OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry is 36. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Causal relationship between genetically determined plasma metabolites and stroke: A two sample Mendelian randomization study	147
Small molecule NOP agonists reverse locomotor sensitization induced by cocaine in male C57BL/6 mice	103
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) augmentation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A phase III, 20-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial	94
Melatonin ameliorates methamphetamine-induced cognitive impairments by inhibiting neuroinflammation via suppression of the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB signaling pathway in the mouse hippocampus	85
Editorial Board	78
Problematic eating as an issue of habitual control	77
Synergistic effect of folate and MTHFR C677T on hippocampal subfields and perfusion in Alzheimer's disease	76
Evidence on sociodemographic and clinical correlates of antidepressant combination or augmentation with second-generation antipsychotics in major depressive disorder	75
Association evaluations of oral anticoagulants with dementia risk based on genomic and real-world data	75
Identifying novel protein biomarkers with cross-psychiatric disorders effects and potential intervention targets: Evidence from proteomic-Mendelian randomization	67
Novel role of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-α in valproic acid rat model of autism: Mechanistic study of risperidone and metformin monotherapy versus combination	66
Anomalous neurovascular coupling in patients with generalized anxiety disorder evaluated by combining cerebral blood flow and functional connectivity strength	63
Early auditory impairments as a candidate marker of attenuated sensory symptoms of psychosis	63
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	61
Common neural correlates of chronic pain – A systematic review and meta-analysis of resting-state fMRI studies	59
Exploring the causal relationship between delirium and sarcopenia using bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study	55
Sex differences in behavioral and neural responses induced by witnessing social defeat stress during adolescence or adulthood in mice	50
Editorial Board	48
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis CB1 receptors and the FAAH enzyme modulate anxiety behavior depending on previous stress exposure	47
Dopamine D3 receptor in the nucleus accumbens modulates opioid taking and seeking in mice	47
Effect of depression and suicidal behavior on neuropeptide Y (NPY) and its receptors in the adult human brain: A postmortem study	47
Neochlorogenic acid ameliorates Alzheimer's disease-like pathology via scavenging oxidative stress and restoring blood-brain barrier function in zebrafish	45
Long-term benzodiazepine prescription in treatment-resistant depression: A national FACE-TRD prospective study	44
Cerebral blood flow in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of MRI-based studies	44
Sex-specific association between schizophrenia polygenic risk and subclinical schizophrenia-related traits	42

DNA methylation of serotonin genes as predictive biomarkers of antidepressant treatment response	42
The mechanistic basis for the rapid antidepressant-like effects of ketamine: From neural circuits to molecular pathways	41
Functional lateralization in the medial prefrontal cortex control of contextual conditioned emotional responses in rats	39
Putative epicenters identified by transcriptome-neuromorphic interactions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder biotypes	39
Gut microbiota in psychiatric disorders: Better understanding or more complexity to be resolved?	39
Behavioral flexibility impacts on coping and emotional responses in male mice submitted to social defeat stress	39
Mitochondrial gene expression profiles in PTG in the amygdala of a PTSD model following corticosterone therapy	38
Sex differences in macular thickness of the retina in patients with psychosis spectrum disorders	38
Impairment of olfactory identification ability in ultra-high risk for psychosis and drug-naïve first episode psychosis	38
Corrigendum to “New mechanism of neuroinflflammation in Alzheimer's disease: The activation of NLRP3 inflflammasome mediated by gut microbiota” [Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Ps	37
D-Pinitol mitigates post-traumatic stress disorder-like behaviors induced by single prolonged stress in mice through mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism	36
Editorial Board	36