Francesca Darra

4.2k total citations
86 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Francesca Darra is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Genetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Darra has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 27 papers in Genetics and 24 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Francesca Darra's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (43 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (24 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (12 papers). Francesca Darra is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (43 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (24 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (12 papers). Francesca Darra collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Argentina. Francesca Darra's co-authors include Bernardo Dalla Bernardina, Elena Fontana, Bernardo Dalla Bernardina, Samuele Cortese, Michel Lecendreux, Isabelle Arnulf, Marie‐Christine Mouren, Éric Konofal, Renzo Guerrini and Roberto Caraballo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Neurology and Cerebral Cortex.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Darra

80 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesca Darra Italy 24 819 522 440 365 285 86 1.6k
Giuseppe Gobbi Italy 28 1.2k 1.5× 551 1.1× 649 1.5× 435 1.2× 433 1.5× 85 2.1k
Laura Licchetta Italy 20 752 0.9× 493 0.9× 254 0.6× 386 1.1× 387 1.4× 88 1.6k
Mi‐Sun Yum South Korea 22 637 0.8× 232 0.4× 386 0.9× 256 0.7× 264 0.9× 110 1.4k
Domenica Battaglia Italy 27 1.2k 1.5× 702 1.3× 879 2.0× 563 1.5× 414 1.5× 115 2.3k
Edda Haberlandt Austria 25 641 0.8× 288 0.6× 477 1.1× 371 1.0× 217 0.8× 89 1.7k
Hadassa Goldberg‐Stern Israel 23 790 1.0× 350 0.7× 388 0.9× 378 1.0× 429 1.5× 51 1.6k
Willem F. Arts Netherlands 26 1.1k 1.3× 354 0.7× 893 2.0× 313 0.9× 332 1.2× 47 1.9k
Tae‐Sung Ko South Korea 24 999 1.2× 232 0.4× 597 1.4× 216 0.6× 362 1.3× 116 1.7k
E Peeters Netherlands 23 650 0.8× 220 0.4× 560 1.3× 447 1.2× 197 0.7× 46 1.7k
Joost Nicolai Netherlands 21 655 0.8× 379 0.7× 304 0.7× 325 0.9× 355 1.2× 48 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Darra

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francesca Darra. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francesca Darra based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Francesca Darra. Francesca Darra is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brunklaus, Andreas, Susanne Schubert‐Bast, Francesca Darra, et al.. (2025). Communicating a diagnosis of Dravet syndrome to parents/caregivers: An international Delphi consensus. Epilepsia Open. 10(2). 450–465. 1 indexed citations
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Giorgis, Valentina De, Ludovica Pasca, Francesca Bisulli, et al.. (2025). Exploring transition in epilepsy within ERN EpiCARE centers: Insights from a survey analysis. Epilepsia Open. 10(5). 1705–1718.
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Giorgis, Valentina De, Ludovica Pasca, Francesca Darra, et al.. (2024). Unraveling unmet needs in ketogenic dietary services: An ERN EpiCARE survey. Epilepsia Open. 9(4). 1582–1588. 3 indexed citations
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Bucci, A., Luigi Andrea Lanterna, Gaetano Cantalupo, et al.. (2024). Clinical Reasoning: Hyperventilation-Induced Alternating Hemiplegia With Concomitant Hemispheric EEG Slowing in a 7-Year-Old Girl With Headache. Neurology. 103(5). e209759–e209759.
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Cantalupo, Gaetano, et al.. (2024). Refractory tonic-myoclonic status epilepticus with catamenial recurrence in epilepsy with myoclonic atonic seizures: A case report. Heliyon. 10(2). e24747–e24747. 1 indexed citations
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Balestrini, Simona, Viola Doccini, Nicola Specchio, et al.. (2024). Fenfluramine treatment for Dravet syndrome: Long term real‐world analysis demonstrates safety and reduced health care burden. Epilepsia. 66(4). 1110–1118. 3 indexed citations
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Darra, Francesca, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal, multidimensional, observational study of 15 patients with CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 246. 108603–108603. 2 indexed citations
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Solazzi, Roberta, Elena Fiorini, Giulia Galati, et al.. (2023). Gelastic seizures and “smiling spasms”: A peculiar ictal pattern. Epileptic Disorders. 25(2). 269–273. 1 indexed citations
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Lenge, Matteo, Simona Balestrini, Davide Mei, et al.. (2023). Morphometry and network-based atrophy patterns in SCN1A-related Dravet syndrome. Cerebral Cortex. 33(16). 9532–9541. 5 indexed citations
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Costa, Anna‐Maria, Valerio Conti, Laura Roli, et al.. (2022). Prospective Evaluation of Ghrelin and Des-Acyl Ghrelin Plasma Levels in Children with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy: Evidence for Reduced Ghrelin-to-Des-Acyl Ghrelin Ratio in Generalized Epilepsies. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 12(4). 527–527. 8 indexed citations
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Bisi, Maria Cristina, Roberto Di Marco, Francesca Ragona, et al.. (2022). Quantitative Characterization of Motor Control during Gait in Dravet Syndrome Using Wearable Sensors: A Preliminary Study. Sensors. 22(6). 2140–2140. 4 indexed citations
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Fiorini, Elena, et al.. (2022). Adaptive behaviour in adolescents and adults with Dravet syndrome. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 65(6). 838–846. 4 indexed citations
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Varesio, Costanza, Elena Freri, Francesca Darra, et al.. (2021). CDKL5 deficiency disorder in males: Five new variants and review of the literature. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 33. 9–20. 19 indexed citations
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Specchio, Nicola, Nicola Pietrafusa, Viola Doccini, et al.. (2020). Efficacy and safety of Fenfluramine hydrochloride for the treatment of seizures in Dravet syndrome: A real‐world study. Epilepsia. 61(11). 2405–2414. 45 indexed citations
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Manara, Renzo, Raffaella Cusmai, Elena Freri, et al.. (2017). Neuroimaging Changes in Menkes Disease, Part 2. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 38(10). 1858–1865. 21 indexed citations
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Manara, Renzo, Raffaella Cusmai, Elena Freri, et al.. (2017). Neuroimaging Changes in Menkes Disease, Part 1. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 38(10). 1850–1857. 32 indexed citations
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Caraballo, Roberto, et al.. (2011). Absence seizures in the first 3 years of life: An electroclinical study of 46 cases. Epilepsia. 52(2). 393–400. 23 indexed citations
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Esch, Hilde Van, Francesca Novara, Silvana Beri, et al.. (2010). Refining the phenotype associated with MEF2C haploinsufficiency. European Journal of Human Genetics. 18. 85–85. 4 indexed citations
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Moro, Francesca, Tiziana Pisano, Bernardo Dalla Bernardina, et al.. (2006). Periventricular heterotopia in fragile X syndrome. Neurology. 67(4). 713–715. 30 indexed citations
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Bernardina, Bernardo Dalla, et al.. (1997). BERS-like epilepsy in subjects with focal gyral anomalies: electroclinical findings.. Epilepsia. 38. 123–123. 9 indexed citations

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