Franca Melfi

5.4k total citations
162 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Franca Melfi is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Franca Melfi has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 53 papers in Surgery and 31 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Franca Melfi's work include Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (62 papers), Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (27 papers) and Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma (24 papers). Franca Melfi is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (62 papers), Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (27 papers) and Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma (24 papers). Franca Melfi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Franca Melfi's co-authors include Alfredo Mussi, Marco Lucchi, Gabriella Fontanini, Marcello Carlo Ambrogi, Olivia Fanucchi, Federico Davini, Giulia Veronesi, P. Dini, Patrick Maisonneuve and Lorenzo Spaggiari and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Franca Melfi

151 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Franca Melfi Italy 34 2.3k 1.1k 545 532 306 162 3.6k
Thomas Schmid Austria 31 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 484 0.9× 798 1.5× 85 0.3× 134 3.4k
Paul B. Shyn United States 24 736 0.3× 665 0.6× 159 0.3× 376 0.7× 474 1.5× 96 2.0k
Ben A. Dwamena United States 26 922 0.4× 802 0.7× 280 0.5× 217 0.4× 151 0.5× 42 3.2k
Ingo G. Steffen Germany 32 910 0.4× 607 0.6× 543 1.0× 549 1.0× 465 1.5× 143 3.0k
Stefano Pergolizzi Italy 26 865 0.4× 637 0.6× 182 0.3× 581 1.1× 60 0.2× 146 2.2k
Peter Waldenberger Austria 27 1.6k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 220 0.4× 191 0.4× 416 1.4× 76 2.6k
T Kozuka Japan 32 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 179 0.3× 218 0.4× 533 1.7× 222 3.6k
Martina Sollini Italy 33 922 0.4× 616 0.6× 264 0.5× 653 1.2× 148 0.5× 127 3.2k
Takao Hiraki Japan 32 2.4k 1.1× 666 0.6× 104 0.2× 381 0.7× 697 2.3× 208 3.3k
Josef Macháč United States 32 1.7k 0.7× 936 0.9× 129 0.2× 212 0.4× 136 0.4× 153 4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Franca Melfi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Franca Melfi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franca Melfi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cucchiara, Federico, Serena Barachini, Marina Montali, et al.. (2025). Somatic Mutations of Thymic Epithelial Tumors Identified in the Prospective THYMOGENE Trial. Thoracic Cancer. 16(24). e70205–e70205.
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Raveglia, Federico, Andrea Onofri, A. Ánastasi, et al.. (2025). A Nationwide Survey to Investigate Burnout and Quality of Life Among Thoracic Surgery Residents in Italy. Healthcare. 13(9). 962–962. 1 indexed citations
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Zirafa, Carmelina Cristina, Alessandro Stefani, Gaetano Romano, et al.. (2025). Long-Term Oncological Outcomes Related to Lymphadenectomy in Clinical Stage I NSCLC: A Multicenter Retrospective Experience. Current Oncology. 32(1). 31–31.
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Pompili, Cecilia, Carmelina Cristina Zirafa, Franca Melfi, et al.. (2024). The role of patient-reported outcome and experience measures in cardio-thoracic surgery. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 38(3). 2 indexed citations
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Piarulli, Andrea, et al.. (2024). Sense of Agency and Skills Learning in Virtual-Mediated Environment: A Systematic Review. Brain Sciences. 14(4). 350–350. 4 indexed citations
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Bruno, Rossella, Anello Marcello Poma, Carmelina Cristina Zirafa, et al.. (2024). Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Prevalence of Actionable Alterations in a Monocentric Consecutive Cohort. Cancers. 16(7). 1410–1410. 5 indexed citations
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Zirafa, Carmelina Cristina, Gaetano Romano, Riccardo Morganti, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Robotic and Open Lobectomy for Lung Cancer in Marginal Pulmonary Function Patients: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study. Current Oncology. 31(1). 132–144. 1 indexed citations
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Zirafa, Carmelina Cristina, et al.. (2023). Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome Manifesting as an Early Complication after Lower Bilobectomy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 164–174.
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Bruno, Rossella, Anello Marcello Poma, Greta Alì, et al.. (2022). Gene Expression Analysis of Biphasic Pleural Mesothelioma: New Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers. Diagnostics. 12(3). 674–674. 1 indexed citations
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Rosis, Sabina De, et al.. (2019). Implementing successful systematic Patient Reported Outcome and Experience Measures (PROMs and PREMs) in robotic oncological surgery—The role of physicians. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 35(3). 773–787. 17 indexed citations
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Davini, Federico, Sara Ricciardi, Carmelina Cristina Zirafa, et al.. (2019). Lung metastasectomy after colorectal cancer: prognostic impact of resection margin on long term survival, a retrospective cohort study. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 35(1). 9–18. 27 indexed citations
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Cao, Christopher, Brian E. Louie, Franca Melfi, et al.. (2019). Outcomes of major complications after robotic anatomic pulmonary resection. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159(2). 681–686. 12 indexed citations
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Guadagni, Simone, Gregorio Di Franco, Desirée Gianardi, et al.. (2018). Control Comparison of the New EndoWrist and Traditional Laparoscopic Staplers for Anterior Rectal Resection with the Da Vinci Xi: A Case Study. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 28(12). 1422–1427. 12 indexed citations
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Giannini, Andrea, et al.. (2018). Robotic Approach to Ureteral Endometriosis: Surgical Features and Perioperative Outcomes. Frontiers in Surgery. 5. 51–51. 11 indexed citations
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Nardini, Marco, et al.. (2017). A surprise aberrant pulmonary vein. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 26(2). 367–367. 1 indexed citations
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Ghanim, Bahil, Pietro Bertoglio, Ali Çelik, et al.. (2017). Intrathoracic solitary fibrous tumor – an international multicenter study on clinical outcome and novel circulating biomarkers. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12557–12557. 11 indexed citations
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Giannini, Andrea, Eleonora Russo, Paolo Mannella, et al.. (2016). First series of total robotic hysterectomy (TRH) using new integrated table motion for the da Vinci Xi: feasibility, safety and efficacy. Surgical Endoscopy. 31(8). 3405–3410. 6 indexed citations
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Boldrini, Laura, Mirella Giordano, Greta Alì, et al.. (2014). P2X7 mRNA expression in non-small cell lung cancer: MicroRNA regulation and prognostic value. Oncology Letters. 9(1). 449–453. 23 indexed citations
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Ambrogi, Marcello Carlo, Carmelina Cristina Zirafa, Federico Davini, et al.. (2014). Transcollation® technique in the thoracoscopic treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 20(4). 445–448. 5 indexed citations
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Guarracino, Fabio, et al.. (2008). Awake palliative thoracic surgery in a high‐risk patient: one‐lung, non‐invasive ventilation combined with epidural blockade. Anaesthesia. 63(7). 761–763. 42 indexed citations

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