2026 Chiara Rafanelli: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	46	6413	5969	122	120	153	8838

Chiara Rafanelli 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 Chiara Rafanelli sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 153 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chiara Rafanelli 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 Chiara Rafanelli sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Chiara Rafanelli is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Psychology. Their work focuses notably on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Social Psychology.

The research topics covered by Rafanelli include:

Cardiac Health and Mental Health
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Health, psychology, and well-being
Mental Health Research Topics
Chronic Disease Management Strategies
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Rafanelli has published articles in several specialized venues with repeated contributions to:

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Psychology Health & Medicine
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Psychosomatic Medicine

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Rafanelli include:

"Sequential Combination of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment and Well-Being Therapy in Depressed Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Randomized Controlled Trial (TREATED-ACS Study)", 2020, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
"Clinimetric Criteria for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures", 2021, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (lead author Danilo Carrozzino)
"The Deceptive Manifestations of Treatment Resistance in Depression: A New Look at the Problem", 2020, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (lead author Giovanni A. Fava)
"Kellner's Symptom Questionnaire, a Highly Sensitive Patient-Reported Outcome Measure: Systematic Review of Clinimetric Properties", 2020, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (lead author Giada Benasi)
"Type D Personality as a Risk Factor for Adverse Outcome in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: An Individual Patient-Data Meta-analysis", 2023, Psychosomatic Medicine (lead author Paul Lodder)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rafanelli include:

Sara Gostoli
Giovanni A. Fava
Regina Subach
Renzo Roncuzzi
Giada Benasi

Best Publications

Prevention of Recurrent Depression With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Preliminary Findings

Giovanni A. Fava;Chiara Rafanelli;Silvana Grandi;Sandra Conti

759
Citations
Well-being therapy. A novel psychotherapeutic approach for residual symptoms of affective disorders.

Giovanni A. Fava;C. Rafanelli;M. Cazzaro;S. Conti

608
Citations
Six-year outcome of cognitive behavior therapy for prevention of recurrent depression.

Giovanni A. Fava;Chiara Ruini;Chiara Rafanelli;Livio Finos

567
Citations
Well-being therapy of generalized anxiety disorder.

Giovanni A. Fava;Chiara Ruini;Chiara Rafanelli;Livio Finos

438
Citations
Six-Year Outcome for Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Residual Symptoms in Major Depression

Giovanni A. Fava;Chiara Rafanelli;Silvana Grandi;Renzo Canestrari

352
Citations
The relationship of psychological well-being to distress and personality.

Chiara Ruini;Fedra Ottolini;Chiara Rafanelli;Eliana Tossani

254
Citations
Adjusted prognostic association of depression following myocardial infarction with mortality and cardiovascular events: individual patient data meta-analysis.

A. Meijer;H. J. Conradi;Elisabeth Bos;M. Anselmino

240
Citations
Long-term outcome of panic disorder with agoraphobia treated by exposure.

G. A. Fava;C. Rafanelli;S. Grandi;S. Conti

225
Citations
Methodological Recommendations for Trials of Psychological Interventions.

Jenny Guidi;Eva Lotta Brakemeier;Claudi L.H. Bockting;Fiammetta Cosci

207
Citations
Assessing demoralization and depression in the setting of medical disease.

Lara Mangelli;Giovanni A. Fava;Silvana Grandi;Luigi Grassi

200
Citations
La validazione italiana delle Psychological Well-being Scales (PWB)

Chiara Ruini;Fedra Ottolini;Chiara Rafanelli;Carol Ryff

194
Citations
Rating well-being and distress

Chiara Rafanelli;Seung K. Park;Chiara Ruini;Fedra Ottolini

194
Citations
Psychometric theory is an obstacle to the progress of clinical research.

Giovanni Andrea Fava;Chiara Ruini;Chiara Rafanelli

175
Citations
The clinical process in psychiatry: a clinimetric approach.

Giovanni A. Fava;Chiara Rafanelli;Elena Tomba

170
Citations
Clinimetric Criteria for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

Danilo Carrozzino;Chiara Patierno;Jenny Guidi;Carmen Berrocal Montiel

168
Citations
Differential effects of well-being promoting and anxiety-management strategies in a non-clinical school setting.

Elena Tomba;Carlotta Belaise;Fedra Ottolini;Chiara Ruini

165
Citations
Cognitive-behavioral management of drug-resistant major depressive disorder.

Giovanni A. Fava;Gianni Savron;Silvana Grandi;Chiara Rafanelli

160
Citations
Stressful life events, depression and demoralization as risk factors for acute coronary heart disease.

Chiara Rafanelli;Renzo Roncuzzi;Yuri Milaneschi;Elena Tomba

159
Citations
Psychological well-being and residual symptoms in remitted patients with panic disorder and agoraphobia.

Giovanni A. Fava;Chiara Rafanelli;Fedra Ottolini;Chiara Ruini

151
Citations
Psychological Assessment in Cardiac Rehabilitation

Chiara Rafanelli;Renzo Roncuzzi;Livio Finos;Eliana Tossani

131
Citations
The sequential combination of cognitive behavioral treatment and well-being therapy in cyclothymic disorder.

Giovanni A Fava;Chiara Rafanelli;Elena Tomba;Jenny Guidi

130
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni A. Fava University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Silvana Grandi University of Bologna

Chiara Ruini University of Bologna

Jenny Guidi University of Bologna

Elena Tomba University of Bologna

Piero Porcelli University of Chieti-Pescara

Luigi Grassi University of Ferrara

Angelo Picardi Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Richard Balon Wayne State University

Tom Sensky Imperial College London

External Links

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