Anna Picca

11.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
202 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Anna Picca is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Picca has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Physiology, 85 papers in Molecular Biology and 37 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in Anna Picca's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (84 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (40 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (35 papers). Anna Picca is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (84 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (40 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (35 papers). Anna Picca collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Brazil. Anna Picca's co-authors include Emanuele Marzetti, Riccardo Calvani, Francesco Landi, Hélio José Coelho‐Júnior, Roberto Bernabei, Angela Maria Serena Lezza, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Matteo Tosato, Matteo Cesari and Vito Pesce and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Hepatology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Anna Picca

193 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is Associated With Gut Microbiota Profile and Inflammation in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

2018 503 citations Riccardo Calvani, Anna Picca et al. profile →
Mitochondrial quality control mechanisms as molecular targets in cardiac ageing

2018 287 citations Anna Picca, Robert T. Mankowski et al. profile →
Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, and Neuroinflammation: Intertwined Roads to Neurodegeneration

2020 276 citations Anna Picca, Riccardo Calvani et al. profile →
Mitophagy in human health, ageing and disease

2023 275 citations Anna Picca et al. profile →
Biomarkers shared by frailty and sarcopenia in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 223 citations Anna Picca, Hélio José Coelho‐Júnior et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Anna Picca	3.7k	3.3k	1.3k	1.1k	655	202	7.8k
Olivieri Fabiola	4.1k 1.1×	6.0k 1.8×	2.1k 1.6×	620 0.6×	327 0.5×	264	15.9k
Riccardo Calvani	6.8k 1.8×	3.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	2.5k 2.2×	1.1k 1.6×	250	11.7k
Aurelia Santoro	2.6k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	750 0.6×	401 0.4×	287 0.4×	92	6.9k
Francesco Curcio	2.0k 0.5×	2.6k 0.8×	549 0.4×	419 0.4×	458 0.7×	221	8.2k
Akihisa Iguchi	2.3k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	707 0.5×	485 0.4×	381 0.6×	311	9.2k
John C. Newman	3.6k 1.0×	3.0k 0.9×	570 0.4×	601 0.5×	354 0.5×	71	6.7k
Michelangela Barbieri	2.2k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	332 0.3×	219 0.3×	158	8.2k
Kerstin Brismar	3.2k 0.8×	3.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	254 0.2×	561 0.9×	335	13.5k
Hélio José Coelho‐Júnior	2.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.3×	354 0.3×	898 0.8×	370 0.6×	164	4.8k
Rocco Barazzoni	6.1k 1.6×	1.4k 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.7×	194	9.3k

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Grande, Giulia, Martina Valletta, Amaia Calderón‐Larrañaga, et al.. (2025). Blood biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and 12-year muscle strength trajectories in community-dwelling older adults: a cohort study. The Lancet Healthy Longevity. 6(5). 100715–100715. 2 indexed citations

Marzetti, Emanuele, Riccardo Calvani, Hélio José Coelho‐Júnior, et al.. (2025). Linking Cell Architecture to Mitochondrial Signaling in Neurodegeneration: The Role of Intermediate Filaments. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(24). 11852–11852.

Cacciatore, Stefano, Emanuele Marzetti, Riccardo Calvani, et al.. (2024). Intrinsic capacity and recent falls in adults 80 years and older living in the community: results from the ilSIRENTE Study. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 36(1). 169–169. 9 indexed citations

Chimienti, Guglielmina, Anna Picca, Tiziana Latronico, et al.. (2024). Resveratrol impinges on retrograde communication without inducing mitochondrial biogenesis in aged rat soleus muscle. Experimental Gerontology. 194. 112485–112485. 2 indexed citations

Esteve, Daniel, Chiara Lanzillotta, Antonella Tramutola, et al.. (2024). Altered mitochondrial unfolded protein response and protein quality control promote oxidative distress in down syndrome brain. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 227. 80–93. 4 indexed citations

