Corrado Sinigaglia

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
64 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Corrado Sinigaglia is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Corrado Sinigaglia has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Social Psychology, 49 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 13 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Corrado Sinigaglia's work include Action Observation and Synchronization (51 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (16 papers) and Embodied and Extended Cognition (15 papers). Corrado Sinigaglia is often cited by papers focused on Action Observation and Synchronization (51 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (16 papers) and Embodied and Extended Cognition (15 papers). Corrado Sinigaglia collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Corrado Sinigaglia's co-authors include Giacomo Rizzolatti, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Vittorio Gallese, Marcello Costantini, Frances Anderson, Ettore Ambrosini, Stephen Butterfill, Pasquale Cardellicchio, Giorgia Committeri and Magali Jane Rochat and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature reviews. Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Corrado Sinigaglia

60 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

  1. The functional role of the parieto-frontal mirror circuit: interpretations and misinterpretations
    2010 1.1k citations Giacomo Rizzolatti, Corrado Sinigaglia Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →
  2. The mirror mechanism: a basic principle of brain function
    2016 311 citations Giacomo Rizzolatti, Corrado Sinigaglia Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Corrado Sinigaglia Italy 25 3.1k 3.1k 1.1k 892 552 64 4.4k
Istvan Molnar-Szakacs United States 19 2.3k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 687 0.7× 954 1.1× 596 1.1× 28 4.1k
Maria Alessandra Umiltà Italy 30 2.8k 0.9× 3.2k 1.0× 777 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 307 0.6× 61 4.4k
Simone Schütz‐Bosbach Germany 36 2.0k 0.6× 2.8k 0.9× 483 0.5× 554 0.6× 744 1.3× 86 3.6k
Bruno Wicker France 27 2.4k 0.8× 4.0k 1.3× 782 0.7× 983 1.1× 912 1.7× 43 5.2k
Perrine Ruby France 29 1.6k 0.5× 3.8k 1.2× 627 0.6× 1.5k 1.6× 791 1.4× 64 4.9k
Dana Samson Belgium 35 1.7k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 1.7k 1.6× 1.0k 1.1× 433 0.8× 70 4.2k
Albert Newen Germany 25 1.6k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 548 0.5× 670 0.8× 820 1.5× 81 3.8k
Jaime A. Pineda United States 34 2.1k 0.7× 3.8k 1.2× 770 0.7× 543 0.6× 742 1.3× 79 4.8k
Giorgio Ganis United States 32 1.7k 0.5× 4.1k 1.3× 924 0.9× 1.6k 1.8× 277 0.5× 69 5.9k
Clare Press United Kingdom 32 1.7k 0.5× 2.7k 0.9× 770 0.7× 535 0.6× 369 0.7× 70 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Corrado Sinigaglia

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Fields of papers citing papers by Corrado Sinigaglia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Corrado Sinigaglia

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Butterfill, Stephen & Corrado Sinigaglia. (2023). Towards a mechanistically neutral account of acting jointly : the notion of a collective goal \n. Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano). 5 indexed citations
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Mikulan, Ezequiel, Silvia Casarotto, Angela Comanducci, et al.. (2023). Distinguishing intentional from nonintentional actions through eeg and kinematic markers. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 8496–8496. 5 indexed citations
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Barchiesi, Guido, et al.. (2022). Sharing motor plans while acting jointly: A TMS study. Cortex. 151. 224–239. 8 indexed citations
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Fecchio, Matteo, Davide Maestri, Cecilia Casetta, et al.. (2021). Reduced readiness potential and post-movement beta synchronization reflect self-disorders in early course schizophrenia. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 15044–15044. 11 indexed citations
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Rossi, Símone, Gionata Salvietti, Francesco Neri, et al.. (2021). Emerging of new bioartificial corticospinal motor synergies using a robotic additional thumb. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 18487–18487. 14 indexed citations
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Casartelli, Luca, Ambra Cesareo, Luca Ronconi, et al.. (2020). Neurotypical individuals fail to understand action vitality form in children with autism spectrum disorder. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(44). 27712–27718. 18 indexed citations
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Costantini, Marcello, et al.. (2014). When a laser pen becomes a stick: remapping of space by tool-use observation in hemispatial neglect. Experimental Brain Research. 232(10). 3233–3241. 14 indexed citations
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Cesare, Giuseppe Di, Cinzia Di Dio, Magali Jane Rochat, et al.. (2013). The neural correlates of ‘vitality form’ recognition: an fMRI study. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 9(7). 951–960. 56 indexed citations
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Sinigaglia, Corrado. (2012). Seeing with the hands. PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation). 1 indexed citations
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Gallese, Vittorio & Corrado Sinigaglia. (2011). How the body in action shapes the self. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 18. 117–143. 32 indexed citations
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Gallese, Vittorio & Corrado Sinigaglia. (2011). What is so special about embodied simulation?. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 15(11). 512–519. 404 indexed citations
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Rizzolatti, Giacomo & Corrado Sinigaglia. (2010). The functional role of the parieto-frontal mirror circuit: interpretations and misinterpretations. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 11(4). 264–274. 1141 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ortigue, Stéphanie, Corrado Sinigaglia, Giacomo Rizzolatti, & Scott T. Grafton. (2010). Understanding Actions of Others: The Electrodynamics of the Left and Right Hemispheres. A High-Density EEG Neuroimaging Study. PLoS ONE. 5(8). e12160–e12160. 89 indexed citations
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Sinigaglia, Corrado & Laura Sparaci. (2010). Emotions in action through the looking glass1. Journal of Analytical Psychology. 55(1). 3–29. 18 indexed citations
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Gallese, Vittorio & Corrado Sinigaglia. (2009). Chi è senza peccato scagli la prima pietra (mesmerica). Giornale italiano di psicologia. 36(2). 297–302. 1 indexed citations
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Rizzolatti, Giacomo, et al.. (2008). Empathie und Spiegelneurone : die biologische Basis des Mitgefühls. Suhrkamp eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Sparaci, Laura & Corrado Sinigaglia. (2008). The Mirror Roots of Social Cognition. 17(2). 1000–1024. 1 indexed citations
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Sinigaglia, Corrado, et al.. (2007). Perception in action.. PubMed. 78 Suppl 1. 49–57. 14 indexed citations
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Rizzolatti, Giacomo, Corrado Sinigaglia, & Frances Anderson. (2007). Mirrors in the Brain—How Our Minds Share Actions and Emotions. 477 indexed citations
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Sinigaglia, Corrado. (1997). Zeichen und Bedeutung. Zu einer Umarbeitung der Sechsten Logischen Untersuchung. Husserl Studies. 14(3). 179–217.

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