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Psychiatry, Mental Health, Neuroscience

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Ryan Gary Timms
Delft University of Technology
2
Micol Spitale
University of Cambridge
3
Perrotta Giulio
Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes
4
Nikhil Churamani
University of Cambridge
5
Alexander Hölken
Ruhr University Bochum
6
Morayo Ogunsina
Unknown
7
Ebubekir Enes Arslan
Mayo Clinic
8
Valentina Badano
University of Aberdeen
9
Luca M. Possati
Universidade do Porto
10
Geneva Smith
University of Waterloo

Rising Stars Papers

1
VITA: A Multi-Modal LLM-Based System for Longitudinal, Autonomous and Adaptive Robotic Mental Well-Being Coaching
ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction|2025
18 cit.
2
Towards Emotionally Intelligent Virtual Environments: Classifying Emotions through a Biosignal-Based Approach
Applied Sciences|2024
13 cit.
3
Perrotta Integrative Clinical Interviews‐3 (PICI‐3): Development, regulation, updation, and validation of the psychometric instrument for the identification of functional and dysfunctional personality traits and diagnosis of psychopathological disorders, for children (8–10 years), preadolescents (11–13 years), adolescents (14–18 years), adults (19–69 years), and elders (70–90 years)
Ibrain|2024
12 cit.
4
Past, Present, and Future: A Survey of the Evolution of Affective Robotics for Well-Being
IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing|2025
12 cit.
5
The Basaglia Law. Returning dignity to psychiatric patients: the historical, political and social factors that led to the closure of psychiatric hospitals in Italy in 1978
History of Psychiatry|2024
11 cit.
6
Appropriateness of LLM-equipped Robotic Well-being Coach Language in the Workplace: A Qualitative Evaluation
Unknown Journal|2024
11 cit.
7
Quantum Technologies: a Hermeneutic Technology Assessment Approach
NanoEthics|2024
7 cit.
8
ERR@HRI 2024 Challenge: Multimodal Detection of Errors and Failures in Human-Robot Interactions
Unknown Journal|2024
6 cit.
9
Reinforcement learning in autonomous navigation: Overcoming challenges in dynamic and unstructured environments
Engineering Science & Technology Journal|2024
4 cit.
10
HRI Wasn’t Built In a Day: A Call To Action For Responsible HRI Research
Unknown Journal|2024
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Da Dong
Shaoxing University
2
Nicole Strüber
Roth and Rau (Germany)
3
Letizia Lorusso
University of Bari Aldo Moro
4
Christian Leineweber
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
5
Abdelrahman Sanjekdar
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
6
Lucy Anthony Akwawa
Eastern Michigan University
7
Andreas Fernbach
Siemens (Austria)
8
Max Talanov
University of Messina
9
Nelson Mauro Maldonato
University of Naples Federico II
10
Nida ul Habib Bajwa
Saarland University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
The experience machine: How our minds predict and shape reality
Journal of Psychology in Africa|2024
99 cit.
2
Design and Evaluation of Personalized Services to Foster Active Aging: The Experience of Technology Pre-Validation in Italian Pilots
Sensors|2023
23 cit.
3
Advancements in quantum computing and their implications for software development
Computer Science & IT Research Journal|2023
15 cit.
4
Filling in the vacuous flesh: Embodiment, constitution, and interoception
Theory & Psychology|2023
9 cit.
5
Eine kritische Bildungstheorie post-digitaler Subjektivität
MedienPädagogik Zeitschrift für Theorie und Praxis der Medienbildung|2024
7 cit.
6
Sharing Vitality at the Moments of Meeting
Journal of Consciousness Studies|2024
7 cit.
7
Das Normative in der Medienpädagogik
MedienPädagogik Zeitschrift für Theorie und Praxis der Medienbildung|2024
6 cit.
8
Sociomorphic Neuromodeling in Academic Emotionology as an Integration of Neurocognitive and Psycholinguistic Knowledge in Artificial Intelligence
Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 2 Jazykoznanije|2025
6 cit.
9
Cognitive architectures for autonomous robots: Towards human-level autonomy and beyond.
International Journal of Frontline Research in Engineering and Technology|2024
5 cit.
10
Re-enchanting mirror neurons through lexical changes
New Ideas in Psychology|2025
5 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Klaus R. Scherer
University of Geneva
2
Phoebe C. Ellsworth
University of Michigan
3
Eliza Bliss‐Moreau
University of California, Davis
4
Norihiro Hagita
Osaka University of Arts
5
Alex Mihailidis
University of Toronto
6
Erik Rietveld
University of Amsterdam
7
Atsuo Takanishi
Waseda University
8
Jesse Hoey
University of Waterloo
9
John Hallam
University of Southern Denmark
10
Miguel Á. Salichs
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
What are emotions? And how can they be measured?
Social Science Information|2005
4.1k cit.
2
Patterns of cognitive appraisal in emotion.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1985
3.8k cit.
3
Acoustic profiles in vocal emotion expression.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1996
1.8k cit.
4
Acoustic profiles in vocal emotion expression.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1996
1.5k cit.
5
The dynamic architecture of emotion: Evidence for the component process model
Cognition & Emotion|2009
1.3k cit.
6
Emotions evoked by the sound of music: Characterization, classification, and measurement.
Emotion|2008
1.2k cit.
7
The World of Emotions is not Two-Dimensional
Psychological Science|2007
1.2k cit.
8
A Rich Landscape of Affordances
Ecological Psychology|2014
1.1k cit.
9
A Survey on Ambient-Assisted Living Tools for Older Adults
IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics|2012
1.1k cit.
10
Emotion Inferences from Vocal Expression Correlate Across Languages and Cultures
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology|2001
743 cit.

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