Sergio Della Sala

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Sergio Della Sala is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergio Della Sala has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 43 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Sergio Della Sala's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (44 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (20 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (11 papers). Sergio Della Sala is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (44 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (20 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (11 papers). Sergio Della Sala collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Colombia. Sergio Della Sala's co-authors include Hans Spinnler, Robert H. Logie, Alan Baddeley, Mario A. Parra, S. Bressi, Sharon Abrahams, Roberto Cubelli, Clelia Marchetti, Marcella Laiacona and Miriam Brazzelli and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Sergio Della Sala

73 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

THE DECLINE OF WORKING MEMORY IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. THE DECLINE OF WORKING MEMORY IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
    1991 503 citations Sergio Della Sala, Robert H. Logie 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
Sergio Della Sala United Kingdom 33 2.2k 1.3k 473 470 400 76 3.4k
Kirk R. Daffner United States 42 3.2k 1.5× 1.4k 1.1× 597 1.3× 429 0.9× 257 0.6× 124 5.2k
Kristy A. Nielson United States 40 2.4k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 672 1.4× 443 0.9× 233 0.6× 96 4.3k
Brian T. Gold United States 35 3.1k 1.4× 878 0.7× 544 1.2× 378 0.8× 785 2.0× 109 4.7k
Sven Joubert Canada 30 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 651 1.4× 324 0.7× 362 0.9× 108 3.3k
Scott M. Hayes United States 29 1.9k 0.9× 492 0.4× 521 1.1× 378 0.8× 335 0.8× 59 3.7k
Gail A. Eskes Canada 35 1.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 486 1.0× 227 0.5× 239 0.6× 103 4.2k
Torsten Wüstenberg Germany 37 3.3k 1.5× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 2.3× 406 0.9× 236 0.6× 91 5.3k
Jennifer E. McDowell United States 33 2.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 542 1.1× 197 0.4× 601 1.5× 118 4.0k
Debra Fleischman United States 32 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 331 0.7× 178 0.4× 419 1.0× 87 3.6k
E. K. Warrington United Kingdom 21 2.1k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 560 1.2× 190 0.4× 426 1.1× 36 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sergio Della Sala

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sergio Della Sala

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All Works

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Coco, Moreno I., Carolina Maruta, Isabel Pavão Martins, & Sergio Della Sala. (2022). Locations of objects are better remembered than their identities in naturalistic scenes: An eye-tracking experiment in mild cognitive impairment.. Neuropsychology. 37(7). 741–752. 3 indexed citations
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Foss, Maria Paula, Vítor Tumas, Valéria Santoro Bahia, et al.. (2020). Profiles of cognitive impairment in the continuum from normal cognition to Alzheimer's clinical syndrome: Contributions of the short‐term memory binding tests. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 35(11). 1331–1340. 7 indexed citations
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Killin, Lewis, Sharon Abrahams, Mario A. Parra, & Sergio Della Sala. (2017). The effect of age on the FCSRT-IR and temporary visual memory binding. International Psychogeriatrics. 30(3). 331–340. 10 indexed citations
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Killin, Lewis & Sergio Della Sala. (2015). Seeing through the double blind. Psychologist. 28(4). 288–291. 2 indexed citations
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Foley, Jennifer A., Gianna Cocchini, Robert H. Logie, & Sergio Della Sala. (2014). No dual-task practice effect in Alzheimer's disease. Memory. 23(4). 518–528. 8 indexed citations
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Foley, Jennifer A., Reiner Kaschel, & Sergio Della Sala. (2013). Dual tasking in Alzheimer’s disease and depression. Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie. 24(1). 25–33. 2 indexed citations
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Foley, Jennifer A., Reiner Kaschel, Robert H. Logie, & Sergio Della Sala. (2011). Dual-Task Performance in Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Normal Ageing. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 26(4). 340–348. 32 indexed citations
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Sala, Sergio Della, Sarah E. MacPherson, Louise H. Phillips, Leonardo Sacco, & Hans Spinnler. (2004). The role of semantic knowledge on the cognitive estimation task. Journal of Neurology. 251(2). 156–164. 35 indexed citations
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Bartolo, Angela, et al.. (2003). Pantomimes are special gestures which rely on working memory. Brain and Cognition. 53(3). 483–494. 84 indexed citations
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Sala, Sergio Della. (2000). Color-to-Figure Matching in Alzheimer's Disease. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 15(7). 571–585. 11 indexed citations
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Sala, Sergio Della, et al.. (2000). Intrusion errors in numerical transcoding by Alzheimer patients. Neuropsychologia. 38(6). 768–777. 15 indexed citations
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Sala, Sergio Della, et al.. (1998). Batteria testistica per lo studio della capacita’ di riconoscere identita’ ed orientamento di talian visivi: dati talian i e risultati in un campione di pazienti affetti da demenza di Alzheimer. 59. 298–313. 2 indexed citations
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Sala, Sergio Della, et al.. (1998). Variables linked to psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer's disease. European Journal of Neurology. 5(6). 553–560. 11 indexed citations
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Brazzelli, Miriam, N. Colombo, Sergio Della Sala, & Hans Spinnler. (1994). Spared and Impaired Cognitive Abilities After Bilateral Frontal Damage. Cortex. 30(1). 27–51. 79 indexed citations
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Sala, Sergio Della, et al.. (1992). A cancellation test: its reliability in assessing attentional deficits in Alzheimer's disease. Psychological Medicine. 22(4). 885–901. 163 indexed citations
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Wilkins, Arnold J., et al.. (1988). Age-related norms for the Cambridge low contrast gratings, including details concerning their design and use. 2(3). 201–212. 36 indexed citations
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Spinnler, Hans & Sergio Della Sala. (1987). Visuo-spatial impairment in Parkinson's disease. Does it exist?: Spinnler and Della Sala reply:. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 50(11). 1560–1561. 1 indexed citations

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