Davide Masi

829 total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 489 citations indexed

About

Davide Masi is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Davide Masi has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 489 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physiology, 13 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Davide Masi's work include Diet and metabolism studies (14 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (6 papers) and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (5 papers). Davide Masi is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (14 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (6 papers) and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (5 papers). Davide Masi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Australia. Davide Masi's co-authors include Lucio Gnessi, Mikiko Watanabe, Carla Lubrano, Stefania Mariani, Renata Risi, Angela Balena, Rossella Tozzi, Alessandra Caputi, Silvia Manfrini and Rebecca Rossetti and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Endocrine Reviews and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Davide Masi

28 papers receiving 484 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.

Central obesity, smoking habit, and hypertension are associated with lower antibody titres in response to COVID‐19 mRNA vaccine

2021 190 citations Mikiko Watanabe, Angela Balena et al. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Davide Masi Italy	11	208	117	76	73	61	33	489
Elena Gangitano Italy	11	184 0.9×	93 0.8×	80 1.1×	43 0.6×	67 1.1×	32	474
Angela Balena Italy	7	215 1.0×	172 1.5×	102 1.3×	35 0.5×	65 1.1×	12	496
Alessandra Caputi Italy	6	202 1.0×	55 0.5×	27 0.4×	18 0.2×	45 0.7×	10	333
Amrita Vijay United Kingdom	12	104 0.5×	205 1.8×	54 0.7×	62 0.8×	78 1.3×	32	603
Maki Konishi Japan	11	138 0.7×	72 0.6×	28 0.4×	13 0.2×	56 0.9×	57	395
Lauren L. O’Mahoney United Kingdom	9	87 0.4×	91 0.8×	102 1.3×	49 0.7×	31 0.5×	21	456
Joyce K. Anastasi United States	15	117 0.6×	86 0.7×	31 0.4×	35 0.5×	85 1.4×	68	582
Sidra Naz United States	13	105 0.5×	18 0.2×	47 0.6×	88 1.2×	83 1.4×	71	485
Pierre Bel Lassen France	12	76 0.4×	227 1.9×	37 0.5×	80 1.1×	74 1.2×	30	464
Renata Risi Italy	15	352 1.7×	413 3.5×	237 3.1×	101 1.4×	252 4.1×	29	1.1k

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Risi, Renata, Angela Balena, Mikiko Watanabe, et al.. (2025). Osteocalcin is inversely associated with worse adipose tissue distribution and cardiovascular risk in autoimmune diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 223. 112114–112114.

Recalchi, Serena, Davide Masi, Rebecca Rossetti, et al.. (2025). The Impact of a Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet on Monocyte Subsets of Patients with Obesity: A Pilot Study. Nutrients. 17(2). 312–312. 1 indexed citations

Baccetti, Fabio, Davide Masi, Nicoletta Musacchio, et al.. (2025). Treatment Intensification Strategies and Metabolic Outcomes in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes on GLP-1 RA Therapy. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(12). e4101–e4110.

Colonnello, Elena, Rebecca Rossetti, Giacomo Voltan, et al.. (2025). The Chronobiology of Hormone Administration: “Doctor, What Time Should I Take My Medication?”. Endocrine Reviews. 46(5). 670–689. 1 indexed citations

Masi, Davide, Maria Elena Spoltore, Elena Gangitano, et al.. (2025). Growth hormone replacement therapy enhances humoral response to COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in patients with adult-onset growth hormone deficiency. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 48(5). 1283–1288.

Tuccinardi, Dario, Davide Masi, Mikiko Watanabe, et al.. (2025). Precision obesity medicine: A phenotype-guided framework for pharmacologic therapy across the lifespan. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 48(12). 2761–2798.

Masi, Davide, Fabio Baccetti, Besmir Nreu, et al.. (2024). Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia in Type 2 Diabetes: Exploring Machine Learning-Based Scenario Simulation for Improving Short-Term Glycemic Control. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 420–434. 1 indexed citations

Gangitano, Elena, Orietta Gandini, Davide Masi, et al.. (2024). Bone Quality Indices Correlate with Growth Hormone Secretory Capacity in Women Affected by Weight Excess: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(17). 5064–5064. 1 indexed citations

Tuccinardi, Dario, Mikiko Watanabe, Davide Masi, et al.. (2024). Rethinking weight loss treatments as cardiovascular medicine in obesity, a comprehensive review. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 31(10). 1260–1273. 10 indexed citations

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Musacchio, Nicoletta, Davide Masi, Fabio Baccetti, et al.. (2024). A transparent machine learning algorithm uncovers HbA1c patterns associated with therapeutic inertia in patients with type 2 diabetes and failure of metformin monotherapy. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 190. 105550–105550. 1 indexed citations

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Masi, Davide, Riccardo Candido, A. Giancaterini, et al.. (2023). Uncovering Predictors of Lipid Goal Attainment in Type 2 Diabetes Outpatients Using Logic Learning Machine: Insights from the AMD Annals and AMD Artificial Intelligence Study Group. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(12). 4095–4095. 7 indexed citations

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Masi, Davide, Elena Gangitano, Anna Criniti, et al.. (2023). Obesity-Associated Hepatic Steatosis, Somatotropic Axis Impairment, and Ferritin Levels Are Strong Predictors of COVID-19 Severity. Viruses. 15(2). 488–488. 3 indexed citations

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Masi, Davide, et al.. (2023). Obésité et risque cardiovasculaire : le rôle de la chirurgie bariatrique dans la modulation du microbiote intestinal. Nutrition Clinique et Métabolisme. 37(2). 2S8–2S15.

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Tozzi, Rossella, Davide Masi, Sabrina Basciani, et al.. (2022). Ketone Bodies and SIRT1, Synergic Epigenetic Regulators for Metabolic Health: A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 14(15). 3145–3145. 26 indexed citations

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Risi, Renata, Giovanni Rossini, Rossella Tozzi, et al.. (2022). Sex difference in the safety and efficacy of bariatric procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 18(7). 983–996. 32 indexed citations

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Tozzi, Rossella, Davide Masi, Savina Contini, et al.. (2022). Circulating SIRT1 and Sclerostin Correlates with Bone Status in Young Women with Different Degrees of Adiposity. Nutrients. 14(5). 983–983. 7 indexed citations

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Gangitano, Elena, Giuseppe Bárbaro, Rebecca Rossetti, et al.. (2022). Growth Hormone Secretory Capacity Is Associated with Cardiac Morphology and Function in Overweight and Obese Patients: A Controlled, Cross-Sectional Study. Cells. 11(15). 2420–2420. 9 indexed citations

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Masi, Davide, Maria Elena Spoltore, Rebecca Rossetti, et al.. (2022). The Influence of Ketone Bodies on Circadian Processes Regarding Appetite, Sleep and Hormone Release: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Nutrients. 14(7). 1410–1410. 29 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Mikiko, Angela Balena, Dario Tuccinardi, et al.. (2021). Central obesity, smoking habit, and hypertension are associated with lower antibody titres in response to COVID‐19 mRNA vaccine. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 38(1). e3465–e3465. 190 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lubrano, Carla, Davide Masi, Renata Risi, et al.. (2020). Is Growth Hormone Insufficiency the Missing Link Between Obesity, Male Gender, Age, and COVID‐19 Severity?. Obesity. 28(11). 2038–2039. 23 indexed citations

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