OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Clinical Psychology Review is 29. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The gut microbiota in anxiety and depression – A systematic review	375
Screening and assessment tools for gaming disorder: A comprehensive systematic review	195
Intergenerational transmission and prevention of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)	142
Therapeutic alliance as a mediator of change: A systematic review and evaluation of research	139
Camouflaging in autism: A systematic review	135
Socioeconomic status and child psychopathology in the United States: A meta-analysis of population-based studies	134
Specificity of trait anxiety in anxiety and depression: Meta-analysis of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory	133
Using progress feedback to improve outcomes and reduce drop-out, treatment duration, and deterioration: A multilevel meta-analysis	132
Global prevalence of digital addiction in general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis	132
Sexual addiction 25 years on: A systematic and methodological review of empirical literature and an agenda for future research	120
Intergenerational effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review of the parenting practices of adult survivors of childhood abuse, neglect, and violence	114
Addressing the mental health impact of COVID-19 through population health	113
Is self-compassion relevant to the pathology and treatment of eating and body image concerns? A systematic review and meta-analysis	113
Prevalence and associated factors of antenatal depression: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses	108
Growth mindsets and psychological distress: A meta-analysis	104
Linking RDoC and HiTOP: A new interface for advancing psychiatric nosology and neuroscience	103
Social support and posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies	93
A process-based approach to psychological diagnosis and treatment:The conceptual and treatment utility of an extended evolutionary meta model	92
Defining and measuring “psychological flexibility”: A narrative scoping review of diverse flexibility and rigidity constructs and perspectives	90
Sleep and suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies	86
A systematic review of socio-ecological factors contributing to risk and protection of the mental health of refugee children and adolescents	86
The C Factor: Cognitive dysfunction as a transdiagnostic dimension in psychopathology	82
On the efficacy of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis	81
Are videoconferenced mental and behavioral health services just as good as in-person? A meta-analysis of a fast-growing practice	79
The effectiveness of psychological interventions for loneliness: A systematic review and meta-analysis	77

Comprehensive meta-analysis of resilience interventions	77
The applied implications of epigenetics in anxiety, affective and stress-related disorders - A review and synthesis on psychosocial stress, psychotherapy and prevention	77
The relationship between screen time and mental health in young people: A systematic review of longitudinal studies	76
A systematic review of Unified Protocol applications with adult populations: Facilitating widespread dissemination via adaptability	76
A meta-analysis on interparental conflict, parenting, and child adjustment in divorced families: Examining mediation using meta-analytic structural equation models	75
School-based depression and anxiety prevention programs: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis	75
Associations between minority stress, depression, and suicidal ideation and attempts in transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals: Systematic review and meta-analysis	74
Exposure therapy for eating disorders: A systematic review	73
The bidirectional relationships between peer victimization and internalizing problems in school-aged children: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis	73
Psychological factors associated with financial hardship and mental health: A systematic review	68
A systematic review of transdiagnostic risk and protective factors for general and specific psychopathology in young people	66
Cognitive flexibility in acute anorexia nervosa and after recovery: A systematic review	66
Networks of major depressive disorder: A systematic review	65
Anxiety disorders and healthcare utilization: A systematic review	64
Biased approach-avoidance tendencies in psychopathology: A systematic review of their assessment and modification	63
The efficacy of cognitive and behavior therapies for insomnia on daytime symptoms: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	63
Measuring bonding or attachment in the parent-infant-relationship: A systematic review of parent-report assessment measures, their psychometric properties and clinical utility	59
Exposure therapy for PTSD: A meta-analysis	59
Psychological interventions to prevent the onset of depressive disorders: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	59
Rumination in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review	57
‘Into the Wild’: A meta-synthesis of talking therapy in natural outdoor spaces	56
More treatment but no less depression: The treatment-prevalence paradox	56
The phenomenology of gender dysphoria in adults: A systematic review and meta-synthesis	55
A systematic review of daily life studies on non-suicidal self-injury based on the four-function model	54
Preventive interventions for individuals at ultra high risk for psychosis: An updated and extended meta-analysis	52
Reinforcement sensitivity, depression and anxiety: A meta-analysis and meta-analytic structural equation model	49
Conceptualizing eating disorder psychopathology using an anxiety disorders framework: Evidence and implications for exposure-based clinical research	49
Developmental programming of oxytocin through variation in early-life stress: Four meta-analyses and a theoretical reinterpretation	47
Prevalence and risk factors of birth-related posttraumatic stress among parents: A comparative systematic review and meta-analysis	47
Mediators and mechanisms of change in internet- and mobile-based interventions for depression: A systematic review	45
Emotional processes in binge drinking: A systematic review and perspective	44
Race bias and gender bias in the diagnosis of psychological disorders	44
Validation strategies for subtypes in psychiatry: A systematic review of research on autism spectrum disorder	44
Social media use and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis	43
Does mindfulness-based intervention improve cognitive function?: A meta-analysis of controlled studies	43
A systematic review evaluating the implementation of technologies to assess, monitor and treat neurodevelopmental disorders: A map of the current evidence	43
Cognitive behavior therapy for internalizing disorders in children and adolescents in routine clinical care: A systematic review and meta-analysis	43
A meta-analytic review of trials that tested whether eating disorder prevention programs prevent eating disorder onset	43
The effectiveness of interventions to prevent recidivism in perpetrators of intimate partner violence: A systematic review and meta-analysis	42
Depression presentations, stigma, and mental health literacy: A critical review and YouTube content analysis	40
Association between gambling disorder and emotion (dys)regulation: A systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Examining the disclosure of nonsuicidal self-injury to informal and formal sources: A review of the literature	39
Meta-analytic review on the differential effects of self-compassion components on well-being and psychological distress: The moderating role of dialecticism on self-compassion	38
Emotion regulation as mediator between childhood adversity and psychopathology: A meta-analysis	38
New directions in behavioral activation: Using findings from basic science and translational neuroscience to inform the exploration of potential mechanisms of change	37
The effectiveness of adapted psychological interventions for people from ethnic minority groups: A systematic review and conceptual typology	37
Can a little bit of mindfulness do you good? A systematic review and meta-analyses of unguided mindfulness-based self-help interventions	36
Effectiveness of online psychological and psychoeducational interventions to prevent depression: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	36
Body dissatisfaction and sexual orientations: A quantitative synthesis of 30 years research findings	35
Internalization process of stigma of people with mental illness across cultures: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach	34

Efficacy of psychological interventions targeting cognitive biases in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	34
Child executive function and future externalizing and internalizing problems: A meta-analysis of prospective longitudinal studies	34
Moving towards specificity: A systematic review of cue features associated with reward and punishment in anorexia nervosa	32
Is perfectionism a vulnerability factor for depressive symptoms, a complication of depressive symptoms, or both? A meta-analytic test of 67 longitudinal studies	31
Association of opioid misuse with anxiety and depression: A systematic review of the literature	31
Eye tracking evidence of threat-related attentional bias in anxiety- and fear-related disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Understanding the aetiology of fear of falling from the perspective of a fear-avoidance model – A narrative review	30
The destructiveness and public health significance of socially prescribed perfectionism: A review, analysis, and conceptual extension	30
Virtual reality in the diagnostic and therapy for mental disorders: A systematic review	29
The Needs-to-Goals Gap: How informant discrepancies in youth mental health assessments impact service delivery	29
The relationship between stigma and subjective quality of life in psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Social rejection, popularity, peer victimization, and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Cognitive behavior therapy for externalizing disorders in children and adolescents in routine clinical care: A systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Expanding the continuum of substance use disorder treatment: Nonabstinence approaches	29