OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Genes Brain and Behavior is 2. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

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Experience of a hierarchical relationship between a pair of mice specifically influences their affective empathy toward each other	25
Genome‐wide association study of delay discounting in Heterogeneous Stock rats	21
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Sex and heredity are determinants of drug intake in a novel model of rat oral oxycodone self‐administration	17
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Social isolation and group size are associated with divergent gene expression in the brain of ant queens	16
A genome‐wide association study identifies a new variant associated with word reading fluency in Chinese children	16
A mutant allele of glycoprotein M6‐B (Gpm6b) facilitates behavioral flexibility but increases delay discounting	16
Individual differences in social attachment: A multi‐disciplinary perspective	16
Impaired erythropoietin‐producing hepatocellular B receptors signaling in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus following maternal immune activation in male rats	16
Functional validation of a finding from a mouse genome‐wide association study shows that Azi2 influences the acute locomotor stimulant response to methamphetamine	15
Genetic Propensity for Delay Discounting and Educational Attainment in Adults Are Associated With Delay Discounting in Preadolescents: Findings From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study	15
Genetic Loci Influencing Cue‐Reactivity in Heterogeneous Stock Rats	15
Discovery and validation of genes driving drug‐intake and related behavioral traits in mice	15
HippocampalRNAsequencing in mice selectively bred for high and low activity	15
Testing associations between human anxiety and genes previously implicated by mouse anxiety models	14
Speech‐language profiles in the context of cognitive and adaptive functioning in SATB2‐associated syndrome	14
Social behavior in 16p11.2 and 22q11.2 copy number variations: Insights from mice and humans	13
Neuropathic pain as a trigger for histone modifications in limbic circuitry	13
The brain atlas of a subsocial bee reflects that of eusocial Hymenoptera	12
RNA‐sequencing reveals a shared neurotranscriptomic profile in the medial preoptic area of highly social songbirds and rats	12

The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism: Overview	12
Single‐Nucleus RNA Sequencing Reveals Enduring Signatures of Acute Stress and Chronic Exercise in Striatal Microglia	11
Impaired reversal learning in the Dlg2+/− rat model of genetic risk for psychiatric disorder: Important questions regarding the neuro‐behavioral mechanisms of reversal learning	11
Genetic background and sex influence somatosensory sensitivity and oxycodone analgesia in the Hybrid Rat Diversity Panel	11
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TTLL11 gene is associated with sustained attention performance and brain networks: A genome‐wide association study of a healthy Chinese sample	10
Re‐wiring of the bonded brain: Gene expression among pair bonded female prairie voles changes as they transition to motherhood	10
Systems genetic analysis of binge‐like eating in a C57BL/6J x DBA/2J‐F2 cross	9
Educational attainment polygenic score predicts inhibitory control and academic skills in early and middle childhood	9
Heritability in corpus callosum morphology and its association with tool use skill in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Reproducibility in two genetically isolated populations	8
Sex‐specific role of the circadian transcription factor NPAS2 in opioid tolerance, withdrawal and analgesia	8
Maternal upbringing and selective breeding for voluntary exercise behavior modify patterns of DNA methylation and expression of genes in the mouse brain	8
CB1 receptors in corticotropin‐releasing factor neurons selectively control the acoustic startle response in male mice	8
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Correlation between intestinal microbiotal imbalance and 5‐HT metabolism, immune inflammation in chronic unpredictable mild stress male rats	8
Under warm ambient conditions, Drosophila melanogaster suppresses nighttime activity via the neuropeptide pigment dispersing factor	8
A quantitative trait variant inGabra2underlies increased methamphetamine stimulant sensitivity	8
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Collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism: The strength of collaboration, team science, and longitudinal data	7
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Developmental coordination disorder: What can we learn from RI mice using motor learning tasks and QTL analysis	6
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Home cage measures of Alzheimer's disease in the rTg4510 mouse model	6
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Behavioural effects of cage systems on theG93ASuperoxide Dismutase 1transgenic mouse model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	6
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Focus on autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders	6
Mice lacking proSAAS display alterations in emotion, consummatory behavior and circadian entrainment	6
Correction to “Anxiety‐related defensive behavioral responses in mice selectively bred for High and Low Activity”	6
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The collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism: Genetics	5
Rapid auditory processing and medial geniculate nucleus anomalies in Kiaa0319 knockout mice	5
Human‐specific insights into candidate genes and boosted discoveries of novel loci illuminate roles of neuroglia in reading disorders	5
Progression of behavioral deficits during periadolescent development differs in female and male DISC1 knockout rats	5
Leveraging related health phenotypes for polygenic prediction of impulsive choice, impulsive action, and impulsive personality traits in 1534 European ancestry community adults	5
Rapamycin improves social and stereotypic behavior abnormalities induced by pre‐mitotic neuronal subset specific Pten deletion	5
Commensal bacteria exacerbate seizure‐like phenotypes inDrosophilavoltage‐gated sodium channel mutants	5
5. Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism: Functional genomics	5
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Genetic and environmental influences on one‐trial conditioned context aversion in mice	4
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PACAP‐expressing neurons in the lateral habenula diminish negative emotional valence	4
Conditioned place avoidance is associated with a distinct hippocampal phenotype, partly preserved pattern separation, and reduced reactive oxygen species production after stress	4
Mutation of novel ethanol‐responsive lncRNAGm41261 impacts ethanol‐related behavioral responses in mice	4
Phenotypic architecture of sociality and its associated genetic polymorphisms in zebrafish	4

