OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biopsychosocial Medicine 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
Interpersonal relationships in patients suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain: a case-control study analyzing core conflictual relationship themes and interpersonal problems	92
Validation of the Japanese version of the patterns of activity measure-pain in individuals with chronic pain	24
Physiological evaluation of the emotional regulation of patients with hereditary angioedema	21
Being female with vitiligo disease in traditional societies within North Africa	19
Differences in the presentation of COVID-19-related psychosocial stress and general psychological distress and the relation between the number of care days and these symptoms among Japanese ward staff	18
Disabling symptoms associated with increased axillary temperature in patients with functional hyperthermia	16
Validation of single and combined screening tools for the detection of poststroke mood disorders in acute stroke patients in Singapore	13
Slight religiosity associated with a lower incidence of any fracture among healthy people in a multireligious country	13
Effects of a video-viewing intervention with positive word stimulation on the depressive symptoms of older patients with cardiac disease and subthreshold depression: a pilot randomized controlled tria	13
Efficacy and safety of peppermint oil for the treatment in Japanese patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a prospective, open-label, and single-arm study	12
Oral administration of 6-methylsulfinylhexyl isothiocyanate extracted from wasabi is safe and improves the fatigue and sleep of healthy volunteers	10
Moderating effect of work fatigue on the association between resilience and posttraumatic stress symptoms: a cross-sectional multi-country study among pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic	9
The short- and long-term effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on the glycemic control of diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Reliability and validity of the English, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, and Vietnamese versions of the public health research foundation stress checklist short form	8
Assessment of the renal function of patients with anorexia nervosa	8
Effectiveness of a training program for a patient with non-cardiac chest pain that combines intervention to improve quality of life, psychological state, and functional capacity: a case report	8
Maternal separation and TNBS-induced gut inflammation synergistically alter the sexually differentiated stress response in rats	8
Functional hyperthermia and comorbid psychiatric disorders	8
The reliability and validity of a developed anxiety scale specific to primary focal hyperhidrosis symptoms	8
Association of personality traits with dental visit procrastination by Japanese university students	7
Effects of eating together online on autonomic nervous system functions: a randomized, open-label, controlled preliminary study among healthy volunteers	7
Psychogenic fever and neurodevelopmental disorders among Japanese children	7
Correction: Effects of irritable bowel syndrome and related cognitive-behavioral and occupational stress factors on the productivity and abdominal symptoms of Japanese workers: a longitudinal study	7
Feasibility of the heaviness perception test as an assessment of interoception	7
Thrombocytopenia and PT-INR in patients with anorexia nervosa and severe liver dysfunction	6

Biopsychological pattern underlying the psychosomatic symptoms of patients with Hwabyung from a universal perspective	6
Correlation of catecholamine content and clinical influencing factors in depression among psoriasis patients: a case-control study	6
Impacts of opioid use, postoperative pain, pain interference, and side effects on postoperative psychological distress: a retrospective study of the PAIN OUT registry in seven Asian regions	6
Trends in the effect of COVID-19 on consultations for persons with clinical and subclinical eating disorders	6
Mental health and resilience quotient of patients in primary care units during the widespread COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand: a cross-sectional study	6
Association between social support for mothers of patients with eating disorders and mothers’ active listening attitude: a cohort study	5
Changes in the sleeping habits of Japanese university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 3-year follow-up study	5
The relation between vaccination status and referral to a consultation–liaison psychiatry service for hospitalized patients with COVID-19	5
Cardiovascular disease, self-care and emotional regulation processes in adult patients: balancing unmet needs and quality of life	5
Ethyl loflazepate as a treatment for patients with idiopathic and psychogenic taste disorder	5
Examining illness narratives in the context of the postoperative psychological state: A mixed-methods study of emotion-focused illness narrative	5
The impact of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic on the practice of psychosomatic medicine in Japan: a nationwide physician survey	5