Attilio Rigotti

16.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
218 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Attilio Rigotti is a scholar working on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Attilio Rigotti has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Surgery, 65 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 40 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Attilio Rigotti's work include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (58 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (53 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (38 papers). Attilio Rigotti is often cited by papers focused on Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (58 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (53 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (38 papers). Attilio Rigotti collaborates with scholars based in Chile, United States and Ecuador. Attilio Rigotti's co-authors include Monty Krieger, Susan Acton, Helen H. Hobbs, Katherine T. Landschulz, Bernardo L. Trigatti, Shangzhe Xu, Marsha Penman, Flavio Nervi, Ludwig Amigo and Helena E. Miettinen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Attilio Rigotti

206 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

Identification of Scavenger Receptor SR-BI as a High Dens... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 1997 1997 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Identification of Scavenger Receptor SR-BI as a High Density Lipoprotein Receptor
    1996 1.9k citations Attilio Rigotti et al. profile →
  2. A targeted mutation in the murine gene encoding the high density lipoprotein (HDL) receptor scavenger receptor class B type I reveals its key role in HDL metabolism
    1997 746 citations Attilio Rigotti et al. profile →
  3. Overexpression of the HDL receptor SR-BI alters plasma HDL and bile cholesterol levels
    1997 602 citations Attilio Rigotti et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Attilio Rigotti Chile 48 5.4k 4.0k 2.3k 2.0k 1.4k 218 11.5k
Lawrence L. Rudel United States 54 4.7k 0.9× 3.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 2.1k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 149 12.1k
Émile Lévy Canada 61 2.8k 0.5× 4.1k 1.0× 875 0.4× 2.0k 1.0× 663 0.5× 357 13.1k
Ann W. Hsing United States 67 3.8k 0.7× 3.5k 0.9× 3.6k 1.6× 2.0k 1.0× 2.3k 1.6× 254 14.8k
Hajime Nawata Japan 61 2.5k 0.5× 4.7k 1.2× 1.9k 0.8× 2.9k 1.4× 744 0.5× 494 14.9k
Vay Liang W. Go United States 65 4.8k 0.9× 3.0k 0.7× 3.3k 1.4× 1.8k 0.9× 690 0.5× 270 16.2k
John S. Parks United States 68 6.9k 1.3× 6.8k 1.7× 2.2k 1.0× 5.8k 2.9× 2.2k 1.6× 330 17.9k
Mark J. Graham United States 57 3.7k 0.7× 6.4k 1.6× 667 0.3× 2.6k 1.3× 2.9k 2.0× 154 13.7k
Willa A. Hsueh United States 72 3.3k 0.6× 7.1k 1.8× 1.3k 0.6× 3.8k 1.9× 1.8k 1.2× 251 18.1k
Nicholas O. Davidson United States 63 2.4k 0.4× 7.2k 1.8× 1.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 258 13.3k
Lars Berglund United States 59 4.7k 0.9× 2.7k 0.7× 505 0.2× 3.3k 1.6× 1.3k 0.9× 249 12.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Monge‐Rojas, Rafael, Juan José Romero Zúñiga, Irina Kovalskys, et al.. (2025). Adherence to the EAT‐Lancet Diet is Not Associated With Weight Status in a Latin American Urban Multicentric Study. Advances in Public Health. 2025(1).
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Monge‐Rojas, Rafael, Irina Kovalskys, Marianella Herrera‐Cuenca, et al.. (2024). Adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet and its association with micronutrient intake in the urban population of eight Latin American countries. Nutrition Research. 139. 136–148. 2 indexed citations
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Herrera‐Cuenca, Marianella, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, Lilia Yadira Cortés, et al.. (2024). Inadequate Intake of Choline and Essential Fatty Acids in Latin American Childbearing-Age Women as a Regional Pre-Conceptional Disadvantage: ELANS Results. Nutrients. 16(18). 3150–3150.
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Cortés, Lilia Yadira, Marianella Herrera‐Cuenca, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, et al.. (2024). Contributions of Fat and Fatty Acids Intake to the Latin American Diet: Results of ELANS Study. Nutrients. 16(22). 3940–3940.
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Castillo-Paredes, Antonio, Irina Kovalskys, Georgina Gómez, et al.. (2022). Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Active Transportation in Adults from Eight Latin American Countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(19). 12811–12811. 5 indexed citations
