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Paolo Scocco

Paolo Scocco

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
31
Citations
4434
World Ranking
11166
National Ranking
265

Paolo Scocco 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 Paolo Scocco sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 89 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paolo Scocco 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 Paolo Scocco sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paolo Scocco is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research work spans several fields including Psychology, Medicine, and Neuroscience, with a notable focus on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Biological Psychiatry, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Speech and Hearing.

Their publications cover a variety of main topics, particularly in Tryptophan and brain disorders, Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare, and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment.

Paolo Scocco has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers as an author or co-author. Notable recent publications include:

  • Balancing risks and benefits of cannabis use: umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials and observational studies, 2023, BMJ
  • Increased C-reactive protein concentration and suicidal behavior in people with psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • Transition from child and adolescent mental health care to adult services for young people with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Europe: Barriers and recommendations, 2022, L Encéphale
  • Classification of Psychoses Based on Immunological Features: A Machine Learning Study in a Large Cohort of First-Episode and Chronic Patients, 2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • A machine learning approach on whole blood immunomarkers to identify an inflammation-associated psychosis onset subgroup, 2023, Molecular Psychiatry

Their frequent co-authors include Swaran P. Singh, Cinzia Perlini, Marcella Bellani, Antonio Lasalvia, and Mirella Ruggeri.

Paolo Scocco regularly publishes in several academic journals. Prominent venues include the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, Molecular Psychiatry, Scientific Reports, BMJ, and Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.

Best Publications

  • A Systematic Review of Elderly Suicide Prevention Programs

    Sylvie Lapierre;Annette Erlangsen;Margda Waern;Diego De Leo

  • Attempted and completed suicide in older subjects: results from the WHO/EURO multicentre study of suicidal behaviour

    Diego De Leo;Walter Padoani;Paolo Scocco;David Lie;David Lie

  • Chronic physical conditions and their association with first onset of suicidal behavior in the world mental health surveys.

    Kate M. Scott;Irving Hwang;Wai-Tat Chiu;Ronald C. Kessler

  • Balancing risks and benefits of cannabis use: umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials and observational studies

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  • Nursing home institutionalization: a source of eustress or distress for the elderly?

    Paolo Scocco;Monica Rapattoni;Giovanna Fantoni

  • [Quality of life assessment: validation of the Italian version of the WHOQOL-Brief].

    Giovanni De Girolamo;Paola Rucci;Paolo Scocco;Angela Becchi

  • Bereavement after the suicide of a significant other

    Maurizio Pompili;Amresh Shrivastava;Gianluca Serafini;Marco Innamorati

  • Predictors and moderators of time to remission of major depression with interpersonal psychotherapy and SSRI pharmacotherapy.

    E. Frank;G. B. Cassano;P. Rucci;W. K. Thompson

  • One-year prevalence of death thoughts, suicide ideation and behaviours in an elderly population.

    Paolo Scocco;Diego De Leo

  • Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Multi-Element Psychosocial Intervention for First-Episode Psychosis: Results From the Cluster-Randomized Controlled GET UP PIANO Trial in a Catchment Area of 10 Million Inhabitants

    Mirella Ruggeri;Chiara Bonetto;Antonio Lasalvia;Angelo Fioritti

  • Prevalence of suicide ideation, plans, and attempts and related risk factors in Italy: . Results from the European Study on the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders-World Mental Health study

    Paolo Scocco;Giovanni de Girolamo;Gemma Vilagut;Jordi Alonso

  • Stigma of Suicide Attempt (STOSA) scale and Stigma of Suicide and Suicide Survivor (STOSASS) scale: Two new assessment tools

    Paolo Scocco;Cristina Castriotta;Elena Toffol;Elena Toffol;Antonio Preti

  • Parental psychopathology and the risk of suicidal behavior in their offspring: results from the World Mental Health surveys

    O. Gureje;B. Oladeji;I. Hwang;W. T. Chiu

  • Repetition of suicidal behaviour in elderly Europeans : a prospective longitudinal study.

    Diego De Leo;Diego De Leo;W. Padoani;J. Lönnqvist;Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof

  • Physical illness and parasuicide: evidence from the European Parasuicide Study Interview Schedule (EPSIS/WHO-EURO).

    Diego De Leo;Paolo Scocco;Paola Marietta;Armin Schmidtke

  • Death ideation and its correlates: survey of an over-65-year-old population.

    Paolo Scocco;Gaia Meneghel;Federico Caon;Marirosa Dello Buono

  • Role of depressive and cognitive status in self-reported evaluation of quality of life in older people: comparing proxy and physician perspectives

    Paolo Scocco;Giovanna Fantoni;Federico Caon

  • The Role of Psychopathology and Suicidal Intention in Predicting Suicide Risk: A Longitudinal Study

    Paolo Scocco;Paola Marietta;M. Tonietto;M. Dello Buono

  • A systematic review of older adults' request for or attitude toward euthanasia or assisted-suicide

    Dolores Angela Castelli Dransart;Sylvie Lapierre;Annette Erlangsen;Silvia Sara Canetto

  • A multi-element psychosocial intervention for early psychosis (GET UP PIANO TRIAL) conducted in a catchment area of 10 million inhabitants: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

    Mirella Ruggeri;Chiara Bonetto;Antonio Lasalvia;Giovanni De Girolamo

  • Increased C-reactive protein concentration and suicidal behavior in people with psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Alessandro Miola;Veronica Dal Porto;Tal Tadmor;Giovanni Croatto

  • Moderators of remission with interpersonal counselling or drug treatment in primary care patients with depression: randomised controlled trial

    Marco Menchetti;Paola Rucci;Biancamaria Bortolotti;Annarosa Bombi

  • Treatment‐emergent suicidal ideation during 4 months of acute management of unipolar major depression with SSRI pharmacotherapy or interpersonal psychotherapy in a randomized clinical trial

    P. Rucci;Elmar Frank;P. Scocco;S. Calugi

Frequent Co-Authors

Diego De Leo
Diego De Leo Griffith University
Giovanni de Girolamo
Giovanni de Girolamo Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Antonio Preti
Antonio Preti University of Turin
Paolo Brambilla
Paolo Brambilla University of Milan
Chiara Bonetto
Chiara Bonetto University of Verona
Antonio Lasalvia
Antonio Lasalvia University of Verona
Ellen Frank
Ellen Frank University of Pittsburgh
Matteo Balestrieri
Matteo Balestrieri University of Udine
Danuta Wasserman
Danuta Wasserman Karolinska Institute
Helena C. Kraemer
Helena C. Kraemer Stanford University

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