Alessandra Feraco

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Alessandra Feraco is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandra Feraco has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Physiology, 16 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Alessandra Feraco's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (18 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (13 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 papers). Alessandra Feraco is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (18 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (13 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 papers). Alessandra Feraco collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Ghana. Alessandra Feraco's co-authors include Massimiliano Caprio, Andrea Armani, Mauro Lombardo, Elisabetta Camajani, Vincenzo Marzolla, Stefania Gorini, Andrea Fabbri, Giuseppe Rosano, Caterina Mammi and Elvira Padua and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The FASEB Journal and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alessandra Feraco

45 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Assessing gender differences in food preferences and physical activity: a population-based survey

2024 83 citations Alessandra Feraco, Andrea Armani et al. Frontiers in Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alessandra Feraco Italy	20	381	327	167	140	139	50	1.0k
Blandine Tramunt France	10	247 0.6×	282 0.9×	153 0.9×	97 0.7×	123 0.9×	15	861
Kokoro Tsuzaki Japan	17	349 0.9×	264 0.8×	115 0.7×	129 0.9×	79 0.6×	55	913
Giuseppe Defeudis Italy	16	364 1.0×	528 1.6×	265 1.6×	164 1.2×	128 0.9×	39	1.3k
Jagriti Upadhyay United States	16	452 1.2×	328 1.0×	328 2.0×	111 0.8×	215 1.5×	27	1.3k
Mariana C. Calle United States	14	351 0.9×	273 0.8×	147 0.9×	214 1.5×	101 0.7×	24	1.1k
Dario Tuccinardi Italy	14	420 1.1×	242 0.7×	274 1.6×	94 0.7×	94 0.7×	25	1.0k
Francisco Leonardo Torres‐Leal Brazil	20	411 1.1×	208 0.6×	223 1.3×	129 0.9×	79 0.6×	75	1.2k
S. John Weisnagel Canada	19	469 1.2×	259 0.8×	215 1.3×	268 1.9×	235 1.7×	38	1.3k
Edite Teixeira‐Lemos Portugal	18	305 0.8×	511 1.6×	296 1.8×	90 0.6×	228 1.6×	68	1.5k
Hiroki Fujii Japan	21	286 0.8×	325 1.0×	108 0.6×	202 1.4×	97 0.7×	56	1.2k

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Gorini, Stefania, Elisabetta Camajani, Alessandra Feraco, et al.. (2025). Exploring Gender Differences in the Effects of Diet and Physical Activity on Metabolic Parameters. Nutrients. 17(2). 354–354. 5 indexed citations

Armani, Andrea, Vincenzo Marzolla, Caterina Mammi, et al.. (2025). Protective effects of ketogenic diet on aldosterone-induced atherosclerosis in ApoE−/− mice. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 49(2). 435–442.

Gorini, Stefania, Elisabetta Camajani, Alessandra Feraco, et al.. (2025). Gender and age differences in weekend eating habits: associations with fat mass percentage in a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Nutrition. 12. 1578574–1578574.

Feraco, Alessandra, Stefania Gorini, Elisabetta Camajani, et al.. (2024). Gender differences in dietary patterns and physical activity: an insight with principal component analysis (PCA). Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 1112–1112. 14 indexed citations

Feraco, Alessandra, Andrea Armani, Isaac Amoah, et al.. (2024). Assessing gender differences in food preferences and physical activity: a population-based survey. Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1348456–1348456. 83 indexed citations breakdown →

Lombardo, Mauro, Alessandra Feraco, Elisabetta Camajani, et al.. (2024). Effects of Different Nutritional Patterns and Physical Activity on Body Composition: A Gender and Age Group Comparative Study. Foods. 13(4). 529–529. 6 indexed citations

Lombardo, Mauro, Alessandra Feraco, Elisabetta Camajani, et al.. (2023). Promoting Legume Consumption: Strategies for Health, Nutrition, and Culinary Applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 65–65. 3 indexed citations

Padua, Elvira, Massimiliano Caprio, Alessandra Feraco, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Diet and Physical Activity on Fat-to-Lean Mass Ratio. Nutrients. 16(1). 19–19. 2 indexed citations

Camajani, Elisabetta, Alessandra Feraco, Ludovica Verde, et al.. (2023). Ketogenic Diet as a Possible Non-pharmacological Therapy in Main Endocrine Diseases of the Female Reproductive System: A Practical Guide for Nutritionists. Current Obesity Reports. 12(3). 231–249. 15 indexed citations

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Barrea, Luigi, Massimiliano Caprio, Mikiko Watanabe, et al.. (2022). Could very low-calorie ketogenic diets turn off low grade inflammation in obesity? Emerging evidence. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 63(26). 8320–8336. 52 indexed citations

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Camajani, Elisabetta, Alessandra Feraco, Sabrina Basciani, et al.. (2022). VLCKD in Combination with Physical Exercise Preserves Skeletal Muscle Mass in Sarcopenic Obesity after Severe COVID-19 Disease: A Case Report. Healthcare. 10(3). 573–573. 10 indexed citations

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Camajani, Elisabetta, Alessandra Feraco, Stefania Proietti, et al.. (2022). Very low calorie ketogenic diet combined with physical interval training for preserving muscle mass during weight loss in sarcopenic obesity: A pilot study. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 955024–955024. 19 indexed citations

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Molinari, Francesca, Alessandra Feraco, Simone Mirabilii, et al.. (2021). SIRT5 Inhibition Induces Brown Fat-Like Phenotype in 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes. Cells. 10(5). 1126–1126. 23 indexed citations

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Marzolla, Vincenzo, Alessandra Feraco, Federica Limana, et al.. (2021). Class-specific responses of brown adipose tissue to steroidal and nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 45(1). 215–220. 20 indexed citations

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Greco, Emanuela A., Alessandra Feraco, Vincenzo Marzolla, et al.. (2021). Nonsteroidal mineralcorticoid receptor antagonists: Novel therapeutic implication in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 60. 216–225. 5 indexed citations

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Pacifici, Francesca, Barbara Capuani, Alessandra Feraco, et al.. (2020). Tyrosol May Prevent Obesity by Inhibiting Adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2020. 1–12. 20 indexed citations

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Feraco, Alessandra, Vincenzo Marzolla, Angelo Scuteri, Andrea Armani, & Massimiliano Caprio. (2019). Mineralocorticoid Receptors in Metabolic Syndrome: From Physiology to Disease. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 31(3). 205–217. 50 indexed citations

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Mammi, Caterina, Vincenzo Marzolla, Andrea Armani, et al.. (2016). A novel combined glucocorticoid-mineralocorticoid receptor selective modulator markedly prevents weight gain and fat mass expansion in mice fed a high-fat diet. International Journal of Obesity. 40(6). 964–972. 30 indexed citations

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Urbanet, Riccardo, Aurélie Nguyen Dinh Cat, Alessandra Feraco, et al.. (2015). Adipocyte Mineralocorticoid Receptor Activation Leads to Metabolic Syndrome and Induction of Prostaglandin D2 Synthase. Hypertension. 66(1). 149–157. 83 indexed citations

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Mammi, Caterina, Andrea Sala, Maurizio Volterrani, et al.. (2011). Exercise Training Reduces Serum Capacity to Induce Endothelial Cell Death in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 13(6). 642–650. 11 indexed citations

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