Cristian Pattaro

23.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Cristian Pattaro is a scholar working on Genetics, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cristian Pattaro has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Genetics, 16 papers in Epidemiology and 15 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Cristian Pattaro's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (20 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (10 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (10 papers). Cristian Pattaro is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (20 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (10 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (10 papers). Cristian Pattaro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United States. Cristian Pattaro's co-authors include Anna Köttgen, Fabiola Del Greco M, Peggy Sekula, Peter P. Pramstaller, Roberto de Marco, Martin Gögele, Cosetta Minelli, Olivier Devuyst, Christian Fuchsberger and Gianluca Quaglio and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Cristian Pattaro

82 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Mendelian Randomization as an Approach to Assess Causality Using Observational Data

2016 1.3k citations Fabiola Del Greco M, Cristian Pattaro et al. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cristian Pattaro Italy	25	780	628	447	428	262	84	2.8k
Veronika Skrivankova Switzerland	6	1.1k 1.4×	689 1.1×	392 0.9×	467 1.1×	221 0.8×	14	2.9k
Benjamin Woolf United Kingdom	15	1.2k 1.6×	745 1.2×	450 1.0×	513 1.2×	260 1.0×	40	3.2k
Suat Şimşek Netherlands	34	882 1.1×	637 1.0×	559 1.3×	354 0.8×	239 0.9×	138	4.0k
James R Staley United Kingdom	12	1.5k 1.9×	902 1.4×	426 1.0×	482 1.1×	258 1.0×	17	3.2k
Niki Dimou Greece	18	1.3k 1.7×	887 1.4×	467 1.0×	562 1.3×	366 1.4×	40	3.8k
Praveen Surendran United Kingdom	7	1.1k 1.4×	721 1.1×	350 0.8×	349 0.8×	150 0.6×	26	2.4k
Fernando Pires Hartwig Brazil	21	1.3k 1.7×	678 1.1×	372 0.8×	478 1.1×	398 1.5×	89	3.5k
Takahisa Kawaguchi Japan	28	575 0.7×	1000 1.6×	395 0.9×	796 1.9×	141 0.5×	132	3.7k
Ilja M. Nolte Netherlands	39	1.3k 1.7×	971 1.5×	353 0.8×	644 1.5×	234 0.9×	185	4.9k
Joan Valls Spain	26	433 0.6×	1.1k 1.8×	329 0.7×	358 0.8×	199 0.8×	89	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Cristian Pattaro

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cristian Pattaro

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Lundin, Rebecca, Roberto Melotti, Martin Gögele, et al.. (2025). Cohort Profile: the Cooperative Health Research in South Tyrol study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 54(3).

Barbieri, Giulia, Vanessa García-Larsen, Rebecca Lundin, et al.. (2024). Associations Between Dietary Patterns and Kidney Health Assessed in the Population-Based CHRIS Study Using Reduced Rank Regression. Journal of Renal Nutrition. 34(5). 427–437. 1 indexed citations

Fujii, Ryosuke, Roberto Melotti, Anna Köttgen, et al.. (2024). Integrating multiple kidney function markers to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality: prospective analysis of 366 758 UK Biobank participants. Clinical Kidney Journal. 17(8). sfae207–sfae207. 3 indexed citations

Hopfner, Franziska, Cristian Pattaro, Jos Becktepe, et al.. (2024). Archimedes Spiral Ratings: Determinants and Population‐Based Limits of Normal. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 11(10). 1257–1265. 1 indexed citations

Barbieri, Giulia, Massimo Pizzato, Martin Gögele, et al.. (2023). Trends and symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a longitudinal study on an Alpine population representative sample. BMJ Open. 13(6). e072650–e072650. 2 indexed citations

Giardiello, Daniele, Roberto Melotti, Giulia Barbieri, et al.. (2023). Determinants of SARS-CoV-2 nasopharyngeal testing in a rural community sample susceptible of first infection: the CHRIS COVID-19 study. Pathogens and Global Health. 117(8). 744–753. 3 indexed citations

Wuttke, Matthias, Holger Kirsten, Alexander Teumer, et al.. (2023). Imputation-powered whole-exome analysis identifies genes associated with kidney function and disease in the UK Biobank. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1287–1287. 11 indexed citations

Fujii, Ryosuke, Roberto Melotti, Martin Gögele, et al.. (2023). Structural equation modeling (SEM) of kidney function markers and longitudinal CVD risk assessment. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0280600–e0280600. 5 indexed citations

Emmert, David, Vladimir Vuković, Christian X. Weichenberger, et al.. (2021). Genetic and Metabolic Determinants of Atrial Fibrillation in a General Population Sample: The CHRIS Study. Biomolecules. 11(11). 1663–1663. 11 indexed citations

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Paglia, Giuseppe, et al.. (2021). Longitudinal Assessment of Chlorpyrifos Exposure in Farmers and Residents of an Italian Alpine Region. Exposure and Health. 13(4). 651–659. 6 indexed citations

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Melotti, Roberto, Michela Falciani, Christian X. Weichenberger, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and determinants of serum antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in the general population of the Gardena valley. Epidemiology and Infection. 149. e194–e194. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Yong, Stefan Haug, Pascal Schlosser, et al.. (2020). Integration of GWAS Summary Statistics and Gene Expression Reveals Target Cell Types Underlying Kidney Function Traits. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 31(10). 2326–2340. 15 indexed citations

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Yu, Zhi, Josef Coresh, Guanghao Qi, et al.. (2020). A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study supports causal effects of kidney function on blood pressure. Kidney International. 98(3). 708–716. 81 indexed citations

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Melotti, Roberto, Ruth Ruscheweyh, Peter P. Pramstaller, Andrew A. Hicks, & Cristian Pattaro. (2018). Structural Consistency of the Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire in the Cooperative Health Research In South Tyrol (CHRIS) Population-Based Study. Journal of Pain. 19(12). 1424–1434. 13 indexed citations

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M, Fabiola Del Greco, Cristian Pattaro, Andreas Luchner, et al.. (2011). Genome-wide association analysis and fine mapping of NT-proBNP level provide novel insight into the role of the MTHFR-CLCN6-NPPA-NPPB gene cluster. Human Molecular Genetics. 20(8). 1660–1671. 38 indexed citations

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Quaglio, Gianluca, Naser Ramadani, Cristian Pattaro, et al.. (2008). Prevalence and risk factors for viral hepatitis in the Kosovarian population: implications for health policy. Journal of Medical Virology. 80(5). 833–840. 20 indexed citations

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Quaglio, Gianluca, et al.. (2008). Erectile dysfunction in male heroin users, receiving methadone and buprenorphine maintenance treatment. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 94(1-3). 12–18. 72 indexed citations

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Pattaro, Cristian, Fabio Marroni, Deborah Mascalzoni, et al.. (2007). The genetic study of three population microisolates in South Tyrol (MICROS): study design and epidemiological perspectives. BMC Medical Genetics. 8(1). 29–29. 42 indexed citations

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Fuchsberger, Christian, Silvia Miksch, Lukas Forer, & Cristian Pattaro. (2007). Analyzing Populations with Visual and Analytical Methods to Identify Family Clustered Diseases. 2243. 1 indexed citations

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Ambrosetti, Achille, Roberta Zanotti, Cristian Pattaro, et al.. (2004). Most cases of primary salivary mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma are associated either with Sjoegren syndrome or hepatitis C virus infection. British Journal of Haematology. 126(1). 43–49. 83 indexed citations

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