Liliana Ruta

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Liliana Ruta is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Liliana Ruta has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 18 papers in Clinical Psychology and 16 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Liliana Ruta's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (33 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (12 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (12 papers). Liliana Ruta is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (33 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (12 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (12 papers). Liliana Ruta collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Liliana Ruta's co-authors include Luigi Mazzone, Giovanni Pioggia, Simon Baron‐Cohen, Valentina Genitori D’Arrigo, Diego Mugno, Gennaro Tartarisco, Sebastiano Gangemi, Lucia Billeci, Alessandro Tonacci and Bhismadev Chakrabarti and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Liliana Ruta

41 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Elevated fetal steroidogenic activity in autism

2014 359 citations Simon Baron‐Cohen, Bonnie Auyeung et al. Molecular Psychiatry profile →
Autism and social robotics: A systematic review

2015 309 citations Alessandro Tonacci, Gennaro Tartarisco et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liliana Ruta Italy	23	1.5k	908	585	482	393	42	2.3k
Annelies de Bildt Netherlands	27	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	628 1.1×	627 1.3×	465 1.2×	68	2.5k
Ilse Noens Belgium	29	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	612 1.0×	394 0.8×	416 1.1×	127	2.7k
Greg Pasco United Kingdom	22	2.2k 1.5×	991 1.1×	552 0.9×	551 1.1×	709 1.8×	47	2.6k
Teresa Tavassoli United Kingdom	27	2.0k 1.3×	577 0.6×	652 1.1×	580 1.2×	262 0.7×	48	2.5k
Yun‐Joo Koh South Korea	12	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	630 1.1×	496 1.0×	660 1.7×	17	2.8k
Jeff Munson United States	19	2.4k 1.6×	821 0.9×	566 1.0×	957 2.0×	436 1.1×	31	2.8k
Cecilia Montiel‐Nava Venezuela	15	1.8k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	798 1.4×	479 1.0×	506 1.3×	55	2.4k
Marc Woodbury‐Smith United Kingdom	23	2.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	645 1.1×	752 1.6×	458 1.2×	59	2.8k
Rachel Loomes United Kingdom	9	1.4k 0.9×	869 1.0×	499 0.9×	449 0.9×	427 1.1×	13	1.9k
Susan Faja United States	22	1.6k 1.0×	577 0.6×	465 0.8×	368 0.8×	285 0.7×	63	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Liliana Ruta

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liliana Ruta

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Cuccio, Valentina, Emilio Leonardi, Chiara Carrozza, et al.. (2025). Recognition of Action Vitality Forms is Linked to Social Communication Traits in Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Cesare, Giuseppe Di, Augusto Vitale, Annalisa Pelosi, et al.. (2024). Exploring divergent kinematics in autism across social and non-social vitality forms. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 24164–24164. 2 indexed citations

Aiello, Stefania, Christian Salvatore, Alessandro Venturi, et al.. (2023). A deep learning approach for automatic video coding of deictic gestures in children with autism. ArTS Archivio della ricerca di Trieste (University of Trieste https://www.units.it/). 1–6. 1 indexed citations

Dubey, Indu, Liliana Ruta, Sharat Chandran, et al.. (2022). Quantifying preference for social stimuli in young children using two tasks on a mobile platform. PLoS ONE. 17(6). e0265587–e0265587. 3 indexed citations

Aiello, Stefania, David Vagni, Antonio Cerasa, et al.. (2021). Autistic Traits and Empathy in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-occurring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 15. 734177–734177. 3 indexed citations

Tartarisco, Gennaro, Stefania Aiello, Flavia Marino, et al.. (2021). Use of Machine Learning to Investigate the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT) towards Early Autism Screening. Diagnostics. 11(3). 574–574. 24 indexed citations

Marino, Flavia, Chiara Failla, Paola Chilà, et al.. (2021). The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Brain Sciences. 11(7). 880–880. 24 indexed citations

Allison, Carrie, Fiona E. Matthews, Liliana Ruta, et al.. (2021). Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT). A population screening study with follow-up: the case for multiple time-point screening for autism. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 5(1). e000700–e000700. 24 indexed citations

Cerasa, Antonio, Liliana Ruta, Flavia Marino, Giuseppe Biamonti, & Giovanni Pioggia. (2020). Brief Report: Neuroimaging Endophenotypes of Social Robotic Applications in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51(7). 2538–2542. 4 indexed citations

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Ruta, Liliana, Flavia Chiarotti, Fabio Apicella, et al.. (2019). Validation of the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers in an Italian Clinical Sample of Young Children With Autism and Other Developmental Disorders. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 10. 488–488. 22 indexed citations

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Tonacci, Alessandro, Lucia Billeci, Liliana Ruta, et al.. (2017). A systematic review of the association between allergic asthma and autism. Minerva Pediatrics. 69(6). 538–550. 13 indexed citations

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Ruta, Liliana, Giuseppe Massimo Bernava, Gennaro Tartarisco, et al.. (2017). Reduced preference for social rewards in a novel tablet based task in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 3329–3329. 31 indexed citations

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Colombi, Costanza, Antonio Narzisi, Liliana Ruta, et al.. (2016). Implementation of the Early Start Denver Model in an Italian community. Autism. 22(2). 126–133. 57 indexed citations

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Billeci, Lucia, Alessandro Tonacci, Gennaro Tartarisco, et al.. (2016). Reply to Fluegge: Association Between Atopic Dermatitis and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. 17(2). 189–190. 3 indexed citations

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Tonacci, Alessandro, Lucia Billeci, Gennaro Tartarisco, et al.. (2015). Olfaction in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review. Child Neuropsychology. 23(1). 1–25. 56 indexed citations

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Billeci, Lucia, Alessandro Tonacci, Gennaro Tartarisco, et al.. (2015). Association Between Atopic Dermatitis and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. 16(5). 371–388. 53 indexed citations

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Baron‐Cohen, Simon, Bonnie Auyeung, B Nørgaard‐Pedersen, et al.. (2014). Elevated fetal steroidogenic activity in autism. Molecular Psychiatry. 20(3). 369–376. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mazzone, Luigi, Liliana Ruta, & Laura Reale. (2012). Psychiatric comorbidities in asperger syndrome and high functioning autism: diagnostic challenges. Annals of General Psychiatry. 11(1). 16–16. 149 indexed citations

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Ruta, Liliana, D Mazzone, Luigi Mazzone, Sally Wheelwright, & Simon Baron‐Cohen. (2011). The Autism-Spectrum Quotient—Italian Version: A Cross-Cultural Confirmation of the Broader Autism Phenotype. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 42(4). 625–633. 122 indexed citations

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Mugno, Diego, Liliana Ruta, Valentina Genitori D’Arrigo, & Luigi Mazzone. (2007). Impairment of quality of life in parents of children and adolescents with pervasive developmental disorder. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 5(1). 22–22. 328 indexed citations

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