Francesco Locatelli

44.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
539 papers, 25.2k citations indexed

About

Francesco Locatelli is a scholar working on Nephrology, Hematology and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Locatelli has authored 539 papers receiving a total of 25.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 293 papers in Nephrology, 196 papers in Hematology and 62 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Francesco Locatelli's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (216 papers), Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment (123 papers) and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (61 papers). Francesco Locatelli is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (216 papers), Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment (123 papers) and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (61 papers). Francesco Locatelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Francesco Locatelli's co-authors include Steven Fishbane, Iain C. Macdougall, Geoffrey A. Block, Lucia Del Vecchio, Claudio Ponticelli, Simeone Andrulli, Claudio Pozzi, Kai‐Uwe Eckardt, Tilman B. Drüeke and P Zucchelli and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Locatelli

518 papers receiving 24.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Targeting Hypoxia-Inducible Factors for the Treatment of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

2017 3.1k citations Francesco Locatelli et al. profile →
Normalization of Hemoglobin Level in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Anemia

2006 1.5k citations Francesco Locatelli et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Effect of the Angiotensin-Converting–Enzyme Inhibitor Benazepril on the Progression of Chronic Renal Insufficiency

1996 1.3k citations Francesco Locatelli et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

2003 655 citations Francesco Locatelli et al. profile →
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

2011 410 citations Francesco Locatelli et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesco Locatelli Italy	75	13.3k	8.0k	3.2k	3.1k	2.9k	539	25.2k
Kai‐Uwe Eckardt Germany	86	11.1k 0.8×	5.8k 0.7×	4.2k 1.3×	3.9k 1.2×	2.4k 0.8×	486	33.5k
Adeera Levin Canada	69	19.1k 1.4×	2.8k 0.4×	5.0k 1.6×	6.0k 1.9×	1.2k 0.4×	418	33.2k
Allan J. Collins United States	80	13.7k 1.0×	2.8k 0.3×	3.8k 1.2×	4.9k 1.6×	1.0k 0.4×	275	22.6k
Tilman B. Drüeke France	67	11.3k 0.8×	2.8k 0.4×	2.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	443	18.6k
Tadao Akizawa Japan	53	8.8k 0.7×	2.9k 0.4×	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.3×	1.0k 0.4×	442	13.6k
Robert N. Foley United States	70	11.9k 0.9×	2.8k 0.4×	4.1k 1.3×	5.4k 1.7×	920 0.3×	199	19.6k
Ziad A. Massy France	69	11.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.2×	2.9k 0.9×	3.1k 1.0×	465 0.2×	440	21.9k
Jürgen Floege Germany	78	12.3k 0.9×	1.6k 0.2×	3.1k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	412	21.0k
Brad C. Astor United States	70	14.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.2×	5.3k 1.7×	7.4k 2.4×	696 0.2×	299	28.9k
Mark J. Sarnak United States	81	16.4k 1.2×	1.9k 0.2×	4.2k 1.3×	9.0k 2.9×	512 0.2×	288	27.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Locatelli

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Ganz, Tomas, Francesco Locatelli, Mustafa Arıcı, Tadao Akizawa, & Michael Reusch. (2023). Iron Parameters in Patients Treated with Roxadustat for Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(13). 4217–4217. 14 indexed citations

Vernooij, Robin W.M., Sanne A. E. Peters, Bernard Canaud, et al.. (2021). The probability of receiving a kidney transplantation in end-stage kidney disease patients who are treated with haemodiafiltration or haemodialysis: a pooled individual participant data from four randomised controlled trials. BMC Nephrology. 22(1). 70–70. 3 indexed citations

Fuller, Douglas S., Bruce Robinson, Francesco Locatelli, & Ronald L. Pisoni. (2018). Patterns of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent Use in European Hemodialysis Patients: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. The Nephron journals/Nephron journals. 140(1). 24–30. 5 indexed citations

Locatelli, Francesco. (2015). Dietary Compliance in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: Experience in a Northern Italy Trial. Contributions to nephrology. 81. 102–106. 1 indexed citations

Locatelli, Francesco, et al.. (2009). Cord blood: a new source of hematopoietic stem cells. 2(10). 1 indexed citations

Locatelli, Francesco, Giuseppe Villa, Piergiorgio Messa, et al.. (2008). Efficacy and safety of once-weekly intravenous epoetin alfa in maintaining hemoglobin levels in hemodialysis patients. Journal of Nephrology. 21(3). 412–420. 8 indexed citations

Cannata‐Andía, Jorge B., Francesco Locatelli, & Carmine Zoccali. (2008). The first European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association CKD Anaemia Physician Behaviours Survey: key findings. Journal of Nephrology. 21(2). 190–196. 1 indexed citations

Locatelli, Francesco & David Goldsmith. (2007). Biosimilars: uncharted territory. Journal of Nephrology. 20(3). 265–267. 1 indexed citations

Biesen, Wim Van, Francesco Locatelli, Mateus Martins Prata, et al.. (2007). The QUEST initiative anemia study in transplant patients: rationale and study protocol. Journal of Nephrology. 20(5). 543–546. 1 indexed citations

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Pozzi, Claudio, Lucia Del Vecchio, Donatella Casartelli, et al.. (2006). ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers in IgA nephropathy with mild proteinuria: the ACEARB study. Journal of Nephrology. 19(4). 508–514. 14 indexed citations

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Locatelli, Francesco, Pietro Pozzoni, & Lucia Del Vecchio. (2006). Renal Manifestations in the Metabolic Syndrome. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 17(4_suppl_2). S81–S85. 124 indexed citations

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Berl, Tomás, Lawrence G. Hunsicker, Julia B. Lewis, et al.. (2005). Impact of Achieved Blood Pressure on Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Irbesartan Diabetic Nephropathy Trial. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 16(7). 2170–2179. 223 indexed citations

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Bennett, Charles L., Stefano Luminari, Allen R. Nissenson, et al.. (2004). Pure Red-Cell Aplasia and Epoetin Therapy. New England Journal of Medicine. 351(14). 1403–1408. 284 indexed citations

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Jadoul, Michel, J.-L. Poignet, Colin Geddes, et al.. (2004). The changing epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in haemodialysis: European multicentre study. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 19(4). 904–909. 146 indexed citations

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Pozzoni, Pietro, Marco Pozzi, Lucia Del Vecchio, & Francesco Locatelli. (2004). Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular complication in chronic kidney disease patients. Seminars in Nephrology. 24(5). 417–422. 10 indexed citations

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Locatelli, Francesco & Lucia Del Vecchio. (2003). Pure red cell aplasia secondary to treatment with erythropoietin. Journal of Nephrology. 16(4). 461–466. 20 indexed citations

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Locatelli, Francesco, Pietro Pozzoni, & Lucia Del Vecchio. (2003). Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in Italy: Possible therapeutical approaches. Journal of Nephrology. 16(1). 1–10. 12 indexed citations

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Fanfulla, Francesco, Francesco Locatelli, M. C. Zoia, et al.. (1998). Pulmonary complications and respiratory function changes after bone marrow transplantation in children. Pneumologie. 52(7). 4 indexed citations

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Nasa, Giorgio La, Alessandra Vacca, A Ledda, et al.. (1997). Role of HLA extended haplotypes in unrelated bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 19. 186–189. 2 indexed citations

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Locatelli, Francesco, et al.. (1996). Treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes in childhood. 3(2). 95–104. 2 indexed citations

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