Francesco Sergio

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 791 citations indexed

About

Francesco Sergio is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Sergio has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 791 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 8 papers in Physiology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Sergio's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (7 papers), Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (6 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (4 papers). Francesco Sergio is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (7 papers), Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (6 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (4 papers). Francesco Sergio collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Denmark. Francesco Sergio's co-authors include Giancarlo Aldini, Giulio Vistoli, Alessandra Altomare, Giovanna Baron, Marina Carini, Lucia Pallecchi, Peter M.A. Calverley, Gian María Rossolini, Marco Costantini and Stefano Petruzzelli and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and European Respiratory Journal.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Sergio

13 papers receiving 768 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.

N-Acetylcysteine as an antioxidant and disulphide breaking agent: the reasons why

2018 576 citations Giancarlo Aldini, Alessandra Altomare et al. Free Radical Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesco Sergio Italy	8	220	211	172	65	62	15	791
Francesco Santangelo Italy	13	285 1.3×	164 0.8×	165 1.0×	77 1.2×	66 1.1×	34	873
Elysia Min United States	17	325 1.5×	255 1.2×	187 1.1×	124 1.9×	53 0.9×	27	908
Marina Carini Italy	8	240 1.1×	70 0.3×	127 0.7×	69 1.1×	52 0.8×	15	816
Mehmet Çimen Türkiye	16	258 1.2×	107 0.5×	262 1.5×	53 0.8×	85 1.4×	39	1.1k
Heba H. Mansour Egypt	16	252 1.1×	124 0.6×	101 0.6×	30 0.5×	36 0.6×	31	921
Nuri Bakan Türkiye	21	278 1.3×	103 0.5×	164 1.0×	33 0.5×	109 1.8×	55	1.1k
Jun Pei China	12	278 1.3×	179 0.8×	85 0.5×	34 0.5×	26 0.4×	50	764
Anna Maria Stabile Italy	18	295 1.3×	94 0.4×	96 0.6×	25 0.4×	47 0.8×	51	959
Elizabeth Soria‐Castro Mexico	17	351 1.6×	74 0.4×	96 0.6×	53 0.8×	72 1.2×	55	1.2k
Adnan Somay Türkiye	18	244 1.1×	110 0.5×	88 0.5×	55 0.8×	39 0.6×	64	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Sergio

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Pollini, Simona, Vincenzo Di Pilato, Tiziana Di Maggio, et al.. (2018). In vitro activity of N-acetylcysteine against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia complex grown in planktonic phase and biofilm. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0203941–e0203941. 33 indexed citations

Aldini, Giancarlo, Alessandra Altomare, Giovanna Baron, et al.. (2018). N-Acetylcysteine as an antioxidant and disulphide breaking agent: the reasons why. Free Radical Research. 52(7). 751–762. 576 indexed citations breakdown →

Pollini, Simona, Tiziana Di Maggio, Vincenzo Di Pilato, et al.. (2018). In vitro synergism of colistin in combination with N-acetylcysteine against Acinetobacter baumannii grown in planktonic phase and in biofilms. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 73(9). 2388–2395. 23 indexed citations

Sergio, Francesco, Lucia Pallecchi, Tiziana Di Maggio, et al.. (2017). Antimicrobial activity of N-acetylcysteine against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia complex grown in planktonic phase and in biofilm. PA3318–PA3318. 1 indexed citations

Papi, Alberto, et al.. (2017). Blood eosinophils and smoking history affect outcome with high dose N-acetylcysteine treatment in COPD. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). PA1066–PA1066.

Maggio, Tiziana Di, et al.. (2016). Effect of High N -Acetylcysteine Concentrations on Antibiotic Activity against a Large Collection of Respiratory Pathogens. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 60(12). 7513–7517. 26 indexed citations

Carrassi, Alberto, et al.. (2014). An Italian, observational, multicenter trial in female COPD patients: Preliminary data on the women reality in the MISTRAL study. European Respiratory Journal. 44(Suppl 58). P4015–P4015. 1 indexed citations

Chawes, Bo, Mirco Govoni, Eskil Kreiner‐Møller, et al.. (2014). Systemic exposure to inhaled beclometasone/formoterol DPI is age and body size dependent. Respiratory Medicine. 108(8). 1108–1116. 9 indexed citations

Chawes, Bo, Eskil Kreiner‐Møller, Nadja Hawwa Vissing, et al.. (2012). Pharmacokinetic comparison of inhaled fixed combination vs. the free combination of beclomethasone and formoterol pMDIs in asthmatic children. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 75(4). 1081–1088. 6 indexed citations

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Sergio, Francesco, et al.. (2012). Beclometasone/formoterol administered via extrafine dry powder inhaler in controlled asthmatic patients: Comparison with pMDI and beclometasone monotherapy. 40. 1798. 1 indexed citations

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Sergio, Francesco, et al.. (2011). Lung deposition of the extra fine dry powder fixed combination beclomethasone dipropionate plus formoterol fumarate via the NEXT DPI® in healthy subjects, asthmatic and COPD patients. European Respiratory Journal. 38(Suppl 55). p830–p830. 12 indexed citations

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Sergio, Francesco, Alfredo Chetta, Giovanna Pisi, Marina Aiello, & Dario Olivieri. (2011). A novel NEXT DPI® dry powder inhaler and its use in asthmatic and COPD population. European Respiratory Journal. 38(Suppl 55). p831–p831. 1 indexed citations

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Wolthers, Ole D. & Francesco Sergio. (2011). Systemic activity of inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate: a double‐blind comparison of volume spacers. Acta Paediatrica. 101(2). 159–163. 6 indexed citations

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Calverley, Peter M.A., Piotr Kuna, Eduard Monsó, et al.. (2010). Beclomethasone/formoterol in the management of COPD: A randomised controlled trial. Respiratory Medicine. 104(12). 1858–1868. 81 indexed citations

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Chetta, Alfredo, Claudia Castagnetti, Marina Aiello, et al.. (2007). Walking capacity and fitness to fly in patients with chronic respiratory disease.. PubMed. 78(8). 789–92. 15 indexed citations

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