OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice is 1. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
mRNA levels of HPA axis mediators in drug-naïve, first episode psychosis patients before and after antipsychotic treatment	111
Investigating the effect of exercise on clinical symptoms, cognitive performance, and quality of life in schizophrenia patients treated with clozapine	62
Gender differences in empathy and clinical symptoms in chronic schizophrenia patients: a large sample study based on a Chinese Han population	26
Efficacy and safety of intermittent theta burst stimulation versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for patients with schizophrenia: a system	19
Borderline personality disorder is an innate empathy anomaly: a scoping and narrative review	15
Further evidence of depressive symptomatology profile predicting treatment outcome	14
Are critiques of ECT scaremongering or contributions to informed consent?	13
The relevance of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis for psychiatrists	13
Prevalence of suicide attempt, suicide ideation and self-harm at diagnosis in adolescents with eating disorders	13
Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with first-episode depression at different ages	13
Depression and atrial fibrillation in a reciprocal liaison: a neuro-cardiac link	12
Association between heart rate variability and emotion dysregulation in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury	10
Exploring real-world prescribing patterns for maintenance treatment in bipolar disorders: a focus on antidepressants and benzodiazepines	9
Prevalence of children’s emotional and behavioural problems and parents’ psychological distress in child and adolescent psychiatric clinic Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah	9
Evolution and trends of hikikomori: a bibliometrics analysis	8
Real-world demographic and clinical profiles of patients with treatment-resistant depression initiated on esketamine nasal spray	8
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health symptoms in new patients presenting to outpatient psychiatry	8
Management of patients starting treatment with second-generation antipsychotics: insights from a European retrospective real-world analysis	7
Which clinical factors and biochemical parameters differentiate major depressive disorder with versus without lifetime psychotic symptoms?	7
Elevated C-reactive protein/albumin ratio in patients with methamphetamine use disorder	7
Dopamine partial agonists: a discrete class of antipsychotics	7
Unexpected improvement in nicotine consumption after low-frequency repetitive magnetic stimulation	6
Prevalence, demographics, and clinical characteristics of suicide attempts in first episode drug-naïve schizophrenia patients with comorbid severe depression	6
Editorial 3	6
Profiles of lithium prescriptions and serum concentrations among patients with bipolar disorder based on latent variable analysis	6

The efficacy of metformin in counteracting olanzapine-induced hyperprolactinemia: an open-label prospective study	5
Agomelatine bears promising potential in treating bipolar depression– a systematic review	5
Association of reduced cortical thickness and psychopathological symptoms in patients with first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia	5
Treatment effectiveness for comorbid anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review	5
An investigation of stress and death anxiety levels of individuals who experienced the earthquake after major earthquakes in Turkey	5
Effect of quetiapine on inflammation and immunity: a systematic review	5
Preparing for the next pandemic by understanding the impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on patients with eating Disorders: observations from an inpatient setting	5
Evaluation of serum arginine metabolic pathway markers in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia	5
Relationship between creativity and schizophrenia: a study of patients with psychiatric disorders	4
Effects of seasonality in emergency admissions for mental disorders: two years of clinical experience	4
Clinical validation of a Chinese translation of the parent tic questionnaire	4
Addressing diversity gaps in esketamine clinical trials: a registry-based cross-sectional analysis of sex, race and ethnicity	4
Episodic obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar spectrum disorder: new evidence from a large Italian OCD sample	4
Mirtazapine blood levels and antidepressant response	3
Exploring the role of subthreshold autistic traits on body image uneasiness: a study among Italian female with eating disorders	3
Overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of risperidone on cardiovascular risk: analysis of Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews including 11,949 patients	3
Oxytocin receptor gene single nucleotide polymorphisms in patients with bipolar disorder	3
Electroconvulsive therapy in depression with twin pregnancy	3
Aripiprazole for the treatment of schizophrenia: Recommendations of a panel of Spanish experts on its use in clinical practice	3
Neurobiological and psychological factors to depression	3
Improvement of age-related neurocognitive disorders by Ginkgo biloba extract: neuroprotection in focus	3
Trazodone in neurology, a new life for an old molecule - an updated, comprehensive, systematic review of clinical trials	3
Engendering misunderstanding: autism and borderline personality disorder	2
Unmet needs in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease psychosis and dementia-related psychosis	2
Psychiatric manifestations of post-COVID-19 syndrome: the potential benefit of Silexan	2
Psychiatric evaluation and personality in psoriasis patients	2
Depressive symptoms in the entire spectrum of cognitive ageing in Greece: evidence from the Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Aging and Diet (HELIAD)	2
The D-stress scale: a measure of stress based on a new approach	2
Factors associated with sick leave duration in patients suffering from major depressive disorder initiating antidepressant treatment: a real-world evidence study in Germany and Spain	2
Perimenopausal depression: etiology, clinical characteristics, and the role of traditional Chinese medicine	2
Recollecting Hanns Hippius: a stimulating pioneer of psychopharmacology and neuroscience	2
Electroconvulsive therapy in the manic phase of bipolar disorder: examining oxidative stress and effects of thiol-disulfide homeostasis	2
Hoarding behaviour: special features and complications in real-world clinical practice	2
Which clinical factors and biochemical parameters are associated with late-life major depression?	2
Adult ADHD: associated medical conditions and related factors	2
Assessment of compliance and relapse in patients with schizophrenia before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic	2
The impact of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder in perfectionism	2
Features of binge eating disorder in obese or overweight individuals with stable bipolar disorder participating in a weight loss trial – a post hoc analysis	2
Exploring the interplay between mitochondrial dysfunction, early life adversity and bipolar disorder	2
Suicidality in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and its association with receipt of specific secondary mental healthcare treatments	1
Long-term association of Ramadan fasting and depression score: results from MASHAD Cohort Study	1
Suicide ideation and male-female differences in major depressive disorder	1
Comparative analysis of regressive and non-regressive autism: a study of clinical patterns and environmental risk factors in Turkey	1
Metabolic profiles mediate insomnia-related cognitive impairments in schizophrenia: a large-scale study	1
Editorial 4	1
Chronotype is associated with affective temperaments, clinical severity and worse treatment outcomes in bipolar disorders: results from a two-center, cross-sectional study	1
Emotion regulation difficulties are associated with psychosocial functioning via trait anxiety levels in remitted bipolar disorder patients	1
Hospitalisation outcomes for patients with severe mental illness treated by female vs. male psychiatry residents	1
Validation of the Turkish version of the self-evaluation of negative symptoms scale (SNS)	1
Quality of life in Patients with Schizophrenia-spectrum Disorder: A longitudinal study with 10 years of follow-up	1

Assessment tools for complex post traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review	1
Is it possible to predict hospitalisation during intensive home treatment? A retrospective cohort study	1
Development and validation of a predictive model for readmission of major depressive disorder patients with suicide attempts	1
Electroconvulsive therapy and its image: between human rights, evidence, and clinical responsibility	1
Thank you to reviewers	1
Adolescents with first-episode psychosis and clinical high risk in the Province of Ferrara: an audit on the implementation of a specialised early intervention program	1
Effect of risperidone on serum IL-6 levels in individuals with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Impact of legislative amendment on the use of seclusion and restraint in psychiatry: a French mirror-image study	1