Marica Ferri

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Marica Ferri is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marica Ferri has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Epidemiology, 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 9 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Marica Ferri's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (21 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (18 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 papers). Marica Ferri is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (21 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (18 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 papers). Marica Ferri collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and Italy. Marica Ferri's co-authors include Marina Davoli, Lucas Wiessing, Blanca Iciar Indave, Gregorio Barrio, Roberto Pastor‐Barriuso, Louisa Degenhardt, Luis Sordo, María J. Bravo, Laura Amato and Keith Humphreys and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Marica Ferri

45 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mortality risk during and after opioid substitution treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

2017 1.3k citations Luis Sordo, Gregorio Barrio et al. BMJ profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marica Ferri Portugal	20	1.8k	1.8k	653	372	277	47	3.0k
Nadia Fairbairn Canada	30	1.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	389 0.6×	428 1.2×	288 1.0×	118	2.8k
Lynn E. Sullivan United States	35	2.6k 1.5×	2.4k 1.3×	698 1.1×	628 1.7×	411 1.5×	54	4.4k
Michele K. Bohm United States	22	1.1k 0.6×	2.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.6×	488 1.3×	284 1.0×	49	3.2k
Jennifer R. Havens United States	35	2.4k 1.3×	2.1k 1.2×	910 1.4×	947 2.5×	302 1.1×	137	4.3k
Kanna Hayashi Canada	32	3.0k 1.6×	2.2k 1.2×	493 0.8×	662 1.8×	475 1.7×	275	4.1k
Adrian Dunlop Australia	26	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	365 0.6×	486 1.3×	609 2.2×	167	2.7k
Jeanette M. Tetrault United States	28	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	410 0.6×	563 1.5×	581 2.1×	100	3.0k
Linda Gowing Australia	29	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	475 0.7×	324 0.9×	822 3.0×	50	3.4k
Eugenia Oviedo‐Joekes Canada	27	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	390 0.6×	439 1.2×	223 0.8×	91	2.4k
Jens Reimer Germany	32	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	298 0.5×	571 1.5×	269 1.0×	159	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marica Ferri

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Hoch, Eva, et al.. (2025). Cannabis use disorder: an overview of treatment approaches in Europe. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 275(2). 315–326.

Feingold, Daniel L., Dana Tzur Bitan, Marica Ferri, & Eva Hoch. (2024). Predictors of effective therapy among individuals with Cannabis Use Disorder: a review of the literature. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 275(2). 341–353. 2 indexed citations

Rossi, Paolo Giorgi, Eliana Ferroni, Alessandra Barca, et al.. (2022). Quality appraisal of documents producing recommendations for breast, colorectal and cervical cancer screening. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(3).

Ghosh, Abhishek, Marc N. Potenza, Atul Ambekar, et al.. (2022). Key implementation factors in telemedicine-delivered medications for opioid use disorder: a scoping review informed by normalisation process theory. The Lancet Psychiatry. 10(1). 50–64. 7 indexed citations

Minozzi, Silvia, Laura Amato, Shayesteh Jahanfar, et al.. (2020). Maintenance agonist treatments for opiate-dependent pregnant women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020(11). 31 indexed citations

Sordo, Luis, Gregorio Barrio, María J. Bravo, et al.. (2017). Mortality risk during and after opioid substitution treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. BMJ. 357. j1550–j1550. 1272 indexed citations breakdown →

Ferri, Marica, et al.. (2017). Substance use prevention: evidence-based intervention. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 23(3). 198–205. 7 indexed citations

Hoch, Eva, Ulrich W. Preuss, Marica Ferri, & Roland Simon. (2016). Digital Interventions for Problematic Cannabis Users in Non-Clinical Settings: Findings from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. European Addiction Research. 22(5). 233–242. 54 indexed citations

Pirona, Alessandro, Alessandra Bò, Dagmar Hedrich, et al.. (2016). New psychoactive substances: Current health-related practices and challenges in responding to use and harms in Europe. International Journal of Drug Policy. 40. 84–92. 38 indexed citations

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Ferri, Marica, et al.. (2016). Quality assurance in drug demand reduction in European countries: an overview. Drugs Education Prevention and Policy. 25(2). 198–204. 3 indexed citations

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Mounteney, Jane, Paul Griffiths, Andrew Cunningham, et al.. (2016). Continued signs of resilience in the European drug market: Highlights from the EMCDDA’s 2016 European drug report. Drugs Education Prevention and Policy. 23(6). 492–495. 5 indexed citations

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Allara, Elias, Marica Ferri, Alessandra Bò, Antonio Gasparrini, & Fabrizio Faggiano. (2015). Are mass-media campaigns effective in preventing drug use? A Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 5(9). e007449–e007449. 62 indexed citations

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Wiessing, Lucas, Marica Ferri, Bart Grady, et al.. (2014). Hepatitis C Virus Infection Epidemiology among People Who Inject Drugs in Europe: A Systematic Review of Data for Scaling Up Treatment and Prevention. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e103345–e103345. 173 indexed citations

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Ferri, Marica, Alessandra Bò, Laura Amato, et al.. (2014). What is needed in future drug treatment research? A systematic approach to identify gaps on effectiveness of drug treatment from the EMCDDA. Drugs Education Prevention and Policy. 22(1). 86–92. 4 indexed citations

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Amato, Laura, Marina Davoli, Silvia Minozzi, et al.. (2013). Methadone at tapered doses for the management of opioid withdrawal. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013(2). CD003409–CD003409. 115 indexed citations

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Minozzi, Silvia, Laura Amato, Cristina Bellisario, Marica Ferri, & Marina Davoli. (2013). Maintenance agonist treatments for opiate-dependent pregnant women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD006318–CD006318. 84 indexed citations

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Toni, Danilo, Laura Lauria, Maria Luisa Sacchetti, et al.. (2009). An emergency clinical pathway for stroke patients – results of a cluster randomised trial (isrctn41456865). BMC Health Services Research. 9(1). 14–14. 36 indexed citations

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Amato, Laura, Silvia Minozzi, Marina Davoli, et al.. (2008). Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments versus pharmacological treatments for opioid detoxification. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD005031–CD005031. 10 indexed citations

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Ferri, Marica, Marina Davoli, & Carlo A. Perucci. (2005). Heroin maintenance treatment for chronic heroin-dependent individuals: A Cochrane systematic review of effectiveness. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 30(1). 63–72. 23 indexed citations

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Amato, Laura, Silvia Minozzi, Marina Davoli, et al.. (2004). Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments versus pharmacological treatments for opioid detoxification. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD005031–CD005031. 48 indexed citations

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