OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neural Regeneration Research is 39. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Mechanosensitivity of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) is the key through which amyloid beta oligomers activate them	282
Human endogenous retrovirus type-W and multiple sclerosis–related smoldering neuroinflammation	250
SCFD1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: reconciling a genetic association with in vivo functional analysis	163
Porcine decellularized nerve matrix hydrogel attenuates neuroinflammation after peripheral nerve injury by inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB axis	111
Contribution of adult-born neurons to memory consolidation during rapid eye movement sleep	104
Liposomes as versatile agents for the management of traumatic and nontraumatic central nervous system disorders: drug stability, targeting efficiency, and safety	95
LL-37 and CsgC exemplify the crosstalk between anti-amyloid, antimicrobial, and anti-biofilm protein activities	83
The delivery of miR-21a-5p by extracellular vesicles induces microglial polarization via the STAT3 pathway following hypoxia-ischemia in neonatal mice	81
Ethanol changes Nestin-promoter induced neural stem cells to disturb newborn dendritic spine remodeling in the hippocampus of mice	74
Functions of nuclear factor Y in nervous system development, function and health	63
Tropism-shifted AAV-PHP.eB-mediated bFGF gene therapy promotes varied neurorestoration after ischemic stroke in mice	62
The role of miRNA in retinal ganglion cell health and disease	58
Enhancement of lysosome biogenesis as a potential therapeutic approach for neurodegenerative diseases	53
Prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation restores the balance between A2AR- and A1R-mediated adenosine signaling in the 6-hydroxidopamine model of Parkinson’s disease	52
Stepping up after spinal cord injury: negotiating an obstacle during walking	50
Transcription factors promote neural regeneration after spinal cord injury	49
Eph receptor A4 regulates motor neuron ferroptosis in spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats	48
Axonal protein synthesis in central nervous system regeneration: is building an axon a local matter?	48
Generating oligodendroglia from adult mesenchymal cells for transplantation: cell reprogramming or direct lineage conversion?	47
Phosphorylation-driven aggregative proteins in neurodegenerative diseases: implications and therapeutics	46
NECAB family of neuronal calcium-binding proteins in health and disease	46
Protocadherin gamma C3: a new player in regulating vascular barrier function	46
Bradykinin postconditioning protects rat hippocampal neurons after restoration of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest via activation of the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway	46
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: genes load the gun and repeated concussion pulls the trigger	44
Multiple factors to assist human-derived induced pluripotent stem cells to efficiently differentiate into midbrain dopaminergic neurons	44

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles therapy in traumatic central nervous system diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis	44
Rbm8a regulates neurogenesis and reduces Alzheimer’s disease-associated pathology in the dentate gyrus of 5×FAD mice	43
Activation of medial septum cholinergic neurons restores cognitive function in temporal lobe epilepsy	43
Neuromodulation techniques for modulating cognitive function: enhancing stimulation precision and intervention effects	43
Rapamycin as a preventive intervention for Alzheimer’s disease in APOE4 carriers: targeting brain metabolic and vascular restoration	42
Exercise-with-melatonin therapy improves sleep disorder and motor dysfunction in a rat model of ischemic stroke	42
Chx10+V2a interneurons in spinal motor regulation and spinal cord injury	42
Increased activation of the caudate nucleus and parahippocampal gyrus in Parkinson’s disease patients with dysphagia after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: a case-control study	41
Retraction: Emerging concepts underlying selective neuromuscular dysfunction in infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy	41
Role of copper chelating agents: between old applications and new perspectives in neuroscience	41
Decoding molecular mechanisms: brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease	40
Involvement of glucose transporter overexpression in the protection or damage after ischemic stroke	40
Metformin promotes angiogenesis and functional recovery in aged mice after spinal cord injury by adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase/endothelial nitric oxide synthase pathway	40
Could inorganic polyphosphate be a valid target against neuronal senescence?	39
Neurogenesis dynamics in the olfactory bulb: deciphering circuitry organization, function, and adaptive plasticity	39
Clemastine in remyelination and protection of neurons and skeletal muscle after spinal cord injury	39