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Ersilia Menesini

Ersilia Menesini

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
45
Citations
10673
World Ranking
6598
National Ranking
125

Ersilia Menesini 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 Ersilia Menesini sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 171 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ersilia Menesini 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 Ersilia Menesini sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ersilia Menesini is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their research is primarily centered on psychology and social sciences, with a significant focus on social psychology, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, education, and developmental and educational psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Plant Virus Research Studies

Menesini has contributed frequently to several publication venues. These include:

  • European Journal of Developmental Psychology
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Aggression and Violent Behavior
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • International Psychogeriatrics

Among recent papers authored by Menesini, notable works include:

  • The longitudinal association between loneliness and depressive symptoms in the elderly: a systematic review, 2021, International Psychogeriatrics
  • Positive and Negative Experiences of Living in COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of Italian Adolescents' Narratives, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Moral disengagement and cyberbullying involvement: A systematic review, 2020, European Journal of Developmental Psychology
  • The development of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) during adolescence: A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis, 2023, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • What Works for Whom in School-Based Anti-bullying Interventions? An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis, 2022, Prevention Science

Menesini collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Annalaura Nocentini
  • Benedetta Emanuela Palladino
  • Lisa De Luca
  • Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio
  • Maria Chiara Basilici

Best Publications

  • Bullying in schools: the state of knowledge and effective interventions.

    Ersilia Menesini;Christina Salmivalli

  • Cyberbullying: Labels, Behaviours and Definition in Three European Countries

    Annalaura Nocentini;Juan Calmaestra;Anja Schultze-Krumbholz;Herbert Scheithauer

  • Moral emotions and bullying: A cross-national comparison of differences between bullies, victims and outsiders

    Ersilia Menesini;Virginia Sanchez;Ada Fonzi;Rosario Ortega

  • Friendship and loneliness among bullies and victims: Data from seven countries

    Mike Eslea;Ersilia Menesini;Yohji Morita;Mona O’Moore

  • Cyberbullying Definition Among Adolescents: A Comparison Across Six European Countries

    Ersilia Menesini;Annalaura Nocentini;Benedetta Emanuela Palladino;Ann Frisén

  • Cyberbullying definition and measurement: Some critical considerations

    Ersilia Menesini;Annalaura Nocentini

  • Enhancing children's responsibility to take action against bullying: Evaluation of a befriending intervention in Italian middle schools

    Ersilia Menesini;Elena Codecasa;Beatrice Benelli;Helen Cowie

  • Cross-national comparison of children's attitudes towards bully/victim problems in school

    Ersilia Menesini;Mike Eslea;Peter K. Smith;ML Genta

  • Bullying and victimization in adolescence: concurrent and stable roles and psychological health symptoms.

    Ersilia Menesini;Marco Modena;Franca Tani

  • The measurement of cyberbullying: dimensional structure and relative item severity and discrimination.

    Ersilia Menesini;Annalaura Nocentini;Pamela Calussi

  • Shame and guilt as behaviour regulators: Relationships with bullying, victimization and prosocial behaviour

    Ersilia Menesini;Marina Camodeca

  • Bullies and victims in schools in central and southern Italy

    Maria Luisa Genta;Ersilia Menesini;Ada Fonzi;Angela Costabile

  • Morality, values, traditional bullying, and cyberbullying in adolescence

    Ersilia Menesini;Annalaura Nocentini;Marina Camodeca

  • Evidence-based intervention against bullying and cyberbullying: evaluation of the NoTrap! program in two independent trials

    Benedetta Emanuela Palladino;Annalaura Nocentini;Ersilia Menesini

  • Bullying among Siblings: The Role of Personality and Relational Variables.

    Ersilia. Menesini;Marina. Camodeca;Annalaura. Nocentini

  • Parents, family characteristics and bullying behavior: A systematic review

    Annalaura Nocentini;Giada Fiorentini;Ludovica Di Paola;Ersilia Menesini

  • Parents' Definitions of Children's Bullying in a Five-Country Comparison

    Andrea Smorti;Ersilia Menesini;Peter K. Smith

  • La competencia emocional de agresores y víctimas de bullying

    Virginia Sánchez;Rosario Ortega;Ersilia Menesini

  • Anti-bullying programs and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs): A systematic review

    Annalaura Nocentini;Valentina Zambuto;Ersilia Menesini

  • Online and offline peer led models against bullying and cyberbullying

    Benedetta Emanuela Palladino;Annalaura Nocentini;Ersilia Menesini

  • The Personality Trait of Environmental Sensitivity Predicts Children’s Positive Response to School-Based Antibullying Intervention:

    Annalaura Nocentini;Ersilia Menesini;Michael Pluess;Michael Pluess

Frequent Co-Authors

Annalaura Nocentini
Annalaura Nocentini University of Florence
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Herbert Scheithauer
Herbert Scheithauer Freie Universität Berlin
Jennifer Connolly
Jennifer Connolly York University
Simone Orlandini
Simone Orlandini University of Florence
Concetta Pastorelli
Concetta Pastorelli Sapienza University of Rome
Christina Salmivalli
Christina Salmivalli University of Turku
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz University of Córdoba
Gianluca Gini
Gianluca Gini University of Padua
Wendy M. Craig
Wendy M. Craig Queen's University

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