Francesco Campa

Francesco Campa is currently an associate professor at the University of Padova, Italy. His research interests include the study of body composition and physical performance in different populations including élite athletes, children, and older adults. Throughout the years, his completed research projects focused mainly on the in depth study of different methods used to assess body composition and their application in the sports field.

1. Problems and Opportunities in the use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for Assessing Body Composition During Ketogenic Diets: A Scoping Review. Paoli A, Campa F.. Curr Obes Rep. 2024 Sep;13(3):496-509. . doi: doi: 10.1007/s13679-024-00573-0.
2. Bioelectrical impedance analysis versus reference methods in the assessment of body composition in athletes. Campa F, Gobbo LA, Stagi S, Cyrino LT, Toselli S, Marini E, Coratella G.. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2022 Mar;122(3):561-589. . doi: doi: 10.1007/s00421-021-04879-y.
3. Identifying Athlete Body Fluid Changes During a Competitive Season With Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis. Campa F, Matias CN, Marini E, Heymsfield SB, Toselli S, Sardinha LB, Silva AM. . Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2020 Mar 1;15(3):361-367. . doi: doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2019-0285.
4. New bioelectrical impedance vector references and phase angle centile curves in 4,367 adults: The need for an urgent update after 30 years. Campa F, Coratella G, Cerullo G, Stagi S, Paoli S, Marini S, Grigoletto A, Moroni A, Petri C, Andreoli A, Ceolin C, Degan R, Izzicupo P, Sergi G, Mascherini G, Micheletti Cremasco M, Marini E, Toselli S, Moro T, Paoli A.. Clin Nutr. 2023 Sep;42(9):1749-1758. . doi: doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2023.07.025.
5. From fat to facts: Anthropometric references and centile curves for sum of skinfolds and waist-to-hip ratio in 2,507 adults. Francesco Campa ,Giuseppe Coratella ,Cristian Petri, Fabrizio Spataro, Davide Charrier, Giuseppe Cerullo, Giulia Baroncini, Eleonora Faraone, Giorgio Pio Alberto Marinelli, Sofia Serafini,S alvatore Vaccaro, Matteo Pincella, Pascal Izzicupo, Antonio Paoli. Plos One. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326111

1. Seal of Excellence in Teaching – University of Padua (2022–2023 and 2023–2024)
2. Best Oral Presentation – ISAK World Conference, London (2024)
3. Young Researcher of the Year Award – Italian Society of Sport Sciences (SISMeS, 2021)
4. Multiple Best Poster and Oral presentation Awards at national and international conferences (2017–2023)