OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Psychology is 90. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
How semantics works in Chinese relative clause processing: insights from eye tracking	808794419
Parents' Stress and Children's Psychological Problems in Families Facing the COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy	578
Psychological Impact and Associated Factors During the Initial Stage of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Among the General Population in Spain	419
Immediate Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Quarantine in Youth From Italy and Spain	389
The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Health Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study	322
The Psychological and Social Impact of Covid-19: New Perspectives of Well-Being	315
The Impact of COVID-19 on Anxiety in Chinese University Students	309
Researching and Practicing Positive Psychology in Second/Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: The Past, Current Status and Future Directions	286
Emotional, Behavioral, and Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic	274
Wearing Face Masks Strongly Confuses Counterparts in Reading Emotions	256
Inoculating Against Fake News About COVID-19	255
The Transformation of Higher Education After the COVID Disruption: Emerging Challenges in an Online Learning Scenario	245
Psychological Consequences of Social Isolation During COVID-19 Outbreak	226
Fear of COVID-19, Stress, and Anxiety in University Undergraduate Students: A Predictive Model for Depression	221
A Proactive Approach for Managing COVID-19: The Importance of Understanding the Motivational Roots of Vaccination Hesitancy for SARS-CoV2	215
Impact of COVID-19 on Economic Well-Being and Quality of Life of the Vietnamese During the National Social Distancing	212
Conspiracy Beliefs, Rejection of Vaccination, and Support for hydroxychloroquine: A Conceptual Replication-Extension in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context	202
E-Leadership and Teleworking in Times of COVID-19 and Beyond: What We Know and Where Do We Go	194
Public Perceptions of COVID-19 in Australia: Perceived Risk, Knowledge, Health-Protective Behaviors, and Vaccine Intentions	192
A Conceptual Review of Positive Teacher Interpersonal Communication Behaviors in the Instructional Context	185
Effects of COVID-19-Related School Closures on Student Achievement-A Systematic Review	179
The Psychological State of Teachers During the COVID-19 Crisis: The Challenge of Returning to Face-to-Face Teaching	177
Changes in Diet, Sleep, and Physical Activity Are Associated With Differences in Negative Mood During COVID-19 Lockdown	176
COVID-19 Confinement and Health Risk Behaviors in Spain	171
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	168

From “It Has Stopped Our Lives” to “Spending More Time Together Has Strengthened Bonds”: The Varied Experiences of Australian Families During COVID-19	160
Mindfulness, Age and Gender as Protective Factors Against Psychological Distress During COVID-19 Pandemic	159
Forced Social Isolation and Mental Health: A Study on 1,006 Italians Under COVID-19 Lockdown	156
Mental Health of Pregnant and Postpartum Women During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	153
Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation About COVID-19: Comparative Perspectives on the Role of Anxiety, Depression and Exposure to and Trust in Information Sources	151
Traumatic Stress in Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of the Immediate Impact	149
A Longitudinal Study on the Emotional Impact Cause by the COVID-19 Pandemic Quarantine on General Population	148
Teacher Learning in Difficult Times: Examining Foreign Language Teachers’ Cognitions About Online Teaching to Tide Over COVID-19	146
Poor Sleep Quality and Its Consequences on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy	146
A Review of Key Likert Scale Development Advances: 1995–2019	145
Psychological Symptoms During the Two Stages of Lockdown in Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak: An Investigation in a Sample of Citizens in Northern Spain	144
On the Nature of Fear and Anxiety Triggered by COVID-19	144
Staying Physically Active During the Quarantine and Self-Isolation Period for Controlling and Mitigating the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Overview of the Literature	143
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on University Students' Physical Activity Levels: An Early Systematic Review	143
Adolescents in Quarantine During COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: Perceived Health Risk, Beliefs, Psychological Experiences and Expectations for the Future	135
Gender, Race and Parenthood Impact Academic Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Survey to Action	134
Compassion: From Its Evolution to a Psychotherapy	129
COVID-19 Place Confinement, Pro-Social, Pro-environmental Behaviors, and Residents’ Wellbeing: A New Conceptual Framework	127
Individual Differences, Economic Stability, and Fear of Contagion as Risk Factors for PTSD Symptoms in the COVID-19 Emergency	126
Environmentally Sustainable Food Consumption: A Review and Research Agenda From a Goal-Directed Perspective	126
Consumers’ Decision-Making Process on Social Commerce Platforms: Online Trust, Perceived Risk, and Purchase Intentions	123
Parents and Children During the COVID-19 Lockdown: The Influence of Parenting Distress and Parenting Self-Efficacy on Children’s Emotional Well-Being	122
