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Psychology 32 10803 10115 253 248 106 5598

Daniela Villani publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Daniela Villani between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Daniela Villani published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2016. 15 of the 137 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2016. 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 7 publications
2005 2025

137 publications in total across all disciplines

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Daniela Villani: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 2
2006 5
2007 7
2008 4
2009 1
2010 0
2011 4
2012 9
2013 4
2014 3
2015 8
2016 12
2017 11
2018 10
2019 9
2020 8
2021 9
2022 6
2023 10
2024 8
2025 7
Total 137
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Daniela Villani 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 Daniela Villani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 101–110 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 106 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736 106
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Daniela Villani 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 Daniela Villani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 32–33 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702 32
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Daniela Villani is affiliated with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy. Their research focuses primarily on the intersection of psychology and computer science, with 60 publications in psychology and 20 in computer science.

Their work covers several subfields including clinical psychology, social psychology, human-computer interaction, applied psychology, and developmental and educational psychology. Research topics encompass virtual reality applications and impacts, COVID-19 and mental health, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, optimism, hope and well-being, religion, spirituality and psychology, mindfulness and compassion interventions, and identity, memory, and therapy.

Daniela Villani has contributed to multiple papers, among which are:

  • Immersive virtual reality in K-12 and higher education: A 10-year systematic review of empirical research (2020), published in British Journal of Educational Technology
  • Knowledge, Concerns, and Behaviors of Individuals During the First Week of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Italy (2020), published in JAMA Network Open
  • COVID Feel Good-An Easy Self-Help Virtual Reality Protocol to Overcome the Psychological Burden of Coronavirus (2020), published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Prevalence and health correlates of Online Fatigue: A cross-sectional study on the Italian academic community during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021), published in PLoS ONE
  • The role of perceived social support on pregnant women's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022), published in Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Villani include Giuseppe Riva, Anna Flavia Di Natale, Elisa Pancini, Claudia Repetto, and Andrea Gaggioli.

Their research is published often in venues such as Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking, BMC Psychology, Current Psychiatry Reports, British Journal of Educational Technology, and JAMA Network Open.

Best Publications

  • Affective Interactions Using Virtual Reality: The Link between Presence and Emotions

    Giuseppe Riva;Fabrizia Mantovani;Claret Samantha Capideville;Alessandra Preziosa

  • Immersive virtual reality in K-12 and higher education: A 10-year systematic review of empirical research

    Anna Flavia Di Natale;Claudia Repetto;Giuseppe Riva;Daniela Villani

  • Videogames for Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review

    Daniela Villani;Claudia Carissoli;Stefano Triberti;Antonella Marchetti

  • The Role of Spirituality and Religiosity in Subjective Well-Being of Individuals With Different Religious Status.

    Daniela Villani;Angela Sorgente;Paola Iannello;Alessandro Antonietti

  • Individual Differences in Cognitive Emotion Regulation: Implications for Subjective and Psychological Well-Being

    Stefania Balzarotti;Federica Biassoni;Daniela Villani;Antonio Prunas

  • May I experience more presence in doing the same thing in virtual reality than in reality? An answer from a simulated job interview

    D. Villani;C. Repetto;P. Cipresso;G. Riva

  • New Technologies for Relaxation: The Role of Presence

    Daniela Villani;Francesco Riva;Giuseppe Riva

  • Self-Help Stress Management Training Through Mobile Phones: An Experience With Oncology Nurses

    Daniela Villani;Alessandra Grassi;Chiara Cognetta;Davide Toniolo

  • Does a Meditation Protocol Supported by a Mobile Application Help People Reduce Stress? Suggestions from a Controlled Pragmatic Trial

    Claudia Carissoli;Daniela Villani;Giuseppe Riva

  • Is your phone so smart to affect your state? An exploratory study based on psychophysiological measures

    Pietro Cipresso;Silvia Serino;Daniela Villani;Claudia Repetto

  • Personality of people using chat: an on-line research.

    Luigi Anolli;Daniela Villani;Giuseppe Riva

  • Predictors of Health-related Quality of Life and Adjustment to Prostate Cancer During Active Surveillance

    Lara Bellardita;Tiziana Rancati;Maria Francesca Alvisi;Daniela Villani

  • NeuroVR: an open source virtual reality platform for clinical psychology and behavioral neurosciences.

    Giuseppe Riva;Andrea Gaggioli;Daniela Villani;Alessandra Preziosa

  • Toward a validation of cyber-interventions for stress disorders based on stress inoculation training: a systematic review

    Silvia Serino;Stefano Triberti;Daniela Villani;Pietro Cipresso

  • Does Interactive Media Enhance the Management of Stress? Suggestions from a Controlled Study

    Daniela Villani;Giuseppe Riva

  • What matters is when you play: Investigating the relationship between online video games addiction and time spent playing over specific day phases

    Stefano Triberti;Stefano Triberti;Luca Milani;Daniela Villani;Serena Grumi

  • Changing Avatars, Changing Selves? The Influence of Social and Contextual Expectations on Digital Rendition of Identity

    Stefano Triberti;Ilaria Durosini;Filippo Aschieri;Daniela Villani

  • COVID Feel Good—An Easy Self-Help Virtual Reality Protocol to Overcome the Psychological Burden of Coronavirus

    Giuseppe Riva;Luca Bernardelli;Matthew H. E. M. Browning;Gianluca Castelnuovo

  • Knowledge, Concerns, and Behaviors of Individuals During the First Week of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Italy.

    Francesco Pagnini;Francesco Pagnini;Andrea Bonanomi;Semira Tagliabue;Michela Balconi

  • Prevalence and health correlates of Onine Fatigue: A cross-sectional study on the Italian academic community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Andrea Bonanomi;Federica Facchin;Serena Barello;Daniela Villani

  • Visual exploration patterns of human figures in action: an eye tracker study with art paintings.

    Daniela Villani;Francesca Morganti;Pietro Cipresso;Simona Ruggi

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Riva
Giuseppe Riva Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Andrea Gaggioli
Andrea Gaggioli Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Stefano Triberti
Stefano Triberti University of Milan
Pietro Cipresso
Pietro Cipresso Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Silvia Serino
Silvia Serino University of Milano-Bicocca
Enrico Molinari
Enrico Molinari Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Gianluca Castelnuovo
Gianluca Castelnuovo Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Rosa M. Baños
Rosa M. Baños University of Valencia
Cristina Botella
Cristina Botella Jaume I University
Francesco Pagnini
Francesco Pagnini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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