Francesco Leo

2.8k total citations
98 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Francesco Leo is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Leo has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 33 papers in Surgery and 17 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Leo's work include Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (34 papers), Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (22 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (12 papers). Francesco Leo is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (34 papers), Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (22 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (12 papers). Francesco Leo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United States. Francesco Leo's co-authors include Lorenzo Spaggiari, Paolo Veronesi, Ugo Pastorino, Piergiorgio Solli, Jérôme Mouroux, Nicolas Vénissac, Giuseppe Pelosi, Paolo Scanagatta, Domenico Galetta and Francesco Petrella and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer and The Lancet Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Leo

92 papers receiving 1.8k 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 Leo Italy 24 1.1k 496 387 302 259 98 1.9k
M. Resbeut France 25 692 0.6× 777 1.6× 735 1.9× 258 0.9× 278 1.1× 104 2.4k
Aletta Ann Frazier United States 26 1.0k 1.0× 729 1.5× 181 0.5× 325 1.1× 250 1.0× 59 2.0k
Ottavio Rena Italy 26 973 0.9× 394 0.8× 636 1.6× 511 1.7× 138 0.5× 77 1.9k
M.L. Rosado de Christenson United States 14 977 0.9× 649 1.3× 234 0.6× 385 1.3× 338 1.3× 120 1.8k
Jeroen Hendriks Belgium 27 1.6k 1.5× 852 1.7× 463 1.2× 142 0.5× 149 0.6× 180 2.5k
Domenico Galetta Italy 25 1.3k 1.2× 473 1.0× 537 1.4× 132 0.4× 157 0.6× 109 1.9k
Jonathan C. Nesbitt United States 32 1.6k 1.5× 1.0k 2.1× 490 1.3× 160 0.5× 421 1.6× 65 2.7k
Piero Zannini Italy 30 1.5k 1.4× 987 2.0× 390 1.0× 80 0.3× 208 0.8× 113 2.3k
Steven G. Meranze United States 27 1.1k 1.0× 1.3k 2.7× 343 0.9× 148 0.5× 360 1.4× 55 2.6k
Alon Yellin Israel 25 1.0k 1.0× 629 1.3× 470 1.2× 450 1.5× 86 0.3× 87 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesco Leo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Leo

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All Works

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Mastorino, Luca, Paolo Dapavo, Michela Ortoncelli, et al.. (2025). Dose Modulation Strategies in Psoriatic Patients: Real‐Life Pilot Comparison Between Risankizumab and Guselkumab up to 12 Months After Dose Spacing. Experimental Dermatology. 34(2). e70062–e70062. 2 indexed citations
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Capelletto, Enrica, Fabrizio Tabbò, Francesco Leo, et al.. (2025). Therapeutic management of patients with advanced thymic malignancies: A review for clinicians. Lung Cancer. 204. 108554–108554.
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Mastorino, Luca, Paolo Dapavo, Francesco Leo, et al.. (2023). Drug survival, effectiveness and safety of ixekizumab for moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis up to 5 years. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 38(3). 568–575. 11 indexed citations
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Sandri, Alberto, et al.. (2021). Report of an interactive three-dimensional anatomical model to be used as an intraoperative aid in lung anatomical resections for non-small lung cancer. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 33(2). 316–318. 1 indexed citations
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Scorsetti, Marta, Francesco Leo, Annalisa Trama, et al.. (2016). Thymoma and thymic carcinomas. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 99. 332–350. 200 indexed citations
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Girotti, Paolo, Francesco Leo, Francesca Bravi, et al.. (2011). The “Rib-Like” Technique for Surgical Treatment of Sternal Tumors: Lessons Learned From 101 Consecutive Cases. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 92(4). 1208–1216. 41 indexed citations
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Petrella, Francesco, Francesco Leo, Paolo Veronesi, et al.. (2008). “Circular clamp” excision: A new technique for lung metastasectomy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 138(1). 244–245. 2 indexed citations
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Leo, Francesco, et al.. (2008). What happens after pneumonectomy? A prospective study using the transpulmonary thermodilution method. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 135(1). 210–211. 2 indexed citations
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Leo, Francesco, Nicolas Vénissac, Daniel Pop, et al.. (2008). Postoperative exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Does it exist?☆. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 33(3). 424–429. 13 indexed citations
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Galetta, Domenico, Giuseppe Pelosi, Francesco Leo, et al.. (2007). Primary thoracic synovial sarcoma: Factors affecting long-term survival. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 134(3). 808–809.e1. 6 indexed citations
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Leo, Francesco, Nicolas Vénissac, M. Poudenx, Josiane Otto, & Jérôme Mouroux. (2007). Multidisciplinary Management of Lung Cancer: How to Test Its Efficacy?. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2(1). 69–72. 87 indexed citations
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Leo, Francesco, et al.. (2007). Hemodynamic instability during superior vena cava crossclamping: Predictors, management, and clinical consequences. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 133(4). 1105–1106. 14 indexed citations
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Veronesi, Giulia, Paolo Scanagatta, Francesco Leo, et al.. (2007). Adjuvant Surgery after Carboplatin and VP16 in Resectable Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2(2). 131–134. 12 indexed citations
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Pas, Tommaso Martino De, Filippo de Braud, Gianpiero Catalano, et al.. (2006). Oligometastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach in the Positron Emission Tomographic Scan Era. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 83(1). 231–234. 19 indexed citations
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Spaggiari, Lorenzo, Domenico Galetta, Paolo Veronesi, et al.. (2006). Superior vena cava replacement for lung cancer using a heterologous (bovine) prosthesis: Preliminary results. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 131(2). 490–491. 23 indexed citations
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Leo, Francesco, et al.. (2005). WHO DEVELOPS PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS AFTER THORACOTOMY? POSTOPERATIVE IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH RISK PATIENTS BY THE FLAM SCORE. CHEST Journal. 128(4). 190S–190S. 1 indexed citations
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Leo, Francesco, et al.. (2004). Salvage Lung Metastasectomy by Video-assisted Transmanubrial Approach. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 52(2). 113–114. 3 indexed citations
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Nackaerts, Kristiaan, Élisabeth Brambilla, Nico van Zandwijk, et al.. (2002). Early detection and prevention of lung cancer. European Respiratory Review. 12(84). 122–130. 2 indexed citations
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Veronesi, Paolo, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Piergiorgio Solli, et al.. (2002). Postpneumonectomy-like syndrome after chemoradiation therapy for lymphoma. Annals of Oncology. 13(12). 1945–1947. 7 indexed citations
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Veronesi, Paolo, Claudio Landoni, Giuseppe Pelosi, et al.. (2002). Fluoro-deoxi-glucose uptake and angiogenesis are independent biological features in lung metastases. British Journal of Cancer. 86(9). 1391–1395. 18 indexed citations

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