Molecular Psychiatry

Aims & Scope

Molecular Psychiatry publishes work aimed at elucidating biological mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders and their treatment.

The emphasis is on studies at the interface of pre-clinical and clinical research, including studies at the cellular, molecular, integrative, clinical, imaging and psychopharmacology levels.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	10.1
2024	9.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	4.022

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	261

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	416

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	16477

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine and Neuroscience, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Age at onset of mental disorders worldwide: large-scale meta-analysis of 192 epidemiological studies

  Citation: 2361

  Authors: Marco, Joaquim, Miriam, Enrico, Livia, Gonzalo, Jae, James B., Peter, Jae Han, Jong Yeob, Andrè F., Mary V., Christoph U., Paolo

• The amygdala: vigilance and emotion

  Citation: 2287

  Authors: M, P J

• The autism brain imaging data exchange: towards a large-scale evaluation of the intrinsic brain architecture in autism

  Citation: 2206

  Authors: A, C-G, Q, E, F X, K, J S, M, S Y, M, B, S, I, B, D A, L, D P, C L, C, J E, C, B, V, N J, C S, S, R-A, M B, J T, K, K A, S J, J D, S, M, J M, L Q, J S, N, J L, S H, M P

• The epidemiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

  Citation: 2133

  Authors: A M, D J, W T, R C

• Gut microbiome remodeling induces depressive-like behaviors through a pathway mediated by the host’s metabolism

  Citation: 1669

  Authors: P, B, C, M, Z, X, L, J, S, X, X, D, Y, H, W, N D, J, H, P

• Schizophrenia genes, gene expression, and neuropathology: on the matter of their convergence

  Citation: 1577

  Authors: P J, D R

• The microbiome-gut-brain axis during early life regulates the hippocampal serotonergic system in a sex-dependent manner

  Citation: 1572

  Authors: G, S, P, P, R D, F, T G, J F

• A meta-analysis of blood cytokine network alterations in psychiatric patients: comparisons between schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression

  Citation: 1422

  Authors: D R, M H, B J

• The Amyloid-β Pathway in Alzheimer’s Disease

  Citation: 1286

  Authors: Harald, John, Kaj, Christopher, George, Seung Hyun, Victor L., Paul, Michele, Takeshi, Colin L., Min, Lars, Jeffrey L., Andrea

• Lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behavior is mediated by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activation in mice

  Citation: 1071

  Authors: J C, M A, C, M, J, N, K W, R

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