Barbara Ruaro

5.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
154 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Barbara Ruaro is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Ruaro has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 64 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 46 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Barbara Ruaro's work include Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (84 papers), Dermatologic Treatments and Research (41 papers) and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (34 papers). Barbara Ruaro is often cited by papers focused on Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (84 papers), Dermatologic Treatments and Research (41 papers) and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (34 papers). Barbara Ruaro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Belgium and United Kingdom. Barbara Ruaro's co-authors include Maurizio Cutolo, Alberto Sulli, Carmen Pizzorni, Sabrina Paolino, Marco Confalonieri, Vanessa Smith, Francesco Salton, Paola Confalonieri, Amelia Chiara Trombetta and Elisa Baratella and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Ruaro

141 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

The History and Mystery of Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cells: Focus on Their Physiologic and Pathologic Role in Lung

2021 183 citations Barbara Ruaro, Francesco Salton et al. profile →
Regeneration or Repair? The Role of Alveolar Epithelial Cells in the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

2022 96 citations Paola Confalonieri, Francesco Salton et al. profile →
Pirfenidone and Nintedanib in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Lights and Shadows

2024 37 citations Francesco Salton, Paola Confalonieri et al. Pharmaceuticals profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara Ruaro Italy	34	1.3k	992	722	494	409	154	2.9k
Alberto Moggi Pignone Italy	30	1.4k 1.1×	547 0.6×	495 0.7×	297 0.6×	522 1.3×	127	2.7k
Michele Colaci Italy	31	1.4k 1.1×	558 0.6×	616 0.9×	348 0.7×	586 1.4×	122	3.0k
Alexandra Balbir‐Gurman Israel	30	1.1k 0.8×	562 0.6×	408 0.6×	249 0.5×	611 1.5×	118	2.6k
G. La Montagna Italy	25	1.0k 0.8×	351 0.4×	318 0.4×	338 0.7×	350 0.9×	58	2.6k
K.H. Ly France	31	514 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	466 0.6×	254 0.5×	376 0.9×	139	2.7k
Giuseppe Francesco Sferrazza Papa Italy	32	637 0.5×	803 0.8×	221 0.3×	248 0.5×	228 0.6×	132	3.5k
Domenico Biasi Italy	31	909 0.7×	275 0.3×	442 0.6×	366 0.7×	977 2.4×	169	3.1k
A. Hamzaoui Tunisia	28	471 0.4×	452 0.5×	160 0.2×	296 0.6×	797 1.9×	169	2.6k
Mark D. P. Davis United States	29	495 0.4×	224 0.2×	711 1.0×	323 0.7×	203 0.5×	85	2.3k
Marco Nardi Italy	35	2.5k 1.9×	232 0.2×	344 0.5×	666 1.3×	99 0.2×	185	5.4k

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Salton, Francesco, et al.. (2025). The Impact of Comorbidities on the Discontinuation of Antifibrotic Therapy in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Pharmaceuticals. 18(3). 411–411. 1 indexed citations

Hughes, Michael, Barbara Ruaro, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan, et al.. (2025). Raynaud’s phenomenon is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and venous thromboembolism. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 74. 152799–152799.

Castaldo, Nadia, Vincenzo Patruno, Michael Hughes, et al.. (2025). Retrospective Observational Study of Nintedanib in Managing Idiopathic and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Routine Practice. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(18). 6665–6665. 1 indexed citations

Confalonieri, Paola, Francesco Salton, Metka Kodric, et al.. (2024). Safety of Nintedanib in a Patient with Chronic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Kidney Disease. Pharmaceuticals. 17(9). 1147–1147. 4 indexed citations

Salton, Francesco, et al.. (2024). Deciphering loop gain complexity: a primer for understanding a pathophysiological trait of obstructive sleep apnea patients. Respiratory Medicine. 234. 107820–107820. 2 indexed citations

