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Roberta Sellaro

Roberta Sellaro

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
35
Citations
5668
World Ranking
9818
National Ranking
218

Roberta Sellaro 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 Roberta Sellaro sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 76 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roberta Sellaro 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 Roberta Sellaro sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Roberta Sellaro is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and is primarily engaged in research within the field of neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, sociology and political science, neurology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The main research topics covered by Sellaro include:

  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Sellaro has contributed to several recent publications, demonstrating a focus on neuroscience, public health, and cognitive processes. Notable papers include:

  • International Consensus Based Review and Recommendations for Minimum Reporting Standards in Research on Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Version 2020), 2021, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • People's perspectives about COVID-19 vaccination certificate: Findings from a representative Italian sample, 2022, Vaccine
  • To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? The interplay between pro- and against- vaccination reasons, 2023, BMC Public Health
  • Retraction Note to: The effect of gamma-enhancing binaural beats on the control of feature bindings, 2021, Experimental Brain Research
  • Retraction Note: γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) administration improves action selection processes: a randomised controlled trial, 2022, Scientific Reports

Several publication venues appear frequently in Sellaro's work, including:

  • Experimental Brain Research
  • Consciousness and Cognition
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • BMC Public Health
  • Vaccine

Frequent collaborators in Sellaro's research network include:

  • Lorenza S. Colzato
  • Laura Steenbergen
  • Bernhard Hommel
  • Christian Beste
  • Marta Caserotti

The collaboration with these coauthors underscores a multidisciplinary approach combining neuroscience with psychological and sociopolitical aspects of health and behavior.

Best Publications

  • A randomized controlled trial to test the effect of multispecies probiotics on cognitive reactivity to sad mood.

    Laura Steenbergen;Roberta Sellaro;Saskia van Hemert;Jos A. Bosch

  • Historical perspectives and natural history of bipolar disorder.

    Jules Angst;Robert Sellaro

  • Diagnostic conversion from depression to bipolar disorders: results of a long-term prospective study of hospital admissions.

    Jules Angst;Robert Sellaro;Hans H. Stassen;Alex Gamma

  • The epidemiology of perimenstrual psychological symptoms.

    J Angst;R Sellaro;K R Merikangas;J Endicott

  • International Consensus Based Review and Recommendations for Minimum Reporting Standards in Research on Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Version 2020).

    Adam D. Farmer;Adam Strzelczyk;Alessandra Finisguerra;Alexander V. Gourine

  • Toward validation of atypical depression in the community: results of the Zurich cohort study.

    Jules Angst;Alex Gamma;Robert Sellaro;Heping Zhang

  • Recurrence of bipolar disorders and major depression. A life-long perspective.

    Jules Angst;Alex Gamma;Robert Sellaro;Philip W. Lavori

  • Music makes the world go round: The impact of musical training on non-musical cognitive functions—A Review

    Sarah Benz;Roberta Sellaro;Bernhard Hommel;Lorenza S. Colzato

  • Effects of Concomitant Stimulation of the GABAergic and Norepinephrine System on Inhibitory Control - A Study Using Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation.

    Christian Beste;Laura Steenbergen;Roberta Sellaro;Stamatoula Grigoriadou

  • The stimulated social brain: effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on social cognition.

    Roberta Sellaro;Michael A. Nitsche;Michael A. Nitsche;Lorenza S. Colzato

  • Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) enhances response selection during action cascading processes

    Laura Steenbergen;Roberta Sellaro;Ann-Kathrin Stock;Bart Verkuil

  • Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS): a new neuromodulation tool in healthy humans?

    Jelle W. R. Van Leusden;Roberta Sellaro;Lorenza S. Colzato

  • Working memory reloaded: tyrosine repletes updating in the N-back task.

    Lorenza S. Colzato;Bryant J. Jongkees;Roberta Sellaro;Bernhard Hommel

  • Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation enhances post-error slowing

    Roberta Sellaro;Jelle W. R. van Leusden;Klodiana-Daphne Tona;Bart Verkuil

  • Multimorbidity of psychiatric disorders as an indicator of clinical severity

    Jules Angst;Robert Sellaro;Kathleen Ries Merikangas

  • Darwin revisited: The vagus nerve is a causal element in controlling recognition of other's emotions

    Lorenza S. Colzato;Lorenza S. Colzato;Lorenza S. Colzato;Roberta Sellaro;Christian Beste

  • “Unfocus” on foc.us : commercial tDCS headset impairs working memory

    Laura Steenbergen;Roberta Sellaro;Bernhard Hommel;Ulman Lindenberger

  • More attentional focusing through binaural beats: evidence from the global-local task.

    Lorenza S. Colzato;Hayley Barone;Roberta Sellaro;Bernhard Hommel

  • Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) enhances recognition of emotions in faces but not bodies

    Roberta Sellaro;Beatrice de Gelder;Alessandra Finisguerra;Lorenza S. Colzato

  • Meditation-induced states predict attentional control over time

    Lorenza S. Colzato;Roberta Sellaro;Iliana Samara;Matthijs Baas

  • Reducing Prejudice Through Brain Stimulation

    Roberta Sellaro;Belle Derks;Michael A. Nitsche;Bernhard Hommel

  • Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation

    Lorenza S. Colzato;Vera Mekern;Michael A. Nitsche;Roberta Sellaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernhard Hommel
Bernhard Hommel Shandong Normal University
Michael A. Nitsche
Michael A. Nitsche TU Dortmund University
Roberto Cubelli
Roberto Cubelli University of Trento
Roman Liepelt
Roman Liepelt University of Hagen
Wery P. M. van den Wildenberg
Wery P. M. van den Wildenberg University of Amsterdam
Remo Job
Remo Job University of Trento
Daniel Quintana
Daniel Quintana University of Oslo
Rico Fischer
Rico Fischer University of Greifswald

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