Silvia Ussai

912 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 558 citations indexed

About

Silvia Ussai is a scholar working on Oncology, Geriatrics and Gerontology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Silvia Ussai has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 558 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Oncology, 4 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Silvia Ussai's work include Healthcare Systems and Reforms (3 papers), Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (3 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (2 papers). Silvia Ussai is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Systems and Reforms (3 papers), Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (3 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (2 papers). Silvia Ussai collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Switzerland. Silvia Ussai's co-authors include Benedetta Armocida, Eduardo Missoni, Beatrice Formenti, Francesca Palestra, D Cirillo, Antonio Giordano, Francesca Pentimalli, Francesco Castelli, Valentina Marchese and Luca Miceli and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research and Clinical Therapeutics.

In The Last Decade

Silvia Ussai

15 papers receiving 548 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Italian health system and the COVID-19 challenge

2020 369 citations Benedetta Armocida, Beatrice Formenti et al. The Lancet Public Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Silvia Ussai Italy	8	112	106	105	101	95	18	558
Siddhartha Singh United States	12	76 0.7×	116 1.1×	44 0.4×	88 0.9×	234 2.5×	50	674
Leon Geffen South Africa	13	135 1.2×	76 0.7×	50 0.5×	52 0.5×	235 2.5×	26	668
Theodoros V. Giannouchos United States	12	115 1.0×	162 1.5×	68 0.6×	97 1.0×	188 2.0×	68	620
Zainab Shahid United States	5	222 2.0×	56 0.5×	56 0.5×	135 1.3×	114 1.2×	16	725
Ricci Kalayanamitra United States	5	222 2.0×	56 0.5×	56 0.5×	141 1.4×	116 1.2×	12	719
Hosein Ameri Iran	14	140 1.3×	285 2.7×	49 0.5×	47 0.5×	105 1.1×	50	614
Adam L. Beckman United States	16	70 0.6×	170 1.6×	73 0.7×	89 0.9×	221 2.3×	39	810
Devyani Ramgobin United States	8	231 2.1×	59 0.6×	57 0.5×	156 1.5×	118 1.2×	12	832
Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon Australia	14	98 0.9×	83 0.8×	139 1.3×	39 0.4×	125 1.3×	39	746
Lauren Opsasnick United States	14	326 2.9×	121 1.1×	155 1.5×	69 0.7×	171 1.8×	42	808

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Silvia Ussai

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All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

Ussai, Silvia, et al.. (2025). Cervical cancer in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: the first signs of progress?. 1(4). 100059–100059.

Ussai, Silvia, et al.. (2025). Regional Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Progressing Towards the Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Cervical Cancer Elimination. Healthcare. 13(10). 1209–1209. 2 indexed citations

Ussai, Silvia, et al.. (2025). Models of care for noncommunicable diseases in primary care: key elements and design in low- and middle-income countries – a scoping review. Global Health Action. 18(1). 2543604–2543604.

Armocida, Benedetta, Beatrice Formenti, Silvia Ussai, et al.. (2022). Decarbonization of the Italian healthcare system and European funds. A lost opportunity?. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 1037122–1037122. 6 indexed citations

Ussai, Silvia, Marco Pistis, Eduardo Missoni, et al.. (2022). “Immuni” and the National Health System: Lessons Learnt from the COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing in Italy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(12). 7529–7529. 12 indexed citations

Armocida, Benedetta, Beatrice Formenti, Eduardo Missoni, et al.. (2021). Challenges in the equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for migrant populations in Europe. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 6. 100147–100147. 33 indexed citations

Ussai, Silvia, et al.. (2021). The Traffic Light Approach: Indicators and Algorithms to Identify Covid-19 Epidemic Risk Across Italian Regions. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 650243–650243. 5 indexed citations

Ussai, Silvia, et al.. (2020). So close yet so distant: evidence from Lombardy and Veneto to plan COVID-19 recovery strategy. INFM-OAR (INFN Catania). 6(1). 88–90.

Missoni, Eduardo, Silvia Ussai, & Benedetta Armocida. (2020). Che cosa possiamo imparare dalla gestione della comunicazione istituzionale durante l'emergenza Covid-19?. 81–88. 1 indexed citations

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Armocida, Benedetta, Beatrice Formenti, Silvia Ussai, Francesca Palestra, & Eduardo Missoni. (2020). The Italian health system and the COVID-19 challenge. The Lancet Public Health. 5(5). e253–e253. 369 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ussai, Silvia, et al.. (2020). Hazard Prevention, Death and Dignity During COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy. Frontiers in Public Health. 8. 509–509. 7 indexed citations

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Armocida, Benedetta, Beatrice Formenti, Francesca Palestra, Silvia Ussai, & Eduardo Missoni. (2020). COVID-19: Universal health coverage now more than ever. Journal of Global Health. 10(1). 10350–10350. 24 indexed citations

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Palestra, Francesca & Silvia Ussai. (2020). Midwifery crisis in Africa: the introduction of the human resources information systems. European Journal of Public Health. 30(Supplement_5). 1 indexed citations

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Liotta, Giuseppe, Silvia Ussai, Maddalena Illario, et al.. (2018). Frailty as the Future Core Business of Public Health: Report of the Activities of the A3 Action Group of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(12). 2843–2843. 36 indexed citations

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Ussai, Silvia, et al.. (2015). Impact of potential inappropriate NSAIDs use in chronic pain. Drug Design Development and Therapy. 9. 2073–2073. 29 indexed citations

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Ussai, Silvia, et al.. (2015). A pilot study on the impact of known drug-drug interactions in cancer patients. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 34(1). 89–89. 28 indexed citations

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Ussai, Silvia, et al.. (2014). Adverse Drug Events: How Information Technology will Meet the Challenges of Pharmacovigilance. Value in Health. 17(7). A750–A750. 3 indexed citations

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Ussai, Silvia, et al.. (2013). PP179—Identification of Drug–Drug Interactions Through a Digital Health Service. Clinical Therapeutics. 35(8). e74–e74. 2 indexed citations

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