Franco De Conno

12.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
134 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Franco De Conno is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Franco De Conno has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 47 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 36 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Franco De Conno's work include Pain Management and Opioid Use (72 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (32 papers) and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (25 papers). Franco De Conno is often cited by papers focused on Pain Management and Opioid Use (72 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (32 papers) and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (25 papers). Franco De Conno collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Malaysia and United States. Franco De Conno's co-authors include Carla Ripamonti, Augusto Caraceni, Vittorio Ventafridda, Marcello Tamburini, Nathan I. Cherny, Cinzia Brunelli, Ernesto Zecca, Stein Kaasa, V. Ventafridda and Lukas Radbruch and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Franco De Conno

131 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Morphine and alternative opioids in cancer pain: the EAPC recommendations

2001 590 citations G.W. Hanks, Franco De Conno et al. British Journal of Cancer profile →
Cancer-related pain: a pan-European survey of prevalence, treatment, and patient attitudes

2009 588 citations Harald Breivik, Nathan I. Cherny et al. Annals of Oncology profile →
A validation study of the WHO method for cancer pain relief

1987 548 citations Vittorio Ventafridda, Marcello Tamburini et al. profile →
Prognostic Factors in Advanced Cancer Patients: Evidence-Based Clinical Recommendations—A Study by the Steering Committee of the European Association for Palliative Care

2005 515 citations Augusto Caraceni, Cinzia Brunelli et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Franco De Conno Italy	46	4.4k	3.3k	2.8k	1.9k	1.7k	134	8.3k
Per Sjøgren Denmark	48	3.0k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	2.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	222	7.5k
Sebastiano Mercadante Italy	61	8.5k 2.0×	5.9k 1.8×	3.8k 1.4×	4.3k 2.3×	3.6k 2.1×	448	14.6k
Mellar P. Davis United States	52	1.6k 0.4×	2.4k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	4.9k 2.9×	289	11.6k
Vittorio Ventafridda Italy	25	2.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	52	6.7k
Pål Klepstad Norway	45	2.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	225	6.7k
G.W. Hanks United Kingdom	32	2.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	968 0.6×	77	5.0k
M.H.J. van den Beuken-van Everdingen Netherlands	22	2.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	641 0.3×	648 0.4×	57	4.0k
Stephan A. Schug Australia	50	3.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	992 0.4×	4.6k 2.4×	1.2k 0.7×	207	8.5k
Robert Twycross United Kingdom	30	1.6k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	858 0.5×	764 0.4×	126	3.8k
H J McQuay United Kingdom	45	3.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	911 0.3×	2.8k 1.5×	2.9k 1.7×	105	8.0k

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Radbruch, Lukas, et al.. (2015). Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: A white paper from the European Association for Palliative Care on behalf of the board members of the EAPC.. Palliative Medicine. 3 indexed citations

Elsner, F., Carlos Centeno, & Franco De Conno. (2010). Recomendaciones de la Asociación Europea de Cuidados Paliativos (EAPC) para el Desarrollo de la Especialidad en Medicina Paliativa. Informe del Grupo de Trabajo de la EAPC para la Formación Médica. Medicina Paliativa. 17(2). 103–118. 6 indexed citations

Cherny, Nathan I., José Baselga, Franco De Conno, & Lukas Radbruch. (2010). Formulary availability and regulatory barriers to accessibility of opioids for cancer pain in Europe: a report from the ESMO/EAPC Opioid Policy Initiative. Annals of Oncology. 21(3). 615–626. 143 indexed citations

Breivik, Harald, Nathan I. Cherny, Brent R. Collett, et al.. (2009). Cancer-related pain: a pan-European survey of prevalence, treatment, and patient attitudes. Annals of Oncology. 20(8). 1420–1433. 588 indexed citations breakdown →

Mercadante, Sebastiano, Edoardo Arcuri, Flavio Fusco, et al.. (2005). Randomized double-blind, double-dummy crossover clinical trial of oral tramadol versus rectal tramadol administration in opioid-naive cancer patients with pain. Supportive Care in Cancer. 13(9). 702–707. 16 indexed citations

Caraceni, Augusto, Cinzia Brunelli, Cinzia Martini, Ernesto Zecca, & Franco De Conno. (2005). Cancer Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials. A Review of the Literature (1999–2002). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 29(5). 507–519. 45 indexed citations

Hanks, G.W., Franco De Conno, Nathan I. Cherny, et al.. (2002). Morfina y opiáceos alternativos para el tratamiento del dolor oncológico: recomendaciones de la EAPC. Medicina Paliativa. 9(1). 22–29. 6 indexed citations

Hanks, G.W., Franco De Conno, Nathan I. Cherny, et al.. (2001). Morphine and alternative opioids in cancer pain: the EAPC recommendations. British Journal of Cancer. 84(5). 587–593. 590 indexed citations breakdown →

Groff, L, Ernesto Zecca, Franco De Conno, et al.. (2001). The role of disodium pamidronate in the management of bone pain due to malignancy. Palliative Medicine. 15(4). 297–307. 16 indexed citations

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Ripamonti, Carla, Sebastiano Mercadante, L Groff, et al.. (2000). Role of Octreotide, Scopolamine Butylbromide, and Hydration in Symptom Control of Patients with Inoperable Bowel Obstruction and Nasogastric Tubes. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 19(1). 23–34. 136 indexed citations

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Ripamonti, Carla, et al.. (1998). Side effects of morphine administration in cancer patients. Cancer Nursing. 21(4). 289–297. 52 indexed citations

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Conno, Franco De, L Groff, Cinzia Brunelli, et al.. (1996). Clinical experience with oral methadone administration in the treatment of pain in 196 advanced cancer patients.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 14(10). 2836–2842. 100 indexed citations

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Conno, Franco De, Carla Ripamonti, L. Saita, et al.. (1995). Role of rectal route in treating cancer pain: a randomized crossover clinical trial of oral versus rectal morphine administration in opioid-naive cancer patients with pain.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 13(4). 1004–1008. 48 indexed citations

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Toscani, Franco, Oscar Corli, Michele Gallucci, et al.. (1994). Ketorolac versus diclofenac sodium in cancer pain.. PubMed. 44(4). 550–4. 15 indexed citations

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Conno, Franco De. (1994). Education in cancer palliative care Report from a consensus meeting supported by the EC “Europe Against Cancer” programme. European Journal of Cancer. 30(2). 263–264. 4 indexed citations

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Conno, Franco De, Augusto Caraceni, Luca Aldrighetti, et al.. (1993). Paraplegia following coeliac plexus block. Pain. 55(3). 383–385. 42 indexed citations

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Conno, Franco De, et al.. (1993). The pharmacological management of cancer pain. Annals of Oncology. 4(3). 187–193. 9 indexed citations

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Ventafridda, Vittorio, Carla Ripamonti, Paola Sacerdote, et al.. (1990). Studies on the effects of antidepressant drugs on the antinociceptive action of morphine and on plasma morphine in rat and man. Pain. 43(2). 155–162. 89 indexed citations

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Ventafridda, V., E. Spoldi, Augusto Caraceni, & Franco De Conno. (1987). Intraspinal morphine for cancer pain. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 31(s85). 47–53. 28 indexed citations

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Ventafridda, Vittorio, et al.. (1985). The Importance of a Home Care Program for Patients with Advanced Cancer Pain. Tumori Journal. 71(5). 449–454. 31 indexed citations

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