Gaetano Tieri

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Gaetano Tieri is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Human-Computer Interaction. According to data from OpenAlex, Gaetano Tieri has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Social Psychology, 24 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 23 papers in Human-Computer Interaction. Recurrent topics in Gaetano Tieri's work include Action Observation and Synchronization (23 papers), Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (23 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (7 papers). Gaetano Tieri is often cited by papers focused on Action Observation and Synchronization (23 papers), Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (23 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (7 papers). Gaetano Tieri collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and Pakistan. Gaetano Tieri's co-authors include Salvatore Maria Aglioti, Enea Francesco Pavone, Marco Iosa, Giovanni Morone, Stefano Paolucci, Emmanuele Tidoni, Martina Fusaro, Federico De Matteis, Andrea Jelić and Fabio Babiloni and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, NeuroImage and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Gaetano Tieri

45 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Virtual reality in cognitive and motor rehabilitation: fa... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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. Virtual reality in cognitive and motor rehabilitation: facts, fiction and fallacies
    2018 276 citations Gaetano Tieri, Giovanni Morone et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gaetano Tieri Italy 22 874 807 682 230 222 47 1.7k
Francesca Morganti Italy 17 592 0.7× 417 0.5× 660 1.0× 213 0.9× 255 1.1× 59 1.7k
Francesca Garbarini Italy 27 1.2k 1.4× 820 1.0× 568 0.8× 110 0.5× 473 2.1× 100 1.9k
Elisa Canzoneri Italy 16 854 1.0× 583 0.7× 484 0.7× 66 0.3× 182 0.8× 19 1.4k
Valentina Moro Italy 26 1.2k 1.4× 737 0.9× 218 0.3× 189 0.8× 474 2.1× 75 1.8k
Claudio Brozzoli France 22 1.4k 1.6× 945 1.2× 627 0.9× 44 0.2× 219 1.0× 33 1.9k
Silvio Ionta Switzerland 28 1.7k 1.9× 1.1k 1.4× 388 0.6× 139 0.6× 422 1.9× 62 2.8k
Giovanni Gentile Italy 19 1.1k 1.2× 740 0.9× 712 1.0× 47 0.2× 316 1.4× 34 1.9k
Mariella Pazzaglia Italy 23 824 0.9× 680 0.8× 160 0.2× 195 0.8× 299 1.3× 63 1.7k
Julia Diemer Germany 16 372 0.4× 322 0.4× 586 0.9× 56 0.2× 133 0.6× 43 1.4k
Sally A. Linkenauger United Kingdom 24 1.1k 1.3× 792 1.0× 509 0.7× 31 0.1× 98 0.4× 61 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Gaetano Tieri

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Gaetano Tieri's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Gaetano Tieri with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Gaetano Tieri more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Gaetano Tieri

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Gaetano Tieri. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Gaetano Tieri. The network helps show where Gaetano Tieri may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gaetano Tieri

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gaetano Tieri. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gaetano Tieri based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gaetano Tieri. Gaetano Tieri is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
2.
Fiorenzato, Eleonora, Silvia Zabberoni, Maria Stefania De Simone, et al.. (2025). Effects of virtual reality cognitive training on executive function and prospective memory in Parkinson's disease and healthy aging. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 473. 123507–123507. 2 indexed citations
3.
Mello, Michelle M., et al.. (2025). Taking an embodied avatar’s perspective modulates the temporal dynamics of vicarious pain and pleasure: a virtual reality and EEG study. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 20(1). 2 indexed citations
4.
Schepisi, Michael, et al.. (2024). Does Embodying a Divine Avatar Influence Moral Decisions? An Immersive Virtual Reality Study. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 27(7). 482–489.
5.
Angelini, Elena, Franco Marinozzi, Fabiano Bini, et al.. (2024). Michelangelo Effect in Virtual Sculpturing: Prospective for Motor Neurorehabilitation in the Metaverse. Journal of Cognition. 7(1). 17–17. 2 indexed citations
6.
7.
Morone, Giovanni, et al.. (2023). Virtual Art Therapy: Application of Michelangelo Effect to Neurorehabilitation of Patients with Stroke. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(7). 2590–2590. 11 indexed citations
8.
Era, Vanessa, et al.. (2022). Midfrontal Theta Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Facilitates Motor Coordination in Dyadic Human–Avatar Interactions. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 34(5). 897–915. 16 indexed citations
9.
Moreau, Quentin, Gaetano Tieri, Vanessa Era, Salvatore Maria Aglioti, & Matteo Candidi. (2022). The performance monitoring system is attuned to others’ actions during dyadic motor interactions. Cerebral Cortex. 33(1). 222–234. 19 indexed citations
10.
Fusaro, Martina, et al.. (2021). Humans adjust virtual comfort-distance towards an artificial agent depending on their sexual orientation and implicit prejudice against gay men. Computers in Human Behavior. 125. 106948–106948. 9 indexed citations
11.
Fusaro, Martina, et al.. (2021). Heterosexual, gay, and lesbian people’s reactivity to virtual caresses on their embodied avatars’ taboo zones. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 2221–2221. 26 indexed citations
12.
Tieri, Gaetano, et al.. (2020). Visual feedback from a virtual body modulates motor illusion induced by tendon vibration. Psychological Research. 85(3). 926–938. 15 indexed citations
13.
Pyasik, Maria, Gaetano Tieri, & Lorenzo Pia. (2020). Visual appearance of the virtual hand affects embodiment in the virtual hand illusion. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 5412–5412. 46 indexed citations
14.
Fossataro, Carlotta, Gaetano Tieri, Maria Pyasik, et al.. (2020). Immersive virtual reality reveals that visuo-proprioceptive discrepancy enlarges the hand-centred peripersonal space. Neuropsychologia. 146. 107540–107540. 15 indexed citations
15.
Fossataro, Carlotta, et al.. (2019). Hand blink reflex in virtual reality: The role of vision and proprioception in modulating defensive responses. European Journal of Neuroscience. 51(3). 937–951. 12 indexed citations
16.
Monti, Alessandro, Giuseppina Porciello, Gaetano Tieri, & Salvatore Maria Aglioti. (2019). The “embreathment” illusion highlights the role of breathing in corporeal awareness. Journal of Neurophysiology. 123(1). 420–427. 61 indexed citations
17.
Era, Vanessa, et al.. (2019). Interactor's body shape does not affect visuo-motor interference effects during motor coordination. Acta Psychologica. 196. 42–50. 17 indexed citations
18.
Tieri, Gaetano, et al.. (2017). Visual appearance of a virtual upper limb modulates the temperature of the real hand: a thermal imaging study in Immersive Virtual Reality. European Journal of Neuroscience. 45(9). 1141–1151. 54 indexed citations
19.
20.
Tidoni, Emmanuele, Gaetano Tieri, & Salvatore Maria Aglioti. (2015). Re-establishing the disrupted sensorimotor loop in deafferented and deefferented people: The case of spinal cord injuries. Neuropsychologia. 79(Pt B). 301–309. 16 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Francesca Morganti Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Francesca Garbarini Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Elisa Canzoneri Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Valentina Moro Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Claudio Brozzoli Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Silvio Ionta Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Giovanni Gentile Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mariella Pazzaglia Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Julia Diemer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sally A. Linkenauger
Rankless by CCL
2026