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Ercole Vellone publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ercole Vellone sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 387 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Ercole Vellone D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ercole Vellone sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ercole Vellone is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their body of work spans multiple subfields including general health professions, epidemiology, clinical psychology, and rehabilitation.

The scientist's research addresses various topics, prominently including heart failure treatment and management, chronic disease management strategies, medication adherence and compliance, cardiac health and mental health, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, diabetes management and education, and family caregiving in mental illness.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of their research interests. Among these are:

  • "Anxiety, sleep disorders and self-efficacy among nurses during COVID-19 pandemic: A large cross-sectional study" (2021) published in Journal of Clinical Nursing
  • "Characteristics of self-care interventions for patients with a chronic condition: A scoping review" (2020) published in International Journal of Nursing Studies
  • "The Situation-Specific Theory of Heart Failure Self-care" (2022) published in The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
  • "Cross-cultural applicability of the Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale in a multi-national study" (2020) published in Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • "Motivational interviewing to improve self-care in heart failure patients (MOTIVATE-HF): a randomized controlled trial" (2020) published in ESC Heart Failure

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ercole Vellone include Rosaria Alvaro, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Paolo Iovino, Bárbara Riegel, and Maddalena De Maria. These collaborations underscore an interdisciplinary approach to research in cardiovascular nursing and related health care fields.

The scientist has published extensively in several prominent journals, with a high number of publications appearing in the following venues:

  • European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
  • The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
  • Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • Journal of Clinical Nursing
  • Circulation

Best Publications

  • Comparison of self-care behaviors of heart failure patients in 15 countries worldwide

    Tiny Jaarsma;Anna Strömberg;Tuvia Ben Gal;Jan Cameron

  • Self-care research: Where are we now? Where are we going?

    Barbara Riegel;Barbara Riegel;Sandra B. Dunbar;Donna Fitzsimons;Kenneth E. Freedland

  • Quality of life for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease.

    Ercole Vellone;Giovanni Piras;Carlo Talucci;Marlene Zichi Cohen

  • Anxiety, sleep disorders and self-efficacy among nurses during COVID-19 pandemic: A large cross-sectional study.

    Valentina Simonetti;Angela Durante;Rossella Ambrosca;Paola Arcadi

  • Psychometric testing of the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Version 6.2

    Ercole Vellone;Barbara Riegel;Antonello Cocchieri;Claudio Barbaranelli

  • Hope and related variables in Italian cancer patients.

    Ercole Vellone;Maria Luisa Rega;Caterina Galletti;Marlene Z. Cohen

  • Describing self-care in Italian adults with heart failure and identifying determinants of poor self-care

    Antonello Cocchieri;Barbara Riegel;Fabio D'Agostino;Gennaro Rocco

  • Predictors of hospitalization and quality of life in heart failure: A model of comorbidity, self-efficacy and self-care

    Harleah G. Buck;Victoria Vaughan Dickson;Roberta Fida;Barbara Riegel

  • Patterns of self-care and clinical events in a cohort of adults with heart failure: 1 year follow-up

    Christopher S. Lee;Julie T. Bidwell;Marco Paturzo;Rosaria Alvaro

  • Determinants of Heart Failure Self-Care Maintenance and Management in Patients and Caregivers: A Dyadic Analysis.

    Julie T. Bidwell;Ercole Vellone;Karen S. Lyons;Fabio D'Agostino

  • Anxiety and depression in community‐dwelling, Italian Alzheimer's disease caregivers

    Julita Sansoni;Ercole Vellone;Giovanni Piras

  • Validity and Reliability of the Caregiver Contribution to Self-care of Heart Failure Index

    Ercole Vellone;Barbara Riegel;Antonello Cocchieri;Claudio Barbaranelli

  • Characteristics of self-care interventions for patients with a chronic condition: A scoping review.

    Barbara Riegel;Barbara Riegel;Heleen Westland;Paolo Iovino;Ingrid Barelds

  • Roles of Changing Physical Function and Caregiver Burden on Quality of Life in Stroke: A Longitudinal Dyadic Analysis.

    Gianluca Pucciarelli;Ercole Vellone;Serenella Savini;Silvio Simeone

  • Psychometric Testing of the Revised Self-Care of Heart Failure Index

    Barbara Riegel;Claudio Barbaranelli;Beverly Carlson;Kristen A. Sethares

  • Dimensionality and reliability of the self-care of heart failure index scales: further evidence from confirmatory factor analysis.

    Claudio Barbaranelli;Christopher S. Lee;Ercole Vellone;Barbara Riegel

  • Psychometric Evaluation of the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0

    Ercole Vellone;Serenella Savini;Roberta Fida;Victoria Vaughan Dickson

  • A situation-specific theory of caregiver contributions to heart failure self-care

    Ercole Vellone;Barbara Riegel;Rosaria Alvaro

  • Development and psychometric testing of a theory-based tool to measure self-care in diabetes patients: the Self-Care of Diabetes Inventory

    Davide Ausili;Claudio Barbaranelli;Emanuela Rossi;Paola Rebora

  • Patterns and predictors of patient and caregiver engagement in heart failure care: a multi-level dyadic study.

    Christopher S. Lee;Ercole Vellone;Karen S. Lyons;Antonello Cocchieri

  • The European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale : new insights into factorial structure, reliability, precision and scoring procedure.

    Ercole Vellone;Tiny Jaarsma;Anna Strömberg;Roberta Fida

  • Effects of Self-Care on Quality of Life in Adults With Heart Failure and Their Spousal Caregivers: Testing Dyadic Dynamics Using the Actor–Partner Interdependence Model

    Ercole Vellone;Misook L. Chung;Antonello Cocchieri;Gennaro Rocco

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Riegel
Barbara Riegel University of Pennsylvania
Tiny Jaarsma
Tiny Jaarsma Linköping University
Roberta Fida
Roberta Fida Aston University
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli Sapienza University of Rome
Kenneth E. Freedland
Kenneth E. Freedland Washington University in St. Louis
Massimo F. Piepoli
Massimo F. Piepoli Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Jacqueline Mogle
Jacqueline Mogle Pennsylvania State University
Debra K. Moser
Debra K. Moser University of Kentucky
Kenneth Dickstein
Kenneth Dickstein University of Bergen
Arno W. Hoes
Arno W. Hoes Utrecht University

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