Francesco Varone

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Francesco Varone is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Varone has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 16 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Francesco Varone's work include Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (36 papers), Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research (16 papers) and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers). Francesco Varone is often cited by papers focused on Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (36 papers), Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research (16 papers) and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers). Francesco Varone collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Japan. Francesco Varone's co-authors include Luca Richeldi, Giacomo Sgalla, Bruno Iovene, Mariarosaria Calvello, Margherita Ori, Leonello Fuso, Carlo Vancheri, Vincent Cottin, Elisabetta Renzoni and Claudia Valenzuela and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Scientific Reports and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Varone

55 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.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: pathogenesis and management

2018 413 citations Giacomo Sgalla, Bruno Iovene et al. Respiratory Research profile →
Progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease: clinical uncertainties, consensus recommendations, and research priorities

2020 208 citations Elisabetta Renzoni, Luca Richeldi et al. profile →

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Francesco Varone

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Hideki Yasui Japan

Antonella Caminati Italy

Klaus-Uwe Kirchgaessler Switzerland

Vidya Navaratnam United Kingdom

Roland du Bois United Kingdom

Laura Bergantini Italy

Paola Confalonieri Italy

Catherine Moermans Belgium

Magnus Sköld Sweden

Michael Gibbons United Kingdom

Hideki Yasui Japan

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777 ×0.7

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366 ×1.2

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107 ×0.6

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101 ×0.7

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147 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by Francesco Varone

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesco Varone

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Varone

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

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Aurigemma, Cristina, Gabriella Locorotondo, Annalisa Pasquini, et al.. (2025). Endovascular Stenting for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: From Diagnosis to Intervention. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 107(4). 925–933.

Iovene, Bruno, et al.. (2025). A Simple Ratio in a Complex Disease: Exploring the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(14). 5100–5100. 1 indexed citations

Varone, Francesco, Fabrizio Luppi, Paolo Cameli, et al.. (2025). Impact of Dosing on Functional and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis Treated With Nintedanib: Data From a Real-World, Multicentric, Italian Study. Archivos de Bronconeumología.

Lorenzis, Enrico De, Francesco Del Galdo, G. Natalello, et al.. (2024). Concordance and Prognostic Relevance of Different Definitions of Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease Progression. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 210(11). 1348–1357. 2 indexed citations

Varone, Francesco, Giuseppe Cicchetti, Bruno Iovene, et al.. (2024). Case of a 33-Year-Old Woman With Hemoptysis and Migrant Nodular Cavitary Lesions. CHEST Journal. 165(5). e133–e136. 1 indexed citations

Tosato, Matteo, et al.. (2021). “Say Ninetynine”: It's Never Too Late to Recover from COVID-19. The Journal of Frailty & Aging. 10(1). 70–71. 1 indexed citations

Kalluri, Meena, Fabrizio Luppi, Ada Vancheri, et al.. (2021). Patient-reported outcomes and patient-reported outcome measures in interstitial lung disease: where to go from here?. European Respiratory Review. 30(160). 210026–210026. 26 indexed citations

Bosello, Silvia Laura, Lorenzo Beretta, Nicoletta Del Papa, et al.. (2021). Interstitial Lung Disease Associated With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: Checklists for Clinical Practice. Frontiers in Medicine. 8. 732761–732761. 10 indexed citations

Lorenzis, Enrico De, Silvia Laura Bosello, Francesco Varone, et al.. (2020). Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Interstitial Lung Diseases: New Opportunities Linked to Rheumatologist Involvement. Diagnostics. 10(9). 664–664. 19 indexed citations

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Varone, Francesco, Bruno Iovene, Giacomo Sgalla, et al.. (2020). Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Diagnosis and Management. Lung. 198(3). 429–440. 22 indexed citations

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Varone, Francesco, et al.. (2020). The adoption of nintedanib in systemic sclerosis: the SENSCIS study. Breathe. 16(2). 200005–200005. 5 indexed citations

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Varone, Francesco, Chiara Di Blasi, Giacomo Sgalla, et al.. (2020). Restless legs syndrome: A new comorbidity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respiratory Medicine. 170. 105982–105982. 1 indexed citations

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Richeldi, Luca, Francesco Varone, Miguel Bergna, et al.. (2018). Pharmacological management of progressive-fibrosing interstitial lung diseases: a review of the current evidence. European Respiratory Review. 27(150). 180074–180074. 67 indexed citations

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Sgalla, Giacomo, Bruno Iovene, Mariarosaria Calvello, et al.. (2018). Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: pathogenesis and management. Respiratory Research. 19(1). 32–32. 413 indexed citations breakdown →

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Aiello, Marina, Giuseppina Bertorelli, Marialuisa Bocchino, et al.. (2017). The earlier, the better: Impact of early diagnosis on clinical outcome in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 44. 7–15. 30 indexed citations

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Poerio, Noemi, Francesca Bugli, Francesco Taus, et al.. (2017). Liposomes loaded with bioactive lipids enhance antibacterial innate immunity irrespective of drug resistance. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 45120–45120. 29 indexed citations

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Fuso, Leonello, Francesco Varone, Dania Nachira, et al.. (2016). Incidence and Management of Post-Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy Bronchopleural Fistula. Lung. 194(2). 299–305. 41 indexed citations

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Fuso, Leonello, Francesco Varone, Andrea Smargiassi, et al.. (2015). Usefulness of Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Sampling of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes in Lung Cancer. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 22(4). 294–299. 5 indexed citations

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Varone, Francesco, et al.. (2013). Husband and wife with sarcoidosis: possible environmental factors involved. Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine. 8(1). 5–5. 4 indexed citations

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Fuso, Leonello, Francesco Varone, Guido Rindi, et al.. (2013). Role of ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy in the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions. Lung Cancer. 81(1). 60–64. 27 indexed citations

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