OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neural Regeneration Research is 42. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
SCFD1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: reconciling a genetic association with in vivo functional analysis	333
Contribution of adult-born neurons to memory consolidation during rapid eye movement sleep	289
LL-37 and CsgC exemplify the crosstalk between anti-amyloid, antimicrobial, and anti-biofilm protein activities	192
Ethanol changes Nestin-promoter induced neural stem cells to disturb newborn dendritic spine remodeling in the hippocampus of mice	149
Functions of nuclear factor Y in nervous system development, function and health	122
The role of miRNA in retinal ganglion cell health and disease	109
Eph receptor A4 regulates motor neuron ferroptosis in spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats	104
Generating oligodendroglia from adult mesenchymal cells for transplantation: cell reprogramming or direct lineage conversion?	92
Protocadherin gamma C3: a new player in regulating vascular barrier function	89
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: genes load the gun and repeated concussion pulls the trigger	70
Potential common pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases	69
Porcine decellularized nerve matrix hydrogel attenuates neuroinflammation after peripheral nerve injury by inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB axis	68
Exercise-with-melatonin therapy improves sleep disorder and motor dysfunction in a rat model of ischemic stroke	64
Retraction: Emerging concepts underlying selective neuromuscular dysfunction in infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy	62
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	60
Delayed microglial depletion protects against white matter injury following neonatal cerebral hemorrhage in mice	58
Phosphorylation-driven aggregative proteins in neurodegenerative diseases: implications and therapeutics	57
Telomere length as a predictive marker for long-term cognitive function in a mouse model of subarachnoid hemorrhage	56
The intrinsic excitability of and autophagy protein expression levels in dentate gyrus ensembles regulate fear generalization	56
Mitochondrial dynamics dysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders: From pathological mechanisms to clinical translation	54
Activation of medial septum cholinergic neurons restores cognitive function in temporal lobe epilepsy	53
Tropism-shifted AAV-PHP.eB-mediated bFGF gene therapy promotes varied neurorestoration after ischemic stroke in mice	53
Transcription factors promote neural regeneration after spinal cord injury	52
Could inorganic polyphosphate be a valid target against neuronal senescence?	51
Peripheral mitochondrial DNA as a neuroinflammatory biomarker for major depressive disorder	51

Clemastine in remyelination and protection of neurons and skeletal muscle after spinal cord injury	50
Dual-targeting AAV9P1-mediated neuronal reprogramming in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury	50
Glymphatic imaging and modulation of the optic nerve	50
Neuroserpin alleviates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by suppressing ischemia-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress	49
Neurogenesis dynamics in the olfactory bulb: deciphering circuitry organization, function, and adaptive plasticity	49
Increased retinal venule diameter as a prognostic indicator for recurrent cerebrovascular events: a prospective observational study	48
Synaptopathy in CHMP2B frontotemporal dementia highlights the synaptic vesicle cycle as a therapeutic target	48
The power of “touch” and early enriched stimulation: neuroplasticity effects in rodents and preterm infants	48
Mechanosensitivity of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) is the key through which amyloid beta oligomers activate them	47
Neuromodulation techniques for modulating cognitive function: Enhancing stimulation precision and intervention effects	45
Facial reanimation with interposition nerve graft or masseter nerve transfer: a comparative retrospective study	45
Rapamycin as a preventive intervention for Alzheimer’s disease in APOE4 carriers: Targeting brain metabolic and vascular restoration	45
Stepping up after spinal cord injury: negotiating an obstacle during walking	45
NECAB family of neuronal calcium-binding proteins in health and disease	44
Human endogenous retrovirus type-W and multiple sclerosis–related smoldering neuroinflammation	44
The complex roles of m6A modifications in neural stem cell proliferation, differentiation, and self-renewal and implications for memory and neurodegenerative diseases	44
The circ_0002538/miR-138-5p/plasmolipin axis regulates Schwann cell migration and myelination in diabetic peripheral neuropathy	44
Rbm8a regulates neurogenesis and reduces Alzheimer’s disease-associated pathology in the dentate gyrus of 5×FAD mice	42
Involvement of glucose transporter overexpression in the protection or damage after ischemic stroke	42