Salton, Francesco, Marianna Gabriella Rispoli, Paolo Confalonieri, et al.. (2024). A tailored machine learning approach for mortality prediction in severe COVID-19 treated with glucocorticoids. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 28(9). 439–445. 2 indexed citations

Hughes, Michael, Giulia Bandini, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan, et al.. (2024). Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Sarcoidosis: A State-of-the-Art, Comprehensive Review of the Literature—Practical Clinical Insights and Many Unmet Needs on Diagnosis and Treatment. Pharmaceuticals. 17(9). 1106–1106. 3 indexed citations

Salton, Francesco, et al.. (2024). Vascular Endothelial Damage in COPD: Where Are We Now, Where Will We Go?. Diagnostics. 14(9). 950–950. 4 indexed citations

Salton, Francesco, Paola Confalonieri, G. Umberto Meduri, et al.. (2023). Theory and Practice of Glucocorticoids in COVID-19: Getting to the Heart of the Matter—A Critical Review and Viewpoints. Pharmaceuticals. 16(7). 924–924. 3 indexed citations

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Bandini, Giulia, Alessia Alunno, Corrado Campochiaro, et al.. (2023). A Multinational Survey Investigating the Unmet Needs and Patient Perspectives Concerning Proton Pump Inhibitors in Systemic Sclerosis . Arthritis Care & Research. 76(5). 608–615. 4 indexed citations

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Baratella, Elisa, et al.. (2022). Accuracy of CT-Guided Core-Needle Biopsy in Diagnosis of Thoracic Lesions Suspicious for Primitive Malignancy of the Lung: A Five-Year Retrospective Analysis. Tomography. 8(6). 2828–2838. 27 indexed citations

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Santiago, Tânia, Eduardo Santos, Barbara Ruaro, et al.. (2022). Recommendations for the execution and reporting of skin ultrasound in systemic sclerosis: an international collaboration under the WSF skin ultrasound group. RMD Open. 8(2). e002371–e002371. 10 indexed citations

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Ruaro, Barbara, Paola Confalonieri, Riccardo Pozzan, et al.. (2022). Severe COVID-19 ARDS Treated by Bronchoalveolar Lavage with Diluted Exogenous Pulmonary Surfactant as Salvage Therapy: In Pursuit of the Holy Grail?. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(13). 3577–3577. 13 indexed citations

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Contardo, Luca, Fabiola Giudici, Francesco Salton, et al.. (2022). Low Arousal Threshold Estimation Predicts Failure of Mandibular Advancement Devices in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Diagnostics. 12(10). 2548–2548. 11 indexed citations

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Baratella, Elisa, Barbara Ruaro, Cristina Marrocchio, et al.. (2022). Diagnostic Accuracy of Chest Digital Tomosynthesis in Patients Recovering after COVID-19 Pneumonia. Tomography. 8(3). 1221–1227. 10 indexed citations

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Ruaro, Barbara, Elisa Baratella, Paola Confalonieri, et al.. (2022). Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: An Update. Diagnostics. 12(2). 235–235. 32 indexed citations

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Ruaro, Barbara, Paola Confalonieri, Barbara Wade, et al.. (2021). Correlation between Potential Risk Factors and Pulmonary Embolism in Sarcoidosis Patients Timely Treated. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(11). 2462–2462. 16 indexed citations

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Ruaro, Barbara, Elisa Baratella, Paola Confalonieri, et al.. (2021). High-Resolution Computed Tomography and Lung Ultrasound in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Which One to Choose?. Diagnostics. 11(12). 2293–2293. 13 indexed citations

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Baratella, Elisa, Barbara Ruaro, Cristina Marrocchio, et al.. (2021). Interstitial Lung Disease at High Resolution CT after SARS-CoV-2-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome According to Pulmonary Segmental Anatomy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(17). 3985–3985. 48 indexed citations

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Salton, Francesco, Barbara Ruaro, Paola Confalonieri, & Marco Confalonieri. (2020). Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition: A Major Pathogenic Driver in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?. Medicina. 56(11). 608–608. 50 indexed citations

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