Alessandra Pedrocchi

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
233 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Alessandra Pedrocchi is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandra Pedrocchi has authored 233 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 109 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 71 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Alessandra Pedrocchi's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (97 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (71 papers) and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (41 papers). Alessandra Pedrocchi is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (97 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (71 papers) and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (41 papers). Alessandra Pedrocchi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Switzerland. Alessandra Pedrocchi's co-authors include Giancarlo Ferrigno, Simona Ferrante, Marta Gandolla, Emilia Ambrosini, Claudia Casellato, Egidio D’Angelo, Alberto Antonietti, Emilia Biffi, Franco Molteni and Marco Bigoni and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Neuron and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Alessandra Pedrocchi

215 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Effects of ACL Reconstructive Surgery on Temporal Variations of Cytokine Levels in Synovial Fluid

2016 392 citations Marco Bigoni, Marco Turati et al. Mediators of Inflammation profile →
Intra-Articular Cytokine Levels in Adolescent Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear

2018 204 citations Marco Bigoni, Marco Turati et al. Mediators of Inflammation profile →

Peers

Alessandra Pedrocchi

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NEURO

Dejan B. Popović Serbia

Alessia Bramanti Italy

Raymond Kai‐Yu Tong Hong Kong

Vinod Sahgal United States

Ping Zhou United States

Richard B. Stein Canada

Nancy N. Byl United States

Eric J. Perreault United States

Ole Kæseler Andersen Denmark

Jacques Duchateau Belgium

Dejan B. Popović Serbia

Alessandra Pedrocchi

3.2k ×1.7

1.9k ×1.3

961 ×0.8

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1.5k ×2.0

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383 ×0.6

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Countries citing papers authored by Alessandra Pedrocchi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alessandra Pedrocchi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandra Pedrocchi

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20 of 20 papers shown

Guanziroli, Eleonora, Marta Gandolla, Emanuele Gruppioni, et al.. (2025). A multifaceted hybrid ES-robotic device for gait training in individuals with neurological disorders. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8510–8510.

Biffi, Emilia, et al.. (2024). Toward the implementation of High Intensity Interval Training during FES-Cycling: an exploratory study. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 49–53.

Pedrocchi, Alessandra, et al.. (2024). A motorized trike for prolonged cycling training assisted by Functional Electrical Stimulation*. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 44–48.

Barata, Catarina, Alice Geminiani, J. Bernardo Barahona‐Corrêa, et al.. (2024). Attention Analysis in Robotic-Assistive Therapy for Children With Autism. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 32. 2220–2229. 1 indexed citations

Mastropietro, Alfonso, Denis Peruzzo, Nicola Casali, et al.. (2024). Multiparametric MRI Assessment of Morpho-Functional Muscle Changes Following a 6-Month FES-Cycling Training Program: Pilot Study in People With a Complete Spinal Cord Injury. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 12. e64825–e64825. 3 indexed citations

Samejima, Soshi, Tiev Miller, Alessandra Pedrocchi, et al.. (2024). REPORT-SCS: minimum reporting standards for spinal cord stimulation studies in spinal cord injury. Journal of Neural Engineering. 21(1). 16019–16019. 5 indexed citations

Arrigoni, Stefano, et al.. (2023). A Robotic Assistant for Disabled Chess Players in Competitive Games. International Journal of Social Robotics. 16(1). 173–183. 1 indexed citations

Kumar, Kirthika Senthil, V. Miskovic, Agata Blasiak, et al.. (2023). Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Oncology: From Data to Digital Pathology and Treatment. American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book. 43(43). e390084–e390084. 33 indexed citations

Braghin, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Technology Acceptance Model for Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation of the Upper Limbs from Therapists’ Perspectives. Sensors. 23(3). 1721–1721. 16 indexed citations

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Roveda, Loris, et al.. (2023). Trajectory Learning by Therapists' Demonstrations for an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeleton. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 8(8). 4561–4568. 8 indexed citations

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Malosio, Matteo, et al.. (2022). The effects of robotic assistance on upper limb spatial muscle synergies in healthy people during planar upper-limb training. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0272813–e0272813. 12 indexed citations

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Gandolla, Marta, Maria Grazia D’Angelo, Emilia Biffi, et al.. (2021). An assistive upper-limb exoskeleton controlled by multi-modal interfaces for severely impaired patients: development and experimental assessment. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 143. 103822–103822. 20 indexed citations

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Gandolla, Marta, et al.. (2021). Brain Plasticity Mechanisms Underlying Motor Control Reorganization: Pilot Longitudinal Study on Post-Stroke Subjects. Brain Sciences. 11(3). 329–329. 11 indexed citations

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Antonietti, Alberto, Emilia Biffi, Maria Grazia D’Angelo, et al.. (2021). User-centred assistive SystEm for arm Functions in neUromuscuLar subjects (USEFUL): a randomized controlled study. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 18(1). 4–4. 20 indexed citations

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Gandolla, Marta, Alberto Antonietti, Emilia Biffi, et al.. (2020). Test-retest reliability of the Performance of Upper Limb (PUL) module for muscular dystrophy patients. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0239064–e0239064. 15 indexed citations

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Petrini, Francesco M., Giacomo Valle, Marko Bumbaširević, et al.. (2019). Enhancing functional abilities and cognitive integration of the lower limb prosthesis. Science Translational Medicine. 11(512). 186 indexed citations

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Bigoni, Marco, Marco Turati, Giovanni Zatti, et al.. (2018). Intra-Articular Cytokine Levels in Adolescent Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear. Mediators of Inflammation. 2018. 1–8. 204 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pedrocchi, Alessandra, Antonio Nardone, Marco Schieppati, et al.. (2017). Tuning of Muscle Synergies During Walking Along Rectilinear and Curvilinear Trajectories in Humans. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 45(5). 1204–1218. 41 indexed citations

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Ambrosini, Emilia, Simona Ferrante, Alessandra Pedrocchi, Giancarlo Ferrigno, & Franco Molteni. (2011). Cycling Induced by Electrical Stimulation Improves Motor Recovery in Postacute Hemiparetic Patients. Stroke. 42(4). 1068–1073. 104 indexed citations

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Ferrante, Simona, Alessandra Pedrocchi, Giancarlo Ferrigno, & Franco Molteni. (2008). Cycling induced by functional electrical stimulation improves the muscularstrength and the motor control of individuals with post-acute stroke.. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 41 indexed citations

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