OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neural Regeneration Research is 45. 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
Generating oligodendroglia from adult mesenchymal cells for transplantation: cell reprogramming or direct lineage conversion?	360
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: genes load the gun and repeated concussion pulls the trigger	302
Contribution of adult-born neurons to memory consolidation during rapid eye movement sleep	206
Functions of nuclear factor Y in nervous system development, function and health	172
Porcine decellularized nerve matrix hydrogel attenuates neuroinflammation after peripheral nerve injury by inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB axis	133
Protocadherin gamma C3: a new player in regulating vascular barrier function	115
The power of “touch” and early enriched stimulation: neuroplasticity effects in rodents and preterm infants	109
FKBP51: A new target for Parkinson’s disease	98
Rbm8a regulates neurogenesis and reduces Alzheimer’s disease-associated pathology in the dentate gyrus of 5×FAD mice	95
Retraction: Emerging concepts underlying selective neuromuscular dysfunction in infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy	78
Mitochondrial transplantation: a promising strategy for the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases	76
Potential common pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases	73
SCFD1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: reconciling a genetic association with in vivo functional analysis	67
Exercise-with-melatonin therapy improves sleep disorder and motor dysfunction in a rat model of ischemic stroke	67
The delivery of miR-21a-5p by extracellular vesicles induces microglial polarization via the STAT3 pathway following hypoxia-ischemia in neonatal mice	65
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	65
GDNF to the rescue: GDNF delivery effects on motor neurons and nerves, and muscle re-innervation after peripheral nerve injuries	63
Bradykinin postconditioning protects rat hippocampal neurons after restoration of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest via activation of the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway	60
The role of miRNA in retinal ganglion cell health and disease	59
Necrostatin-1 decreases necroptosis and inflammatory markers after intraventricular hemorrhage in mice	58
The circ_0002538/miR-138-5p/plasmolipin axis regulates Schwann cell migration and myelination in diabetic peripheral neuropathy	57
Tropism-shifted AAV-PHP.eB-mediated bFGF gene therapy promotes varied neurorestoration after ischemic stroke in mice	57
LL-37 and CsgC exemplify the crosstalk between anti-amyloid, antimicrobial, and anti-biofilm protein activities	56
Autolysosomal acidification impairment as a mediator for TNFR1 induced neuronal necroptosis in Alzheimer's disease	56
Role of the globus pallidus in motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease	56

Phosphorylated tau as a toxic agent in synaptic mitochondria: implications in aging and Alzheimer’s disease	54
Therapeutic potential of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and cell reprogramming for hippocampal-related neurological disorders	53
Exosomes derived from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells protect the injured spinal cord by inhibiting pericyte pyroptosis	53
Glymphatic imaging and modulation of the optic nerve	52
Synaptopathy in CHMP2B frontotemporal dementia highlights the synaptic vesicle cycle as a therapeutic target	51
Could inorganic polyphosphate be a valid target against neuronal senescence?	51
Activity-dependent regulation of cortical cell numbers: Role of neuronal activity in cortical circuit formation	51
Beyond apoptosis: Implications of annexin-V binding to myeloid cells in DARC (Detection of Apoptosing Retinal Cells) imaging	50
Facial reanimation with interposition nerve graft or masseter nerve transfer: a comparative retrospective study	48
Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2), a potential target for neuroregeneration	48
Mechanosensitivity of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) is the key through which amyloid beta oligomers activate them	48
Increased retinal venule diameter as a prognostic indicator for recurrent cerebrovascular events: a prospective observational study	47
Enhancement of lysosome biogenesis as a potential therapeutic approach for neurodegenerative diseases	47
Human endogenous retrovirus type-W and multiple sclerosis–related smoldering neuroinflammation	47
The complex roles of m6A modifications in neural stem cell proliferation, differentiation, and self-renewal and implications for memory and neurodegenerative diseases	47
Chx10+V2a interneurons in spinal motor regulation and spinal cord injury	47
Neuroserpin alleviates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by suppressing ischemia-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress	46
NECAB family of neuronal calcium-binding proteins in health and disease	46
The intrinsic excitability of and autophagy protein expression levels in dentate gyrus ensembles regulate fear generalization	45
Activation of medial septum cholinergic neurons restores cognitive function in temporal lobe epilepsy	45
Telomere length as a predictive marker for long-term cognitive function in a mouse model of subarachnoid hemorrhage	45
Dual-targeting AAV9P1-mediated neuronal reprogramming in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury	45
Prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation restores the balance between A2AR- and A1R-mediated adenosine signaling in the 6-hydroxidopamine model of Parkinson’s disease	45