Alberto Bazzocchi

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
168 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Alberto Bazzocchi is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberto Bazzocchi has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Surgery, 47 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 42 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alberto Bazzocchi's work include Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (31 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (31 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (30 papers). Alberto Bazzocchi is often cited by papers focused on Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (31 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (31 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (30 papers). Alberto Bazzocchi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, New Zealand and United States. Alberto Bazzocchi's co-authors include Giuseppe Guglielmi, Giuseppe Battista, Federico Ponti, Ugo Albisinni, Alessandro Napoli, Maria Pilar Aparisi Gómez, Daniele Mercatelli, Paolo Spinnato, Danila Diano and Aurelia Santoro and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Alberto Bazzocchi

157 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Aging and Imaging Assessment of Body Composition: From Fat to Facts

2020 244 citations Federico Ponti, Aurelia Santoro et al. profile →
Elevated gut microbiome abundance of Christensenellaceae, Porphyromonadaceae and Rikenellaceae is associated with reduced visceral adipose tissue and healthier metabolic profile in Italian elderly

2021 196 citations Alberto Bazzocchi, Chiara Gasperini et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alberto Bazzocchi Italy	32	1.3k	739	669	574	431	168	3.7k
Marise Lazaretti‐Castro Brazil	36	772 0.6×	694 0.9×	1.5k 2.2×	217 0.4×	364 0.8×	161	5.1k
Umberto Tarantino Italy	36	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.8×	1.7k 2.6×	189 0.3×	375 0.9×	228	4.8k
Pieter J. Kostense Netherlands	32	695 0.5×	936 1.3×	350 0.5×	309 0.5×	599 1.4×	50	4.4k
Giuseppe Battista Italy	27	824 0.6×	383 0.5×	326 0.5×	361 0.6×	85 0.2×	86	2.4k
Vibeke Videm Norway	35	534 0.4×	1.4k 2.0×	189 0.3×	570 1.0×	259 0.6×	151	5.2k
Henrik L. Jørgensen Denmark	37	374 0.3×	1.3k 1.7×	766 1.1×	355 0.6×	159 0.4×	149	4.0k
Elizabeth Curtis United Kingdom	27	497 0.4×	932 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	103 0.2×	658 1.5×	90	3.4k
Francesco D’Aiuto United Kingdom	50	1.5k 1.1×	517 0.7×	199 0.3×	365 0.6×	330 0.8×	133	9.3k
Arie Laor Israel	34	765 0.6×	255 0.3×	337 0.5×	520 0.9×	192 0.4×	97	3.5k
Elaine W Yu United States	30	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.8×	1.3k 1.9×	248 0.4×	63 0.1×	85	4.0k

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Gasperini, Chiara, Alice Zamagni, Mira Huhtala, et al.. (2025). Eligibility for Magnetic Resonance‐Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Patients Referred for Radiotherapy on Painful Nonspinal Bone Metastases. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 2025(1).

Ferioli, Martina, Milly Buwenge, Gabriella Macchia, et al.. (2025). Integrating Novel and Classical Prognostic Factors in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: A Machine Learning-Based Predictive Model (ESTHER Study). Journal of Personalized Medicine. 15(4). 153–153.

Palmerini, Emanuela, Antonio López–Pousa, Giovanni Grignani, et al.. (2024). Nivolumab and sunitinib in patients with advanced bone sarcomas: A multicenter, single‐arm, phase 2 trial. Cancer. 131(1). e35628–e35628. 6 indexed citations

Ferioli, Martina, S. Cammelli, Johnny Ma, et al.. (2024). Sarcopenic Obesity in Cervical Carcinoma: A Strong and Independent Prognostic Factor beyond the Conventional Predictors (ESTHER Study—AFRAID Project). Cancers. 16(5). 929–929. 5 indexed citations

Wáng, Yì, Jason Leung, James F. Griffith, et al.. (2024). The observation that older men suffer from hip fracture at DXA T-scores higher than older women and a proposal of a new low BMD category, osteofrailia, for predicting fracture risk in older men. Skeletal Radiology. 54(5). 925–936. 2 indexed citations

Yeo, Sin Yuin, Holger Grüll, Grischa Bratke, et al.. (2023). Factors Influencing the Adoption of Magnetic Resonance-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Painful Bone Metastases in Europe, A Group Concept Mapping Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(2). 1084–1084.

