OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular Autism is 14. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Diagnostic validity of Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, second edition (K-ADOS-2) in the Korean population	87
Sex-specific and sex-independent steroid-related biomarkers in early second trimester maternal serum associated with autism	87
Dietary zinc supplementation rescues fear-based learning and synaptic function in the Tbr1+/− mouse model of autism spectrum disorders	70
Atypical functional connectivity of temporal cortex with precuneus and visual regions may be an early-age signature of ASD	61
Salivary testosterone in male and female youth with and without autism spectrum disorder: considerations of development, sex, and diagnosis	60
Dynamic functional adaptations during touch observation in autism: connectivity strength is linked to attitudes towards social touch and social responsiveness	60
Rescuing epileptic and behavioral alterations in a Dravet syndrome mouse model by inhibiting eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase (eEF2K)	55
Age-related differences in axon pruning and myelination may alter neural signaling in autism spectrum disorder	52
Sensory salience processing moderates attenuated gazes on faces in autism spectrum disorder: a case–control study	45
Transcallosal white matter and cortical gray matter variations in autistic adults aged 30–73 years	40
SETD5 haploinsufficiency affects mitochondrial compartment in neural cells	36
The association between social camouflage and mental health among autistic people in Japan and the UK: a cross-cultural study	36
Association of polygenic scores for autism with volumetric MRI phenotypes in cerebellum and brainstem in adults	35
Additive interaction between birth asphyxia and febrile seizures on autism spectrum disorder: a population-based study	34
Better statistical reporting does not lead to statistical rigour: lessons from two decades of pseudoreplication in mouse-model studies of neurological disorders	34
Neuroligin-2 shapes individual slow waves during slow-wave sleep and the response to sleep deprivation in mice	33
Phenotypic differences between female and male individuals with suspicion of autism spectrum disorder	33
Autistic adults have poorer quality healthcare and worse health based on self-report data	32
A proof-of-concept study of growth hormone in children with Phelan–McDermid syndrome	30
Comparative profiling of white matter development in the human and mouse brain reveals volumetric deficits and delayed myelination in Angelman syndrome	29
Increased cerebral lactate levels in adults with autism spectrum disorders compared to non-autistic controls: a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study	28
Autistic and non-autistic individuals show the same amygdala activity during emotional face processing	28
Shank2 identifies a subset of glycinergic neurons involved in altered nociception in an autism model	26
Altered interactive dynamics of gaze behavior during face-to-face interaction in autistic individuals: a dual eye-tracking study	26
Developmental trajectories in infants and pre-school children with Neurofibromatosis 1	25

Atypical GNAO1 variants in severe childhood speech disorders: clinical, genetic, and molecular insights	24
Subcortical brain volume variations in autistic individuals across the lifespan	24
Characterizing genetic pathways unique to autism spectrum disorder at multiple levels of biological analysis	24
Different exploration strategies along the autism spectrum: diverging effects of autism diagnosis and autism traits	24
Large multicenter randomized trials in autism: key insights gained from the balovaptan clinical development program	23
Neurodevelopmental impairments in children with septo-optic dysplasia spectrum conditions: a systematic review	23
Infants later diagnosed with autism have lower canonical babbling ratios in the first year of life	21
Impact of imitation abilities on social communication in autistic children: evidence from an Early Start Denver Model intervention study	20
Increased rates of chronic physical health conditions across all organ systems in autistic adolescents and adults	20
Socio-affective communication in Tph2-deficient rat pups: communal nesting aggravates growth retardation despite ameliorating maternal affiliation deficits	20
Sex differences in friendships and loneliness in autistic and non-autistic children across development	20
Genetic and environmental contributions to co-occurring physical health conditions in autism spectrum condition and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	20
Effects of Metformin on children with Fragile X Syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial	19
Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor-induced macrophages of individuals with autism spectrum disorder adversely affect neuronal dendrites through the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokine	19
Trajectory of depressive symptoms over adolescence in autistic and neurotypical youth	18
Dim light at night disrupts the sleep-wake cycle and exacerbates abnormal EEG activity in Cntnap2 knockout mice: implications for autism spectrum disorders	18
Atypical maturation of the functional connectome hierarchy in autism	17
Auditory N1 event-related potential amplitude is predictive of serum concentration of BPN14770 in fragile X syndrome	17
Immune activation during pregnancy exacerbates ASD-related alterations in Shank3-deficient mice	16
Imbalance of flight–freeze responses and their cellular correlates in the Nlgn3−/y rat model of autism	16
Correction to: The relevance of the interpersonal theory of suicide for predicting past-year and lifetime suicidality in autistic adults	15
Do autistic individuals show atypical performance in probabilistic learning? A comparison of cue-number, predictive strength, and prediction error	15
Maternal vitamin D during pregnancy and offspring autism and autism-associated traits: a prospective cohort study	15
Molecular architecture of the altered cortical complexity in autism	15
Prospective association of the infant gut microbiome with social behaviors in the ECHO consortium	15
Sex differences in social and emotional insight in youth with and without autism	15
Clinical impact and in vitro characterization of ADNP variants in pediatric patients	14
Linking functional and structural brain organisation with behaviour in autism: a multimodal EU-AIMS Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP) study	14
Investigating frank autism: clinician initial impressions and autism characteristics	14
Autistic adults benefit from and enjoy learning via social interaction as much as neurotypical adults do	14
Aberrant hippocampal gamma oscillations in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome: insights from in vitro slice models	14
Locus coeruleus tonic upregulation increases selectivity to inconspicuous auditory information in autistic compared to non-autistic individuals: a combined pupillometry and electroencephalography stud	14