Francesco Petrella

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
201 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Francesco Petrella is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Petrella has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 72 papers in Surgery and 42 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Petrella's work include Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (75 papers), Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (34 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (29 papers). Francesco Petrella is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (75 papers), Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (34 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (29 papers). Francesco Petrella collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and United States. Francesco Petrella's co-authors include Lorenzo Spaggiari, Juliana Guarize, Domenico Galetta, Roberto Gasparri, Alessandro Borri, Cesare Gridelli, Rafael Rosell, Antônio Rossi, David P. Carbone and Tony Mok and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Lancet Oncology and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Petrella

174 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Non-small-cell lung cancer 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Non-small-cell lung cancer
    2015 752 citations Cesare Gridelli, Juliana Guarize et al. profile →

Peers

Francesco Petrella
Dian Wang United States
Edouard J. Trabulsi United States
Sanghoon Jheon South Korea
Naomi Kiyota Japan
Patricia M. de Groot United States
Erich Stoelben Germany
Kenichi Yoshimura Japan
John C. Kucharczuk United States
Sunil Gupta Australia
Hiroyasu Yokomise Japan
Dian Wang United States
Francesco Petrella
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Countries citing papers authored by Francesco Petrella

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesco Petrella

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Petrella

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francesco Petrella. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francesco Petrella 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 Petrella. Francesco Petrella is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Marinis, Filippo de, Andrea Ardizzoni, Ilaria Attili, et al.. (2025). Perioperative Chemo-Immunotherapy in Non-Oncogene-Addicted Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Italian Expert Panel Meeting. Current Oncology. 32(2). 110–110. 2 indexed citations
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Petrella, Francesco, et al.. (2025). Lung Cancers Associated with Cystic Airspaces. Cancers. 17(2). 307–307.
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Rocchi, Irene, et al.. (2025). Probabilistic modelling of Copenhagen limestone mechanical behaviour with the Hoek–Brown failure criterion. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17(11). 6787–6804.
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Petrella, Francesco, et al.. (2024). Colorectal Cancer Pulmonary Metastasectomy: When, Why and How. Cancers. 16(7). 1408–1408. 4 indexed citations
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Casiraghi, Monica, Luca Bertolaccini, Antonio Mazzella, et al.. (2024). The Role of Incentive Respiratory Techniques in Enhanced Recovery After Lung Cancer Resection: A Propensity Score-Matched Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(1). 100–100.
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Petrella, Francesco, et al.. (2024). Stem cell technology for antitumor drug loading and delivery in oncology. Oncology Research Featuring Preclinical and Clinical Cancer Therapeutics. 32(3). 433–437. 2 indexed citations
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Petrella, Francesco, et al.. (2024). The Role of Sublobar Resection in Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(17). 5277–5277.
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Bertolaccini, Luca, Monica Casiraghi, Francesco Petrella, et al.. (2023). Anastomosis Complications after Bronchoplasty: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options Reported by a Referral Cancer Center. Current Oncology. 30(12). 10437–10449.
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Petrella, Francesco, Monica Casiraghi, Stefania Rizzo, et al.. (2023). Post-resectional bronchopleural fistula: aetiology, clinical management and future perspectives: a narrative review. Shanghai Chest. 7. 24–24. 1 indexed citations
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Mazzella, Antonio, Shehab Mohamed, Patrick Maisonneuve, et al.. (2023). Learning Curve of Robotic Lobectomy for the Treatment of Lung Cancer: How Does It Impact on the Autonomic Nervous System of the Surgeon?. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 13(2). 193–193. 5 indexed citations
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Mazzella, Antonio, Shehab Mohamed, Francesco Petrella, et al.. (2023). The Role of Surgery in Primary Chest Wall Tumors: Over 20 Years’ Experience in Resection and Reconstruction. Cancers. 15(7). 2153–2153. 7 indexed citations
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Mazzella, Antonio, Monica Casiraghi, Domenico Galetta, et al.. (2023). How Much Stress Does a Surgeon Endure? The Effects of the Robotic Approach on the Autonomic Nervous System of a Surgeon in the Modern Era of Thoracic Surgery. Cancers. 15(4). 1207–1207. 8 indexed citations
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Petrella, Francesco, Stefania Rizzo, Ilaria Attili, et al.. (2023). Stage III Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: An Overview of Treatment Options. Current Oncology. 30(3). 3160–3175. 48 indexed citations
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Spaggiari, Lorenzo, Giulia Sedda, Patrick Maisonneuve, et al.. (2019). A Brief Report on Survival After Robotic Lobectomy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 14(12). 2176–2180. 18 indexed citations
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Veronesi, Giulia, Patrick Maisonneuve, Lorenzo Spaggiari, et al.. (2016). ecancermedicalscience. ecancermedicalscience. 4. 186–186. 6 indexed citations
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Petrella, Francesco, Stefania Rizzo, Piergiorgio Solli, et al.. (2013). Giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura requiring left pneumonectomy. Thoracic Cancer. 5(1). 108–110. 3 indexed citations
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Pardolesi, Alessandro, Bernard J. Park, Francesco Petrella, et al.. (2012). Robotic Anatomic Segmentectomy of the Lung: Technical Aspects and Initial Results. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 94(3). 929–934. 85 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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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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Petrella, Francesco, et al.. (1976). Riflessioni su un'esperienza istituzionale con pazienti cronici: crisi dell'équipe e significato della dimissione. 457–470.

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