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Alfio Ferlito

Alfio Ferlito

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
103
Citations
38227
World Ranking
7379
National Ranking
246

Alfio Ferlito publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfio Ferlito sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 742 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Alfio Ferlito D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfio Ferlito sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alfio Ferlito is affiliated with the University of Udine in Italy. Their primary field of research is Medicine, with a specific focus on subfields such as Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Oncology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's recent publications highlight their engagement with various topics within head and neck oncology and related medical practices. Notable papers include:

  • Staging and grading of oral squamous cell carcinoma: An update, 2020, Oral Oncology
  • Papillary Thyroid Cancer-Aggressive Variants and Impact on Management: A Narrative Review, 2020, Advances in Therapy
  • COVID-19 pandemic: Effects and evidence-based recommendations for otolaryngology and head and neck surgery practice, 2020, Head & Neck
  • Facial nerve electrodiagnostics for patients with facial palsy: a clinical practice guideline, 2020, European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
  • Parathyroid cancer: An update, 2020, Cancer Treatment Reviews

Ferlito's frequent research collaborators include:

  • Antti Mäkitie
  • Juan P. Rodrigo
  • Alessandra Rinaldo
  • Luiz Paulo Kowalski
  • Vincent Vander Poorten

Their work has been published repeatedly in several scientific venues, reflecting an active presence in the research community. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Cancers
  • Advances in Therapy
  • Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin
  • Head & Neck
  • Diagnostics

Research topics commonly addressed by Ferlito include:

  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Ear and Head Tumors
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
  • Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
  • Head and Neck Anomalies

Best Publications

  • Consensus Statement on the Classification and Terminology of Neck Dissection

    K. Thomas Robbins;Ashok R. Shaha;Jesus E. Medina;Joseph A. Califano

  • Incidence and Sites of Distant Metastases from Head and Neck Cancer

    Alfio Ferlito;Ashok R. Shaha;Carl E. Silver;Alessandra Rinaldo

  • Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck--An update.

    Andrés Coca-Pelaz;Juan P. Rodrigo;Patrick J. Bradley;Vincent Vander Poorten

  • Paragangliomas of the head and neck

    Phillip K Pellitteri;Alessandra Rinaldo;David Myssiorek;C Gary Jackson

  • Surgical margins in head and neck cancer: A contemporary review

    Michael L. Hinni;Alfio Ferlito;Margaret S. Brandwein-Gensler;Robert P. Takes

  • COVID-19 pandemic: Effects and evidence-based recommendations for otolaryngology and head and neck surgery practice.

    Luiz P. Kowalski;Alvaro Sanabria;John A. Ridge;Wai Tong Ng

  • Current trends in initial management of oropharyngeal cancer: the declining use of open surgery.

    Missak Haigentz;Carl E. Silver;June Corry;Eric M. Genden

  • Current trends in initial management of hypopharyngeal cancer: The declining use of open surgery

    Robert P. Takes;Primož Strojan;Carl E. Silver;Patrick J. Bradley

  • Treatment of late sequelae after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

    Primož Strojan;Katherine A. Hutcheson;Avraham Eisbruch;Jonathan J. Beitler

  • Staging and grading of oral squamous cell carcinoma: An update.

    Alhadi Almangush;Antti A. Mäkitie;Antti A. Mäkitie;Asterios Triantafyllou;Remco de Bree

  • Prognostic significance of microscopic and macroscopic extracapsular spread from metastatic tumor in the cervical lymph nodes

    Alfio Ferlito;Alessandra Rinaldo;Kenneth O. Devaney;Ken MacLennan

  • Management of locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

    Anne W.M. Lee;Wai Tong Ng;Jimmy Y.W. Chan;June Corry

  • Comorbidity in head and neck cancer: a critical appraisal and recommendations for practice.

    Vinidh Paleri;Richard G. Wight;Carl E. Silver;Missak Haigentz

  • Human papillomavirus infections in laryngeal cancer

    Mariela C. Torrente;Juan P. Rodrigo;Missak Haigentz;Frederik G. Dikkers

  • Jugular and vagal paragangliomas: Systematic study of management with surgery and radiotherapy.

    Carlos Suárez;Juan P. Rodrigo;Carsten C. Bödeker;José L. Llorente

  • Ackerman's tumor (verrucous carcinoma) of the larynx: a clinicopathologic study of 77 cases

    Alfio Ferlito;Gianfranco Recher

  • Distant metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Part I. Basic aspects

    Robert P. Takes;Alessandra Rinaldo;Carl E. Silver;Missak Haigentz

  • Papillary Thyroid Cancer—Aggressive Variants and Impact on Management: A Narrative Review

    Andrés Coca-Pelaz;Jatin P. Shah;Juan C. Hernandez-Prera;Ronald A. Ghossein

  • Contemporary management of lymph node metastases from an unknown primary to the neck: I. A review of diagnostic approaches

    Primož Strojan;Alfio Ferlito;Jesus E. Medina;Julia A. Woolgar

  • Thyroglossal duct cyst: personal experience and literature review.

    Vanni Mondin;Alfio Ferlito;Enrico Muzzi;Carl E. Silver

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandra Rinaldo
Alessandra Rinaldo University of Udine
Ashok R. Shaha
Ashok R. Shaha Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Remco de Bree
Remco de Bree Utrecht University
William M. Mendenhall
William M. Mendenhall University of Florida
Luiz Paulo Kowalski
Luiz Paulo Kowalski Universidade de São Paulo
Johannes A. Langendijk
Johannes A. Langendijk University Medical Center Groningen
Jatin P. Shah
Jatin P. Shah Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Carol R. Bradford
Carol R. Bradford The Ohio State University
Kerry D. Olsen
Kerry D. Olsen Mayo Clinic
Antonino Carbone
Antonino Carbone Centro di Riferimento Oncologico

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