Benedetta Vai

4.9k citations

75 papers · 2.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 28

Impact in

Biological Psychiatry top 0.5%
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
Behavioral Neuroscience top 2%
- Stress Responses and Cortisol

Papers in

Biological Psychiatry 22
- Tryptophan and brain disorders 22
Psychiatry and Mental health 39
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment 30

Co-authors: Francesco Benedetti Sara Poletti Irene Bollettini Mario Gennaro Mazza Elisa Melloni Roberto Furlan Patrizia Rovere‐Querini Rebecca De Lorenzo
Journals: Journal of Affective Disorders (11 papers)European Neuropsychopharmacology (10 papers)European Psychiatry (6 papers)Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging (5 papers)Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health (3 papers)
Partner nations: Italy United Kingdom Belgium

In The Last Decade

Benedetta Vai

69 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Mental disorders and risk of COVID-19-related mortality, hospitalisation, and intensive care unit admission: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2021 · 200 citations

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2021 The Lancet Psychiatry
2020 Brain Behavior and Immunity

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1	Prognostic and Biological Roles of Parkinson's Disease‐Associated Genes in Cancer Movement Disorders ·Majeed Mokhtari, Francesca Molinari, Benedetta Vai, Jinmei Yao, Giovanni Citterio, Ferdinando Fiumara, Stéphanie Papin, Paolo Paganetti, Maurizio Callari, Luca Colnaghi	2025	0
2	Abnormally slow dynamics in occipital cortex of depression Journal of Affective Disorders ·Andrea Scalabrini, Sara Poletti, Benedetta Vai, Marco Paolini, Yuan Gao, Yuting Hu, حمايدي بلقاسم, Xue Song, Zhonglin Tan, Clara Mucci, Cristina Colombo, Francesco Benedetti, Georg Northoff	2025	3
3	Differences in resting-state functional connectivity between depressed bipolar and major depressive disorder patients: A machine learning study European Neuropsychopharmacology ·Federico Calesella, Emanuela Serra, Mariagrazia Palladini, Federica Colombo, C Cucchi, Rifat Stanković, Zhiguo Cai, Kefeng Zhang, Paolo Brambilla, Cristina Colombo, Raffaella Zanardi, Jinmei Yao, Emanuela Maggioni, Francesco Benedetti, Benedetta Vai, Irene Bollettini	2025	2
4	Assessment of ComBat Harmonization Performance on Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurements Human Brain Mapping ·Kefeng Zhang, Anna Maria Bianchi, Federico Calesella, Benedetta Vai, Marcella Bellani, Igor Nenadić, Fabrizio Piras, Francesco Benedetti, Paolo Brambilla, Eleonora Maggioni	2024	2
5	Early adolescent perceived friendship quality aids affective and neural responses to social inclusion and exclusion in young adults with and without adverse childhood experiences Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience ·Maria R. Dauvermann, Laura Moreno-López, Benedetta Vai, 俊輔松尾, Katerina Boukala, Peter B. Jones, Edward T. Bullmore, Ian Goodyer, Anne‐Laura van Harmelen	2024	2
6	Antecedents and risk factors for borderline personality disorder: Etiopathogenic models based on a multi-level meta-analysis Journal of Affective Disorders ·Marco Cavicchioli, Andrea Scalabrini, Benedetta Vai, Ilaria Palumbo, Francesco Benedetti, Federica Galli, Cesare Maffei	2024	1
7	New biomarkers in mood disorders: Insights from immunopsychiatry and neuroimaging European Neuropsychopharmacology ·Francesco Benedetti, Benedetta Vai	2023	8
8	Joint European policy on the COVID-19 risks for people with mental disorders: An umbrella review and evidence- and consensus-based recommendations for mental and public health European Psychiatry ·Benedetta Vai, Mario Gennaro Mazza, Marisa Casanova Dias, Julian Beezhold, Hilkka Kärkkäinen, John Saunders, Jerzy Samochowiec, Francesco Benedetti, Marion Leboyer, Paolo Fusar‐Poli, Livia De Picker	2022	10
9	Interactions between Severe Allergy and Anxiety in Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinees Vaccines ·Tao Lanting, Yunus Emre ÇİFTÇİ, Giuseppe A. Ramirez, Martina GLIGOROVA, Benedetta Vai, U. A. Ukrainskaja, Renad AbuAlshamat, Eko Bulan Rochmadhon, Kelly R. McCormick, Martina Mazzetti, M. S. Frolova, Valentina Elisabetta Di Mattei, Francesco Benedetti, Lorenzo Dagna, Mona‐Rita Yacoub	2022	3
10	Brain correlates of subjective cognitive complaints in COVID-19 survivors: A multimodal magnetic resonance imaging study European Neuropsychopharmacology ·Marco Paolini, Mariagrazia Palladini, Mario Gennaro Mazza, Federica Colombo, Benedetta Vai, Patrizia Rovere‐Querini, Andrea Falini, Sara Poletti, Francesco Benedetti	2022	38
