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Gianluca Esposito

Gianluca Esposito

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 48 5987 5570 107 105 317 7851

Gianluca Esposito publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gianluca Esposito between 2004 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gianluca Esposito published across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026, averaging 18.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 75 publications in 2021. 28 of the 417 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 75. Peak 75 publications in 2021. 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 58 publications 2021: 75 publications 2022: 54 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 26 publications 2026: 2 publications
2004 2026

417 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gianluca Esposito: publications per year, 2004 to 2026
Year Publications
2004 2
2005 0
2006 1
2007 1
2008 5
2009 6
2010 4
2011 5
2012 8
2013 9
2014 5
2015 11
2016 8
2017 20
2018 14
2019 38
2020 58
2021 75
2022 54
2023 33
2024 32
2025 26
2026 2
Total 417
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Gianluca Esposito publications per year - data summary

  • Gianluca Esposito, a Psychology scholar from University of Trento, has 417 publications recorded across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2004 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 75 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2006 and 2007, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 23 years in the span carries no publications at all (2005).
  • The rate of publication averages 18.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 19.0 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 147 publications, 35% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2004-2011: 24 publications (3.0 per year); 2012-2019: 113 publications (14.1 per year); 2020-2026: 280 publications (40.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Gianluca Esposito 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 Gianluca Esposito 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, 311–320 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: 317 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
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
311–320 100 317
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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Gianluca Esposito publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Gianluca Esposito, a Psychology scholar from University of Trento, records 317 publications - the 89th percentile of the discipline.
  • 89% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Gianluca Esposito, and about 11% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Gianluca Esposito ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Gianluca Esposito 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 Gianluca Esposito 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, 48–49 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: 48 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487 48
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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Gianluca Esposito D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Gianluca Esposito, a Psychology scholar from University of Trento, records 48 D-Index - the 49th percentile of the discipline.
  • 49% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Gianluca Esposito, and about 51% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Gianluca Esposito falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Gianluca Esposito is affiliated with the University of Trento in Italy. Their research focuses primarily on psychology, with a concentration on clinical psychology, social psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including experimental and cognitive psychology and education. Their research topics cover areas such as child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, family and disability support research, attachment and relationship dynamics, functional brain connectivity studies, action observation and synchronization, and early childhood education and development.

Esposito has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • Behavioral Sciences

Some of the recent research papers affiliated with this author include:

  • Social Media Usage and Development of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: A Review, 2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Nature in virtual reality improves mood and reduces stress: evidence from young adults and senior citizens, 2021, Virtual Reality
  • Vertical greenery buffers against stress: Evidence from psychophysiological responses in virtual reality, 2021, Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Assessing problematic use of social media: where do we stand and what can be improved?, 2022, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
  • Fitspiration on social media: Body-image and other psychopathological risks among young adults. A narrative review, 2021, Emerging Trends in Drugs Addictions and Health

Frequent co-authors in Esposito's research include Alessandro Carollo, Andrea Bizzego, Giulio Gabrieli, Marc H. Bornstein, and Michelle Jin Yee Neoh.

Best Publications

  • Alexithymia and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Complex Relationship.

    Jessie Poquérusse;Luigi Pastore;Sara Dellantonio;Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito

  • Parenting Stress Undermines Mother-Child Brain-to-Brain Synchrony: A Hyperscanning Study.

    A. Azhari;W. Q. Leck;G. Gabrieli;A. Bizzego

  • An exploration of symmetry in early autism spectrum disorders: Analysis of lying

    Gianluca Esposito;Paola Venuti;Sandra Maestro;Filippo Muratori

  • Analysis of unsupported gait in toddlers with autism.

    Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito;Paola Venuti;Fabio Apicella;Filippo Muratori

  • Infant Calming Responses during Maternal Carrying in Humans and Mice

    Gianluca Esposito;Sachine Yoshida;Ryuko Ohnishi;Yousuke Tsuneoka

  • Species-specific response to human infant faces in the premotor cortex.

    Andrea Caria;Simona de Falco;Paola Venuti;Sangkyun Lee

  • Social Media Usage and Development of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: A Review.

    Ilaria Cataldo;Ilaria Cataldo;Bruno Lepri;Michelle Jin Yee Neoh;Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito

  • Neurobiology of culturally common maternal responses to infant cry

    Marc H Bornstein;Diane L Putnick;Paola Rigo;Paola Rigo;Paola Rigo;Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito

  • Collaborative Puzzle Game: a tabletop interactive game for fostering collaboration in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

    A. Battocchi;F. Pianesi;D. Tomasini;M. Zancanaro

  • Continuity and Stability in Development

    Marc H. Bornstein;Diane L. Putnick;Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito

  • Analysis of toddlers' gait after six months of independent walking to identify autism: a preliminary study.

    Gianluca Esposito;Paola Venuti

  • Distinct preoptic-BST nuclei dissociate paternal and infanticidal behavior in mice

    Yousuke Tsuneoka;Yousuke Tsuneoka;Kenichi Tokita;Chihiro Yoshihara;Taiju Amano;Taiju Amano

  • Nature in virtual reality improves mood and reduces stress: evidence from young adults and senior citizens.

    Sarah Hian May Chan;Lin Qiu;Gianluca Esposito;Ky Phong Mai

  • A Novel Way to Measure and Predict Development: A Heuristic Approach to Facilitate the Early Detection of Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

    Peter B . Marschik;Peter B . Marschik;Florian B. Pokorny;Florian B. Pokorny;Robert Peharz;Dajie Zhang

  • Comparative Analysis of Crying in Children With Autism, Developmental Delays, and Typical Development

    Gianluca Esposito;Paola Venuti

  • Collaborative puzzle game: a tabletop interface for fostering collaborative skills in children with autism spectrum disorders

    Alberto Battocchi;Ayelet Ben‐Sasson;Gianluca Esposito;Eynat Gal

  • Baby, You Light-Up My Face: Culture-General Physiological Responses to Infants and Culture-Specific Cognitive Judgements of Adults

    Gianluca Esposito;Jun Nakazawa;Shota Ogawa;Rita Stival

  • Sex differences in directional brain responses to infant hunger cries.

    Nicola De Pisapia;Marc H. Bornstein;Paola Rigo;Gianluca Esposito

  • Examining cross-cultural differences in autism spectrum disorder: A multinational comparison from Greece, Italy, Japan, Poland, and the United States

    J. L. Matson;M. Matheis;C. O. Burns;Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito

  • A Review of Oxytocin and Arginine-Vasopressin Receptors and Their Modulation of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Ilaria Cataldo;Atiqah Azhari;Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito

  • Fathers' play with their Down Syndrome children.

    S. De Falco;G. Esposito;P. Venuti;M. H. Bornstein

  • Differential brain responses to cries of infants with autistic disorder and typical development: An fMRI study

    Paola Venuti;Andrea Caria;Andrea Caria;Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito;Nicola De Pisapia

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc H. Bornstein
Marc H. Bornstein National Institutes of Health
Paola Venuti
Paola Venuti University of Trento
Bruno Lepri
Bruno Lepri Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Peter B. Marschik
Peter B. Marschik University of Göttingen
Cesare Furlanello
Cesare Furlanello Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Jessica L. Borelli
Jessica L. Borelli University of California, Irvine
Sven Bölte
Sven Bölte Karolinska Institute
Adrian Raine
Adrian Raine University of Pennsylvania
Jeff Sigafoos
Jeff Sigafoos Victoria University of Wellington
Tadafumi Kato
Tadafumi Kato Juntendo University

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