A. Ferrari

15.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
145 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

A. Ferrari is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Ferrari has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 80 papers in Radiation and 47 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in A. Ferrari's work include Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (100 papers), Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (50 papers) and Radiation Effects in Electronics (39 papers). A. Ferrari is often cited by papers focused on Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (100 papers), Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (50 papers) and Radiation Effects in Electronics (39 papers). A. Ferrari collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Italy and Germany. A. Ferrari's co-authors include P. Sala, F. Cerutti, A. Fassò, G. Battistoni, A. Mairani, Till T. Böhlen, V. Vlachoudis, Pablo G. Ortega, S. Roesler and M. Chin and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

A. Ferrari

136 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The FLUKA Code: Developments and Challenges for High Energy and Medical Applications

2014 1.1k citations Till T. Böhlen, F. Cerutti et al. profile →
The FLUKA code: description and benchmarking

2007 806 citations G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti et al. profile →
Overview of the FLUKA code

2014 529 citations G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Ferrari Switzerland	33	3.5k	3.4k	1.2k	1.2k	782	145	5.4k
P. Sala Italy	28	2.6k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	905 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	785 1.0×	172	5.0k
F. Cerutti Switzerland	23	2.1k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	866 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	674 0.9×	118	4.2k
Lembit Sihver Sweden	27	2.2k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	558 0.4×	750 0.6×	812 1.0×	162	4.3k
A. Fassò Switzerland	19	1.8k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	637 0.5×	892 0.8×	722 0.9×	76	3.4k
G. Battistoni Italy	24	1.7k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	704 0.6×	941 0.8×	432 0.6×	135	3.2k
A. Mairani Italy	30	2.7k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	866 0.7×	387 0.3×	345 0.4×	94	3.4k
Susanna Guatelli Australia	32	2.8k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	821 0.7×	322 0.3×	455 0.6×	234	4.0k
D. Schardt Germany	34	2.9k 0.8×	3.2k 0.9×	802 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	275 0.4×	143	4.7k
S. Roesler Switzerland	22	1.3k 0.4×	1.4k 0.4×	482 0.4×	920 0.8×	532 0.7×	111	2.7k
Pablo G. Ortega Spain	20	1.3k 0.4×	1.4k 0.4×	394 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	396 0.5×	71	2.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Carante, Mario Pietro, et al.. (2024). A method to predict space radiation biological effectiveness for non-cancer effects following intense Solar Particle Events. Life Sciences in Space Research. 41. 210–217. 3 indexed citations

Carante, Mario Pietro, et al.. (2024). Radiation exposure of astronauts following an intense solar particle event: analysis and comparison of doses in male and female voxel phantoms. Journal of Radiological Protection. 44(4). 41502–41502.

Carante, Mario Pietro, et al.. (2023). A Mission to Mars: Prediction of GCR Doses and Comparison with Astronaut Dose Limits. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2328–2328. 10 indexed citations

Carante, Mario Pietro, et al.. (2023). Space radiation damage: calculation of astronauts‘ doses and comparison with dose limits. Book of Abstracts. 7 indexed citations

Storà, Thierry, E. Fiorina, Ricardo Augusto, et al.. (2022). Technical Design Report for a Carbon-11 Treatment Facility. Frontiers in Medicine. 8. 697235–697235. 4 indexed citations

Carante, Mario Pietro, A. Ferrari, Giuseppe Magro, et al.. (2022). First application of the BIANCA biophysical model to carbon-ion patient cases. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 67(11). 115013–115013. 3 indexed citations

Carante, Mario Pietro, A. Ferrari, A. Mairani, et al.. (2021). Biological effectiveness of He-3 and He-4 ion beams for cancer hadrontherapy: a study based on the BIANCA biophysical model. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 66(19). 195009–195009. 10 indexed citations

Mazziotta, M. N., Pedro De la Torre Luque, L. Di Venere, et al.. (2020). Cosmic-ray interactions with the Sun using the fluka code. Physical review. D. 101(8). 19 indexed citations

Carante, Mario Pietro, et al.. (2019). First benchmarking of the BIANCA model for cell survival prediction in a clinical hadron therapy scenario. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 64(21). 215008–215008. 16 indexed citations

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Mein, Stewart, Benedikt Kopp, Thomas Tessonnier, et al.. (2019). Dosimetric validation of Monte Carlo and analytical dose engines with raster-scanning 1H, 4He, 12C, and 16O ion-beams using an anthropomorphic phantom. Physica Medica. 64. 123–131. 19 indexed citations

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Tessonnier, Thomas, Till T. Böhlen, A. Ferrari, et al.. (2017). Dosimetric verification in water of a Monte Carlo treatment planning tool for proton, helium, carbon and oxygen ion beams at the Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 62(16). 6579–6594. 42 indexed citations

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Böhlen, Till T., Julia Bauer, Manjit Dosanjh, et al.. (2013). A Monte Carlo-based treatment-planning tool for ion beam therapy. Journal of Radiation Research. 54(suppl 1). i77–i81. 41 indexed citations

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Rinaldi, Ilaria, A. Ferrari, A. Mairani, et al.. (2011). An integral test of FLUKA nuclear models with 160 MeV proton beams in multi-layer Faraday cups. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 56(13). 4001–4011. 11 indexed citations

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Fassò, A., A. Ferrari, & P. Sala. (2009). Radiation transport calculations and simulations. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 137(1-2). 118–133. 6 indexed citations

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Wilson, Thomas L., L. Pinsky, A. Empl, et al.. (2005). Event Generators for Simulating Heavy Ion Interactions of Interest in Evaluating Risks in Human Spaceflight.

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Ballarini, F., G. Battistoni, Mauro Campanella, et al.. (2004). The fluka code for space applications: recent developments. Advances in Space Research. 34(6). 1302–1310. 76 indexed citations

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Ballarini, F., et al.. (2002). Modelling the Influence of Shielding on Physical and Biological Organ Doses. Journal of Radiation Research. 43(S). S99–S102. 5 indexed citations

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Ferrari, A. & P. Sala. (2002). Nuclear Reactions in Monte Carlo Codes. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 99(1). 29–38. 9 indexed citations

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Ferrari, A., et al.. (2002). Study of the Dosimetric Characteristics of Cosmic Radiation at Civil Aviation Altitudes. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 102(4). 305–314.

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Ferrari, A., et al.. (2001). A reference radiation facility for dosimetry at flight altitude and in space.. PubMed. 17 Suppl 1. 115–8. 2 indexed citations

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