# Most-cited Psychology papers of 2022, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Psychology research papers published in 2022, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4205208574) · 6,397 citations
2. [Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4294732694) · 2,695 citations
3. [Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4213436352) · 1,722 citations · Free PDF
4. [Comparing network structures on three aspects: A permutation test.](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4225598392) · 1,480 citations
5. [Single-Dose Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depression](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4308146982) · 1,155 citations
6. [Self-Compassion: Theory, Method, Research, and Intervention](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4290932423) · 922 citations
7. [Burnout: A Review of Theory and Measurement](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4210314283) · 840 citations · Free PDF
8. [Post-pandemic health and its sustainability](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4224291785) · 816 citations
9. [School Closures During Social Lockdown and Mental Health, Health Behaviors, and Well-being Among Children and Adolescents During the First COVID-19 Wave](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4206340542) · 791 citations
10. [Quantifying the global burden of mental disorders and their economic value](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4297502289) · 775 citations
11. [Percentage of Heavy Drinking Days Following Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy vs Placebo in the Treatment of Adult Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4292937262) · 708 citations
12. [Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4214552015) · 690 citations
13. [Major Depression and Its Recurrences: Life Course Matters](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4214557538) · 603 citations
14. [Prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety symptoms among college students: a systematic review and meta‐analysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4220969884) · 599 citations
15. [Loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review with meta-analysis.](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4229451984) · 580 citations
16. [Academic Stress and Mental Well-Being in College Students: Correlations, Affected Groups, and COVID-19](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4281400032) · 558 citations · Free PDF
17. [Experiential Learning Theory as a Guide for Experiential Educators in Higher Education](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3022090634) · 553 citations
18. [Designing and scaling up integrated youth mental health care](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4206481777) · 543 citations
19. [Psychological Resilience: An Affect-Regulation Framework](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4295749386) · 539 citations · Free PDF
20. [A systematic review of the mental health changes of children and young people before and during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4290861006) · 537 citations · Free PDF
21. [Anxiety Disorders](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4313257243) · 533 citations
22. [Psychological Safety Comes of Age: Observed Themes in an Established Literature](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4308945923) · 518 citations
23. [Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years — United States, 2015–2019](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4206556168) · 510 citations · Free PDF
24. [Understanding the intention-behavior gap: The role of intention strength](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4289731117) · 503 citations · Free PDF
25. [EEG Based Emotion Recognition: A Tutorial and Review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4220866631) · 499 citations · Free PDF

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