Aurelia Santoro

12.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
92 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Aurelia Santoro is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Aurelia Santoro has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Physiology, 42 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Aurelia Santoro's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (23 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (19 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (18 papers). Aurelia Santoro is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (23 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (19 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (18 papers). Aurelia Santoro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Russia and United Kingdom. Aurelia Santoro's co-authors include Claudio Franceschi, Paolo Garagnani, Cristina Giuliani, Paolo Parini, Daniela Monti, Miriam Capri, Stefano Salvioli, Maria Conte, Elisa Bientinesi and Rita Ostan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Aurelia Santoro

91 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Inflammaging: a new immune–metabolic viewpoint for age-related diseases

2018 2.0k citations Claudio Franceschi, Paolo Garagnani et al. profile →
The Continuum of Aging and Age-Related Diseases: Common Mechanisms but Different Rates

2018 594 citations Claudio Franceschi, Paolo Garagnani et al. profile →
Immunosenescence and inflammaging in the aging process: age-related diseases or longevity?

2021 336 citations Aurelia Santoro, Daniela Monti et al. profile →
Aging and Imaging Assessment of Body Composition: From Fat to Facts

2020 244 citations Aurelia Santoro, Chiara Gasperini et al. profile →
Elevated gut microbiome abundance of Christensenellaceae, Porphyromonadaceae and Rikenellaceae is associated with reduced visceral adipose tissue and healthier metabolic profile in Italian elderly

2021 196 citations Teresa Tavella, Simone Rampelli et al. Gut Microbes profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aurelia Santoro Italy	38	2.6k	2.6k	954	825	750	92	6.9k
Rita Ostan Italy	35	2.2k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	475 0.5×	777 0.9×	377 0.5×	66	5.7k
Daniela Mari Italy	44	1.5k 0.6×	2.3k 0.9×	519 0.5×	239 0.3×	440 0.6×	170	6.2k
Michelangela Barbieri Italy	55	2.2k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	377 0.4×	380 0.5×	1.0k 1.4×	158	8.2k
Silvana Valensin Italy	21	1.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 1.6×	207 0.3×	926 1.2×	26	5.8k
Paul G. Shiels United Kingdom	45	1.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	454 0.5×	616 0.7×	792 1.1×	179	6.1k
Pascal Reynier France	55	1.2k 0.5×	6.3k 2.4×	650 0.7×	1.7k 2.0×	665 0.9×	301	10.5k
Jacek M. Witkowski Poland	40	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 2.3×	219 0.3×	867 1.2×	183	6.7k
Giuseppina Candore Italy	55	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	3.4k 3.6×	455 0.6×	1.7k 2.3×	279	10.5k
Domenico Lio Italy	48	1.6k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	2.4k 2.5×	284 0.3×	1.3k 1.7×	176	7.3k
Toshiko Tanaka United States	38	1.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	274 0.3×	772 0.9×	407 0.5×	178	5.0k

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Nilsson, Andréas, Aurelia Santoro, Agnes A. M. Berendsen, et al.. (2025). Associations between time spent in sedentary behaviors and metabolic syndrome risk in physically active and inactive European older adults. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 29(6). 100544–100544.

Carapito, Raphaël, Marten Trendelenburg, Thierry Martin, et al.. (2024). Machine learning for precision diagnostics of autoimmunity. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 27848–27848. 2 indexed citations

Santoro, Aurelia, et al.. (2022). The Association of Nutrition Quality with Frailty Syndrome among the Elderly. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(6). 3379–3379. 4 indexed citations

Santoro, Aurelia, Claudio Franceschi, Alberto Bazzocchi, et al.. (2022). Protein intake and bone mineral density: Cross‐sectional relationship and longitudinal effects in older adults. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 14(1). 116–125. 15 indexed citations

Gensous, Noémie, Claudia Sala, Chiara Pirazzini, et al.. (2022). A Targeted Epigenetic Clock for the Prediction of Biological Age. Cells. 11(24). 4044–4044. 24 indexed citations

