OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice is 2. 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
Hemodynamic and white blood cells parameters in patients with first-episode psychosis: a pilot longitudinal study	83
Gender differences in empathy and clinical symptoms in chronic schizophrenia patients: a large sample study based on a Chinese Han population	65
Prevalence of suicide attempt, suicide ideation and self-harm at diagnosis in adolescents with eating disorders	46
Borderline personality disorder is an innate empathy anomaly: a scoping and narrative review	41
Plasma IL-6 levels in unmedicated, comorbidity free obsessive-compulsive disorder	36
Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with first-episode depression at different ages	34
Evolution and trends of hikikomori: a bibliometrics analysis	17
Depression and atrial fibrillation in a reciprocal liaison: a neuro-cardiac link	15
Prevalence of children’s emotional and behavioural problems and parents’ psychological distress in child and adolescent psychiatric clinic Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah	15
The relevance of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis for psychiatrists	14
Exploring real-world prescribing patterns for maintenance treatment in bipolar disorders: a focus on antidepressants and benzodiazepines	14
Real-world demographic and clinical profiles of patients with treatment-resistant depression initiated on esketamine nasal spray	12
Dopamine partial agonists: a discrete class of antipsychotics	11
Prevalence, demographics, and clinical characteristics of suicide attempts in first episode drug-naïve schizophrenia patients with comorbid severe depression	11
Elevated C-reactive protein/albumin ratio in patients with methamphetamine use disorder	9
Evaluation of serum arginine metabolic pathway markers in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia	8
Agomelatine bears promising potential in treating bipolar depression– a systematic review	8
The impact of the number of electroconvulsive therapy sessions on relapse in major depressive disorder	8
COVID-19, loneliness, social isolation and risk of dementia in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the relevant literature	8
Unexpected improvement in nicotine consumption after low-frequency repetitive magnetic stimulation	8
Preparing for the next pandemic by understanding the impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on patients with eating Disorders: observations from an inpatient setting	8
Association of reduced cortical thickness and psychopathological symptoms in patients with first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia	7
Effect of quetiapine on inflammation and immunity: a systematic review	7
Editorial 3	7
A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes after clozapine continuation in pregnancy	6

Effects of seasonality in emergency admissions for mental disorders: two years of clinical experience	6
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics related with hyperprolactinaemia in psychiatric clinical population	6
Statement of Retraction: Efficacy and safety of vortioxetine for the treatment of major depressive disorder: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study	6
Editorial 1	5
Clinical features and predictors of non-response in severe catatonic patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy	5
Episodic obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar spectrum disorder: new evidence from a large Italian OCD sample	5
Delirium in COVID-19 and post-liver transplant patients: an observational study	5
Profile of patients attending psychiatric emergency care during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic: a comparative cross-sectional study between lockdown and post-lockdown periods in Lombardy, It	5
Electroconvulsive therapy in depression with twin pregnancy	5
The importance of suicide risk assessment in patients affected by neurofibromatosis	5
Oxytocin receptor gene single nucleotide polymorphisms in patients with bipolar disorder	4
Evaluation of antineuronal antibodies and 8-OHdG in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder: a case-control study	4
Unmet needs in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease psychosis and dementia-related psychosis	4
Editorial 3	4
Engendering misunderstanding: autism and borderline personality disorder	4
Health care utilisation in treatment-resistant depression: a Swedish population-based cohort study	4
Which clinical factors and biochemical parameters are associated with late-life major depression?	4
Mirtazapine blood levels and antidepressant response	4
Effects of lockdown on emergency room admissions for psychiatric evaluation: an observational study from 4 centres in Italy	4
Neurobiological and psychological factors to depression	4
Factors associated with sick leave duration in patients suffering from major depressive disorder initiating antidepressant treatment: a real-world evidence study in Germany and Spain	4
Aripiprazole for the treatment of schizophrenia: Recommendations of a panel of Spanish experts on its use in clinical practice	4
A comparison of phenomenological, clinical and familial psychiatric features of pediatric OCD and trichotillomania	3
Recollecting Hanns Hippius: a stimulating pioneer of psychopharmacology and neuroscience	3
Editorial 4	3
Psychotic symptoms prior or concomitant to diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: a systematic review of case reports and case series	3
Psychiatric manifestations of post-COVID-19 syndrome: the potential benefit of Silexan	3
The impact of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder in perfectionism	3
Hoarding behaviour: special features and complications in real-world clinical practice	3
Exploring the interplay between mitochondrial dysfunction, early life adversity and bipolar disorder	3
Assessment of compliance and relapse in patients with schizophrenia before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic	3
Depressive symptoms in the entire spectrum of cognitive ageing in Greece: evidence from the Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Aging and Diet (HELIAD)	3
Esketamine nasal spray in patients with treatment-resistant depression: the real-world experience in the French cohort early-access programme	2
Assessment tools for complex post traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review	2
Validation of the Turkish version of the self-evaluation of negative symptoms scale (SNS)	2
Is it possible to predict hospitalisation during intensive home treatment? A retrospective cohort study	2
Comparable reliability and acceptability of telepsychiatry and face-to-face psychiatric assessments in the emergency room setting	2
Development and validation of a predictive model for readmission of major depressive disorder patients with suicide attempts	2
Thank you to reviewers	2
Effect of risperidone on serum IL-6 levels in individuals with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Editorial 4	2
Brain-Derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plasma level increases in patients with resistant schizophrenia treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	2
Suicidality in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and its association with receipt of specific secondary mental healthcare treatments	2
Long-term association of Ramadan fasting and depression score: results from MASHAD Cohort Study	2
Predictors of sick leave days in patients affected by major depressive disorder receiving antidepressant treatment in general practice setting in Germany	2
Adolescents with first-episode psychosis and clinical high risk in the Province of Ferrara: an audit on the implementation of a specialised early intervention program	2
Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on nitrosative stress and oxidative DNA damage parameters in patients with a depressive episode	2
Depression and suicidal ideation in schizophrenia spectrum disorder: a cross-sectional study from a lower middle-income country	2
Chronotype is associated with affective temperaments, clinical severity and worse treatment outcomes in bipolar disorders: results from a two-center, cross-sectional study	2
Emotion regulation difficulties are associated with psychosocial functioning via trait anxiety levels in remitted bipolar disorder patients	2

Reduced ability to discriminate colours – an under-recognised feature of depressive disorders? A pilot study