OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neuroscience Bulletin is 33. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Special Issue Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Institute of Neuroscience, CAS	159
TREMble Before TREM2: The Mighty Microglial Receptor Conferring Neuroprotective Properties in TDP-43 Mediated Neurodegeneration	137
The Chemokine CCL2 Promotes Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in Hippocampal Neurons via GluA1 Subunit Trafficking	130
GABAergic Interneuron Cell Therapy for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy	126
A New Perspective on the Prediction and Treatment of Stroke: The Role of Uric Acid	109
Hypothalamic Oxytocin Neuronal Activation Induces Bipolar-Like Mood Changes in Mice in a Sex- and Dosage-Dependent Manner	97
Brain-Computer Interfaces in Disorders of Consciousness	92
Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation within Dense-Core Vesicles in Sympathetic Adrenal Chromaffin Cells	91
Histaminergic Innervation of the Ventral Anterior Thalamic Nucleus Alleviates Motor Deficits in a 6-OHDA-Induced Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease	89
A Spacetime Odyssey of Neural Progenitors to Generate Neuronal Diversity	74
PLX3397 Reshapes Hepatic Lipid Metabolism Independent of Microglial Depletion	68
PIKFYVE Inhibition, A Neuronal “Emetic” for Treating ALS?	64
Shed a New Light on Spinal Cord Injury-induced Permanent Paralysis with the Brain-spine Interface	57
Whole-Brain Connectome of GABAergic Neurons in the Mouse Zona Incerta	51
Targeting NAD Metabolism for the Therapy of Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases	49
Upregulation of NR2A in Glutamatergic VTA Neurons Contributes to Chronic Visceral Pain in Male Mice	49
CDK5-Induced HCN2 Channel Dysfunction in the Prelimbic Cortex Drives Allodynia and Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Neuropathic Pain	48
The Insular Cortex: An Interface Between Sensation, Emotion and Cognition	47
From Biomarkers to New Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	46
Elevation of H2S Underlies Social Deficits in Environmental Factor Double-Hit Autism Model	46
Dysregulation of Iron Homeostasis Mediated by FTH Increases Ferroptosis Sensitivity in TP53-Mutant Glioblastoma	45
A New Pathway Mediating Pain Sensitization after Active Sleep Deprivation	44
Mapping Fear-Related Neural Activity and Circuitry Changes Following Prophylactic Administration of (R,S)-Ketamine and (2S,6S)-Hydroxynorketamine	43
Reproducible Abnormalities and Diagnostic Generalizability of White Matter in Alzheimer’s Disease	42
SARS-CoV-2 Inhibits Exo-Endocytosis and Enhances Short-Term Depression at a Central Synapse	42

Sex-Differential Neural Circuits and Behavioral Responses for Empathy	40
Targeting 5-HT to Alleviate Dose-Limiting Neurotoxicity in Nab-Paclitaxel-Based Chemotherapy	36
Enhancing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Comfort: The Role of Electrical Stimulation in Pain Reduction	36
Recent Advances in the Molecular Mechanisms of Ocular Dominance Plasticity in the Visual Cortex	35
Waking Up Brain with Electrical Stimulation to Boost Memory in Sleep: A Neuroscience Exploration	35
Model-Dependent Attenuation of Seizures by Cinnabar	35
Tracing from Periphery to Cortex: Application of Herpes Simplex Virus to Somatosensory Neural Networks	35
Acute Recruitment of VTA Dopamine Neurons by mPOA Esr1+ Neurons to Facilitate Consummatory Male Mating Actions	35
Activity-Dependent Phosphorylation of CDKL5 at Serine 407 Regulates Synaptogenesis and Plasticity	33
Standardized Protocol for Novel Social Defeat-Induced Specific Social Fear in Mice	33