OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Brain Sciences is 55. 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
Selective Stimulus Intensity during Hotspot Search Ensures Faster and More Accurate Preoperative Motor Mapping with nTMS	240
Multiple Early Life Stressors as Risk Factors for Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in the F1 Wistar Rats	240
Recreational Drug Misuse and Its Potential Contribution to Male Fertility Levels’ Decline: A Narrative Review	206
What Drives Animal Fluency Performance in Cantonese-Speaking Chinese Patients with Adult-Onset Psychosis?	169
Skin Lesions as Signs of Neuroenhancement in Sport	134
Characterizing Topological Properties of Brain Functional Networks Using Multi-Threshold Derivative for End-Stage Renal Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment	132
Differences in Cerebral Metabolism between Moderate- and High-Severity Groups of Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Undergoing Target Temperature Management	128
Could Vulnerability to Motion Sickness and Chronic Pain Coexist within a Sensorimotor Phenotype? Insights from over 500 Pre-Pain Motion Sickness Reports	121
New Insight into Selective Serotonin Receptor Agonists in the Central Nervous System, Studied with WAY163909 in Obese and Diabetic Wistar Rats	116
A Study of the Central Motor Drives Interactions Between the Eyes, and an Index Finger, and a Little Finger	104
Binaural Pulse Modulation (BPM) as an Adjunctive Treatment for Anxiety: A Pilot Study	95
Analysis of Epilepsy Treatment Strategies Based on an Astrocyte–Neuron-Coupled Network Model	92
Papain Affects the Percentage and Morphology of Microglia in Hippocampal Neuron–Glial Cultures	89
Dopamine Concentration Changes Associated with the Retrodialysis of Methylone and 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) into the Caudate Putamen	84
Erlotinib Improves the Response of Glioblastoma Cells Resistant to Photodynamic Therapy	79
The Relationship between Trauma and Attachment in Burundi’s School-Aged Children	79
Neuropsychological Abnormalities Associated with Alcohol Dependence During Long-Term Rehabilitation Treatment of German Inpatients	78
Transcriptomic Profile of Mouse Brain Ageing in Early Developmental Stages	77
Associations between Total Atherosclerosis Burden of Baroreceptor-Resident Arteries and ECG Abnormalities after Acute Ischemic Stroke	76
Ictal Fear or Panic Attack, This Is the Question—A Video–EEG Study	75
Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex Coordinates Contextual Mental Imagery for Single-Beat Manipulation during Rhythmic Sensorimotor Synchronization	74
Hierarchical Principal Components for Data-Driven Multiresolution fMRI Analyses	72
Impact of Adjunctive VNS on Drug Load, Depression Severity, and Number of Neuromodulatory Maintenance Treatments	70
Mathematical Psychiatry: On Cortical Spreading Depression—A Review	69
Recent Advances in Assessment and Rehabilitation of Individuals with Communication and Language Disorders	68

Angioarchitectural Factors Associated with Postoperative Cerebral Infarction in Ischemic Moyamoya Disease	67
Adherence and Reactogenicity to Vaccines against SARS-COV-2 in 285 Patients with Neuropathy: A Multicentric Study	67
A Mini-Review Regarding the Modalities to Study Neurodevelopmental Disorders-Like Impairments in Zebrafish—Focussing on Neurobehavioural and Psychological Responses	66
Laser-Evoked Potentials in the Early Diagnosis of Diabetic Neuropathy and Their Association with Cardiovascular Autonomic Reflex Tests: A Retrospective Observational Study in Patients with Type 2 Diab	66
LPGGNet: Learning from Local–Partition–Global Graph Representations for Motor Imagery EEG Recognition	66
Simultaneous Multi-Treatment Strategy for Brain Tumor Reduction via Nonlinear Control	65
Comparing Brain Responses to Moral and Semantic Violations	65
Endolymphatic Hydrops Magnet Resonance Imaging in Ménière’s Disease Patients after Cochlea Implantation	65
Noninvasive Seizure Onset Zone Localization Using Janashia–Lagvilava Algorithm-Based Spectral Factorization in Granger Causality	64
Exploring the Relationship between Abnormal Communication Efficiency of Cerebral Cortex and Multiple Cognitive Functions in Mild Subcortical Stroke: A Resting-State fMRI Study	64
Effects of Regular Exercise on Peripheral Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Neurological and Non-Neurological Populations: A Meta-Analysis with Meta-Regression	63
L-Borneolum Attenuates Ischemic Stroke Through Remodeling BBB Transporter Function via Regulating MFSD2A/Cav-1 Signaling Pathway	63
Epigenetic Signatures in an Italian Cohort of Parkinson’s Disease Patients from Sicily	63
Enhancing Hand Sensorimotor Function in Individuals with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Novel Tactile Discrimination Feedback Approach Using a Multiple-Baseline Design	60
Beliefs in Right Hemisphere Syndromes: From Denial to Distortion	60
The Cortico-Cortical and Subcortical Circuits of the Human Brain Language Centers Including the Dual Limbic and Language Functioning Fiber Tracts	60
Cognitive Processes and Resting-State Functional Neuroimaging Findings in High Schizotypal Individuals and Schizotypal Personality Disorder Patients: A Systematic Review	59
Theoretical, Clinical, and Rehabilitative Aspects of Anosognosia an Extended Editorial	58
Enhancing Inhibitory Control in Older Adults: A Biofeedback Study	58
Pilot-RCT Finds No Evidence for Modulation of Neuronal Networks of Auditory Hallucinations by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation	58
Investigating Students’ Pre-University Admission Requirements and Their Correlation with Academic Performance for Medical Students: An Educational Data Mining Approach	57
Understanding the Role of Loneliness in the Relationships Between Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Both Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among University Students: A Mediation Analysis	57
The Extended-Sphenoid Ridge Approach: A New Technique for the Surgical Treatment of Skull Base Tumors in Pediatric Patients	57
Neurophysiological and Clinical Effects of Upper Limb Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation on Motor Recovery in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Study Protocol	57
Qualitative Evaluation of Intracranial Pressure Slopes in Patients Undergoing Brain Death Protocol	56
The McGurk Illusion: A Default Mechanism of the Auditory System	56
Research Progress in Diffusion Spectrum Imaging	55
Effect of Upper Limb Motor Rehabilitation on Cognition in Parkinson’s Disease: An Observational Study	55
The Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation on Balance in Parkinson’s Disease as Measured Using Posturography—A Narrative Review	55
Electrophysiological and Neuropsychological Indices of Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Insomnia and Severe Benzodiazepine Use Disorder	55
Plumbagin Improves Cognitive Function via Attenuating Hippocampal Inflammation in Valproic Acid-Induced Autism Model	55