Carlo Agostoni

26.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
488 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Carlo Agostoni is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlo Agostoni has authored 488 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 198 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 108 papers in Epidemiology and 94 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Carlo Agostoni's work include Infant Nutrition and Health (104 papers), Fatty Acid Research and Health (82 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (66 papers). Carlo Agostoni is often cited by papers focused on Infant Nutrition and Health (104 papers), Fatty Acid Research and Health (82 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (66 papers). Carlo Agostoni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Switzerland. Carlo Agostoni's co-authors include Enrica Riva, Marcello Giovannini, Silvia Scaglioni, Valentina De Cosmi, Paolo Brambilla, Alessandra Mazzocchi, Berthold Koletzko, Valentina Ciappolino, Raanan Shamir and Hania Szajewska and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Carlo Agostoni

458 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

Factors Influencing Children’s Eat... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2018 2008 2008 2009 2012 250 500 750
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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. Factors Influencing Children’s Eating Behaviours
    2018 766 citations Silvia Scaglioni, Valentina De Cosmi et al. Nutrients profile →
  2. Complementary Feeding: A Commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition
    2008 693 citations Carlo Agostoni, Berthold Koletzko et al. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition profile →
  3. The roles of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy, lactation and infancy: review of current knowledge and consensus recommendations
    2008 508 citations Berthold Koletzko, Carlo Agostoni et al. profile →
  4. Breast‐feeding: A Commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition
    2009 489 citations Carlo Agostoni, Berthold Koletzko et al. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition profile →
  5. Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for protein
    2012 482 citations Carlo Agostoni profile →
  6. DHA Effects in Brain Development and Function
    2016 394 citations Paolo Brambilla, Alessandra Mazzocchi et al. Nutrients profile →
  7. Impact of maternal nutrition on breast-milk composition: a systematic review,
    2016 291 citations Carlo Agostoni et al. profile →
  8. Dietary linoleic acid and human health: Focus on cardiovascular and cardiometabolic effects
    2019 291 citations Franca Marangoni, Carlo Agostoni 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
Carlo Agostoni Italy 61 6.6k 3.8k 3.5k 2.7k 2.7k 488 16.0k
Steven A. Abrams United States 68 8.9k 1.3× 2.7k 0.7× 3.4k 1.0× 3.1k 1.1× 2.1k 0.8× 367 20.0k
Christian Mølgaard Denmark 53 4.0k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 3.3k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 286 11.3k
Nancy F. Krebs United States 60 6.4k 1.0× 2.0k 0.5× 3.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 2.6k 1.0× 326 13.1k
Mary Fewtrell United Kingdom 57 5.4k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 3.9k 1.1× 2.7k 1.0× 5.2k 1.9× 248 13.7k
Kim F. Michaelsen Denmark 78 10.3k 1.6× 4.6k 1.2× 6.9k 2.0× 4.7k 1.7× 5.4k 2.0× 536 26.9k
Maria Makrides Australia 58 7.2k 1.1× 1.9k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 4.0k 1.5× 304 12.2k
Johannes B. van Goudoever Netherlands 66 7.5k 1.1× 3.1k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 5.8k 2.2× 441 19.4k
Catherine J. Field Canada 69 6.2k 0.9× 2.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.4× 3.5k 1.3× 1.9k 0.7× 369 17.3k
Richard D. Semba United States 73 4.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 4.2k 1.5× 1.5k 0.6× 341 18.7k
Pauline Emmett United Kingdom 69 4.0k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 8.4k 2.4× 2.3k 0.8× 4.4k 1.7× 256 15.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlo Agostoni

