OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Psychosomatic Research is 25. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
The effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)-therapy on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and quality of life in patients with cancer	110
“Trolls climbing up my spine with ice axes”: Assessing intrusive mental imagery associated with chronic pain - a prospective observational diary study	72
Unravelling the impact of psychosomatic symptoms on adolescent well-being and life satisfaction: Insights from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study (HBSC) in Romania	67
Pharmacologically treated depression, anxiety, and insomnia in individuals with type 2 diabetes: The role of diabetes duration, age, and age at diabetes onset. A Norwegian population-based registry st	56
The German version of the body image scale: Validation and item response analysis in cancer patients	50
The role of positive behaviors, attitudes and virtues in the mental health of community-dwelling older adults: A 1-year follow-up study	49
Validity and diagnostic overlap of functional somatic syndrome diagnoses	43
Worth a try – A survey on the general acceptance of open-label placebos	41
Identifying the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with post COVID	40
Anxiety and depression among healthcare providers involved in adverse events and underlying risk factors	39
Montelukast and risk for antidepressant treatment failure	38
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in the medical setting: A systematic review	37
Weight suppression and body mass index at admission interactively predict weight trajectories during inpatient treatment of anorexia nervosa	36
A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial comparing behavioral sleep interventions in women veterans: An examination of pain outcomes	32
The depersonalization/derealization subtype of depression – Longitudinal results from the Gutenberg Health Study	31
The urge to climb mountains: Exploration of salutogenic and pathogenic aspects in regular and extreme mountaineering	31
Associations between fatigue and endocrine functioning in chronically stressed individuals	31
Clinical interview to identify individuals with persistent physical symptoms associated with indoor air or chronic fatigue	30
Loneliness and functional limitations among older adults with diabetes: Comparing directional models	29
Exploring maladaptive cognitions and behaviors as perpetuating factors in patients with persistent somatic symptoms: a longitudinal study	28
Lifestyle factors, metabolic syndrome and apolipoprotein E in monozygotic twins with, at risk of and without affective disorders, as predictors of onset or recurrence of affective episodes, a seven-ye	28
Factors associated with having previously received a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome: A cross sectional DanFunD study	27
Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) to screen for depression and anxiety in the Greek general population	27
The relationship between death anxiety and fear of recurrence and progression in chronic illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Syndemic factors and HIV risk among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Asia: A rapid review of prevalence, risk factors, and health outcomes	25

Coping styles as predictors for quality of life and prognosis in patients at risk for or with a diagnosis of heart failure: Results from the observational DIAST-CHF study