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Psychology
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
110
Citations
43392
World Ranking
400
National Ranking
2

Giuseppe Riva 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 Giuseppe Riva sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 874 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Giuseppe Riva 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 Giuseppe Riva sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Giuseppe Riva is affiliated with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy. Their research activities span multiple fields, predominantly psychology and medicine, with a strong focus on cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, and human-computer interaction as key subfields.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Giuseppe Riva has contributed to a range of research papers, some of which have notable citation records. Selected recent publications include:

  • "The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Health Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study" (2020), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "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
  • "Usability Issues of Clinical and Research Applications of Virtual Reality in Older People: A Systematic Review" (2020), published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • "Neuroimaging the consciousness of self: Review, and conceptual-methodological framework" (2020), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "What the Metaverse Is (Really) and Why We Need to Know About It" (2022), published in Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking

Giuseppe Riva frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Pietro Cipresso
  • Elisa Pedroli
  • Cosimo Tuena
  • Daniele Di Lernia
  • Silvia Serino

The researcher has published extensively in several scientific venues, particularly:

  • Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (91 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (18 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine (12 publications)
  • Frontiers in Psychology (9 publications)
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (7 publications)

In addition to journal articles, Giuseppe Riva has contributed to book publications, including a title released by Informa: "Networked Flow in Creative Collaboration" (2020).

Best Publications

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

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

  • The Past, Present, and Future of Virtual and Augmented Reality Research: A Network and Cluster Analysis of the Literature

    Pietro Cipresso;Irene Alice Chicchi Giglioli;Mariano Alcañiz Raya;Giuseppe Riva

  • Virtual reality in psychotherapy: review.

    Giuseppe Riva

  • Being there : the experience of presence in mediated environments

    Wijnand IJsselsteijn;Giuseppe Riva

  • The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Health Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Emanuele Maria Giusti;Elisa Pedroli;Guido E. D'Aniello;Chiara Stramba Badiale

  • Neuroscience of Virtual Reality: From Virtual Exposure to Embodied Medicine.

    Giuseppe Riva;Brenda K. Wiederhold;Fabrizia Mantovani

  • Positive technology: using interactive technologies to promote positive functioning.

    Giuseppe Riva;Rosa María Baños;Cristina Botella;Brenda K. Wiederhold

  • eHealth for Patient Engagement: A Systematic Review.

    Serena Barello;Stefano Triberti;Guendalina Graffigna;Chiara Libreri

  • The use of the internet in psychological research: comparison of online and offline questionnaires.

    Giuseppe Riva;Tiziana Teruzzi;Luigi Anolli

  • Transforming Experience: The Potential of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality for Enhancing Personal and Clinical Change

    Giuseppe Riva;Rosa M. Baños;Cristina Botella;Fabrizia Mantovani

  • Virtual reality training for health-care professionals.

    Fabrizia Mantovani;Gianluca Castelnuovo;Andrea Gaggioli;Giuseppe Riva

  • 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

  • “Real” Presence: How Different Ontologies Generate Different Criteria for Presence, Telepresence, and Virtual Presence

    Giuseppe Mantovani;Giuseppe Riva

  • Being There: Concepts, Effects and Measurements of User Presence in Synthetic Environments

    G. Riva;F. Davide;W. A. IJsselsteijn

  • The role of immersion and narrative in mediated presence: the virtual hospital experience.

    Alessandra Gorini;Claret S. Capideville;Gianluca De Leo;Fabrizia Mantovani

  • Why Is Facebook So Successful? Psychophysiological Measures Describe a Core Flow State While Using Facebook

    Maurizio Mauri;Pietro Cipresso;Anna Balgera;Marco Villamira

  • A second life for eHealth: prospects for the use of 3-D virtual worlds in clinical psychology.

    Alessandra Gorini;Andrea Gaggioli;Cinzia Vigna;Giuseppe Riva

  • Effectiveness of Immersive Videos in Inducing Awe: An Experimental Study.

    Alice Chirico;Pietro Cipresso;David B. Yaden;Federica Biassoni

  • Virtual reality exposure in the treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia: A controlled study

    C. Botella;A. García-Palacios;H. Villa;R. M. Baños

  • The Layers of Presence: A Bio-cultural Approach to Understanding Presence in Natural and Mediated Environments

    Giuseppe Riva;John A. Waterworth;Eva Lindh Waterworth

  • The Sociocognitive Psychology of Computer-Mediated Communication: The Present and Future of Technology-Based Interactions

    Giuseppe Riva

  • Psychological considerations in the assessment and treatment of pain in neurorehabilitation and psychological factors predictive of therapeutic response: Evidence and recommendations from the Italian consensus conference on pain in neurorehabilitation

    Gianluca Castelnuovo;Emanuele Maria Giusti;Gian Mauro Manzoni;Donatella Saviola

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Gaggioli
Andrea Gaggioli Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Pietro Cipresso
Pietro Cipresso Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Silvia Serino
Silvia Serino University of Milano-Bicocca
Antonios Dakanalis
Antonios Dakanalis University of Milano-Bicocca
Daniela Villani
Daniela Villani Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Brenda K. Wiederhold
Brenda K. Wiederhold Scripps Health
Enrico Molinari
Enrico Molinari Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Massimo Clerici
Massimo Clerici University of Milano-Bicocca
Gianluca Castelnuovo
Gianluca Castelnuovo Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Alessandra Gorini
Alessandra Gorini University of Milan

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