OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Molecular Psychiatry is 72. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction: Adeno-associated virus (AAV) 9-mediated gene delivery of Nurr1 and Foxa2 ameliorates symptoms and pathologies of Alzheimer disease model mice by suppressing neuro-inflammation and glial pa	1912
Rare coding variants as risk modifiers of the 22q11.2 deletion implicate postnatal cortical development in syndromic schizophrenia	1049
Crif1 deficiency in dopamine neurons triggers early-onset parkinsonism	479
Divergent time-varying connectivity of thalamic sub-regions characterizes clinical phenotypes and cognitive status in multiple sclerosis	380
Human iN neuronal model of schizophrenia displays dysregulation of chromogranin B and related neuropeptide transmitter signatures	315
Electric field distribution models in ECT research	309
Brain-specific deletion of GIT1 impairs cognition and alters phosphorylation of synaptic protein networks implicated in schizophrenia susceptibility	249
Multi-polygenic score prediction of mathematics, reading, and language abilities independent of general cognitive ability	235
Integration of valence and conflict processing through cellular-field interactions in human subgenual cingulate during emotional face processing in treatment-resistant depression	227
Rare copy number variation in posttraumatic stress disorder	224
The benefit of diagnostic whole genome sequencing in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders	218
Abatacept inhibits Th17 differentiation and mitigates α-synuclein-induced dopaminergic dysfunction in mice	206
Mediating and moderating effects of plasma proteomic biomarkers on the association between poor oral health problems and brain white matter microstructural integrity: the UK Biobank study	186
Microbial infection promotes amyloid pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease via modulating γ-secretase	155
Positive modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the mPFC reduces the spontaneous recovery of fear	155
Changes in cerebral connectivity and brain tissue pulsations with the antidepressant response to an equimolar mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide: an MRI and ultrasound study	148
Stress-induced dysfunction of neurovascular astrocytes in the prefrontal cortex contributes to sex-dependent deficits in cognition and behavior	146
Impaired OTUD7A-dependent Ankyrin regulation mediates neuronal dysfunction in mouse and human models of the 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome	141
Insulin-like growth factor I mitigates post-traumatic stress by inhibiting AMP-kinase in orexin neurons	137
Inactivation of hypocretin receptor-2 signaling in dopaminergic neurons induces hyperarousal and enhanced cognition but impaired inhibitory control	131
Dynorphin / kappa-opioid receptor regulation of excitation-inhibition balance toggles afferent control of prefrontal cortical circuits in a pathway-specific manner	130
Maternal COVID-19 infection associated with offspring neurodevelopmental disorders	126
Aberrant impulse control circuitry in obesity	123
Transcriptomic and epigenomic consequences of heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in AKAP11, a shared risk gene for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia	122
Sex differences in trajectories of cortical development in autistic children from 2–13 years of age	120

CLN5 deficiency impairs glucose uptake and uncovers PHGDH as a potential biomarker in Batten disease	113
Neurophysiological correlates of ketamine-induced dissociative state in bipolar disorder: insights from real-world clinical settings	113
Cannabidiol ameliorates cognitive decline in 5×FAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease through potentiating the function of extrasynaptic glycine receptors	112
Shared genetic basis between reproductive behaviors and anxiety-related disorders	111
Transcriptomic profiles in major depressive disorder: the role of immunometabolic and cell-cycle-related pathways in depression with different levels of inflammation	111
MYT1L haploinsufficiency in human neurons and mice causes autism-associated phenotypes that can be reversed by genetic and pharmacologic intervention	106
Roles of the medial and lateral orbitofrontal cortex in major depression and its treatment	105
Deciphering the influence of socioeconomic status on brain structure: insights from Mendelian randomization	100
Autoantibodies against NMDA receptor 1 modify rather than cause encephalitis	99
A burden of rare copy number variants in obsessive-compulsive disorder	98
Peripheral inflammation is associated with micro-structural and functional connectivity changes in depression-related brain networks	97
Rare tandem repeat expansions associate with genes involved in synaptic and neuronal signaling functions in schizophrenia	97
Mitochondrial health index correlates with plasma circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA in bipolar disorder	94
Unconsidered issues of measurement noninvariance in biological psychiatry: A focus on biological phenotypes of psychopathology	94
Activation of β2-adrenergic receptors prevents AD-type synaptotoxicity via epigenetic mechanisms	93
Structure-function relationships of the disease-linked A218T oxytocin receptor variant	93
Tractography-based versus anatomical landmark-based targeting in vALIC deep brain stimulation for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder	93
Quantitative magnetization transfer and g-ratio imaging of white matter myelin in early psychotic spectrum disorders	92
Global and local ancestry modulate APOE association with Alzheimer’s neuropathology and cognitive outcomes in an admixed sample	88
Transcriptome and chromatin alterations in social fear indicate association of MEG3 with successful extinction of fear	88
Enhancing GluN2A-type NMDA receptors impairs long-term synaptic plasticity and learning and memory	88
Melatonin: A potential nighttime guardian against Alzheimer’s	87
Transcriptomic pathology of neocortical microcircuit cell types across psychiatric disorders	86
Behaviorally penetrant, anomalous dopamine efflux exposes sex and circuit dependent regulation of dopamine transporters	85
Molecular genetics of cocaine use disorders in humans	84
Both GEF domains of the autism and developmental epileptic encephalopathy-associated Trio protein are required for proper tangential migration of GABAergic interneurons	84
Internal capsule microstructure mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and PTSD following adulthood trauma exposure	84
Anti-depressive-like behaviors of APN KO mice involve Trkb/BDNF signaling related neuroinflammatory changes	84
Brain regions susceptible to alpha-synuclein spreading	83
Structural gray matter differences in Problematic Usage of the Internet: a systematic review and meta-analysis	81
What genes are differentially expressed in individuals with schizophrenia? A systematic review	81
Age-related vulnerability of the human brain connectome	80
Synergistic psychedelic - NMDAR modulator treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders	80
The orphan receptor GPR88 controls impulsivity and is a risk factor for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	80
Microglia shape AgRP neuron postnatal development via regulating perineuronal net plasticity	77
The role of PPAR-γ in memory deficits induced by prenatal and lactation alcohol exposure in mice	77
Widespread choroid plexus contamination in sampling and profiling of brain tissue	77
The role of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the neurobiology of major depressive disorder and suicide risk	76
Neurocognitive effects of stress: a metaparadigm perspective	76
The nested hierarchical model of self and its non-relational vs relational posttraumatic manifestation: an fMRI meta-analysis of emotional processing	75
Paternal nicotine taking elicits heritable sex-specific phenotypes that are mediated by hippocampal Satb2	75
Fluvoxamine and long COVID-19; a new role for sigma-1 receptor (S1R) agonists	75
Induced neural progenitor cells and iPS-neurons from major depressive disorder patients show altered bioenergetics and electrophysiological properties	74
A meta-analysis of genome-wide studies of resilience in the German population	74
Diverging asymmetry of intrinsic functional organization in autism	72
Shared and unique transcriptomic signatures of antidepressant and probiotics action in the mammalian brain	72
Shisa6 mediates cell-type specific regulation of depression in the nucleus accumbens	72
Tau pathology in the dorsal raphe may be a prodromal indicator of Alzheimer’s disease	72
Neocortical tau propagation is a mediator of clinical heterogeneity in Alzheimer’s disease	72