Simona Ferraro

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Simona Ferraro is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Ferraro has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Surgery, 14 papers in Rheumatology and 14 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Simona Ferraro's work include Folate and B Vitamins Research (11 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (11 papers) and Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (9 papers). Simona Ferraro is often cited by papers focused on Folate and B Vitamins Research (11 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (11 papers) and Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (9 papers). Simona Ferraro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Canada. Simona Ferraro's co-authors include Mauro Panteghini, Federica Braga, Elia Biganzoli, Patrizia Boracchi, Sara Pasqualetti, Marta Cavalli, Alberto Aiolfi, Giampiero Campanelli, Monica Lanzoni and Davide Bona and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Surgery, Clinical Chemistry and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Simona Ferraro

79 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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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.

Psychological Aspects and Eating Habits during COVID-19 Home Confinement: Results of EHLC-COVID-19 Italian Online Survey

2020 278 citations Laura Di Renzo, Paola Gualtieri et al. Nutrients profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simona Ferraro Italy	23	476	269	246	224	213	85	1.8k
Michele Sacco Italy	26	488 1.0×	107 0.4×	353 1.4×	83 0.4×	159 0.7×	80	2.8k
Sonja A. Swanson United States	17	150 0.3×	150 0.6×	280 1.1×	88 0.4×	89 0.4×	37	1.9k
George F. Borm Netherlands	32	645 1.4×	207 0.8×	323 1.3×	93 0.4×	217 1.0×	62	3.5k
Armin Koch Germany	32	361 0.8×	213 0.8×	409 1.7×	86 0.4×	464 2.2×	125	3.1k
Ning Liu Canada	24	260 0.5×	187 0.7×	335 1.4×	117 0.5×	276 1.3×	174	2.8k
Haipeng Xiao China	32	538 1.1×	181 0.7×	1.3k 5.2×	94 0.4×	301 1.4×	178	3.7k
Diego Delgado Canada	28	898 1.9×	173 0.6×	272 1.1×	51 0.2×	182 0.9×	104	2.2k
Christa Stegmaier Germany	34	677 1.4×	480 1.8×	368 1.5×	84 0.4×	790 3.7×	83	3.5k
Gro Berntsen Norway	30	304 0.6×	183 0.7×	247 1.0×	56 0.3×	161 0.8×	65	2.3k
Michelle A. Detry United States	20	515 1.1×	143 0.5×	482 2.0×	31 0.1×	302 1.4×	45	2.7k

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Ferraro, Simona, Leonello Guidi, Renata Longo, et al.. (2025). Amino Acid Patterns in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary Biochemical Evaluation. Nutrients. 17(2). 274–274.

Gaviglio, Amy, et al.. (2025). Beyond newborn screening: the role of reverse cascade testing in familial disease detection. Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. 63(1). 1–11.

Falcone, Tommaso, et al.. (2024). Deep learning algorithms for the recognition of human movements in work activities. Gait & Posture. 114. S20–S21.

Ferraro, Simona, Andrea Farolfi, Michele Ghezzi, et al.. (2024). Lung function trajectories in children with early diagnosis of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a retrospective observational study. The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics. 50(1). 243–243.

Ferraro, Simona, et al.. (2024). Space research to explore novel biochemical insights on Earth. Clinica Chimica Acta. 558. 119673–119673. 1 indexed citations

Calcaterra, Valeria, Simona Ferraro, Elvira Verduci, et al.. (2022). A Multivariate Analysis of “Metabolic Phenotype” Patterns in Children and Adolescents with Obesity for the Early Stratification of Patients at Risk of Metabolic Syndrome. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(7). 1856–1856. 7 indexed citations

Caparello, Giovanna, Ennio Avolio, Simona Ferraro, et al.. (2021). Self-Perceived Physical Activity and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Healthy Adolescents during COVID-19: Findings from the DIMENU Pilot Study. Healthcare. 9(6). 622–622. 13 indexed citations

Aiolfi, Alberto, Marta Cavalli, Simona Ferraro, et al.. (2021). Treatment of Inguinal Hernia: Systematic Review and Updated Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.. PubMed. 274(6). 954–961. 69 indexed citations

Morelli, Catia, Ennio Avolio, Giovanna Caparello, et al.. (2021). Nutrition Education Program and Physical Activity Improve the Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet: Impact on Inflammatory Biomarker Levels in Healthy Adolescents From the DIMENU Longitudinal Study. Frontiers in Nutrition. 8. 685247–685247. 17 indexed citations

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Renzo, Laura Di, Paola Gualtieri, Giulia Cinelli, et al.. (2020). Psychological Aspects and Eating Habits during COVID-19 Home Confinement: Results of EHLC-COVID-19 Italian Online Survey. Nutrients. 12(7). 2152–2152. 278 indexed citations breakdown →

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Avolio, Ennio, Simona Ferraro, Rita Mocciaro, et al.. (2020). The effect of ketogenic and low carb diet (Cyclic Alternation) on the ovarian morphology and insulin metabolism in polycystic ovary syndrome patients. 6(5). 4 indexed citations

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Morelli, Catia, Ennio Avolio, Giovanna Caparello, et al.. (2020). Impact of Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity on Body Composition Parameters, Lipid Profile Markers, and Irisin Levels in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients. 12(3). 742–742. 39 indexed citations

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Ajoudani, Arash, A Philipp, Matteo Bianchi, et al.. (2020). Smart Collaborative Systems for Enabling Flexible and Ergonomic Work Practices. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2 indexed citations

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Inversini, Davide, G Melita, Simona Ferraro, et al.. (2017). Thyroidectomy in elderly patients aged ≥70 years. Gland Surgery. 6(5). 587–590. 12 indexed citations

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Ferraro, Simona, et al.. (2014). Metal detection in hair as biomarker to monitor the health status in rats. 85. 85–86. 1 indexed citations

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Ferraro, Simona & Mauro Panteghini. (2014). Laboratory medicine as the science that underpins medicine: the “high-sensitivity” troponin paradigm. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 53(5). 653–64. 13 indexed citations

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Ferraro, Simona, Ilaria Ardoino, Patrizia Boracchi, et al.. (2012). Inside ST-elevation myocardial infarction by monitoring concentrations of cardiovascular risk biomarkers in blood. Clinica Chimica Acta. 413(9-10). 888–893. 12 indexed citations

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Ferraro, Simona, Patrizia Boracchi, Matteo Santagostino, et al.. (2011). Ultra-sensitive troponin I levels to exclude acute myocardial infarction from myocardial injury. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 50(1). 159–66. 4 indexed citations

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Giacomini, Pier Giorgio, et al.. (2009). Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo after intense physical activity: a report of nine cases. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 266(11). 1831–1835. 15 indexed citations

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Iacobone, Maurizio, Marco Scarpa, Cesare Ruffolo, et al.. (2006). The early prediction of symptomatic hypoparathyroidism after thyroid surgery by qPTH measurements: is it reliable and cost-effective?. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 391. 49–50. 1 indexed citations

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