Raffaele Ferri

34.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
673 papers, 21.4k citations indexed

About

Raffaele Ferri is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Epidemiology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Raffaele Ferri has authored 673 papers receiving a total of 21.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 388 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 198 papers in Epidemiology and 183 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Raffaele Ferri's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (285 papers), Restless Legs Syndrome Research (189 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (169 papers). Raffaele Ferri is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (285 papers), Restless Legs Syndrome Research (189 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (169 papers). Raffaele Ferri collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Switzerland. Raffaele Ferri's co-authors include Oliviero Bruni, Marco Zucconi, Luigi Ferini‐Strambi, Giuseppe Plazzi, Maurizio Elia, Mauro Manconi, S Musumeci, Giuseppe Lanza, Lourdes M. DelRosso and Silvia Miano and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Raffaele Ferri

637 papers receiving 20.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Restless legs syndrome/Willis–Ekbom disease diagnostic criteria: updated International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) consensus criteria – history, rationale, description, and significance

2014 1.1k citations Arthur S. Walters, John W. Winkelman et al. Sleep Medicine profile →
National Sleep Foundation's sleep quality recommendations: first report

2016 872 citations Raffaele Ferri, Giuseppe Plazzi et al. profile →
Association between diet and sleep quality: A systematic review

2021 213 citations Justyna Godos, Giuseppe Grosso et al. Sleep Medicine Reviews profile →
Restless legs syndrome

2021 150 citations Mauro Manconi, Raffaele Ferri et al. profile →
Changes in sleep patterns and disturbances in children and adolescents in Italy during the Covid-19 outbreak

2021 148 citations Oliviero Bruni, Maria Pia Villa et al. Sleep Medicine profile →
Phenolic Acids and Prevention of Cognitive Decline: Polyphenols with a Neuroprotective Role in Cognitive Disorders and Alzheimer’s Disease

2022 135 citations Giuseppe Caruso, Justyna Godos et al. Nutrients profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Raffaele Ferri Italy	69	12.6k	6.5k	5.6k	4.0k	3.0k	673	21.4k
Giuseppe Plazzi Italy	66	10.3k 0.8×	8.2k 1.3×	3.7k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	444	15.7k
Claudio L. Bassetti Switzerland	81	9.7k 0.8×	6.7k 1.0×	4.6k 0.8×	4.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	510	21.4k
Luigi Ferini‐Strambi Italy	68	9.1k 0.7×	4.7k 0.7×	6.5k 1.2×	5.8k 1.5×	2.1k 0.7×	431	16.3k
Jacques Montplaisir Canada	89	14.5k 1.1×	7.6k 1.2×	8.7k 1.5×	10.6k 2.7×	2.1k 0.7×	350	25.8k
Julie Carrier Canada	72	9.0k 0.7×	6.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.3×	1.4k 0.4×	975 0.3×	299	16.0k
Yves Dauvilliers France	73	13.8k 1.1×	12.3k 1.9×	3.4k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	522	19.2k
Lars Bäckman Sweden	90	11.9k 0.9×	4.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.3×	1.2k 0.3×	9.7k 3.2×	611	32.1k
Oliviero Bruni Italy	58	7.5k 0.6×	8.0k 1.2×	2.4k 0.4×	1.2k 0.3×	3.0k 1.0×	282	15.6k
Dieter Riemann Germany	76	15.4k 1.2×	18.9k 2.9×	2.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.3×	2.3k 0.8×	478	26.7k
Kirk I. Erickson United States	81	9.3k 0.7×	3.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.2×	1.1k 0.3×	6.8k 2.2×	343	31.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raffaele Ferri

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Raggi, Alberto, Alessandro Serretti, & Raffaele Ferri. (2025). Treatment options for depression in Parkinson’s disease: a mini-review. International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 40(6). 312–320.

