Francesca Foti

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

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Francesca Foti is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Foti has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 19 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 14 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Francesca Foti's work include Williams Syndrome Research (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers) and Vestibular and auditory disorders (10 papers). Francesca Foti is often cited by papers focused on Williams Syndrome Research (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers) and Vestibular and auditory disorders (10 papers). Francesca Foti collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Francesca Foti's co-authors include Laura Mandolesi, Laura Petrosini, Paola De Bartolo, Pierpaolo Sorrentino, Giuseppe Sorrentino, Debora Cutuli, Francesca Gelfo, Giampaolo Ferraioli, Arianna Polverino and Deny Menghini and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Foti

73 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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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.

Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognitive Functioning and Wellbeing: Biological and Psychological Benefits

2018 623 citations Laura Mandolesi, Arianna Polverino et al. Frontiers in Psychology profile →
Comparative effects of pharmacological interventions for the acute and long-term management of insomnia disorder in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

2022 222 citations Franco De Crescenzo, Francesca Foti et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Attention skills, learning and academic abilities in children and adolescents with genetic disorders: a systematic review 2025 ·Frontiers in Psychology ·Elena Commodari, Valentina Lucia La Rosa, Francesca Foti	1
2	The role of social motivation in sharing and fairness: insights from Williams syndrome 2024 ·Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders ·Francesca Foti, Floriana Costanzo, Carlo Fabrizio, Andrea Termine, (unknown), (unknown), Stefano Vicari, Laura Petrosini, Peter Blake	0
3	Out with the Old and in with the New: the Contribution of Prefrontal and Cerebellar Areas to Backward Inhibition 2020 ·The Cerebellum ·Silvia Picazio, Francesca Foti, Massimiliano Oliveri, Giacomo Koch, Laura Petrosini, Fabio Ferlazzo, Stefano Sdoia	7
4	Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants with White Matter Injury Using a New MRI Classification 2019 ·Neonatology ·Miriam Martínez-Biarge, Floris Groenendaal, Karina J. Kersbergen, Manon J.N.L. Benders, Francesca Foti, Ingrid C. van Haastert, Frances M. Cowan, Linda S. de Vries	28
5	Executive functioning profiles in elite volleyball athletes: Preliminary results by a sport-specific task switching protocol 2018 ·Human Movement Science ·(unknown), Giulia D’Aurizio, Francesca Foti, Marianna Liparoti, Anna Lardone, (unknown), Giuseppe Sorrentino, Laura Mandolesi, Giuseppe Curcio, Pierpaolo Sorrentino	50
6	Functional Role of Internal and External Visual Imagery: Preliminary Evidences from Pilates 2018 ·Neural Plasticity ·(unknown), Giuseppe Curcio, Pierpaolo Sorrentino, (unknown), Giuseppe Sorrentino, Francesca Foti, Laura Mandolesi	21
7	Effects of pre-reproductive maternal enrichment on maternal care, offspring's play behavior and oxytocinergic neurons 2018 ·Neuropharmacology ·Debora Cutuli, (unknown), Paola Caporali, Patricia Sampedro‐Piquero, Paola De Bartolo, Daniela Laricchiuta, Francesca Gelfo, (unknown), Francesca Foti, Stefano Farioli‐Vecchioli, Laura Petrosini	19
8	Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognitive Functioning and Wellbeing: Biological and Psychological Benefits breakdown → 2018 ·Frontiers in Psychology ·Laura Mandolesi, Arianna Polverino, (unknown), Francesca Foti, Giampaolo Ferraioli, Pierpaolo Sorrentino, Giuseppe Sorrentino	623
9	Influence of Pre-reproductive Maternal Enrichment on Coping Response to Stress and Expression of c-Fos and Glucocorticoid Receptors in Adolescent Offspring 2017 ·Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience ·Debora Cutuli, (unknown), (unknown), Paola De Bartolo, Paola Caporali, Daniela Laricchiuta, Patricia Sampedro‐Piquero, Francesca Gelfo, (unknown), Francesca Foti, Azucena Begega, Laura Petrosini	12
10	3D power Doppler in the evaluation of abnormally invasive placenta 2017 ·Journal of Perinatal Medicine ·Giuseppe Calì, Francesca Foti, G. Minneci	6
11	First‐trimester detection of abnormally invasive placenta in high‐risk women: systematic review and meta‐analysis 2017 ·Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·F. D’Antonio, Ilan E. Timor‐Tritsch, José M. Palacios‐Jaraquemada, Ana Monteagudo, Danilo Buca, F. Forlani, G. Minneci, Francesca Foti, Lamberto Manzoli, Marco Liberati, Ganesh Acharya, Giuseppe Calì	75
12	Learning by observation and learning by doing in Prader-Willi syndrome 2015 ·Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders ·Francesca Foti, Deny Menghini, (unknown), (unknown), Antonino Crinò, S. Spera, Stefano Vicari, Laura Petrosini, Laura Mandolesi	14
13	Implicit learning in individuals with autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis 2014 ·Psychological Medicine ·Francesca Foti, Franco De Crescenzo, Giacomo Vivanti, Deny Menghini, Stefano Vicari	74
14	Learning by observation in children with autism spectrum disorder 2014 ·Psychological Medicine ·Francesca Foti, Luigi Mazzone, Deny Menghini, Lavinia De Peppo, Francesca Federico, Valentina Postorino, Emma Baumgartner, Giovanni Valeri, Laura Petrosini, Stefano Vicari	17
15	Functional recovery after cerebellar damage is related to GAP-43-mediated reactive responses of pre-cerebellar and deep cerebellar nuclei 2011 ·Experimental Neurology ·(unknown), Paola De Bartolo, Francesca Gelfo, Francesca Foti, Francesco Angelucci, Laura Petrosini	14
16	Explorative function in Williams syndrome analyzed through a large-scale task with multiple rewards 2011 ·Research in Developmental Disabilities ·Francesca Foti, Laura Petrosini, Debora Cutuli, Deny Menghini, Flavia Chiarotti, Stefano Vicari, Laura Mandolesi	24
17	Before or after does it matter? Different protocols of environmental enrichment differently influence motor, synaptic and structural deficits of cerebellar origin 2010 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Debora Cutuli, Silvia Rossi, (unknown), Daniela Laricchiuta, Valentina De Chiara, Francesca Foti, Paola De Bartolo, Alessandra Musella, Francesca Gelfo, Diego Centonze, Laura Petrosini	34
18	Cerebellar Damage Loosens the Strategic Use of the Spatial Structure of the Search Space 2009 ·The Cerebellum ·Francesca Foti, Laura Mandolesi, Debora Cutuli, Daniela Laricchiuta, Paola De Bartolo, Francesca Gelfo, Laura Petrosini	16
19	Is exchange transfusion a possible treatment for neonatal hemochromatosis? 2007 ·Journal of Hepatology ·(unknown), Francesca Foti, (unknown), (unknown), Emanuele Nicastro, Raffaele Iorio	15
20	Cost assessment of headache in childhood and adolescence: preliminary data 2005 ·The Journal of Headache and Pain ·G. Mazzotta, (unknown), A. Mattioni, (unknown), Francesca Foti, Matteo Allegretti, (unknown)	13

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