Sergio Silvestri

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
178 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Sergio Silvestri is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergio Silvestri has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 61 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 34 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Sergio Silvestri's work include Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (44 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (37 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (22 papers). Sergio Silvestri is often cited by papers focused on Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (44 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (37 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (22 papers). Sergio Silvestri collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Sergio Silvestri's co-authors include Emiliano Schena, Paola Saccomandi, Carlo Massaroni, Daniela Lo Presti, Domenico Formica, Andrea Nicolò, Massimo Sacchetti, Francesco Maria Di Matteo, Margareth Martino and M. Caponero and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Chemosphere and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Sergio Silvestri

172 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Contact-Based Methods for Measuring Respiratory Rate 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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.

  1. Contact-Based Methods for Measuring Respiratory Rate
    2019 316 citations Carlo Massaroni, Daniela Lo Presti et al. Sensors profile →

Peers

Sergio Silvestri
Paola Saccomandi Italy
Xiaoming Zhang United States
F. Patat France
Carlo Massaroni Italy
Ichiro Sakuma Japan
Marvin C. Ziskin United States
Thomas J. Royston United States
Harvey S. Borovetz United States
Francis Duck United Kingdom
Massimo Mischi Netherlands
Paola Saccomandi Italy
Sergio Silvestri
Citations per year, relative to Sergio Silvestri Sergio Silvestri (= 1×) peers Paola Saccomandi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sergio Silvestri

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sergio Silvestri

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sarro, Karine Jacon, Carlo Massaroni, Emiliano Schena, et al.. (2025). Thoracoabdominal breathing pattern across exercise intensity domains: performance level insights in cyclists. Sports Biomechanics. 1–16.
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Presti, Daniela Lo, Daniele Bianchi, Carlo Massaroni, et al.. (2024). Optimization and characterization of a 3D-printed wearable strain sensor for respiration and heartbeat measurements. Measurement. 228. 114377–114377. 19 indexed citations
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Romano, Chiara, Daniela Lo Presti, Sergio Silvestri, Emiliano Schena, & Carlo Massaroni. (2024). Flexible Textile Sensors-Based Smart T-Shirt for Respiratory Monitoring: Design, Development, and Preliminary Validation. Sensors. 24(6). 2018–2018. 9 indexed citations
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Presti, Daniela Lo, et al.. (2024). Towards the Instrumentation of Facemasks Used as Personal Protective Equipment for Unobtrusive Breathing Monitoring of Workers. Sensors. 24(17). 5815–5815. 3 indexed citations
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Carnevale, Arianna, et al.. (2024). A novel system integrating load cell for assessing shoulder muscle strength. 591–596. 1 indexed citations
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Romano, Chiara, Roberto Setola, Sergio Silvestri, et al.. (2024). A Technological Platform for Quantifying Alzheimer’s Patient-Caregiver Interactions in the Walk and Talk Program. 401–406. 2 indexed citations
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Massaroni, Carlo, Elżbieta Olejarczyk, Daniela Lo Presti, et al.. (2024). Indirect respiratory monitoring via single-lead wearable ECG: influence of motion artifacts and devices on respiratory rate estimations. 257–262. 2 indexed citations
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D’Antoni, Federico, Francesca De Tommasi, Daniela Lo Presti, et al.. (2024). Sleeping Posture Classification Through a Multi-Sensing Smart Mattress Based On Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors: A Feasibility Study. 322–327. 2 indexed citations
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Presti, Daniela Lo, et al.. (2024). Wearable Elastic Band Based On 3D-Printed Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor for Knee Joint Monitoring. 597–602. 3 indexed citations
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Pawar, Dnyandeo, Daniela Lo Presti, Enrico Domenico Lemma, et al.. (2024). Polymeric PEI/PEG Coated Optical Fiber Fabry-Perot Interferometer for CO2 Detection. IEEE Sensors Journal. 24(24). 40883–40889. 1 indexed citations
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Schena, Emiliano, Marco Bravi, Sandra Miccinilli, et al.. (2023). Feasibility study on the use of a single digital camera for thoraco-abdominal pattern assessment. 35. 108–112. 1 indexed citations
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Massaroni, Carlo, Daniela Lo Presti, Domenico Formica, Sergio Silvestri, & Emiliano Schena. (2019). Non-Contact Monitoring of Breathing Pattern and Respiratory Rate via RGB Signal Measurement. Sensors. 19(12). 2758–2758. 81 indexed citations
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Massaroni, Carlo, Daniel Simões Lopes, Daniela Lo Presti, Emiliano Schena, & Sergio Silvestri. (2018). Contactless Monitoring of Breathing Patterns and Respiratory Rate at the Pit of the Neck: A Single Camera Approach. Journal of Sensors. 2018. 1–13. 84 indexed citations
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Saccomandi, Paola, Calogero Maria Oddo, Loredana Zollo, et al.. (2015). Feedforward Neural Network for Force Coding of an MRI-Compatible Tactile Sensor Array Based on Fiber Bragg Grating. Journal of Sensors. 2015. 1–9. 30 indexed citations
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Saccomandi, Paola, Emiliano Schena, & Sergio Silvestri. (2013). Techniques for temperature monitoring during laser-induced thermotherapy: An overview. International Journal of Hyperthermia. 29(7). 609–619. 175 indexed citations
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Schena, Emiliano, Paola Saccomandi, Francesco Giurazza, et al.. (2013). Experimental assessment of CT-based thermometry during laser ablation of porcine pancreas. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 58(16). 5705–5716. 58 indexed citations
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Schena, Emiliano, et al.. (2012). A micromachined intensity-modulated fiber optic sensor for strain measurements: Working principle and static calibration. PubMed. 2012. 5790–5793. 6 indexed citations
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Cecchini, Stefano, et al.. (2011). Force and pressure distribution using Macintosh and GlideScope laryngoscopes in normal and difficult airways: a manikin study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 108(1). 146–151. 51 indexed citations
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Silvestri, Sergio, et al.. (2007). 9: Emergency Department Capnographic Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Position in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 50(3). S4–S4. 1 indexed citations

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