Andrea Benso

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Andrea Benso is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrea Benso has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 39 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 27 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Andrea Benso's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (38 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (29 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers). Andrea Benso is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (38 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (29 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers). Andrea Benso collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Netherlands and Belarus. Andrea Benso's co-authors include Fabio Broglio, Ezio Ghigo, Emanuela Arvat, Cristina Gottero, Romano Deghenghi, Giampiero Muccioli, Flavia Prodam, Aart Jan van der Lely, Mauro Papotti and Ezio Ghigo and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Sports Medicine and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Andrea Benso

76 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Ghrelin, a Natural GH Secretagogue Produced by the Stomach, Induces Hyperglycemia and Reduces Insulin Secretion in Humans

2001 582 citations Fabio Broglio, Emanuela Arvat et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
Changes in Weight and Nutritional Habits in Adults with Obesity during the “Lockdown” Period Caused by the COVID-19 Virus Emergency

2020 386 citations Andrea Benso, Sara Belcastro et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrea Benso Italy	26	2.2k	1.5k	1.3k	1.0k	532	78	3.6k
Katie Wynne Australia	21	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	732 0.6×	837 0.8×	529 1.0×	62	3.0k
Luísa M. Seoane Spain	37	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	571 0.6×	305 0.6×	86	4.3k
Flavia Prodam Italy	38	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.5×	624 1.2×	196	4.9k
Jüergen Kratzsch Germany	36	1.2k 0.6×	918 0.6×	550 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	269 0.5×	102	3.9k
Timothy Wells United Kingdom	29	943 0.4×	813 0.5×	464 0.4×	507 0.5×	258 0.5×	98	3.0k
Jacquelien J Hillebrand Netherlands	24	1.2k 0.5×	589 0.4×	518 0.4×	296 0.3×	214 0.4×	59	1.9k
Craig A. Jaffe United States	31	777 0.4×	562 0.4×	244 0.2×	1.9k 1.8×	418 0.8×	56	3.3k
Xue Cai China	28	898 0.4×	944 0.6×	313 0.2×	421 0.4×	225 0.4×	77	2.9k
Vojtěch Hainer Czechia	30	461 0.2×	1.5k 1.0×	330 0.3×	483 0.5×	779 1.5×	96	3.4k
Fabio Broglio Italy	47	6.1k 2.8×	4.3k 2.8×	3.6k 2.7×	2.5k 2.4×	1.2k 2.2×	179	8.9k

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Berton, Alessandro Maria, Stefania Locatelli, Patrizia Ferrera, et al.. (2025). Reassessing the Role of Copeptin in Emergency Department Admissions for Hypotonic Hyponatremia. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(12). e3952–e3961. 1 indexed citations

Berton, Alessandro Maria, Mirko Parasiliti‐Caprino, Nunzia Prencipe, et al.. (2023). Copeptin adaptive response to SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: The GliRACo study. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 1098404–1098404. 13 indexed citations

Malina, Robert M., Manuel J. Coelho‐e‐Silva, António J. Figueiredo, et al.. (2017). Tanner–Whitehouse Skeletal Ages in Male Youth Soccer Players: TW2 or TW3?. Sports Medicine. 48(4). 991–1008. 36 indexed citations

Tomelini, M., et al.. (2014). Impact of short-term treatment with benzodiazepines and imidazopyridines on glucose metabolism in healthy subjects. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 37(2). 203–206. 19 indexed citations

Giordano, Roberta, Stefania Marzotti, M. Balbo, et al.. (2009). Metabolic and cardiovascular profile in patients with Addison’s disease under conventional glucocorticoid replacement. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 32(11). 917–923. 64 indexed citations

Benso, Andrea, Flavia Prodam, Fabrizio Riganti, et al.. (2008). Beta‐adrenergic agonism does not impair the GH response to acylated ghrelin in humans. Clinical Endocrinology. 71(2). 234–236. 3 indexed citations

Prodam, Flavia, Fabrizio Riganti, Andrea Benso, et al.. (2007). Unacylated ghrelin (UAG) enhances the early insulin response to meal, improves glucose metabolism and decreases free fatty acids levels in healthy volunteers. 14. 5 indexed citations

Prodam, Flavia, Andrea Benso, Barbara Lucatello, et al.. (2007). Cortistatin-8, a synthetic cortistatin-derived ghrelin receptor ligand, does not modify the endocrine responses to acylated ghrelin or hexarelin in humans. Neuropeptides. 42(1). 89–93. 5 indexed citations

Benso, Andrea, Flavia Prodam, Barbara Lucatello, et al.. (2006). d-Lys-GHRP-6 does not modify the endocrine response to acylated ghrelin or hexarelin in humans. Neuropeptides. 41(1). 45–49. 9 indexed citations

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Bertaina, Chiara, et al.. (2006). Is TW3 Height Prediction More Accurate than TW2? Preliminary Data. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 67(5). 220–223. 9 indexed citations

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Gottero, Cristina, Flavia Prodam, S. Destefanis, et al.. (2004). Cortistatin-17 and -14 exert the same endocrine activities as somatostatin in humans. Growth Hormone & IGF Research. 14(5). 382–387. 28 indexed citations

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Benso, Andrea, Cristina Gottero, Flavia Prodam, et al.. (2003). Effects of cortistatin-14 and somatostatin-14 on the endocrine response to hexarelin in humans. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 26(7). 599–603. 12 indexed citations

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Broglio, Fabio, Andrea Benso, Carlotta Castiglioni, et al.. (2003). The Endocrine Response to Ghrelin as a Function of Gender in Humans in Young and Elderly Subjects. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 88(4). 1537–1542. 184 indexed citations

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Broglio, Fabio, Andrea Benso, Cristina Gottero, et al.. (2003). Non-acylated ghrelin does not possess the pituitaric and pancreatic endocrine activity of acylated ghrelin in humans. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 26(3). 192–196. 100 indexed citations

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Broglio, Fabio, Cristina Gottero, Andrea Benso, et al.. (2003). Effects of Ghrelin on the Insulin and Glycemic Responses to Glucose, Arginine, or Free Fatty Acids Load in Humans. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 88(9). 4268–4272. 96 indexed citations

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Broglio, Fabio, Emanuela Arvat, Andrea Benso, et al.. (2002). Endocrine Activities of Cortistatin-14 and Its Interaction with GHRH and Ghrelin in Humans. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 87(8). 3783–3790. 63 indexed citations

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Vito, Lidia Di, Fabio Broglio, Andrea Benso, et al.. (2002). The GH‐releasing effect of ghrelin, a natural GH secretagogue, is only blunted by the infusion of exogenous somatostatin in humans. Clinical Endocrinology. 56(5). 643–648. 71 indexed citations

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Broglio, Fabio, Emanuela Arvat, Andrea Benso, et al.. (2001). Ghrelin, a Natural GH Secretagogue Produced by the Stomach, Induces Hyperglycemia and Reduces Insulin Secretion in Humans. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 86(10). 5083–5083. 582 indexed citations breakdown →

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Arvat, Emanuela, B. Maccagno, J. Ramunni, et al.. (1998). Influence of galanin and serotonin on the endocrine response to Hexarelin, a synthetic peptidyl GH-secretagogue, in normal women. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 21(10). 673–679. 10 indexed citations

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Arvat, Emanuela, B. Maccagno, J. Ramunni, et al.. (1998). Effects of Dexamethasone and Alprazolam, a Benzodiazepine, on the Stimulatory Effect of Hexarelin, a Synthetic GHRP, on ACTH, Cortisol and GH Secretion in Humans. Neuroendocrinology. 67(4). 310–316. 45 indexed citations

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