OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Affective Disorders is 68. 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
The emergence of eating disorders is considerably more complex than commonly perceived	679
Editorial Board	337
Digital literacy—A new perspective on studying digital interventions for mental health issues	270
A Mendelian randomization-based study of the causal relationship between leisure sedentary behavior and delirium	195
Distinct homotopic functional connectivity patterns of the amygdalar sub-regions as biomarkers in major depressive disorder	191
Gender identity invalidation and suicide risk among trans and nonbinary individuals	172
How do men and women differ in their depressive symptomatology? A gendered network analysis of depressive symptoms in a French population-based cohort	170
The effect of pomegranate supplementation on symptom severity and quality of life in women with premenstrual syndrome: A randomised controlled trial	162
Cardiovascular disease burden is associated with worsened depression symptoms in the U.S. general population	143
Changes over time in anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms among healthcare workers in French emergency departments during the first COVID-19 outbreak	140
Association of severe maternal morbidity with bonding impairment and self-harm ideation: A multicenter prospective cohort study	137
Individualized prediction of cognitive test scores from functional brain connectome in patients with first-episode late-life depression	125
Prevalence and incidence of depressive symptoms and diagnosis of depression as associated with elevated amyloid among Medicare beneficiaries with cognitive impairment	123
Effectiveness of probiotic/prebiotic/synbiotic treatments on anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	123
The vascular – Bipolar link	122
The temporal dynamics of mood and their association with depressive symptoms in Huntington's disease	122
Editorial Board	119
Associations of resilience and respiratory sinus arrhythmia with alienation among college students	118
Spillover effect of psychological distress from distressed to non-distressed spouse: A cohort study for midlife married couples in Japan	118
Causal effects of childhood obesity on neuroticism and subjective well-being: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study	116
Predictors of mother-infant interaction quality in women at risk of postpartum psychosis: The role of emotion recognition	113
A review of resting-state fMRI correlations with executive functions and social cognition in bipolar disorder	111
Detection of bipolar disorder in the prodromal phase: A systematic review of assessment instruments	111
Relationship between regional homogeneity changes and cognitive dysfunction in patients with first-episode drug-naïve bipolar II disorder in the depressive phase	109
Epilepsy and psychiatric comorbidities: A bidirectional mendelian randomization study	107

Transdiagnostic emotional profiles in at-risk Spanish adolescents: A latent profile analysis	107
The prevalence of psychological distress and its associated sociodemographic factors in the Australian adults aged 18–64 years during COVID-19: Data from the Australian National Health Survey	107
The glutamatergic projections from the PVT to mPFC govern methamphetamine-induced conditional place preference behaviors in mice	105
Poor mental health is associated with loneliness and boredom during Covid-19-related restriction periods in patients with pre-existing depression	105
The association between adolescent depression and dyslipidemia	104
Effects of cigarette abstinence on negative and positive affect by depression symptom levels: A lab study	103
Sociodemographic and clinical predictors of digital mental health intervention engagement among treatment-seeking psychiatric outpatients	100
Longitudinal association of family conflict and suicidal behaviors among Chinese adolescents: The mediation effect of internalizing and externalizing problems	96
Prevalence and clinical characteristics of cognitive impairment in male patients of methamphetamine dependence: The moderating role of childhood trauma	96
Examination of the moderating role of internalizing symptoms in the direct and indirect relationships between alcohol use severity, rumination, and suicidal ideation	95
Mechanisms underlying the relationship between the intersectionality of multiple social identities with depression among US adults: A population-based study on the mediating roles of lifestyle behavio	94
Employing biochemical biomarkers for building decision tree models to predict bipolar disorder from major depressive disorder	93
Bidirectional associations between paternal postpartum depression symptoms and coparenting: A cross-lagged panel model of fathers of infants and toddlers	93
The association between soft drinks consumption and risk of mental disorders among Iranian adults: The LIPOKAP study	90
Association between hypothyroidism subtypes and major depression: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study	86
Oxytocin receptor genes moderate BDNF epigenetic methylation by childhood trauma	86
A sport-for-protection program reduces anxiety and depression in youth affected by displacement: A randomized controlled trial of the Game Connect program in Uganda	85
Assessing the differential item functioning of PHQ-9 items for diverse racial and ethnic adults with mental health and/or substance use disorder diagnoses: A retrospective cohort study	83
Efficacy and safety of a vitamin-mineral intervention for symptoms of anxiety and depression in adults: A randomised placebo-controlled trial “NoMAD”	82
Causal association between years of schooling and the risk of traumatic brain injury: A two-sample mendelian randomization analysis	82
Acute effects of inpatient brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention on non-suicidal self-injury: Exploring the association with improved distress tolerance	81
Identifying influencing factors of metabolic syndrome in patients with major depressive disorder: A real-world study with Bayesian network modeling	80
Effect of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation on improving depression and modulating functional activity in emotion-related cortical-subcortical regions in bipolar depression	79
Repeated subcutaneous esketamine on treatment-resistant depression: An open-label dose titration study	79
Distinct personality profiles associated with disease risk and diagnostic status in eating disorders	79
Prenatal determinants of anxiety symptoms in middle childhood. Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand	78
Borderline personality features influence treatment response to suicide prevention	78
Serum signature of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, and cytomegalovirus in females with bipolar disorder: A cross-sectional study	77
Effects of gonadal steroids on reward circuitry function and anhedonia in women with a history of postpartum depression	77
The role of lithium treatment on comorbid anxiety symptoms in patients with bipolar depression	76
Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in World Trade Center responders: Results from a population-based health monitoring cohort	76
Sex differences in associations of serum calcium with risk of depression: a prospective cohort study	76
Association between gut microbiota and postpartum depression: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study	75
The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and common mental disorders among pregnant women living with HIV in Malawi	74
How does feeling pain look like in depression: A review of functional neuroimaging studies	73
Neural signatures of major depressive disorder with comorbid insomnia: Low gamma PoCG.R-INS.L connectivity as a potential biomarker	72
Deficits in sustained attention in adolescents with bipolar disorder during their first manic episode	72
Mechanistic studies in pathological health anxiety: A systematic review and emerging conceptual framework	71
Association of trajectories and cumulative exposure of antenatal depression with high birth weight	70
Multiplicative and additive interaction effects of vascular risk factor burden with APOE genotypes on dementia: Associations and peripheral biological mechanisms based on a large cohort study	70
The neurostructural consequences of glaucoma and their overlap with disorders exhibiting emotional dysregulations: A voxel-based meta-analysis and tripartite system model	69
The mood brightening effect of leisure activities and social company in young people with depression and anhedonia symptoms: An ecological momentary assessment study	69
Latent profile analysis of adolescent antisocial behavior: The role of situational factors with physical activity as a moderator	68
Association between sports-related concussions and the risk of self-injury thoughts and behaviors: Who, and under what circumstances?	68