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Busso, Dolores, Guadalupe Echeverría, Attilio Rigotti, et al.. (2021). Intake of Vitamin E and C in Women of Reproductive Age: Results from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS). Nutrients. 13(6). 1954–1954. 14 indexed citations
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Liria-Domínguez, Maria Reyna, Georgina Gómez, Irina Kovalskys, et al.. (2021). Correlation between Neck Circumference and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Eight Latin American Countries. Results from ELANS Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(22). 11975–11975. 7 indexed citations
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Brenes, Juan C., Georgina Gómez, Irina Kovalskys, et al.. (2021). Alcohol Contribution to Total Energy Intake and Its Association with Nutritional Status and Diet Quality in Eight Latina American Countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(24). 13130–13130. 11 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Gérson, Adilson Marques, Tiago V. Barreira, et al.. (2021). Accelerometer-Measured Daily Step Counts and Adiposity Indicators among Latin American Adults: A Multi-Country Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(9). 4641–4641. 10 indexed citations
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Matsudo, Sandra Mahecha, Irina Kovalskys, Georgina Gómez, et al.. (2021). Association between Active Transportation and Public Transport with an Objectively Measured Meeting of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Daily Steps Guidelines in Adults by Sex from Eight Latin American Countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(21). 11553–11553. 3 indexed citations
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Gómez, Georgina, Irina Kovalskys, Ana Carolina Barco Leme, et al.. (2021). Socioeconomic Status Impact on Diet Quality and Body Mass Index in Eight Latin American Countries: ELANS Study Results. Nutrients. 13(7). 2404–2404. 52 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Gérson, André O. Werneck, Danilo R. Silva, et al.. (2020). Association between Perceived Neighborhood Built Environment and Walking and Cycling for Transport among Inhabitants from Latin America: The ELANS Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(18). 6858–6858. 15 indexed citations
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Gómez, Georgina, Ágatha Nogueira Previdelli, Regina Mara Fisberg, et al.. (2020). Dietary Diversity and Micronutrients Adequacy in Women of Childbearing Age: Results from ELANS Study. Nutrients. 12(7). 1994–1994. 49 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Gérson, André O. Werneck, Danilo R. Silva, et al.. (2020). Socio-Demographic Correlates of Total and Domain-Specific Sedentary Behavior in Latin America: A Population-Based Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(15). 5587–5587. 13 indexed citations
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Herrera‐Cuenca, Marianella, Ágatha Nogueira Previdelli, Berthold Koletzko, et al.. (2020). Childbearing Age Women Characteristics in Latin America. Building Evidence Bases for Early Prevention. Results from the ELANS Study. Nutrients. 13(1). 45–45. 7 indexed citations
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Kovalskys, Irina, Mauro Fisberg, Georgina Gómez, et al.. (2015). Standardization of the Food Composition Database Used in the Latin American Nutrition and Health Study (ELANS). Nutrients. 7(9). 7914–7924. 54 indexed citations
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Serrano, Valentina, Alberto Maíz, S. Eyheramendy, et al.. (2012). APOA5 Q97X Mutation Identified through homozygosity mapping causes severe hypertriglyceridemia in a Chilean consanguineous family. BMC Medical Genetics. 13(1). 106–106. 14 indexed citations
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Zanlungo, Silvana, Attilio Rigotti, & Flavio Nervi. (2004). Hepatic cholesterol transport from plasma into bile: implications for gallstone disease. Current Opinion in Lipidology. 15(3). 279–286. 36 indexed citations
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Rigotti, Attilio. (2000). Importancia del receptor scavenger clase B, tipo I (SR-BI) en el metabolismo de las HDL y en la aterosclerosis. Clínica e Investigación en Arteriosclerosis. 12(4). 219–231. 2 indexed citations

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