Giorgio Ferriero

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
135 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Giorgio Ferriero is a scholar working on Surgery, Rehabilitation and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Giorgio Ferriero has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Surgery, 30 papers in Rehabilitation and 28 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Giorgio Ferriero's work include Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (27 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (23 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (19 papers). Giorgio Ferriero is often cited by papers focused on Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (27 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (23 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (19 papers). Giorgio Ferriero collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Giorgio Ferriero's co-authors include Franco Franchignoni, Stefano Vercelli, Francesco Sartorio, Andrea Giordano, Elisabetta Bravini, Alessia Rabini, Gianpaolo Ronconi, Calogero Foti, Giuseppe Massazza and Silvia Angeli and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Giorgio Ferriero

122 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

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 →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giorgio Ferriero Italy	31	1.4k	839	629	599	507	135	3.6k
Valter Santilli Italy	38	1.6k 1.1×	562 0.7×	645 1.0×	639 1.1×	805 1.6×	144	4.8k
Veronika Fialka‐Moser Austria	33	909 0.6×	427 0.5×	469 0.7×	469 0.8×	473 0.9×	108	3.9k
Jorge Hugo Villafañe Italy	36	1.6k 1.1×	565 0.7×	646 1.0×	377 0.6×	1.5k 2.9×	279	4.3k
Lisa A. Harvey Australia	39	997 0.7×	1.5k 1.8×	1.6k 2.6×	609 1.0×	530 1.0×	186	4.5k
B. Catharine Craven Canada	41	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.6×	1.9k 3.0×	515 0.9×	297 0.6×	211	5.7k
Calogero Foti Italy	37	869 0.6×	480 0.6×	668 1.1×	408 0.7×	997 2.0×	164	3.4k
Steven Kirshblum United States	46	3.1k 2.1×	1.9k 2.2×	1.7k 2.8×	733 1.2×	467 0.9×	230	8.9k
Franco Franchignoni Italy	31	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	1.5k 2.4×	702 1.2×	635 1.3×	128	4.7k
Elsie Culham Canada	31	939 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.7×	916 1.5×	416 0.8×	44	3.4k
Daniel Graves United States	32	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.9×	720 1.2×	357 0.7×	84	6.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giorgio Ferriero

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Ronconi, Gianpaolo, et al.. (2025). Effects of Oxygen–Ozone Injections in Upper Limb Disorders: Scoping Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(7). 2452–2452.

Negrini, Francesco, Giorgio Ferriero, Giovanni Morone, et al.. (2025). Evaluating ChatGPT-4.0’s accuracy and potential in idiopathic scoliosis conservative treatment: a preliminary study on clarity, validity, and expert perceptions. European Spine Journal. 35(2). 422–430. 1 indexed citations

Ferriero, Giorgio, et al.. (2025). Deep-Brain Stimulation and Intensive Rehabilitation in a Patient with Parkinson Disease: A Case Report. American Journal of Case Reports. 26. e946308–e946308.

Bakhsh, Hadeel R., et al.. (2025). The Current State of 3D-Printed Prostheses Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 16(10). 370–370.

Bakhsh, Hadeel R., et al.. (2024). Activities-specific balance confidence scale: a Rasch evaluation of the Arabic version in lower-limb prosthetic users. Disability and Rehabilitation. 47(8). 2114–2122.

Négrini, Stefano, Kristian Borg, Anne Cusick, et al.. (2023). Global Statements to Produce and Implement Evidence in the Post-COVID-19 Era Provide a Path Forward for Rehabilitation − A Joint Initiative of Cochrane Rehabilitation and the Leading Journals in the Field. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 102(3). e26–e31. 2 indexed citations

Ambrosini, Emilia, et al.. (2022). The reliability of gait parameters captured via instrumented walkways: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 58(3). 363–377. 15 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

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

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Négrini, Stefano, Leighton Chan, Giorgio Ferriero, Walter R. Frontera, & Allen W. Heinemann. (2020). Current Evidence From the Randomized Controlled Trials Rehabilitation Checklist (RCTRACK) Reporting Guideline Project. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 100(1). 2–4. 3 indexed citations

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Sartorio, Francesco, et al.. (2018). The EdUReP approach plus manual therapy for the management of insertional Achilles tendinopathy. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 58(5). 664–668. 3 indexed citations

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Ambrosini, Emilia, et al.. (2018). Disability after major abdominal surgery: determinants of recovery of walking ability in elderly patients. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 54(5). 683–689. 10 indexed citations

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Vercelli, Stefano, et al.. (2016). A simple orthosis solves a problem in a patient with a dystonic finger after stroke. Journal of Hand Therapy. 30(1). 113–115. 8 indexed citations

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Carlo, Silvia Di, Elisabetta Bravini, Stefano Vercelli, Giuseppe Massazza, & Giorgio Ferriero. (2016). The Mini-BESTest: a review of psychometric properties. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. 39(2). 97–105. 83 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, 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, et al.. (2012). Aktualni problemi u psihometrijskoj analizi mjerenja rezultata. 48(4). 463–470. 1 indexed citations

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Ferriero, Giorgio, Marco Caligari, Gianpaolo Ronconi, & Franco Franchignoni. (2011). When are high-tech communicators effective in Parkinson’s disease?. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. 35(1). 75–77. 3 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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Ottonello, Marcella, et al.. (2003). Psychometric evaluation of the Italian version of the Berg Balance Scale in rehabilitation inpatients. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 39(4). 181–189. 28 indexed citations

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