Alberto Piazza

15.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
121 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Alberto Piazza is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberto Piazza has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Genetics, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Alberto Piazza's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (21 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (19 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (10 papers). Alberto Piazza is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (21 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (19 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (10 papers). Alberto Piazza collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Alberto Piazza's co-authors include Paolo Menozzi, L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Joanna L. Mountain, L. L. Cavalli-Sforza, S. Rendine, Giuseppe Matullo, L. L. Cavalli‐Sforza, Pablo Rubinstein and Phyllis Speiser and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alberto Piazza

114 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Reconstruction of human evolution: bringing together genetic, archaeological, and linguistic data.

1988 609 citations L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Alberto Piazza et al. profile →
Synthetic Maps of Human Gene Frequencies in Europeans

1978 464 citations Paolo Menozzi, Alberto Piazza et al. Science profile →
High Frequency of Nonclassical Steroid 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

1986 430 citations Phyllis Speiser, Bo Dupont et al. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alberto Piazza Italy	34	2.4k	1.5k	516	420	384	121	5.2k
James V. Neel United States	57	4.4k 1.8×	3.0k 2.0×	674 1.3×	711 1.7×	415 1.1×	309	13.5k
Kumarasamy Thangaraj India	37	3.1k 1.3×	2.7k 1.8×	447 0.9×	356 0.8×	590 1.5×	323	6.8k
Kenneth M. Weiss United States	48	4.4k 1.8×	3.3k 2.2×	481 0.9×	289 0.7×	1.4k 3.6×	256	10.2k
John C. Whittaker United Kingdom	48	3.3k 1.4×	2.3k 1.6×	469 0.9×	525 1.3×	232 0.6×	220	8.4k
Lalji Singh India	42	3.9k 1.6×	2.9k 1.9×	345 0.7×	350 0.8×	567 1.5×	182	7.0k
Ranjan Deka United States	44	3.4k 1.5×	2.1k 1.4×	243 0.5×	308 0.7×	333 0.9×	159	6.9k
Joanna L. Mountain United States	36	5.1k 2.1×	1.9k 1.3×	135 0.3×	296 0.7×	403 1.0×	63	8.9k
Sarah A. Tishkoff United States	52	5.9k 2.5×	3.0k 2.0×	175 0.3×	572 1.4×	660 1.7×	112	10.6k
Mark Seielstad United States	33	3.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	193 0.4×	622 1.5×	232 0.6×	69	5.9k
Partha P. Majumder India	41	2.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	381 0.7×	610 1.5×	369 1.0×	220	5.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Menozzi, Paolo & Alberto Piazza. (2024). The 30th anniversary of “The History and Geography of Human Genes”. 1–16.

Lacerenza, Daniela, Serena Aneli, Cornelia Di Gaetano, et al.. (2016). Investigation of extended Y chromosome STR haplotypes in Sardinia. Forensic Science International Genetics. 27. 172–174. 12 indexed citations

Rucci, Paola, Alberto Piazza, Enrica Perrone, et al.. (2014). Disparities in mental health care provision to immigrants with severe mental illness in Italy. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 24(4). 342–352. 11 indexed citations

Gaetano, Cornelia Di, Simonetta Guarrera, Giovanni Fiorito, et al.. (2012). An Overview of the Genetic Structure within the Italian Population from Genome-Wide Data. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e43759–e43759. 46 indexed citations

Moretti, Franco, Alberto Piazza, & Florian Keßler. (2009). Kurven, Karten, Stammbäume : abstrakte Modelle für die Literaturgeschichte. Suhrkamp eBooks. 2 indexed citations

Robino, Carlo, Francesca Crobu, Cornelia Di Gaetano, et al.. (2007). Analysis of Y-chromosomal SNP haplogroups and STR haplotypes in an Algerian population sample. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 122(3). 251–255. 64 indexed citations

Moretti, Franco & Alberto Piazza. (2005). La letteratura vista da lontano. 13 indexed citations

Ribichini, Flavio, Valeria Ferrero, Guy R. Heyndrickx, et al.. (2005). Intracoronary β-irradiation prevents excessive in-stent neointimal proliferation in de novo lesions of patients with high plasma ACE levels. The BetAce randomized trial. Cardiovascular revascularization medicine. 6(1). 7–13. 3 indexed citations

Rose, Virginia De, N Cappello, Rita Padoan, et al.. (2004). Fcγ receptor IIA genotype and susceptibility to P. aeruginosa infection in patients with cystic fibrosis. European Journal of Human Genetics. 13(1). 96–101. 22 indexed citations

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Ribichini, Flavio, William Wijns, Valeria Ferrero, et al.. (2003). Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition on restenosis after coronary stenting. The American Journal of Cardiology. 91(2). 154–158. 30 indexed citations

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Agresta, Ferdinando, et al.. (1999). [Emergency laparoscopic surgery: a hospital's experience].. PubMed. 54(9). 559–64. 1 indexed citations

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Rendine, S., Alberto Piazza, Paolo Menozzi, & L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza. (1999). A PROBLEM WITH SYNTHETIC MAPS : REPLY TO SOKAL ET AL.. Human Biology. 71(1). 2. 17 indexed citations

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Cavalli-Sforza, Luigi Luca, Paolo Menozzi, & Alberto Piazza. (1993). Demic Expansions and Human Evolution. Science. 259(5095). 639–646. 284 indexed citations

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Cappello, N, Gabriella Restagno, S. Garnerone, et al.. (1992). Carrier detection for prenatal diagnosis of hemophilia A in Italian families.. PubMed. 77(4). 302–6. 2 indexed citations

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Rendine, S., N Cappello, E Olivetti, & Alberto Piazza. (1988). The Basques in Europe: a genetic analysis.. 169–177. 10 indexed citations

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Bollini, Paola, et al.. (1987). [Use of services and treatment profile after the Psychiatric Reform Act].. PubMed. 9(31). 31–4. 1 indexed citations

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Piazza, Alberto, S. Rendine, G. Zei, Antonio Moroni, & L. L. Cavalli‐Sforza. (1987). Migration rates of human populations from surname distributions. Nature. 329(6141). 714–716. 81 indexed citations

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Olivetti, E, S. Rendine, N Cappello, E.S. Curtoni, & Alberto Piazza. (1986). The HLA System in Italy. Human Heredity. 36(6). 357–372. 26 indexed citations

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Speiser, Phyllis, Bo Dupont, Pablo Rubinstein, et al.. (1986). High Frequency of Nonclassical Steroid 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 41(4). 244–245. 430 indexed citations breakdown →

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Piazza, Alberto, E Olivetti, A. O. Carbonara, et al.. (1982). [The distribution of some genetic polymorphisms in Italy].. PubMed. Suppl 2. 1–108. 7 indexed citations

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