OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry is 33. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	101
Causal relationship between genetically determined plasma metabolites and stroke: A two sample Mendelian randomization study	91
Synergistic effect of folate and MTHFR C677T on hippocampal subfields and perfusion in Alzheimer's disease	91
Early auditory impairments as a candidate marker of attenuated sensory symptoms of psychosis	84
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis CB1 receptors and the FAAH enzyme modulate anxiety behavior depending on previous stress exposure	81
Genetic variation of the estrogen receptor and its association with depression and anxiety symptoms in young females	76
Small molecule NOP agonists reverse locomotor sensitization induced by cocaine in male C57BL/6 mice	75
Dopamine D3 receptor in the nucleus accumbens modulates opioid taking and seeking in mice	74
Exploring the causal relationship between delirium and sarcopenia using bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study	68
Identifying novel protein biomarkers with cross-psychiatric disorders effects and potential intervention targets: Evidence from proteomic-Mendelian randomization	59
Evidence on sociodemographic and clinical correlates of antidepressant combination or augmentation with second-generation antipsychotics in major depressive disorder	51
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	48
Editorial Board	48
Association evaluations of oral anticoagulants with dementia risk based on genomic and real-world data	48
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) augmentation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A phase III, 20-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial	46
Adenosine A2A receptor modulation affects the development of depressive-like behaviour and dopamine D2 receptor availability in rats exposed to repeated social defeat	46
Neuroimaging-based subtypes of major depressive disorder in different sex and age groups: a potential link to sex hormone dynamics	45
Polygenic predisposition to transdiagnostic symptom dimensions and treatment outcomes across psychiatric disorders	45
DNA methylation of serotonin genes as predictive biomarkers of antidepressant treatment response	43
The mechanistic basis for the rapid antidepressant-like effects of ketamine: From neural circuits to molecular pathways	42
Novel role of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-α in valproic acid rat model of autism: Mechanistic study of risperidone and metformin monotherapy versus combination	42
Long-term benzodiazepine prescription in treatment-resistant depression: A national FACE-TRD prospective study	40
Sex differences in behavioral and neural responses induced by witnessing social defeat stress during adolescence or adulthood in mice	39
Cerebral blood flow in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of MRI-based studies	39
Effect of depression and suicidal behavior on neuropeptide Y (NPY) and its receptors in the adult human brain: A postmortem study	37

Sex-specific association between schizophrenia polygenic risk and subclinical schizophrenia-related traits	36
Common neural correlates of chronic pain – A systematic review and meta-analysis of resting-state fMRI studies	36
Neochlorogenic acid ameliorates Alzheimer's disease-like pathology via scavenging oxidative stress and restoring blood-brain barrier function in zebrafish	35
Editorial Board	35
Combined cognitive assessment and automated MRI volumetry improves the diagnostic accuracy of detecting MCI due to Alzheimer's disease	35
Impairment of olfactory identification ability in ultra-high risk for psychosis and drug-naïve first episode psychosis	34
Neural basis of the association between future time perspective and ADHD characteristics: functional connectivity between Left inferior parietal lobule and mPFC	33
A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of circulating nucleic acids as biomarkers in psychiatry	33
Mitochondrial gene expression profiles in PTG in the amygdala of a PTSD model following corticosterone therapy	33
Functional lateralization in the medial prefrontal cortex control of contextual conditioned emotional responses in rats	33
Putative epicenters identified by transcriptome-neuromorphic interactions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder biotypes	33
Neurogliovascular unit adaptations following chronic distress predict motivational deficits in mice	33
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD: Growing evidence for memory effects mediating treatment efficacy	33