Igor Sotgiu

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 907 citations indexed

About

Igor Sotgiu is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Igor Sotgiu has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 907 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Social Psychology, 10 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 9 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Igor Sotgiu's work include Identity, Memory, and Therapy (9 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (7 papers) and Memory Processes and Influences (6 papers). Igor Sotgiu is often cited by papers focused on Identity, Memory, and Therapy (9 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (7 papers) and Memory Processes and Influences (6 papers). Igor Sotgiu collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Cuba and Belgium. Igor Sotgiu's co-authors include Renato Miceli, Michele Settanni, Dario Galati, Maria Luisa Rusconi, Tommaso Costa, Franco Cauda, Christian Mormont, Carla Tinti, Silvia Testa and Antonietta Curci and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Psychology and Journal of Environmental Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Igor Sotgiu

33 papers receiving 866 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.

Disaster preparedness and perception of flood risk: A study in an alpine valley in Italy

2007 556 citations Renato Miceli, Igor Sotgiu et al. Journal of Environmental Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Igor Sotgiu Italy	12	502	318	160	130	118	37	907
Ruud Zaalberg Netherlands	11	724 1.4×	423 1.3×	248 1.6×	137 1.1×	156 1.3×	15	1.2k
Renato Miceli Italy	10	545 1.1×	323 1.0×	87 0.5×	52 0.4×	127 1.1×	21	836
John‐Paul Mulilis United States	12	812 1.6×	230 0.7×	103 0.6×	49 0.4×	65 0.6×	16	1.0k
Ming‐Chou Ho Taiwan	11	404 0.8×	256 0.8×	18 0.1×	82 0.6×	79 0.7×	28	656
Alan E. Stewart United States	17	294 0.6×	53 0.2×	201 1.3×	29 0.2×	47 0.4×	65	906
Terry Wilson United States	10	241 0.5×	245 0.8×	218 1.4×	15 0.1×	45 0.4×	17	1.1k
Ian Robbins United Kingdom	19	262 0.5×	30 0.1×	90 0.6×	39 0.3×	48 0.4×	43	1.1k
Mansha Mirza United States	16	248 0.5×	161 0.5×	18 0.1×	89 0.7×	53 0.4×	58	956
Jennifer M. First United States	16	349 0.7×	53 0.2×	100 0.6×	96 0.7×	20 0.2×	42	839
Rebecca R. Thompson United States	9	386 0.8×	94 0.3×	170 1.1×	22 0.2×	26 0.2×	16	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Igor Sotgiu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Testa, Giulia, Igor Sotgiu, Maria Luisa Rusconi, Franco Cauda, & Tommaso Costa. (2024). The Functional Neuroimaging of Autobiographical Memory for Happy Events: A Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis. Healthcare. 12(7). 711–711. 1 indexed citations

Sotgiu, Igor, Davide Marengo, & Maria Grazia Monaci. (2022). Internal and External Causal Explanations of Happiness. The American Journal of Psychology. 135(4). 391–405.

Sotgiu, Igor. (2021). The Psychology of Autobiographical Memory. 7 indexed citations

Costa, Tommaso, Matteo Diano, Franco Cauda, et al.. (2019). The neural correlates of hedonic and eudaimonic happiness: An fMRI study. Neuroscience Letters. 712. 134491–134491. 15 indexed citations

Sotgiu, Igor, et al.. (2016). The neural correlates of happiness: A review of PET and fMRI studies using autobiographical recall methods. Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience. 16(3). 383–392. 63 indexed citations

Sotgiu, Igor. (2016). Conceptions of Happiness and Unhappiness among Italian Psychology Undergraduates. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0167745–e0167745. 11 indexed citations

Sotgiu, Igor. (2016). How Do We Remember Happy Life Events? A Comparison Between Eudaimonic and Hedonic Autobiographical Memories. The Journal of Psychology. 150(6). 685–703. 9 indexed citations

Sotgiu, Igor & Maria Luisa Rusconi. (2013). Investigating emotions in Parkinson's disease: what we know and what we still don't know. Frontiers in Psychology. 4. 336–336. 19 indexed citations

Sotgiu, Igor. (2013). Psicologia della felicità e dell’infelicità. Aisberg (University of Bergamo). 60.

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Sotgiu, Igor, et al.. (2011). Parental Attitudes, Attachment Styles, Social Networks, and Psychological Processes in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. The Journal of Genetic Psychology. 172(4). 353–375. 22 indexed citations

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Miceli, Renato, Igor Sotgiu, & Giorgia Molinengo. (2011). Preoccupazione, probabilitŕ di accadimento e comportamenti preventivi rispetto al rischio alluvionale in una zona di montagna. RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA. 125–140. 1 indexed citations

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Tinti, Carla, Susanna Schmidt, Igor Sotgiu, Silvia Testa, & Antonietta Curci. (2008). The role of importance/consequentiality appraisal in flashbulb memory formation: the case of the death of Pope John Paul II. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 23(2). 236–253. 33 indexed citations

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Sotgiu, Igor & Christian Mormont. (2008). Similarities and Differences Between Traumatic and Emotional Memories: Review and Directions for Future Research. The Journal of Psychology. 142(5). 449–470. 20 indexed citations

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Sotgiu, Igor & Dario Galati. (2007). Long-Term Memory for Traumatic Events: Experiences and Emotional Reactions During the 2000 Flood in Italy. The Journal of Psychology. 141(1). 91–108. 26 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Susanna, et al.. (2007). THE EFFECTS OF RELIGIOUS INVOLVEMENT ON SHORT – TERM PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS TO THE DEATH OF POPE JOHN PAUL II: A STUDY ON AN ITALIAN SAMPLE. Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal. 35(3). 417–428. 3 indexed citations

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Sotgiu, Igor. (2007). Book review. Anxiety Stress & Coping. 20(4). 437–438. 1 indexed citations

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Miceli, Renato, Igor Sotgiu, & Michele Settanni. (2007). Disaster preparedness and perception of flood risk: A study in an alpine valley in Italy. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 28(2). 164–173. 556 indexed citations breakdown →

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Galati, Dario, et al.. (2006). The subjective components of happiness and their attainment: a cross-cultural comparison between Italy and Cuba. Social Science Information. 45(4). 601–630. 28 indexed citations

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Galati, Dario, et al.. (2004). Emotions and Everyday Life in Cuba. Psychology and Developing Societies. 16(2). 139–157. 10 indexed citations

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Sotgiu, Igor, et al.. (2003). Reazioni emotive e cognitive ai disastri naturali: un'indagine empirica in un comune alluvionato in Piemonte. RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA. 26(4). 37–64. 1 indexed citations

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