OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice is 4. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Gender differences in empathy and clinical symptoms in chronic schizophrenia patients: a large sample study based on a Chinese Han population	90
Investigating the effect of exercise on clinical symptoms, cognitive performance, and quality of life in schizophrenia patients treated with clozapine	49
mRNA levels of HPA axis mediators in drug-naïve, first episode psychosis patients before and after antipsychotic treatment	42
Borderline personality disorder is an innate empathy anomaly: a scoping and narrative review	40
Prevalence of suicide attempt, suicide ideation and self-harm at diagnosis in adolescents with eating disorders	18
Further evidence of depressive symptomatology profile predicting treatment outcome	17
Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with first-episode depression at different ages	16
Evolution and trends of hikikomori: a bibliometrics analysis	12
Prevalence of children’s emotional and behavioural problems and parents’ psychological distress in child and adolescent psychiatric clinic Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah	11
The relevance of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis for psychiatrists	11
Exploring real-world prescribing patterns for maintenance treatment in bipolar disorders: a focus on antidepressants and benzodiazepines	11
Real-world demographic and clinical profiles of patients with treatment-resistant depression initiated on esketamine nasal spray	11
Dopamine partial agonists: a discrete class of antipsychotics	10
Association between heart rate variability and emotion dysregulation in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury	10
Prevalence, demographics, and clinical characteristics of suicide attempts in first episode drug-naïve schizophrenia patients with comorbid severe depression	9
Depression and atrial fibrillation in a reciprocal liaison: a neuro-cardiac link	9
The impact of the number of electroconvulsive therapy sessions on relapse in major depressive disorder	8
Elevated C-reactive protein/albumin ratio in patients with methamphetamine use disorder	8
Unexpected improvement in nicotine consumption after low-frequency repetitive magnetic stimulation	7
Effect of quetiapine on inflammation and immunity: a systematic review	6
Preparing for the next pandemic by understanding the impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on patients with eating Disorders: observations from an inpatient setting	6
Editorial 3	6
Association of reduced cortical thickness and psychopathological symptoms in patients with first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia	6
Agomelatine bears promising potential in treating bipolar depression– a systematic review	6
Evaluation of serum arginine metabolic pathway markers in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia	6

Editorial 1	5
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics related with hyperprolactinaemia in psychiatric clinical population	5
Relationship between creativity and schizophrenia: a study of patients with psychiatric disorders	5
Treatment effectiveness for comorbid anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review	5
Effects of seasonality in emergency admissions for mental disorders: two years of clinical experience	5
Episodic obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar spectrum disorder: new evidence from a large Italian OCD sample	5
The efficacy of metformin in counteracting olanzapine-induced hyperprolactinemia: an open-label prospective study	5
Aripiprazole for the treatment of schizophrenia: Recommendations of a panel of Spanish experts on its use in clinical practice	4
Mirtazapine blood levels and antidepressant response	4
Neurobiological and psychological factors to depression	4
Which clinical factors and biochemical parameters are associated with late-life major depression?	4
Engendering misunderstanding: autism and borderline personality disorder	4
Electroconvulsive therapy in depression with twin pregnancy	4
Exploring the role of subthreshold autistic traits on body image uneasiness: a study among Italian female with eating disorders	4
Oxytocin receptor gene single nucleotide polymorphisms in patients with bipolar disorder	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
Delirium in COVID-19 and post-liver transplant patients: an observational study	4
Effects of lockdown on emergency room admissions for psychiatric evaluation: an observational study from 4 centres in Italy	4
Evaluation of antineuronal antibodies and 8-OHdG in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder: a case-control study	4
Health care utilisation in treatment-resistant depression: a Swedish population-based cohort study	4