OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Molecular Psychiatry is 63. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Reply to “Comment on: What genes are differentially expressed in individuals with schizophrenia? A systematic review”	1502
Activation of β2-adrenergic receptors prevents AD-type synaptotoxicity via epigenetic mechanisms	798
Electric field distribution models in ECT research	382
Loss of liver X receptor β in astrocytes leads to anxiety-like behaviors via regulating synaptic transmission in the medial prefrontal cortex in mice	267
Neurophysiological correlates of ketamine-induced dissociative state in bipolar disorder: insights from real-world clinical settings	246
Network state dynamics underpin basal craving in a transdiagnostic population	186
The universe is asymmetric, the mouse brain too	185
Respiratory disease in people with bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis	182
Multi-polygenic score prediction of mathematics, reading, and language abilities independent of general cognitive ability	177
Neurocognitive profiles of 22q11.2 and 16p11.2 deletions and duplications	174
How to (not) decide about the motor vs psychomotor origin of psychomotor disturbances in depression	172
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	166
Targeting high-affinity nicotinic receptors protects against the functional consequences of β-amyloid in mouse hippocampus	161
Abatacept inhibits Th17 differentiation and mitigates α-synuclein-induced dopaminergic dysfunction in mice	158
Comment on “Perception of social inclusion/exclusion and response inhibition in adolescents with past suicide attempt: a multidomain task-based fMRI study.” by Gifuni et al.	151
Microglial type I interferon signaling mediates chronic stress-induced synapse loss and social behavior deficits	150
The multifaceted role of mitochondria in autism spectrum disorder	146
Risk of suicide and all-cause death in patients with mental disorders: a nationwide cohort study	145
Frequency-specific and state-dependent neural responses to brain stimulation	144
How does oxytocin modulate human behavior?	120
Are we getting closer to offering deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression in clinical practice?	109
Novel epigenetic molecular therapies for imprinting disorders	105
Although serotonin is not a major player in depression, its precursor is	103
Synergistic psychedelic - NMDAR modulator treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders	103
A causal association of ANKRD37 with human hippocampal volume	95

Cross-sectional and longitudinal neuroanatomical profiles of distinct clinical (adaptive) outcomes in autism	91
Perifornical area Urocortin-3 neuronal activation levels in response to foreign pups depends on physiological context	90
Microbial infection promotes amyloid pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease via modulating γ-secretase	90
Rare copy number variation in posttraumatic stress disorder	89
Heparin treatment is associated with a delayed diagnosis of Alzheimer’s dementia in electronic health records from two large United States health systems	89
Divergent projections of the prelimbic cortex mediate autism- and anxiety-like behaviors	88
Top-down regulation of motivated behaviors via lateral septum sub-circuits	83
Cortical profiles of numerous psychiatric disorders and normal development share a common pattern	83
The acute phase protein lactoferrin is a key feature of Alzheimer’s disease and predictor of Aβ burden through induction of APP amyloidogenic processing	83
Sustained TNF signaling is required for the synaptic and anxiety-like behavioral response to acute stress	83
LHPP, a risk factor for major depressive disorder, regulates stress-induced depression-like behaviors through its histidine phosphatase activity	82
Cortical morphology in patients with the deficit and non-deficit syndrome of schizophrenia: a worldwide meta- and mega-analyses	79
Sex differences in methylphenidate-induced dopamine increases in ventral striatum	78
The benefit of diagnostic whole genome sequencing in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders	77
Self-management with alcohol over lifespan: psychological mechanisms, neurobiological underpinnings, and risk assessment	77
Aberrant impulse control circuitry in obesity	76
Caspase-cleaved tau is senescence-associated and induces a toxic gain of function by putting a brake on axonal transport	76
The effects of stimulant dose and dosing strategy on treatment outcomes in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis	76
Cognitive performance protects against Alzheimer’s disease independently of educational attainment and intelligence	75
Multi-ancestry genome-wide gene–sleep interactions identify novel loci for blood pressure	72
Dopamine transporter blockade during adolescence increases adult dopamine function, impulsivity, and aggression	72
Targeted therapy of cognitive deficits in fragile X syndrome	71
Rare coding variants as risk modifiers of the 22q11.2 deletion implicate postnatal cortical development in syndromic schizophrenia	70
Expanding the heuristic neurocircuit-based taxonomy to guide treatment for OCD: reply to the commentary “Probing the genetic and molecular correlates of connectome alterations in obsessive-compulsive	69
The effects of methylphenidate and atomoxetine on Drosophila brain at single-cell resolution and potential drug repurposing for ADHD treatment	67
Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors set the threshold for retrieval of drug memories	66
Brain-specific deletion of GIT1 impairs cognition and alters phosphorylation of synaptic protein networks implicated in schizophrenia susceptibility	66
Trans-ancestry epigenome-wide association meta-analysis of DNA methylation with lifetime cannabis use	65
Assessment of early neurocognitive functioning increases the accuracy of predicting chronic PTSD risk	65
Implications of parental stress on worsening of behavioral problems in children with autism during COVID-19 pandemic: “the spillover hypothesis”	65
Newly identified structures of trace-amine associated receptor-1 (TAAR1) will aid discovery of next generation neuropsychiatric drugs	64
Whole-brain resting-state connectivity underlying impaired inhibitory control during early versus longer-term abstinence in cocaine addiction	64
Diversity of mechanism of action of psychotropic drugs in their anti-COVID-19 properties	64
Development of opioid-induced hyperalgesia depends on reactive astrocytes controlled by Wnt5a signaling	63
The orphan receptor GPR88 controls impulsivity and is a risk factor for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	63
In vivo tractography of human locus coeruleus—relation to 7T resting state fMRI, psychological measures and single subject validity	63
Neurotrophin receptor activation rescues cognitive and synaptic abnormalities caused by hemizygosity of the psychiatric risk gene Cacna1c	63
A new suspect in the unsolved case of neuroinflammation in schizophrenia	63