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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Relationship between pineal gland, sleep and melatonin in fibromyalgia women: a magnetic resonance imaging study	44
Neuropsychiatric symptoms in post-COVID-19 long haulers	41
Aggressive behaviours associated with MDMA and psychedelics: a narrative review	34
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised withdrawal study of adjunctive brexpiprazole maintenance treatment for major depressive disorder	33
Research and Diagnostic Algorithmic Rules (RADAR) for mood disorders, recurrence of illness, suicidal behaviours, and the patient’s lifetime trajectory	31
Dissecting the association between psychiatric disorders and neurological proteins: a genetic correlation and two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization study	28
Misconceptions about paediatric bipolar disorder	20
Comparative study of the pencil-and-paper and digital formats of the Spanish DARS scale	18
The effect of azelaic acid on AlCl₃-induced neurocognitive impairments and molecular changes in the hippocampus of rats	16
The influence of peer non-suicidal self-harm on young adults’ urges to self-harm: experimental study	16
Rumination in bipolar disorder associated with brain network and behavioural measures of inhibitory executive control	14
Comorbid cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative burden in mild behavioural impairment and their impact on clinical trajectory	11
Occurrence of metabolic syndrome in untreated bipolar disorders: a cross-sectional study	11
Polymorphisms in ERBB4 and TACR1 associated with dry mouth in clozapine-treated patients	11
Cholecystokinin B receptor gene polymorphism (rs2941026) is associated with anxious personality and suicidal thoughts in a longitudinal study	11
Psychiatric sequelae after SARS-Cov-2 infection: trajectory, predictors and associations in a longitudinal Australian cohort	11
Exploration of possible sex bias in acute social stress research: a semi-systematic review	10
Attention improvement to transcranial alternating current stimulation at gamma frequency over the right frontoparietal network: a preliminary report	9
A comparative study of retinal layer changes among patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls	9
Development and validation of the Male Post-coital Affect Scale for heterosexual men	9
Wearables measuring electrodermal activity to assess perceived stress in care: a scoping review	9
Psychosocial wellbeing of people with dementia: systematic review and construct analysis	8
The impact of morningness–eveningness on depression through a serial mediation model of resilience and anxiety	8
Role of T and B lymphocyte cannabinoid type 1 and 2 receptors in major depression and suicidal behaviours	8
Roles of cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors in the modulation of psychostimulant responses	8

Plasma neurofilament light chain is increased in Niemann-Pick Type C but glial fibrillary acidic protein remains normal	8
Feasibility, acceptability and evaluation of meditation to augment yoga practice among persons diagnosed with schizophrenia	8
Cannabidiol negatively modulates adenosine A_2A receptor functioning in living cells	8
Cannabidiol improves non-motor symptoms, attenuates neuroinflammation, and favours hippocampal newborn neuronal maturation in a rat model of Parkinsonism	8
Serum S100B protein after electroconvulsive therapy in patients with depression	8
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	7
The impact of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with dementia and caregivers	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
Serum s100b protein levels as a neuroinflammatory biomarker of acutely relapsed paranoid schizophrenia patients	7
Gene expression of kynurenine pathway enzymes in depression and following electroconvulsive therapy	7
Impact of elevated body mass index (BMI) on cognitive functioning and inflammation in persons with post-COVID-19 condition: a secondary analysis	7
The tryptophan catabolite pathway in major and simple neurocognitive psychosis: a double-edged sword with two sharpened edges	6
Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light predicts longitudinal diagnostic change in patients with psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders	6
A comprehensive bibliographic study on mental illness	6
‘Unravelling the shared genetic architecture between suicidality and subcortical brain volume: a genome-wide association study’	5
Blood–brain barrier permeability and electroconvulsive therapy: a systematic review	5
Cannabis-induced psychotic disorder with onset during withdrawal: a brief report of emerging evidence	5
Evaluating the safety profile of connectome-based repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation	5
Apathy associated with antidepressant drugs: a systematic review	5
No decrease in perseverance and performance on cognitive tasks in Danish cohort of hormonal contraceptive users	5
Modelling self-diagnosed burnout as a categorical syndrome	5
Anxiolytic-like effects of acute serotonin-releasing agents in zebrafish models of anxiety: experimental study and systematic review	5
Behavioural impairments in a mouse model of Kabuki syndrome associated with dopaminergic and neuroinflammatory modulations	5
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
Gender-affirming hormone therapy, quality of life, and the role of oestradiol and testosterone in transgender individuals	4
Investigation of the relationship of sleep disorder occurring in fibromyalgia with central nervous system and pineal gland volume	4
A retrospective analysis of iv ketamine outcome on hospitalisations in an unselected psychiatric sample	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
Network hub changes in the pars opercularis indicate impaired inhibition in tic disorder patients	4
Genetically predisposed and resilient animal models of depression reveal divergent responses to early-life adversity	4