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Cristina Colombo 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 Cristina Colombo sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 290 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cristina Colombo 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 Cristina Colombo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Cristina Colombo is affiliated with Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Italy. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and neuroscience, with particular emphasis on psychiatry and mental health, biological psychiatry, as well as experimental and cognitive psychology. The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of behavioral neuroscience and cognitive neuroscience.

Their work covers various topics prominently related to brain disorders and mental health. Key research themes include tryptophan and brain disorders, bipolar disorder and treatment, stress responses and cortisol, treatment of major depression, and functional brain connectivity studies. Additionally, they have explored advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications alongside broader mental health research topics.

The scientist has published a substantial body of work across several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include Neuroscience Applied, where they have published 14 papers, European Neuropsychopharmacology with 9 publications, Journal of Affective Disorders and European Psychiatry with 5 papers each, and Journal of Psychiatric Research featuring 4 papers.

Their notable recent papers include:

  • All roads lead to the default-mode network-global source of DMN abnormalities in major depressive disorder, 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Heparin in COVID-19 Patients Is Associated with Reduced In-Hospital Mortality: The Multicenter Italian CORIST Study, 2021, Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • A peripheral inflammatory signature discriminates bipolar from unipolar depression: A machine learning approach, 2020, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Predicting differential diagnosis between bipolar and unipolar depression with multiple kernel learning on multimodal structural neuroimaging, 2020, European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Higher baseline interleukin-1β and TNF-α hamper antidepressant response in major depressive disorder, 2020, European Neuropsychopharmacology

Cristina Colombo collaborates frequently with other researchers in the field. Frequent co-authors include Raffaella Zanardi, Francesco Benedetti, Sara Poletti, Cristina Lorenzi, and Marco Paolini. These collaborations represent substantial contributions to multidisciplinary research efforts in psychiatry and neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Morning sunlight reduces length of hospitalization in bipolar depression

    Francesco Benedetti;Cristina Colombo;Barbara Barbini;Euridice Campori

  • [18F]FDG PET study in obsessive-compulsive disorder. A clinical/metabolic correlation study after treatment.

    Daniela Perani;Cristina Colombo;Sergio Bressi;Annamaria Bonfanti

  • Influence of CLOCK gene polymorphism on circadian mood fluctuation and illness recurrence in bipolar depression.

    Francesco Benedetti;Alessandro Serretti;Cristina Colombo;Barbara Barbini

  • Rate of switch from depression into mania after therapeutic sleep deprivation in bipolar depression.

    Cristina Colombo;Francesco Benedetti;Barbara Barbini;Euridice Campori

  • Increased right caudate nucleus size in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Detection with magnetic resonance imaging

    Silvio Scarone;Cristina Colombo;Simin Livian;Massimo Abbruzzese

  • Genetic dissection of psychopathological symptoms: insomnia in mood disorders and CLOCK gene polymorphism.

    Alessandro Serretti;Francesco Benedetti;Laura Mandelli;Cristina Lorenzi

  • Disruption of White Matter Integrity in Bipolar Depression as a Possible Structural Marker of Illness

    Francesco Benedetti;Ping Hong Yeh;Marcella Bellani;Daniele Radaelli

  • Actimetric evidence that CLOCK 3111 T/C SNP influences sleep and activity patterns in patients affected by bipolar depression.

    Francesco Benedetti;Sara Dallaspezia;Mara Cigala Fulgosi;Cristina Lorenzi

  • Morning light treatment hastens the antidepressant effect of citalopram: a placebo-controlled trial.

    Francesco Benedetti;Cristina Colombo;Adriana Pontiggia;Alessandro Bernasconi

  • Low-Dose Clozapine in Acute and Continuation Treatment of Severe Borderline Personality Disorder

    Francesco Benedetti;Laura Sforzini;Cristina Colombo;Cesare Maffei

  • Chronotherapeutics in a psychiatric ward.

    Francesco Benedetti;Barbara Barbini;Cristina Colombo;Enrico Smeraldi

  • Combined total sleep deprivation and light therapy in the treatment of drug-resistant bipolar depression: acute response and long-term remission rates.

    Francesco Benedetti;Barbara Barbini;Mara Cigala Fulgosi;Cristina Colombo

  • Long-term response to lithium salts in bipolar illness is influenced by the glycogen synthase kinase 3-β −50 T/C SNP

    Francesco Benedetti;Alessandro Serretti;Adriana Pontiggia;Alessandro Bernasconi

  • Influence of a Functional Polymorphism Within the Promoter of the Serotonin Transporter Gene on the Effects of Total Sleep Deprivation in Bipolar Depression

    Francesco Benedetti;Alessandro Serretti;Cristina Colombo;Euridice Campori

  • Dark therapy for mania: a pilot study.

    Barbara Barbini;Francesco Benedetti;Cristina Colombo;Danilo Dotoli

  • A glycogen synthase kinase 3-β promoter gene single nucleotide polymorphism is associated with age at onset and response to total sleep deprivation in bipolar depression

    Francesco Benedetti;Alessandro Serretti;Cristina Colombo;Cristina Lorenzi;Cristina Lorenzi

  • Lithium and GSK3-β Promoter Gene Variants Influence White Matter Microstructure in Bipolar Disorder

    Francesco Benedetti;Irene Bollettini;Ignazio Barberi;Daniele Radaelli

  • Sleep loss, a possible factor in augmenting manic episode

    Barbara Barbini;Sara Bertelli;Cristina Colombo;Enrico Smeraldi

  • Opposite effects of suicidality and lithium on gray matter volumes in bipolar depression.

    Francesco Benedetti;Daniele Radaelli;Sara Poletti;Sara Poletti;Clara Locatelli

  • A single nucleotide polymorphism in glycogen synthase kinase 3-β promoter gene influences onset of illness in patients affected by bipolar disorder

    Francesco Benedetti;Alessandro Bernasconi;Cristina Lorenzi;Cristina Lorenzi;Adriana Pontiggia

  • Brief Research Communication Influence of CLOCK Gene Polymorphism on Circadian Mood Fluctuation and Illness Recurrence in Bipolar Depression

    Francesco Benedetti;Alessandro Serretti;Cristina Colombo;Barbara Barbini

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Benedetti
Francesco Benedetti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Enrico Smeraldi
Enrico Smeraldi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Sara Poletti
Sara Poletti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Cristina Lorenzi
Cristina Lorenzi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Alessandro Serretti
Alessandro Serretti Kore University of Enna
Benedetta Vai
Benedetta Vai IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Andrea Falini
Andrea Falini Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Irene Bollettini
Irene Bollettini San Raffaele Hospital
Raffaella Zanardi
Raffaella Zanardi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Andrea Bernasconi
Andrea Bernasconi Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

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