Franco Placa

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Franco Placa is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Franco Placa has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 8 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Franco Placa's work include Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (9 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (6 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (4 papers). Franco Placa is often cited by papers focused on Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (9 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (6 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (4 papers). Franco Placa collaborates with scholars based in Italy and United States. Franco Placa's co-authors include Costantino Mangioni, Fabio Landoni, Rodolfo Milani, Andrea Maneo, Luigi Ferri, Alessandro Colombo, Patrizia Perego, Giorgio Favini, Alessandro Colombo and Vanna Zanagnolo and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Annals of Oncology and AIDS.

In The Last Decade

Franco Placa

13 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Randomised study of radical surgery versus radiotherapy f... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 400 800 1.2k
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. Randomised study of radical surgery versus radiotherapy for stage Ib-IIa cervical cancer
    1997 1.3k citations Fabio Landoni, Andrea Maneo et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Franco Placa Italy 7 1.3k 772 623 561 277 14 1.6k
Giorgio Favini Italy 5 1.1k 0.8× 653 0.8× 564 0.9× 497 0.9× 231 0.8× 6 1.4k
Weldon Chafe United States 12 1.5k 1.1× 740 1.0× 999 1.6× 580 1.0× 318 1.1× 19 1.9k
Charles W. Whitney United States 19 1.7k 1.3× 724 0.9× 1.0k 1.7× 735 1.3× 369 1.3× 28 2.1k
Mandy Collingwood United Kingdom 11 1.4k 1.0× 543 0.7× 757 1.2× 502 0.9× 375 1.4× 12 1.8k
Adriana Bermúdez Argentina 8 789 0.6× 519 0.7× 287 0.5× 356 0.6× 258 0.9× 16 1.0k
Richard C. Boronow United States 17 1.2k 0.9× 447 0.6× 507 0.8× 821 1.5× 154 0.6× 40 1.7k
David Bernshaw Australia 21 879 0.7× 316 0.4× 430 0.7× 361 0.6× 216 0.8× 52 1.2k
Rajendra Kerkar India 16 526 0.4× 457 0.6× 277 0.4× 228 0.4× 406 1.5× 41 1.1k
Lilian T. Gien Canada 21 1.4k 1.0× 529 0.7× 436 0.7× 932 1.7× 373 1.3× 89 1.9k
Emma Rossi United States 18 1.6k 1.2× 632 0.8× 470 0.8× 1.0k 1.8× 270 1.0× 47 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Franco Placa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Franco Placa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franco Placa

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Landoni, Fabio, Alessandro Colombo, Rodolfo Milani, et al.. (2017). Randomized study between radical surgery and radiotherapy for the treatment of stage IB–IIA cervical cancer: 20-year update. Journal of Gynecologic Oncology. 28(3). 117 indexed citations
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Colombo, Alessandro, et al.. (2008). 3D-planning in HDR brachytherapy of cervical cancer. Analysis of dose volume histograms and clinical correlations. Brachytherapy. 7(2). 110–110. 1 indexed citations
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Maneo, Andrea, Fabio Landoni, Gennaro Cormio, et al.. (1999). Concurrent carboplatin/5-fluorouracil and radiotherapy for recurrent cervical carcinoma. Annals of Oncology. 10(7). 803–808. 40 indexed citations
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Colombo, Alessandro, Gennaro Cormio, Franco Placa, et al.. (1998). Brachytherapy for Isolated Vaginal Recurrences from Endometrial Carcinoma. Tumori Journal. 84(6). 649–651. 3 indexed citations
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Landoni, Fabio, Andrea Maneo, Alessandro Colombo, et al.. (1997). Randomised study of radical surgery versus radiotherapy for stage Ib-IIa cervical cancer. The Lancet. 350(9077). 535–540. 1272 indexed citations breakdown →
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Landoni, Fabio, Andrea Maneo, Gennaro Cormio, et al.. (1997). Concurrent carboplatin/5-FU and radiotherapy for locally advanced cervical carcinoma. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 7(6). 471–476. 2 indexed citations
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Colombo, Alessandro, Fabio Landoni, Gennaro Cormio, et al.. (1997). Concurrent Carboplatin/5Fu and Radiotherapy Compared to Radiotherapy Alone in Locally Advanced Cervical Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study. Tumori Journal. 83(6). 895–899. 8 indexed citations
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Landoni, Fabio, Andrea Maneo, Gerardo Zanetta, et al.. (1996). Concurrent Preoperative Chemotherapy with 5-Fluorouracil and Mitomycin C and Radiotherapy (FUMIR) Followed by Limited Surgery in Locally Advanced and Recurrent Vulvar Carcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology. 61(3). 321–327. 85 indexed citations
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D’Angio, Giulio J., et al.. (1995). Isolated bilateral anterior chamber eye relapse in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Medical and Pediatric Oncology. 25(2). 109–112. 6 indexed citations
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Zanetta, Gerardo, Alessandro Colombo, Rodolfo Milani, Franco Placa, & Costantino Mangioni. (1995). Long-term results of sequential postoperative treatment with vincristine, bleomycin, mitomycin c, cis-platin and radiotherapy after surgery for high-risk patients with cervical carcinoma stage IB-IIA. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 5(1). 40–44. 7 indexed citations
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Zanetta, Gerardo, Andrea Maneo, Alessandro Colombo, et al.. (1995). HIV infection, and invasive cervical carcinoma in an Italian population. AIDS. 9(8). 909–912. 11 indexed citations
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Jankovic, Momcilo, et al.. (1990). Isolated testicular relapse in a boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.. PubMed. 74(5). 507–9. 4 indexed citations
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Colombo, Alessandro, Sergio Crispino, Gabriele Tancini, et al.. (1990). [Radiotherapy plus a combination of cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil for locally advanced head and neck neoplasms. Study of feasibility and preliminary results].. PubMed. 80(5). 713–8. 1 indexed citations
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Colombo, A, Sergio Crispino, Sandro Barni, et al.. (1987). [Concomitant therapy with cisplatin and radiotherapy in locally advanced tumors of the cervico-facial area].. PubMed. 74(4). 334–7.

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