Alessandra Spitale

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Alessandra Spitale is a scholar working on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandra Spitale has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Oncology, 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 5 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Alessandra Spitale's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (8 papers), Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (4 papers) and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (4 papers). Alessandra Spitale is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (8 papers), Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (4 papers) and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (4 papers). Alessandra Spitale collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Italy and United States. Alessandra Spitale's co-authors include Luca Mazzucchelli, Massimo Bongiovanni, William C. Faquin, Zubair Baloch, Andrea Bordoni, Paola Mazzola, Davide Soldini, Milo Frattini, Stefano Crippa and Francesca Molinari and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Clinical Cancer Research and British Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Alessandra Spitale

22 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology: ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 200 400 600
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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.

  1. The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology: A Meta-Analysis
    2012 712 citations Massimo Bongiovanni, Alessandra Spitale et al. Acta Cytologica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alessandra Spitale Switzerland 11 791 608 520 287 241 22 1.5k
John Chung United States 11 1.1k 1.4× 477 0.8× 190 0.4× 132 0.5× 124 0.5× 14 1.6k
Agnieszka Czarniecka Poland 19 1.0k 1.3× 221 0.4× 381 0.7× 170 0.6× 106 0.4× 69 1.5k
Jessica Read United Kingdom 9 762 1.0× 733 1.2× 153 0.3× 165 0.6× 131 0.5× 11 1.6k
Yifah Yaron United States 11 632 0.8× 615 1.0× 115 0.2× 149 0.5× 146 0.6× 17 1.4k
В. С. Медведев Russia 4 521 0.7× 397 0.7× 97 0.2× 103 0.4× 99 0.4× 11 950
Cletus A. Arciero United States 17 96 0.1× 489 0.8× 271 0.5× 333 1.2× 265 1.1× 50 1.2k
Jaume Capdevila Spain 18 758 1.0× 277 0.5× 92 0.2× 59 0.2× 66 0.3× 41 1.0k
Philip M. Spanheimer United States 18 121 0.2× 390 0.6× 190 0.4× 275 1.0× 101 0.4× 63 865
Maryann Redlinger United States 14 453 0.6× 525 0.9× 70 0.1× 117 0.4× 79 0.3× 25 1.1k
Denise D. Tsao‐Wei United States 5 158 0.2× 817 1.3× 255 0.5× 181 0.6× 329 1.4× 7 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Alessandra Spitale

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alessandra Spitale

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandra Spitale

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Montagna, Giacomo, Robin Schaffar, Andrea Bordoni, et al.. (2022). Management and Outcome of Young Women (≤40 Years) with Breast Cancer in Switzerland. Cancers. 14(5). 1328–1328. 3 indexed citations
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Ortelli, Laura, Alessandra Spitale, Luca Mazzucchelli, & Andrea Bordoni. (2018). Quality indicators of clinical cancer care for prostate cancer: a population-based study in southern Switzerland. BMC Cancer. 18(1). 733–733. 5 indexed citations
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Spitale, Alessandra, Laura Ortelli, Luca Mazzucchelli, & Andrea Bordoni. (2017). Quality indicators of colorectal cancer care in southern Switzerland: results from a population-based study. Swiss Medical Weekly. 147(4748). w14530–w14530. 4 indexed citations
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Montagna, Giacomo, Andres R. Schneeberger, Lorenzo Rossi, et al.. (2017). Can we make a portrait of women with inoperable locally advanced breast cancer?. The Breast. 33. 83–90. 6 indexed citations
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Bordoni, Andrea, Andreas Cerny, Florian Bihl, et al.. (2014). Survival of hepatocellular carcinoma patients is significantly improving: a population-based study from southern Switzerland. Cancer Epidemiology. 38(6). 679–685. 5 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Valentina, et al.. (2013). Quality indicators of clinical cancer care (QC3) in colorectal cancer. BMJ Open. 3(7). e002818–e002818. 13 indexed citations
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Bordoni, Andrea, et al.. (2013). Opportunistic screening strategy for cutaneous melanoma does not change the incidence of nodular and thick lesions nor reduce mortality. Melanoma Research. 23(5). 402–407. 14 indexed citations
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Martin, V., Lorenza Landi, Francesca Molinari, et al.. (2013). HER2 gene copy number status may influence clinical efficacy to anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies in metastatic colorectal cancer patients. British Journal of Cancer. 108(3). 668–675. 125 indexed citations
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Spitale, Alessandra, et al.. (2012). Impact of preoperative radiotherapy on survival in locally advanced rectal cancer. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 21(2). 139–146. 6 indexed citations
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Bongiovanni, Massimo, Alessandra Spitale, William C. Faquin, Luca Mazzucchelli, & Zubair Baloch. (2012). The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology: A Meta-Analysis. Acta Cytologica. 56(4). 333–339. 712 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bongiovanni, Massimo, Stefano Crippa, Zubair Baloch, et al.. (2011). Comparison of 5‐tiered and 6‐tiered diagnostic systems for the reporting of thyroid cytopathology. Cancer Cytopathology. 120(2). 117–125. 97 indexed citations
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Bordoni, Andrea, Massimo Bongiovanni, Luca Mazzucchelli, & Alessandra Spitale. (2011). Impact of Histopathological Diagnosis with Ancillary Immunohistochemical Studies on Lung Cancer Subtypes Incidence and Survival: A Population-Based Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2011. 1–7. 5 indexed citations
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Molinari, Francesca, Lara Felicioni, Michela Buscarino, et al.. (2011). Increased Detection Sensitivity for KRAS Mutations Enhances the Prediction of Anti-EGFR Monoclonal Antibody Resistance in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 17(14). 4901–4914. 138 indexed citations
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Bordoni, Andrea, Nicole Probst‐Hensch, Luca Mazzucchelli, & Alessandra Spitale. (2009). Assessment of breast cancer opportunistic screening by clinical–pathological indicators: a population-based study. British Journal of Cancer. 101(11). 1925–1931. 13 indexed citations
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Spitale, Alessandra, Paola Mazzola, Davide Soldini, Luca Mazzucchelli, & Andrea Bordoni. (2008). Breast cancer classification according to immunohistochemical markers: clinicopathologic features and short-term survival analysis in a population-based study from the South of Switzerland. Annals of Oncology. 20(4). 628–635. 193 indexed citations
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Rosso, Stefano, Alessandra Spitale, Daniela Balzi, Silvia Franceschi, & Roberto Zanetti. (2005). [Estimate of cancer incidence in Italian regions, 2001].. PubMed. 28(4-5). 247–57. 10 indexed citations
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Crocetti, Emanuele, Riccardo Capocaccia, Claudia Casella, et al.. (2004). Population-based incidence and mortality cancer trends (1986–1997) from the network of Italian cancer registries. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 13(4). 287–295. 35 indexed citations
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Guzzinati, Stefano & Alessandra Spitale. (2004). The Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRT).. PubMed. 28(2 Suppl). 7–11. 2 indexed citations

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