Ermanno Ancona

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
204 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Ermanno Ancona is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Gastroenterology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ermanno Ancona has authored 204 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Surgery, 77 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 46 papers in Gastroenterology. Recurrent topics in Ermanno Ancona's work include Esophageal and GI Pathology (86 papers), Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (59 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (41 papers). Ermanno Ancona is often cited by papers focused on Esophageal and GI Pathology (86 papers), Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (59 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (41 papers). Ermanno Ancona collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Ermanno Ancona's co-authors include Giovanni Zaninotto, Alberto Ruol, Mario Costantini, Giuseppe Portale, Stefano Merigliano, Giorgio Battaglia, Luigi Bonavina, Francesco Cavallin, Matteo Cagol and Carlo Castoro and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Cancer and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Ermanno Ancona

199 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Number of Lymph Nodes Removed Predicts Survival in Esophageal Cancer: An International Study on the Impact of Extent of Surgical Resection

2008 413 citations Ermanno Ancona, Alberto Ruol et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ermanno Ancona Italy	43	5.6k	2.9k	2.1k	1.0k	580	204	6.7k
Bas P. L. Wijnhoven Netherlands	40	4.3k 0.8×	3.0k 1.0×	528 0.3×	106 0.1×	885 1.5×	191	5.3k
Katie S. Nason United States	31	2.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	791 0.4×	368 0.4×	740 1.3×	78	3.6k
Stefano Merigliano Italy	28	2.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	466 0.2×	209 0.2×	599 1.0×	127	2.9k
Christine L. Lau United States	34	2.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	131 0.1×	100 0.1×	410 0.7×	103	4.0k
M M Henry United Kingdom	40	3.5k 0.6×	311 0.1×	589 0.3×	111 0.1×	637 1.1×	90	5.7k
Kathryn D. Anderson United States	35	2.1k 0.4×	1.8k 0.6×	133 0.1×	96 0.1×	274 0.5×	98	4.0k
Daniël C. Aronson Netherlands	47	3.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	216 0.1×	69 0.1×	1.5k 2.6×	145	6.4k
John C. Fang United States	31	2.3k 0.4×	628 0.2×	458 0.2×	255 0.2×	272 0.5×	142	3.4k
Carlo V. Feo Italy	29	1.3k 0.2×	717 0.2×	403 0.2×	167 0.2×	469 0.8×	130	2.6k
Jan Ringers Netherlands	34	2.9k 0.5×	407 0.1×	379 0.2×	49 0.0×	451 0.8×	127	3.9k

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Vita, Ferdinando De, Michele Orditura, Erika Martinelli, et al.. (2011). A multicenter phase II study of induction chemotherapy with FOLFOX-4 and cetuximab followed by radiation and cetuximab in locally advanced oesophageal cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 104(3). 427–432. 40 indexed citations

Crescenzi, Marika, Luca Persano, Giovanni Esposito, et al.. (2010). Vandetanib Improves Anti-Tumor Effects of L19mTNFα in Xenograft Models of Esophageal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 17(3). 447–458. 15 indexed citations

Fassan, Matteo, Marco Pizzi, Giorgio Battaglia, et al.. (2010). Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) expression during multistep Barrett's carcinogenesis. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 63(8). 692–696. 34 indexed citations

Ancona, Ermanno, Sabrina Rampado, Mauro Cassaro, et al.. (2008). Prediction of Lymph Node Status in Superficial Esophageal Carcinoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 15(11). 3278–3288. 191 indexed citations

Canova, Daniele, Manuela De Bona, Rino Rumiati, et al.. (2006). Understanding of and attitude to xenotransplantation among Italian university students: impact of a 3‐yr university course. Xenotransplantation. 13(3). 264–271. 17 indexed citations

Portale, Giuseppe, Mario Costantini, Christian Rizzetto, et al.. (2005). Long-term Outcome of Laparoscopic Heller-Dor Surgery for Esophageal Achalasia: Possible Detrimental Role of Previous Endoscopic Treatment. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 9(9). 1332–1339. 75 indexed citations

Ruol, Alberto, Giovanni Zaninotto, Mario Costantini, et al.. (2004). Barrett’s esophagus: management of high-grade dysplasia and cancer. Journal of Surgical Research. 117(1). 44–51. 11 indexed citations

Calabrese, Fiorella, Ilaria Iacopetti, M Boldrin, et al.. (2003). Carbon monoxide (CO) prevents apoptotic events related to ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury in an hDAF pig-to-primate xenotransplantation model. Xenotransplantation. 10(5). 488–488. 1 indexed citations

Zaninotto, Giovanni, Surendra Narne, Mario Costantini, et al.. (2003). Tailored approach to Zenker's diverticula. Surgical Endoscopy. 17(1). 129–133. 38 indexed citations

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Cozzi, Emanuele, R. Cadrobbi, Nicola Baldan, et al.. (2003). Methotrexate for immunosuppression in life‐supporting pig‐to‐cynomolgus monkey renal xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation. 10(6). 587–595. 13 indexed citations

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Zaninotto, Giovanni, Mario Costantini, Daniela Molena, et al.. (2001). Minimally Invasive Surgery for Esophageal Achalasia. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 11(6). 351–359. 35 indexed citations

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Merigliano, Stefano, Daniela Molena, Alberto Ruol, et al.. (2000). Chylothorax complicating esophagectomy for cancer: A plea for early thoracic duct ligation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 119(3). 453–457. 119 indexed citations

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Rigotti, Paolo, Giovanni Pacini, Nicola Baldan, et al.. (1998). Insulin Secretion in IDDM Patients Who Have Undergone Successful Pancreas–Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings. 30(2). 615–617. 3 indexed citations

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Costantini, Mario, Giovanni Zaninotto, Marco Anselmino, et al.. (1996). Esophageal motor function in patients with myotonic dystrophy. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 41(10). 2032–2038. 21 indexed citations

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Morpurgo, Emilio, Paolo Rigotti, & Ermanno Ancona. (1993). Is warm ischemia the main limiting factor in the use of non-heart-beating donors in renal transplantation?. PubMed. 25(1 Pt 2). 1509–10. 10 indexed citations

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Zaninotto, Giovanni, Mario Costantini, Massimo Rugge, et al.. (1990). ESOPHAGITIS AND PH OF THE REFLUXATE - EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL-STUDY. Gut. 31. 602–602. 6 indexed citations

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Rigotti, Paolo, Mariano Ferraresso, Stefano Spanio, et al.. (1989). Use of defibrotide in preventing vascular thrombosis in experimental pancreas transplantation. 6(2). 123–130. 2 indexed citations

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Zaninotto, Giovanni, Andrea Peserico, Mario Costantini, et al.. (1989). Oesophageal Motility and Lower Oesophageal Sphincter Competence in Progressive Systemic Sclerosis and Localized Scleroderma. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 24(1). 95–102. 29 indexed citations

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Zaninotto, Giovanni, Mario Costantini, Luigi Bonavina, et al.. (1987). Manometric Characteristics of the Distal Oesophageal Sphincter and Patterns of Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux in Healthy Volunteers and Patients. European Surgical Research. 19(4). 217–224. 5 indexed citations

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Ancona, Ermanno, et al.. (1979). [The myotomy of the upper esophageal sphincter in the treatment of pharyngo-esophageal dyskinesia (author's transl)].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 33(7). 467–73. 1 indexed citations

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