Francesca Cainelli

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Francesca Cainelli is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Cainelli has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Epidemiology, 23 papers in Hepatology and 12 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Francesca Cainelli's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (17 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (14 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (11 papers). Francesca Cainelli is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (17 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (14 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (11 papers). Francesca Cainelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Botswana and United States. Francesca Cainelli's co-authors include Sandro Vento, Ercole Concia, Teresa Ferraro, Carlo Renzini, Giancarlo Ghironzi, Tiziana Garofano, Ferruccio Casali, Zelalem Temesgen, Alfredo Vallone and Maria Serena Longhi and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Cainelli

48 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Fulminant Hepatitis Associated with Hepatitis A Virus Sup... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Fulminant Hepatitis Associated with Hepatitis A Virus Superinfection in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
    1998 542 citations Sandro Vento, Francesca Cainelli et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesca Cainelli Italy 20 1.2k 1.0k 327 218 175 50 2.1k
Sandro Vento Italy 31 1.9k 1.6× 1.6k 1.5× 738 2.3× 290 1.3× 406 2.3× 127 3.6k
James Korelitz United States 21 1.3k 1.1× 866 0.8× 722 2.2× 74 0.3× 188 1.1× 41 3.0k
W. James Alexander United States 17 1.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.3× 364 1.1× 62 0.3× 152 0.9× 32 3.2k
Nandagudi Srinivasa Murthy India 28 758 0.6× 570 0.6× 179 0.5× 466 2.1× 387 2.2× 83 2.3k
Deanna Kruszon-Moran United States 20 3.1k 2.7× 2.6k 2.5× 584 1.8× 113 0.5× 190 1.1× 29 4.3k
Alfonso Mele Italy 31 2.1k 1.8× 2.1k 2.0× 468 1.4× 335 1.5× 89 0.5× 82 3.3k
Isabelle Poizot‐Martin France 31 1.2k 1.0× 406 0.4× 1.6k 5.0× 604 2.8× 197 1.1× 154 3.2k
A. J. Keller Australia 23 879 0.8× 751 0.7× 353 1.1× 28 0.1× 88 0.5× 63 1.9k
Clifford Leen United Kingdom 31 1.1k 1.0× 400 0.4× 1.7k 5.2× 99 0.5× 127 0.7× 117 2.8k
Thierry May France 21 976 0.8× 396 0.4× 757 2.3× 428 2.0× 134 0.8× 40 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Francesca Cainelli

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesca Cainelli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Cainelli

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vento, Sandro & Francesca Cainelli. (2023). Acute liver failure in low-income and middle-income countries. ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology. 8(11). 1035–1045. 19 indexed citations
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Cainelli, Francesca, et al.. (2020). HIV and SARS-Coronavirus-2 Epidemics: Possible Interactions and Need for Studies, Especially in Africa. Frontiers in Medicine. 7. 216–216. 5 indexed citations
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Vento, Sandro & Francesca Cainelli. (2020). Commentary: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Native sub-Saharan Africans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Medicine. 7. 202–202. 2 indexed citations
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Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara, Onkabetse Julia Molefe‐Baikai, Mooketsi Molefi, & Francesca Cainelli. (2018). The prevalence of microalbuminuria and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Botswana. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice. 21(11). 1430–1430. 6 indexed citations
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Cainelli, Francesca, et al.. (2017). Type 1 Gaucher disease with fatal outcome in a 17-year-old girl from Kazakhstan.. PubMed. 19(5). 329–330. 1 indexed citations
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Cainelli, Francesca & Sandro Vento. (2015). Liver disease in patients with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. The Lancet HIV. 2(10). e412–e413. 5 indexed citations
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Cainelli, Francesca, et al.. (2013). A case of severe hypokalemic myopathy due to clay ingestion.. PubMed. 15(9). 524–5. 1 indexed citations
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Cainelli, Francesca. (2013). Hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus transmission routes: Differences and similarities. World Journal of Hepatology. 5(5). 234–234. 9 indexed citations
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Cainelli, Francesca, et al.. (2012). Controversias entre la infección por Helicobacter pylori y la epidemiología del cáncer gástrico. 19(2). 152–155.
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Vento, Sandro, Francesca Cainelli, & Zelalem Temesgen. (2008). Perspectives in therapy for hepatitis C. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 17(11). 1635–1639. 3 indexed citations
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Vento, Sandro, Francesca Cainelli, & Zelalem Temesgen. (2008). Lung infections after cancer chemotherapy. The Lancet Oncology. 9(10). 982–992. 91 indexed citations
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Cainelli, Francesca. (2008). Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the Elderly. Drugs & Aging. 25(1). 9–18. 16 indexed citations
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Temesgen, Zelalem, et al.. (2006). Approach to salvage antiretroviral therapy in heavily antiretroviral-experienced HIV-positive adults. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 6(8). 496–507. 19 indexed citations
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Vento, Sandro, et al.. (2006). Infections and thalassaemia. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 6(4). 226–233. 153 indexed citations
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Temesgen, Zelalem, Francesca Cainelli, & Sandro Vento. (2005). Tipranavir. Drugs of today. 41(11). 711–711. 6 indexed citations
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Temesgen, Zelalem, et al.. (2004). Initial antiretroviral therapy in chronically-infected HIV-positive adults. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 5(3). 595–612. 1 indexed citations
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Vento, Sandro & Francesca Cainelli. (2003). Infections in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy: aetiology, prevention, and treatment. The Lancet Oncology. 4(10). 595–604. 119 indexed citations
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Vento, Sandro & Francesca Cainelli. (2003). Is there a role for viruses in triggering autoimmune hepatitis?. Autoimmunity Reviews. 3(1). 61–69. 49 indexed citations
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Cainelli, Francesca & Sandro Vento. (2002). Infections and solid organ transplant rejection: a cause-and-effect relationship?. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2(9). 539–549. 141 indexed citations
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Vento, Sandro, Francesca Cainelli, & Maria Serena Longhi. (2002). Reactivation of replication of hepatitis B and C viruses after immunosuppressive therapy: an unresolved issue. The Lancet Oncology. 3(6). 333–340. 99 indexed citations

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