Francesco Benedetti

26.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
300 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Francesco Benedetti is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Benedetti has authored 300 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 96 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 76 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Benedetti's work include Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (97 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (71 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (62 papers). Francesco Benedetti is often cited by papers focused on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (97 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (71 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (62 papers). Francesco Benedetti collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Francesco Benedetti's co-authors include Cristina Colombo, Enrico Smeraldi, Sara Poletti, Sara Dallaspezia, Barbara Barbini, Cristina Lorenzi, Benedetta Vai, Mario Gennaro Mazza, Irene Bollettini and Alessandro Serretti and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Psychiatry and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Benedetti

286 papers receiving 13.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Anxiety and depression in COVID-19 survivors: Role of inflammatory and clinical predictors

2020 1.1k citations Mario Gennaro Mazza, Sara Poletti et al. profile →
Functional atlas of emotional faces processing: a voxel-based meta-analysis of 105 functional magnetic resonance imaging studies

2009 1.1k citations Paolo Fusar‐Poli, Francesco Benedetti et al. profile →
Persistent psychopathology and neurocognitive impairment in COVID-19 survivors: Effect of inflammatory biomarkers at three-month follow-up

2021 334 citations Mario Gennaro Mazza, Mariagrazia Palladini et al. profile →
Mental disorders and risk of COVID-19-related mortality, hospitalisation, and intensive care unit admission: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 200 citations Benedetta Vai, Mario Gennaro Mazza et al. profile →
Post-COVID-19 Depressive Symptoms: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacological Treatment

2022 121 citations Mario Gennaro Mazza, Mariagrazia Palladini et al. profile →
Inflammatory mediators in major depression and bipolar disorder

2024 46 citations Sara Poletti, Mario Gennaro Mazza et al. Translational Psychiatry profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chronobiologic treatments for mood disorders 2025 ·Handbook of clinical neurology ·Sara Dallaspezia, Francesco Benedetti	2
2	Transforming the evidence landscape in mental health with platform trials 2025 ·Nature Mental Health ·Stefan M. Gold, (unknown), Kim Donoghue, (unknown), (unknown), Franz König, Martin Posch, Josep Antoni Ramos‐Quiroga, Francesco Benedetti, Ole Köhler‐Forsberg, (unknown), Witte J.G. Hoogendijk, Carmine M. Pariante, (unknown), Steven Webb, Belinda Lennox, Toshi A. Furukawa, Christian Otte	5
3	Assessment of ComBat Harmonization Performance on Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurements 2024 ·Human Brain Mapping ·(unknown), Anna Maria Bianchi, Federico Calesella, Benedetta Vai, Marcella Bellani, Igor Nenadić, Fabrizio Piras, Francesco Benedetti, Paolo Brambilla, Eleonora Maggioni	2
4	Brain correlates of perceived cognitive impairment after covid-19 infection: a multimodal MRI study. 2023 ·European Psychiatry ·(unknown), Marco Paolini, Mariagrazia Palladini, Marco G. Mazza, (unknown), Sara Poletti, Francesco Benedetti	1
5	Immunopsychiatry after COVID-19 2023 ·Journal of Affective Disorders Reports ·Francesco Benedetti	1
6	New biomarkers in mood disorders: Insights from immunopsychiatry and neuroimaging 2023 ·European Neuropsychopharmacology ·Francesco Benedetti, Benedetta Vai	8
7	The Burden of Survivorship: Survivor Guilt and Its Association with Psychiatric Sequelae in COVID-19 Patients 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Mariagrazia Palladini, Mario Gennaro Mazza, Andrea Scalabrini, Patrizia Rovere‐Querini, Sara Poletti, Francesco Benedetti	1
8	Insulin resistance disrupts white matter microstructure and amplitude of functional spontaneous activity in bipolar disorder 2022 ·Bipolar Disorders ·Elena Mazza, Federico Calesella, Marco Paolini, (unknown), Sara Poletti, Cristina Lorenzi, Andrea Falini, Raffaella Zanardi, Cristina Colombo, Francesco Benedetti	11
9	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 2022 ·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	10
10	Interactions between Severe Allergy and Anxiety in Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinees 2022 ·Vaccines ·(unknown), (unknown), Giuseppe A. Ramirez, (unknown), Benedetta Vai, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Martina Mazzetti, (unknown), Valentina Elisabetta Di Mattei, Francesco Benedetti, Lorenzo Dagna, Mona‐Rita Yacoub	3
11	Brain correlates of subjective cognitive complaints in COVID-19 survivors: A multimodal magnetic resonance imaging study 2022 ·European Neuropsychopharmacology ·Marco Paolini, Mariagrazia Palladini, Mario Gennaro Mazza, Federica Colombo, Benedetta Vai, Patrizia Rovere‐Querini, Andrea Falini, Sara Poletti, Francesco Benedetti	38
12	Cognitive remediation therapy for post-acute persistent cognitive deficits in COVID-19 survivors: A proof-of-concept study 2022 ·Neuropsychological Rehabilitation ·Mariagrazia Palladini, (unknown), Federica Colombo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Patrizia Rovere‐Querini, Sara Poletti, Francesco Benedetti, Mario Gennaro Mazza	14
13	Time moderates the interplay between 5-HTTLPR and stress on depression risk: gene x environment interaction as a dynamic process 2022 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Claudia Colli, Marta Borgi, S. Poggini, Flavia Chiarotti, Francesca Cirulli, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Francesco Benedetti, Benedetta Vai, Igor Branchi	20
14	Adiponectin predicts poor response to antidepressant drugs in major depressive disorder 2021 ·Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental ·Francesco Benedetti, Igor Branchi, Sara Poletti, Cristina Lorenzi, Giorgia Bigai, Cristina Colombo, Raffaella Zanardi	6
15	Lightening depression 2020 ·Bipolar Disorders ·Pierre A. Geoffroy, Francesco Benedetti, Carmen Schröder, Anna Wirz‐Justice, Patrice Bourgin	2
16	All roads lead to the default-mode network—global source of DMN abnormalities in major depressive disorder 2020 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Andrea Scalabrini, Benedetta Vai, Sara Poletti, Stefano Damiani, Clara Mucci, Cristina Colombo, Raffaella Zanardi, Francesco Benedetti, Georg Northoff	153
17	Right hemisphere neural activations in the recall of waking fantasies and of dreams 2015 ·Journal of Sleep Research ·Francesco Benedetti, Sara Poletti, Daniele Radaelli, (unknown), (unknown), Simone Cavallotti, Anna Castelnovo, Enrico Smeraldi, Silvio Scarone, Armando D’Agostino	9
18	Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in a population of men affected by Erectile Dysfunction (ED). 2015 ·PubMed ·Rossella Mazzilli, Jlenia Elia, Michele Delfino, Francesco Benedetti, (unknown), (unknown)	27
19	Genetic influence on response to serotonergic antidepressants 2000 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics ·Raffaella Zanardi, Francesco Benedetti, Alessandro Serretti, Enrico Smeraldi	2
20	Genetic differences in antidepressant response to sleep deprivation 2000 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics ·Francesco Benedetti, Cristina Colombo, Barbara Barbini, Euridice Campori, (unknown), Alessandro Serretti	1

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