OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry is 38. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Younger people are more vulnerable to stress, anxiety and depression during COVID-19 pandemic: A global cross-sectional survey	374
COVID-19 pandemic impact on children and adolescents' mental health: Biological, environmental, and social factors	342
Prevalence of anxiety in the COVID-19 pandemic: An updated meta-analysis of community-based studies	222
The prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review of meta-analyses	164
The HPA axis dysregulation in severe mental illness: Can we shift the blame to gut microbiota?	141
New mechanism of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease: The activation of NLRP3 inflammasome mediated by gut microbiota	113
Psychiatric symptomatology associated with depression, anxiety, distress, and insomnia in health professionals working in patients affected by COVID-19: A systematic review with meta-analysis	109
Emerging role of gut microbiota in modulation of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration with emphasis on Alzheimer's disease	108
Psychological effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in health professionals: A systematic review with meta-analysis	104
Addictions in the COVID-19 era: Current evidence, future perspectives a comprehensive review	93
Mental health consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak in Spain. A longitudinal study of the alarm situation and return to the new normality	91
Efficacy and acceptability of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for major depressive disorder: An individual patient data meta-analysis	90
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on social network sites use, body image disturbances and self-esteem among adolescent and young women	88
Prevalence of anxiety in health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review (on published articles in Medline) with meta-analysis	87
The SARS-CoV-2 and mental health: From biological mechanisms to social consequences	86
Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on admissions to general hospital psychiatric wards in Italy: Reduced psychiatric hospitalizations and increased suicidality	61
Anhedonia as a central factor in depression: Neural mechanisms revealed from preclinical to clinical evidence	60
Gambling and the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review	59
Anomalous intrinsic connectivity within and between visual and auditory networks in major depressive disorder	57
Gastrointestinal side effects associated with antidepressant treatments in patients with major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	52
Gut microbiota alteration and modulation in psychiatric disorders: Current evidence on fecal microbiota transplantation	52
Anorexia nervosa and gut microbiota: A systematic review and quantitative synthesis of pooled microbiological data	47
Graph theory approach for the structural-functional brain connectome of depression	46
Depression: Biological markers and treatment	45
Post-infection depressive, anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms: A prospective cohort study in patients with mild COVID-19	45

The pediatric psychopharmacology of autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review - Part I: The past and the present	45
Gut microbiota-derived vitamins – underrated powers of a multipotent ally in psychiatric health and disease	44
A peripheral inflammatory signature discriminates bipolar from unipolar depression: A machine learning approach	44
Role of interleukin 8 in depression and other psychiatric disorders	44
Dysregulation in IL-6 receptors is associated with upregulated IL-17A related signaling in CD4+ T cells of children with autism	43
Gut-brain axis: A matter of concern in neuropsychiatric disorders…!	41
Psychologic distress and sleep quality among adults in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic	41
BDNF and pro-BDNF in serum and exosomes in major depression: Evolution after antidepressant treatment	41
Monocyte mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammaging, and inflammatory pyroptosis in major depression	40
Analysis of gut microbiota and intestinal integrity markers of inpatients with major depressive disorder	40
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and inflammatory markers: Perspectives for the management of depression	40
Rumination network dysfunction in major depression: A brain connectome study	40
The neurobiology of human aggressive behavior: Neuroimaging, genetic, and neurochemical aspects	38
Psychological comorbidity in gastrointestinal diseases: Update on the brain-gut-microbiome axis	38
Efficacy and tolerability of theta-burst stimulation for major depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis	38
Philosophy for children and mindfulness during COVID-19: Results from a randomized cluster trial and impact on mental health in elementary school students	38