Francesca Battista

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Francesca Battista is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Battista has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 23 papers in Physiology and 21 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Francesca Battista's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (24 papers), Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (20 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (19 papers). Francesca Battista is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (24 papers), Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (20 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (19 papers). Francesca Battista collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Israel and France. Francesca Battista's co-authors include Giacomo Pucci, Giuseppe Schillaci, Andrea Ermolao, Luca Busetto, Eliana V. Carraça, Alice Bellicha, Adriyan Pramono, Marleen A. van Baak, Dror Dicker and Nathalie J. Farpour‐Lambert and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physiology, Hypertension and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Battista

95 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Sex- and gender-related prevalence, cardiovascular risk a... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2021 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Sex- and gender-related prevalence, cardiovascular risk and therapeutic approach in metabolic syndrome: A review of the literature
    2017 293 citations Giacomo Pucci, Francesca Battista et al. profile →
  2. Effect of exercise training on weight loss, body composition changes, and weight maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: An overview of 12 systematic reviews and 149 studies
    2021 191 citations Alice Bellicha, Marleen A. van Baak et al. Obesity Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesca Battista Italy 21 802 658 334 317 257 100 2.1k
Andrea Ermolao Italy 28 401 0.5× 1.1k 1.7× 440 1.3× 344 1.1× 298 1.2× 135 2.9k
Joan F. Carroll United States 25 770 1.0× 767 1.2× 253 0.8× 254 0.8× 245 1.0× 52 2.4k
Renée de Mutsert Netherlands 25 526 0.7× 466 0.7× 279 0.8× 215 0.7× 242 0.9× 65 2.3k
Sean Carroll United Kingdom 23 603 0.8× 682 1.0× 142 0.4× 396 1.2× 251 1.0× 78 1.9k
Benjamin L. Willis United States 27 1.2k 1.5× 873 1.3× 193 0.6× 416 1.3× 205 0.8× 63 2.4k
Chwen Keng Tsao Taiwan 14 398 0.5× 864 1.3× 140 0.4× 559 1.8× 235 0.9× 21 2.3k
Fernanda Marciano Consolim‐Colombo Brazil 26 1.1k 1.3× 374 0.6× 248 0.7× 158 0.5× 240 0.9× 135 2.2k
Fatima H. Sert Kuniyoshi United States 26 967 1.2× 1.5k 2.3× 336 1.0× 482 1.5× 251 1.0× 55 3.0k
John Saxton United Kingdom 34 486 0.6× 1.1k 1.6× 692 2.1× 368 1.2× 200 0.8× 109 3.8k
Daniel Umpierre Brazil 27 813 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 239 0.7× 271 0.9× 691 2.7× 77 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Battista

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All Works

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Vecchiato, Marco, Hannes Gatterer, Martin Burtscher, et al.. (2024). Sport climbing performance determinants and functional testing methods: A systematic review. Journal of sport and health science. 14. 100974–100974. 14 indexed citations
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Vecchiato, Marco, et al.. (2024). The many faces of exercise intensity: a call to agree on definitions and provide standardized prescriptions. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 31(12). e89–e91. 7 indexed citations
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Vecchiato, Marco, Daniel Neunhäeuserer, Francesca Battista, et al.. (2024). Respiratory exchange ratio overshoot during exercise recovery: a promising prognostic marker in HFrEF. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 115(3). 412–423. 5 indexed citations
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Vecchiato, Marco, Daniel Neunhäeuserer, Francesca Battista, et al.. (2023). The incidence of cardiac arrhythmias during exercise stress testing: a focus on patients with severe obesity undergoing sleeve gastrectomy. International Journal of Obesity. 47(3). 175–180. 2 indexed citations
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Battista, Francesca, Daniel Neunhäeuserer, Marco Vecchiato, et al.. (2023). The “Aging Effect” of BMI on Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A New Insight on Functional Evaluation in Obesity. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(22). 7183–7183. 4 indexed citations
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Palatini, Paolo, Lucio Mos, Francesca Saladini, et al.. (2023). Both Moderate and Heavy Alcohol Use Amplify the Adverse Cardiovascular Effects of Smoking in Young Patients with Hypertension. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(8). 2792–2792. 3 indexed citations
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Vecchiato, Marco, Andrea Ermolao, Francesca Battista, et al.. (2023). Overshoot of the Respiratory Exchange Ratio during Recovery from Maximal Exercise Testing in Young Patients with Congenital Heart Disease. Children. 10(3). 521–521. 8 indexed citations
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Muscas, Giovanni, et al.. (2022). Are familial colloid cysts of the third ventricle associated with a worse clinical course than sporadic forms?. Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences. 66(3). 258–263. 1 indexed citations
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Vecchiato, Marco, Stefano Palermi, Francesca Battista, et al.. (2022). Are Gyms a Feasible Setting for Exercise Training Interventions in Patients with Cardiovascular Risk Factors? An Italian 10-Years Cross-Sectional Survey Comparison. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(4). 2407–2407. 13 indexed citations
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Vecchiato, Marco, et al.. (2022). Early repolarization in adolescent athletes: A gender comparison of ECG and echocardiographic characteristics. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 32(11). 1581–1591. 5 indexed citations
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Vecchiato, Marco, Francesca Battista, Stefano Palermi, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Exercise Training on Irisin Secretion in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(1). 62–62. 20 indexed citations
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Neunhäeuserer, Daniel, Francesca Battista, Marco Vecchiato, et al.. (2022). Potential Cost Savings for the Healthcare System by Physical Activity in Different Chronic Diseases: A Pilot Study in the Veneto Region of Italy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(12). 7375–7375. 6 indexed citations
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Bettini, Silvia, Daniel Neunhäeuserer, Francesca Battista, et al.. (2021). Edmonton Obesity Staging System: an improvement by cardiopulmonary exercise testing. International Journal of Obesity. 45(9). 1949–1957. 7 indexed citations
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Carraça, Eliana V., Jorge Encantado, Francesca Battista, et al.. (2021). Effective behavior change techniques to promote physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews. 22(S4). e13258–e13258. 64 indexed citations
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Vecchiato, Marco, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of Text Messaging as an Incentive to Maintain Physical Activity after Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(12). 6645–6645. 18 indexed citations
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Beaulieu, Kristine, John E. Blundell, Marleen A. van Baak, et al.. (2021). Effect of exercise training interventions on energy intake and appetite control in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews. 22(S4). e13251–e13251. 41 indexed citations
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Pucci, Giacomo, Valeria Bisogni, Francesca Battista, et al.. (2021). Association between Ideal Cardiovascular Health and aortic stiffness in Italian adolescents. The MACISTE study. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 31(9). 2724–2732. 6 indexed citations
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Oppert, Jean‐Michel, Alice Bellicha, Marleen A. van Baak, et al.. (2021). Exercise training in the management of overweight and obesity in adults: Synthesis of the evidence and recommendations from the European Association for the Study of Obesity Physical Activity Working Group. Obesity Reviews. 22(S4). e13273–e13273. 143 indexed citations
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Pucci, Giacomo, Stefano Ministrini, Francesca Battista, et al.. (2021). Relationship between serum myostatin levels and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in healthy young male adolescents: the MACISTE study. Journal of Applied Physiology. 130(4). 987–992. 8 indexed citations
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Baak, Marleen A. van, Adriyan Pramono, Francesca Battista, et al.. (2021). Effect of different types of regular exercise on physical fitness in adults with overweight or obesity: Systematic review and meta‐analyses. Obesity Reviews. 22(S4). e13239–e13239. 77 indexed citations

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