Most-cited Neuroscience papers of 2020, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Neuroscience research papers published in 2020, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2016
   Matthew J. Maenner, Kelly A. Shaw et al. · 2020 · 3,790 citations · Free PDF
2. Neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative disorders: the roles of microglia and astrocytes
   Hyuk Sung Kwon, Seong‐Ho Koh · 2020 · 2,566 citations · Free PDF
3. Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism
   F. Kyle Satterstrom, Jack A. Kosmicki et al. · 2020 · 2,328 citations · Free PDF
4. A blood–brain barrier overview on structure, function, impairment, and biomarkers of integrity
   Hossam Kadry, Behnam Noorani et al. · 2020 · 1,834 citations · Free PDF
5. Safety and recommendations for TMS use in healthy subjects and patient populations, with updates on training, ethical and regulatory issues: Expert Guidelines
   Símone Rossi, Andrea Antal et al. · 2020 · 1,555 citations
6. Self-reported Olfactory and Taste Disorders in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus 2 Infection: A Cross-sectional Study
   Andrea Giacomelli, Laura Pezzati et al. · 2020 · 1,330 citations
7. Motor Learning and Control : Concepts and Applications
   Richard A. Magill · 2020 · 1,314 citations
8. Allostatic Load and Its Impact on Health: A Systematic Review
   Jenny Guidi, Marcella Lucente et al. · 2020 · 1,252 citations
9. Non-neuronal expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the olfactory system suggests mechanisms underlying COVID-19-associated anosmia
   David H. Brann, Tatsuya Tsukahara et al. · 2020 · 1,199 citations · Free PDF
10. A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain
    Louis K. Scheffer, C. Shan Xu et al. · 2020 · 1,154 citations · Free PDF
11. Glymphatic failure as a final common pathway to dementia
    Maiken Nedergaard, Steven A. Goldman · 2020 · 1,131 citations
12. Autism spectrum disorder: definition, epidemiology, causes, and clinical evaluation
    Holly Hodges, Casey Fealko et al. · 2020 · 1,112 citations
13. Neuroinflammation and depression: A review
    Romain Troubat, Pascal R. Barone et al. · 2020 · 1,101 citations
14. Memory engrams: Recalling the past and imagining the future
    Sheena A. Josselyn, Susumu Tonegawa · 2020 · 1,099 citations
15. ROS Generation in Microglia: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disease
    Dominic S. A. Simpson, Peter L. Oliver · 2020 · 1,034 citations · Free PDF
16. Circadian rhythm disruption and mental health
    William H. Walker, James C. Walton et al. · 2020 · 1,016 citations · Free PDF
17. Overview of General and Discriminating Markers of Differential Microglia Phenotypes
    Agnieszka M. Jurga, Martyna Paleczna et al. · 2020 · 1,003 citations · Free PDF
18. Neurotrophic Factor BDNF, Physiological Functions and Therapeutic Potential in Depression, Neurodegeneration and Brain Cancer
    Luca Colucci-D’Amato, Luisa Speranza et al. · 2020 · 979 citations · Free PDF
19. Stress and Health: A Review of Psychobiological Processes
    Daryl Brian O'Connor, Julian Francis Thayer et al. · 2020 · 939 citations
20. Inflammatory markers in depression: A meta-analysis of mean differences and variability in 5,166 patients and 5,083 controls
    Emanuele Felice Osimo, Toby Pillinger et al. · 2020 · 930 citations
21. Emotion regulation.
    Kateri McRae, James J. Gross · 2020 · 926 citations
22. Immune responses to stroke: mechanisms, modulation, and therapeutic potential
    Costantino Iadecola, Marion S. Buckwalter et al. · 2020 · 848 citations
23. Synaptic Plasticity Forms and Functions
    Jeffrey C. Magee, Christine Grienberger · 2020 · 811 citations
24. Smell dysfunction: a biomarker for COVID‐19
    Shima T. Moein, Seyed Mohammad Reza Hashemian et al. · 2020 · 801 citations
25. Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression
    Eleanor J. Cole, Katy H. Stimpson et al. · 2020 · 793 citations

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