C. Piconi

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

C. Piconi is a scholar working on Surgery, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Piconi has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Surgery, 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in C. Piconi's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (25 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (14 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (14 papers). C. Piconi is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (25 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (14 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (14 papers). C. Piconi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. C. Piconi's co-authors include Giulio Maccauro, Wolfgang Bürger, Achille Cittadini, Francesco Muratori, Horst‐Eberhard Richter, Giuseppe Ricci, E Marmo, Valeria Covacci, N. Bruzzese and E. Brach Del Prever and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Journal of Materials Science and Dental Materials.

In The Last Decade

C. Piconi

45 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Zirconia as a ceramic biomaterial 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. Zirconia as a ceramic biomaterial
    1999 2.1k citations C. Piconi, Giulio Maccauro Biomaterials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. Piconi Italy 16 1.8k 1.5k 1.5k 675 534 46 3.1k
Seiji Ban Japan 27 2.3k 1.3× 1.8k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 481 0.7× 339 0.6× 144 3.8k
P. M. Marquis United Kingdom 36 2.3k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 381 0.6× 349 0.7× 125 3.5k
Bruno Henriques Brazil 35 1.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 2.0k 1.4× 1.0k 1.5× 857 1.6× 179 4.5k
Susanne S. Scherrer Switzerland 35 3.1k 1.7× 2.7k 1.7× 1.1k 0.8× 525 0.8× 325 0.6× 79 4.0k
Jérôme Chevalier France 27 734 0.4× 612 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 383 0.6× 619 1.2× 50 2.3k
Fei Zhang Belgium 31 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 183 0.3× 618 1.2× 56 2.8k
Isabelle Denry United States 28 3.9k 2.1× 3.0k 1.9× 1.9k 1.3× 379 0.6× 691 1.3× 50 5.4k
Júlio C. M. Souza Portugal 35 2.0k 1.1× 1.9k 1.3× 2.2k 1.5× 1.3k 2.0× 654 1.2× 152 4.7k
Jason A. Griggs United States 29 1.8k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 620 0.4× 329 0.5× 182 0.3× 111 2.6k
Kenzo Asaoka Japan 41 1.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 2.1k 1.5× 959 1.4× 418 0.8× 129 4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by C. Piconi

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. Piconi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Piconi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. Piconi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. Piconi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with C. Piconi. C. Piconi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Piconi, C. & Simone Sprio. (2021). Oxide Bioceramic Composites in Orthopedics and Dentistry. Journal of Composites Science. 5(8). 206–206. 26 indexed citations
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Cazzato, G, et al.. (2020). Use of ceramic bearings in hip arthroplasty: correct implantation and review of clinical and radiographic results.. Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents. 34. 237. 1 indexed citations
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Logroscino, Giandomenico, et al.. (2018). Early failure of a locked titanium plate in a proximal humeral fracture: Case report and metallurgic analysis. Trauma Case Reports. 17. 18–22. 4 indexed citations
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Piconi, C. & Simone Sprio. (2018). Zirconia Implants: Is There a Future?. Current Oral Health Reports. 5(3). 186–193. 5 indexed citations
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Piconi, C. & Robert Streicher. (2013). Forty years of ceramic-on-ceramic THR bearings. Seminars in Arthroplasty JSES. 24(4). 188–192. 10 indexed citations
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Fabbri, Paride, C. Piconi, Emiliano Burresi, et al.. (2013). Lifetime estimation of a zirconia–alumina composite for biomedical applications. Dental Materials. 30(2). 138–142. 58 indexed citations
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Palazzo, Barbara, et al.. (2011). Fabrication, Characterization and Cell Cultures on a Novel Composite Chitosan-Nano-Hydroxyapatite Scaffold. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology. 24(1_suppl2). 73–78. 17 indexed citations
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Maccauro, Giulio, Achille Cittadini, Francesco Muratori, et al.. (2007). Methotrexate-added acrylic cement: biological and physical properties. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 18(5). 839–844. 29 indexed citations
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Piconi, C., et al.. (2007). Zirconia heads in perspective: a survey of zirconia outcomes in total hip replacement. Hip International. 17(3). 119–130. 11 indexed citations
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Piconi, C.. (2006). On the fracture of a zirconia ball head. Journal of Materials Science. 17. 289–300. 2 indexed citations
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Piconi, C., Giulio Maccauro, L. Pilloni, et al.. (2006). On the fracture of a zirconia ball head. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 17(3). 289–300. 32 indexed citations
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Serra, E., A. Tucci, L. Esposito, & C. Piconi. (2002). Volumetric determination of the wear of ceramics for hip joints. Biomaterials. 23(4). 1131–1137. 11 indexed citations
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Cerroni, Loredana, et al.. (2002). Growth of osteoblast-like cells on porous hydroxyapatite ceramics: an in vitro study. Biomolecular Engineering. 19(2-6). 119–124. 110 indexed citations
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Maccauro, Giulio, C. Piconi, L. Pilloni, et al.. (2000). Surface analysis of a femoral stem after failed total hip replacement. International Orthopaedics. 24(4). 231–233. 6 indexed citations
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Piconi, C. & Giulio Maccauro. (1999). Zirconia as a ceramic biomaterial. Biomaterials. 20(1). 1–25. 2142 indexed citations breakdown →
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Covacci, Valeria, N. Bruzzese, Giulio Maccauro, et al.. (1999). In vitro evaluation of the mutagenic and carcinogenic power of high purity zirconia ceramic. Biomaterials. 20(4). 371–376. 123 indexed citations
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Piconi, C.. (1999). Analysis of a failed alumina THR ball head. Biomaterials. 20(18). 1637–1646. 27 indexed citations
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Martinetti, Roberta, et al.. (1999). POROUS HYDROXYAPATITE CUSTOM MADE COMPONENT FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CRANIAL THECA AREAS. 57–60. 5 indexed citations
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Piconi, C., Wolfgang Bürger, Horst‐Eberhard Richter, et al.. (1998). Y-TZP ceramics for artificial joint replacements. Biomaterials. 19(16). 1489–1494. 144 indexed citations
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Bürger, Wolfgang, et al.. (1997). New Y-TZP powders for medical grade zirconia. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 8(2). 113–118. 81 indexed citations

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