Franco Franchignoni

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
128 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Franco Franchignoni is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Mental health and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Franco Franchignoni has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Rehabilitation, 32 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 31 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Franco Franchignoni's work include Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (33 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (30 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (25 papers). Franco Franchignoni is often cited by papers focused on Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (33 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (30 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (25 papers). Franco Franchignoni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Slovenia. Franco Franchignoni's co-authors include Andrea Giordano, Giorgio Ferriero, Marco Godi, Antonio Nardone, Stefano Vercelli, Francesco Sartorio, Luigi Tesio, Fay B. Horak, Elisabetta Bravini and Maria Teresa Di Martino and has published in prestigious journals such as Stroke, Scientific Reports and Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Franco Franchignoni

126 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Using psychometric techniques to improve the Balance Evaluation Systems Test: the mini-BESTest

2010 719 citations Franco Franchignoni, Marco Godi et al. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine profile →
Minimal Clinically Important Difference of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Outcome Measure (DASH) and Its Shortened Version (QuickDASH)

2013 637 citations Franco Franchignoni, Stefano Vercelli et al. profile →

Peers

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Andrea Giordano Italy

Sarah Tyson United Kingdom

Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira‐Salmela Brazil

Catherine Sackley United Kingdom

Sheila Lennon United Kingdom

Sylvie Nadeau Canada

Sandra J. Olney Canada

Jessie M. VanSwearingen United States

Luigi Tesio Italy

Marij E. Roebroeck Netherlands

Andrea Giordano Italy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franco Franchignoni

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Franchignoni, Franco, Andrea Giordano, & Marco Monticone. (2022). Head-to-head Rasch comparison of the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire-Mobility Section and the Prosthetic Mobility Questionnaire 2.0 in Italian lower-limb prosthesis users. Prosthetics and Orthotics International. 47(3). 300–306. 1 indexed citations

Franchignoni, Franco, Andrea Giordano, Giorgio Ferriero, & Marco Monticone. (2022). Measurement precision of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale and its short forms in chronic low back pain. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 12042–12042. 18 indexed citations

Franchignoni, Franco, Marco Godi, Stefano Corna, & Andrea Giordano. (2022). Rasch Validation of the Mini-BESTest in People With Parkinson Disease. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 46(3). 219–226. 9 indexed citations

Monticone, Marco, et al.. (2021). Lymphedema quality of life questionnaire (LYMQOL): cross-cultural adaptation and validation in Italian women with upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer. Disability and Rehabilitation. 44(15). 4075–4080. 14 indexed citations

Özçakar, Levent, John‐Ross Rizzo, Franco Franchignoni, Stefano Négrini, & Walter R. Frontera. (2021). Let’s Write a Manuscript. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 101(7). 698–701. 1 indexed citations

Franchignoni, Franco, Andrea Giordano, & Marco Monticone. (2021). Construct validity of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale: a factor analytic and Rasch study. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 57(4). 600–606. 2 indexed citations

Kara, Murat, Eda Gürçay, Timur Ekiz, et al.. (2020). EURO-MUSCULUS/USPRM Global Report on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Publications. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 99(9). 847–852. 11 indexed citations

Monticone, Marco, Luca Frigau, Francesco Molà, et al.. (2019). The Italian version of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale: cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity in patients with chronic low back pain. European Spine Journal. 29(3). 530–539. 4 indexed citations

Franchignoni, Franco, Rolf Frischknecht, Alvydas Juocevičius, et al.. (2019). Fostering the highest educational standards in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine: the European PRM board strategy for ensuring overall quality of rehabilitation education and care. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 51(11). 0–0. 3 indexed citations

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Pellicciari, Leonardo, et al.. (2018). The 88-item Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Scale: a Rasch validation of the Italian version and suggestions for refinement of the original scale. Quality of Life Research. 28(1). 221–231. 7 indexed citations

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Özçakar, Levent, Timur Ekiz, Gülümser Aydın, et al.. (2018). Musculoskeletal ultrasound "threatening"physical and rehabilitation medicine: a prime caution regarding foxes. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 54(3). 499–500. 3 indexed citations

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Ferriero, Giorgio, et al.. (2014). A systematic review of questionnaires to assess patient satisfaction with limb orthoses. Prosthetics and Orthotics International. 40(2). 158–169. 36 indexed citations

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Franchignoni, Franco, Stefano Vercelli, & Levent Özçakar. (2014). Don’t Put Your Scar on the Vibrating Platform. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 93(8). 734–734. 1 indexed citations

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Caligari, Marco, Marco Godi, Simone Guglielmetti, Franco Franchignoni, & Antonio Nardone. (2013). Eye tracking communication devices in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Impact on disability and quality of life. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 14(7-8). 546–552. 114 indexed citations

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Franchignoni, Franco, et al.. (2012). Aktualni problemi u psihometrijskoj analizi mjerenja rezultata. 48(4). 463–470. 1 indexed citations

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Franchignoni, Franco, et al.. (2012). Current issues in psychometric assessment of outcome measures. Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre). 48(4). 463–470. 2 indexed citations

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Franchignoni, Franco, Andrea Giordano, & Giorgio Ferriero. (2008). Rasch analysis of the short form 8-item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-8). Quality of Life Research. 17(4). 541–548. 33 indexed citations

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Franchignoni, Franco, et al.. (1999). LIFE SATISFACTION INDEX. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 78(6). 509–515. 20 indexed citations

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Franchignoni, Franco, et al.. (1995). LA SCALA FIM NEL MONITORAGGIO DEL RECUPERO FUNZIONALE NEUROMOTORIO: STUDIO SU EMIPLEGICI IN DEGENZA RIABILITATIVA POST-ACUTA. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 31(2). 67–75. 2 indexed citations

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Franchignoni, Franco & Nino Basaglia. (1995). TERAPIA OCCUPAZIONALE ED ANIMAZIONE NELLE RESIDENZE SANITARIE ASSISTENZIALI. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 31. 1–3.

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