Gianfranco Sanson

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Gianfranco Sanson is a scholar working on Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Gianfranco Sanson has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Emergency Medicine and 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Gianfranco Sanson's work include Emergency and Acute Care Studies (12 papers), Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation (11 papers) and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (11 papers). Gianfranco Sanson is often cited by papers focused on Emergency and Acute Care Studies (12 papers), Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation (11 papers) and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (11 papers). Gianfranco Sanson collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Brazil. Gianfranco Sanson's co-authors include Stefano Di Bartolomeo, Fabio D’Agostino, Rosaria Alvaro, Ercole Vellone, Lorella Dreas, Giuseppe Nardi, Michela Zanetti, Antonello Cocchieri, Massimo Maurici and John Welton and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Clinical Microbiology Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gianfranco Sanson

68 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Clostridioides difficile infection: history, epidemiology... 2024 2026 2025 2024 10 20 30
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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.

  1. Clostridioides difficile infection: history, epidemiology, risk factors, prevention, clinical manifestations, treatment, and future options
    2024 39 citations Stefano Di Bella, Gianfranco Sanson et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gianfranco Sanson Italy 18 322 299 226 164 149 75 1.2k
Mary Beth Flynn Makic United States 20 245 0.8× 118 0.4× 63 0.3× 125 0.8× 141 0.9× 100 1.1k
Lilia de Souza Nogueira Brazil 17 125 0.4× 273 0.9× 61 0.3× 56 0.3× 80 0.5× 83 816
Suzanne M. Burns United States 18 99 0.3× 173 0.6× 60 0.3× 342 2.1× 309 2.1× 63 902
James Ducharme Canada 21 414 1.3× 797 2.7× 26 0.1× 70 0.4× 109 0.7× 46 1.9k
Shirley Johnson United States 7 127 0.4× 214 0.7× 78 0.3× 51 0.3× 65 0.4× 8 955
Leah L. Shever United States 17 83 0.3× 88 0.3× 107 0.5× 59 0.4× 66 0.4× 25 643
Eileen Costantinou United States 9 104 0.3× 221 0.7× 82 0.4× 45 0.3× 67 0.4× 14 987
T. Jacques Australia 15 456 1.4× 777 2.6× 33 0.1× 185 1.1× 100 0.7× 28 1.5k
Daleen Penoyer United States 12 62 0.2× 142 0.5× 33 0.1× 236 1.4× 198 1.3× 46 704
Kathy Baker United States 17 347 1.1× 125 0.4× 18 0.1× 400 2.4× 100 0.7× 43 918

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gianfranco Sanson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gianfranco Sanson

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All Works

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Geremia, Nicholas, Gianfranco Sanson, Luigi Principe, et al.. (2024). A subanalysis of Clostridium perfringens bloodstream infections from a 5-year retrospective nationwide survey (ITANAEROBY). Anaerobe. 90. 102901–102901.
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Zerbato, Verena, Gianfranco Sanson, Jacopo Monticelli, et al.. (2024). Risk Factors for 30-Day Mortality in Nosocomial Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections. Antibiotics. 13(7). 601–601. 6 indexed citations
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Bella, Stefano Di, Roberto Luzzati, Luigi Principe, et al.. (2022). Aspirin and Infection: A Narrative Review. Biomedicines. 10(2). 263–263. 13 indexed citations
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Zanetti, Michela, Chiara Ratti, G. Gortan Cappellari, et al.. (2022). Postoperative Dehydration Is Associated with Frailty and Decreased Survival in Older Patients with Hip Fracture. Nutrients. 14(4). 820–820. 5 indexed citations
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Sanson, Gianfranco, Amedeo De Nicolò, Verena Zerbato, et al.. (2022). A combined role for low vitamin D and low albumin circulating levels as strong predictors of worse outcome in COVID-19 patients. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 192(1). 423–430. 7 indexed citations
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Zanetti, Michela, et al.. (2021). Predictors of short- and long-term mortality among acutely admitted older patients: role of inflammation and frailty. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 34(2). 409–418. 11 indexed citations
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Sanson, Gianfranco, Ercole Vellone, Camila Takáo Lopes, et al.. (2021). Filling a gap in standardized nursing terminology. Development of a new nursing diagnosis proposal on heart failure self-care. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. 33(1). 18–28. 4 indexed citations
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Cesareo, Roberto, Silvia Manfrini, Valerio Pasqualini, et al.. (2021). Laser Ablation Versus Radiofrequency Ablation for Thyroid Nodules: 12-Month Results of a Randomized Trial (LARA II Study). The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 106(6). 1692–1701. 28 indexed citations
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Bembich, Stefano, et al.. (2020). The role of weighing‐bathing sequence and postmenstrual age in eliciting adaptive/maladaptive responses in very low birth weight preterm infants. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing. 25(3). e12292–e12292. 3 indexed citations
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Zeffiro, Valentina, Gianfranco Sanson, John Welton, et al.. (2020). Predictive factors of a prolonged length of stay in a community Nursing‐Led unit: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 29(23-24). 4685–4696. 9 indexed citations
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Nardi, Giuseppe, Gianfranco Sanson, Giovanna Guiotto, et al.. (2020). Lactate Arterial-Central Venous Gradient among COVID-19 Patients in ICU: A Potential Tool in the Clinical Practice. Critical Care Research and Practice. 2020. 1–5. 9 indexed citations
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Dreas, Lorella, et al.. (2020). Midline or long peripheral catheters in difficult venous access conditions? A comparative study in patients with acute cardiovascular diseases. American Journal of Infection Control. 48(10). 1158–1165. 12 indexed citations
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Sanson, Gianfranco, et al.. (2020). “Love Can’t Be Taken to the Hospital. If It Were Possible, It Would Be Better”: Patients’ Experiences of Being Cared for in an Intensive Care Unit. Qualitative Health Research. 31(4). 736–753. 15 indexed citations
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Sanson, Gianfranco, et al.. (2020). Stage‐related implications of community‐acquired pressure injuries for the acute medical inpatients. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 30(5-6). 712–724. 7 indexed citations
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Sanson, Gianfranco, et al.. (2019). Impact of ‘synchronous’ and ‘asynchronous’ CPR modality on quality bundles and outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients. Internal and Emergency Medicine. 14(7). 1129–1137. 9 indexed citations
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Antonaglia, Vittorio, et al.. (2019). Impact of Transitory ROSC Events on Neurological Outcome in Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(7). 926–926. 4 indexed citations
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D’Agostino, Fabio, Gianfranco Sanson, Antonello Cocchieri, et al.. (2017). Prevalence of nursing diagnoses as a measure of nursing complexity in a hospital setting. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 73(9). 2129–2142. 38 indexed citations
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