Carmelo Raffo

610 total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 205 citations indexed

About

Carmelo Raffo is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Carmelo Raffo has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 205 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Carmelo Raffo's work include Laser Design and Applications (5 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (4 papers) and Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (3 papers). Carmelo Raffo is often cited by papers focused on Laser Design and Applications (5 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (4 papers) and Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (3 papers). Carmelo Raffo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Argentina and United Kingdom. Carmelo Raffo's co-authors include M.F. Kimmitt, A F Gibson, Davide Capodanno, Nicola Ammirabile, Daniele Giacoppo, Maria Sara Mauro, Marco Spagnolo, Antonio Greco, Simone Finocchiaro and Placido Maria Mazzone and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Carmelo Raffo

15 papers receiving 197 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.

Coronary Angiography, Intravascular Ultrasound, and Optical Coherence Tomography for Guiding of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

2024 43 citations Daniele Giacoppo, Claudio Laudani et al. Circulation profile →
Lipoprotein(a) as a Pharmacological Target: Premises, Promises, and Prospects

2025 16 citations Antonio Greco, Simone Finocchiaro et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carmelo Raffo Italy	7	70	63	56	48	35	20	205
Mingfeng Li China	10	62 0.9×	9 0.1×	22 0.4×	20 0.4×	43 1.2×	50	291
R. A. George India	10	88 1.3×	12 0.2×	27 0.5×	5 0.1×	13 0.4×	24	293
Kenneth W. Rohling United States	9	131 1.9×	65 1.0×	17 0.3×	7 0.1×	212 6.1×	16	435
M.J. van Dort Netherlands	9	24 0.3×	128 2.0×	367 6.6×	5 0.1×	14 0.4×	25	439
R. van Tyen United States	6	34 0.5×	23 0.4×	5 0.1×	41 0.9×	152 4.3×	7	195
A. Wolff United Kingdom	14	9 0.1×	44 0.7×	55 1.0×	189 3.9×	12 0.3×	30	390
Paul M. Margosian United States	8	32 0.5×	18 0.3×	30 0.5×	10 0.2×	215 6.1×	19	296
Christine P. Fleming United States	8	82 1.2×	18 0.3×	32 0.6×	63 1.3×	65 1.9×	9	276
Darach O h-Icí Germany	10	66 0.9×	16 0.3×	10 0.2×	297 6.2×	210 6.0×	23	392
Mingquan Li China	8	73 1.0×	50 0.8×	42 0.8×	40 0.8×	5 0.1×	28	235

Countries citing papers authored by Carmelo Raffo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carmelo Raffo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carmelo Raffo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carmelo Raffo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carmelo Raffo 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 Carmelo Raffo. Carmelo Raffo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Greco, Antonio, Marco Spagnolo, Claudio Laudani, et al.. (2025). Targeting Inflammation After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 86(15). 1146–1169. 1 indexed citations

Finocchiaro, Simone, Placido Maria Mazzone, Nicola Ammirabile, et al.. (2025). Anti-inflammatory pharmacotherapy in patients with cardiovascular disease. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. 11(8). 712–728. 2 indexed citations

Raffo, Carmelo, Antonio Greco, & Davide Capodanno. (2025). Antithrombotic therapy after left atrial appendage occlusion. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 23(4). 141–152.

Greco, Antonio, Simone Finocchiaro, Marco Spagnolo, et al.. (2025). Lipoprotein(a) as a Pharmacological Target: Premises, Promises, and Prospects. Circulation. 151(6). 400–415. 16 indexed citations breakdown →

Raffo, Carmelo, Giovanni Di Leo, & Davide Capodanno. (2025). Factor XI inhibitors and atrial fibrillation: imminent breakthrough or false start?. European Heart Journal Supplements. 27(Supplement_3). iii46–iii53.

Giacoppo, Daniele, Claudio Laudani, Giovanni Occhipinti, et al.. (2024). Coronary Angiography, Intravascular Ultrasound, and Optical Coherence Tomography for Guiding of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Circulation. 149(14). 1065–1086. 43 indexed citations breakdown →

Raffo, Carmelo & Davide Capodanno. (2024). Factor XI inhibition in patients with acute coronary syndrome. European Heart Journal Supplements. 26(Supplement_1). i29–i34. 7 indexed citations

Greco, Antonio, et al.. (2024). Future of factor XI inhibitors in cardiovascular practice. Minerva Cardiology and Angiology. 73(2). 201–218. 3 indexed citations

Greco, Antonio, Giovanni Occhipinti, Daniele Giacoppo, et al.. (2023). Antithrombotic Therapy for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 82(15). 1538–1557. 30 indexed citations

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Agnello, Federica, Maria Sara Mauro, Carla Rochira, et al.. (2023). PCSK9 inhibitors: current status and emerging frontiers in lipid control. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 22(1-3). 41–58. 19 indexed citations

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Raffo, Carmelo, et al.. (1999). <title>Optical methods for cylindrical rough surface testing</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3572. 353–355. 2 indexed citations

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Raffo, Carmelo, et al.. (1999). <title>Model of pulsed discharge initiated HF chemical laser using SF<formula><inf><roman>6</roman></inf></formula> and C<formula><inf><roman>3</roman></inf></formula>H<formula><inf><roman>8</roman></inf></formula> mixture</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3572. 434–440. 1 indexed citations

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González, M. A., et al.. (1998). The ‘non-refractive effect’ in translucent diffusers: A geometrical model. Journal of Modern Optics. 45(3). 441–448. 1 indexed citations

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González, M. A., et al.. (1996). Correlation between roughness and porosity in rocks. Optics & Laser Technology. 28(1). 21–23. 6 indexed citations

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Sorichetti, P.A., et al.. (1991). Absorption of HF laser lines in pure CO/sub 2/ and CO/sub 2/-He mixtures at high pressures. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 3(11). 1042–1044.

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Olmos, M, et al.. (1990). [Evaluation of the usefulness of the physico-chemical study of ascitic fluid in patients with chronic hepatopathies, neoplasms and spontaneous peritonitis].. PubMed. 20(3). 145–58. 1 indexed citations

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Raffo, Carmelo, et al.. (1988). Pulsed chemical HF laser using graphite continuous electrodes for transverse discharge stabilization. Review of Scientific Instruments. 59(9). 2090–2091. 3 indexed citations

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Raffo, Carmelo, et al.. (1985). Assessment of beam intensity profiles in an iodine laser using optical fibers. Review of Scientific Instruments. 56(5). 682–683. 1 indexed citations

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Gibson, A F, et al.. (1972). Absorption saturation in germanium, silicon, and gallium arsenide at 10.6 μm. Applied Physics Letters. 21(8). 356–357. 66 indexed citations

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Gibson, A F, et al.. (1972). An optical bridge for the assessment of mode-locked CO2 lasers. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 5(10). 1800–1806. 3 indexed citations

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