Elvira Padua

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Elvira Padua is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Elvira Padua has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Elvira Padua's work include Sports Performance and Training (37 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (31 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (16 papers). Elvira Padua is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (37 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (31 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (16 papers). Elvira Padua collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Jordan and United Kingdom. Elvira Padua's co-authors include Giuseppe Annino, Anas R. Alashram, S D’Ottavio, Mauro Lombardo, Vincenzo Manzi, Carlo Castagna, Cristian Romagnoli, Ferdinando Iellamo, Alfonso Bellia and Massimiliano Caprio and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Elvira Padua

115 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Assessing gender differences in food preferences and physical activity: a population-based survey

2024 83 citations Alessandra Feraco, Andrea Armani et al. Frontiers in Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elvira Padua Italy	23	800	278	254	252	225	123	1.8k
Jacobo Á. Rubio‐Arias Spain	30	873 1.1×	188 0.7×	502 2.0×	241 1.0×	497 2.2×	120	2.2k
Giuseppe Annino Italy	23	1.0k 1.3×	418 1.5×	190 0.7×	306 1.2×	172 0.8×	130	1.8k
Henrique P. Neiva Portugal	24	1.2k 1.5×	297 1.1×	492 1.9×	287 1.1×	406 1.8×	151	2.3k
Michael J. Falvo United States	26	709 0.9×	360 1.3×	318 1.3×	390 1.5×	332 1.5×	111	2.4k
Marco Bernardi Italy	27	555 0.7×	716 2.6×	211 0.8×	292 1.2×	161 0.7×	67	2.0k
Dain P. LaRoche United States	22	552 0.7×	435 1.6×	248 1.0×	158 0.6×	304 1.4×	57	1.4k
Maria Chiara Gallotta Italy	24	380 0.5×	148 0.5×	238 0.9×	112 0.4×	252 1.1×	80	1.6k
Luana C. Main Australia	25	1.0k 1.3×	107 0.4×	253 1.0×	296 1.2×	265 1.2×	84	2.1k
Gléber Pereira Brazil	19	554 0.7×	312 1.1×	231 0.9×	139 0.6×	364 1.6×	59	1.4k
Yoshiteru Mutoh Japan	25	771 1.0×	228 0.8×	521 2.1×	128 0.5×	235 1.0×	65	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elvira Padua

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20 of 20 papers shown

Annino, Giuseppe, Anas R. Alashram, Cristian Romagnoli, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of localized muscle vibration on lower extremity functional ability in patients with stroke: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 42. 769–776. 2 indexed citations

Romagnoli, Cristian, et al.. (2025). Tennis Timing Assessment by a Machine Learning-Based Acoustic Detection System: A Pilot Study. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 10(1). 47–47. 1 indexed citations

Romagnoli, Cristian, et al.. (2025). Use of an IMU Device to Assess the Performance in Swimming and Match Positions of Impaired Water Polo Athletes: A Pilot Study. Applied Sciences. 15(16). 8826–8826.

Gorini, Stefania, Elisabetta Camajani, Alessandra Feraco, et al.. (2025). Exploring Gender Differences in the Effects of Diet and Physical Activity on Metabolic Parameters. Nutrients. 17(2). 354–354. 5 indexed citations

Cariati, Ida, Roberto Bonanni, Giovanna D’Arcangelo, et al.. (2025). Virtual reality and sports performance: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials exploring balance. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 7. 1497161–1497161. 2 indexed citations

Feraco, Alessandra, Andrea Armani, Isaac Amoah, et al.. (2024). Assessing gender differences in food preferences and physical activity: a population-based survey. Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1348456–1348456. 83 indexed citations breakdown →

Feraco, Alessandra, Stefania Gorini, Elisabetta Camajani, et al.. (2024). Gender differences in dietary patterns and physical activity: an insight with principal component analysis (PCA). Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 1112–1112. 14 indexed citations

Padua, Elvira, et al.. (2024). Assessment of Tennis Timing Using an Acoustic Detection System. Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University). 8. 285–289. 2 indexed citations

Romagnoli, Cristian, et al.. (2024). The Role of Emergent Technologies in the Dynamic and Kinematic Assessment of Human Movement in Sport and Clinical Applications. Applied Sciences. 14(3). 1012–1012. 36 indexed citations

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Alashram, Anas R., et al.. (2023). Prevention of Secondary Injury after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Relationship between Pelvic-Drop and Dynamic Knee Valgus. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(4). 3063–3063. 10 indexed citations

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Padua, Elvira, Massimiliano Caprio, Alessandra Feraco, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Diet and Physical Activity on Fat-to-Lean Mass Ratio. Nutrients. 16(1). 19–19. 2 indexed citations

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Ruscello, Bruno, et al.. (2023). Effects of the New COVID-19-Induced Rule on Substitutions and Performance in Italian Elite Soccer. Sports. 11(11). 208–208. 3 indexed citations

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Annino, Giuseppe, et al.. (2023). Assessing Sports Performances Using an Artificial Intelligence-Driven System. Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University). 98–103. 7 indexed citations

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Messina, Giuseppe, et al.. (2023). Experimental study on physical exercise in diabetes: pathophysiology and therapeutic effects. European Journal of Translational Myology. 33(4). 9 indexed citations

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Alashram, Anas R., Giuseppe Annino, & Elvira Padua. (2022). Rehabilitation interventions for cognitive deficits in stroke survivors: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Applied Neuropsychology Adult. 32(1). 262–288. 6 indexed citations

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Caminiti, Giuseppe, Marco Alfonso Perrone, Maurizio Volterrani, et al.. (2022). Effects of Concurrent Aerobic Plus Resistance Training on Blood Pressure Variability and Blood Pressure Values in Patients with Hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease: Gender-Related Differences. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 9(6). 172–172. 3 indexed citations

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Annino, Giuseppe, et al.. (2021). Kinematic Analysis of Water Polo Player in the Vertical Thrust Performance to Determine the Force-Velocity and Power-Velocity Relationships in Water: A Preliminary Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(5). 2587–2587. 9 indexed citations

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Padua, Elvira, et al.. (2020). If we eat soy, do we keep the beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet?. Nutrition & Food Science. 50(6). 1099–1108. 3 indexed citations

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Lombardo, Mauro, Elvira Padua, Valeria Guglielmi, et al.. (2019). Potential Nutritional Deficiencies in Obese Subjects 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery. Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care. 14(3). 125–130. 12 indexed citations

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Melchiorri, G, et al.. (2017). Anthropometric and performance measures to study talent detection in youth volleyball. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 57(12). 1623–1632. 7 indexed citations

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