OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry is 35. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	98
Causal relationship between genetically determined plasma metabolites and stroke: A two sample Mendelian randomization study	85
Synergistic effect of folate and MTHFR C677T on hippocampal subfields and perfusion in Alzheimer's disease	84
Cerebral blood flow in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of MRI-based studies	83
Sex-specific association between schizophrenia polygenic risk and subclinical schizophrenia-related traits	80
Exploring the causal relationship between delirium and sarcopenia using bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study	79
The mechanistic basis for the rapid antidepressant-like effects of ketamine: From neural circuits to molecular pathways	77
Novel role of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-α in valproic acid rat model of autism: Mechanistic study of risperidone and metformin monotherapy versus combination	77
Sex differences in behavioral and neural responses induced by witnessing social defeat stress during adolescence or adulthood in mice	73
DNA methylation of serotonin genes as predictive biomarkers of antidepressant treatment response	71
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis CB1 receptors and the FAAH enzyme modulate anxiety behavior depending on previous stress exposure	61
Early auditory impairments as a candidate marker of attenuated sensory symptoms of psychosis	60
Identifying novel protein biomarkers with cross-psychiatric disorders effects and potential intervention targets: Evidence from proteomic-Mendelian randomization	59
Dopamine D3 receptor in the nucleus accumbens modulates opioid taking and seeking in mice	58
Common neural correlates of chronic pain – A systematic review and meta-analysis of resting-state fMRI studies	56
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) augmentation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A phase III, 20-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial	54
Evidence on sociodemographic and clinical correlates of antidepressant combination or augmentation with second-generation antipsychotics in major depressive disorder	53
Association evaluations of oral anticoagulants with dementia risk based on genomic and real-world data	48
Editorial Board	46
Small molecule NOP agonists reverse locomotor sensitization induced by cocaine in male C57BL/6 mice	45
Neochlorogenic acid ameliorates Alzheimer's disease-like pathology via scavenging oxidative stress and restoring blood-brain barrier function in zebrafish	44
Long-term benzodiazepine prescription in treatment-resistant depression: A national FACE-TRD prospective study	44
Anomalous neurovascular coupling in patients with generalized anxiety disorder evaluated by combining cerebral blood flow and functional connectivity strength	43
Effect of depression and suicidal behavior on neuropeptide Y (NPY) and its receptors in the adult human brain: A postmortem study	43
Assessment of cognitive domains in major depressive disorders using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB): Systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional and longitu	43

Melatonin ameliorates methamphetamine-induced cognitive impairments by inhibiting neuroinflammation via suppression of the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB signaling pathway in the mouse hippocampus	42
Polygenic predisposition to transdiagnostic symptom dimensions and treatment outcomes across psychiatric disorders	41
Genetic variation of the estrogen receptor and its association with depression and anxiety symptoms in young females	40
Adenosine A2A receptor modulation affects the development of depressive-like behaviour and dopamine D2 receptor availability in rats exposed to repeated social defeat	39
Editorial Board	39
Neuroimaging-based subtypes of major depressive disorder in different sex and age groups: a potential link to sex hormone dynamics	39
Combined cognitive assessment and automated MRI volumetry improves the diagnostic accuracy of detecting MCI due to Alzheimer's disease	39
Age-dependent memory impairment induced by co-exposure to nicotine and a synthetic cannabinoid in mice	38
Neural circuits mediating chronic stress: Implications for major depressive disorder	37
Impairment of olfactory identification ability in ultra-high risk for psychosis and drug-naïve first episode psychosis	37
Neural basis of the association between future time perspective and ADHD characteristics: functional connectivity between Left inferior parietal lobule and mPFC	35
Putative epicenters identified by transcriptome-neuromorphic interactions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder biotypes	35
Predicting the response to Lorazepam in catatonia: a network analysis approach	35