Andrea Cafarelli

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 733 citations indexed

About

Andrea Cafarelli is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrea Cafarelli has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 733 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 9 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Andrea Cafarelli's work include Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (18 papers), Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (11 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (10 papers). Andrea Cafarelli is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (18 papers), Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (11 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (10 papers). Andrea Cafarelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United States. Andrea Cafarelli's co-authors include Leonardo Ricotti, Arianna Menciassi, Lorenzo Vannozzi, Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani, Josep Puigmartí‐Luis, Salvador Pané, Paolo Dario, Julien Flament and Julien Valette and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Andrea Cafarelli

34 papers receiving 722 citations

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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.

Piezoelectric Nanomaterials Activated by Ultrasound: The Pathway from Discovery to Future Clinical Adoption

2021 222 citations Andrea Cafarelli, Attilio Marino et al. ACS Nano profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrea Cafarelli Italy	14	542	166	128	95	78	40	733
Yaxin Hu China	17	806 1.5×	135 0.8×	348 2.7×	160 1.7×	118 1.5×	40	1.0k
Carolyn E. Schutt United States	12	714 1.3×	123 0.7×	210 1.6×	164 1.7×	160 2.1×	24	946
Clayton T. McKee United States	13	423 0.8×	158 1.0×	51 0.4×	173 1.8×	121 1.6×	15	961
Ashley A. Manzoor United States	4	627 1.2×	215 1.3×	91 0.7×	294 3.1×	181 2.3×	6	965
Kelvin Donne United Kingdom	5	364 0.7×	209 1.3×	157 1.2×	48 0.5×	135 1.7×	14	893
Kristan S. Worthington United States	16	316 0.6×	162 1.0×	106 0.8×	99 1.0×	306 3.9×	32	759
Hsiao‐Chuan Liu United States	10	477 0.9×	140 0.8×	29 0.2×	41 0.4×	33 0.4×	29	635
Yixuan Shang China	12	455 0.8×	29 0.2×	69 0.5×	165 1.7×	104 1.3×	22	799
He Wang China	16	470 0.9×	46 0.3×	185 1.4×	47 0.5×	58 0.7×	54	767
Susanne Staehlke Germany	14	324 0.6×	47 0.3×	31 0.2×	75 0.8×	97 1.2×	34	538

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Tschon, Matilde, Paolo Cabras, Andrea Cafarelli, et al.. (2025). In vivo efficacy of an injectable piezoelectric nanocomposite hydrogel and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound in two preclinical models of osteoarthritis. Biomaterials. 326. 123728–123728.

Spinnato, Paolo, et al.. (2025). A novel approach for remote ultrasonography of knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Applied Biomedicine. 45(3). 319–328.

Dolzani, Paolo, Gina Lisignoli, Gaetano Valenza, et al.. (2025). Quantitative ultrasound classification of healthy and chemically degraded ex-vivo cartilage. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 20760–20760. 1 indexed citations

Cafarelli, Andrea, Danilo Donati, Alessandro Russo, et al.. (2024). Ultrasound Imaging in Knee Osteoarthritis: Current Role, Recent Advancements, and Future Perspectives. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(16). 4930–4930. 17 indexed citations

Cafarelli, Andrea, et al.. (2023). Quantitative ultrasound assessment of healthy and degenerated cartilage. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 22. 1–4. 2 indexed citations

Cafarelli, Andrea, Francesco Fontana, Erik Dumont, et al.. (2023). Optimal low-intensity pulsed ultrasound stimulation for promoting anti-inflammatory effects in macrophages. APL Bioengineering. 7(1). 16114–16114. 19 indexed citations

Fontana, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound increases neurotrophic factors secretion and suppresses inflammation in in vitro models of peripheral neuropathies. Journal of Neural Engineering. 20(2). 26033–26033. 8 indexed citations

Cabras, Paolo, Andrea Cafarelli, Leonardo Ricotti, & Erik Dumont. (2022). LIPUS Stimulation of the knee cartilage: in-vitro to in-vivo translation. 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS). 1–4. 1 indexed citations

Cafarelli, Andrea, et al.. (2021). A novel quantitative and reference-free ultrasound analysis to discriminate different concentrations of bone mineral content. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 301–301. 6 indexed citations

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Cafarelli, Andrea, Attilio Marino, Lorenzo Vannozzi, et al.. (2021). Piezoelectric Nanomaterials Activated by Ultrasound: The Pathway from Discovery to Future Clinical Adoption. ACS Nano. 15(7). 11066–11086. 222 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fontana, Francesco, Andrea Cafarelli, Andrea Aliperta, et al.. (2021). Development and validation of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound systems for highly controlled in vitro cell stimulation. Ultrasonics. 116. 106495–106495. 20 indexed citations

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Onwuanyi, Anekwe, et al.. (2020). INTEGRATING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN CLINICAL CARE DELIVERY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 75(11). 801–801. 1 indexed citations

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Severino, Francesco Paolo Ulloa, Andrea Cafarelli, Arianna Menciassi, et al.. (2020). Ultrasound Stimulations Induce Prolonged Depolarization and Fast Action Potentials in Leech Neurons. IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology. 1. 23–32. 6 indexed citations

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Mariani, Andrea, et al.. (2020). Acoustic Coupling Quantification in Ultrasound-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery: Simulation-Based Evaluation and Experimental Feasibility Study. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 46(12). 3305–3316. 6 indexed citations

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Cafarelli, Andrea, et al.. (2018). Design and development of a miniaturized intra-abdominal flexible HIFU system: a proof of concept. 1–2.

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Cafarelli, Andrea, et al.. (2018). Ultrasound Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse imaging for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound focal spot localization. PubMed. 2018. 5713–5716. 5 indexed citations

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Diodato, Alessandro, et al.. (2017). Motion compensation with skin contact control for high intensity focused ultrasound surgery in moving organs. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 63(3). 35017–35017. 20 indexed citations

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Cafarelli, Andrea, et al.. (2016). Tuning acoustic and mechanical properties of materials for ultrasound phantoms and smart substrates for cell cultures. Acta Biomaterialia. 49. 368–378. 89 indexed citations

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Cormio, Luigi, et al.. (2007). Asymptomatic spontaneous migration of double pigtail ureteral stent outside the ureter. International Urology and Nephrology. 39(1). 75–77. 1 indexed citations

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Cafarelli, Andrea, et al.. (2006). HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU) IN PROSTATE CANCER. European Urology Supplements. 5(2). 133–133. 4 indexed citations

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