Simone Francavilla

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 756 citations indexed

About

Simone Francavilla is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simone Francavilla has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 756 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 9 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Simone Francavilla's work include Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (9 papers), Renal cell carcinoma treatment (5 papers) and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (4 papers). Simone Francavilla is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (9 papers), Renal cell carcinoma treatment (5 papers) and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (4 papers). Simone Francavilla collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Sweden. Simone Francavilla's co-authors include Simone Crivellaro, Michael R. Abern, Hari T. Vigneswaran, Martin Eklund, Stevan Weine, José M. Flores, Ömer Acar, Daniel Moreira, Ushasi Naha and Luca Morgantini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Urology.

In The Last Decade

Simone Francavilla

17 papers receiving 731 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.

Factors contributing to healthcare professional burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid turnaround global survey

2020 387 citations Luca Morgantini, Ushasi Naha et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simone Francavilla Italy	11	295	280	226	225	107	17	756
Hari T. Vigneswaran United States	13	303 1.0×	283 1.0×	429 1.9×	280 1.2×	138 1.3×	41	997
Ömer Acar Türkiye	15	296 1.0×	287 1.0×	151 0.7×	323 1.4×	121 1.1×	92	1.0k
Luca Morgantini United States	9	295 1.0×	283 1.0×	137 0.6×	152 0.7×	87 0.8×	45	636
Joseph G. Barone United States	16	264 0.9×	113 0.4×	273 1.2×	68 0.3×	29 0.3×	57	979
Faruk Özgör Türkiye	20	75 0.3×	135 0.5×	151 0.7×	796 3.5×	32 0.3×	92	1.3k
Mihai Dimitriu Romania	12	210 0.7×	185 0.7×	114 0.5×	50 0.2×	70 0.7×	77	635
Karen Ballard United Kingdom	16	123 0.4×	71 0.3×	186 0.8×	86 0.4×	30 0.3×	30	1.2k
Graham Johnson United Kingdom	8	244 0.8×	310 1.1×	76 0.3×	102 0.5×	118 1.1×	35	637
Lucy Brindle United Kingdom	15	366 1.2×	41 0.1×	152 0.7×	347 1.5×	283 2.6×	32	1.2k
Tami S. Rowen United States	17	123 0.4×	123 0.4×	139 0.6×	17 0.1×	69 0.6×	40	812

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17 of 17 papers shown

Francavilla, Simone, Michael R. Abern, Ryan W. Dobbs, et al.. (2022). Single-Port robot assisted partial nephrectomy: initial experience and technique with the da Vinci Single-Port platform (IDEAL Phase 1). Minerva Urology and Nephrology. 74(2). 216–224. 19 indexed citations

Palumbo, Carlotta, Alessandro Antonelli, Luca Triggiani, et al.. (2021). Changes in body composition and lipid profile in prostate cancer patients without bone metastases given Degarelix treatment: the BLADE prospective cohort study. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 24(3). 852–859. 9 indexed citations

Francavilla, Simone, Alessandro Veccia, Ryan W. Dobbs, et al.. (2021). Radical prostatectomy technique in the robotic evolution: from da Vinci standard to single port—a single surgeon pathway. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 16(1). 21–27. 17 indexed citations

Vigneswaran, Hari T., et al.. (2020). A Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes Between Single-port and Multiport Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy. European Urology. 77(6). 671–674. 68 indexed citations

Morgantini, Luca, Ushasi Naha, Heng Wang, et al.. (2020). Factors contributing to healthcare professional burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid turnaround global survey. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0238217–e0238217. 387 indexed citations breakdown →

Bardoscia, Lilia, Luca Triggiani, Marco Sandri, et al.. (2020). Non-metastatic ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate: pattern of care from an uro-oncology multidisciplinary group. World Journal of Urology. 39(4). 1161–1170. 6 indexed citations

Morgantini, Luca, Ushasi Naha, Simone Francavilla, et al.. (2020). Factors Contributing to Healthcare Professional Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Turnaround Global Survey. SSRN Electronic Journal. 22 indexed citations

Francavilla, Simone, et al.. (2020). Arterial Mesenteric Thrombosis as a Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(5). 1690–1690. 44 indexed citations

Antonelli, Alessandro, Carlotta Palumbo, Marco Sandri, et al.. (2019). Renal Function Impairment Below Safety Limits Correlates With Cancer-specific Mortality in Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma: Results From a Single-center Study. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 18(4). e360–e367. 11 indexed citations

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Antonelli, Alessandro, Simone Francavilla, Andrea Gallotta, et al.. (2019). Current evidence and future perspectives about the role of iXip® in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica. 71(3). 201–204. 3 indexed citations

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Veccia, Alessandro, Alessandro Antonelli, Simone Francavilla, et al.. (2019). Robotic versus other nephroureterectomy techniques: a systematic review and meta-analysis of over 87,000 cases. World Journal of Urology. 38(4). 845–852. 56 indexed citations

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Veccia, Alessandro, Alessandro Antonelli, Simone Francavilla, et al.. (2019). Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy after Previous Bladder Outlet Surgery: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of Comparative Studies. The Journal of Urology. 202(3). 511–517. 7 indexed citations

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Antonelli, Alessandro, Alessandro Veccia, Simone Francavilla, et al.. (2019). On-clamp versus off-clamp robotic partial nephrectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Urologia Journal. 86(2). 52–62. 26 indexed citations

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Palumbo, Carlotta, Maria Furlan, Piera Balzarini, et al.. (2019). Long-term Prognostic Impact of Chromosome Abnormalities in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Anticancer Research. 39(6). 2757–2765. 3 indexed citations

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Kaouk, Jihad, Alireza Aminsharifi, Clark A. Wilson, et al.. (2019). Extraperitoneal versus Transperitoneal Single Port Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A Comparative Analysis of Perioperative Outcomes. The Journal of Urology. 203(6). 1135–1140. 62 indexed citations

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Antonelli, Alessandro, Carlotta Palumbo, Alessandro Veccia, et al.. (2018). Standard vs delayed ligature of the dorsal vascular complex during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: results from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 13(2). 253–260. 10 indexed citations

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Galosi, Andrea Benedetto, Lucio Dell’Atti, Alessandro Bertaccini, et al.. (2018). Clinical evaluation of the iXip index to reduce prostate re-biopsies. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications. 16. 59–63. 6 indexed citations

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