Andrea Gaggioli

15.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
239 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Andrea Gaggioli is a scholar working on Human-Computer Interaction, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrea Gaggioli has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Human-Computer Interaction, 58 papers in Social Psychology and 51 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Andrea Gaggioli's work include Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (52 papers), Digital Mental Health Interventions (33 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (24 papers). Andrea Gaggioli is often cited by papers focused on Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (52 papers), Digital Mental Health Interventions (33 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (24 papers). Andrea Gaggioli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Spain. Andrea Gaggioli's co-authors include Giuseppe Riva, Alice Chirico, Fabrizia Mantovani, Pietro Cipresso, Cristina Botella, Rosa Baños, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Daniela Villani, Francesca Morganti and Mariano Alcañíz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Andrea Gaggioli

231 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Affective Interactions Using Virtual Reality: The Link between Presence and Emotions

2007 708 citations Giuseppe Riva, Fabrizia Mantovani et al. CyberPsychology & Behavior profile →
The development of the Awe Experience Scale (AWE-S): A multifactorial measure for a complex emotion

2018 208 citations Alice Chirico, Andrea Gaggioli et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrea Gaggioli Italy	43	2.1k	1.7k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	239	7.0k
Brenda K. Wiederhold United States	47	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	1.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	223	7.2k
Mariano Alcañíz Spain	50	3.7k 1.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	770 0.7×	298	10.5k
Niklas Ravaja Finland	40	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	681 0.6×	214	6.1k
Pietro Cipresso Italy	40	1.2k 0.6×	974 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	791 0.7×	202	5.6k
Regan L. Mandryk Canada	43	2.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	526 0.5×	232	7.5k
Rosa Baños Spain	54	2.8k 1.3×	2.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	2.3k 2.0×	3.6k 3.3×	330	10.3k
Azucena García‐Palacios Spain	48	2.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	2.3k 2.0×	2.4k 2.2×	266	7.8k
Stéphane Bouchard Canada	43	1.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	976 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.8k 1.7×	211	5.9k
Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn Netherlands	52	4.4k 2.1×	1.9k 1.1×	2.3k 1.9×	834 0.7×	329 0.3×	262	9.4k
Rafael A. Calvo Australia	45	905 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.6×	870 0.8×	252	8.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrea Gaggioli

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gaggioli, Andrea, et al.. (2025). LawVerse : The Legal Framework for Clinical Metaverse Content. AirIuav (Università Iuav di Venezia). 2(1). 13–19. 1 indexed citations

Natale, Anna Flavia Di, Sabrina Bartolotta, Andrea Gaggioli, Giuseppe Riva, & Daniela Villani. (2024). Exploring students’ acceptance and continuance intention in using immersive virtual reality and metaverse integrated learning environments: The case of an Italian university course. Education and Information Technologies. 29 indexed citations

Gaggioli, Andrea, Alice Chirico, Daniele Di Lernia, et al.. (2021). Machines Like Us and People Like You: Toward Human–Robot Shared Experience. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 24(5). 357–361. 12 indexed citations

Chirico, Alice & Andrea Gaggioli. (2021). The Potential Role of Awe for Depression: Reassembling the Puzzle. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 617715–617715. 27 indexed citations

Gaggioli, Andrea. (2018). Beyond the Truth Machine: Emerging Technologies for Lie Detection. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 21(2). 144–144. 6 indexed citations

Gaggioli, Andrea, Giovanni Pioggia, Gennaro Tartarisco, Pietro Cipresso, & Giuseppe Riva. (2011). PsychLog: A Personal Data Collection Platform for Psychophysiological Research. 9(1). 82–84. 1 indexed citations

Ricci, Maria Luisa, Stefano Fontana, Antonino Bella, et al.. (2010). A preliminary assessment of the occupational risk of acquiring Legionnaires' disease for people working in telephone manholes, a new workplace environment for Legionella growth. American Journal of Infection Control. 38(7). 540–545. 5 indexed citations

Riva, Giuseppe, Simona Raspelli, Davide Algeri, et al.. (2009). Interreality in Practice: Bridging Virtual and Real Worlds in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorders. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 1829735930–1829735930. 5 indexed citations

Grassi, Alessandra, Andrea Gaggioli, & Giuseppe Riva. (2009). The Green Valley: The Use of Mobile Narratives for Reducing Stress in Commuters. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 12(2). 155–161. 35 indexed citations

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Gaggioli, Andrea, et al.. (2009). Music-enhanced mental practice in stroke rehabilitation: A pilot study. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 661–662. 1 indexed citations

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Riva, Giuseppe, Andrea Gaggioli, & Fabrizia Mantovani. (2008). Are Robots Present? From Motor Simulation to “Being There”. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 11(6). 631–636. 7 indexed citations

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Riva, Giuseppe, Fabrizia Mantovani, Alessandra Preziosa, et al.. (2007). Affective Interactions Using Virtual Reality: The Link between Presence and Emotions. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 10(1). 45–56. 708 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morganti, Francesca, Karine Goulene, Andrea Gaggioli, Marco Stramba‐Badiale, & Giuseppe Riva. (2006). Grasping virtual objects: A feasibility study for an enactive interface application in stroke. Aisberg (University of Bergamo). 4(2). 181–197. 3 indexed citations

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Gaggioli, Andrea, Francesca Morganti, Rachel Walker, et al.. (2004). Training with Computer-Supported Motor Imagery in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 7(3). 327–332. 42 indexed citations

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Gaggioli, Andrea, Fabrizia Mantovani, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Brenda K. Wiederhold, & Giuseppe Riva. (2003). Avatars in Clinical Psychology: A Framework for the Clinical Use of Virtual Humans. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 6(2). 117–125. 36 indexed citations

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Morganti, Francesca, et al.. (2003). The Use of Technology-Supported Mental Imagery in Neurological Rehabilitation: A Research Protocol. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 6(4). 421–427. 30 indexed citations

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Mantovani, Fabrizia, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Andrea Gaggioli, & Giuseppe Riva. (2003). Virtual Reality Training for Health-Care Professionals. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 6(4). 389–395. 220 indexed citations

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Castelnuovo, Gianluca, Andrea Gaggioli, Fabrizia Mantovani, & Giuseppe Riva. (2003). From Psychotherapy to e-Therapy: The Integration of Traditional Techniques and New Communication Tools in Clinical Settings. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 6(4). 375–382. 49 indexed citations

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Gaggioli, Andrea, Marco Vettorello, & Giuseppe Riva. (2003). From Cyborgs to Cyberbodies: The Evolution of the Concept of Techno-Body in Modern Medicine. 1(2). 75–86. 4 indexed citations

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Riva, Giuseppe, Mariano Alcañíz, Luigi Anolli, et al.. (2001). The VEPSY Updated Project: Virtual Reality in Clinical Psychology. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 4(4). 449–455. 27 indexed citations

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