OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	60
Impaired hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive performance in adult DBC1-knock out mice	52
Immunomodulatory protein from ganoderma microsporum protects against oxidative damages and cognitive impairments after traumatic brain injury	42
Cannabinoid receptor 2 agonist AM1241 alleviates epileptic seizures and epilepsy-associated depression via inhibiting neuroinflammation in a pilocarpine-induced chronic epilepsy mouse model	33
Signatures of cochlear processing in neuronal coding of auditory information	28
Reduced platelet activation and thrombus formation in male transgenic model mice of Alzheimer's disease suggests early sex-specific differences in platelet pathophysiology	26
Absence of Gem1 (mammalian Miro/Rhot) mitigates alpha-synuclein toxicity in a yeast model of Parkinson's disease	26
Exosome-based therapeutics: Advancing drug delivery for neurodegenerative diseases	25
The role of alarmins in neuroinflammation following spinal cord injury: A systematic review of the literature	24
Methylation at a conserved lysine residue modulates tau assembly and cellular functions	24
Alpha-secretase dependent nuclear localization of the amyloid-β precursor protein-binding protein Fe65 promotes DNA repair	23
Paternal morphine exposure in rats reduces social play in adolescent male progeny without affecting drug-taking behavior in juvenile males or female offspring	22
Suppression of BMP signaling restores mitral cell development impaired by FGF signaling deficits in mouse olfactory bulb	22
Sex differences in susceptibility to substance use disorder: Role for X chromosome inactivation and escape?	22
TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease: Structure, function, therapeutic prospects, and activation challenges	21
Dimethyl itaconate reprograms neurotoxic to neuroprotective primary astrocytes through the regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome and NRF2/HO-1 pathways	21
Astrocytes initiate autophagic flux and maintain cell viability after internalizing non-active native extracellular α-synuclein	20
Surface translocation of Kir2.1 channel induces IL-1β secretion in microglia	19
TAT-PPA1 protects against oxidative stress-induced loss of dopaminergic neurons	19
Combined treatment of retinoic acid with olfactory ensheathing cells protect gentamicin-induced SGNs damage in the rat cochlea in vitro	18
Eprosartan alleviates the traumatic brain injury-induced multi-organ dysfunction syndrome in mice via AT1R/SNS/HMGB1 blockade and PDL-1 modulation	18
Protein phosphatases regulate the formation of Müller glia-derived progenitor cells in the chick retina	18
Differential expression of the neuronal CB1 cannabinoid receptor in the hippocampus of male Ts65Dn Down syndrome mouse model	18
In vivo neuroplasticity in vestibular animal models	18
Interneurons in the CA1 stratum oriens expressing αTTP may play a role in the delayed-ageing Pol μ mouse model	17

Activation of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 promotes hippocampal neurogenesis via activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in hypertension	17
The role of calcium, Akt and ERK signaling in cadmium-induced hair cell death	17
Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of microglia in substance use disorders	16
iPSC-derived healthy human astrocytes selectively load miRNAs targeting neuronal genes into extracellular vesicles	15
GSK-3β dysregulation in aging: Implications for tau pathology and Alzheimer's disease progression	15
Editorial Board	15
An in-depth association analysis of genetic variants within nicotine-related loci: Meeting in middle of GWAS and genetic fine-mapping	13
Neuroprotective effect of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonist lobeglitazone following intracerebral hemorrhage in rats	13
Chemogenetic inhibition of TrkB signalling reduces phrenic motor neuron survival and size	13
The glymphatic and meningeal lymphatic systems may converge, connecting traumatic brain injury progression with chronic traumatic encephalopathy onset	13
Antidepressant-like effect of CP-101,606: Evidence of mTOR pathway activation	13
Expanded polyQ aggregates interact with sarco-endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase and Drosophila inhibitor of apoptosis protein1 to regulate polyQ mediated neurodegeneration in Drosophila	12
Recovery of Angelman syndrome rat deficits with UBE3A protein supplementation	12
Apelin-13 can regulate adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells to improve traumatic brain injury	12
Turnover of synaptic adhesion molecules	12
Vulnerability of neurofilament-expressing neurons in frontotemporal dementia	12
Synaptic logistics: Competing over shared resources	12
Peroxisome, neuropeptide, and inflammation signaling pathways uniquely impacted by opioid exposure in the hypothalamus of males and females	11
Role of ALS-associated OPTN-K489E mutation in neuronal cell-death regulation	11
Distinct subpopulations of D1 medium spiny neurons exhibit unique transcriptional responsiveness to cocaine	11
Golgi stress induces upregulation of the ER-Golgi SNARE Syntaxin-5, altered βAPP processing, and Caspase-3-dependent apoptosis in NG108-15 cells	11
The mRNA expression profile of glycine receptor subunits alpha 1, alpha 2, alpha 4 and beta in female and male mice	11
In vitro and in vivo models: What have we learnt about inner ear regeneration and treatment for hearing loss?	11
A critical role for the fascin family of actin bundling proteins in axon development, brain wiring and function	10
Comparing effects of microgravity and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the mouse ventral lumbar spinal cord	10
Glycogen phosphorylase isoenzyme GPbb versus GPmm regulation of ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus glucoregulatory neurotransmitter and counter-regulatory hormone profiles during hypoglycemia: Role of	10
Compartment specific mitochondrial dysfunction in Drosophila knock-in model of ALS reversed by altered gene expression of OXPHOS subunits and pro-fission factor Drp1	10
A neural mass model for disturbance of alpha rhythm in the minimal hepatic encephalopathy	9
Efferent axons in the zebrafish lateral line degenerate following sensory hair cell ablation	9
haFGF14–154 attenuates Aβ1–42-induced neurotoxicity by facilitating BDNF maturation in a neuron-astrocyte co-culture system	9
Bridging the gap in the management of Alzheimer's disease using fecal microbiota transplantation	9
Editorial Board	9
Activity-dependent circuitry plasticity via the regulation of the histamine receptor level in the Drosophila visual system	9
VPS35 deficiency in the embryonic cortex leads to prenatal cell loss and abnormal development of axonal connectivity	9
RNA-based therapies for neurodegenerative disease: Targeting molecular mechanisms for disease modification	9
AstroGreen transgenic mouse illuminates the trafficking of astrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles	9
Interrogating mediators of single-cell transcriptional changes in the acute damaged cerebral cortex: Insights into endothelial-astrocyte interactions	8
Polygenic influences on the behavioral effects of alcohol withdrawal in a mixed-ancestry population from the collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism (COGA)	8
Editorial Board	8
Alpha-synuclein negatively controls cell proliferation in dopaminergic neurons	8
CRMP2 conditional knockout changes axonal function and ultrastructure of axons in mice corpus callosum	8
A microglial kinase ITK mediating neuroinflammation and behavioral deficits in traumatic brain injury	8
The Npc2 mouse signifies pathological changes comparable to human Niemann-Pick type C2 disease	8