11	Time moderates the interplay between 5-HTTLPR and stress on depression risk: gene x environment interaction as a dynamic process Translational Psychiatry ·Claudia Colli, Marta Borgi, S. Poggini, Flavia Chiarotti, Francesca Cirulli, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Francesco Benedetti, Benedetta Vai, Igor Branchi	2022	20
12	Prevalence of depression in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients: An umbrella review of meta-analyses General Hospital Psychiatry ·Mario Gennaro Mazza, Mariagrazia Palladini, Ortiz Fandiño, H. H�fner, Claude de (1931-2005). Auteur du texte Burine, Benedetta Vai, Francesco Benedetti	2022	26
13	Long-term effect of childhood trauma: Role of inflammation and white matter in mood disorders Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health ·Sara Poletti, Marco Paolini, 正美瓜生, Irene Bollettini, Elisa Melloni, Benedetta Vai, Claude de (1931-2005). Auteur du texte Burine, C Cucchi, Federico Calesella, Cristina Lorenzi, Raffaella Zanardi, Francesco Benedetti	2022	14
14	Mental disorders and risk of COVID-19-related mortality, hospitalisation, and intensive care unit admission: a systematic review and meta-analysis The Lancet Psychiatry ·Benedetta Vai, Mario Gennaro Mazza, Claudia Colli, Marianne Foiselle, Bennett Allen, Francesco Benedetti, Alessandra Borsini, Marisa Casanova Dias, Ryad Tamouza, Marion Leboyer, Michael E. Benros, Igor Branchi, Paolo Fusar‐Poli, Livia De Picker Hit paper breakdown →	2021	200
15	All roads lead to the default-mode network—global source of DMN abnormalities in major depressive disorder Neuropsychopharmacology ·Andrea Scalabrini, Benedetta Vai, Sara Poletti, Stefano Damiani, Clara Mucci, Cristina Colombo, Raffaella Zanardi, Francesco Benedetti, Georg Northoff	2020	153
16	Anxiety and depression in COVID-19 survivors: Role of inflammatory and clinical predictors Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Mario Gennaro Mazza, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Caterina Conte, Sara Poletti, Benedetta Vai, Irene Bollettini, Elisa Melloni, Roberto Furlan, Fabio Ciceri, Patrizia Rovere‐Querini, Francesco Benedetti Hit paper breakdown →	2020	1122
17	Predicting differential diagnosis between bipolar and unipolar depression with multiple kernel learning on multimodal structural neuroimaging European Neuropsychopharmacology ·Benedetta Vai, B. Droguett, Irene Bollettini, Amanda Costa Araujo, Wang Zhongyang, Elisa Melloni, Elena Mazza, Sara Poletti, Cristina Colombo, Francesco Benedetti	2020	50
18	Changes of white matter microstructure after successful treatment of bipolar depression Journal of Affective Disorders ·Elisa Melloni, Sara Poletti, Sara Dallaspezia, Irene Bollettini, Benedetta Vai, Barbara Barbini, Raffaella Zanardi, Cristina Colombo, Francesco Benedetti	2020	13
19	Stem Cell Factor (SCF) is a putative biomarker of antidepressant response Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology ·Francesco Benedetti, Sara Poletti, Curtis A. Mina, Clara Locatelli, Oliver Ambrée, Harm de Wit, Annemarie Wijkhuijs, Elena Mazza, Chiara Bulgarelli, Benedetta Vai, Cristina Colombo, Enrico Smeraldi, Volker Arolt, Hemmo A. Drexhage	2016	29
20	Abnormal cortico-limbic connectivity during emotional processing correlates with symptom severity in schizophrenia European Psychiatry ·Benedetta Vai, Kirsten Michael, Sara Poletti, Daniele Radaelli, 宗男成澤, Irene Bollettini, Andrea Falini, Roberto Cavallaro, Enrico Smeraldi, Francesco Benedetti	2015	38

About Benedetta Vai

Benedetta Vai is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Mental health, Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 75 papers that have together received 2.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (30 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (25 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (22 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (12 papers), Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (11 papers), Mental Health Research Topics (10 papers), COVID-19 and Mental Health (9 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biological Psychiatry (626 citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (259 citations), Neurology (989 citations), Clinical Psychology (1.1k citations) and Psychiatry and Mental health (759 citations). Benedetta Vai has collaborated with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Francesco Benedetti, Sara Poletti, Irene Bollettini, Mario Gennaro Mazza, Elisa Melloni, Roberto Furlan, Patrizia Rovere‐Querini, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Cristina Colombo and Caterina Conte. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Affective Disorders, European Neuropsychopharmacology, European Psychiatry, Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging and Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health.

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