Francesco Limongelli

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Francesco Limongelli is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Limongelli has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Francesco Limongelli's work include Exercise and Physiological Responses (5 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (4 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (4 papers). Francesco Limongelli is often cited by papers focused on Exercise and Physiological Responses (5 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (4 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (4 papers). Francesco Limongelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Poland. Francesco Limongelli's co-authors include Paola Brancaccio, Nicola Maffulli, Luisa Politano, Gerardo Nigro, L.I. Comi, V Petretta, Luigia Passamano, Raffaele Calabrò, Berardo Sarubbi and Giuseppe Limongelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physiology, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Limongelli

22 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Creatine kinase monitoring in sport medicine

2007 634 citations Paola Brancaccio, Nicola Maffulli et al. British Medical Bulletin profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesco Limongelli Italy	15	584	444	347	311	277	24	1.4k
Norbert Maassen Germany	22	218 0.4×	348 0.8×	183 0.5×	280 0.9×	152 0.5×	60	1.2k
Jordan M. Joy United States	19	220 0.4×	350 0.8×	181 0.5×	527 1.7×	193 0.7×	39	1.3k
Jason M. Cholewa United States	22	277 0.5×	344 0.8×	102 0.3×	431 1.4×	179 0.6×	79	1.3k
Gabriel J. Wilson United States	17	180 0.3×	410 0.9×	258 0.7×	580 1.9×	295 1.1×	27	1.5k
Chariklia K. Deli Greece	24	367 0.6×	411 0.9×	115 0.3×	252 0.8×	90 0.3×	62	1.2k
P. Geurten Netherlands	16	356 0.6×	568 1.3×	167 0.5×	414 1.3×	135 0.5×	25	1.3k
Oliver Neubauer Austria	18	714 1.2×	249 0.6×	88 0.3×	346 1.1×	236 0.9×	36	1.4k
Brian R. Kupchak United States	25	194 0.3×	266 0.6×	125 0.4×	301 1.0×	350 1.3×	56	1.4k
Nelo Eidy Zanchi Brazil	26	496 0.8×	279 0.6×	116 0.3×	718 2.3×	455 1.6×	61	1.8k
Carole Groussard France	18	506 0.9×	221 0.5×	70 0.2×	326 1.0×	231 0.8×	38	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Limongelli

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20 of 20 papers shown

Limongelli, Francesco, Antonella Aresta, Roberta Tardugno, et al.. (2025). Exploitation of Apulian Salicornia europaea L. via NADES-UAE: Extraction, Antioxidant Activity and Antimicrobial Potential. Molecules. 30(16). 3367–3367. 1 indexed citations

Barbarossa, Alexia, Antonio Rosato, Roberta Tardugno, et al.. (2025). Antibiofilm Effects of Plant Extracts Against Staphylococcus aureus. Microorganisms. 13(2). 454–454. 4 indexed citations

Torre, Giuseppe La, Francesco Limongelli, Daniele Masala, et al.. (2024). Determinants of drug use in sport: a survey of Italian athletes. Italian Journal of Public Health. 1(3-4). 1 indexed citations

Limongelli, Francesco, et al.. (2024). Natural compounds for endometriosis and related chronic pelvic pain: A review. Fitoterapia. 179. 106277–106277. 3 indexed citations

Carrieri, Antonio, Alexia Barbarossa, Modesto de Candia, et al.. (2024). Chiral pyrrolidines as multipotent agents in Alzheimer and neurodegenerative diseases. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 110. 117829–117829. 4 indexed citations

Barbarossa, Alexia, Jessica Ceramella, Alessia Carocci, et al.. (2023). Benzothiazole-Phthalimide Hybrids as Anti-Breast Cancer and Antimicrobial Agents. Antibiotics. 12(12). 1651–1651. 14 indexed citations

Carocci, Alessia, Alexia Barbarossa, Antonio Carrieri, et al.. (2022). Novel Phenothiazine/Donepezil-like Hybrids Endowed with Antioxidant Activity for a Multi-Target Approach to the Therapy of Alzheimer’s Disease. Antioxidants. 11(9). 1631–1631. 18 indexed citations

Limongelli, Francesco, Pasquale Crupi, Maria Lisa Clodoveo, Filomena Corbo, & Marilena Muraglia. (2022). Overview of the Polyphenols in Salicornia: From Recovery to Health-Promoting Effect. Molecules. 27(22). 7954–7954. 21 indexed citations

Fiorelli, Alfonso, Alexandros Daponte, Antonio Palladino, et al.. (2012). T2-T3 sympathectomy versus sympathicotomy for essential palmar hyperhidrosis: comparison of effects on cardio-respiratory function. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 42(3). 454–461. 14 indexed citations

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Brancaccio, Paola, et al.. (2012). Supplementation of Acqua Lete® (Bicarbonate Calcic Mineral Water) improves hydration status in athletes after short term anaerobic exercise. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 9(1). 35–35. 10 indexed citations

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Conti, Valeria, Graziamaria Corbi, Giusy Russomanno, et al.. (2011). Oxidative Stress Effects on Endothelial Cells Treated with Different Athletes’ Sera. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 44(1). 39–49. 53 indexed citations

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Brancaccio, Paola, Nicola Maffulli, Luisa Politano, Giuseppe Lippi, & Francesco Limongelli. (2011). Persistent HyperCKemia in Athletes.. PubMed. 1(1). 31–5. 6 indexed citations

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Brancaccio, Paola, et al.. (2008). Serum Enzyme Monitoring in Sports Medicine. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 27(1). 1–18. 166 indexed citations

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Brancaccio, Paola, et al.. (2007). Changes in skeletal muscle architecture following a cycloergometer test to exhaustion in athletes. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 11(6). 538–541. 43 indexed citations

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Brancaccio, Paola, Nicola Maffulli, & Francesco Limongelli. (2007). Creatine kinase monitoring in sport medicine. British Medical Bulletin. 81-82(1). 209–230. 634 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brancaccio, Paola, Francesco Limongelli, & Nicola Maffulli. (2006). Monitoring of serum enzymes in sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 40(2). 96–97. 95 indexed citations

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Limongelli, Giuseppe, Marina Verrengia, Giuseppe Pacileo, et al.. (2005). Left ventricular hypertrophy in Caucasian master athletes: Differences with hypertension and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. International Journal of Cardiology. 111(1). 113–119. 16 indexed citations

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Coppola, Antonio, et al.. (2005). Vigorous exercise acutely changes platelet and B-lymphocyte CD39 expression. Journal of Applied Physiology. 98(4). 1414–1419. 19 indexed citations

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Nigro, Gerardo, Salvatore Di Somma, L.I. Comi, et al.. (1995). Structural Basis of Cardiomyopathy in Duchenne/Becker Carriers. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 752(1). 108–110. 10 indexed citations

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Nigro, Gerardo, L.I. Comi, Luisa Politano, et al.. (1995). Evaluation of the cardiomyopathy in becker muscular dystrophy. Muscle & Nerve. 18(3). 283–291. 98 indexed citations

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