Santoro, Aurelia, Claudio Franceschi, Alberto Bazzocchi, et al.. (2022). Protein intake and bone mineral density: Cross‐sectional relationship and longitudinal effects in older adults. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 14(1). 116–125. 15 indexed citations

Cilla, Savino, Nam P. Nguyen, Francesco Deodato, et al.. (2022). Dose–Volume Constraints fOr oRganS At risk In Radiotherapy (CORSAIR): An “All-in-One” Multicenter–Multidisciplinary Practical Summary. Current Oncology. 29(10). 7021–7050. 24 indexed citations

Rizzo, Stefania, Milly Buwenge, A. Arcelli, et al.. (2022). Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sarcopenia but Were Afraid to Ask: A Quick Guide for Radiation Oncologists (impAct oF saRcopeniA In raDiotherapy: The AFRAID Project). Current Oncology. 29(11). 8513–8528. 5 indexed citations

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Gómez, Maria Pilar Aparisi, Francisco Aparisi, A.G. Morganti, Stefano Fanti, & Alberto Bazzocchi. (2022). Effects of Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy on the Musculoskeletal System. Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology. 26(3). 338–353. 3 indexed citations

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Nilsson, Andréas, Aurelia Santoro, Alberto Bazzocchi, et al.. (2020). Fighting Sarcopenia in Ageing European Adults: The Importance of the Amount and Source of Dietary Proteins. Nutrients. 12(12). 3601–3601. 28 indexed citations

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Santoro, Aurelia, Andréas Nilsson, Claudio Franceschi, et al.. (2020). Beneficial Role of Replacing Dietary Saturated Fatty Acids with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Prevention of Sarcopenia: Findings from the NU-AGE Cohort. Nutrients. 12(10). 3079–3079. 21 indexed citations

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Nilsson, Andréas, Aurelia Santoro, Claudio Franceschi, et al.. (2020). Dietary Fibre May Mitigate Sarcopenia Risk: Findings from the NU-AGE Cohort of Older European Adults. Nutrients. 12(4). 1075–1075. 24 indexed citations

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Ciccarese, Federica, Alberto Bazzocchi, Rosanna Ciminari, et al.. (2015). The many faces of pulmonary metastases of osteosarcoma: Retrospective study on 283 lesions submitted to surgery. European Journal of Radiology. 84(12). 2679–2685. 44 indexed citations

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Pelusi, Carla, Antonietta Costantino, Valentina Martelli, et al.. (2014). Effects of Three Different Testosterone Formulations in Female-to-Male Transsexual Persons. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 11(12). 3002–3011. 134 indexed citations

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Bazzocchi, Alberto, Federico Ponti, Danila Diano, et al.. (2014). Visceral Fat and Body Composition Changes in a Female Population After RYGBP: a Two-Year Follow-Up by DXA. Obesity Surgery. 25(3). 443–451. 50 indexed citations

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Bazzocchi, Alberto, Federico Ponti, Danila Diano, et al.. (2014). Abdominal adiposity by ultrasonography: A “pocket” database for reference standard in Italian people. Primary care diabetes. 8(4). 358–364. 12 indexed citations

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Bazzocchi, Alberto, Federico Ponti, Claudia Sassi, et al.. (2013). The Role of Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Abdominal Fat. Academic Radiology. 20(10). 1278–1285. 24 indexed citations

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Bazzocchi, Alberto, Paolo Spinnato, Giorgio Garzillo, et al.. (2012). Detection of incidental vertebral fractures in breast imaging: the potential role of MR localisers. European Radiology. 22(12). 2617–2623. 15 indexed citations

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Golfieri, Rita, Alberto Bazzocchi, Fabio Fusco, et al.. (2009). Small (≤3 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: the role of double contrast agents in MR imaging vs. multidetector-row CT. La radiologia medica. 114(8). 1239–1266. 20 indexed citations

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