Fabio Virgili

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Fabio Virgili is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Fabio Virgili has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Biochemistry, 35 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Fabio Virgili's work include Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (27 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (21 papers) and Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research (9 papers). Fabio Virgili is often cited by papers focused on Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (27 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (21 papers) and Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research (9 papers). Fabio Virgili collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Fabio Virgili's co-authors include Lester Packer, Gerald Rimbach, Raffaella Canali, Francesco Cimino, Antonella Saija, Maria R. Marino, Antonio Speciale, Roberto Ambra, Raffaella Comitato and Giuseppe Valacchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Fabio Virgili

102 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Antioxidant activity and ... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Antioxidant activity and biologic properties of a procyanidin-rich extract from pine (pinus maritima) bark, pycnogenol
    1999 552 citations Lester Packer, Gerald Rimbach 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
Fabio Virgili Italy 38 1.2k 1.2k 639 468 362 103 4.1k
Massimo D’Archivio Italy 29 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 637 1.0× 439 0.9× 486 1.3× 49 3.9k
Beatrice Scazzocchio Italy 30 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 469 0.7× 473 1.0× 405 1.1× 60 3.6k
Rosaria Varı́ Italy 28 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 588 0.9× 509 1.1× 467 1.3× 57 3.9k
Petra G. Boelens Netherlands 23 953 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 740 1.2× 681 1.5× 676 1.9× 59 5.3k
Fiorella Biasi Italy 47 845 0.7× 2.5k 2.1× 740 1.2× 791 1.7× 313 0.9× 136 6.5k
Klaske van Norren Netherlands 27 987 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 407 0.6× 811 1.7× 722 2.0× 69 4.4k
Fumihiko Horio Japan 30 1.6k 1.3× 1.5k 1.3× 826 1.3× 636 1.4× 628 1.7× 118 4.4k
Iris Erlund Finland 30 1.4k 1.2× 951 0.8× 599 0.9× 497 1.1× 449 1.2× 84 4.3k
Dulcinéia Saes Parra Abdalla Brazil 36 563 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 698 1.1× 699 1.5× 314 0.9× 180 4.6k
Virginia Motilva Spain 39 496 0.4× 1.3k 1.1× 381 0.6× 389 0.8× 544 1.5× 102 4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Fabio Virgili

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fabio Virgili

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Fabio Virgili. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Fabio Virgili. The network helps show where Fabio Virgili may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fabio Virgili

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fabio Virgili. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fabio Virgili based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Fabio Virgili. Fabio Virgili is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ambra, Roberto, Simona Mastroeni, Sonia Manca, et al.. (2025). Genetic Variants and Lifestyle Factors in Androgenetic Alopecia Patients: A Case–Control Study of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Their Contribution to Baldness Risk. Nutrients. 17(2). 299–299. 1 indexed citations
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Mrakic‐Sposta, Simona, Pierre Lafère, Alessandra Vezzoli, et al.. (2022). Oxidative Stress Response’s Kinetics after 60 Minutes at Different (30% or 100%) Normobaric Hyperoxia Exposures. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(1). 664–664. 14 indexed citations
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Balestra, Costantino, Awadhesh K. Arya, Fabio Virgili, et al.. (2022). Varying Oxygen Partial Pressure Elicits Blood-Borne Microparticles Expressing Different Cell-Specific Proteins—Toward a Targeted Use of Oxygen?. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(14). 7888–7888. 19 indexed citations
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Lévénez, Morgan, Kate Lambrechts, Simona Mrakic‐Sposta, et al.. (2022). Full-Face Mask Use during SCUBA Diving Counters Related Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(2). 965–965. 8 indexed citations
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Natarelli, Lucia, Luca Parca, Tommaso Mazza, et al.. (2021). MicroRNAs and Long Non-Coding RNAs as Potential Candidates to Target Specific Motifs of SARS-CoV-2. Non-Coding RNA. 7(1). 14–14. 32 indexed citations
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Fratantonio, Deborah, Fabio Virgili, Kate Lambrechts, et al.. (2021). Increasing Oxygen Partial Pressures Induce a Distinct Transcriptional Response in Human PBMC: A Pilot Study on the “Normobaric Oxygen Paradox”. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(1). 458–458. 45 indexed citations
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Balestra, Costantino, Kate Lambrechts, Simona Mrakic‐Sposta, et al.. (2021). Hypoxic and Hyperoxic Breathing as a Complement to Low-Intensity Physical Exercise Programs: A Proof-of-Principle Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(17). 9600–9600. 27 indexed citations
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Fratantonio, Deborah, Francesco Cimino, Maria Sofia Molonia, et al.. (2016). Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside ameliorates palmitate-induced insulin resistance by modulating IRS-1 phosphorylation and release of endothelial derived vasoactive factors. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1862(3). 351–357. 49 indexed citations
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Mundell, C. G., D. Kopač, Donald M. Arnold, et al.. (2013). Highly polarized light from stable ordered magnetic fields in GRB 120308A. Nature. 504(7478). 119–121. 72 indexed citations
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Pecorelli, Alessandra, Velio Bocci, Alessandra Acquaviva, et al.. (2012). NRF2 activation is involved in ozonated human serum upregulation of HO-1 in endothelial cells. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 267(1). 30–40. 84 indexed citations
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Cimino, Francesco, Antonio Speciale, Sirajudheen Anwar, et al.. (2012). Anthocyanins protect human endothelial cells from mild hyperoxia damage through modulation of Nrf2 pathway. Genes & Nutrition. 8(4). 391–399. 52 indexed citations
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Frontela‐Saseta, Carmen, Raffaella Canali, & Fabio Virgili. (2009). Empleo de compuestos fenólicos en la dieta para modular la respuesta inflamatoria intestinal. Gastroenterología y Hepatología. 33(4). 307–312. 5 indexed citations
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Ruggeri, Stefania, et al.. (2008). French Marine Bark Extract Pycnogenol as a Possible Enrichment Ingredient for Yogurt. Journal of Dairy Science. 91(12). 4484–4491. 15 indexed citations
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Totta, Pierangela, Filippo Acconcia, Fabio Virgili, et al.. (2005). Daidzein-Sulfate Metabolites Affect Transcriptional and Antiproliferative Activities of Estrogen Receptor-β in Cultured Human Cancer Cells. Journal of Nutrition. 135(11). 2687–2693. 53 indexed citations
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Ambra, Roberto, Paolo Di Nardo, Cristina Fantini, et al.. (2002). Selective changes in DNA binding activity of transcription factors in UM-X7.1 cardiomyopathic hamsters. Life Sciences. 71(20). 2369–2381. 8 indexed citations
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Battistini, N., Fabio Virgili, S. Severi, et al.. (1995). Relative expansion of extracellular water in obese vs. normal children. Journal of Applied Physiology. 79(1). 94–96. 36 indexed citations
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Virgili, Fabio, et al.. (1994). Relationship between fat-free mass and urinary excretion of creatinine and 3-methylhistidine in adult humans. Journal of Applied Physiology. 76(5). 1946–1950. 28 indexed citations
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Battistini, N., Fabio Virgili, & Giorgio Bedogni. (1994). Relative expansion of extracellular water in elite male athletes compared to recreational sportsmen. Annals of Human Biology. 21(6). 609–612. 20 indexed citations

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