A Spanu

938 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 656 citations indexed

About

A Spanu is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, A Spanu has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 656 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Infectious Diseases, 4 papers in Emergency Medicine and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in A Spanu's work include HIV-related health complications and treatments (4 papers), Bone and Joint Diseases (2 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (2 papers). A Spanu is often cited by papers focused on HIV-related health complications and treatments (4 papers), Bone and Joint Diseases (2 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (2 papers). A Spanu collaborates with scholars based in Italy and Albania. A Spanu's co-authors include Giordano Madeddu, Sergio Babudieri, Paola Bagella, Pier Andrea Serra, Roberto Manetti, Susanna Nuvoli, Vito Fiore, Grazia Galleri, Gaia Rocchitta and Maria I. Demartis and has published in prestigious journals such as Sensors, Clinical Endocrinology and Medicina.

In The Last Decade

A Spanu

9 papers receiving 640 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Enzyme Biosensors for Biomedical Applications: Strategies for Safeguarding Analytical Performances in Biological Fluids

2016 376 citations Gaia Rocchitta, A Spanu et al. Sensors profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A Spanu Italy	7	221	204	157	134	81	10	656
Paola Bagella Italy	10	221 1.0×	207 1.0×	157 1.0×	57 0.4×	81 1.0×	18	624
Andrew Lodge United States	14	76 0.3×	126 0.6×	185 1.2×	98 0.7×	11 0.1×	33	614
Rachna Verma India	14	74 0.3×	141 0.7×	86 0.5×	6 0.0×	48 0.6×	31	484
Gergely Lautner Hungary	11	69 0.3×	214 1.0×	219 1.4×	14 0.1×	35 0.4×	20	455
Mitra Mastali United States	14	44 0.2×	373 1.8×	263 1.7×	7 0.1×	36 0.4×	30	727
Takayuki Shibata Japan	16	47 0.2×	407 2.0×	79 0.5×	5 0.0×	11 0.1×	65	964
H Nishida Japan	16	47 0.2×	325 1.6×	77 0.5×	20 0.1×	7 0.1×	76	765
Kutsal Turhan Türkiye	12	74 0.3×	276 1.4×	261 1.7×	13 0.1×	18 0.2×	49	651
Depeng Jiang China	15	34 0.2×	230 1.1×	127 0.8×	5 0.0×	74 0.9×	40	577
Emma P. Córcoles Malaysia	11	141 0.6×	187 0.9×	368 2.3×	3 0.0×	22 0.3×	19	554

Countries citing papers authored by A Spanu

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Fields of papers citing papers by A Spanu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A Spanu

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All Works

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Bianconi, Francesco, et al.. (2026). SPECT-based radiomics in oncology: current evidence, technical challenges, and future directions. Clinical and Translational Imaging. 14(2). 93–101.

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Vito, Andrea De, Nicholas Geremia, Vito Fiore, et al.. (2020). EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL ASPECTES,LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF RICKESIAL DISEASES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA DURIN COVID-19 PANDEMIC:A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases. 12(1). e2020056–e2020056. 8 indexed citations

3.

Simile, Maria M., Paola Bagella, Gianpaolo Vidili, et al.. (2019). Targeted Therapies in Cholangiocarcinoma: Emerging Evidence from Clinical Trials. Medicina. 55(2). 42–42. 62 indexed citations

4.

Nuvoli, Susanna, Vito Fiore, Sergio Babudieri, et al.. (2018). The additional role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in prosthetic valve endocarditis.. PubMed. 22(6). 1744–1751. 19 indexed citations

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Nuvoli, Susanna, Giovanni Caruana, Sergio Babudieri, et al.. (2018). Body fat changes in HIV patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): a longitudinal DEXA study.. PubMed. 22(6). 1852–1859. 8 indexed citations

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Fiore, Vito, Gianmarco Latte, Giordano Madeddu, et al.. (2017). Underserved populations and bacterial and protozoal sexually transmitted infections: a lost health-care opportunity.. PubMed. 21(17). 3935–3943. 4 indexed citations

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Rocchitta, Gaia, A Spanu, Sergio Babudieri, et al.. (2016). Enzyme Biosensors for Biomedical Applications: Strategies for Safeguarding Analytical Performances in Biological Fluids. Sensors. 16(6). 780–780. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

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Madeddu, Giordano, A Spanu, Francesca Chessa, et al.. (2009). Serum leptin and bone metabolism in HIV patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy.. PubMed. 53(3). 290–301. 6 indexed citations

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Madeddu, Giordano, A Spanu, Francesca Chessa, et al.. (2006). Thyroid function in human immunodeficiency virus patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): a longitudinal study. Clinical Endocrinology. 64(4). 375–383. 66 indexed citations

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Madeddu, Giordano, A Spanu, Giovanna Calia, et al.. (2004). Bone mass loss and vitamin D metabolism impairment in HIV patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy.. PubMed. 48(1). 39–48. 107 indexed citations

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