Simona Sacco

56.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
258 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Simona Sacco is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Epidemiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Sacco has authored 258 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 84 papers in Epidemiology and 74 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Simona Sacco's work include Migraine and Headache Studies (106 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (57 papers) and Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (49 papers). Simona Sacco is often cited by papers focused on Migraine and Headache Studies (106 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (57 papers) and Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (49 papers). Simona Sacco collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Simona Sacco's co-authors include Antonio Carolei, Francesca Pistoia, Raffaele Ornello, Carmine Marini, Luigi Olivieri, Diana Degan, Rocco Totaro, Paolo Martelletti, Cindy Tiseo and Federica De Santis and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Simona Sacco

241 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

Contribution of Atrial Fi... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2021 2019 2020 2022 200 400 600
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. Contribution of Atrial Fibrillation to Incidence and Outcome of Ischemic Stroke
    2005 714 citations Simona Sacco, Antonio Carolei et al. Stroke profile →
  2. Migraine: epidemiology and systems of care
    2021 450 citations Messoud Ashina, Zaza Katsarava et al. The Lancet profile →
  3. European headache federation guideline on the use of monoclonal antibodies acting on the calcitonin gene related peptide or its receptor for migraine prevention
    2019 256 citations Simona Sacco, Lars Bendtsen et al. The Journal of Headache and Pain profile →
  4. Gut-brain Axis and migraine headache: a comprehensive review
    2020 245 citations Paolo Martelletti, Simona Sacco et al. The Journal of Headache and Pain profile →
  5. European Headache Federation guideline on the use of monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene related peptide pathway for migraine prevention – 2022 update
    2022 214 citations Simona Sacco, Messoud Ashina et al. The Journal of Headache and Pain profile →
  6. Diabetes and Stroke: What Are the Connections?
    2023 98 citations Simona Sacco et al. profile →
  7. Primary headache epidemiology in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2023 86 citations Agnese Onofri, Raffaele Ornello et al. The Journal of Headache and Pain profile →
  8. The comparative effectiveness of migraine preventive drugs: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
    2023 63 citations Christian Lampl, Antoinette MaassenVanDenBrink et al. The Journal of Headache and Pain profile →
  9. Tenecteplase vs Alteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke Within 4.5 Hours
    2024 42 citations Lina Palaiodimou, Aristeidis H. Katsanos et al. Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simona Sacco Italy 45 4.1k 2.0k 1.9k 1.7k 1.3k 258 8.2k
Hans‐Christoph Diener Germany 47 3.4k 0.8× 2.6k 1.3× 2.1k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 644 0.5× 142 7.9k
Helle K. Iversen Denmark 43 4.6k 1.1× 868 0.4× 2.4k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 837 0.7× 202 8.7k
Mauro Silvestrini Italy 53 2.4k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 738 0.4× 2.3k 1.3× 2.2k 1.7× 278 9.0k
Leandro Provinciali Italy 51 2.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 710 0.4× 2.4k 1.4× 1.0k 0.8× 226 8.1k
HC Diener Germany 45 4.7k 1.2× 737 0.4× 3.3k 1.8× 1.5k 0.9× 307 0.2× 131 7.2k
Richard F. Macko United States 63 3.7k 0.9× 3.2k 1.6× 640 0.3× 2.2k 1.3× 2.9k 2.3× 146 15.3k
Brandon R. Grossardt United States 49 1.0k 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 605 0.3× 1.8k 1.0× 962 0.8× 97 9.6k
Christian Lucas France 34 2.1k 0.5× 767 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 372 0.3× 105 4.0k
Stéphanie Debette France 38 1.7k 0.4× 1.9k 0.9× 284 0.1× 2.4k 1.4× 1.4k 1.1× 150 8.0k
Hans‐Christoph Diener Germany 77 6.0k 1.5× 4.0k 2.0× 4.2k 2.2× 3.4k 1.9× 6.3k 4.9× 329 19.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simona Sacco

