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Caterina Pesce publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Caterina Pesce sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 157 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Caterina Pesce D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Caterina Pesce sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Caterina Pesce is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a specific focus on developmental and educational psychology, social psychology, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, physiology, and education.

Their work covers diverse topics including:

  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Physical Education and Pedagogy

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Caterina Pesce include:

  • "Through the Looking Glass: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence, Providing New Insight for Motor Competence and Health" (2021), published in Sports Medicine
  • "Physical Literacy - A Journey of Individual Enrichment: An Ecological Dynamics Rationale for Enhancing Performance and Physical Activity in All" (2020), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Effects of chronic physical activity on cognition across the lifespan: a systematic meta-review of randomized controlled trials and realist synthesis of contextualized mechanisms" (2021), published in International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • "Skill Acquisition Methods Fostering Physical Literacy in Early-Physical Education (SAMPLE-PE): Rationale and Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in 5-6-Year-Old Children From Deprived Areas of North West England" (2020), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Parents about parenting dual career athletes: A systematic literature review." (2020), published in Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Frequent co-authors collaborated with Caterina Pesce include:

  • Laura Capranica
  • Valentin Benzing
  • Myrto F. Mavilidi
  • David F. Stodden
  • Emiliano Mazzoli

Publications by Caterina Pesce have appeared regularly in several venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • PLoS ONE
  • Sports Medicine

The scientist's work combines interdisciplinary approaches across psychology and medicine to address issues related to physical literacy, motor competence, cognitive effects of physical activity, and childhood development in both varied social and health-related contexts.

Best Publications

  • Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children and adolescents: a novel combination of a systematic review and recommendations from an expert panel

    Amika S. Singh;Amika S. Singh;Emi Saliasi;Emi Saliasi;Vera Van Den Berg;Vera Van Den Berg;Léonie Uijtdewilligen

  • The Effect of Physical Activity Interventions on Children's Cognition and Metacognition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Celia Álvarez-Bueno;Caterina Pesce;Iván Cavero-Redondo;Mairena Sánchez-López

  • Exercise and children's cognition: The role of exercise characteristics and a place for metacognition

    Phillip D. Tomporowski;Bryan McCullick;Daniel M. Pendleton;Caterina Pesce

  • Academic Achievement and Physical Activity: A Meta-analysis

    Celia Álvarez-Bueno;Caterina Pesce;Iván Cavero-Redondo;Mairena Sánchez-López

  • Shifting the focus from quantitative to qualitative exercise characteristics in exercise and cognition research.

    Caterina Pesce

  • Physical activity and mental performance in preadolescents: Effects of acute exercise on free-recall memory

    Caterina Pesce;Claudia Crova;Lucio Cereatti;Rita Casella

  • Socio-economic determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella literature review

    Grainne O’Donoghue;Grainne O’Donoghue;Aileen Kennedy;Anna Puggina;Katina Aleksovska

  • Using concept mapping in the development of the EU-PAD framework (EUropean-Physical Activity Determinants across the life course): a DEDIPAC-study

    Giancarlo Condello;Fiona Chun Man Ling;Fiona Chun Man Ling;Antonino Bianco;Sebastien Chastin

  • Through the Looking Glass: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence, Providing New Insight for Motor Competence and Health

    Lisa M Barnett;E Kipling Webster;Ryan M Hulteen;An De Meester

  • Exercise, sports, and performance arts benefit cognition via a common process.

    Phillip D Tomporowski;Caterina Pesce

  • Cognitively challenging physical activity benefits executive function in overweight children

    Claudia Crova;Ilaria Struzzolino;Rosalba Marchetti;Ilaria Masci

  • More than one road leads to Rome: A narrative review and meta-analysis of physical activity intervention effects on cognition in youth

    Spyridoula Vazou;Caterina Pesce;Kimberley Lakes;Ann Smiley-Oyen

  • Deliberate Play and Preparation Jointly Benefit Motor and Cognitive Development: Mediated and Moderated Effects

    Caterina Pesce;Ilaria Masci;Rosalba Marchetti;Spyridoula Vazou

  • Enhancing cognitive functioning in the elderly: multicomponent vs resistance training.

    Roberta Forte;Colin A G Boreham;Joao Costa Leite;Giuseppe De Vito

  • Behavioral determinants of physical activity across the life course : a “DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity” (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review

    Giancarlo Condello;Anna Puggina;Katina Aleksovska;Christoph Buck

  • Determinants of the intention to use doping substances: An empirical contribution in a sample of Italian adolescents.

    Fabio Lucidi;Caterina Grano;Luigi Leone;Caterina Lombardo

  • Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: a "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review.

    Cristina Cortis;Anna Puggina;Caterina Pesce;Katina Aleksovska

  • Disentangling the relationship between children's motor ability, executive function and academic achievement

    Mirko Schmidt;Fabienne Egger;Valentin Benzing;Katja Jäger

  • Prefrontal hyperactivity in older people during motor planning

    Marika Berchicci;Giuliana Lucci;Caterina Pesce;Donatella Spinelli

  • Focusing of visual attention at rest and during physical exercise in soccer players.

    Caterina Pesce;Antonio Tessitore;Rita Casella;Mirella Pirritano

  • Searching for cognitively optimal challenge point in physical activity for children with typical and atypical motor development

    Caterina Pesce;Claudia Crova;Rosalba Marchetti;Ilaria Struzzolino

  • Deafness and hearing loss

    Michael Horvat;Ronald V. Croce;Caterina Pesce;Ashley Fallaize

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip D. Tomporowski
Phillip D. Tomporowski University of Georgia
Lisa M. Barnett
Lisa M. Barnett Deakin University
Jo Salmon
Jo Salmon Deakin University
Heather A. McKay
Heather A. McKay University of British Columbia
Tobias Pischon
Tobias Pischon Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Greet Cardon
Greet Cardon Ghent University
Holger Schulz
Holger Schulz Universität Hamburg
Licia Iacoviello
Licia Iacoviello University of Insubria
Enzo Bonmassar
Enzo Bonmassar University of Rome Tor Vergata
Nicole Joan Rinehart
Nicole Joan Rinehart Monash University

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