OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology is 8. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Reduced stereotypicality and spared use of facial expression predictions for social evaluation in autism	75
Mindfulness on Daily Life Coping in People Experiencing Psychosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial	67
Benchmarks for dialectical behavioural therapy intervention in adults and adolescents with borderline personality symptoms	48
Neuroticism, rumination, depression and suicidal ideation: A moderated serial mediation model across four countries	46
Glucose metabolism, hippocampal subfields and cognition in first-episode and never-treated schizophrenia	43
Superhero in a skirt: Psychological resilience of Ukrainian refugee women in Poland. A thematic analysis	43
Concurrent TMS-EEG and EEG reveal neuroplastic and oscillatory changes associated with self-compassion and negative emotions	39
Measuring everyday adaptation after imprisonment: The post-release living inventory for ex-prisoners (PORLI-ex)	36
Loneliness among single and coupled individuals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-country analysis	35
Applicability of the cognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder to adolescents’ sleep quality: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis	35
Neurobiological correlates of CBT response in OCD through the analysis of resting state networks	33
Transcranial direct current stimulation versus intermittent theta-burst stimulation for the improvement of working memory performance	33
Nodes of the default mode network implicated in the quality of empathic responses: A clinical perspective of the empathic response	28
Relations between childhood psychological maltreatment and mental health dimensions within a higher-order model	28
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) and slow breathing interventions alleviate premature ejaculation (PE) symptoms	25
Table tennis experience enhances motor control in older adults: Insights into sensorimotor-related cortical connectivity	23
Executive functions modulate conditioned fear extinction and reinstatement: The differential roles of shifting, updating, and inhibition	23
A short screen for lifetime sexual victimization experiences: Expanding research on the Sexual Abuse History Questionnaire (SAHQ) across cultures, genders, and sexual identities	23
The (In)flexible self: Psychopathology, mindfulness, and neuroscience	22
Mind matters: A narrative review on affective state-dependency in non-invasive brain stimulation	22
Cognitive interventions for healthy older adults: A systematic meta-review	20
Mindfulness-based psychotherapy in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analytical Study	19
Reduction mammoplasty, self-esteem, and sexual desire: A pre-post intervention study	19
The effects of stimulating the cerebellum on social sequences: A tDCS-fMRI pilot study	18
Effects of aerobic exercise on cognitive function in adults with major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	18

Extended childhood disorder (ECD): Proposal and preliminary empirical support for a new ecologically-based diagnostic category of teen dysfunction	18
COVID-19 pandemic impact on family life and exacerbated emotional and behavioral health among preschool children: A longitudinal study	18
Stressful Life Events and Distress in Breast Cancer: A 5-Years Follow-Up	18
Risky decision-making in major depressive disorder: A three-level meta-analysis	17
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation enhanced emotional inhibitory control via increasing intrinsic prefrontal couplings	17
Digital empowerment in mental health: A meta-analysis of internet-based interventions for enhancing mental health literacy	17
Optimizing pediatric “Mild” traumatic brain injury assessments: A multi-domain random forest analysis of diagnosis and outcomes	16
The role of sexual communication in the relationship between emotion regulation and sexual functioning in women: The impact of age and relationship status	16
Volume of the Dentate Gyrus/CA4 Hippocampal subfield mediates the interplay between sleep quality and depressive symptoms	16
Transitioning from perceived stress to mental health: The mediating role of self-control in a longitudinal investigation with MRI scans	16
Associations of psychological resilience with macro- and microstructures in NREM and REM sleep in adolescents	15
The paradox of social avoidance and the yearning for understanding: Elevated interbrain synchrony among socially avoidant individuals during expression of negative emotions	15
The mental health-related barriers and benefits to exercise in adults with and without chronic pain	15
Demoralization in acute coronary syndrome: Treatment and predictive factors associated with its persistence	15
Transdiagnostic study of dynamic brain activity and connectivity among people with gambling and internet gaming disorders	15
Differential associations of leisure music engagement with resilience: A network analysis	15
ABCDE-Psy: Primary assessment scale of acute stress response to critical and potentially traumatic events	15
Adult attachment style, perceived social support, and post-traumatic stress among female victims of sexual assault	14
Trait self-compassion enhances activation in the medial prefrontal cortex during fear extinction: An fNIRS study	14