Tavella, Teresa, Simone Rampelli, Giulia Guidarelli, et al.. (2021). Elevated gut microbiome abundance of Christensenellaceae, Porphyromonadaceae and Rikenellaceae is associated with reduced visceral adipose tissue and healthier metabolic profile in Italian elderly. Gut Microbes. 13(1). 1–19. 196 indexed citations breakdown →

Santoro, Aurelia, Andréas Nilsson, Claudio Franceschi, et al.. (2020). Beneficial Role of Replacing Dietary Saturated Fatty Acids with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Prevention of Sarcopenia: Findings from the NU-AGE Cohort. Nutrients. 12(10). 3079–3079. 21 indexed citations

Nilsson, Andréas, Aurelia Santoro, Claudio Franceschi, et al.. (2020). Dietary Fibre May Mitigate Sarcopenia Risk: Findings from the NU-AGE Cohort of Older European Adults. Nutrients. 12(4). 1075–1075. 24 indexed citations

Mensink, Marco, Agnes A. M. Berendsen, Ido P. Kema, et al.. (2020). Vitamin B-6 intake is related to physical performance in European older adults: results of the New Dietary Strategies Addressing the Specific Needs of the Elderly Population for Healthy Aging in Europe (NU-AGE) study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 113(4). 781–789. 16 indexed citations

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Nilsson, Andréas, Aurelia Santoro, Alberto Bazzocchi, et al.. (2020). Fighting Sarcopenia in Ageing European Adults: The Importance of the Amount and Source of Dietary Proteins. Nutrients. 12(12). 3601–3601. 28 indexed citations

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Franceschi, Claudio, Aurelia Santoro, & Miriam Capri. (2020). The complex relationship between Immunosenescence and Inflammaging: Special issue on the New Biomedical Perspectives. Seminars in Immunopathology. 42(5). 517–520. 26 indexed citations

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Jennings, Amy, A. M. Berendsen, C.P.G.M. de Groot, et al.. (2019). Mediterranean-Style Diet Improves Systolic Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Older Adults. Hypertension. 73(3). 578–586. 125 indexed citations

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Gensous, Noémie, Claudio Franceschi, Aurelia Santoro, et al.. (2019). The Impact of Caloric Restriction on the Epigenetic Signatures of Aging. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(8). 2022–2022. 73 indexed citations

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Jennings, Amy, Jonathan Tang, Rachel Gillings, et al.. (2019). Changing from a Western to a Mediterranean-style diet does not affect iron or selenium status: results of the New Dietary Strategies Addressing the Specific Needs of the Elderly Population for Healthy Aging in Europe (NU-AGE) 1-year randomized clinical trial in elderly Europeans. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 111(1). 98–109. 15 indexed citations

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Maijó, Mònica, Kamal Ivory, J. Dainty, et al.. (2018). One-Year Consumption of a Mediterranean-Like Dietary Pattern With Vitamin D3 Supplements Induced Small Scale but Extensive Changes of Immune Cell Phenotype, Co-receptor Expression and Innate Immune Responses in Healthy Elderly Subjects: Results From the United Kingdom Arm of the NU-AGE Trial. Frontiers in Physiology. 9. 997–997. 18 indexed citations

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Calabrese, Vittorio, Aurelia Santoro, Angela Trovato Salinaro, et al.. (2018). Hormetic approaches to the treatment of Parkinson's disease: Perspectives and possibilities. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 96(10). 1641–1662. 64 indexed citations

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Cevenini, Elisa, Elena Bellavista, Paolo Tieri, et al.. (2010). Systems Biology and Longevity: An Emerging Approach to Identify Innovative Anti- Aging Targets and Strategies. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 16(7). 802–813. 48 indexed citations

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Salvioli, Stefano, Miriam Capri, Aurelia Santoro, et al.. (2008). The impact of mitochondrial DNA on human lifespan: A view from studies on centenarians. Biotechnology Journal. 3(6). 740–749. 38 indexed citations

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Salvioli, Stefano, Paolo Tieri, Gastone Castellani, et al.. (2007). Longevity genes across species: conservation versus evolvability. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Salvioli, Stefano, Olivieri Fabiola, Francesca Marchegiani, et al.. (2006). Genes, ageing and longevity in humans: Problems, advantages and perspectives. Free Radical Research. 40(12). 1303–1323. 57 indexed citations

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