Angelo Pietrobelli

21.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
274 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Angelo Pietrobelli is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Angelo Pietrobelli has authored 274 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Physiology, 102 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 32 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Angelo Pietrobelli's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (91 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (61 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (45 papers). Angelo Pietrobelli is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (91 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (61 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (45 papers). Angelo Pietrobelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Sweden. Angelo Pietrobelli's co-authors include Steven B. Heymsfield, Myles S. Faith, Moonseong Heo, David B. Allison, David T. Redden, José R. Fernández, Dympna Gallagher, G Chiumello, Paolo Brambilla and Carmelo Formica and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Angelo Pietrobelli

259 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Waist circumference percentiles in nationally representative samples of African-American, European-American, and Mexican-American children and adolescents

2004 1.1k citations Angelo Pietrobelli, David B. Allison et al. profile →
Effects of COVID‐19 Lockdown on Lifestyle Behaviors in Children with Obesity Living in Verona, Italy: A Longitudinal Study

2020 790 citations Angelo Pietrobelli, Luca Pecoraro et al. profile →
Body mass index as a measure of adiposity among children and adolescents: A validation study

1998 716 citations Angelo Pietrobelli, Myles S. Faith et al. profile →
Validity of body mass index compared with other body-composition screening indexes for the assessment of body fatness in children and adolescents

2002 679 citations Angelo Pietrobelli et al. profile →
What is the best measure of adiposity change in growing children: BMI, BMI %, BMI z-score or BMI centile?

2005 570 citations Myles S. Faith, Angelo Pietrobelli et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Increased adiposity and impaired sleep are associated with severity of greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a cross-sectional study 2025 ·Frontiers in Medicine ·Marco Alessandro Minetto, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), John Shepherd, Steven B. Heymsfield, Angelo Pietrobelli	0
2	Intranasal Corticosteroids and Oral Montelukast for Paediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: A Systematic Review 2025 ·Pharmaceutics ·Marco Zaffanello, Angelo Pietrobelli, (unknown), Franco Antoniazzi, (unknown), Giorgio Piacentini	0
3	Mapping the Fat: How Childhood Obesity and Body Composition Shape Obstructive Sleep Apnoea 2025 ·Children ·Marco Zaffanello, Angelo Pietrobelli, Giorgio Piacentini, Thomas Zoller, (unknown), (unknown), Franco Antoniazzi	0
4	Lipid Profile, Eating Habit, and Physical Activity in Children with Down Syndrome: A Prospective Study 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Luca Pecoraro, (unknown), Francesco Cavallin, Silvana Lauriola, Giorgio Piacentini, Angelo Pietrobelli	3
5	Weight/height ² : Mathematical overview of the world's most widely used adiposity index 2024 ·Obesity Reviews ·Steven B. Heymsfield, John D. Sorkin, Diana M. Thomas, Shengping Yang, Moonseong Heo, (unknown), (unknown), Angelo Pietrobelli	3
6	Role of Nutrients in Pediatric Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease: From Pathogenesis to Correct Supplementation 2024 ·Biomedicines ·(unknown), (unknown), Milena Brugnara, Giorgio Piacentini, Angelo Pietrobelli, Luca Pecoraro	3
7	The Role of Zinc in Developed Countries in Pediatric Patients: A 360-Degree View 2024 ·Biomolecules ·(unknown), (unknown), Angelo Pietrobelli, Luís A. Moreno, Giorgio Piacentini, Luca Pecoraro	3
8	Comparison of Performance in the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) between Overweight/Obese and Normal-Weight Children and Association with Haemodynamic Parameters: A Cross-Sectional Study in Four Primary Schools 2024 ·Nutrients ·Alice Giontella, Angela Tagetti, Sara Bonafini, (unknown), Filippo Cattazzo, (unknown), Franco Antoniazzi, Rossella Gaudino, Paolo Cavarzere, Martina Montagnana, Angelo Pietrobelli, Claudio Maffeis, Pietro Minuz, Cristiano Fava	3
9	Body composition and laboratory parameters in children with down syndrome: The DONUT study 2023 ·Clinical Nutrition ESPEN ·Luca Pecoraro, (unknown), (unknown), Massimo Mirandola, Silvana Lauriola, Giorgio Piacentini, Angelo Pietrobelli	5
10	Concerns Related to the Consequences of Pediatric Cannabis Use: A 360-Degree View 2023 ·Children ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Giorgio Piacentini, Rossella Gaudino, Angelo Pietrobelli, Luca Pecoraro	2
11	The Impact of Growth Hormone Therapy on Sleep-Related Health Outcomes in Children with Prader–Willi Syndrome: A Review and Clinical Analysis 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Marco Zaffanello, Angelo Pietrobelli, Giorgio Piacentini, (unknown), Franco Antoniazzi	5
12	Allergic Diseases and Childhood Obesity: A Detrimental Link? 2023 ·Biomedicines ·(unknown), Luca Pecoraro, Carl‐Erik Flodmark, Marco Zaffanello, Giorgio Piacentini, Angelo Pietrobelli	7
13	Effects of COVID‐19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors in children with obesity: Longitudinal study update 2021 ·Obesity Science & Practice ·Angelo Pietrobelli, Nicole Fearnbach, Alessandro Ferruzzi, (unknown), Moonseong Heo, Myles S. Faith, Luca Pecoraro, Thomas Zoller, Franco Antoniazzi, Giorgio Piacentini, Steven B. Heymsfield	17
14	Fatty Acid Profile and Desaturase Activities in 7–10-Year-Old Children Attending Primary School in Verona South District: Association between Palmitoleic Acid, SCD-16, Indices of Adiposity, and Blood Pressure 2020 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Sara Bonafini, Alice Giontella, Angela Tagetti, (unknown), Rossella Gaudino, Paolo Cavarzere, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Angelo Pietrobelli, Pietro Minuz, Franco Antoniazzi, Claudio Maffeis, Cristiano Fava	14
15	Upper Limb Congenital Gangrene ? 3D-Printed Prosthesis: A Case Report 2020 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Angelo Pietrobelli	1
16	From conception to infancy — early risk factors for childhood obesity 2019 ·Nature Reviews Endocrinology ·Elvira Larqué, Idoia Labayen, Carl‐Erik Flodmark, Inge Lissau, (unknown), Luís A. Moreno, Angelo Pietrobelli, Kurt Widhalm	149
17	Whats going on pediatric obesity: Report from Italy. 2018 ·Current Pediatric Research ·Luca Pecoraro, Angelo Pietrobelli, Marco Zaffanello, (unknown), Pasquale Comberiati, Giorgio Piacentini	1
18	Behind human milk and breastfeeding: not only food 2017 ·International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition ·Luca Pecoraro, Carlo Agostoni, (unknown), Angelo Pietrobelli	16
19	Epigenetic mechanisms elicited by nutrition in early life 2011 ·Nutrition Research Reviews ·Roberto Berni Canani, Margherita Di Costanzo, Ludovica Leone, Giorgio Bedogni, Paolo Brambilla, Stefano Cianfarani, Valério Nobili, Angelo Pietrobelli, Carlo Agostoni	153
20	Project Grow-2-Gether: A Study of the Genetic and Environmental Influences on Child Eating and Obesity 2002 ·Twin Research ·Myles S. Faith, Kathleen Keller, Patty E. Matz, Susan L. Johnson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Moonseong Heo, Angelo Pietrobelli, Steven B. Heymsfield, David B. Allison	10

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