OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Acta Neuropsychiatrica 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Aggressive behaviours associated with MDMA and psychedelics: a narrative review	54
Neurorestorative properties of ibogaine: linking multi-receptor affinities to remyelination and metabolic restoration	51
Sleep state is superior to resting state for heart rate variability assessment in major depressive disorder	48
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised withdrawal study of adjunctive brexpiprazole maintenance treatment for major depressive disorder	46
Research and Diagnostic Algorithmic Rules (RADAR) for mood disorders, recurrence of illness, suicidal behaviours, and the patient’s lifetime trajectory	36
Aspirin and atorvastatin augmentation treatment in patients with major affective disorders and inflammatory dysregulation: a 12-week randomised Placebo-controlled study	32
Misconceptions about paediatric bipolar disorder	22
Polymorphisms in ERBB4 and TACR1 associated with dry mouth in clozapine-treated patients	20
Music and binaural beat interventions for young adults: A systematic review of effects on anxiety, sleep, and cognition	15
Psychiatric sequelae after SARS-Cov-2 infection: trajectory, predictors and associations in a longitudinal Australian cohort	15
Comorbid cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative burden in mild behavioural impairment and their impact on clinical trajectory	14
Rumination in bipolar disorder associated with brain network and behavioural measures of inhibitory executive control	13
The influence of peer non-suicidal self-harm on young adults’ urges to self-harm: experimental study	12
The effect of azelaic acid on AlCl₃-induced neurocognitive impairments and molecular changes in the hippocampus of rats	12
Emotion regulation and depressive symptoms mediate the association between chronotype and suicidality	11
Bilateral DLPFC Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Mood and Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: A Preliminary Study	10
A comparative study of retinal layer changes among patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls	9
Occurrence of metabolic syndrome in untreated bipolar disorders: a cross-sectional study	9
Development and validation of the Male Post-coital Affect Scale for heterosexual men	9
Exploration of possible sex bias in acute social stress research: a semi-systematic review	9
Wearables measuring electrodermal activity to assess perceived stress in care: a scoping review	9
Plasma neurofilament light chain is increased in Niemann-Pick Type C but glial fibrillary acidic protein remains normal	8
Attention improvement to transcranial alternating current stimulation at gamma frequency over the right frontoparietal network: a preliminary report	8
Gene expression of kynurenine pathway enzymes in depression and following electroconvulsive therapy	8
Predicting the need for electroconvulsive therapy via machine learning trained on electronic health record data	8

The belief that certain illnesses can only be treated by traditional healers: a qualitative study exploring the ‘traditional illness’ Xifula in Limpopo, South Africa	8
Role of T and B lymphocyte cannabinoid type 1 and 2 receptors in major depression and suicidal behaviours	8
Cannabidiol negatively modulates adenosine A_2A receptor functioning in living cells	7
Psychosocial wellbeing of people with dementia: systematic review and construct analysis	7
Time perception in bipolar disorder: a systematic review	7
Complement system dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder: evidence for altered C1q and C3 levels (complement system dysfunction in ASD)	7
Roles of cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors in the modulation of psychostimulant responses	6
Lowered oxygen saturation and increased body temperature in acute COVID-19 largely predict chronic fatigue syndrome and affective symptoms due to Long COVID: A precision nomothetic approach	6
Impact of elevated body mass index (BMI) on cognitive functioning and inflammation in persons with post-COVID-19 condition: a secondary analysis	6
When artificial intelligence speaks: psychologically adverse effects of the shift from text- to voice-based chatbots	6
The impact of morningness–eveningness on depression through a serial mediation model of resilience and anxiety	6
A comprehensive bibliographic study on mental illness	6
Cannabidiol improves non-motor symptoms, attenuates neuroinflammation, and favours hippocampal newborn neuronal maturation in a rat model of Parkinsonism	6
Early-life adversity induces metabolic alterations in a rodent model of depression: a differential stress response perspective	6
Serum s100b protein levels as a neuroinflammatory biomarker of acutely relapsed paranoid schizophrenia patients	6
Behavioural impairments in a mouse model of Kabuki syndrome associated with dopaminergic and neuroinflammatory modulations	5
The tryptophan catabolite pathway in major and simple neurocognitive psychosis: a double-edged sword with two sharpened edges	5
Psychomotor and neurofunctional sequelae after COVID-19	5
‘Unravelling the shared genetic architecture between suicidality and subcortical brain volume: a genome-wide association study’	5
Cannabis-induced psychotic disorder with onset during withdrawal: a brief report of emerging evidence	5
Apathy associated with antidepressant drugs: a systematic review	5
Distinct contributions of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers to cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric symptoms in young-onset dementia	5
No decrease in perseverance and performance on cognitive tasks in Danish cohort of hormonal contraceptive users	5
Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light predicts longitudinal diagnostic change in patients with psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders	5
Breaking down the ADHD construct to build a valid diagnosis	5
Blood–brain barrier permeability and electroconvulsive therapy: a systematic review	5
Genetically predisposed and resilient animal models of depression reveal divergent responses to early-life adversity	4
Investigation of the relationship of sleep disorder occurring in fibromyalgia with central nervous system and pineal gland volume	4
Evaluating the safety profile of connectome-based repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation	4
Anxiolytic-like effects of acute serotonin-releasing agents in zebrafish models of anxiety: experimental study and systematic review	4
Modelling self-diagnosed burnout as a categorical syndrome	4
Functional shotgun metagenomic insights into gut microbial pathway and enzyme disruptions linking metabolism, affect, cognition, and suicidal ideation in major depressive disorder	4
Decreased sensitivity to antidepressant drugs in Wistar Hannover rats submitted to two animal models of depression	4
Electroencephalogram activity related to psychopathological and neuropsychological symptoms in institutionalised minors: a systematic review	4
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and osteoporosis: a target trial emulation using real-world data	4
Obstetric complications and clinical presentation in first episode of psychosis	4
Distributed genetic effects of the corpus callosum subregions suggest links to neuropsychiatric disorders and related traits	4
MR spectroscopic imaging and its association with EEG, CSF, and psychometric/neuropsychological findings in patients with suspected autoimmune psychosis spectrum syndromes	4
Reactivation of herpesvirus type 6 and IgA/IgM-mediated responses to activin-A underpin long COVID, including affective symptoms and chronic fatigue syndrome	4
Mediators of improved PTSD symptoms in veterans and civilians following a yoga program	4
Neuroeconomic adaptation to norm shifts is preserved in borderline personality disorder	4
The male–female suicide ratio in Denmark plateaus at 2.7: an opportunity for targeted intervention?	4
A retrospective analysis of iv ketamine outcome on hospitalisations in an unselected psychiatric sample	4
Psilocybin-assisted physiotherapy for refractory motor functional neurological disorder: protocol for a randomised dose-comparison pilot study	4
Network hub changes in the pars opercularis indicate impaired inhibition in tic disorder patients	4
Gender-affirming hormone therapy, quality of life, and the role of oestradiol and testosterone in transgender individuals	4
Behavioural addiction and associated risk factors among high school students	4
Adverse childhood experiences and reoccurrence of illness impact the gut microbiome, which affects suicidal behaviours and the phenome of major depression: towards enterotypic phenotypes	4
Narrating the psychoneuroimmunomodulatory properties of serotonin 5-HT_2A receptor psychedelics from a transdiagnostic perspective	4
Dual administration of lipopolysaccharide induces behavioural changes in rats relevant to psychotic disorders	4