Giacomo Deste

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
69 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Giacomo Deste is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Giacomo Deste has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 26 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 24 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Giacomo Deste's work include Schizophrenia research and treatment (46 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (23 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (14 papers). Giacomo Deste is often cited by papers focused on Schizophrenia research and treatment (46 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (23 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (14 papers). Giacomo Deste collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Giacomo Deste's co-authors include Antonio Vita, Sergio Barlati, Emilio Sacchetti, Luca De Peri, Paolo Fusar‐Poli, Gabriele Nibbio, Stefan Borgwardt, Anna Ceraso, Alessandra Crescini and Alison R. Yung and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Psychiatry and Biological Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Giacomo Deste

65 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cognitive Functioning in Prodromal Psychosis

2012 548 citations Giacomo Deste, Sergio Barlati et al. profile →
Effectiveness, Core Elements, and Moderators of Response of Cognitive Remediation for Schizophrenia

2021 282 citations Antonio Vita, Sergio Barlati et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giacomo Deste Italy	24	2.0k	1.3k	639	526	463	69	2.9k
Raquelle I. Mesholam‐Gately United States	24	2.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	508 0.8×	706 1.3×	761 1.6×	64	3.7k
Ragnar Nesvåg Norway	30	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	661 1.0×	223 0.4×	626 1.4×	77	2.9k
Ilaria Bonoldi United Kingdom	26	1.9k 1.0×	721 0.6×	605 0.9×	694 1.3×	325 0.7×	59	3.0k
André Alemán Netherlands	19	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	574 0.9×	432 0.8×	283 0.6×	27	3.1k
S. Kristian Hill United States	27	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	411 0.6×	286 0.5×	169 0.4×	81	2.9k
Arsime Demjaha United Kingdom	23	1.5k 0.8×	568 0.4×	522 0.8×	425 0.8×	194 0.4×	45	2.2k
Renata Smieskova Switzerland	27	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	299 0.5×	327 0.6×	852 1.8×	48	2.8k
Birgitte Fagerlund Denmark	28	1.3k 0.6×	818 0.6×	364 0.6×	227 0.4×	229 0.5×	129	2.5k
Ute Gschwandtner Switzerland	27	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	289 0.5×	387 0.7×	449 1.0×	80	2.7k
Kathryn E. Lewandowski United States	27	1.5k 0.7×	750 0.6×	392 0.6×	266 0.5×	209 0.5×	67	2.3k

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Agostoni, Giulia, Margherita Bechi, Mariachiara Buonocore, et al.. (2025). Two is Better Than One: Potentiating Cognitive Remediation With Aerobic Exercise to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia With a Randomized Controlled Trial. Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría. 53(4). 648–657.

Barlati, Sergio, Gabriele Nibbio, Antonello Bellomo, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of cognitive remediation in subjects with major depressive disorder: A multicenter randomized controlled study in a real-world setting. European Psychiatry. 68(1). e106–e106.

Sapienza, Jacopo, Giulia Agostoni, Stefano Comai, et al.. (2024). Neuroinflammation and kynurenines in schizophrenia: Impact on cognition depending on cognitive functioning and modulatory properties in relation to cognitive remediation and aerobic exercise. Schizophrenia Research Cognition. 38. 100328–100328. 9 indexed citations

Nibbio, Gabriele, et al.. (2024). Improving depressive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia using bilateral bipolar-nonbalanced prefrontal tDCS: Results from a double-blind sham-controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders. 349. 165–175. 7 indexed citations

Berardelli, Isabella, Andrea Amerio, Francesco Bartoli, et al.. (2024). Rethinking the role of trazodone in the different depressive dimensions. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 24(7). 619–632. 2 indexed citations

Nibbio, Gabriele, et al.. (2024). Different modalities of measuring life engagement in people living with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A preliminary analysis. European Psychiatry. 67(S1). S211–S212.

Nibbio, Gabriele, Stefano Paolini, Laura Poddighe, et al.. (2024). The Relationship between Cognitive Impairment and Violent Behavior in People Living with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Critical Review and Treatment Considerations. Medicina. 60(8). 1261–1261. 1 indexed citations

Nibbio, Gabriele, et al.. (2024). Is It Possible to Combine Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation and Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions in Schizophrenia? A Critical Review. Brain Sciences. 14(11). 1067–1067. 1 indexed citations

Nibbio, Gabriele, et al.. (2024). What impact can brain stimulation interventions have on borderline personality disorder?. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 24(4). 343–360. 1 indexed citations

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Saviola, Francesca, Giacomo Deste, Sergio Barlati, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Physical Exercise on People with Psychosis: A Qualitative Critical Review of Neuroimaging Findings. Brain Sciences. 13(6). 923–923. 5 indexed citations

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Deste, Giacomo, Daniele Corbo, Gabriele Nibbio, et al.. (2023). Impact of Physical Exercise Alone or in Combination with Cognitive Remediation on Cognitive Functions in People with Schizophrenia: A Qualitative Critical Review. Brain Sciences. 13(2). 320–320. 21 indexed citations

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Barlati, Sergio, et al.. (2022). Current Evidence and Theories in Understanding the Relationship between Cognition and Depression in Childhood and Adolescence: A Narrative Review. Diagnostics. 12(10). 2525–2525. 8 indexed citations

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Nibbio, Gabriele, et al.. (2022). Effects of bilateral, bipolar-nonbalanced, frontal transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on negative symptoms and neurocognition in a sample of patients living with schizophrenia: Results of a randomized double-blind sham-controlled trial. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 155. 430–442. 32 indexed citations

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Dell’Osso, Liliana, Giulia Amatori, Gabriele Massimetti, et al.. (2022). Investigating the relationship between autistic traits and symptoms and Catatonia Spectrum. European Psychiatry. 65(1). 12 indexed citations

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Siafis, Spyridon, Johannes Schneider‐Thoma, Irene Bighelli, et al.. (2020). Placebo response in pharmacological and dietary supplement trials of autism spectrum disorder (ASD): systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Molecular Autism. 11(1). 66–66. 38 indexed citations

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Barlati, Sergio, Giacomo Deste, Alessandro Galluzzo, et al.. (2019). Factors Associated With Response and Resistance to Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia: A Critical Review. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9. 1542–1542. 23 indexed citations

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Barlati, Sergio, et al.. (2018). Autistic traits in a sample of adult patients with schizophrenia: prevalence and correlates. Psychological Medicine. 49(1). 140–148. 54 indexed citations

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Barlati, Sergio, Luca De Peri, Giacomo Deste, & Antonio Vita. (2015). Non-pharmacological interventions in early schizophrenia: focus on cognitive remediation. Giornale italiano di psicopatologia/Journal of psychopathology/Italian journal of psychopathology. 21. 1–12. 2 indexed citations

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Barlati, Sergio, et al.. (2013). Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia: Current Status and Future Perspectives. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2013. 1–12. 77 indexed citations

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Vita, Antonio, Luca De Peri, Giacomo Deste, & Emilio Sacchetti. (2012). Progressive loss of cortical gray matter in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of longitudinal MRI studies. Translational Psychiatry. 2(11). e190–e190. 326 indexed citations

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