Andrea Natali

14.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
209 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Andrea Natali is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrea Natali has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 69 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 51 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Andrea Natali's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (43 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (35 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (29 papers). Andrea Natali is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (43 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (35 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (29 papers). Andrea Natali collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Andrea Natali's co-authors include Ele Ferrannini, Eleuterio Ferrannini, Amalia Gastaldelli, Stefania Camastra, Andrea Mari, Lorenzo Nesti, Simona Baldi, Silvia Frascerra, Geltrude Mingrone and Domenico Tricò and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Andrea Natali

206 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

Insulin resistance and hypersecretion in obesity. Europea... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2005 2010 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Insulin resistance and hypersecretion in obesity. European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance (EGIR).
    1997 721 citations Ele Ferrannini, Andrea Natali et al. profile →
  2. Endothelial function and dysfunction. Part II: Association with cardiovascular risk factors and diseases. A statement by the Working Group on Endothelins and Endothelial Factors of the European Society of Hypertension*
    2005 591 citations Hanspeter Brunner, John Cockcroft et al. Journal of Hypertension profile →
  3. α-Hydroxybutyrate Is an Early Biomarker of Insulin Resistance and Glucose Intolerance in a Nondiabetic Population
    2010 546 citations Walter Gall, Monica Nannipieri et al. profile →

Peers

Andrea Natali
Francesco Perticone Italy
Jerry L. Nadler United States
Kazuaki Shimamoto Japan
Bong Soo South Korea
Leena Mykkänen Finland
Giorgio Sesti Italy
Agostino Virdis Italy
Takao Saruta Japan
Eugene J. Barrett United States
Francesco Giorgino Italy
Francesco Perticone Italy
Andrea Natali
Citations per year, relative to Andrea Natali Andrea Natali (= 1×) peers Francesco Perticone

Countries citing papers authored by Andrea Natali

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrea Natali

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrea Natali

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Andrea Natali. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Andrea Natali based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Andrea Natali. Andrea Natali is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Chiriacò, Martina, Domenico Tricò, John R. Petrie, et al.. (2025). Impact of overweight and obesity on fasting insulin secretion in men and women without diabetes: effect sizes and mechanisms. Diabetologia. 69(4). 1035–1048.
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Genovese, Federica, Isabel Gonçalves, Signe Holm Nielsen, et al.. (2023). Plasma levels of PRO-C3, a type III collagen synthesis marker, are associated with arterial stiffness and increased risk of cardiovascular death. Atherosclerosis. 388. 117420–117420. 3 indexed citations
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Tricò, Domenico, Simona Baldi, Alessandro Mengozzi, et al.. (2023). Early time-restricted carbohydrate consumption vs conventional dieting in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial. Diabetologia. 67(2). 263–274. 6 indexed citations
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Khan, Faisel, Isabel Gonçalves, Angela C. Shore, et al.. (2022). Plaque characteristics and biomarkers predicting regression and progression of carotid atherosclerosis. Cell Reports Medicine. 3(7). 100676–100676. 12 indexed citations
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Montalcini, Tiziana, Arturo Pujia, Lorenzo M. Donini, et al.. (2020). A Call to Action: Now Is the Time to Screen Elderly and Treat Osteosarcopenia, a Position Paper of the Italian College of Academic Nutritionists MED/49 (ICAN-49). Nutrients. 12(9). 2662–2662. 13 indexed citations
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Rayner, Christopher K., Linda E. Watson, Anna C. Phillips, et al.. (2020). Effects of Sustained Treatment With Lixisenatide on Gastric Emptying and Postprandial Glucose Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Diabetes Care. 43(8). 1813–1821. 38 indexed citations
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Pugliese, Nicola Riccardo, Nicolò De Biase, Luna Gargani, et al.. (2020). Predicting the transition to and progression of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a weighted risk score using bio-humoural, cardiopulmonary, and echocardiographic stress testing. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 28(15). 1650–1661. 62 indexed citations
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Tricò, Domenico, Alessandro Mengozzi, Lorenzo Nesti, et al.. (2019). Circulating palmitoleic acid is an independent determinant of insulin sensitivity, beta cell function and glucose tolerance in non-diabetic individuals: a longitudinal analysis. Diabetologia. 63(1). 206–218. 46 indexed citations
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Tricò, Domenico, Silvia Frascerra, Simona Baldi, et al.. (2018). The insulinotropic effect of a high-protein nutrient preload is mediated by the increase of plasma amino acids in type 2 diabetes. European Journal of Nutrition. 58(6). 2253–2261. 23 indexed citations
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Ferrannini, Ele, Andrea Natali, Stefania Camastra, et al.. (2012). Early metabolic markers of the development of dysglycaemia and type 2 diabetes and their physiological significance. Diabetologia. 55. 3 indexed citations
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Mari, Andrea, Andrea Tura, Andrea Natali, et al.. (2010). Impaired beta cell glucose sensitivity rather than inadequate compensation for insulin resistance is the dominant defect in glucose intolerance. Diabetologia. 53(4). 749–756. 92 indexed citations
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Mari, Andrea, Amalia Gastaldelli, Elza Muscelli, Andrea Natali, & Eleuterio Ferrannini. (2010). Relationships between Glucose Clearance during an OGTT and a Euglycemic Clamp. Diabetes. 59. 1 indexed citations
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Sesti, Giorgio, Francesco Andreozzi, Riccardo C. Bonadonna, et al.. (2007). Impact of lowering the criterion for impaired fasting glucose on identification of individuals with insulin resistance. The GISIR database.. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 24(2). 130–136. 5 indexed citations
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Baldi, Simona, Silvia Frascerra, Ele Ferrannini, & Andrea Natali. (2007). LDL resistance to oxidation: Effects of lipid phenotype, autologous HDL and alanine. Clinica Chimica Acta. 379(1-2). 95–100. 5 indexed citations
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Brunner, Hanspeter, John Cockcroft, John Deanfield, et al.. (2005). Endothelial function and dysfunction. Part II: Association with cardiovascular risk factors and diseases. A statement by the Working Group on Endothelins and Endothelial Factors of the European Society of Hypertension*. Journal of Hypertension. 23(2). 233–246. 591 indexed citations breakdown →
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Natali, Andrea, et al.. (2001). Effect of essential hypertension on endothelial function in type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetes. 50. 1 indexed citations
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Vichi, Silvia, Andrea Natali, & Eleuterio Ferrannini. (1996). Coronary atherosclerosis in non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM): Risk factors (RF) and impact on mortality.. Diabetes. 45. 797–797. 1 indexed citations
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Natali, Andrea, D Santoro, Carlo Palombo, S Ghione, & Ele Ferrannini. (1990). Diabetes and high blood pressure. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa). 3(1). 67–84. 11 indexed citations
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Pedrinelli, Roberto, Giacomo Bruschi, L Graziadei, et al.. (1987). ANF IN PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM - EFFECT OF DIETARY NA+ AND POSTURAL CHANGES AND RELATIONSHIP WITH ALDOSTERONE. Circulation. 76(4). 268–268. 10 indexed citations

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