Alessio Bricca

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 947 citations indexed

About

Alessio Bricca is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessio Bricca has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 947 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Rheumatology, 17 papers in Epidemiology and 16 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alessio Bricca's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (21 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (17 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (12 papers). Alessio Bricca is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (21 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (17 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (12 papers). Alessio Bricca collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and Australia. Alessio Bricca's co-authors include Carsten Bogh Juhl, Ewa M. Roos, Søren Thorgaard Skou, Jonas Bloch Thorlund, Erik Poulsen, Madalina Jäger, Gláucia Helena Gonçalves, Martijn Steultjens, W. Wirth and Susan M. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alessio Bricca

52 papers receiving 927 citations

Hit Papers

Knee osteoarthritis risk is increased 4-6 fold after knee... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150
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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. Knee osteoarthritis risk is increased 4-6 fold after knee injury – a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2019 188 citations Erik Poulsen, Gláucia Helena Gonçalves et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers

Alessio Bricca
María T. Sánchez-Santos United Kingdom
L. Robert Gore United States
Dick Bijl Netherlands
Julia Anthony United States
Gabriella M. van Dijk Netherlands
Philippa Nicolson Australia
Michelle Hall United Kingdom
Antoine F. Lenssen Netherlands
Samuel Iff Switzerland
Karin Niedermann Switzerland
María T. Sánchez-Santos United Kingdom
Alessio Bricca
Citations per year, relative to Alessio Bricca Alessio Bricca (= 1×) peers María T. Sánchez-Santos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessio Bricca

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heerey, Joshua, Brooke L. Devlin, Peter Brukner, et al.. (2025). Effect of anti-inflammatory diets on health-related quality of life in adults with chronic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. 8(1). 314–326.
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Juhl, Carsten Bogh, et al.. (2024). Childhood and adolescence physical activity and multimorbidity later in life: A systematic review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14. 4 indexed citations
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King, Lauren, James J. Young, D.T. Grønne, et al.. (2024). GLA:D to Be Walking Better: Change in Self-Reported Difficulty Walking After Exercise Therapy and Education in Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis. The Journal of Rheumatology. 51(10). jrheum.2023–1213.
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Bricca, Alessio, et al.. (2023). Exercise-based rehabilitation in and with nature: a scoping review mapping available interventions. Annals of Medicine. 55(2). 2267083–2267083. 5 indexed citations
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Bricca, Alessio, Nicola Black, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, et al.. (2023). Tailoring CONSORT‐SPI to improve the reporting of smoking cessation intervention trials: An expert consensus study. Addiction. 119(2). 225–235. 1 indexed citations
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Skou, Søren Thorgaard, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Occupational Engagement on Lifestyle in Adults Living with Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Occupational Therapy International. 2022. 1–15. 2 indexed citations
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Bricca, Alessio, Madalina Jäger, Mette Dideriksen, et al.. (2022). Personalised exercise therapy and self-management support for people with multimorbidity: Development of the MOBILIZE intervention. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 8(1). 244–244. 6 indexed citations
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Culvenor, Adam G, M. Girdwood, Carsten Bogh Juhl, et al.. (2022). Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal injuries: a best-evidence synthesis of systematic reviews for the OPTIKNEE consensus. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 56(24). 1445–1453. 61 indexed citations
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Bricca, Alessio, et al.. (2021). Infographic. Benefits and harms of exercise therapy in people with multimorbidity. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 55(18). 1059–1060. 1 indexed citations
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Bricca, Alessio, et al.. (2020). The benefits and harms of therapeutic exercise on physical and psychosocial outcomes in people with multimorbidity: Protocol for a systematic review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 2235042X2092045–2235042X2092045. 6 indexed citations
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Poulsen, Erik, Gláucia Helena Gonçalves, Alessio Bricca, et al.. (2019). Knee osteoarthritis risk is increased 4-6 fold after knee injury – a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(23). 1454–1463. 188 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bricca, Alessio, Ewa M. Roos, Carsten Bogh Juhl, et al.. (2019). Infographic. Therapeutic exercise relieves pain and does not harm knee cartilage nor trigger inflammation. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(2). 118–119. 6 indexed citations
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Bricca, Alessio, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Martijn Steultjens, W. Wirth, & Ewa M. Roos. (2018). Impact of exercise on articular cartilage in people at risk of, or with established, knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(15). 940–947. 81 indexed citations
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Bricca, Alessio, W. Wirth, Carsten Bogh Juhl, et al.. (2018). Moderate Physical Activity and Prevention of Cartilage Loss in People With Knee Osteoarthritis: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Arthritis Care & Research. 71(2). 218–226. 22 indexed citations
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Bricca, Alessio, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Mario Bizzini, Thor Einar Andersen, & Kristian Thorborg. (2018). There are more football injury prevention reviews than randomised controlled trials. Time for more RCT action!. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(22). 1477–1478. 5 indexed citations
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Skou, Søren Thorgaard, Alessio Bricca, & Ewa M. Roos. (2018). The impact of physical activity level on the short- and long-term pain relief from supervised exercise therapy and education: a study of 12,796 Danish patients with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 26(11). 1474–1478. 34 indexed citations
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Bricca, Alessio, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Alan J. Grodzinsky, & Ewa M. Roos. (2017). Impact of a daily exercise dose on knee joint cartilage – a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in healthy animals. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 25(8). 1223–1237. 36 indexed citations

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