Alessandra Simonelli

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alessandra Simonelli is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandra Simonelli has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Clinical Psychology, 34 papers in Social Psychology and 23 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Alessandra Simonelli's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (42 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (23 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (20 papers). Alessandra Simonelli is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (42 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (23 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (20 papers). Alessandra Simonelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Belgium. Alessandra Simonelli's co-authors include Chiara Sacchi, Alessio Vieno, Chiara Nosarti, Silvia Visentin, Claudia Marino, Marina Miscioscia, Silvia Cimino, Luca Cerniglia, Michela Gatta and Giulia Ballarotto and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alessandra Simonelli

90 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Association of Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Small for Gestational Age Status With Childhood Cognitive Outcomes
    2020 210 citations Chiara Sacchi, Chiara Nosarti et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alessandra Simonelli Italy 20 589 401 292 264 224 102 1.3k
Sharon L. Ramey United States 18 581 1.0× 385 1.0× 195 0.7× 163 0.6× 142 0.6× 26 1.6k
Markku Koiranen Finland 22 657 1.1× 232 0.6× 183 0.6× 145 0.5× 224 1.0× 40 1.5k
Brent Waters Australia 21 737 1.3× 309 0.8× 233 0.8× 541 2.0× 209 0.9× 71 1.7k
Isabel Soares Portugal 23 780 1.3× 270 0.7× 373 1.3× 237 0.9× 190 0.8× 111 1.4k
Venla Lehti Finland 18 454 0.8× 248 0.6× 102 0.3× 176 0.7× 141 0.6× 42 1.1k
Dov Har‐Even Israel 26 1.2k 2.0× 218 0.5× 495 1.7× 316 1.2× 257 1.1× 46 1.9k
Roseanne Clark United States 28 1.4k 2.4× 561 1.4× 531 1.8× 900 3.4× 380 1.7× 51 2.3k
Kirsten von Sydow Germany 14 695 1.2× 114 0.3× 287 1.0× 236 0.9× 113 0.5× 44 1.5k
Émmanuel Devouche France 20 239 0.4× 361 0.9× 150 0.5× 230 0.9× 48 0.2× 91 1.2k
Christine Puckering United Kingdom 19 879 1.5× 255 0.6× 195 0.7× 488 1.8× 171 0.8× 42 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Alessandra Simonelli

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alessandra Simonelli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandra Simonelli

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Geraci, Alessandra, et al.. (2025). Maternal Influence on Infants’ Head-Orienting Preferences for Unfair Distributors. The Journal of Genetic Psychology. 187(2). 110–122.
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Bassi, Giulia, et al.. (2024). Predictors of Poor Mental Health Outcomes in Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Two Waves Study. Healthcare. 12(19). 1921–1921.
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Malmquist, Anna, et al.. (2024). Minority Stress, Self-Awareness, and Coping Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Italian Transgender Young Adults. Healthcare. 12(2). 132–132. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Xuemei, Alessandra Biaggi, Chiara Sacchi, et al.. (2022). Mediators and moderators in the relationship between maternal childhood adversity and children's emotional and behavioural development: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine. 52(10). 1817–1837. 21 indexed citations
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Sacchi, Chiara, Jonathan O’Muircheartaigh, Dafnis Batallé, et al.. (2021). Neurodevelopmental Outcomes following Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Very Preterm Birth. The Journal of Pediatrics. 238. 135–144.e10. 33 indexed citations
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Sacchi, Chiara, Marina Miscioscia, Silvia Visentin, & Alessandra Simonelli. (2021). Maternal–fetal attachment in pregnant Italian women: multidimensional influences and the association with maternal caregiving in the infant’s first year of life. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 21(1). 488–488. 15 indexed citations
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Cimino, Silvia, Luca Cerniglia, Pietro De Carli, & Alessandra Simonelli. (2020). DNA Methylation and Allelic Polymorphism at the Dopamine Transporter Promoter Affect Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Preschoolers. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 52(2). 281–290. 5 indexed citations
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Miscioscia, Marina, et al.. (2020). Gender dysphoria in childhood: Diagnostic questions and relational aspects. A narrative review of literature. Giornale italiano di psicologia. 231–262. 1 indexed citations
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Cerniglia, Luca, Marco Guicciardi, María Sinatra, et al.. (2019). The Use of Digital Technologies, Impulsivity and Psychopathological Symptoms in Adolescence. Behavioral Sciences. 9(8). 82–82. 61 indexed citations
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Cimino, Silvia, et al.. (2018). A Theoretical and Empirical Linkage between Road Accidents and Binge Eating Behaviors in Adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(2). 355–355. 9 indexed citations
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Sacchi, Chiara, Alessio Vieno, & Alessandra Simonelli. (2017). Italian validation of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire—Short Form on a college group.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 10(5). 563–571. 71 indexed citations
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D’Amore, Salvatore, Alessandra Simonelli, & Marina Miscioscia. (2013). La qualità delle interazioni triadiche nelle famiglie lesbo-genitoriali: uno studio pilota con la procedura del Lausanne Trilogue Play. CNR Solar (Scientific Open-access Literature Archive and Repository) (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche). 12(2). 113–127. 5 indexed citations
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Simonelli, Alessandra, et al.. (2012). Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL): validation and application in an Italian sample. Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 3(3). 419–441. 3 indexed citations
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Simonelli, Alessandra, et al.. (2012). The prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play: methodological skills of coparenting assessment. Psicologia clinica dello sviluppo. 16(3). 531–556.
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Simonelli, Alessandra, et al.. (2010). Co-regulation processes and development of triadic competences in the first year of infant's life. Psicologia clinica dello sviluppo. 527–544. 1 indexed citations
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Simonelli, Alessandra, et al.. (2009). Il Lausanne Trilogue Play: potenzialità diagnostiche e prospettive di intervento nella valutazione delle competenze interattive familiari. CNR Solar (Scientific Open-access Literature Archive and Repository) (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche). 8(1). 1–12. 2 indexed citations
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Simonelli, Alessandra, et al.. (2004). Adozione e cambiamento. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 3 indexed citations
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