Valentina Cardi

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Valentina Cardi is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Valentina Cardi has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Clinical Psychology, 32 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 25 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Valentina Cardi's work include Eating Disorders and Behaviors (104 papers), Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (54 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (32 papers). Valentina Cardi is often cited by papers focused on Eating Disorders and Behaviors (104 papers), Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (54 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (32 papers). Valentina Cardi collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Valentina Cardi's co-authors include Janet Treasure, Jenni Leppänen, Freya Corfield, Suman Ambwani, Robert Turton, Gaia Albano, Katie Rowlands, Colette R. Hirsch, Rosalia Di Matteo and Kate Tchanturia and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Valentina Cardi

112 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
Valentina Cardi United Kingdom 32 2.6k 640 539 535 534 117 3.1k
Natalie J. Loxton Australia 29 2.1k 0.8× 555 0.9× 406 0.8× 335 0.6× 303 0.6× 75 3.2k
Silja Vocks Germany 38 3.4k 1.3× 731 1.1× 352 0.7× 503 0.9× 490 0.9× 134 4.2k
Sheila E. Crowell United States 31 3.2k 1.3× 911 1.4× 342 0.6× 736 1.4× 935 1.8× 119 4.4k
Giovanni Abbate‐Daga Italy 33 3.6k 1.4× 452 0.7× 559 1.0× 383 0.7× 922 1.7× 175 4.1k
Amy Harrison United Kingdom 25 2.7k 1.1× 587 0.9× 489 0.9× 317 0.6× 726 1.4× 76 3.1k
Tom Hildebrandt United States 35 2.5k 1.0× 408 0.6× 448 0.8× 322 0.6× 320 0.6× 107 3.5k
Almut Zeeck Germany 31 2.4k 0.9× 343 0.5× 413 0.8× 345 0.6× 565 1.1× 118 2.8k
Kelsie T. Forbush United States 31 2.6k 1.0× 869 1.4× 387 0.7× 280 0.5× 487 0.9× 106 3.0k
Jennifer Svaldi Germany 26 2.0k 0.8× 595 0.9× 325 0.6× 235 0.4× 271 0.5× 112 2.4k
Howard Steiger Canada 40 4.1k 1.6× 460 0.7× 695 1.3× 421 0.8× 734 1.4× 170 4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Valentina Cardi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Valentina Cardi

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All Works

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Cerolini, Silvia, et al.. (2025). Healthier and earlier through digital technology: Towards a transdiagnostic staging model of eating and sleep disorders in adolescence (S.A.N.A.): A study protocol. FreiDok plus (Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg). 35(2). 100525–100525. 1 indexed citations
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Schroeder, Philipp A., et al.. (2024). Persistent avoidance of virtual food in anorexia nervosa‐restrictive type: Results from motion tracking in a virtual stopping task. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 57(3). 624–634. 10 indexed citations
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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
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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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Cardi, Valentina, Katie Rowlands, Suman Ambwani, et al.. (2024). Patient and carer feedback and engagement with ECHOMANTRA, a digital guided intervention for anorexia nervosa. European Eating Disorders Review. 33(2). 210–220. 1 indexed citations
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Meregalli, Valentina, Ettore Ambrosini, Umberto Granziol, et al.. (2024). Revealing motor insensitivity to food in Anorexia Nervosa as a potential mechanism contributing to calorie restriction: A mobile Approach Avoidance Task study. Appetite. 203. 107697–107697. 4 indexed citations
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Iannattone, Sara, Giuseppe Mignemi, Michela Gatta, et al.. (2024). Are anxiety, depression, and stress distinguishable in Italian adolescents? an examination through the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21. PLoS ONE. 19(2). e0299229–e0299229. 6 indexed citations
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Cardi, Valentina, et al.. (2024). Sleep quality in eating disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 77. 101969–101969. 13 indexed citations
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Levinson, Cheri A., Christina Ralph‐Nearman, Mackenzie Brown, et al.. (2021). A pilot randomized control trial of online exposure for eating disorders and mechanisms of change delivered after discharge from intensive eating disorder care: A registered report. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 54(11). 2066–2074. 4 indexed citations
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Wade, Tracey, Suman Ambwani, Valentina Cardi, Gaia Albano, & Janet Treasure. (2021). Outcomes for adults with anorexia nervosa who do not respond early to outpatient treatment. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 54(7). 1278–1282. 4 indexed citations
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Young, Katherine S., Jenni Leppänen, David Mataix‐Cols, et al.. (2020). Exposure to food in anorexia nervosa and brain correlates of food-related anxiety: findings from a pilot study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 274. 1068–1075. 14 indexed citations
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Cardi, Valentina, et al.. (2019). A systematic review of the ‘eating disorder voice’ experience. International Review of Psychiatry. 31(4). 347–366. 25 indexed citations
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Kim, Youl‐Ri, et al.. (2018). Mobile Self-Help Interventions as Augmentation Therapy for Patients with Anorexia Nervosa. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 25(8). 740–747. 12 indexed citations
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Turton, Robert, Bruno Palazzo Nazar, Emilee E. Burgess, et al.. (2017). To Go or Not to Go: A Proof of Concept Study Testing Food‐Specific Inhibition Training for Women with Eating and Weight Disorders. European Eating Disorders Review. 26(1). 11–21. 33 indexed citations
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Monteleone, Alessio Maria, Valentina Cardi, Umberto Volpe, et al.. (2017). Attachment and motivational systems: Relevance of sensitivity to punishment for eating disorder psychopathology. Psychiatry Research. 260. 353–359. 31 indexed citations
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Leppänen, Jenni, Valentina Cardi, Yannis Paloyelis, et al.. (2017). Blunted neural response to implicit negative facial affect in anorexia nervosa. Biological Psychology. 128. 105–111. 16 indexed citations
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Cardi, Valentina, Naima Lounes, Carol Kan, & Janet Treasure. (2012). Meal support using mobile technology in Anorexia Nervosa. Contextual differences between inpatient and outpatient settings. Appetite. 60(1). 33–39. 33 indexed citations

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