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alberti, I., Giulia Carla Immacolata Spolidoro, Εmilia Vassilopoulou, et al.. (2025). Air pollution and hospitalization risk in infants with bronchiolitis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 36(5). e70102–e70102. 2 indexed citations
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Agostoni, Carlo, et al.. (2025). Lower Adherence to Vitamin D Prophylaxis in Families With Multiple Children. Acta Paediatrica. 115(4). 959–963.
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Milani, Gregorio P., I. Alberti, John Lakoumentas, et al.. (2024). A systematic review and meta‐analysis on nutritional and dietary interventions for the treatment of acute respiratory infection in pediatric patients: An EAACI taskforce. Allergy. 79(7). 1687–1707. 5 indexed citations
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Milani, Gregorio P., Paola Marchisio, Carlo Agostoni, et al.. (2024). Multi‐centre study concluded that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was not a primary cause of bronchiolitis in infants. Acta Paediatrica. 113(3). 544–546.
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Morniroli, Daniela, Giulia Vizzari, Stefano Turolo, et al.. (2024). Enhancing human milk studies: Introducing a less invasive human milk collection technique for the measurement of fatty acids. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 79(5). 1024–1030. 1 indexed citations
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Agostoni, Carlo & Maria Lorella Giannì. (2024). Supplementing human milk for preterm infants: a nutritional challenge?. Pediatric Research. 95(6). 1404–1405.
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Cosmi, Valentina De, Sonia Cipriani, Giovanna Esposito, et al.. (2023). Vitamin and Carotenoid Intake and Outcomes of In Vitro Fertilization in Women Referring to an Italian Fertility Service: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Study. Antioxidants. 12(2). 286–286. 3 indexed citations
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Agostoni, Carlo, et al.. (2023). Interlinkages between Climate Change and Food Systems: The Impact on Child Malnutrition—Narrative Review. Nutrients. 15(2). 416–416. 36 indexed citations
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Agostoni, Carlo, Denise Pires Marafon, Leonardo Terranova, et al.. (2022). Cytokines Profile and Lung Function in Children with Obesity and Asthma: A Case Control Study. Children. 9(10). 1462–1462. 4 indexed citations
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Vlieg‐Boerstra, Berber, Nicolette W. de Jong, Rosan Meyer, et al.. (2021). Nutrient supplementation for prevention of viral respiratory tract infections in healthy subjects: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Allergy. 77(5). 1373–1388. 48 indexed citations
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Rutigliano, Irene, et al.. (2021). Obesity-Related Hypertension in Pediatrics, the Impact of American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines. Nutrients. 13(8). 2586–2586. 6 indexed citations
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Colombo, Carla, Gianfranco Alicandro, Valeria Daccò, et al.. (2021). Breastfeeding in Cystic Fibrosis: A Systematic Review on Prevalence and Potential Benefits. Nutrients. 13(9). 3263–3263. 5 indexed citations
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Marangoni, Franca, Daniela Martini, Silvia Scaglioni, et al.. (2019). Snacking in nutrition and health. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 70(8). 909–923. 49 indexed citations
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Lava, Sebastiano A. G., Mario G. Bianchetti, Giacomo D. Simonetti, et al.. (2017). D-lactic acidosis in humans: systematic literature review. Pediatric Nephrology. 33(4). 673–681. 46 indexed citations
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Grote, Veit, Elvira Verduci, Silvia Scaglioni, et al.. (2015). Breast milk composition and infant nutrient intakes during the first 12 months of life. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 70(2). 250–256. 161 indexed citations
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Canani, Roberto Berni, Margherita Di Costanzo, Ludovica Leone, et al.. (2011). Epigenetic mechanisms elicited by nutrition in early life. Nutrition Research Reviews. 24(2). 198–205. 153 indexed citations
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Socha, Piotr, Roman Janas, Anna Dobrzańska, et al.. (2005). Insulin Like Growth Factor Regulation of Body Mass in Breastfed and Milk Formula Fed Infants. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 569. 159–163. 10 indexed citations
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Giovannini, Marcello, et al.. (2004). Breastfeeding across geographical areas in an Italian sample of infants. ˜The œItalian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics. 31(1). 319–324. 3 indexed citations
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Aggett, Peter, Carlo Agostoni, Irené Axelsson, et al.. (2002). Iron Metabolism and Requirements in Early Childhood: Do We Know Enough?: A Commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 34(4). 337–345. 91 indexed citations
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Riva, E., Carlo Agostoni, Giacomo Biasucci, et al.. (1996). Early breastfeeding is linked to higher intelligence quotient scores in dietary treated phenylketonuric children. Acta Paediatrica. 85(1). 56–58. 29 indexed citations

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