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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Cannabinoid receptor 2 agonist AM1241 alleviates epileptic seizures and epilepsy-associated depression via inhibiting neuroinflammation in a pilocarpine-induced chronic epilepsy mouse model	56
Immunomodulatory protein from ganoderma microsporum protects against oxidative damages and cognitive impairments after traumatic brain injury	47
Impaired hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive performance in adult DBC1-knock out mice	38
Editorial Board	30
Exosome-based therapeutics: Advancing drug delivery for neurodegenerative diseases	27
Methylation at a conserved lysine residue modulates tau assembly and cellular functions	24
Reduced platelet activation and thrombus formation in male transgenic model mice of Alzheimer's disease suggests early sex-specific differences in platelet pathophysiology	24
Absence of Gem1 (mammalian Miro/Rhot) mitigates alpha-synuclein toxicity in a yeast model of Parkinson's disease	24
Signatures of cochlear processing in neuronal coding of auditory information	24
The role of alarmins in neuroinflammation following spinal cord injury: A systematic review of the literature	23
Sex differences in susceptibility to substance use disorder: Role for X chromosome inactivation and escape?	22
Paternal morphine exposure in rats reduces social play in adolescent male progeny without affecting drug-taking behavior in juvenile males or female offspring	21
Suppression of BMP signaling restores mitral cell development impaired by FGF signaling deficits in mouse olfactory bulb	21
Alpha-secretase dependent nuclear localization of the amyloid-β precursor protein-binding protein Fe65 promotes DNA repair	21
Dimethyl itaconate reprograms neurotoxic to neuroprotective primary astrocytes through the regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome and NRF2/HO-1 pathways	20
TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease: Structure, function, therapeutic prospects, and activation challenges	20
Astrocytes initiate autophagic flux and maintain cell viability after internalizing non-active native extracellular α-synuclein	19
Protein phosphatases regulate the formation of Müller glia-derived progenitor cells in the chick retina	19
Activation of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 promotes hippocampal neurogenesis via activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in hypertension	18
Combined treatment of retinoic acid with olfactory ensheathing cells protect gentamicin-induced SGNs damage in the rat cochlea in vitro	18
TAT-PPA1 protects against oxidative stress-induced loss of dopaminergic neurons	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
iPSC-derived healthy human astrocytes selectively load miRNAs targeting neuronal genes into extracellular vesicles	17
Surface translocation of Kir2.1 channel induces IL-1β secretion in microglia	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
Interneurons in the CA1 stratum oriens expressing αTTP may play a role in the delayed-ageing Pol μ mouse model	16
GSK-3β dysregulation in aging: Implications for tau pathology and Alzheimer's disease progression	16
Antidepressant-like effect of CP-101,606: Evidence of mTOR pathway activation	15
Editorial Board	15
The glymphatic and meningeal lymphatic systems may converge, connecting traumatic brain injury progression with chronic traumatic encephalopathy onset	13
Chemogenetic inhibition of TrkB signalling reduces phrenic motor neuron survival and size	13
Neuroprotective effect of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonist lobeglitazone following intracerebral hemorrhage in rats	13
Synaptic logistics: Competing over shared resources	12
Vulnerability of neurofilament-expressing neurons in frontotemporal dementia	12
An in-depth association analysis of genetic variants within nicotine-related loci: Meeting in middle of GWAS and genetic fine-mapping	12
Turnover of synaptic adhesion molecules	12
The mRNA expression profile of glycine receptor subunits alpha 1, alpha 2, alpha 4 and beta in female and male mice	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
Compartment specific mitochondrial dysfunction in Drosophila knock-in model of ALS reversed by altered gene expression of OXPHOS subunits and pro-fission factor Drp1	11
In vitro and in vivo models: What have we learnt about inner ear regeneration and treatment for hearing loss?	11
Recovery of Angelman syndrome rat deficits with UBE3A protein supplementation	11
Expanded polyQ aggregates interact with sarco-endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase and Drosophila inhibitor of apoptosis protein1 to regulate polyQ mediated neurodegeneration in Drosophila	11
Apelin-13 can regulate adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells to improve traumatic brain injury	11
Distinct subpopulations of D1 medium spiny neurons exhibit unique transcriptional responsiveness to cocaine	11
Role of ALS-associated OPTN-K489E mutation in neuronal cell-death regulation	11
A critical role for the fascin family of actin bundling proteins in axon development, brain wiring and function	10
Glycogen phosphorylase isoenzyme GPbb versus GPmm regulation of ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus glucoregulatory neurotransmitter and counter-regulatory hormone profiles during hypoglycemia: Role of	10
Peroxisome, neuropeptide, and inflammation signaling pathways uniquely impacted by opioid exposure in the hypothalamus of males and females	10
Comparing effects of microgravity and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the mouse ventral lumbar spinal cord	10
Editorial Board	9
Efferent axons in the zebrafish lateral line degenerate following sensory hair cell ablation	9
RNA-based therapies for neurodegenerative disease: Targeting molecular mechanisms for disease modification	9
Interrogating mediators of single-cell transcriptional changes in the acute damaged cerebral cortex: Insights into endothelial-astrocyte interactions	9
Activity-dependent circuitry plasticity via the regulation of the histamine receptor level in the Drosophila visual system	9
A neural mass model for disturbance of alpha rhythm in the minimal hepatic encephalopathy	8
CRMP2 conditional knockout changes axonal function and ultrastructure of axons in mice corpus callosum	8
Alpha-synuclein negatively controls cell proliferation in dopaminergic neurons	8
Bridging the gap in the management of Alzheimer's disease using fecal microbiota transplantation	8
A microglial kinase ITK mediating neuroinflammation and behavioral deficits in traumatic brain injury	8
VPS35 deficiency in the embryonic cortex leads to prenatal cell loss and abnormal development of axonal connectivity	8
The Npc2 mouse signifies pathological changes comparable to human Niemann-Pick type C2 disease	8