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Oxytocin receptor activation does not mediate associative fear deficits in a Williams Syndrome model	4
Latrophilin‐3 heterozygous versus homozygous mutations in Sprague Dawley rats: Effects on egocentric and allocentric memory and locomotor activity	4
Expression of GDAP1 Gene Correlates With Alcohol Deprivation Effect	4
Extensive characterization of a Williams syndrome murine model shows Gtf2ird1‐mediated rescue of select sensorimotor tasks, but no effect on enhanced social behavior	4
Transcriptomics analysis reveals potential regulatory role of nSMase2 (Smpd3) in nervous system development and function of middle‐aged mouse brains	4
Large analysis of genetic manipulations reveals an inverse correlation between initial alcohol resistance and rapid tolerance phenotypes	4
Integration of evidence across human and model organism studies: A meeting report	4
Genome‐wide assessment reveals a significant association between ACSS3 and physical activity	4
Abnormal whisker movements in the 3xTg‐AD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease	3
Shared Genetic Links Between Sleep, Neurodevelopmental and Neuropsychiatric Conditions: A Genome‐Wide and Pathway‐Based Polygenic Score Analysis	3
A mild impairment in reversal learning in a bowl‐digging substrate deterministic task but not other cognitive tests in the Dlg2+/− rat model of genetic risk for psychiatric disorder	3
Extracellular vesicles from cerebrospinal fluid revealed changes in miR‐19a‐3p and miR‐4516 expression in Slovene male suicides	3
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Sex differences in the reward value of familiar mates in prairie voles	3
Visual search: Heritability and association with general intelligence	3
The activity‐regulated cytoskeleton‐associated protein (Arc) functions in a cell type‐ and sex‐specific manner in the adult nucleus accumbens to regulate non‐contingent cocaine behaviors	3
Role of Odor Novelty on Olfactory Issues in Autism Spectrum Disorder	3
The Roles of Discrete Populations of Neurons Expressing Short Neuropeptide F in Sleep Induction in Drosophila melanogaster	3
Memory, mood and associated neuroanatomy in individuals with steroid sulphatase deficiency (X‐linked ichthyosis)	3
Emergent intra‐pair sex differences and organized behavior in pair bonded prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)	3
Chd8 haploinsufficiency impacts rearing experience in C57BL/6 mice	2
A genome‐wide association study identified new variants associated with mathematical abilities in Chinese children	2
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A GWAS for grip strength in cohorts of children—Advantages of analysing young participants for this trait	2
Mice with an autism‐associated R451C mutation in neuroligin‐3 show a cautious but accurate response style in touchscreen attention tasks	2
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The complexity of ventral CA1 and its multiple functionalities	2
Atp1a2 and Kcnj9 Are Candidate Genes Underlying Sensitivity to Oxycodone‐Induced Locomotor Activation and Withdrawal‐Induced Anxiety‐Like Behaviors in C57BL/6 Substrains	2
The role of SIRT1 in the basolateral amygdala in depression‐like behaviors in mice	2
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Spontaneous allelic variant in deafness–blindness gene Ush1g resulting in an expanded phenotype	2
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The collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism: Sample and clinical data	2
Investigating Motor Coordination Using BXD Recombinant Inbred Mice to Model the Genetic Underpinnings of Developmental Coordination Disorder	2
Selective behavioural impairments in mice heterozygous for the cross disorder psychiatric risk gene DLG2	2
Sex differences in GABA_A receptor subunit transcript expression are mediated by genotype in subjects with alcohol‐related cirrhosis of the liver	2
Principal and independent genomic components of brain structure and function	2
Biological functions of α2‐adrenergic‐like octopamine receptor in Drosophila melanogaster	2