Luca Cova

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Luca Cova is a scholar working on Hepatology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Luca Cova has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Hepatology, 9 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Luca Cova's work include Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (13 papers), Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers). Luca Cova is often cited by papers focused on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (13 papers), Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers). Luca Cova collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Israel. Luca Cova's co-authors include Luigi Solbiati, Tiziana Ierace, S. Nahum Goldberg, Massimo Tonolini, Marina Dellanoce, G. Scott Gazelle, Maria Franca Meloni, Tito Livraghi, Elkan F. Halpern and Giovanni Mauri and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Radiology and European Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Luca Cova

22 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Percutaneous Radio-frequency Ablation of Hepatic Metastas... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 200 400 600
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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. Percutaneous Radio-frequency Ablation of Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer: Long-term Results in 117 Patients
    2001 675 citations Luigi Solbiati, Tito Livraghi et al. Radiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luca Cova Italy 15 1.3k 796 539 512 503 25 2.2k
Zhigang Cheng China 28 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 327 0.6× 400 0.8× 418 0.8× 134 2.6k
Haruyuki Takaki Japan 32 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 386 0.7× 593 1.2× 302 0.6× 139 3.1k
Atsuhiro Nakatsuka Japan 34 1.6k 1.3× 1.3k 1.7× 350 0.6× 575 1.1× 205 0.4× 110 3.4k
Christos Georgiades United States 31 1.0k 0.8× 855 1.1× 575 1.1× 480 0.9× 178 0.4× 121 3.1k
Zhiyu Han China 22 727 0.6× 734 0.9× 200 0.4× 318 0.6× 222 0.4× 122 1.8k
Andrej Lyshchik United States 30 740 0.6× 760 1.0× 1.4k 2.5× 237 0.5× 979 1.9× 109 3.1k
Paolo Vallone Italy 19 1.6k 1.3× 732 0.9× 446 0.8× 612 1.2× 433 0.9× 45 2.8k
Paul B. Shyn United States 24 474 0.4× 665 0.8× 574 1.1× 376 0.7× 223 0.4× 96 2.0k
Se Hyung Kim South Korea 28 913 0.7× 832 1.0× 724 1.3× 507 1.0× 464 0.9× 117 2.4k
Kedar N. Chintapalli United States 23 529 0.4× 905 1.1× 375 0.7× 282 0.6× 200 0.4× 64 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Luca Cova

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luca Cova

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luca Cova

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

All Works

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Mauri, Giovanni, Luca Cova, Tiziana Ierace, et al.. (2016). Treatment of Metastatic Lymph Nodes in the Neck from Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Percutaneous Laser Ablation. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 39(7). 1023–1030. 91 indexed citations
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Mauri, Giovanni, Luca Cova, Cristian Giuseppe Monaco, et al.. (2016). Benign thyroid nodules treatment using percutaneous laser ablation (PLA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA). International Journal of Hyperthermia. 33(3). 295–299. 97 indexed citations
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Mauri, Giovanni, Luca Cova, Tiziana Ierace, et al.. (2014). Real-Time US-CT/MRI Image Fusion for Guidance of Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumors Undetectable with US: Results in 295 Cases. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 38(1). 143–151. 177 indexed citations
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Mauri, Giovanni, Emanuele Porazzi, Luca Cova, et al.. (2014). Intraprocedural contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in liver percutaneous radiofrequency ablation: clinical impact and health technology assessment. Insights into Imaging. 5(2). 209–216. 102 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Thomas, Lars Thorelius, Luigi Solbiati, Luca Cova, & Ferdinand Frauscher. (2005). Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Clinical Practice: Liver, Prostate, Pancreas, Kidney and Lymph Nodes. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 4 indexed citations
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Solbiati, Luigi, Tiziana Ierace, Massimo Tonolini, & Luca Cova. (2004). Guidance and monitoring of radiofrequency liver tumor ablation with contrast-enhanced ultrasound. European Journal of Radiology. 51. S19–S23. 156 indexed citations
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Solbiati, Luigi, Massimo Tonolini, & Luca Cova. (2004). Monitoring RF ablation. PubMed. 14(S8). P34–P42. 50 indexed citations
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Solbiati, Luigi, Tiziana Ierace, Massimo Tonolini, & Luca Cova. (2003). Guidance and control of percutaneous treatments with contrast-enhanced ultrasound. European Radiology. 13(S3). N87–N90. 18 indexed citations
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Solbiati, Luigi, et al.. (2003). Improved characterization of reactive and malignant superficial lymph nodes (LN) using harmonic ultrasound with a second-generation contrast agent. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 29(5). S95–S95. 3 indexed citations
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Solbiati, Luigi, Massimo Tonolini, & Luca Cova. (2002). Contrast-enhanced sonography with contrast pulse sequencing for guidance of percutaneous ablation of liver malignancies and assessment of therapeutic response. Applied Radiology. 31. 25–30. 2 indexed citations
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Solbiati, Luigi, Massimo Tonolini, Luca Cova, & S. Nahum Goldberg. (2001). The role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the detection of focal liver leasions. European Radiology. 11(S3). E15–E26. 118 indexed citations
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Solbiati, Luigi, Tito Livraghi, S. Nahum Goldberg, et al.. (2001). Percutaneous Radio-frequency Ablation of Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer: Long-term Results in 117 Patients. Radiology. 221(1). 159–166. 675 indexed citations breakdown →
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Solbiati, Luigi, et al.. (2001). Radiofrequency thermal ablationof hepatic metastases. European Journal of Ultrasound. 13(2). 149–158. 141 indexed citations
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Solbiati, Luigi, et al.. (2001). Ultrasound of thyroid, parathyroid glands and neck lymph nodes. European Radiology. 11(12). 2411–2424. 163 indexed citations
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Solbiati, Luigi, Massimo Tonolini, Luca Cova, & S. Nahum Goldberg. (2001). The role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the detection of focal liver lesions. 11. 69 indexed citations
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Livraghi, Tito, Maria Franca Meloni, S. Nahum Goldberg, et al.. (2000). Radiofrequency (RF) ablation for the treatment of breast cancer liver metastases. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 26. 2 indexed citations
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Solbiati, Luigi, et al.. (1999). Liver Cancer Imaging: The need for Accurate Detection of Intrahepatic Disease Spread. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 23. S29–S37. 16 indexed citations
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Sposito, M, et al.. (1993). [IGFBP3 in the assessment of growth hormone defects].. PubMed. 15(1). 67–71. 1 indexed citations

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