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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D’Anna, Lucio, Matteo Foschi, Luke Dixon, et al.. (2025). Predictors of futile recanalization after intravenous thrombolysis in stroke patients transferred for endovascular treatment. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 58(2). 232–242. 1 indexed citations
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Romoli, Michele, António Toscano, Paolo Eusebi, et al.. (2025). Risk of Recurrent Stroke, Mortality, and Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Detected Before or After a Stroke. Neurology. 104(6). e213426–e213426. 1 indexed citations
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Onofri, Agnese, et al.. (2025). Headache diagnosis in children and adolescents: validation of the Italian version of the HARDSHIP questionnaire. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 26(1). 169–169.
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Foschi, Matteo, Lucio D’Anna, Shelagh B. Coutts, et al.. (2025). Acute Treatment of Disabling and Nondisabling Minor Ischemic Stroke: Expert Guidance for Clinicians. Stroke. 57(2). 549–559.
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D’Anna, Lucio, Samir Abu‐Rumeileh, Giovanni Merlino, et al.. (2024). Safety and Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Attributable to Cardiological Diseases: A Scoping Review. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(17). e034783–e034783. 5 indexed citations
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Palaiodimou, Lina, Aristeidis H. Katsanos, Guillaume Turc, et al.. (2024). Tenecteplase for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in the extended time window: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders. 17. 4223502412–4223502412. 15 indexed citations
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Foschi, Matteo, Raffaele Ornello, Michele Romoli, et al.. (2024). Incidence and prognosis of first-ever intracerebral hemorrhage on antiplatelet therapy over 10 years in a population-based stroke registry. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 29664–29664. 1 indexed citations
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D’Aurizio, Giulia, Daniela Tempesta, Alessandra Splendiani, et al.. (2023). Reduced Sleep Amount and Increased Sleep Latency in Prisoners: A Pilot Study in an Italian Jail. Brain Sciences. 13(1). 132–132. 3 indexed citations
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Ashina, Messoud, Richard B. Lipton, Jessica Ailani, et al.. (2023). Responder rates with eptinezumab over 24 weeks in patients with prior preventive migraine treatment failures: post hoc analysis of the DELIVER randomized clinical trial. European Journal of Neurology. 31(2). e16131–e16131. 4 indexed citations
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Bruno, Federico, Alessandra Splendiani, Massimiliano Conson, et al.. (2021). Multimodal MRI Assessment of Thalamic Structural Changes in Earthquake Survivors. Diagnostics. 11(1). 70–70. 1 indexed citations
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Ashina, Messoud, Zaza Katsarava, Thien Phu, et al.. (2021). Migraine: epidemiology and systems of care. The Lancet. 397(10283). 1485–1495. 450 indexed citations breakdown →
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Caponnetto, Valeria, Raffaele Ornello, Eleonora De Matteis, et al.. (2021). The COVID-19 Pandemic as an Opportunity to Improve Health Care Through a Nurse-Coordinated Multidisciplinary Model in a Headache Specialist Center: The Implementation of a Telemedicine Protocol. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 28(7). 1016–1022. 9 indexed citations
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Bendtsen, Lars, Simona Sacco, Messoud Ashina, et al.. (2018). Guideline on the use of onabotulinumtoxinA in chronic migraine: a consensus statement from the European Headache Federation. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 19(1). 91–91. 110 indexed citations
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Sacco, Simona, Gabriele S. Merki‐Feld, Karen Ægidius, et al.. (2017). Hormonal contraceptives and risk of ischemic stroke in women with migraine: a consensus statement from the European Headache Federation (EHF) and the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC). The Journal of Headache and Pain. 18(1). 108–108. 110 indexed citations
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Sacco, Simona, Patrizia Ripa, Davide Grassi, et al.. (2013). Peripheral vascular dysfunction in migraine: a review. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 14(1). 80–80. 67 indexed citations
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Sacco, Simona, Silvia Ricci, Diana Degan, & Antonio Carolei. (2012). Migraine in women: the role of hormones and their impact on vascular diseases. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 13(3). 177–189. 170 indexed citations
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Sarà, Marco, Fabio Sebastiano, Simona Sacco, et al.. (2008). Heart rate non linear dynamics in patients with persistent vegetative state: a preliminary report. Brain Injury. 22(1). 33–37. 28 indexed citations

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