OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Neural Plasticity is 12. 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
Acupuncture Alters Brain’s Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity in Stroke Patients with Motor Dysfunction: A Randomised Controlled Neuroimaging Trial	170
Brain Network Changes in Lumbar Disc Herniation Induced Chronic Nerve Roots Compression Syndromes	51
From Molecule to Patient Rehabilitation: The Impact of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Magnetic Stimulation on Stroke—A Narrative Review	48
Deficiency of MicroRNA-23-27-24 Clusters Exhibits the Impairment of Myelination in the Central Nervous System	47
The Application of tDCS to Treat Pain and Psychocognitive Symptoms in Cancer Patients: A Scoping Review	43
Research on the Effect of MT+FES Training on Sensorimotor Cortex	37
P2Y2 Receptor Mediated Neuronal Regeneration and Angiogenesis to Affect Functional Recovery in Rats with Spinal Cord Injury	28
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Increased Homotopic Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex Modulated by Olanzapine Predicts Therapeutic Efficacy in Patients with Schizophrenia	27
Investigate the Efficacy of Dual‐Target Electrical Stimulation in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis After Stroke and its Effect on Cerebral Cortical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial	27
Temporal Interference (TI) Stimulation Boosts Functional Connectivity in Human Motor Cortex: A Comparison Study with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)	27
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Peripheral Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(rTMS) for Idiopathic Facial Nerve Palsy: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial	24
The Effectiveness of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Patients with Neuropathic Orofacial Pain: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials	23
Percentage Amplitude of Fluctuation Alterations in Multiple Frequency Bands in Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack: A Resting‐State fMRI Study	22
Temporal–Spatial Acupuncture Effects on Poststroke Sensorimotor Cortex via Yanglingquan (GB34)	22
Retracted: Sports Augmented Cognitive Benefits: An fMRI Study of Executive Function with Go/NoGo Task	20
Effect of Propionic Acid on Diabetes-Induced Impairment of Unfolded Protein Response Signaling and Astrocyte/Microglia Crosstalk in Rat Ventromedial Nucleus of the Hypothalamus	19
Progression in Time of Dentate Gyrus Granule Cell Layer Widening due to Excitotoxicity Occurs along In Vivo LTP Reinstatement and Contextual Fear Memory Recovery	18
Dexmedetomidine Mitigates Microglial Activation Associated with Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction by Modulating the MicroRNA-103a-3p/VAMP1 Axis	18
Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Balance Function in Stroke Patients: An Overview of Systematic Review	18
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	18
Altered Functional Connectivity Strength at Rest in Medication-Free Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	17
Alterations in Human Hippocampus Subregions across the Lifespan: Reflections on White Matter Structure and Functional Connectivity	17
Retracted: Molecular Basis of GABA Hypofunction in Adolescent Schizophrenia-Like Animals	17

Growth Hormone (GH) Enhances Endogenous Mechanisms of Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity after Oxygen and Glucose Deprivation Injury (OGD) and Reoxygenation (OGD/R) in Chicken Hippocampal Cell Cultur	16
Performance Comparison of Different Neuroimaging Methods for Predicting Upper Limb Motor Outcomes in Patients after Stroke	16
Effectiveness of Contralaterally Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation versus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Upper Limb Motor Functional Recovery in Subacute Stroke Patients: A Randomi	15
Frequency-Specific Changes of Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuations in Patients with Acute Basal Ganglia Ischemic Stroke	15
Therapeutic Role of Additional Mirror Therapy on the Recovery of Upper Extremity Motor Function after Stroke: A Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial	15
Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease: An Overview of Human and Animal Studies with Implications for Therapeutic Perspectives Aimed at Memory Recovery	15
Application of Logistic Regression and Decision Tree Models in the Prediction of Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Stroke	15
Preferential Involvement of BRCA1/BARD1, Not Tip60/Fe65, in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair in Presenilin-1 P117L Alzheimer Models	14
The Effects of the Biceps Brachii and Brachioradialis on Elbow Flexor Muscle Strength and Spasticity in Stroke Patients	14
Influence of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Neurobehavioral and Electrophysiology in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness	14
Plasticity of the Central Nervous System Involving Peripheral Nerve Transfer	14
Effect of TGF-β1-Mediated Exercise Analgesia in Spared Nerve Injury Mice	13
Functional Restoration following Global Cerebral Ischemia in Juvenile Mice following Inhibition of Transient Receptor Potential M2 (TRPM2) Ion Channels	13
Corrigendum to “Enhanced Gray Matter Volume Compensates for Decreased Brain Activity in the Ocular Motor Area in Children With Anisometropic Amblyopia”	13
White Matter Microstructural Alterations over the Year after Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Baseline Impaired Cognitive Functions	13
Proprioceptive Training with Visual Feedback Improves Upper Limb Function in Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study	13
Structural and Functional Deficits in Patients with Poststroke Dementia: A Multimodal MRI Study	12
Impaired Cognitive Empathy in Outpatients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study	12
Electroacupuncture Therapy Effectively Protects the Rat Brain after Intracerebral Hemorrhage	12
Premotor and Posterior Parietal Cortex Activity is Increased for Slow, as well as Fast Walking Poststroke: An fNIRS Study	12
A New Classification System for Postinterventional Cerebral Hyperdensity: The Influence on Hemorrhagic Transformation and Clinical Prognosis in Acute Stroke	12
An Early Rehabilitation Favors the Prognosis of Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage With Acute Disorders of Consciousness: A Retrospective Cohort Study With Propensity Score Matching	12
The Effect of Mental Fatigue and Gender on Working Memory Performance during Repeated Practice by Young and Older Adults	12