# Most-cited Psychology papers of 2020, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Psychology research papers published in 2020, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors during the Initial Stage of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Epidemic among the General Population in China](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3009506062) · 9,977 citations · Free PDF
2. [Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3012832369) · 8,055 citations
3. [Mental Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3015658132) · 4,406 citations
4. [The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3013355453) · 4,368 citations · Free PDF
5. [A nationwide survey of psychological distress among Chinese people in the COVID‐19 epidemic: implications and policy recommendations](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3009090768) · 4,326 citations
6. [Prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3039647217) · 3,581 citations · Free PDF
7. [The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3013323152) · 3,017 citations
8. [Effects of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental Health in the United States: Interview Survey Study](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3049547760) · 2,827 citations
9. [Human Trust in Artificial Intelligence: Review of Empirical Research](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3013998503) · 2,817 citations
10. [Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 24–30, 2020](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3048791385) · 2,702 citations · Free PDF
11. [Mental health problems and social media exposure during COVID-19 outbreak](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3011720761) · 2,697 citations · Free PDF
12. [Psychiatric and neuropsychiatric presentations associated with severe coronavirus infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis with comparison to the COVID-19 pandemic](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3025282583) · 2,416 citations
13. [Risk and resilience in family well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3027390800) · 2,219 citations
14. [Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in US Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3081882923) · 2,154 citations
15. [Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3012786572) · 2,138 citations
16. [The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3015487282) · 2,101 citations
17. [Public responses to the novel 2019 coronavirus (2019‐nCoV) in Japan: Mental health consequences and target populations](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3004837187) · 1,963 citations
18. [Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3014937314) · 1,962 citations
19. [A Nationwide Survey of Psychological Distress among Italian People during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3021900567) · 1,915 citations · Free PDF
20. [The Impact of COVID-19 Epidemic Declaration on Psychological Consequences: A Study on Active Weibo Users](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3011642264) · 1,843 citations · Free PDF
21. [Challenges and burden of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for child and adolescent mental health: a narrative review to highlight clinical and research needs in the acute phase and the long return to normality](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3024082351) · 1,820 citations · Free PDF
22. [Deep Facial Expression Recognition: A Survey](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2799041689) · 1,776 citations · Free PDF
23. [Mental Health Strategies to Combat the Psychological Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Beyond Paranoia and Panic](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3178245182) · 1,708 citations · Free PDF
24. [Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems of Medical Health Workers during the COVID-19 Epidemic in China](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3015811538) · 1,691 citations
25. [Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: A brief mental health screener for COVID-19 related anxiety](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3016709262) · 1,661 citations

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