Dreaming during a pandemic: Low incorporation of COVID-19-specific themes and lucidity in dreams of psychiatric patients and healthy controls	14
Alteration of hypnotic experience following transcranial electrical stimulation of the left prefrontal cortex	14
Interoception primes negative emotion processing during cognitive reappraisal: Electroencephalographical evidence	14
Attentional bias to infant faces might be associated with previous care experiences and involvement in childcare in same-sex mothers	13
Effects of Smoking Social Cues on Inhibitory Control in Smokers: An Event-Related Potential Study	13
Dose-response effects of exercise on mental health in community-dwelling older adults: Exploration of genetic moderators	13
Spanish adaptation and validation of sexual distress scale in Colombian population	13
An application of the stress-diathesis model: A review about the association between smoking tobacco, smoking cessation, and mental health	13
Relationship (in)congruency may differently impact mental health	13
The relationship between personality and bullying among primary school children: the mediation role of trait emotion intelligence and empathy	12
The impact of COVID-19 and socioeconomic status on psychological distress in cancer patients	12
Does Cognitive Stimulation Therapy show similar efficacy in individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia from varying etiologies? An examination comparing its effectiveness in Alzheimer's disease and va	12
Clinical value and mechanistic analysis of HIIT on modulating risk and symptoms of depression: A systematic review	12
Prevalence and risk factors for nonconsensual distribution of intimate images among Italian young adults: Implications for prevention and intervention	11
Impact of extreme physical exercise (28 consecutive marathons) on sleep time and structure	11
Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting intellectual disability in children with cerebral palsy	11
Fear, anxiety and depression in gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients in the Netherlands: Data from a cross-sectional multicenter study	11
Slow-paced breathing enhancing emotional control accompanied with the change of the ∼0.1 Hz heartbeat evoked EEG	11
Seeking the Psilocybiome: Psychedelics meet the microbiota-gut-brain axis	10
Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on neural activity and functional connectivity during fear extinction	10
Multimodal quantitative magnetic resonance imaging alterations of the basal ganglia circuit underlie the severity of bulimia nervosa	10
Dancing Queen… Only seventy! the short- and long-term effects of older-women group dancing on self-esteem, depression, and self-judgment	10
Multimodal assessment of acute stress dynamics using an aversive video paradigm (AVP)	10
Clinical and psychosocial constructs for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening participation: A systematic review	10
Conscious knowledge of CS-UCS contingency information affects extinction retrieval of conditioned disgust responses: Findings from an online de novo disgust conditioning task	10
Dysfunction of visual novelty detection in physical but not social anhedonia in a non-clinical sample	10
The experimental study of consciousness: Is psychology travelling back to the future?	9
Understanding the impact of extreme terrorist events on evacuees and non-evacuees: A study on child aggression and social problems	9
Emotional dysregulation in relation to substance use and behavioral addictions: Findings from five separate meta-analyses	9
Transgender body image: Weight dissatisfaction, objectification & identity - Complex interplay explored via matched group	9
Loneliness, ageism, and mental health: The buffering role of resilience in seniors	9

Using an interactive web application to identify pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence among men who have sex with men	8
It’s better to run towards the fire: The experience of reserve duty for reservists with PTSD prior to re-enlistment	8
Interpersonal emotion regulation and mental health among cancer survivors: A systematic review	8
Effects of victimization and perpetration in observing bullying scenes: an eye-tracker study	8
The Satisfaction with Life Scale in Breast Cancer Patients: Psychometric Properties	8
Blinding integrity of dorsomedial prefrontal intermittent theta burst stimulation in depression	8
Neural and gaze pattern responses to happy faces in autism: Predictors of adaptive difficulties and re-evaluation of the social motivation hypothesis	8
Psychological predictors of CPAP therapy adherence in obstructive sleep apnea patients: insights from the predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating factors model	8
Midlife heart rate variability and cognitive decline: A large longitudinal cohort study	8
A quantitative study on peripersonal space in anorexia nervosa and healthy subjects: Role of social variables and association with psychopathology	8
Differential diagnosis between maladaptive daydreaming and ADHD: Immersive daydreaming is not simply inattention	8
Towards a (Neuro)Science Based Clinical & Health Psychology	8
Effects of two-person synchronized cycling exercise on interpersonal cooperation: A near-infrared spectroscopy hyperscanning study	8