OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry is 34. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Causal relationship between genetically determined plasma metabolites and stroke: A two sample Mendelian randomization study	96
Small molecule NOP agonists reverse locomotor sensitization induced by cocaine in male C57BL/6 mice	78
Synergistic effect of folate and MTHFR C677T on hippocampal subfields and perfusion in Alzheimer's disease	78
Editorial Board	78
Association evaluations of oral anticoagulants with dementia risk based on genomic and real-world data	76
Evidence on sociodemographic and clinical correlates of antidepressant combination or augmentation with second-generation antipsychotics in major depressive disorder	71
Identifying novel protein biomarkers with cross-psychiatric disorders effects and potential intervention targets: Evidence from proteomic-Mendelian randomization	69
Anomalous neurovascular coupling in patients with generalized anxiety disorder evaluated by combining cerebral blood flow and functional connectivity strength	65
Novel role of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-α in valproic acid rat model of autism: Mechanistic study of risperidone and metformin monotherapy versus combination	65
Early auditory impairments as a candidate marker of attenuated sensory symptoms of psychosis	65
Exploring the causal relationship between delirium and sarcopenia using bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study	59
Dopamine D3 receptor in the nucleus accumbens modulates opioid taking and seeking in mice	56
Effect of depression and suicidal behavior on neuropeptide Y (NPY) and its receptors in the adult human brain: A postmortem study	53
Neochlorogenic acid ameliorates Alzheimer's disease-like pathology via scavenging oxidative stress and restoring blood-brain barrier function in zebrafish	51
Long-term benzodiazepine prescription in treatment-resistant depression: A national FACE-TRD prospective study	50
DNA methylation of serotonin genes as predictive biomarkers of antidepressant treatment response	50
Sex-specific association between schizophrenia polygenic risk and subclinical schizophrenia-related traits	48
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) augmentation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A phase III, 20-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial	44
Assessment of cognitive domains in major depressive disorders using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB): Systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional and longitu	43
Sex differences in behavioral and neural responses induced by witnessing social defeat stress during adolescence or adulthood in mice	42
Editorial Board	42
Common neural correlates of chronic pain – A systematic review and meta-analysis of resting-state fMRI studies	41
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis CB1 receptors and the FAAH enzyme modulate anxiety behavior depending on previous stress exposure	38
The mechanistic basis for the rapid antidepressant-like effects of ketamine: From neural circuits to molecular pathways	38
Cerebral blood flow in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of MRI-based studies	38

Melatonin ameliorates methamphetamine-induced cognitive impairments by inhibiting neuroinflammation via suppression of the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB signaling pathway in the mouse hippocampus	38
Behavioral flexibility impacts on coping and emotional responses in male mice submitted to social defeat stress	37
Putative epicenters identified by transcriptome-neuromorphic interactions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder biotypes	37
Corrigendum to “New mechanism of neuroinflflammation in Alzheimer's disease: The activation of NLRP3 inflflammasome mediated by gut microbiota” [Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Ps	36
Impairment of olfactory identification ability in ultra-high risk for psychosis and drug-naïve first episode psychosis	36
Editorial Board	36
D-Pinitol mitigates post-traumatic stress disorder-like behaviors induced by single prolonged stress in mice through mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism	34
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD: Growing evidence for memory effects mediating treatment efficacy	34
Neural basis of the association between future time perspective and ADHD characteristics: functional connectivity between Left inferior parietal lobule and mPFC	34
Investigating the “two-hit hypothesis”: Effects of prenatal maternal immune activation and adolescent cannabis use on neurodevelopment in mice	34