Daniela Distefano

662 total citations
23 papers, 473 citations indexed

About

Daniela Distefano is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniela Distefano has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 473 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 14 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Daniela Distefano's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (13 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (13 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (7 papers). Daniela Distefano is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (13 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (13 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (7 papers). Daniela Distefano collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Italy and United States. Daniela Distefano's co-authors include Alessandro Cianfoni, Pietro Scarone, Michael Reinert, Giuseppe Bonaldi, Luigi La Barbera, Tomaso Villa, Paolo Belli, Michela Giuliani, Emanuele Pravatà and Pierluigi Rinaldi and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, American Journal of Neuroradiology and European Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Daniela Distefano

22 papers receiving 464 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniela Distefano Switzerland 13 273 267 153 45 41 23 473
Yoshihide Kanemaki Japan 12 76 0.3× 145 0.5× 233 1.5× 80 1.8× 60 1.5× 44 410
C. El Khoury France 9 71 0.3× 99 0.4× 128 0.8× 61 1.4× 54 1.3× 28 330
Donald McRae United States 8 220 0.8× 114 0.4× 47 0.3× 20 0.4× 99 2.4× 10 357
Federico Cattin Italy 9 143 0.5× 46 0.2× 46 0.3× 93 2.1× 44 1.1× 21 286
Xin A. Wang United States 11 331 1.2× 174 0.7× 118 0.8× 37 0.8× 174 4.2× 21 556
Jonathan S. Lewin United States 12 157 0.6× 38 0.1× 69 0.5× 35 0.8× 40 1.0× 16 339
Roka Namoto Matsubayashi Japan 10 111 0.4× 107 0.4× 185 1.2× 41 0.9× 31 0.8× 16 402
Lisha Lai China 9 70 0.3× 59 0.2× 80 0.5× 32 0.7× 53 1.3× 16 365
Joshua Loya United States 9 140 0.5× 36 0.1× 191 1.2× 39 0.9× 73 1.8× 21 446
Hirotaka Maruno Japan 9 37 0.1× 96 0.4× 272 1.8× 24 0.5× 109 2.7× 24 404

Countries citing papers authored by Daniela Distefano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Daniela Distefano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniela Distefano

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

All Works

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Maitz, Silvia, et al.. (2025). The gender-sensitive spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders: a case report on a ZMYM3 variant in a 19-year-old female. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16. 1604523–1604523.
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Marchi, Francesco, Daniela Distefano, Lodovico Terzi di Bergamo, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of amyloid in ligamentum flavum of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Amyloid. 30(4). 416–423. 5 indexed citations
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Fanfulla, Francesco, Raffaele Ferri, Debora Aricò, et al.. (2022). Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis: Prevalence, Features and Associated Factors. Nature and Science of Sleep. Volume 14. 741–750. 6 indexed citations
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Roccatagliata, Luca, Daniela Distefano, Elena Prodi, et al.. (2022). Nonlesional Sources of Contrast Enhancement on Postgadolinium “Black-Blood” 3D T1-SPACE Images in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 43(6). 872–880. 2 indexed citations
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Scarone, Pietro, Anindita Chatterjea, Tim Klüter, et al.. (2022). Percutaneous thoraco-lumbar-sacral pedicle screw placement accuracy results from a multi-center, prospective clinical study using a skin marker-based optical navigation system. European Spine Journal. 31(11). 3098–3108. 4 indexed citations
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Distefano, Daniela, Pietro Scarone, Maurizio Isalberti, et al.. (2020). The 'armed concrete' approach: stent-screw-assisted internal fixation (SAIF) reconstructs and internally fixates the most severe osteoporotic vertebral fractures. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 13(1). 63–68. 30 indexed citations
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Riccitelli, Gianna Carla, Daniela Distefano, Elena Prodi, et al.. (2019). Brain Tumor-Enhancement Visualization and Morphometric Assessment: A Comparison of MPRAGE, SPACE, and VIBE MRI Techniques. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 40(7). 1140–1148. 57 indexed citations
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Piechowiak, Eike I., Maurizio Isalberti, Marco Pileggi, et al.. (2019). Mechanical Cavity Creation with Curettage and Vacuum Suction (Q-VAC) in Lytic Vertebral Body Lesions with Posterior Wall Dehiscence and Epidural Mass before Cement Augmentation. Medicina. 55(10). 633–633. 3 indexed citations
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Barbera, Luigi La, Alessandro Cianfoni, Andréa Ferrari, et al.. (2019). Stent-Screw Assisted Internal Fixation of Osteoporotic Vertebrae: A Comparative Finite Element Analysis on SAIF Technique. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 7. 291–291. 24 indexed citations
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Barbera, Luigi La, Alessandro Cianfoni, Andréa Ferrari, et al.. (2019). Stent Screw−Assisted Internal Fixation (SAIF) of Severe Lytic Spinal Metastases: A Comparative Finite Element Analysis of the SAIF Technique. World Neurosurgery. 128. e370–e377. 18 indexed citations
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Cianfoni, Alessandro, Daniela Distefano, Pietro Scarone, et al.. (2019). Stent screw–assisted internal fixation (SAIF): clinical report of a novel approach to stabilizing and internally fixating vertebrae destroyed by malignancy. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 32(4). 507–518. 19 indexed citations
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Cianfoni, Alessandro, Daniela Distefano, Maurizio Isalberti, et al.. (2018). Stent-screw-assisted internal fixation: the SAIF technique to augment severe osteoporotic and neoplastic vertebral body fractures. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 11(6). 603–609. 37 indexed citations
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Cianfoni, Alessandro, Daniela Distefano, Emanuele Pravatà, et al.. (2018). Vertebral body stent augmentation to reconstruct the anterior column in neoplastic extreme osteolysis. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 11(3). 313–318. 26 indexed citations
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Pravatà, Emanuele, et al.. (2014). Late-onset cauda equina contrast enhancement: a rare magnetic resonance imaging finding in subacute spinal cord infarction. The Spine Journal. 14(12). 3065–3066. 7 indexed citations
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Distefano, Daniela & Alessandro Cianfoni. (2014). Imaging of spinal cord compression. Imaging in Medicine. 6(1). 89–116. 3 indexed citations
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Costantini, Melania, Paolo Belli, Daniela Distefano, et al.. (2012). Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Comparison With Luminal and HER2-Overexpressing Tumors. Clinical Breast Cancer. 12(5). 331–339. 65 indexed citations
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Cianfoni, Alessandro, Daniela Distefano, Steve Chin, et al.. (2012). Percutaneous cement augmentation of a lytic lesion of C1 via posterolateral approach under CT guidance. The Spine Journal. 12(6). 500–506. 12 indexed citations
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Rinaldi, Pierluigi, Melania Costantini, Paolo Belli, et al.. (2011). Extra-mammary findings in breast MRI. European Radiology. 21(11). 2268–2276. 30 indexed citations
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Rinaldi, Pierluigi, Michela Giuliani, Paolo Belli, et al.. (2010). DWI in breast MRI: Role of ADC value to determine diagnosis between recurrent tumor and surgical scar in operated patients. European Journal of Radiology. 75(2). e114–e123. 26 indexed citations

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