Massimo Molteni

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
220 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Massimo Molteni is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Molteni has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 86 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 64 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Massimo Molteni's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (71 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (57 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (43 papers). Massimo Molteni is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (71 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (57 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (43 papers). Massimo Molteni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Canada. Massimo Molteni's co-authors include Andrea Facoetti, Maria Luisa Lorusso, Maria Nobile, Simone Gori, Milena Ruffino, Cecilia Marino, Luca Ronconi, Alessandro Crippa, Carmen Cattaneo and Roberto Giorda and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Molteni

207 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Action Video Games Make Dyslexic Children Read Better 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300
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. Action Video Games Make Dyslexic Children Read Better
    2013 352 citations Simone Gori, Massimo Molteni 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
Massimo Molteni Italy 41 2.9k 2.3k 1.1k 999 909 220 5.7k
Gaia Scerif United Kingdom 37 2.7k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 762 0.8× 884 1.0× 158 5.7k
Gerd Schulte‐Körne Germany 43 2.2k 0.8× 3.5k 1.5× 732 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 1.5k 1.7× 251 6.5k
Stefano Vicari Italy 54 3.7k 1.3× 2.9k 1.3× 2.1k 1.9× 2.0k 2.0× 734 0.8× 390 9.7k
Ulrich Müller United Kingdom 39 2.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 282 0.3× 95 5.3k
W. Einar Mencl United States 38 4.7k 1.6× 4.7k 2.1× 744 0.7× 327 0.3× 1.8k 1.9× 87 7.6k
Maurits W. van der Molen Netherlands 53 6.5k 2.2× 2.2k 1.0× 1.9k 1.7× 1.3k 1.3× 465 0.5× 170 9.8k
Margaret Semrud‐Clikeman United States 35 2.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 2.5k 2.3× 645 0.6× 334 0.4× 97 4.7k
Andreas Warnke Germany 41 1.8k 0.6× 912 0.4× 2.1k 1.9× 1.7k 1.7× 274 0.3× 168 5.4k
Kenneth R. Pugh United States 44 5.8k 2.0× 5.6k 2.4× 960 0.9× 311 0.3× 2.1k 2.3× 127 9.3k
Helmut Remschmidt Germany 59 3.0k 1.1× 1.6k 0.7× 3.2k 2.9× 4.4k 4.4× 559 0.6× 369 11.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Massimo Molteni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Massimo Molteni

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Massimo Molteni. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Massimo Molteni 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 Massimo Molteni. Massimo Molteni is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Rizzato, G, Denis Peruzzo, Elisa Mani, et al.. (2025). Perivascular Space Burden in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Correlates With Neurodevelopmental Severity. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 62(5). 1496–1506.
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Crifaci, Giulia, et al.. (2024). Pupillary responses for social versus non-social stimuli in autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 166. 105872–105872. 1 indexed citations
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Agarwal, Nivedita, G Rizzato, Elisa Mani, et al.. (2024). Parasagittal dural volume correlates with cerebrospinal fluid volume and developmental delay in children with autism spectrum disorder. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 191–191. 3 indexed citations
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Lorusso, Maria Luisa, et al.. (2024). Predicting Response to Neuropsychological Intervention in Developmental Dyslexia: A Retrospective Study. Brain Sciences. 14(8). 775–775.
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Grazioli, Silvia, Alessandro Crippa, Massimo Molteni, et al.. (2024). Use of Machine Learning Models to Differentiate Neurodevelopment Conditions Through Digitally Collected Data: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study. JMIR Formative Research. 8. e54577–e54577.
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Lorusso, Maria Luisa, et al.. (2024). Validation of a Web App Enabling Children with Dyslexia to Identify Personalized Visual and Auditory Parameters Facilitating Online Text Reading. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. 8(1). 5–5. 4 indexed citations
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Lampis, Valentina, Sara Mascheretti, Chiara Cantiani, et al.. (2023). Long-Lasting Effects of Changes in Daily Routine during the Pandemic-Related Lockdown on Preschoolers’ Language and Emotional–Behavioral Development: A Moderation Analysis. Children. 10(4). 656–656. 5 indexed citations
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Cosmi, Valentina De, Veronica D’Oria, Silvia Scaglioni, et al.. (2023). Associations between Dietary Intake, Blood Levels of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Reading Abilities in Children. Biomolecules. 13(2). 368–368. 11 indexed citations
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Ferri, Alessandro, Federico Cabitza, Riccardo Colombo, et al.. (2023). The HIBAD Experience: Using Digital Health Technologies in the GDPR Era. Health Policy and Technology. 12(4). 100788–100788. 3 indexed citations
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Syrén, Marie‐Louise, Stefano Turolo, Carlo Agostoni, et al.. (2022). Direct and Indirect Effects of Blood Levels of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids on Reading and Writing (Dis)Abilities. Brain Sciences. 12(2). 169–169. 4 indexed citations
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Montirosso, Rosario, Eleonora Mascheroni, Elena Guida, et al.. (2021). Stress symptoms and resilience factors in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.. Health Psychology. 40(7). 428–438. 30 indexed citations
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Riva, Valentina, et al.. (2021). Dysfunctions in Infants’ Statistical Learning are Related to Parental Autistic Traits. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51(12). 4621–4631. 6 indexed citations
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Bellina, Monica, Silvia Grazioli, Marco Garzitto, et al.. (2020). Relationship between parenting measures and parents and child psychopathological symptoms: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry. 20(1). 377–377. 15 indexed citations
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Tomasino, Barbara, Maria Nobile, Monica Bellina, et al.. (2018). The mental simulation of state/psychological verbs in the adolescent brain: An fMRI study. Brain and Cognition. 123. 34–46. 10 indexed citations
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Gori, Simone, et al.. (2012). Brightness local bias in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Vision. 12(9). 793–793. 1 indexed citations
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Marino, Cecilia, Roberto Giorda, Laura Vanzin, et al.. (2004). CORRECTION. Journal of Medical Genetics. 41(1). 46–46.
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Balboni, Giulia, et al.. (2001). Discriminant Validity of the Vineland Scales: Score Profiles of Individuals With Mental Retardation and a Specific Disorder. American Journal on Mental Retardation. 106(2). 162–162. 40 indexed citations

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