Veronica De Simone

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Veronica De Simone is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Veronica De Simone has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Surgery, 26 papers in Rheumatology and 18 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Veronica De Simone's work include Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (31 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (25 papers) and Diverticular Disease and Complications (16 papers). Veronica De Simone is often cited by papers focused on Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (31 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (25 papers) and Diverticular Disease and Complications (16 papers). Veronica De Simone collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Veronica De Simone's co-authors include Giovanni Monteleone, Francesco Pallone, Carmine Stolfi, Francesco Litta, Angelo Parello, Carlo Ratto, Eleonora Franzè, Giuseppe Sica, Pierpaolo Sileri and Alessandra Colantoni and has published in prestigious journals such as Oncogene, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and British journal of surgery.

In The Last Decade

Veronica De Simone

41 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Th17-type cytokines, IL-6 and TNF-α synergistically activate STAT3 and NF-kB to promote colorectal cancer cell growth

2014 475 citations Veronica De Simone, Eleonora Franzè et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Veronica De Simone Italy	19	519	508	395	302	297	47	1.5k
M. Händel Germany	24	231 0.4×	586 1.2×	555 1.4×	383 1.3×	495 1.7×	62	2.4k
Bing Xie China	18	227 0.4×	204 0.4×	526 1.3×	211 0.7×	159 0.5×	64	1.4k
Hee Nam Kim South Korea	24	213 0.4×	222 0.4×	714 1.8×	121 0.4×	246 0.8×	88	1.5k
Han‐Yu Shih United States	24	260 0.5×	331 0.7×	533 1.3×	1.5k 5.0×	271 0.9×	35	2.7k
Laren Becker United States	19	310 0.6×	451 0.9×	710 1.8×	180 0.6×	47 0.2×	46	1.7k
Yaoh‐Shiang Lin Taiwan	26	437 0.8×	553 1.1×	568 1.4×	191 0.6×	44 0.1×	81	1.9k
Rajeev Singh India	18	170 0.3×	162 0.3×	376 1.0×	251 0.8×	200 0.7×	61	1.3k
Margaret H.L. Ng Hong Kong	19	362 0.7×	121 0.2×	597 1.5×	295 1.0×	80 0.3×	42	1.7k
Margarita Lianeri Poland	27	259 0.5×	98 0.2×	751 1.9×	366 1.2×	405 1.4×	98	1.9k

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Goglia, Marta, Matteo Pavone, Vito D’Andrea, Veronica De Simone, & Gaetano Gallo. (2025). Minimally Invasive Rectal Surgery: Current Status and Future Perspectives in the Era of Digital Surgery. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(4). 1234–1234. 1 indexed citations

Gravante, Gianpiero, Veronica De Simone, Roberto Sorge, et al.. (2025). Assessment of long-term outcomes following Milligan-Morgan hemorrhoidectomy with Doppler transperineal ultrasound and endoscopy: a pilot study. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 40(1). 104–104.

Ratto, Carlo, Angelo Parello, Angelo Alessandro Marra, et al.. (2024). Timing and Modality of Hemorrhoidal Prolapse Impact on Patients’ Quality of Life. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(13). 3946–3946.

Marra, Angelo Alessandro, Paola Campennì, Veronica De Simone, et al.. (2023). Technical modifications for cost optimization in robot-assisted ventral mesh rectopexy: an initial experience. Techniques in Coloproctology. 27(7). 551–557. 4 indexed citations

Ratto, Carlo, Ornella Parolini, Angelo Alessandro Marra, et al.. (2022). Human Amniotic Membrane for the Treatment of Cryptoglandular Anal Fistulas. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(5). 1350–1350. 7 indexed citations

Campennì, Paola, Roberto Iezzi, Angelo Alessandro Marra, et al.. (2022). The Emborrhoid Technique for Treatment of Bleeding Hemorrhoids in Patients with High Surgical Risk. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(19). 5533–5533. 4 indexed citations

Simone, Veronica De, Francesco Litta, Roberto Persiani, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness and Validation of the Italian Translation of the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score in an Italian High-Volume University Hospital. Frontiers in Surgery. 9. 917224–917224. 4 indexed citations

Parello, Angelo, Francesco Litta, Veronica De Simone, et al.. (2021). Haemorrhoidal haemodynamic changes in patients with haemorrhoids treated using Doppler-guided dearterialization. BJS Open. 5(2). 5 indexed citations

Litta, Francesco, Angelo Parello, Veronica De Simone, et al.. (2021). A Prospective Study on the Efficacy of Two Different Phlebotonic Therapies as a Bridge to Surgery in Patients with Advanced Hemorrhoidal Disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(8). 1549–1549. 5 indexed citations

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Litta, Francesco, Angelo Parello, Lorenzo Ferri, et al.. (2021). Simple fistula-in-ano: is it all simple? A systematic review. Techniques in Coloproctology. 25(4). 385–399. 20 indexed citations

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Litta, Francesco, Angelo Alessandro Marra, Angelo Parello, et al.. (2021). Implant of Self-Expandable Artificial Anal Sphincter in Patients With Fecal Incontinence Improves External Anal Sphincter Contractility. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 64(6). 706–713. 2 indexed citations

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Simone, Veronica De, Francesco Litta, Angelo Parello, et al.. (2020). The Management of Hemorrhoidal Disease by Dearterialization and Mucopexy. Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials. 16(1). 60–66. 3 indexed citations

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Simone, Veronica De, Roberto Persiani, Alberto Biondi, et al.. (2020). One-year evaluation of anorectal functionality and quality of life in patients affected by mid-to-low rectal cancer treated with transanal total mesorectal excision. Updates in Surgery. 73(1). 157–164. 15 indexed citations

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Litta, Francesco, Angelo Parello, Veronica De Simone, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of Sphinkeeper™ implant in treating faecal incontinence. British journal of surgery. 107(5). 484–488. 15 indexed citations

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Litta, Francesco, et al.. (2019). Fistulotomy and primary sphincteroplasty for anal fistula: long-term data on continence and patient satisfaction. Techniques in Coloproctology. 23(10). 993–1001. 25 indexed citations

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Litta, Francesco, Franco Scaldaferri, Angelo Parello, et al.. (2019). Anorectal Function and Quality of Life in IBD Patients With A Perianal Complaint. Journal of Investigative Surgery. 34(5). 547–553. 15 indexed citations

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Ratto, Carlo, Ugo Grossi, Francesco Litta, et al.. (2019). Contemporary surgical practice in the management of anal fistula: results from an international survey. Techniques in Coloproctology. 23(8). 729–741. 34 indexed citations

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Stolfi, Carmine, Veronica De Simone, Alessandra Colantoni, et al.. (2014). A functional role for Smad7 in sustaining colon cancer cell growth and survival. Cell Death and Disease. 5(2). e1073–e1073. 69 indexed citations

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Ratto, Carlo, et al.. (2012). ‘Distal Doppler‐guided dearterialization’ is highly effective in treating haemorrhoids by transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialization. Colorectal Disease. 14(11). e786–9. 33 indexed citations

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Spampinato, Maria Vittoria, Jacqueline Wood, Veronica De Simone, & Jordan Grafman. (2009). Neural Correlates of Anxiety in Healthy Volunteers: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study. Journal of Neuropsychiatry. 21(2). 199–205. 86 indexed citations

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