OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular Autism is 13. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Dynamic functional adaptations during touch observation in autism: connectivity strength is linked to attitudes towards social touch and social responsiveness	102
Large-scale neural network compensation associated with camouflaging in trait autism and its potential mental health costs	87
Diagnostic validity of Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, second edition (K-ADOS-2) in the Korean population	78
Atypical functional connectivity of temporal cortex with precuneus and visual regions may be an early-age signature of ASD	72
Sex-specific and sex-independent steroid-related biomarkers in early second trimester maternal serum associated with autism	68
Transcallosal white matter and cortical gray matter variations in autistic adults aged 30–73 years	59
Sensory salience processing moderates attenuated gazes on faces in autism spectrum disorder: a case–control study	53
Age-related differences in axon pruning and myelination may alter neural signaling in autism spectrum disorder	51
Salivary testosterone in male and female youth with and without autism spectrum disorder: considerations of development, sex, and diagnosis	42
The association between social camouflage and mental health among autistic people in Japan and the UK: a cross-cultural study	41
Better statistical reporting does not lead to statistical rigour: lessons from two decades of pseudoreplication in mouse-model studies of neurological disorders	39
Autistic and non-autistic individuals show the same amygdala activity during emotional face processing	38
Altered interactive dynamics of gaze behavior during face-to-face interaction in autistic individuals: a dual eye-tracking study	38
Additive interaction between birth asphyxia and febrile seizures on autism spectrum disorder: a population-based study	37
SETD5 haploinsufficiency affects mitochondrial compartment in neural cells	31
Neuroligin-2 shapes individual slow waves during slow-wave sleep and the response to sleep deprivation in mice	28
Comparative profiling of white matter development in the human and mouse brain reveals volumetric deficits and delayed myelination in Angelman syndrome	28
Association of polygenic scores for autism with volumetric MRI phenotypes in cerebellum and brainstem in adults	28
Increased cerebral lactate levels in adults with autism spectrum disorders compared to non-autistic controls: a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study	28
Autistic adults have poorer quality healthcare and worse health based on self-report data	27
Shank2 identifies a subset of glycinergic neurons involved in altered nociception in an autism model	27
Characterizing genetic pathways unique to autism spectrum disorder at multiple levels of biological analysis	26
Atypical GNAO1 variants in severe childhood speech disorders: clinical, genetic, and molecular insights	24
Serum and cerebral folate are normal in Down Syndrome Regression Disorder	24
Assessing the psychometric properties of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – Generic (ADOS-G) in a clinical setting in the Chinese mainland	24

Reduced inter-subject functional connectivity during movies in autism: replicability across cross-national fMRI datasets	23
Resting state aperiodic and periodic EEG activity in preschool-aged autistic children: differences from neurotypical peers and links to language skills	23
Subcortical brain volume variations in autistic individuals across the lifespan	21
Developmental trajectories in infants and pre-school children with Neurofibromatosis 1	20
Different exploration strategies along the autism spectrum: diverging effects of autism diagnosis and autism traits	19
Large multicenter randomized trials in autism: key insights gained from the balovaptan clinical development program	19
Increased rates of chronic physical health conditions across all organ systems in autistic adolescents and adults	19
Infants later diagnosed with autism have lower canonical babbling ratios in the first year of life	19
Genetic and environmental contributions to co-occurring physical health conditions in autism spectrum condition and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	19
Neurodevelopmental impairments in children with septo-optic dysplasia spectrum conditions: a systematic review	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	18
Socio-affective communication in Tph2-deficient rat pups: communal nesting aggravates growth retardation despite ameliorating maternal affiliation deficits	18
Impact of imitation abilities on social communication in autistic children: evidence from an Early Start Denver Model intervention study	17
Sex differences in friendships and loneliness in autistic and non-autistic children across development	17
Atypical maturation of the functional connectome hierarchy in autism	17
Trajectory of depressive symptoms over adolescence in autistic and neurotypical youth	17
Dim light at night disrupts the sleep-wake cycle and exacerbates abnormal EEG activity in Cntnap2 knockout mice: implications for autism spectrum disorders	17
Effects of Metformin on children with Fragile X Syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial	17
Immune activation during pregnancy exacerbates ASD-related alterations in Shank3-deficient mice	16
Molecular architecture of the altered cortical complexity in autism	16
Auditory N1 event-related potential amplitude is predictive of serum concentration of BPN14770 in fragile X syndrome	16
Imbalance of flight–freeze responses and their cellular correlates in the Nlgn3−/y rat model of autism	16
Sub-groups of spoken language and broader communication skills in a large heterogenous cohort of minimally verbal school-age children: evidence of discrepant profiles	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
Sex differences in social and emotional insight in youth with and without autism	15
Prospective association of the infant gut microbiome with social behaviors in the ECHO consortium	15
Aberrant hippocampal gamma oscillations in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome: insights from in vitro slice models	14
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
Locus coeruleus tonic upregulation increases selectivity to inconspicuous auditory information in autistic compared to non-autistic individuals: a combined pupillometry and electroencephalography stud	13
Autism-associated gene shank3 is necessary for social contagion in zebrafish	13
Access to services for autistic people across Europe	13
Impaired synaptic function and hyperexcitability of the pyramidal neurons in the prefrontal cortex of autism-associated Shank3 mutant dogs	13
Investigating frank autism: clinician initial impressions and autism characteristics	13
Autistic adults benefit from and enjoy learning via social interaction as much as neurotypical adults do	13
Maternal rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of offspring autism spectrum disorder: two national birth cohorts and a meta-analysis	13