OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Acta Neuropsychiatrica is 5. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Aggressive behaviours associated with MDMA and psychedelics: a narrative review	58
Research and Diagnostic Algorithmic Rules (RADAR) for mood disorders, recurrence of illness, suicidal behaviours, and the patient’s lifetime trajectory	55
Aspirin and atorvastatin augmentation treatment in patients with major affective disorders and inflammatory dysregulation: a 12-week randomised Placebo-controlled study	54
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised withdrawal study of adjunctive brexpiprazole maintenance treatment for major depressive disorder	54
Neurorestorative properties of ibogaine: linking multi-receptor affinities to remyelination and metabolic restoration	37
Sleep state is superior to resting state for heart rate variability assessment in major depressive disorder	33
Misconceptions about paediatric bipolar disorder	26
Polymorphisms in ERBB4 and TACR1 associated with dry mouth in clozapine-treated patients	21
Psychiatric sequelae after SARS-Cov-2 infection: trajectory, predictors and associations in a longitudinal Australian cohort	20
Comorbid cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative burden in mild behavioural impairment and their impact on clinical trajectory	17
The influence of peer non-suicidal self-harm on young adults’ urges to self-harm: experimental study	16
The effect of azelaic acid on AlCl₃-induced neurocognitive impairments and molecular changes in the hippocampus of rats	15
Rumination in bipolar disorder associated with brain network and behavioural measures of inhibitory executive control	14
Music and binaural beat interventions for young adults: A systematic review of effects on anxiety, sleep, and cognition	13
A comparative study of retinal layer changes among patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls	12
Exploration of possible sex bias in acute social stress research: a semi-systematic review	11
Wearables measuring electrodermal activity to assess perceived stress in care: a scoping review	10
Occurrence of metabolic syndrome in untreated bipolar disorders: a cross-sectional study	10
Bilateral DLPFC transcranial direct current stimulation for mood and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease: a preliminary study	10
Role of T and B lymphocyte cannabinoid type 1 and 2 receptors in major depression and suicidal behaviours	9
The effects of psychedelics on attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder – a systematic review	9
Attention improvement to transcranial alternating current stimulation at gamma frequency over the right frontoparietal network: a preliminary report	9
Emotion regulation and depressive symptoms mediate the association between chronotype and suicidality	9
Development and validation of the Male Post-coital Affect Scale for heterosexual men	9
The belief that certain illnesses can only be treated by traditional healers: a qualitative study exploring the ‘traditional illness’ Xifula in Limpopo, South Africa	8

Predicting the need for electroconvulsive therapy via machine learning trained on electronic health record data	8
Gene expression of kynurenine pathway enzymes in depression and following electroconvulsive therapy	8
Plasma neurofilament light chain is increased in Niemann-Pick Type C but glial fibrillary acidic protein remains normal	8
Cannabidiol improves non-motor symptoms, attenuates neuroinflammation, and favours hippocampal newborn neuronal maturation in a rat model of Parkinsonism	8
Complement system dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder: evidence for altered C1q and C3 levels (complement system dysfunction in ASD)	7
Psychosocial wellbeing of people with dementia: systematic review and construct analysis	7
Cannabidiol negatively modulates adenosine A_2A receptor functioning in living cells	7
Time perception in bipolar disorder: a systematic review	7
Lowered oxygen saturation and increased body temperature in acute COVID-19 largely predict chronic fatigue syndrome and affective symptoms due to Long COVID: A precision nomothetic approach	7
When artificial intelligence speaks: psychologically adverse effects of the shift from text- to voice-based chatbots	7
Roles of cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors in the modulation of psychostimulant responses	7
The impact of morningness–eveningness on depression through a serial mediation model of resilience and anxiety	7
Serum s100b protein levels as a neuroinflammatory biomarker of acutely relapsed paranoid schizophrenia patients	7
Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light predicts longitudinal diagnostic change in patients with psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders	6
Psychomotor and neurofunctional sequelae after COVID-19	6
Distinct contributions of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers to cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric symptoms in young-onset dementia	6
The tryptophan catabolite pathway in major and simple neurocognitive psychosis: a double-edged sword with two sharpened edges	6
A comprehensive bibliographic study on mental illness	6
Apathy associated with antidepressant drugs: a systematic review	6
Impact of elevated body mass index (BMI) on cognitive functioning and inflammation in persons with post-COVID-19 condition: a secondary analysis	6
Blood–brain barrier permeability and electroconvulsive therapy: a systematic review	6
Breaking down the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder construct to build a valid diagnosis	6
Cannabis-induced psychotic disorder with onset during withdrawal: a brief report of emerging evidence	6
Early-life adversity induces metabolic alterations in a rodent model of depression: a differential stress response perspective	6
Behavioural impairments in a mouse model of Kabuki syndrome associated with dopaminergic and neuroinflammatory modulations	5
Investigation of the relationship of sleep disorder occurring in fibromyalgia with central nervous system and pineal gland volume	5
Modelling self-diagnosed burnout as a categorical syndrome	5
MR spectroscopic imaging and its association with EEG, CSF, and psychometric/neuropsychological findings in patients with suspected autoimmune psychosis spectrum syndromes	5
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and osteoporosis: a target trial emulation using real-world data	5
Anxiolytic-like effects of acute serotonin-releasing agents in zebrafish models of anxiety: experimental study and systematic review	5
Obstetric complications and clinical presentation in first episode of psychosis	5
‘Unravelling the shared genetic architecture between suicidality and subcortical brain volume: a genome-wide association study’	5
Distributed genetic effects of the corpus callosum subregions suggest links to neuropsychiatric disorders and related traits	5
Network hub changes in the pars opercularis indicate impaired inhibition in tic disorder patients	5
Psilocybin-assisted physiotherapy for refractory motor functional neurological disorder: protocol for a randomised dose-comparison pilot study	5
No decrease in perseverance and performance on cognitive tasks in Danish cohort of hormonal contraceptive users	5
A retrospective analysis of iv ketamine outcome on hospitalisations in an unselected psychiatric sample	5
Evaluating the safety profile of connectome-based repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation	5
Gender-affirming hormone therapy, quality of life, and the role of oestradiol and testosterone in transgender individuals	5