Silvia Franchi

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Silvia Franchi is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Silvia Franchi has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 26 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Silvia Franchi's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (23 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (7 papers). Silvia Franchi is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (23 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (7 papers). Silvia Franchi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Canada and France. Silvia Franchi's co-authors include Paola Sacerdote, Alberto E. Panerai, Giada Amodeo, Mariapia Colleoni, A Valsecchi, Marta Gandolla, Giorgia Moschetti, Marco Turati, Antonio Torsello and Marco Bigoni and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Silvia Franchi

62 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

2 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.

Effects of ACL Reconstructive Surgery on Temporal Variations of Cytokine Levels in Synovial Fluid

2016 392 citations Marco Bigoni, Marco Turati et al. Mediators of Inflammation profile →
Intra-Articular Cytokine Levels in Adolescent Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear

2018 204 citations Marco Bigoni, Marco Turati et al. Mediators of Inflammation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Silvia Franchi Italy	32	897	684	569	508	279	65	3.0k
Tadashi Hisamitsu Japan	31	893 1.0×	516 0.8×	724 1.3×	268 0.5×	182 0.7×	144	3.4k
Chih‐Shung Wong Taiwan	32	1.0k 1.1×	705 1.0×	597 1.0×	779 1.5×	308 1.1×	125	3.0k
Ángel Hernánz Spain	38	1.2k 1.3×	856 1.3×	735 1.3×	309 0.6×	289 1.0×	114	3.7k
Antonio Torsello Italy	38	1.4k 1.6×	619 0.9×	1.1k 2.0×	673 1.3×	198 0.7×	119	4.8k
Riccardo Ientile Italy	37	638 0.7×	476 0.7×	1.2k 2.1×	284 0.6×	265 0.9×	188	4.5k
Mariana Lima Vale Brazil	32	671 0.7×	366 0.5×	766 1.3×	259 0.5×	143 0.5×	95	3.2k
Silvia Amadesi Italy	32	1.6k 1.8×	1.0k 1.5×	959 1.7×	490 1.0×	193 0.7×	51	5.0k
Dick Delbro Sweden	27	490 0.5×	487 0.7×	552 1.0×	510 1.0×	195 0.7×	132	2.4k
Min Liu China	38	774 0.9×	383 0.6×	1.9k 3.3×	328 0.6×	209 0.7×	242	4.3k
G. Vitale Italy	28	631 0.7×	724 1.1×	584 1.0×	259 0.5×	184 0.7×	90	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Silvia Franchi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Silvia Franchi

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Amodeo, Giada, et al.. (2026). Insights into mesenchymal stem/stromal cell conditioned media as a long-lasting treatment for pain and psychiatric comorbidities in a murine model of osteoarthritis. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 134. 106297–106297.

Amodeo, Giada, Roberta Lattanzi, A.T. Brini, et al.. (2025). Sexual dimorphism in vincristine-induced neuropathic pain, effect of prokineticin antagonism. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 192. 118596–118596.

Franchi, Silvia, Giada Amodeo, Patrizia Romualdi, et al.. (2025). The prokineticin system and glia cells as pharmacological targets to control neuroinflammation and to relieve pain in a murine model of Fabry–Anderson disease. Pain. 167(2). 428–442.

Turati, Marco, Silvia Franchi, Laura Rizzi, et al.. (2023). Prokineticin 2 and Cytokine Content in the Synovial Fluid of Knee Osteoarthritis and Traumatic Meniscal Tear Patients: Preliminary Results. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(13). 4330–4330. 6 indexed citations

Amodeo, Giada, Giulia Magni, Gianfranco Balboni, et al.. (2023). Prokineticin System Is a Pharmacological Target to Counteract Pain and Its Comorbid Mood Alterations in an Osteoarthritis Murine Model. Cells. 12(18). 2255–2255. 6 indexed citations

Amodeo, Giada, Silvia Franchi, Simona D’Agnelli, et al.. (2023). Supraspinal neuroinflammation and anxio-depressive-like behaviors in young- and older- adult mice with osteoarthritis pain: the effect of morphine. Psychopharmacology. 240(10). 2131–2146. 5 indexed citations

Amodeo, Giada, et al.. (2023). The Prokineticin System in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Clinical and Preclinical Overview. Biomedicines. 11(11). 2985–2985. 4 indexed citations

Amodeo, Giada, Silvia Franchi, Laura Comi, et al.. (2022). Osteoarthritis Pain in Old Mice Aggravates Neuroinflammation and Frailty: The Positive Effect of Morphine Treatment. Biomedicines. 10(11). 2847–2847. 11 indexed citations

Amodeo, Giada, Stefania Niada, Giorgia Moschetti, et al.. (2021). Secretome of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell relieves pain and neuroinflammation independently of the route of administration in experimental osteoarthritis. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 94. 29–40. 35 indexed citations

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Franchi, Silvia, Giada Amodeo, Francesca Felicia Caputi, et al.. (2021). Interplay between Prokineticins and Histone Demethylase KDM6A in a Murine Model of Bortezomib-Induced Neuropathy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(21). 11913–11913. 11 indexed citations

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Amodeo, Giada, Dario Bugada, Silvia Franchi, et al.. (2018). Immune function after major surgical interventions: the effect of postoperative pain treatment. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 11. 1297–1305. 60 indexed citations

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Bigoni, Marco, Marco Turati, Giovanni Zatti, et al.. (2018). Intra-Articular Cytokine Levels in Adolescent Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear. Mediators of Inflammation. 2018. 1–8. 204 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brini, A.T., Giada Amodeo, Lorena Maria Ferreira, et al.. (2017). Therapeutic effect of human adipose-derived stem cells and their secretome in experimental diabetic pain. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9904–9904. 98 indexed citations

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Vellani, Vittorio, et al.. (2017). Effects of NSAIDs on the Release of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Prostaglandin E₂from Rat Trigeminal Ganglia. Mediators of Inflammation. 2017. 1–7. 12 indexed citations

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Franchi, Silvia, et al.. (2015). Survey on appropriateness of use of nimesulide in nine European countries. Drug Healthcare and Patient Safety. 7. 51–51. 10 indexed citations

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Gironi, M., Filippo Martinelli Boneschi, Paola Sacerdote, et al.. (2008). A pilot trial of low-dose naltrexone in primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 14(8). 1076–1083. 66 indexed citations

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Sacerdote, Paola, et al.. (2008). Buprenorphine and methadone maintenance treatment of heroin addicts preserves immune function. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 22(4). 606–613. 67 indexed citations

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Bianchi, Mauro, et al.. (2007). Effects of nimesulide on pain and on synovial fluid concentrations of substance P, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 in patients with knee osteoarthritis: comparison with celecoxib. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 61(8). 1270–1277. 47 indexed citations

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Martucci, Cataldo, Silvia Franchi, Donatella Lattuada, Alberto E. Panerai, & Paola Sacerdote. (2006). Differential involvement of RelB in morphine-induced modulation of chemotaxis, NO, and cytokine production in murine macrophages and lymphocytes. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 81(1). 344–354. 48 indexed citations

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Franchi, Silvia. (2001). La depresion en el hombre. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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