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Massimo Molteni

Massimo Molteni

University of Padua
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
54
Citations
9559
World Ranking
4652
National Ranking
72

Massimo Molteni 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 Massimo Molteni sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 241 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Massimo Molteni 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 Massimo Molteni sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Massimo Molteni is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy, contributing extensively to research in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine. Their work spans several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, clinical psychology, psychiatry, and mental health, as well as education.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum within developmental and clinical contexts, focusing on:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Massimo Molteni has published frequently in notable venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Brain Sciences
  • Children
  • QUADERNI ACP
  • Scientific Reports

They have collaborated extensively with several researchers, such as:

  • Maria Nobile
  • Alessandro Crippa
  • Maddalena Mauri
  • Valentina Riva
  • Maria Luisa Lorusso

Among their recent academic papers are:

  • The Effectiveness of Interventions for Developmental Dyslexia: Rhythmic Reading Training Compared With Hemisphere-Specific Stimulation and Action Video Games, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Stress symptoms and resilience factors in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Health Psychology
  • Neuroendocrine and immune markers of maternal stress during pregnancy and infant cognitive development, 2020, Developmental Psychobiology
  • Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Emotional and Behavioral Profiles of Preschool Italian Children with and without Familial Risk for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2021, Brain Sciences
  • Mental health and coping strategies in families of children and young adults with muscular dystrophies, 2020, Journal of Neurology

Best Publications

  • Action Video Games Make Dyslexic Children Read Better

    Sandro Franceschini;Simone Gori;Milena Ruffino;Simona Viola

  • Multisensory spatial attention deficits are predictive of phonological decoding skills in developmental dyslexia

    Andrea Facoetti;Anna Noemi Trussardi;Milena Ruffino;Maria Luisa Lorusso

  • The relationship between visuo-spatial attention and nonword reading in developmental dyslexia

    Andrea Facoetti;Marco Zorzi;Laurie Cestnick;Maria Luisa Lorusso

  • The gradient of visual attention in developmental dyslexia.

    Andrea Facoetti;Massimo Molteni

  • Behavioral and Emotional Problems Among Italian Children and Adolescents Aged 4 to 18 Years as Reported by Parents and Teachers

    Alessandra Frigerio;Carmen Cattaneo;MariaGiulia Cataldo;Alessia Schiatti

  • Prevalence and correlates of mental disorders among adolescents in Italy: the PrISMA study

    Alessandra Frigerio;Paola Rucci;Paola Rucci;Robert Goodman;Massimo Ammaniti

  • Use of Machine Learning to Identify Children with Autism and Their Motor Abnormalities

    Alessandro Crippa;Christian Salvatore;Paolo Perego;Sara Forti

  • Molecular Mechanisms Generating and Stabilizing Terminal 22q13 Deletions in 44 Subjects with Phelan/McDermid Syndrome.

    Maria Clara Bonaglia;Roberto Giorda;Silvana Beri;Cristina De Agostini

  • Impulsivity in depressed children and adolescents: A comparison between behavioral and neuropsychological data

    Maria G. Cataldo;Maria Nobile;Maria Luisa Lorusso;Marco Battaglia

  • Visual and auditory attentional capture are both sluggish in children with developmental dyslexia.

    Andrea Facoetti;Maria Luisa Lorusso;Carmen Cattaneo;Raffaella Galli

  • Further evidence of complex motor dysfunction in drug naïve children with autism using automatic motion analysis of gait

    Maria Nobile;Paolo Perego;Luigi Piccinini;Elisa Mani

  • Motor planning and control in autism. A kinematic analysis of preschool children

    Sara Forti;Angela Valli;Paolo Perego;Maria Nobile

  • A family-based association study does not support DYX1C1 on 15q21.3 as a candidate gene in developmental dyslexia.

    Cecilia Marino;Roberto Giorda;Maria Luisa Lorusso;Laura Vanzin

  • Rare familial 16q21 microdeletions under a linkage peak implicate cadherin 8 (CDH8) in susceptibility to autism and learning disability

    Pagnamenta At;Khan H;Walker S;Gerrelli D

  • The behavioural phenotype of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome: a study of 56 individuals

    Emanuele Basile;L. Villa;A. Selicorni;M. Molteni

  • Attentional engagement deficits in dyslexic children

    Milena Ruffino;Anna Noemi Trussardi;Simone Gori;Alessandra Finzi

  • Magnocellular-dorsal pathway and sub-lexical route in developmental dyslexia

    Simone Gori;Paolo Cecchini;Anna Bigoni;Massimo Molteni

  • Association of short-term memory with a variant within DYX1C1 in developmental dyslexia

    Cecilia Marino;Alessandra Citterio;Roberto Giorda;Andrea Facoetti

  • So close yet so far: Motor anomalies impacting on social functioning in autism spectrum disorder.

    Luca Casartelli;Massimo Molteni;Luca Ronconi

  • Spatial and temporal attention in developmental dyslexia

    Milena Ruffino;Simone Gori;Daniela Boccardi;Massimo Molteni

  • Depressive symptoms as measured by the CDI in a population of northern Italian children.

    A Frigerio;S Pesenti;M Molteni;J Snider

  • Genotype-phenotype relationship in three cases with overlapping 19p13.12 microdeletions.

    Maria C Bonaglia;Susan Marelli;Francesca Novara;Simona Commodaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Nobile
Maria Nobile Eugenio Medea
Andrea Facoetti
Andrea Facoetti University of Padua
Roberto Giorda
Roberto Giorda MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Marco Battaglia
Marco Battaglia Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Paolo Brambilla
Paolo Brambilla University of Milan
Laura Villa
Laura Villa Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Emilio Clementi
Emilio Clementi University of Milan
Carlo Agostoni
Carlo Agostoni University of Milan
Nereo Bresolin
Nereo Bresolin University of Milan
Franco Fabbro
Franco Fabbro University of Udine

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