
Effects of methylphenidate on impulsive choice and delay aversion in Lewis rats	4
Self-synergy antinociceptive effect of diclofenac: effect of peripheral inhibition of nitric oxide synthase	4
Additive effect of histamine and muscimol upon induction of antinociceptive and antidepressant effects in mice	4
The administration of a phentolamine infusion into the basolateral amygdala enhances long-term memory and diminishes anxiety-like behavior in stressed rats	4
The complexity of socially transmitted food preferences in rodents: a model for human epistemic trust?	4
The discriminative stimulus effects of baclofen and gamma hydroxybutyrate in C57BL/6J mice	4
Positive modulation of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors differentially alters spatial learning and memory in juvenile rats younger and older than three weeks	4
Effect of Alcea aucheri (Bioss.) Alef extract against scopolamine-induced memory impairment in rats	3
Effects of three tryptamines: alpha-methyltryptamine, 5-methoxy-alpha-methyltryptamine, and 5-methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine on acute toxicity, locomotor activity, and hallucinogenic behavior in mi	3
Over-the-counter analgesic usage: associations with attentional biases in young women	3
Resveratrol improves ovariectomy and chronic restraint stress-induced depression-like behaviors in mice through brain-derived neurotrophic factor associated structural synaptic remodeling	3
Altered sleep during spontaneous cannabinoid withdrawal in male mice	3
Multigenerational effects of paternal spatial training are lasting in the F1 and F2 male offspring	3
Procognitive effects of methyl 2-amino-3-methoxybenzoate (or daopine) may involve the dorsal striatal anthranilic acid pathway and mutimetabolite-multitarget pharmacology	3
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of the central amygdala modulates the ethanol-induced tolerance to anxiolysis and withdrawal-induced anxiety in male rats	3
Involvement of GABAA receptors of lateral habenula in the acquisition and expression phases of morphine-induced place preference in male rats	3
Immunization with a low dose of zymosan A confers resistance to depression-like behavior and neuroinflammatory responses in chronically stressed mice	3
Valproic acid triggers a sex-independent autism-like deficits, gut-brain axis, and neurodegenerative changes in the autism model of Wistar rats	3
The effects of curcumin in learning and memory impairment associated with hypothyroidism in juvenile rats: the role of nitric oxide, oxidative stress, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor	3
D2-like dopamine receptors blockade within the dentate gyrus shows a greater effect on stress-induced analgesia in the tail-flick test compared to D1-like dopamine receptors	3
Propranolol blocks the unconditioned and conditioned hyperactive effects of methamphetamine in CD-1 mice	3
Preclinical comparison of antinociceptive effects between ibuprofen, diclofenac, naproxen, and acetaminophen on acid-stimulated body stretching and acid-depressed feeding behaviors in rats	2
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2–associated changes in pharmacokinetics, locomotor function and peripheral glutamic acid and gamma-aminobutyric acid levels during acute alcohol intoxication in male mice	2
Dietary-induced binge-like eating impairs acoustic startle responses to acute nisoxetine in male mice	2
Agmatine prevents the memory impairment and the dysfunction of hippocampal GSK-3β and ERK signaling induced by aluminum nanoparticle in mice	2
NSC689857, an inhibitor of Skp2, produces antidepressant-like effects in mice	2
Spontaneous alternation and stereotypical behaviour in deer mice: response to escitalopram and levetiracetam	2
Role of l-arginine/nitric oxide/cyclic GMP/KATP channel signaling pathway and opioid receptors in the antinociceptive effect of rutin in mice	2
The interactive effects of verapamil and CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist/inverse agonist, AM251 on passive avoidance learning and memory in rat	2
SKF82958, a dopamine D1 receptor agonist, disrupts prepulse inhibition in the medial prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens in C57BL/6J mice	2
Alcohol consumption and preference in female rats induced by reward downshift reveals sex generality of the modulatory role of physical activity	2
Discriminative stimulus properties of Cannabis sativa terpenes in rats	2

Gabapentin and D-cycloserine alone and in combination with naloxone in methadone-maintained humans responding under a naloxone novel-response discrimination procedure	2
Burrowing as an index of inflammatory pain in male vs. female rats	2
Slight and hidden hearing loss differentially affect short- and long-term memory in young rats	2
5-(4-Hydroxy-3-dimethoxybenzylidene)-thiazolidinone improves motor functions and exerts antioxidant potential in hemiparkinsonian rats	2
Efficacy and safety of Qudu Huiyuan Pills in the treatment of opioid withdrawal syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial	2
Relapse to cotinine seeking in rats: differential effects of sex	2
Preweaning environmental enrichment alters neonatal ultrasonic vocalisations in a rat model for prenatal infections	2
Thymoquinone ameliorates symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in a 6-OHDA rat model by downregulation of miR-204-3p	2
Neurobehavioral manifestations in female rats after intermittent exposure to an anticancer agent, paclitaxel	2
Examination of the mechanisms underlying the discriminative stimulus properties of the atypical antipsychotic amisulpride	2
1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid prevents 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced motor function deficits	1
Evaluation of potential punishing effects of 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (DOM) in rhesus monkeys responding under a choice procedure	1
Modeling spontaneous opioid withdrawal in male and female outbred mice using traditional endpoints and hyperalgesia	1
Buspirone, a 5-HT1A agonist attenuates social isolation-induced behavior deficits in rats: a comparative study with fluoxetine	1
Haloperidol potentates the antinociceptive effect of buprenorphine and tramadol in rats	1
Paul Willner Obituary	1
Synbiotic diet produces antidepressant-like effects but alters ketamine activity in an avian model of treatment-resistant depression	1
Effect of acute treatment with the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, liraglutide, and estrus phase on cue- and drug-induced fentanyl seeking in female rats	1
Comparison of the hot-plate pain effect between three inhalation methods and subcutaneous injection of heroin	1
Delivering a new generation of translational animal models for depression research	1
Prevention of morphine dependence with a combination of ketotifen and l-carnitine in mice: a new potential therapeutic approach	1
Effects of the psychoactive compounds in green tea on risky decision-making	1
Sex differences in the acute ethanol effects on object recognition memory: influence of estrous cycle	1
Estradiol enhances the mirtazapine effects on the expression of cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization in female rats	1
Blockade of the GABAB receptor suppressed alcohol self-administration in rats: an effect similar to that produced by GABAB receptor activation	1
The effects of xylazine on locomotion and motor behaviour in a planarian model	1
Announcement of new editor: Bart Ellenbroek	1
Discriminative-stimulus effects of cannabidiol oil in Sprague-Dawley rats	1
Anorectic effect of COR659 in a rat model of overeating	1
Role of D1- and D2-like dopamine receptors within the CA1 hippocampal region in the stress-induced antinociceptive response in the exposure to acute pain	1
Minocycline as a potential anxiolytic drug: systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence in murine models	1
Maternal treatment with aripiprazole prevents the development of a valproic acid-induced autism-like phenotype in juvenile male mice	1
Effects of Ketanserin, M100907 and Olanzapine on hallucinogenic like action induced by 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine	1
Menstrual cycle influences on cue-induced smoking cravings and heart rate variability	1
Is impulsivity related to attentional bias in cigarette smokers? An exploration across levels of nicotine dependency and deprivation.	1
A novel tramadol–polycaprolactone implant could palliate heroin conditioned place preference and withdrawal in rats: behavioral and neurochemical study	1
Omeprazole affects the expression of serotonin-1A in the brain regions and alleviates anxiety in rat model of immobilization-induced stress	1