Simona Portaro

2.2k total citations
93 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Simona Portaro is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Portaro has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Neurology, 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 18 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Simona Portaro's work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (18 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (12 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (12 papers). Simona Portaro is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (18 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (12 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (12 papers). Simona Portaro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Simona Portaro's co-authors include Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Antonino Naro, Placido Bramanti, Carmelo Rodolico, Rosaria De Luca, Alessia Bramanti, Luana Billeri, Richa Sud, Michael G. Hanna and Emma Matthews and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Simona Portaro

85 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simona Portaro Italy	17	301	227	215	193	186	93	1.1k
Hanan Khalil Jordan	20	103 0.3×	408 1.8×	338 1.6×	109 0.6×	117 0.6×	85	1.4k
Han Young Jung South Korea	18	94 0.3×	334 1.5×	123 0.6×	70 0.4×	381 2.0×	65	1.2k
Stephen E. Abram United States	31	306 1.0×	371 1.6×	499 2.3×	173 0.9×	42 0.2×	126	3.1k
Céline Tard France	20	213 0.7×	495 2.2×	119 0.6×	37 0.2×	92 0.5×	84	1.4k
Lesley J. White United States	23	81 0.3×	219 1.0×	143 0.7×	137 0.7×	299 1.6×	42	2.0k
Johanna M. Fock Netherlands	19	476 1.6×	250 1.1×	110 0.5×	57 0.3×	113 0.6×	38	1.5k
Michael D. Staudt United States	20	119 0.4×	358 1.6×	148 0.7×	56 0.3×	101 0.5×	83	1.6k
Lisa S. Krivickas United States	25	608 2.0×	373 1.6×	167 0.8×	155 0.8×	108 0.6×	53	2.3k
Hajime Yagura Japan	17	102 0.3×	317 1.4×	282 1.3×	156 0.8×	387 2.1×	32	1.4k
Masahiko Mukaino Japan	18	141 0.5×	103 0.5×	380 1.8×	36 0.2×	379 2.0×	86	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simona Portaro

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20 of 20 papers shown

Portaro, Simona, et al.. (2025). Motor Coordination Assessment in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review. Diagnostics. 15(17). 2118–2118.

Portaro, Simona, Giulia C. Leonardi, Nicola Marotta, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of neuromodulation and rehabilitation approaches on pain relief in patients with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurological Sciences. 46(7). 2995–3020. 1 indexed citations

Leonardi, Giulia C., Simona Portaro, Demetrio Milardi, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms and Efficacy of Contrast Therapy for Musculoskeletal Painful Disease: A Scoping Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(5). 1441–1441.

Bellone, Federica, Giulia C. Leonardi, Daniele Borzelli, et al.. (2025). Lesson from COVID-19—Adapting Respiratory Rehabilitation Through Early Multidisciplinary Care: An Opinion Paper from Retrospective Data. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(11). 3745–3745.

Leonardi, Giulia C., Simona Portaro, V. Filardi, et al.. (2024). The Padel phenomenon after the COVID-19: an Italian cross-sectional survey of post-lockdown injuries. European Journal of Translational Myology. 34(2).

Morini, Elisabetta, Simona Portaro, Danilo Leonetti, et al.. (2023). Bone Health Status in Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Role of the Trabecular Bone Score and Its Implications in Neurorehabilitation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(4). 2923–2923. 6 indexed citations

Portaro, Simona, et al.. (2023). Early hip fracture surgery and rehabilitation. How to improve functional quality outcomes. A retrospective study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 65(6). 879–884. 2 indexed citations

Portaro, Simona, et al.. (2023). Pressure Ulcers—A Longstanding Problem: A 7-Year Neurorehabilitation Unit Experience of Management, Care, and Clinical Outcomes. Diagnostics. 13(20). 3213–3213. 2 indexed citations

Bellone, Federica, Simona Portaro, Giulia C. Leonardi, et al.. (2023). Haemophilia and Fragility Fractures: From Pathogenesis to Multidisciplinary Approach. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(11). 9395–9395. 5 indexed citations

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Leonardi, Giulia C., Simona Portaro, Berardo Di Matteo, et al.. (2023). Intramuscular injections of botulinum toxin for the treatment of upper back myofascial pain syndrome: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. European Journal of Pain. 28(3). 369–381. 4 indexed citations

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Quartarone, Angelo, et al.. (2022). Brown adipose tissue human biomarkers: Which one fits best? A narrative review. Medicine. 101(48). e32181–e32181. 9 indexed citations

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Portaro, Simona, et al.. (2020). A case report on intensive, robot-assisted rehabilitation program for brainstem radionecrosis. Medicine. 99(10). e19517–e19517. 4 indexed citations

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Luca, Rosaria De, Giuseppa Maresca, Tina Balletta, et al.. (2020). Does overground robotic gait training improve non-motor outcomes in patients with chronic stroke? Findings from a pilot study. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 81. 240–245. 19 indexed citations

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Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore, Maria Cristina De Cola, Giuseppe Gervasi, et al.. (2019). The Efficacy of Cocoa Polyphenols in the Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Retrospective Study. Medicina. 55(5). 156–156. 11 indexed citations

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Maresca, Giuseppa, Maria Grazia Maggio, Dèsiréè Latella, et al.. (2019). Toward Improving Poststroke Aphasia: A Pilot Study on the Growing Use of Telerehabilitation for the Continuity of Care. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 28(10). 104303–104303. 48 indexed citations

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Naro, Antonino, Simona Portaro, Demetrio Milardi, et al.. (2019). Paving the way for a better understanding of the pathophysiology of gait impairment in myotonic dystrophy: a pilot study focusing on muscle networks. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 16(1). 116–116. 7 indexed citations

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Naro, Antonino, Luana Billeri, Simona Portaro, Placido Bramanti, & Rocco Salvatore Calabrò. (2019). Lasting Effects of Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Writer’s Cramp: A Case Report. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 13. 314–314. 4 indexed citations

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Portaro, Simona, Alberto Cacciola, Antonino Naro, et al.. (2018). A case report of recessive myotonia congenita and early onset cognitive impairment. Medicine. 97(22). e10785–e10785. 3 indexed citations

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Portaro, Simona, Anna Mazzeo, Giuseppe Vita, et al.. (2016). TRPV4 related scapuloperoneal spinal muscular atrophy: Report of an Italian family and review of the literature. Neuromuscular Disorders. 26(4-5). 312–315. 14 indexed citations

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Barca, Emanuele, M. Aguennouz, Anna Mazzeo, et al.. (2012). ANT1 is reduced in sporadic inclusion body myositis. Neurological Sciences. 34(2). 217–224. 7 indexed citations

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