Alessandro Polizzi

3.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
93 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Alessandro Polizzi is a scholar working on Periodontics, Oral Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Polizzi has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Periodontics, 27 papers in Oral Surgery and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Polizzi's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (48 papers), Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (21 papers) and Dental Health and Care Utilization (14 papers). Alessandro Polizzi is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (48 papers), Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (21 papers) and Dental Health and Care Utilization (14 papers). Alessandro Polizzi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and North Macedonia. Alessandro Polizzi's co-authors include Gaetano Isola, Simona Santonocito, Angela Alibrandi, Antonino Lo Giudice, Rosalia Leonardi, S Ferlito, Francesco Indelicato, Giuseppe Palazzo, Ray Williams and Romeo Patini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Polizzi

87 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Impact of Oral Microbiome in Periodontal Health and Periodontitis: A Critical Review on Prevention and Treatment

2022 150 citations Alessandro Polizzi, Simona Santonocito et al. profile →
Periodontal Health and Disease in the Context of Systemic Diseases

2023 64 citations Gaetano Isola, Simona Santonocito et al. profile →
Effect of quadrantwise versus full‐mouth subgingival instrumentation on clinical and microbiological parameters in periodontitis patients: A randomized clinical trial

2024 36 citations Gaetano Isola, Alessandro Polizzi et al. Journal of Periodontal Research profile →
Relationship between periodontitis and systemic diseases: A bibliometric and visual study

2025 35 citations Gaetano Isola, Alessandro Polizzi et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alessandro Polizzi Italy	24	1.1k	382	376	264	180	93	1.9k
Andreea Cristiana Didilescu Romania	21	497 0.5×	407 1.1×	447 1.2×	280 1.1×	121 0.7×	127	1.9k
G. V. Kulkarni Canada	17	798 0.8×	301 0.8×	322 0.9×	379 1.4×	207 1.1×	30	1.7k
Márcio Z. Casati Brazil	27	1.1k 1.0×	327 0.9×	529 1.4×	282 1.1×	247 1.4×	53	2.1k
Simona Santonocito Italy	20	674 0.6×	206 0.5×	205 0.5×	158 0.6×	109 0.6×	59	1.1k
Thiago Morelli United States	22	1.7k 1.6×	342 0.9×	588 1.6×	485 1.8×	317 1.8×	37	2.4k
Chi‐Cheng Tsai Taiwan	26	1.1k 1.0×	380 1.0×	582 1.5×	181 0.7×	280 1.6×	84	2.2k
Paula Cristina Trevilatto Brazil	30	1.4k 1.3×	444 1.2×	604 1.6×	264 1.0×	356 2.0×	99	2.5k
Fábio Renato Manzolli Leite Brazil	29	1.6k 1.5×	242 0.6×	968 2.6×	317 1.2×	256 1.4×	121	2.7k
Ali Çekici Türkiye	10	828 0.8×	253 0.7×	174 0.5×	254 1.0×	141 0.8×	18	1.3k
Huanxin Meng China	26	1.3k 1.3×	473 1.2×	551 1.5×	225 0.9×	348 1.9×	135	2.3k

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Polizzi, Alessandro, Cristina Panuzzo, Antonella Belmonte, et al.. (2025). Impact of Periodontal Host-Modulation Therapies on Oral–Gut Microbiome Axis in Periodontitis Patients with Hematological Diseases: A Narrative Review. Life. 15(12). 1862–1862.

Polizzi, Alessandro, et al.. (2025). Periodontal inflammation as a negative stimulus for oral cancerization: the hidden role of periodontitis in oral cancerization. ONCOLOGIE. 27(5). 659–672. 1 indexed citations

Polizzi, Alessandro, et al.. (2025). Genetic and Epigenetic Biomarkers for the Early Oral Cancerization Risk in Periodontitis Patients. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 47(11). 933–933.

