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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
mRNA levels of HPA axis mediators in drug-naïve, first episode psychosis patients before and after antipsychotic treatment	103
Investigating the effect of exercise on clinical symptoms, cognitive performance, and quality of life in schizophrenia patients treated with clozapine	49
Gender differences in empathy and clinical symptoms in chronic schizophrenia patients: a large sample study based on a Chinese Han population	40
Efficacy and safety of intermittent theta burst stimulation versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for patients with schizophrenia: a systematic review and	25
Further evidence of depressive symptomatology profile predicting treatment outcome	17
The relevance of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis for psychiatrists	12
Prevalence of suicide attempt, suicide ideation and self-harm at diagnosis in adolescents with eating disorders	12
Prevalence of children’s emotional and behavioural problems and parents’ psychological distress in child and adolescent psychiatric clinic Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah	12
Borderline personality disorder is an innate empathy anomaly: a scoping and narrative review	12
Association between heart rate variability and emotion dysregulation in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury	11
Depression and atrial fibrillation in a reciprocal liaison: a neuro-cardiac link	11
Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with first-episode depression at different ages	11
Exploring real-world prescribing patterns for maintenance treatment in bipolar disorders: a focus on antidepressants and benzodiazepines	10
Real-world demographic and clinical profiles of patients with treatment-resistant depression initiated on esketamine nasal spray	10
Dopamine partial agonists: a discrete class of antipsychotics	10
Management of patients starting treatment with second-generation antipsychotics: insights from a European retrospective real-world analysis	9
Prevalence, demographics, and clinical characteristics of suicide attempts in first episode drug-naïve schizophrenia patients with comorbid severe depression	9
Evolution and trends of hikikomori: a bibliometrics analysis	9
Elevated C-reactive protein/albumin ratio in patients with methamphetamine use disorder	9
Unexpected improvement in nicotine consumption after low-frequency repetitive magnetic stimulation	8
Evaluation of serum arginine metabolic pathway markers in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia	7
The impact of the number of electroconvulsive therapy sessions on relapse in major depressive disorder	6
An investigation of stress and death anxiety levels of individuals who experienced the earthquake after major earthquakes in Turkey	6
Preparing for the next pandemic by understanding the impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on patients with eating Disorders: observations from an inpatient setting	6
Effect of quetiapine on inflammation and immunity: a systematic review	6

Agomelatine bears promising potential in treating bipolar depression– a systematic review	6
Editorial 3	6
Clinical validation of a Chinese translation of the parent tic questionnaire	5
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics related with hyperprolactinaemia in psychiatric clinical population	5
Treatment effectiveness for comorbid anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review	5
Editorial 1	5
The efficacy of metformin in counteracting olanzapine-induced hyperprolactinemia: an open-label prospective study	5
Relationship between creativity and schizophrenia: a study of patients with psychiatric disorders	5
Association of reduced cortical thickness and psychopathological symptoms in patients with first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia	5
Effects of seasonality in emergency admissions for mental disorders: two years of clinical experience	5
Episodic obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar spectrum disorder: new evidence from a large Italian OCD sample	4
Electroconvulsive therapy in depression with twin pregnancy	4
Engendering misunderstanding: autism and borderline personality disorder	4
Mirtazapine blood levels and antidepressant response	4
Aripiprazole for the treatment of schizophrenia: Recommendations of a panel of Spanish experts on its use in clinical practice	4
Delirium in COVID-19 and post-liver transplant patients: an observational study	4
Exploring the role of subthreshold autistic traits on body image uneasiness: a study among Italian female with eating disorders	4
The D-stress scale: a measure of stress based on a new approach	4
Which clinical factors and biochemical parameters are associated with late-life major depression?	3
Adult ADHD: associated medical conditions and related factors	3
Perimenopausal depression: etiology, clinical characteristics, and the role of traditional Chinese medicine	3
Oxytocin receptor gene single nucleotide polymorphisms in patients with bipolar disorder	3
Neurobiological and psychological factors to depression	3
Unmet needs in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease psychosis and dementia-related psychosis	3
The impact of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder in perfectionism	3
Trazodone in neurology, a new life for an old molecule - an updated, comprehensive, systematic review of clinical trials	3
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	3
Psychiatric manifestations of post-COVID-19 syndrome: the potential benefit of Silexan	3
Assessment of compliance and relapse in patients with schizophrenia before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic	3
Effect of risperidone on serum IL-6 levels in individuals with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Thank you to reviewers	2
Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on nitrosative stress and oxidative DNA damage parameters in patients with a depressive episode	2
Recollecting Hanns Hippius: a stimulating pioneer of psychopharmacology and neuroscience	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
Hoarding behaviour: special features and complications in real-world clinical practice	2
Assessment tools for complex post traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review	2
Validation of the Turkish version of the self-evaluation of negative symptoms scale (SNS)	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
Quality of life in Patients with Schizophrenia-spectrum Disorder: A longitudinal study with 10 years of follow-up	2
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	2
Esketamine nasal spray in patients with treatment-resistant depression: the real-world experience in the French cohort early-access programme	2
Exploring the interplay between mitochondrial dysfunction, early life adversity and bipolar disorder	2
Editorial 4	2
Chronotype is associated with affective temperaments, clinical severity and worse treatment outcomes in bipolar disorders: results from a two-center, cross-sectional study	1
Brain-Derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plasma level increases in patients with resistant schizophrenia treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	1
Comparative analysis of regressive and non-regressive autism: a study of clinical patterns and environmental risk factors in Turkey	1
Suicidality in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and its association with receipt of specific secondary mental healthcare treatments	1
Metformin usage in the treatment of risperidone induced hyperprolactinemia in an adolescent patient with bipolar disorder type 1: a case report	1
Correction	1

Emotion regulation difficulties are associated with psychosocial functioning via trait anxiety levels in remitted bipolar disorder patients	1
Development and validation of a predictive model for readmission of major depressive disorder patients with suicide attempts	1
Impact of legislative amendment on the use of seclusion and restraint in psychiatry: a French mirror-image study	1
Adult separation anxiety and feelings of guilt as predictors of prolonged grief disorder	1
Management of schizophrenia patients in acute setting – a multinational survey of prescription patterns in five European countries	1
Effects of exercise on obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Is it possible to predict hospitalisation during intensive home treatment? A retrospective cohort study	1
Metabolic profiles mediate insomnia-related cognitive impairments in schizophrenia: a large-scale study	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
Association between Tumor Necrosis factor-Alpha(TNF-a) polymorphisms and Schizophrenia: an updated meta-analysis	1
Hospitalisation outcomes for patients with severe mental illness treated by female vs. male psychiatry residents	1