OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Psychosomatic Research is 27. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Cultural resonance and medical practice: Heart rate variability test in Taiwanese psychiatry clinics	213
Comment on “beyond physical pain: A large-scale cohort study on endometriosis trends and mental health correlates”	94
Bridging cultures: Expanding the MCARE intervention to diverse global Populations	85
Comment on “A meta-analysis of the prevalence and risk of mental health problems in allergic rhinitis patients”	66
Long-term treatment outcomes of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for fatigue in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Results of a randomized controlled trial	61
Beyond physical healing: The essential role of integrated care in trauma recovery	54
Validation of the German Purpose in Life Questionnaire (PLQ) in a healthy population and patients with cardiovascular disease	53
Exploring the retrospective and prospective associations between the big five personality traits and clinical diagnosis of angina in middle-aged and older adults	51
Depression, anxiety, and development of obesity from childhood to young adulthood in China	46
Loneliness and functional limitations among older adults with diabetes: Comparing directional models	45
Bodily pain severity and emotional pain experience in old age: Analyses of potential mediators from representative Ghanaian aging survey	42
Psychotherapy in patients with long/post-COVID – A systematic review on the feasibility, acceptability, safety, and efficacy of available and emerging interventions	42
Pharmacologically treated depression, anxiety, and insomnia in individuals with type 2 diabetes: The role of diabetes duration, age, and age at diabetes onset. A Norwegian population-based registry st	41
Genetic evidence of the causal relationships between psychiatric disorders and cardiovascular diseases	40
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) in the COVID-19 pandemic era: A systematic review with individual patients' analysis.	37
Quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome: Exploring mediating factors through structural equation modelling	35
Maternal affective and stress-related factors during pregnancy affect the occurrence of childhood allergic diseases: A Shanghai MCPC study	33
Sex differences in the trajectories to diagnosis of patients presenting with common somatic symptoms in primary care: an observational cohort study	33
The relationship between fatigue and social participation among liver transplant recipients (LTRs)	31
Exploring the role of psychedelic-assisted therapy in enhancing spirituality and mystical experiences in patients with life-threatening illnesses: A systematic review	31
Co-occurrence of mental distress and insomnia associates with more severe musculoskeletal pain – Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study	31
Prevalence of common mental health problems in primary care: A cross-sectional study in Switzerland	30
A novel concentrated, multidisciplinary, micro-choice based group rehabilitation for patients with long-lasting low back pain	30
The incidence of post-Covid-19 condition related diagnoses in Finland during years 2019, 2020 and 2021 – a national register-based study	29
Psychological factors with relevance to Long COVID: A systematic review and meta-analysis	29

Electronic patient reported outcome measures (ePROMs) and managing emotional symptoms experienced by heart transplant recipients	28
The effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)-therapy on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and quality of life in patients with cancer	27
A mindfulness- and relaxation-based nature intervention improves mood in depressed patients in psychosomatic rehabilitation: Results from the GREENCARE non-randomized controlled clinical trial	27