Rocco Totaro

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Rocco Totaro is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Rocco Totaro has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 19 papers in Neurology and 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Rocco Totaro's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (22 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (9 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (7 papers). Rocco Totaro is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (22 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (9 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (7 papers). Rocco Totaro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Rocco Totaro's co-authors include Antonio Carolei, Carmine Marini, Simona Sacco, Federica De Santis, Luigi Olivieri, Tommasina Russo, Corrado P. Marini, Massimo Baldassarre, Davide Cerone and Taís Daiene Russo Hortêncio and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Neurology and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Rocco Totaro

51 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Contribution of Atrial Fi... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 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. Contribution of Atrial Fibrillation to Incidence and Outcome of Ischemic Stroke
    2005 714 citations Carmine Marini, Simona Sacco et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rocco Totaro Italy 21 761 614 400 363 316 54 1.8k
Teresa Pinho e Melo Portugal 28 244 0.3× 874 1.4× 649 1.6× 358 1.0× 116 0.4× 83 2.0k
Lucille D.A. Dorresteijn Netherlands 25 541 0.7× 666 1.1× 414 1.0× 884 2.4× 102 0.3× 49 2.2k
Yannie Soo Hong Kong 23 412 0.5× 780 1.3× 568 1.4× 587 1.6× 78 0.2× 74 1.7k
Vı́ctor Obach Spain 29 289 0.4× 1.5k 2.5× 860 2.1× 499 1.4× 161 0.5× 75 2.9k
Uwe Malzahn Germany 24 206 0.3× 606 1.0× 439 1.1× 360 1.0× 147 0.5× 64 1.6k
Marc E. Wolf Germany 20 194 0.3× 576 0.9× 446 1.1× 445 1.2× 168 0.5× 73 1.4k
Áine Merwick Ireland 20 516 0.7× 809 1.3× 351 0.9× 600 1.7× 40 0.1× 50 1.5k
Maarten Uyttenboogaart Netherlands 31 294 0.4× 1.3k 2.2× 1.3k 3.2× 766 2.1× 413 1.3× 108 2.8k
Shuhei Okazaki Japan 26 331 0.4× 718 1.2× 432 1.1× 412 1.1× 31 0.1× 74 1.6k
Brian R. Chambers Australia 19 691 0.9× 1.1k 1.9× 663 1.7× 1.2k 3.2× 124 0.4× 39 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rocco Totaro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rocco Totaro

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All Works

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Federico, Bruno, Alessia Catalucci, Alessandra Splendiani, et al.. (2024). Gender disparity in access to advanced therapies for patients with Parkinson’s disease: a retrospective real-word study. Frontiers in Neurology. 15. 1429251–1429251. 2 indexed citations
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Filippi, Massimo, Elisabetta Pagani, Marta Bartezaghi, et al.. (2024). Effects of fingolimod on focal and diffuse damage in patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis – The “EVOLUTION” study. Journal of Neurology. 271(9). 6181–6196. 1 indexed citations
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Chisari, Clara Grazia, Maria Pia Amato, Alessia Di Sapio, et al.. (2024). Active and non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis patients exhibit similar disability progression: results of an Italian MS registry study (ASPERA). Journal of Neurology. 271(10). 6801–6810. 4 indexed citations
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Lazzaro, Carlo, Roberto Bergamaschi, Mauro Zaffaroni, Rocco Totaro, & Damiano Paolicelli. (2022). Cost-utility analysis of teriflunomide in naïve vs. previously treated patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis in Italy. Neurological Sciences. 43(8). 4933–4944. 2 indexed citations
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Bianco, Assunta, Matteo Lucchini, Rocco Totaro, et al.. (2021). Disease Reactivation after Fingolimod Discontinuation in Pregnant Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Neurotherapeutics. 18(4). 2598–2607. 16 indexed citations
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Contasta, Ida, Rocco Totaro, Patrizia Pellegrini, et al.. (2012). A gender-related action of IFNbeta-therapy was found in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Translational Medicine. 10(1). 223–223. 15 indexed citations
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Sacco, Simona, Rocco Totaro, Massimo Baldassarre, & Antonio Carolei. (2007). Morphological variations of the internal carotid artery: Prevalence, characteristics and association with cerebrovascular disease. International Journal of Angiology. 16(2). 59–59. 37 indexed citations
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Sacco, Simona, Corrado P. Marini, Rocco Totaro, et al.. (2006). A population-based study of the incidence and prognosis of lacunar stroke. Neurology. 66(9). 1335–1338. 126 indexed citations
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Totaro, Rocco, Corrado P. Marini, Francesca Pistoia, et al.. (2005). Prevalence of Parkinson's disease in the L'Aquila district, central Italy. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 112(1). 24–28. 29 indexed citations
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Totaro, Rocco, et al.. (2005). Effects of Interferon Beta, Cyclophosphamide and Azathioprine on Cytokine Profile in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology. 18(2). 377–383. 20 indexed citations
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Chu, Kon, Kyungsook Jung, Ioannis Heliopoulos, et al.. (2004). Contents Vol. 51, 2004. European Neurology. 51(4). 251–251.
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Pellegrini, Patrizia, Rocco Totaro, Ida Contasta, et al.. (2004). IFN??-1a Treatment and Reestablishment of Th1 Regulation in MS Patients. Clinical Neuropharmacology. 27(6). 258–269. 9 indexed citations
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Totaro, Rocco, Massimo Baldassarre, Simona Sacco, Carmine Marini, & Antonio Carolei. (2002). Prolongation of TCD-enhanced Doppler signal by continuous infusion of levovist. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 28(11-12). 1555–1559. 3 indexed citations
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Totaro, Rocco, Carmine Marini, Simona Sacco, Massimo Baldassarre, & Antonio Carolei. (2002). Contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler sonography in patients with acute cerebrovascular diseases.. PubMed. 16(1). 11–6. 1 indexed citations
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Totaro, Rocco, Massimo Del Sette, & Carla Marini. (2000). Echocontrast agents in neurosonology.. PubMed. 14(4). 235–9. 3 indexed citations
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Quaresima, Valentina, Simona Sacco, Rocco Totaro, & Marco Ferrari. (2000). Noninvasive measurement of cerebral hemoglobin oxygen saturation using two near infrared spectroscopy approaches. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 5(2). 201–201. 74 indexed citations
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Totaro, Rocco, Giuseppe De Matteis, Corrado P. Marini, Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre, & A Carolei. (1997). Sumatriptan and Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity Changes During Migraine Attacks. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 37(10). 635–639. 25 indexed citations
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Totaro, Rocco, et al.. (1993). Transcranial Doppler evaluation of cerebral blood flow in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Neurological Sciences. 14(6). 451–454. 18 indexed citations

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