Daniela Villani

5.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
93 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Daniela Villani is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniela Villani has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Social Psychology, 27 papers in Clinical Psychology and 23 papers in Human-Computer Interaction. Recurrent topics in Daniela Villani's work include Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (22 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (12 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (12 papers). Daniela Villani is often cited by papers focused on Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (22 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (12 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (12 papers). Daniela Villani collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Daniela Villani's co-authors include Giuseppe Riva, Claudia Repetto, Andrea Gaggioli, Alessandra Preziosa, Anna Flavia Di Natale, Francesca Morganti, Stefano Triberti, Claudia Carissoli, Cristina Botella and Mariano Alcañíz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Daniela Villani

91 papers receiving 3.1k 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 →
Immersive virtual reality in K‐12 and higher education: A 10‐year systematic review of empirical research

2020 283 citations Anna Flavia Di Natale, Claudia Repetto et al. British Journal of Educational Technology profile →
The Role of Spirituality and Religiosity in Subjective Well-Being of Individuals With Different Religious Status

2019 195 citations Daniela Villani, Alessandro Antonietti et al. profile →
Videogames for Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review

2018 179 citations Daniela Villani, Claudia Carissoli et al. Games for Health Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniela Villani Italy	26	1.0k	819	693	601	524	93	3.3k
Corina Sas United Kingdom	31	1.4k 1.4×	530 0.6×	430 0.6×	612 1.0×	515 1.0×	149	3.1k
David Coyle Ireland	33	674 0.7×	732 0.9×	755 1.1×	810 1.3×	527 1.0×	105	3.9k
Tilo Hartmann Netherlands	36	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	437 0.6×	2.7k 4.4×	406 0.8×	130	6.0k
Greg Wadley Australia	26	544 0.5×	382 0.5×	424 0.6×	718 1.2×	458 0.9×	91	2.3k
Gavin Doherty Ireland	35	680 0.7×	703 0.9×	627 0.9×	768 1.3×	1.1k 2.0×	127	3.9k
Stefano Triberti Italy	29	417 0.4×	368 0.4×	387 0.6×	430 0.7×	222 0.4×	73	2.4k
Daniel David Romania	33	347 0.3×	857 1.0×	2.0k 2.9×	338 0.6×	1.2k 2.3×	163	4.1k
Wei Peng United States	36	766 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	501 0.7×	2.4k 4.0×	331 0.6×	115	6.0k
C. Scott Rigby United States	9	483 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	369 0.5×	2.0k 3.4×	452 0.9×	14	4.0k
Christoph Klimmt Germany	27	947 0.9×	757 0.9×	222 0.3×	2.0k 3.4×	282 0.5×	105	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniela Villani

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Natale, Anna Flavia Di, et al.. (2025). Breathing in virtual reality for promoting mental health: a scoping review. Virtual Reality. 29(1). 3 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

Villani, Daniela, et al.. (2023). Savoring life during pandemic: an online intervention to promote well-being in emerging adults. BMC Psychology. 11(1). 196–196. 4 indexed citations

Corno, Giulia, Daniela Villani, Francine de Montigny, et al.. (2022). The role of perceived social support on pregnant women’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 41(5). 488–502. 31 indexed citations

Carissoli, Claudia, et al.. (2021). Mobile well-being in pregnancy: suggestions from a quasi-experimental controlled study. Behaviour and Information Technology. 41(8). 1639–1651. 9 indexed citations

Repetto, Claudia, et al.. (2021). The use of immersive 360° videos for foreign language learning: a study on usage and efficacy among high-school students. Interactive Learning Environments. 31(4). 1906–1921. 34 indexed citations

Natale, Anna Flavia Di, Claudia Repetto, Giuseppe Riva, & Daniela Villani. (2020). Immersive virtual reality in K‐12 and higher education: A 10‐year systematic review of empirical research. British Journal of Educational Technology. 51(6). 2006–2033. 283 indexed citations breakdown →

Villani, Daniela, et al.. (2019). Psychomotor interventions to promote wellbeing in prescholar age: A narrative review. Giornale italiano di psicologia. 46. 201–228. 1 indexed citations

Triberti, Stefano, Luca Milani, Daniela Villani, et al.. (2018). What matters is when you play: Investigating the relationship between online video games addiction and time spent playing over specific day phases. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 8. 185–188. 68 indexed citations

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Villani, Daniela, Claudia Carissoli, Stefano Triberti, et al.. (2018). Videogames for Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review. Games for Health Journal. 7(2). 85–99. 179 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cipresso, Pietro, Daniela Villani, Claudia Repetto, et al.. (2015). Computational Psychometrics in Communication and Implications in Decision Making. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2015. 1–10. 10 indexed citations

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Villani, Daniela & Giuseppe Riva. (2008). Presence and Relaxation: A Preliminary Controlled Study. 6(1). 7–25. 14 indexed citations

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Villani, Daniela & Giuseppe Riva. (2008). The role of media in supporting a stress management protocol: An experimental study. 1(2). 159–173. 5 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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Riva, Giuseppe, Alessandra Grassi, Daniela Villani, Andrea Gaggioli, & Alessandra Preziosa. (2007). Managing exam stress using UMTS phones: the advantage of portable audio/video support.. PubMed. 125. 406–8. 20 indexed citations

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Villani, Daniela, et al.. (2007). New technologies for relaxation: The role of presence.. International Journal of Stress Management. 14(3). 260–274. 94 indexed citations

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Riva, Giuseppe, Alessandra Grassi, Daniela Villani, & Alessandra Preziosa. (2007). Cellular phones for reducing battlefield stress: rationale and a preliminary research.. PubMed. 125. 400–5. 8 indexed citations

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Riva, Giuseppe, Alessandra Preziosa, Alessandra Grassi, & Daniela Villani. (2006). Stress management using UMTS cellular phones: a controlled trial.. PubMed. 119. 461–3. 20 indexed citations

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Anolli, Luigi, Daniela Villani, & Giuseppe Riva. (2005). Personality of People Using Chat: An On-Line Research. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 8(1). 89–95. 38 indexed citations

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Riva, Giuseppe & Daniela Villani. (2005). CyberEurope. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 8(5). 510–511. 1 indexed citations

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