Belinda Spoto

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Belinda Spoto is a scholar working on Nephrology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Belinda Spoto has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Nephrology, 12 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Belinda Spoto's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (6 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (5 papers). Belinda Spoto is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (6 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (5 papers). Belinda Spoto collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Netherlands. Belinda Spoto's co-authors include Carmine Zoccali, Anna Pisano, A. Testa, Francesca Mallamaci, Giovanni Tripepi, Patrizia Pizzini, Daniela Leonardis, Rosa Maria Parlongo, Sebastiano Cutrupi and Graziella D’Arrigo and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Kidney International and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

In The Last Decade

Belinda Spoto

37 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Insulin resistance in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review

2016 324 citations Belinda Spoto, Anna Pisano et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Belinda Spoto Italy	18	397	284	266	261	222	39	1.1k
Draženka Pongrac Barlovič Slovenia	13	299 0.8×	257 0.9×	161 0.6×	355 1.4×	183 0.8×	26	1.1k
Sydney Benchetrit Israel	18	441 1.1×	124 0.4×	245 0.9×	185 0.7×	153 0.7×	89	1.4k
Christiane Rüster Germany	13	495 1.2×	119 0.4×	244 0.9×	320 1.2×	114 0.5×	21	1.3k
Pierre‐Jean Saulnier France	21	346 0.9×	176 0.6×	263 1.0×	427 1.6×	167 0.8×	79	1.3k
Michele Dalla Vestra Italy	15	854 2.2×	189 0.7×	344 1.3×	340 1.3×	141 0.6×	37	1.6k
Alois Saller Italy	12	588 1.5×	126 0.4×	206 0.8×	214 0.8×	117 0.5×	22	1.1k
B. I. Freedman United States	14	339 0.9×	181 0.6×	129 0.5×	222 0.9×	244 1.1×	19	1.1k
Yusuke Kaida Japan	24	241 0.6×	208 0.7×	122 0.5×	148 0.6×	399 1.8×	64	1.5k
Jacques Bernheim Israel	21	394 1.0×	107 0.4×	276 1.0×	183 0.7×	210 0.9×	60	1.5k
Jordi Goldstein‐Fuchs United States	5	641 1.6×	191 0.7×	209 0.8×	738 2.8×	182 0.8×	6	1.5k

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Spoto, Belinda, Cristina Politi, Patrizia Pizzini, et al.. (2024). 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, a biomarker of oxidative DNA injury, in diabetic kidney disease. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 35(2). 103722–103722. 8 indexed citations

Bolignano, Davide, Giuseppe Filiberto Serraino, Patrizia Pizzini, et al.. (2024). Perioperative Marinobufagenin (MBG) Measurement May Improve Acute Kidney Injury Risk Assessment in Patients Undergoing Major Cardiac Surgery: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Medicina. 60(7). 1079–1079.

Spoto, Belinda, Cristina Politi, Maurizio Postorino, et al.. (2024). Role of kidney function on Nrf2 mRNA levels in type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 12(2). e003929–e003929. 4 indexed citations

Politi, Cristina, Rosa Maria Parlongo, Belinda Spoto, et al.. (2023). Role of Gut Microbiota in Overweight Susceptibility in an Adult Population in Italy. Nutrients. 15(13). 2834–2834. 8 indexed citations

Politi, Cristina, Stefanos Roumeliotis, Giovanni Tripepi, & Belinda Spoto. (2023). Sample Size Calculation in Genetic Association Studies: A Practical Approach. Life. 13(1). 235–235. 15 indexed citations

Spoto, Belinda, Graziella D’Arrigo, Giovanni Tripepi, Davide Bolignano, & Carmine Zoccali. (2019). Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase, oxidized LDL and mortality in the elderly. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 33(5). 1393–1397. 6 indexed citations

Spoto, Belinda, A. Testa, Vassilios Liakopoulos, et al.. (2018). The sirtuin1 gene associates with left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy and remodeling in two chronic kidney disease cohorts. Journal of Hypertension. 36(8). 1705–1711. 8 indexed citations

Spoto, Belinda, Patrizia Pizzini, Sebastiano Cutrupi, et al.. (2017). Vitamin D receptor activation by paricalcitol and insulin resistance in CKD. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 28(3). 291–297. 2 indexed citations

Testa, A., Daniela Leonardis, Belinda Spoto, et al.. (2016). A polymorphism in a major antioxidant gene (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1) predicts incident cardiovascular events in chronic kidney disease patients. Journal of Hypertension. 34(5). 928–934. 11 indexed citations

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Dounousi, Evangelia, Ioanna Bouba, Belinda Spoto, et al.. (2016). A Genetic Biomarker of Oxidative Stress, the Paraoxonase‐1 Q192R Gene Variant, Associates with Cardiomyopathy in CKD: A Longitudinal Study. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2016(1). 1507270–1507270. 16 indexed citations

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Fontana, Andrea, Massimiliano Copetti, Belinda Spoto, et al.. (2015). Association between Resistin Levels and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality: A New Study and a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0120419–e0120419. 64 indexed citations

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Testa, A., Francesca Mallamaci, Belinda Spoto, et al.. (2014). Association of a Polymorphism in a Gene Encoding a Urate Transporter with CKD Progression. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 9(6). 1059–1065. 49 indexed citations

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Testa, A., Francesca Mallamaci, Daniela Leonardis, et al.. (2014). Synergism between asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and a genetic marker of uric acid in CKD progression. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 25(2). 167–172. 8 indexed citations

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Testa, A., Belinda Spoto, Anna Pisano, et al.. (2011). eNOS and Caveolin-1 Gene Polymorphisms Interaction and Intima Media Thickness: A Proof of Concept Study in ESRD Patients. American Journal of Hypertension. 25(1). 103–108. 13 indexed citations

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Panichi, Vincenzo, Sabrina Paoletti, Sebastiano Cutrupi, et al.. (2008). Effect of simvastatin on plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine concentration in patients with chronic kidney disease. Journal of Nephrology. 21(1). 38–44. 28 indexed citations

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Spoto, Belinda, A. Testa, Giovanni Tripepi, et al.. (2007). An Additive Effect of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Polymorphisms Contributes to the Severity of Atherosclerosis in Patients on Dialysis. American Journal of Hypertension. 20(7). 758–763. 7 indexed citations

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Mallamaci, Francesca, Giuseppe Seminara, Francesco Rapisarda, et al.. (2005). Hyperhomocysteinemia and arteriovenous fistula thrombosis in hemodialysis patients. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 45(4). 702–707. 29 indexed citations

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Testa, A., Belinda Spoto, Giovanni Tripepi, et al.. (2005). The GLU298ASP variant of nitric oxide synthase interacts with asymmetric dimethyl arginine in determining cardiovascular mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease. Journal of Hypertension. 23(10). 1825–1830. 23 indexed citations

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Zoccali, Carmine, Giovanni Tripepi, Francesco Catalano, et al.. (2005). Adipose tissue cytokines, insulin sensitivity, inflammation, and cardiovascular outcomes in end-stage renal disease patients. Journal of Renal Nutrition. 15(1). 125–130. 44 indexed citations

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Mallamaci, Francesca, et al.. (2000). The deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme is associated with nephroangiosclerosis. American Journal of Hypertension. 13(4). 433–437. 19 indexed citations

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