Francesco Lena

859 total citations
26 papers, 553 citations indexed

About

Francesco Lena is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Lena has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 553 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Neurology, 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 6 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Francesco Lena's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (16 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (11 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (5 papers). Francesco Lena is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (16 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (11 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (5 papers). Francesco Lena collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Jordan and Canada. Francesco Lena's co-authors include Nicola Modugno, Giovanni Mirabella, Pantaleo Romanelli, M. Manfredi, Giuseppe Cantore, Alfonso Fasano, Lucia Ricciardi, Diego Centonze, Anna Rita Bentivoglio and Ennio Iezzi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Brain and Cerebral Cortex.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Lena

24 papers receiving 548 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesco Lena Italy 12 333 172 102 95 67 26 553
Luc Defebvre France 10 238 0.7× 161 0.9× 136 1.3× 57 0.6× 68 1.0× 18 527
Luana Billeri Italy 12 159 0.5× 114 0.7× 124 1.2× 100 1.1× 49 0.7× 32 448
Yohei Okada Japan 14 197 0.6× 115 0.7× 108 1.1× 197 2.1× 59 0.9× 55 555
Milton Biagioni United States 14 252 0.8× 173 1.0× 78 0.8× 242 2.5× 93 1.4× 29 621
B.R. Bloem Netherlands 9 363 1.1× 242 1.4× 162 1.6× 47 0.5× 79 1.2× 9 769
Luigi Bartolomei Italy 12 167 0.5× 208 1.2× 58 0.6× 229 2.4× 59 0.9× 23 642
Daniel Edward Young United States 7 96 0.3× 133 0.8× 64 0.6× 52 0.5× 29 0.4× 10 342
Valeria Agosti Italy 12 193 0.6× 88 0.5× 140 1.4× 33 0.3× 28 0.4× 24 430
Manuela Diverio Italy 7 173 0.5× 79 0.5× 121 1.2× 42 0.4× 33 0.5× 11 375
Margaret Mayston United Kingdom 11 218 0.7× 280 1.6× 244 2.4× 238 2.5× 64 1.0× 22 738

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesco Lena

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Lena

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francesco Lena. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francesco Lena 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 Francesco Lena. Francesco Lena 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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Kossi, Oyéné, Soraia Micaela Silva, Francesco Lena, et al.. (2025). The minimal clinically important difference of the Participation Measurement Scale in chronic stroke. South African Journal of Physiotherapy. 81(1). 1999–1999. 1 indexed citations
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Lena, Francesco, Valentina Fioravanti, Marina Picillo, et al.. (2025). Digital Inclusion in Parkinson's Disease: A Case–Control Study. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 12(11). 1873–1881.
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Al‐Wardat, Mohammad, Mohammad Etoom, Francesco Lena, et al.. (2023). Exploring Communication Practices in Italian Physiotherapy: Knowledge and Use of Effective Communication Strategies—A National Descriptive Study. Healthcare. 11(16). 2247–2247. 2 indexed citations
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Lena, Francesco, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Manual Therapy Plus Exercise in Patients with Lateral Ankle Sprains: A Critically Appraised Topic with a Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(16). 4925–4925. 9 indexed citations
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Brindisino, Fabrizio, et al.. (2022). Aggressive Vertebral Hemangioma and Spinal Cord Compression: A Particular Direct Access Case of Low Back Pain to Be Managed—A Case Report. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(20). 13276–13276. 2 indexed citations
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Etoom, Mohammad, Mohammad Al‐Wardat, Alia A. Alghwiri, Francesco Lena, & Andrea Romigi. (2022). Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Sleep in Athletes: A Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(19). 5883–5883. 2 indexed citations
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Lena, Francesco, et al.. (2022). Rehabilitation Interventions for Improving Balance in Parkinson’s Disease. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 102(3). 270–274. 7 indexed citations
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Lena, Francesco, et al.. (2021). How does semantic pain and words condition pain perception? A short communication. Neurological Sciences. 43(1). 691–696. 4 indexed citations
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Lena, Francesco, Mohammad Etoom, Mohammad Al‐Wardat, & Nicola Modugno. (2020). Osteoporotic fracture and conservative management in Parkinson's disease and Pisa syndrome: Case report. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 25. 170–173. 1 indexed citations
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Etoom, Mohammad, Mohammad Al‐Wardat, Ala’ S. Aburub, et al.. (2020). Therapeutic interventions for Pisa syndrome in idiopathic Parkinson's disease. A Scoping Systematic Review. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 198. 106242–106242. 14 indexed citations
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Olivola, Enrica, Alfonso Fasano, Sara Varanese, et al.. (2019). Continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion in Parkinson’s disease: causes of discontinuation and subsequent treatment strategies. Neurological Sciences. 40(9). 1917–1923. 23 indexed citations
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Etoom, Mohammad, et al.. (2018). Effectiveness of Physiotherapy Interventions on Spasticity in People With Multiple Sclerosis. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 97(11). 793–807. 39 indexed citations
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Ricciardi, Lucia, Diego Ricciardi, Francesco Lena, et al.. (2015). Working on asymmetry in Parkinson’s disease: randomized, controlled pilot study. Neurological Sciences. 36(8). 1337–1343. 21 indexed citations
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Mirabella, Giovanni, et al.. (2013). Stimulation of Subthalamic Nuclei Restores a Near Normal Planning Strategy in Parkinson’s Patients. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e62793–e62793. 61 indexed citations
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Mirabella, Giovanni, et al.. (2012). 9 Stimulation of subthalamic nuclei restores a near normal motor planning strategy in Parkinson’s patients. 2(4). 259–260. 2 indexed citations
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Biasio, Francesca Di, Nicola Vanacore, Alfonso Fasano, et al.. (2011). Neuropsychology, neuroimaging or motor phenotype in diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease-dementia: which matters most?. Journal of Neural Transmission. 119(5). 597–604. 6 indexed citations
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Mirabella, Giovanni, Pantaleo Romanelli, Nicola Modugno, et al.. (2011). Deep Brain Stimulation of Subthalamic Nuclei Affects Arm Response Inhibition In Parkinson's Patients. Cerebral Cortex. 22(5). 1124–1132. 110 indexed citations
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Grillea, Giovanni, Francesco Barbato, Tiziana Tassinari, et al.. (2010). Scintigraphic, neuroradiological and clinical comparison in two patients with primary sporadic and two with secondary Fahr’s disease. Neurological Sciences. 32(2). 337–341. 6 indexed citations
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Conte, Antonella, Nicola Modugno, Francesco Lena, et al.. (2010). Subthalamic nucleus stimulation and somatosensory temporal discrimination in Parkinson's disease. Brain. 133(9). 2656–2663. 73 indexed citations

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