Arosio, Beatrice & Anna Picca. (2024). The biological roots of the sex-frailty paradox. Experimental Gerontology. 198. 112619–112619. 7 indexed citations

Calvani, Riccardo, et al.. (2024). The influence of ageism on the hallmarks of aging: Where age stigma and biology collide. Experimental Gerontology. 196. 112575–112575. 3 indexed citations

Coelho‐Júnior, Hélio José, Emanuele Marzetti, Casey L. Sexton, et al.. (2024). Mitochondrial quality control measures, systemic inflammation, and lower-limb muscle power in older adults: a PROMPT secondary analysis. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 28(12). 100408–100408. 2 indexed citations

Calvani, Riccardo, Jacopo Gervasoni, Anna Picca, et al.. (2023). Effects of l-Arginine Plus Vitamin C Supplementation on l-Arginine Metabolism in Adults with Long COVID: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(6). 5078–5078. 7 indexed citations

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Primiano, Aniello, Riccardo Calvani, Silvia Persichilli, et al.. (2023). Development of a novel Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem-Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method to measure l-arginine metabolites in plasma. Clinica Chimica Acta. 543. 117306–117306. 7 indexed citations

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Calvani, Riccardo, Anna Picca, Leocadio Rodríguez‐Mañas, et al.. (2023). Amino Acid Profiles in Older Adults with Frailty: Secondary Analysis from MetaboFrail and BIOSPHERE Studies. Metabolites. 13(4). 542–542. 11 indexed citations

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Picca, Anna, Matthew Triolo, Stephanie E. Wohlgemuth, et al.. (2023). Relationship between Mitochondrial Quality Control Markers, Lower Extremity Tissue Composition, and Physical Performance in Physically Inactive Older Adults. Cells. 12(1). 183–183. 18 indexed citations

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Coelho‐Júnior, Hélio José, Marco Carlos Uchida, Anna Picca, et al.. (2021). Evidence-based recommendations for resistance and power training to prevent frailty in community-dwellers. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 33(8). 2069–2086. 34 indexed citations

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Chimienti, Guglielmina, Anna Picca, Flavio Fracasso, et al.. (2021). The Age-Sensitive Efficacy of Calorie Restriction on Mitochondrial Biogenesis and mtDNA Damage in Rat Liver. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(4). 1665–1665. 19 indexed citations

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Calvani, Riccardo, Anna Picca, Federico Marini, et al.. (2020). Identification of biomarkers for physical frailty and sarcopenia through a new multi-marker approach: results from the BIOSPHERE study. GeroScience. 43(2). 727–740. 50 indexed citations

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Calvani, Riccardo, Anna Picca, Giovanni Landi, et al.. (2020). A novel multi-marker discovery approach identifies new serum biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease in older people: an EXosomes in PArkiNson Disease (EXPAND) ancillary study. GeroScience. 42(5). 1323–1334. 39 indexed citations

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Primiano, Aniello, Silvia Persichilli, Pietro Manuel Ferraro, et al.. (2020). A Specific Urinary Amino Acid Profile Characterizes People with Kidney Stones. Disease Markers. 2020. 1–7. 16 indexed citations

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Romano, Cláudia, Giovanni Corsetti, Vincenzo Flati, et al.. (2019). Influence of Diets with Varying Essential/Nonessential Amino Acid Ratios on Mouse Lifespan. Nutrients. 11(6). 1367–1367. 36 indexed citations

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Landi, Francesco, Riccardo Calvani, Anna Maria Martone, et al.. (2019). Daily meat consumption and variation with aging in communitydwellers: results from longevity check-up 7 + project. 67. 62–66. 4 indexed citations

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Martone, Anna Maria, Emanuele Marzetti, Riccardo Calvani, et al.. (2019). Assessment of sarcopenia: From clinical practice to research. PubliCatt (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore). 67(1). 39–45. 6 indexed citations

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