Alessandro Pontillo

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Alessandro Pontillo is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Pontillo has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4 papers in Epidemiology and 3 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Pontillo's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (4 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (2 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (2 papers). Alessandro Pontillo is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (4 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (2 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (2 papers). Alessandro Pontillo collaborates with scholars based in Italy. Alessandro Pontillo's co-authors include Katherine Esposito, Dario Giugliano, Raffaele Marfella, Giovanni Giugliano, Carmen Di Palo, Gianfranco Nicoletti, Francesco Giugliano, Elisa Grella, Pasquale Gualdiero and Miriam Longo and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Pontillo

8 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Effect of Weight Loss and Lifestyle Changes on Vascular Inflammatory Markers in Obese Women

2003 1.2k citations Katherine Esposito, Alessandro Pontillo et al. JAMA profile →

Peers

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D. B. Carr United States

A. Michael Wallace United Kingdom

Kiminori Yamane Japan

Miwa Ryo Japan

Koichiro Azuma Japan

Mohamed Ibrahim Netherlands

Georg Schaller Austria

A. Thörne Sweden

Dominik G. Haider Austria

Barbara Nicklas United States

D. B. Carr United States

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735 ×0.8

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415 ×0.9

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401 ×1.3

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233 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Alessandro Pontillo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandro Pontillo

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All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Maio, Antonietta, Paolo Cirillo, Alessandro Pontillo, et al.. (2025). The Glycemia Risk Index (GRI) as a Biomarker for Subclinical Endothelial Dysfunction in Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(18). 9196–9196.

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Caruso, Paola, Lorenzo Scappaticcio, Miriam Longo, et al.. (2025). Association of semaglutide with less limb events in people with type 2 diabetes and peripheral artery disease or foot ulcers: An observational study comparing matched cohorts. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(10). 5506–5513. 2 indexed citations

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Caruso, P., Miriam Longo, Alessandro Pontillo, et al.. (2024). Telemedicine for type 2 diabetes during COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a tertiary diabetes center. Minerva Endocrinology. 50(2). 163–171. 1 indexed citations

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Bellastella, Giuseppe, Paolo Cirillo, Lorenzo Scappaticcio, et al.. (2022). Neuroimmunoendocrinology of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Biomedicines. 10(11). 2855–2855. 7 indexed citations

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Esposito, Katherine, Raffaele Marfella, Pasquale Gualdiero, et al.. (2003). Sympathovagal Balance, Nighttime Blood Pressure, and QT Intervals in Normotensive Obese Women. Obesity Research. 11(5). 653–659. 41 indexed citations

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Esposito, Katherine, Alessandro Pontillo, Carmen Di Palo, et al.. (2003). Effect of Weight Loss and Lifestyle Changes on Vascular Inflammatory Markers in Obese Women. JAMA. 289(14). 1799–1799. 1195 indexed citations breakdown →

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Esposito, Katherine, et al.. (2003). Effect of Weight Loss and Lifestyle Changes on Vascular Inflammatory Markers in Obese Women. 289(1). 1799–1804. 206 indexed citations

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Esposito, Katherine, Alessandro Pontillo, Francesco Giugliano, et al.. (2003). Association of Low Interleukin-10 Levels with the Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Women. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 88(3). 1055–1058. 271 indexed citations

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Esposito, Katherine, Alessandro Pontillo, Carmen Di Palo, et al.. (2002). Weight Loss Reduces Interleukin-18 Levels in Obese Women. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 87(8). 3864–3866. 208 indexed citations

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