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Journal of Clinical and
Basic Psychosomatics Schizophrenia and metabolism

Table 1. Top 10 affiliations with the most publications renowned authors in this field (h-index = 34) and amassing
the highest number of citations at 2146. Correll C.U., with
Affiliation Articles 57 articles published and 1515 citations, holds the second-
Udice-French Research University 378 highest spot (h-index = 30). Vancampfort D., who has 48
University of London 184 articles and 1646 citations, ranks third (h-index = 29).
King’s College London 181 To identify core authors in accordance with Price’s
Institut National De La Sante Et De La Revherche Medicale 167 thesis, we considered publications with more than 6
University of Toronto 138 articles as the guiding criterion. In total, there are 225
University Paris Cite 130 core authors. The collaboration networks between authors
KU Leuven 112 are depicted in Figure S2B, with each author having
Cibersam 104 contributed a minimum of 6 papers. Notably, these core
Harvard University 97 contributors represent 16 distinct research fields, indicating
the multidisciplinary nature of SZ- and MS-related
Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris 96 research. However, the relatively limited interaction
among researchers from diverse domains suggests that
Universities (n = 378), University of London (n = 184), and collaboration across teams and laboratories engaged in
King’s College London (n = 181) occupying the top three SZ- and MS-related research is still in its nascent stages.
positions.
3.6. Analysis of research trends and hotspots
For a comprehensive understanding of institutional
collaboration, we visualize the network of collaborative 3.6.1. Highly cited references
authors. Here, the size of the circles represents the number Citation analysis serves as a valuable method for evaluating
of publications, the color corresponds to the distinct field the impact of articles within specific research fields, with
of each institution, and the thickness of the connecting the frequency of citations often reflecting the influence of
lines signifies the intensity of collaboration between particular articles. In Table 4, we present the top 10 most
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institutions. Figure S2A depicts the network of institutional cited articles, all of which were published between 1999
cooperation in this area. It becomes evident that there is and 2015 and have garnered over 200 citations. The cocited
ample room for further enhancing global institutional references and their interconnections are visualized in
collaboration in this field. Figure 2. In this graphical representation, colors are employed
to denote distinct research fields, and circles represent the
3.4. Analysis of the high-impact journals
citation frequencies. Notably, a robust interconnection is
A total of 552 journals have actively contributed to the observed among three core research fields.
dissemination of research related to SZ and MS. In Table 2, Topping the list in the red zone is the reference titled
the top 10 journals with the most published papers are “Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in patients with
included, accompanied by their most recent impact factors schizophrenia: baseline results from the Clinical Antipsychotic
(IF) and quartile (Q) ranking in journal citation reports Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) SZ trial and
(JCR). Table S1 highlights the most frequently cited comparison with national estimates from NHANES III.”
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journals in this area of study. Of note, 70% of journals in This reference holds the distinction of being the most cited
this domain fall within the Q1 category, as per the JCR in this zone. In the blue zone, “The positive and negative
classification.
syndrome scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia” emerges as the
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Journal Schizophrenia Research with an IF of 4.5 leads the most frequently cited reference. While in the green zone,
way with an annual publication volume of 166, signifying “Effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs in patients with chronic
its prominence in the field of SZ and MS. This journal also schizophrenia” takes the lead in terms of citations. These
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boasts the highest number of citations, measuring 7,559, highly cited references signify their significant influence
and hails from the Netherlands. and impact in their respective research domains.

3.5. Analysis of influential authors 3.6.2. Analysis of references with citation bursts
A total of 11,326 authors have participated in publications Figure S3 shows an overview of the top 20 references with
related to SZ and MS. In Table 3, the top 10 authors who the most substantial citation bursts. A minimum duration
have made the substantial impact, determined by their of 4 years was considered for the citation burst, with the
productivity, are displayed. The De Hert M. stands out blue line depicting the observed time interval from 1998
with 70 publications, establishing themselves as the most to 2023 while the red line representing the duration of

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