OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Molecular Psychiatry is 71. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
A burden of rare copy number variants in obsessive-compulsive disorder	1840
Unconsidered issues of measurement noninvariance in biological psychiatry: A focus on biological phenotypes of psychopathology	1001
Mitochondrial health index correlates with plasma circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA in bipolar disorder	459
Correction: Adeno-associated virus (AAV) 9-mediated gene delivery of Nurr1 and Foxa2 ameliorates symptoms and pathologies of Alzheimer disease model mice by suppressing neuro-inflammation and glial pa	360
Rare coding variants as risk modifiers of the 22q11.2 deletion implicate postnatal cortical development in syndromic schizophrenia	304
Crif1 deficiency in dopamine neurons triggers early-onset parkinsonism	283
Divergent time-varying connectivity of thalamic sub-regions characterizes clinical phenotypes and cognitive status in multiple sclerosis	229
Human iN neuronal model of schizophrenia displays dysregulation of chromogranin B and related neuropeptide transmitter signatures	223
Electric field distribution models in ECT research	222
Behaviorally penetrant, anomalous dopamine efflux exposes sex and circuit dependent regulation of dopamine transporters	212
Brain-specific deletion of GIT1 impairs cognition and alters phosphorylation of synaptic protein networks implicated in schizophrenia susceptibility	208
Multi-polygenic score prediction of mathematics, reading, and language abilities independent of general cognitive ability	192
Integration of valence and conflict processing through cellular-field interactions in human subgenual cingulate during emotional face processing in treatment-resistant depression	178
Shared genetic basis between reproductive behaviors and anxiety-related disorders	172
Transcriptomic pathology of neocortical microcircuit cell types across psychiatric disorders	164
Widespread choroid plexus contamination in sampling and profiling of brain tissue	152
Rare copy number variation in posttraumatic stress disorder	144
Internal capsule microstructure mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and PTSD following adulthood trauma exposure	140
The benefit of diagnostic whole genome sequencing in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders	138
Abatacept inhibits Th17 differentiation and mitigates α-synuclein-induced dopaminergic dysfunction in mice	137
Neurophysiological correlates of ketamine-induced dissociative state in bipolar disorder: insights from real-world clinical settings	132
Quantitative magnetization transfer and g-ratio imaging of white matter myelin in early psychotic spectrum disorders	125
Microbial infection promotes amyloid pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease via modulating γ-secretase	121
Rare tandem repeat expansions associate with genes involved in synaptic and neuronal signaling functions in schizophrenia	119
Mediating and moderating effects of plasma proteomic biomarkers on the association between poor oral health problems and brain white matter microstructural integrity: the UK Biobank study	118

Positive modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the mPFC reduces the spontaneous recovery of fear	117
Changes in cerebral connectivity and brain tissue pulsations with the antidepressant response to an equimolar mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide: an MRI and ultrasound study	116
Impaired OTUD7A-dependent Ankyrin regulation mediates neuronal dysfunction in mouse and human models of the 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome	110
Transcriptomic profiles in major depressive disorder: the role of immunometabolic and cell-cycle-related pathways in depression with different levels of inflammation	109
Insulin-like growth factor I mitigates post-traumatic stress by inhibiting AMP-kinase in orexin neurons	108
Inactivation of hypocretin receptor-2 signaling in dopaminergic neurons induces hyperarousal and enhanced cognition but impaired inhibitory control	108
Stress-induced dysfunction of neurovascular astrocytes in the prefrontal cortex contributes to sex-dependent deficits in cognition and behavior	106
Tractography-based versus anatomical landmark-based targeting in vALIC deep brain stimulation for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder	104
The orphan receptor GPR88 controls impulsivity and is a risk factor for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	103
Dynorphin / kappa-opioid receptor regulation of excitation-inhibition balance toggles afferent control of prefrontal cortical circuits in a pathway-specific manner	98
Microglia shape AgRP neuron postnatal development via regulating perineuronal net plasticity	94
MYT1L haploinsufficiency in human neurons and mice causes autism-associated phenotypes that can be reversed by genetic and pharmacologic intervention	93
Global and local ancestry modulate APOE association with Alzheimer’s neuropathology and cognitive outcomes in an admixed sample	93
Structure-function relationships of the disease-linked A218T oxytocin receptor variant	92
Maternal COVID-19 infection associated with offspring neurodevelopmental disorders	91
Transcriptome and chromatin alterations in social fear indicate association of MEG3 with successful extinction of fear	91
Autoantibodies against NMDA receptor 1 modify rather than cause encephalitis	91
Melatonin: A potential nighttime guardian against Alzheimer’s	88
The role of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the neurobiology of major depressive disorder and suicide risk	88
Roles of the medial and lateral orbitofrontal cortex in major depression and its treatment	87
Aberrant impulse control circuitry in obesity	87
Structural gray matter differences in Problematic Usage of the Internet: a systematic review and meta-analysis	85
Synergistic psychedelic - NMDAR modulator treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders	85
Neurocognitive effects of stress: a metaparadigm perspective	84
Brain regions susceptible to alpha-synuclein spreading	83
Anti-depressive-like behaviors of APN KO mice involve Trkb/BDNF signaling related neuroinflammatory changes	83
The role of PPAR-γ in memory deficits induced by prenatal and lactation alcohol exposure in mice	82
Enhancing GluN2A-type NMDA receptors impairs long-term synaptic plasticity and learning and memory	82
Both GEF domains of the autism and developmental epileptic encephalopathy-associated Trio protein are required for proper tangential migration of GABAergic interneurons	81
Activation of β2-adrenergic receptors prevents AD-type synaptotoxicity via epigenetic mechanisms	81
Peripheral inflammation is associated with micro-structural and functional connectivity changes in depression-related brain networks	81
What genes are differentially expressed in individuals with schizophrenia? A systematic review	80
Molecular genetics of cocaine use disorders in humans	79
Sex differences in trajectories of cortical development in autistic children from 2–13 years of age	79
Age-related vulnerability of the human brain connectome	78
Cannabidiol ameliorates cognitive decline in 5×FAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease through potentiating the function of extrasynaptic glycine receptors	77
Application of deep learning algorithm on whole genome sequencing data uncovers structural variants associated with multiple mental disorders in African American patients	77
The nested hierarchical model of self and its non-relational vs relational posttraumatic manifestation: an fMRI meta-analysis of emotional processing	75
Induced neural progenitor cells and iPS-neurons from major depressive disorder patients show altered bioenergetics and electrophysiological properties	74
Paternal nicotine taking elicits heritable sex-specific phenotypes that are mediated by hippocampal Satb2	74
Fluvoxamine and long COVID-19; a new role for sigma-1 receptor (S1R) agonists	74
A meta-analysis of genome-wide studies of resilience in the German population	73
Case-control study of neuropsychiatric symptoms in electronic health records following COVID-19 hospitalization in 2 academic health systems	73
A higher dysregulation burden of brain DNA methylation in female patients implicated in the sex bias of Schizophrenia	72
The role of TSC1 and TSC2 proteins in neuronal axons	72
The default network is causally linked to creative thinking	71
Blood biomarkers of neuronal injury and astrocytic reactivity in electroconvulsive therapy	71
Neocortical tau propagation is a mediator of clinical heterogeneity in Alzheimer’s disease	71
Neuroimmune contributions to Alzheimer’s disease: a focus on human data	71