Isola, Gaetano, Alessandro Polizzi, Maria Santagati, et al.. (2025). Effect of Nonsurgical Mechanical Debridement With or Without Chlorhexidine Formulations in the Treatment of Peri‐Implant Mucositis. A Randomized Placebo‐Controlled Clinical Trial. Clinical Oral Implants Research. 36(5). 566–577. 11 indexed citations

Polizzi, Alessandro, et al.. (2025). Propolis as an Adjunct in Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy: Current Clinical Perspectives from a Narrative Review. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 16(7). 265–265. 1 indexed citations

Polizzi, Alessandro, et al.. (2025). Applications of artificial intelligence in orthodontics: a bibliometric and visual analysis. Clinical Oral Investigations. 29(1). 65–65. 2 indexed citations

Santonocito, Simona, Alessandro Polizzi, & Gaetano Isola. (2025). The Impact of Diet and Nutrition on the Oral Microbiome. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1472. 53–69. 1 indexed citations

Polizzi, Alessandro, et al.. (2024). Early detection of cardiovascular risk markers through non-invasive ultrasound methodologies in periodontitis patients. Open Medicine. 19(1). 20241003–20241003. 2 indexed citations

Santonocito, Simona, Alessandro Polizzi, Marco Matarese, Rosario Caltabiano, & Gaetano Isola. (2024). Analysis of a Combination Therapy Protocol for the Treatment of Oral Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid: A Retrospective Case Series Study. International Journal of Dentistry. 2024(1). 5524514–5524514. 4 indexed citations

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Polizzi, Alessandro, Sara Serra, & Rosalia Leonardi. (2024). Use of CBCT in Orthodontics: A Scoping Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(22). 6941–6941. 4 indexed citations

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Isola, Gaetano, Alessandro Polizzi, Simona Santonocito, et al.. (2024). Effect of quadrantwise versus full‐mouth subgingival instrumentation on clinical and microbiological parameters in periodontitis patients: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Periodontal Research. 59(4). 647–656. 36 indexed citations breakdown →

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Polizzi, Alessandro, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Simona Santonocito, et al.. (2024). Impact of Topical Fluocinonide on Oral Lichen Planus Evolution: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Oral Diseases. 31(2). 510–521. 7 indexed citations

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Isola, Gaetano, Paolo Pesce, Alessandro Polizzi, et al.. (2024). Effects of minimally invasive non‐surgical therapy on C‐reactive protein, lipoprotein‐associated phospholipase A₂, and clinical outcomes in periodontitis patients: A 1‐year randomized, controlled clinical trial. Journal of Periodontology. 95(10). 949–962. 21 indexed citations

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Santonocito, Simona, Alessandro Polizzi, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, et al.. (2023). Local Delivery and Controlled Release Drugs Systems: A New Approach for the Clinical Treatment of Periodontitis Therapy. Pharmaceutics. 15(4). 1312–1312. 49 indexed citations

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Polizzi, Alessandro, Vincenzo Ronsivalle, Antonino Lo Giudice, et al.. (2023). Orthodontic Approaches in the Management of Mandibular Fractures: A Scoping Review. Children. 10(3). 605–605. 6 indexed citations

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Isola, Gaetano, Simona Santonocito, Rosalia Leonardi, & Alessandro Polizzi. (2023). Oral Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Lesions. 2 indexed citations

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Isola, Gaetano, Simona Santonocito, Alfio Distefano, et al.. (2022). Impact of periodontitis on gingival crevicular fluid miRNAs profiles associated with cardiovascular disease risk. Journal of Periodontal Research. 58(1). 165–174. 55 indexed citations

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Santonocito, Simona, Alessandro Polizzi, Antonino Lo Giudice, et al.. (2022). The New Era of Salivaomics in Dentistry: Frontiers and Facts in the Early Diagnosis and Prevention of Oral Diseases and Cancer. Metabolites. 12(7). 638–638. 26 indexed citations

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Polizzi, Alessandro, Simona Santonocito, Antonino Lo Giudice, et al.. (2021). Analysis of the response to two pharmacological protocols in patients with oral lichen planus: A randomized clinical trial. Oral Diseases. 29(2). 755–763. 34 indexed citations

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Mancini, Giuseppe, Simone Cappello, Michail M. Yakimov, Alessandro Polizzi, & Michele Torregrossa. (2012). Biological Approaches to the Treatment of Saline Oily Waste(waters) Originated from Marine Transportation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22 indexed citations

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