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Paolo Brambilla

Paolo Brambilla

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Psychology
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
88
Citations
32002
World Ranking
1193
National Ranking
40

Psychology

D-Index
90
Citations
31669
World Ranking
951
National Ranking
10

Medicine

D-Index
92
Citations
34269
World Ranking
11228
National Ranking
412

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Paolo Brambilla is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research work spans several interconnected domains within medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on psychiatry and mental health. Their contributions include extensive publications in cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology, emphasizing experimental and cognitive psychology aspects as well as radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging techniques.

The primary fields of study associated with Paolo Brambilla include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

More specific subfields where their work is concentrated are:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging

Their research topics cover a range of mental health and neuroimaging themes. Key topics include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders

Paolo Brambilla has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • European Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Giuseppe Delvecchio
  • Stefan Borgwardt
  • Nikolaos Koutsouleris
  • Rachel Upthegrove
  • Raimo K. R. Salokangas

Some notable papers featuring Paolo Brambilla's contributions are:

  • Multimodal Machine Learning Workflows for Prediction of Psychosis in Patients With Clinical High-Risk Syndromes and Recent-Onset Depression (2020), published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • Gastrointestinal Side Effects Associated with Antidepressant Treatments in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021), published in Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • The Role and the Effect of Magnesium in Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review (2020), published in Nutrients
  • What We Learn About Bipolar Disorder From Large-Scale Neuroimaging: Findings and Future Directions From the ENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group (2020), published in Human Brain Mapping
  • Low Levels of Total and Ionized Calcium in Blood of COVID-19 Patients (2020), published in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)

Best Publications

  • Imputing missing standard deviations in meta-analyses can provide accurate results.

    Toshi A. Furukawa;Corrado Barbui;Andrea Cipriani;Paolo Brambilla

  • Factors Influencing Children’s Eating Behaviours

    Silvia Scaglioni;Valentina De Cosmi;Valentina De Cosmi;Valentina Ciappolino;Fabio Parazzini;Fabio Parazzini

  • GABAergic dysfunction in mood disorders

    P. Brambilla;J. Perez;F. Barale;G. Schettini

  • Crossvalidation of anthropometry against magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue in children.

    P Brambilla;G Bedogni;LM Moreno;MI Goran

  • DHA Effects in Brain Development and Function.

    Lotte Lauritzen;Paola Brambilla;Allesandra Mazzocchi;Laurine Bente Schram Harsløf

  • Brain anatomy and development in autism: review of structural MRI studies.

    Paolo Brambilla;Antonio Hardan;Stefania Ucelli di Nemi;Stefania Ucelli di Nemi;Jorge Perez

  • Structural magnetic resonance imaging in bipolar disorder: an international collaborative mega-analysis of individual adult patient data.

    Brian Hallahan;John Newell;Jair C. Soares;Paolo Brambilla;Paolo Brambilla

  • Prediction Models of Functional Outcomes for Individuals in the Clinical High-Risk State for Psychosis or with Recent-Onset Depression: A Multimodal, Multisite Machine Learning Analysis

    Nikolaos Koutsouleris;Lana Kambeitz-Ilankovic;Stephan Ruhrmann;Marlene Rosen

  • Fronto-limbic brain structures in suicidal and non-suicidal female patients with major depressive disorder

    E. S. Monkul;E. S. Monkul;E. S. Monkul;John P. Hatch;Mark A. Nicoletti;S. Spence

  • Co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders: a review on the potential predictors and clinical outcomes.

    Pablo Najt;Paolo Fusar-Poli;Paolo Brambilla

  • Imputing response rates from means and standard deviations in meta-analyses

    Toshi A. Furukawa;Andrea Cipriani;Corrado Barbui;Paolo Brambilla

  • Waist circumference-to-height ratio predicts adiposity better than body mass index in children and adolescents

    P Brambilla;G Bedogni;M Heo;A Pietrobelli

  • Effect of longacting somatostatin analogue on kidney and cyst growth in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ALADIN): a randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial

    Anna Caroli;Norberto Perico;Annalisa Perna;Luca Antiga

  • Virtual reality in autism: state of the art

    M. Bellani;L. Fornasari;L. Chittaro;P. Brambilla

  • Anatomical MRI study of hippocampus and amygdala in patients with current and remitted major depression

    Sheila C. Caetano;Sheila C. Caetano;Sheila C. Caetano;John P. Hatch;Paolo Brambilla;Roberto B. Sassi

  • Increased gray matter volume in lithium-treated bipolar disorder patients

    Roberto B. Sassi;Mark Nicoletti;Mark Nicoletti;Paolo Brambilla;Paolo Brambilla;Paolo Brambilla;Alan G. Mallinger

  • MRI investigation of temporal lobe structures in bipolar patients.

    Paolo Brambilla;Keith Harenski;Mark Nicoletti;Mark Nicoletti;Roberto B. Sassi;Roberto B. Sassi

  • Epigenetic mechanisms elicited by nutrition in early life.

    Roberto Berni Canani;Margherita Di Costanzo;Ludovica Leone;Giorgio Bedogni

  • Anatomic evaluation of the orbitofrontal cortex in major depressive disorder.

    Acioly L.T Lacerda;Acioly L.T Lacerda;Matcheri S Keshavan;Antonio Y Hardan;Ozgur Yorbik

  • Greater cortical gray matter density in lithium-treated patients with bipolar disorder

    Carrie E. Bearden;Paul M. Thompson;Manish Dalwani;Kiralee M. Hayashi

  • Serum Dioxin Concentrations and Breast Cancer Risk in the Seveso Women

    Marcella Warner;Brenda Eskenazi;Steven Samuels;Larry Needham

  • PEDIATRIC HIGHLIGHT Crossvalidation of anthropometry against magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue in children

    P Brambilla;G Bedogni;LA Moreno;MI Goran

  • Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Bipolar Disorder: An International Collaborative Mega-Analysis of Individual Adult Patient Data

    Brian Hallahan;John Newell;Jair C. Soares;Paolo Brambilla

Frequent Co-Authors

Jair C. Soares
Jair C. Soares The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Michele Tansella
Michele Tansella University of Verona
Matteo Balestrieri
Matteo Balestrieri University of Udine
Nikolaos Koutsouleris
Nikolaos Koutsouleris Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Matcheri S. Keshavan
Matcheri S. Keshavan Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Stefan Borgwardt
Stefan Borgwardt University of Lübeck
Stephen J. Wood
Stephen J. Wood University of Melbourne
Ellen Frank
Ellen Frank University of Pittsburgh
Brenda Eskenazi
Brenda Eskenazi University of California, Berkeley
Corrado Barbui
Corrado Barbui University of Verona

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