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Fear of COVID-19	120
Differences Between Health Workers and General Population in Risk Perception, Behaviors, and Psychological Distress Related to COVID-19 Spread in Italy	118
Coping With COVID-19: Emergency Stress, Secondary Trauma and Self-Efficacy in Healthcare and Emergency Workers in Italy	118
Physical Fitness and Exercise During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Enquiry	117
Challenges and Future Directions of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Education	114
The ‘Real-World Approach’ and Its Problems: A Critique of the Term Ecological Validity	112
How Have COVID-19 Isolation Policies Affected Young People’s Mental Health? – Evidence From Chinese College Students	112
When Pandemic Hits: Exercise Frequency and Subjective Well-Being During COVID-19 Pandemic	111
Entrepreneurial Passion to Entrepreneurial Behavior: Role of Entrepreneurial Alertness, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Proactive Personality	110
Work-Family Conflict Impact on Psychological Safety and Psychological Well-Being: A Job Performance Model	110
The Anxiety-Buffer Hypothesis in the Time of COVID-19: When Self-Esteem Protects From the Impact of Loneliness and Fear on Anxiety and Depression	108
Autistic Self-Advocacy and the Neurodiversity Movement: Implications for Autism Early Intervention Research and Practice	107
Preparing Workplaces for Digital Transformation: An Integrative Review and Framework of Multi-Level Factors	106
Problematic Mobile Phone and Smartphone Use Scales: A Systematic Review	106
Social Desirability in Environmental Psychology Research: Three Meta-Analyses	104
Changes in Sexuality and Quality of Couple Relationship During the COVID-19 Lockdown	103
Exploring Children’s Social and Emotional Representations of the COVID-19 Pandemic	103
Safe but Lonely? Loneliness, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms and COVID-19	101
Identifying Predictors of Psychological Distress During COVID-19: A Machine Learning Approach	101
Mental Health and Well-Being of University Students: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature	101
Relationship of Physical Activity With Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Outbreak	100
Impact of Synchronous and Asynchronous Settings of Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education on Students’ Learning Experience During COVID-19	99
Sources of Stress and Their Associations With Mental Disorders Among College Students: Results of the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Initiative	99
COVID-19 Knowledge, Risk Perception, and Precautionary Behavior Among Nigerians: A Moderated Mediation Approach	98
Dealing With the COVID-19 Infodemic: Distress by Information, Information Avoidance, and Compliance With Preventive Measures	98
Demographic and Attitudinal Factors of Adherence to Quarantine Guidelines During COVID-19: The Italian Model	97
Is Fear of COVID-19 Contagious? The Effects of Emotion Contagion and Social Media Use on Anxiety in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic	97
Influence of COVID-19 on the Perception of Academic Self-Efficacy, State Anxiety, and Trait Anxiety in College Students	97

Challenges and [Possible] Solutions to Optimizing Talent Identification and Development in Sport	96
Using Two-Step Cluster Analysis and Latent Class Cluster Analysis to Classify the Cognitive Heterogeneity of Cross-Diagnostic Psychiatric Inpatients	95
Health Anxiety and Mental Health Outcome During COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Psychological Flexibility	95
The metaverse in education: Definition, framework, features, potential applications, challenges, and future research topics	94
Teacher's Physical Activity and Mental Health During Lockdown Due to the COVID-2019 Pandemic	94
Academic Stress and Emotional Well-Being in United States College Students Following Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic	94
The Effect of Stress, Anxiety and Burnout Levels of Healthcare Professionals Caring for COVID-19 Patients on Their Quality of Life	94
From Resilience to Burnout: Psychological Features of Italian General Practitioners During COVID-19 Emergency	94
Women’s Entrepreneurial Contribution to Family Income: Innovative Technologies Promote Females’ Entrepreneurship Amid COVID-19 Crisis	93
Physical Activity Protects Against the Negative Impact of Coronavirus Fear on Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic	92
Regular Physical Activity, Short-Term Exercise, Mental Health, and Well-Being Among University Students: The Results of an Online and a Laboratory Study	92
What Does Food Retail Research Tell Us About the Implications of Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Grocery Purchasing Habits?	92
Changes and Adaptations: How University Students Self-Regulate Their Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic	91
Mindfulness, Compassion, and Self-Compassion Among Health Care Professionals: What's New? A Systematic Review	91
COVID-19 Lockdown and Its Adverse Impact on Psychological Health in Breast Cancer	91
On the Factors Influencing Green Purchase Intention: A Meta-Analysis Approach	90
Together Apart: The Mitigating Role of Digital Communication Technologies on Negative Affect During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy	90
Social Media Application as a New Paradigm for Business Communication: The Role of COVID-19 Knowledge, Social Distancing, and Preventive Attitudes	90
Mental Health Challenges of United States Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19	90