Neuroscience papers

Pofolia organises Neuroscience into 8 subfields: 571 papers in total (1977–2028), each with a short summary. The subfields come first, then the most-cited work across the whole field.

Subfields

• Cognitive Neuroscience 95 papers
• Biological Psychiatry 51 papers
• Behavioral Neuroscience 73 papers
• Sensory Systems 95 papers
• Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 51 papers
• Developmental Neuroscience 69 papers
• Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 63 papers
• Neurology (Neuroscience) 74 papers

At a glance

• Most cited: How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. (1999, 12,907 citations).
• The 12 papers listed have 103,137 citations between them.
• 5 of the 9 with a known journal quartile appeared in a Q1 journal.
• 4 have a free full text (open access).
• Most frequent journals: Annual Review of Neuroscience, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry.
• Published between 1977 and 2016.

Most cited across the field

Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”. How to read the signals

• How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school.

  1999 · 12,907 citations

  This foundational work synthesizes research on learning, highlighting how expertise develops through understanding concepts, not just memorizing facts, and emphasizing the importance of active, constructive learning environments.

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• A Neural Substrate of Prediction and Reward

  Science · 1997 · Q1 · SJR 10.00 · FWCI 45.55 · 9,786 citations

  Dopaminergic neurons in primates signal prediction errors for future rewards, providing a neural basis for learning and adaptive control.

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• Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase (SOD1) Is Released by Microglial Cells and Confers Neuroprotection against 6-OHDA Neurotoxicity

  Neurosignals · 2012 · Q4 · FWCI 193.36 · 9,017 citations · Open access

  Microglia release copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1), which protects neurons from 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) induced toxicity by increasing calcium influx.

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• Epigenetic Regulations of GABAergic Neurotransmission: Relevance for Neurological Disorders and Epigenetic Therapy

  Medical Epigenetics · 2016 · FWCI 557.50 · 8,960 citations

  This review highlights how epigenetic mechanisms like histone modifications, chromatin looping, and gene methylation regulate GABAergic neurotransmission, which is crucial for brain development and function.

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• The human brain is intrinsically organized into dynamic, anticorrelated functional networks

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2005 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 40.04 · 8,879 citations

  The resting human brain exhibits an intrinsic organization of two dynamic, anticorrelated functional networks, mirroring task-related activation/deactivation patterns.

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• The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception

  Psychology Press eBooks · 2014 · FWCI 198.81 · 8,835 citations

  This seminal 1979 book proposes that natural vision is not solely dependent on the eye and brain, but rather on the entire visual system: the eyes, head, body, and interaction with the environment.

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• Molecular Mechanisms of Depression: Perspectives on New Treatment Strategies

  Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry · 2013 · Q3 · FWCI 161.51 · 8,500 citations · Open access

  This review explores the multifaceted molecular mechanisms underlying depression, linking it to metabolic, cardiovascular, endocrine, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative processes.

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• Emotion Circuits in the Brain

  Annual Review of Neuroscience · 2000 · Q1 · SJR 7.00 · FWCI 74.20 · 8,415 citations

  The amygdala is a key brain region for acquiring, storing, and expressing fear memory, with detailed mechanisms elucidated through fear conditioning studies.

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• The Attention System of the Human Brain

  Annual Review of Neuroscience · 1990 · Q1 · SJR 7.00 · FWCI 47.52 · 7,920 citations

  The brain's default mode network, comprising discrete, bilateral, and symmetrical cortical areas across medial and lateral parietal, prefrontal, and temporal cortices, is conserved across humans, nonhuman primates, cats, and rodents.

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• Controlled and automatic human information processing: II. Perceptual learning, automatic attending and a general theory.

  Psychological Review · 1977 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 29.59 · 7,163 citations

  A two-process theory distinguishes between automatic detection and controlled search, demonstrating that learning categories improves controlled search, while automatic attention can disrupt controlled processing.

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• Changes of Intestinal Functions in Liver Cirrhosis

  Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases · 2016 · Q3 · FWCI 358.52 · 6,814 citations · Open access

  Liver cirrhosis significantly alters intestinal functions, including dysmotility, prolonged transit times, and bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), which are linked to disease severity and complications like hepatic encephalopathy.

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• Whatever next? Predictive brains, situated agents, and the future of cognitive science

  Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 2013 · Q3 · FWCI 116.90 · 5,941 citations · Open access

  This article critically examines the 'hierarchical prediction machine' approach, arguing it represents the most promising framework yet for a unified science of mind and action.

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Journals in this field

The journals that publish most of this field’s papers. Quartile (Q1–Q4), SJR and h-index are from SCImago Journal Rank; “in this field” is how many of the journal’s pooled papers belong here. What is a Q1 journal? · What is the h-index?

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