Mogavero, Maria P., Giuseppe Lanza, Lourdes M. DelRosso, et al.. (2024). Exploring sex differences in periodic leg movements during sleep across the lifespan of patients with restless legs syndrome. Sleep Medicine. 122. 253–257. 6 indexed citations

Antelmi, Elena, Maria P. Mogavero, Giuseppe Lanza, et al.. (2024). Sensory aspects of restless legs syndrome: Clinical, neurophysiological and neuroimaging prospectives. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 76. 101949–101949. 12 indexed citations

DelRosso, Lourdes M., et al.. (2024). 0916 Sleep Diagnosis, Polysomnography Findings, and CPAP Adherence in People Living with HIV and Controls. SLEEP. 47(Supplement_1). A393–A393.

Ipsiroglu, O., Oliviero Bruni, James R. Connor, et al.. (2024). The iron deficiency conundrum – limitations of existing clinical practice guidelines and next steps. Sleep Medicine. 115. S315–S315.

Mogavero, Maria P., Patrizia Congiu, Giuseppe Lanza, et al.. (2024). Age‐related changes in large muscle group movements during sleep. Journal of Sleep Research. 34(4). e14447–e14447.

Mogavero, Maria P., Giuseppe Lanza, Oliviero Bruni, et al.. (2023). Sleep counts! Role and impact of sleep in the multimodal management of multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology. 270(7). 3377–3390. 7 indexed citations

DelRosso, Lourdes M., et al.. (2023). Frequency of antidepressant use and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents undergoing polysomnography: an observational study. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 17(1). 55–55.

Malattia, Clara, et al.. (2023). Sleep and Sleep Complaints in Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome. The Journal of Rheumatology. 50(6). 827–834. 6 indexed citations

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Puligheddu, Monica, et al.. (2023). Quantification of REM sleep without atonia: A review of study methods and meta-analysis of their performance for the diagnosis of RBD. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 68. 101745–101745. 15 indexed citations

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Verrillo, Elisabetta, Martino Pavone, Oliviero Bruni, et al.. (2023). Sleep architecture and Nusinersen therapy in children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1. Sleep Medicine. 110. 106–110. 2 indexed citations

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Figorilli, Michela, Federico Meloni, Mario Meloni, et al.. (2023). Severity of REM sleep without atonia correlates with measures of cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms in REM sleep behaviour disorder. Journal of Sleep Research. 32(5). e13880–e13880. 5 indexed citations

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Caruso, Giuseppe, Justyna Godos, Anna Privitera, et al.. (2022). Phenolic Acids and Prevention of Cognitive Decline: Polyphenols with a Neuroprotective Role in Cognitive Disorders and Alzheimer’s Disease. Nutrients. 14(4). 819–819. 135 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fanfulla, Francesco, Raffaele Ferri, Debora Aricò, et al.. (2022). Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis: Prevalence, Features and Associated Factors. Nature and Science of Sleep. Volume 14. 741–750. 6 indexed citations

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Tommaso, Marina de, Viviana Betti, Tommaso Bocci, et al.. (2020). Pearl and pitfalls in brain functional analysis by event-related potentials: a narrative review by the Italian Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience Society on methodological limits and clinical reliability—part II. Neurological Sciences. 41(12). 3503–3515. 17 indexed citations

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Pennisi, Manuela, Giuseppe Lanza, Luca Falzone, et al.. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 and the Nervous System: From Clinical Features to Molecular Mechanisms. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(15). 5475–5475. 119 indexed citations

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Fisicaro, Francesco, Giuseppe Lanza, Mariagiovanna Cantone, et al.. (2020). Clinical and Electrophysiological Hints to TMS in De Novo Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 10(4). 274–274. 21 indexed citations

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Ferri, Raffaele, et al.. (2015). IDS - Intelligence and Development Scales. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 2 indexed citations

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Ferri, Raffaele, et al.. (2014). Adaptive Behavior Assessment System - second edition: contributo alla taratura italiana (1-18 anni). IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 2 indexed citations

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Miano, Silvia, Renato Donfrancesco, Oliviero Bruni, et al.. (2006). NREM Sleep Instability is Reduced in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. SLEEP. 29(6). 797–803. 106 indexed citations

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