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Francesco Cardinale

Francesco Cardinale

University of Parma
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
7674
World Ranking
6036
National Ranking
308

Francesco Cardinale publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 141 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Francesco Cardinale D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Francesco Cardinale is affiliated with the University of Parma in Italy and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work includes multiple subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Neurology.

The primary topics of Cardinale's research cover:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Frequent coauthors in Cardinale's research include:

  • Laura Tassi
  • Piergiorgio d'Orio
  • Roberto Mai
  • Flavia Maria Zauli
  • Ivana Sartori

Cardinale publishes regularly in several scientific venues, with repeated contributions to the following:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurosurgery
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Cortex

Selected recent publications by Francesco Cardinale include:

  • "Long-range phase synchronization of high-frequency oscillations in human cortex," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Simultaneous human intracerebral stimulation and HD-EEG, ground-truth for source localization methods," 2020, Scientific Data
  • "Electrical stimulation for seizure induction during SEEG exploration: a useful predictor of postoperative seizure recurrence?" 2020, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • "Identifying the epileptogenic zone by four non-invasive imaging techniques versus stereo-EEG in MRI-negative pre-surgery epilepsy patients," 2020, Clinical Neurophysiology
  • "Stereotactic electroencephalography in humans reveals multisensory signal in early visual and auditory cortices," 2020, Cortex

Best Publications

  • Focal cortical dysplasia: neuropathological subtypes, EEG, neuroimaging and surgical outcome.

    L. Tassi;N. Colombo;R. Garbelli;S. Francione

  • Stereoelectroencephalography: surgical methodology, safety, and stereotactic application accuracy in 500 procedures.

    Francesco Cardinale;Massimo Cossu;Laura Castana;Giuseppe Casaceli

  • Stereoelectroencephalography in the presurgical evaluation of focal epilepsy: a retrospective analysis of 215 procedures.

    Massimo Cossu;Francesco Cardinale;Laura Castana;Alberto Citterio

  • Motor and emotional behaviours elicited by electrical stimulation of the human cingulate cortex

    Fausto Caruana;Marzio Gerbella;Pietro Avanzini;Francesca Gozzo

  • Dissociated wake-like and sleep-like electro-cortical activity during sleep

    Lino Nobili;Michele Ferrara;Fabio Moroni;Fabio Moroni;Luigi De Gennaro

  • Epilepsy surgery in children: results and predictors of outcome on seizures.

    Massimo Cossu;Giorgio Lo Russo;Stefano Francione;Roberto Mai

  • Stereoelectroencephalography: retrospective analysis of 742 procedures in a single centre.

    Francesco Cardinale;Michele Rizzi;Elena Vignati;Massimo Cossu

  • Validation of FreeSurfer-Estimated Brain Cortical Thickness: Comparison with Histologic Measurements

    Francesco Cardinale;Giuseppa Chinnici;Manuela Bramerio;Roberto Mai

  • Surgical treatment of drug-resistant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy

    Lino Nobili;S. Francione;R. Mai;F. Cardinale

  • Focal cortical dysplasia type IIa and IIb: MRI aspects in 118 cases proven by histopathology.

    Nadia Colombo;Laura Tassi;Francesco Deleo;Alberto Citterio

  • Stereoelectroencephalography-guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation in the epileptogenic zone: a retrospective study on 89 cases

    Massimo Cossu;Dalila Fuschillo;Giuseppe Casaceli;Veronica Pelliccia

  • Insular‐opercular seizures manifesting with sleep‐related paroxysmal motor behaviors: A stereo‐EEG study

    Paola Proserpio;Massimo Cossu;Stefano Francione;Laura Tassi

  • Sleep-related hyperkinetic seizures of temporal lobe origin.

    L. Nobili;M. Cossu;R. Mai;L. Tassi

  • Mirth and laughter elicited by electrical stimulation of the human anterior cingulate cortex

    Fausto Caruana;Fausto Caruana;Pietro Avanzini;Francesca Gozzo;Stefano Francione

  • Implantation of Stereoelectroencephalography Electrodes: A Systematic Review.

    Francesco Cardinale;Giuseppe Casaceli;Fabio Raneri;Jonathan Paul Miller

  • Stereoelectroencephalography in the presurgical evaluation of children with drug-resistant focal epilepsy.

    Massimo Cossu;Francesco Cardinale;Nadia Colombo;Roberto Mai

  • Biomarkers of epileptogenic zone defined by quantified stereo-EEG analysis.

    Vadym Gnatkovsky;Marco de Curtis;Chiara Pastori;Francesco Cardinale

  • A new tool for touch-free patient registration for robot-assisted intracranial surgery: application accuracy from a phantom study and a retrospective surgical series.

    Francesco Cardinale;Michele Rizzi;Piergiorgio d’Orio;Giuseppe Casaceli

  • Stereo-EEG: Diagnostic and therapeutic tool for periventricular nodular heterotopia epilepsies.

    Laura Mirandola;Roberto F. Mai;Stefano Francione;Veronica Pelliccia

  • Long-range phase synchronization of high-frequency oscillations in human cortex.

    G. Arnulfo;G. Arnulfo;S. H. Wang;S. H. Wang;V. Myrov;V. Myrov;B. Toselli

  • Multimodal responses induced by cortical stimulation of the parietal lobe: a stereo-electroencephalography study

    Simona Balestrini;Stefano Francione;Roberto Mai;Laura Castana

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura Tassi
Laura Tassi University of Bologna
Massimo Cossu
Massimo Cossu University of Sassari
Stefano Francione
Stefano Francione University of Milan
Laura Castana
Laura Castana ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Giorgio Lo Russo
Giorgio Lo Russo Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda
Roberto Mai
Roberto Mai University of Milan
Lino Nobili
Lino Nobili University of Genoa
Ivana Sartori
Ivana Sartori University of Pavia
Elena De Momi
Elena De Momi Polytechnic University of Milan
Roberto Spreafico
Roberto Spreafico Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

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