Lucia Valmaggia

15.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
197 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Lucia Valmaggia is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Philosophy and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lucia Valmaggia has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 66 papers in Philosophy and 59 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Lucia Valmaggia's work include Schizophrenia research and treatment (116 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (66 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (32 papers). Lucia Valmaggia is often cited by papers focused on Schizophrenia research and treatment (116 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (66 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (32 papers). Lucia Valmaggia collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Italy. Lucia Valmaggia's co-authors include Philip McGuire, Paolo Fusar‐Poli, Louise Johns, Matthew R. Broome, P. Tabraham, Mar Rus‐Calafell, Elvira Bramon, Philippa Garety, Oliver Howes and Majella Byrne and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lucia Valmaggia

185 papers receiving 8.4k 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 Striatal Dopamine Function Linked to Prodromal Signs of Schizophrenia

2009 570 citations Oliver Howes, Robin Murray et al. profile →
Comorbid Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in 509 Individuals With an At-Risk Mental State: Impact on Psychopathology and Transition to Psychosis

2012 479 citations Paolo Fusar‐Poli, Barnaby Nelson et al. Schizophrenia Bulletin profile →
Virtual reality in the psychological treatment for mental health problems: An systematic review of recent evidence

2016 326 citations Lucia Valmaggia, Matthew J. Kempton et al. profile →
Virtual reality relaxation for people with mental health conditions: a systematic review

2023 51 citations Simon Riches, Lucia Valmaggia et al. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology profile →
Advances in the use of virtual reality to treat mental health conditions

2024 44 citations Imogen Bell, Roos Pot-Kolder et al. Nature Reviews Psychology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lucia Valmaggia United Kingdom	51	5.3k	2.3k	2.1k	2.0k	1.9k	197	8.5k
Neil Thomas Australia	48	3.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	757 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	219	7.1k
Morris D. Bell United States	57	6.8k 1.3×	3.5k 1.6×	2.4k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	228	10.0k
Eric Granholm United States	51	3.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	3.0k 1.4×	936 0.5×	2.4k 1.3×	184	8.3k
Susan L. Rossell Australia	49	4.0k 0.7×	3.7k 1.6×	3.6k 1.7×	745 0.4×	2.1k 1.1×	429	9.7k
Christopher R. Bowie Canada	48	7.1k 1.3×	2.1k 0.9×	2.8k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.2×	222	10.4k
Konstantine K. Zakzanis Canada	39	5.4k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	3.6k 1.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	134	9.1k
Tilo Kircher Germany	66	4.0k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	8.5k 4.0×	1.2k 0.6×	4.0k 2.1×	407	15.3k
Gretchen L. Haas United States	52	4.6k 0.9×	4.7k 2.0×	2.0k 0.9×	760 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	180	10.5k
Veena Kumari United Kingdom	65	5.2k 1.0×	2.7k 1.2×	5.7k 2.6×	685 0.3×	2.3k 1.2×	355	12.9k
Steven M. Silverstein United States	54	4.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	5.3k 2.5×	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	321	10.3k

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Martland, Rebecca, et al.. (2025). Multi-session virtual reality relaxation for mental health staff: a feasibility and acceptability study. Mental Health & Prevention. 37. 200408–200408.

Tan, Annabel X., et al.. (2025). The association between recent stressful life events and brain structure: a UK Biobank longitudinal MRI study. European Psychiatry. 68(1). e18–e18. 1 indexed citations

Valmaggia, Lucia, et al.. (2025). Virtual reality relaxation for student wellbeing: a systematic review. 2(2). 94–123.

Valmaggia, Lucia, et al.. (2025). The impact of covering the lower face on facial emotion recognition: A systematic review.. Psychology & Neuroscience. 18(2). 77–124. 1 indexed citations

Pablo, Gonzalo Salazar de, et al.. (2024). Use of virtual reality in bipolar disorder: a systematic review. Psychological Medicine. 54(11). 2807–2822. 1 indexed citations

Gayer‐Anderson, Charlotte, et al.. (2024). Immersive virtual reality as a novel approach to investigate the association between adverse events and adolescent paranoid ideation. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 60(2). 305–318. 1 indexed citations

Valmaggia, Lucia, et al.. (2024). Digital Staff Support Interventions for the Psychological Wellbeing of Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. 10(2). 250–282.

Meregalli, Valentina, Katie Rowlands, Janet Treasure, et al.. (2024). Virtual food exposure with positive mood induction or social support to reduce food anxiety in anorexia nervosa: A feasibility study. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 57(3). 703–715. 11 indexed citations

Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz, Matthew, Ulrich Reininghaus, Matthew J. Kempton, et al.. (2024). Associations between disturbed sleep and attenuated psychotic experiences in people at clinical high risk for psychosis. Psychological Medicine. 54(9). 2254–2263. 4 indexed citations

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Valmaggia, Lucia, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Physical Activity with Immersive Virtual Reality: A Systematic Review. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 27(5). 303–317. 8 indexed citations

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Bell, Imogen, Roos Pot-Kolder, Albert Rizzo, et al.. (2024). Advances in the use of virtual reality to treat mental health conditions. Nature Reviews Psychology. 3(8). 552–567. 44 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cella, Matteo, Matthias Pillny, Marcel Riehle, et al.. (2023). Psychosocial and behavioural interventions for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a systematic review of efficacy meta-analyses. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 223(1). 321–331. 30 indexed citations

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Paetzold, Isabell, Inez Myin‐Germeys, Anita Schick, et al.. (2021). Stress reactivity as a putative mechanism linking childhood trauma with clinical outcomes in individuals at ultra-high-risk for psychosis: Findings from the EU-GEI High Risk Study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 30. e40–e40. 19 indexed citations

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Turner, David T., Simone Burger, Filip Smit, Lucia Valmaggia, & Mark van der Gaag. (2020). What Constitutes Sufficient Evidence for Case Formulation–Driven CBT for Psychosis? Cumulative Meta-analysis of the Effect on Hallucinations and Delusions. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 46(5). 1072–1085. 47 indexed citations

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Tognin, Stefania, Ana Catalán, Gemma Modinos, et al.. (2020). Emotion Recognition and Adverse Childhood Experiences in Individuals at Clinical High Risk of Psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 46(4). 823–833. 15 indexed citations

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Slade, Karen, Chiara Samele, Lucia Valmaggia, & Andrew Forrester. (2016). Pathways through the criminal justice system for prisoners with acute and serious mental illness. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 44. 162–168. 10 indexed citations

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Kraan, Tamar, Eva Velthorst, Lucia Valmaggia, et al.. (2016). Child Maltreatment and Clinical Outcome in Individuals at Ultra-High Risk for Psychosis in the EU-GEI High Risk Study. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 44(3). 584–592. 32 indexed citations

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Howes, Oliver, Subrata K. Bose, Federico Turkheimer, et al.. (2011). Dopamine Synthesis Capacity Before Onset of Psychosis: A Prospective [ ¹⁸ F]-DOPA PET Imaging Study. American Journal of Psychiatry. 168(12). 1311–1317. 274 indexed citations

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Valmaggia, Lucia, Paul McCrone, Martín Knapp, et al.. (2009). Economic impact of early intervention in people at high risk of psychosis. Psychological Medicine. 39(10). 1617–1626. 80 indexed citations

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Crossley, Nicolás, Andrea Mechelli, Paolo Fusar‐Poli, et al.. (2009). Superior temporal lobe dysfunction and frontotemporal dysconnectivity in subjects at risk of psychosis and in first‐episode psychosis. Human Brain Mapping. 30(12). 4129–4137. 165 indexed citations

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