Fabrizio Buffolo

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Fabrizio Buffolo is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fabrizio Buffolo has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 26 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Fabrizio Buffolo's work include Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (31 papers), Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors (21 papers) and Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research (10 papers). Fabrizio Buffolo is often cited by papers focused on Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (31 papers), Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors (21 papers) and Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research (10 papers). Fabrizio Buffolo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and Belarus. Fabrizio Buffolo's co-authors include Silvia Monticone, Paolo Mulatero, Jacopo Burrello, Franco Veglio, Tracy Ann Williams, Martina Tetti, Franco Rabbia, Giulio Mengozzi, Chiara Bertello and Davide Tizzani and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Fabrizio Buffolo

39 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Prevalence and Clinical Manifestations of Primary Aldosteronism Encountered in Primary Care Practice

2017 539 citations Silvia Monticone, Jacopo Burrello et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
Aldosterone as a Mediator of Cardiovascular Damage

2022 99 citations Fabrizio Buffolo, Martina Tetti et al. Hypertension profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fabrizio Buffolo Italy	20	1.4k	1.2k	391	308	140	40	1.7k
Kazutaka Nanba Japan	22	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	223 0.6×	304 1.0×	76 0.5×	68	1.9k
Martina Tetti Italy	16	642 0.5×	494 0.4×	186 0.5×	178 0.6×	86 0.6×	37	840
Katharina Lang Germany	18	1.1k 0.8×	880 0.8×	125 0.3×	228 0.7×	63 0.5×	47	1.5k
Nora Fagan United States	8	1.4k 1.0×	799 0.7×	221 0.6×	473 1.5×	203 1.4×	13	1.6k
Laween Uthman Netherlands	10	811 0.6×	463 0.4×	384 1.0×	435 1.4×	127 0.9×	16	1.1k
Yiling Fu United States	18	418 0.3×	277 0.2×	149 0.4×	282 0.9×	135 1.0×	34	916
Latika Sibal United Kingdom	13	459 0.3×	230 0.2×	302 0.8×	172 0.6×	81 0.6×	17	1.0k
Yunhong Lu China	8	395 0.3×	252 0.2×	254 0.6×	393 1.3×	77 0.6×	12	917
Juan Antonio Requena-Ibáñez United States	10	725 0.5×	403 0.3×	578 1.5×	277 0.9×	142 1.0×	27	1.1k
Linxin Xu China	11	433 0.3×	272 0.2×	265 0.7×	362 1.2×	75 0.5×	23	894

Countries citing papers authored by Fabrizio Buffolo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fabrizio Buffolo

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Buffolo, Fabrizio, Jacopo Burrello, Barbara Pardini, et al.. (2025). Small RNA Sequencing of Human Urinary Extracellular Vesicles Reveals Association of High‐Sodium Diet With Renal Proinflammatory Pathways. Journal of the American Heart Association. 15(6). e040091–e040091. 1 indexed citations

Femminò, Saveria, Alberto Grosso, Francesca Mensitieri, et al.. (2025). Multicomponent-based analyses of ACS-patient-derived extracellular vesicles as likely tools for tailored interventional approaches. iScience. 28(10). 113529–113529.

Clift, Cassandra L., Mark C. Blaser, Mandy E. Turner, et al.. (2024). Intracellular proteomics and extracellular vesiculomics as a metric of disease recapitulation in 3D-bioprinted aortic valve arrays. Science Advances. 10(9). eadj9793–eadj9793. 10 indexed citations

Buffolo, Fabrizio, Federico Ponzetto, Denis Rossato, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of Cortisol Cosecretion in Patients With Primary Aldosteronism: Role of Metanephrine in Adrenal Vein Sampling. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 108(9). e720–e725. 11 indexed citations

Lopatina, Tatiana, Cristina Grange, Massimo Cedrino, et al.. (2023). Circulating extracellular vesicles derived from tumor endothelial cells hijack the local and systemic anti-tumor immune response: Role of mTOR/G-CSF pathway. Pharmacological Research. 195. 106871–106871. 7 indexed citations

Buffolo, Fabrizio, Elisa Sconfienza, Jacopo Burrello, et al.. (2021). Assessment of Anti-Hypertensive Drug Adherence by Serial Aldosterone-To-Renin Ratio Measurement. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 668843–668843. 1 indexed citations

Ruiz, Jessica, Joshua D. Hutcheson, Luís Cardoso, et al.. (2021). Nanoanalytical analysis of bisphosphonate-driven alterations of microcalcifications using a 3D hydrogel system and in vivo mouse model. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(14). 11 indexed citations

Buffolo, Fabrizio, Jacopo Burrello, Alessio Burrello, et al.. (2021). Clinical Score and Machine Learning-Based Model to Predict Diagnosis of Primary Aldosteronism in Arterial Hypertension. Hypertension. 78(5). 1595–1604. 20 indexed citations

Rogers, Maximillian A., Fabrizio Buffolo, Florian Schlotter, et al.. (2020). Annexin A1–dependent tethering promotes extracellular vesicle aggregation revealed with single–extracellular vesicle analysis. Science Advances. 6(38). 74 indexed citations

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Buffolo, Fabrizio, Silvia Monticone, Alessio Pecori, et al.. (2020). The spectrum of low-renin hypertension. Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 34(3). 101399–101399. 13 indexed citations

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Pecori, Alessio, Fabrizio Buffolo, Elisa Sconfienza, et al.. (2020). Primary Aldosteronism and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Casual Association or Pathophysiological Link?. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 52(6). 366–372. 16 indexed citations

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Monticone, Silvia, Elisa Sconfienza, Fabrizio D’Ascenzo, et al.. (2019). Renal damage in primary aldosteronism. Journal of Hypertension. 38(1). 3–12. 87 indexed citations

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Buffolo, Fabrizio, Silvia Monticone, Martina Tetti, & Paolo Mulatero. (2018). Primary aldosteronism in the primary care setting. Current Opinion in Endocrinology Diabetes and Obesity. 25(3). 155–159. 14 indexed citations

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Lopatina, Tatiana, Enrica Favaro, Cristina Grange, et al.. (2018). PDGF enhances the protective effect of adipose stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles in a model of acute hindlimb ischemia. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 17458–17458. 28 indexed citations

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Monticone, Silvia, Martina Tetti, Jacopo Burrello, et al.. (2017). Familial hyperaldosteronism type III. Journal of Human Hypertension. 31(12). 776–781. 32 indexed citations

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Monticone, Silvia, Jacopo Burrello, Davide Tizzani, et al.. (2017). Prevalence and Clinical Manifestations of Primary Aldosteronism Encountered in Primary Care Practice. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69(14). 1811–1820. 539 indexed citations breakdown →

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Buffolo, Fabrizio, Silvia Monticone, Jacopo Burrello, et al.. (2017). Is Primary Aldosteronism Still Largely Unrecognized?. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 49(12). 908–914. 51 indexed citations

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Burrello, Jacopo, Silvia Monticone, Fabrizio Buffolo, et al.. (2016). Diagnostic accuracy of aldosterone and renin measurement by chemiluminescent immunoassay and radioimmunoassay in primary aldosteronism. Journal of Hypertension. 34(5). 920–927. 62 indexed citations

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Crudo, Valentina, Silvia Monticone, Jacopo Burrello, et al.. (2016). Hyperaldosteronism: How to Discriminate Among Different Disease Forms?. High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention. 23(3). 203–208. 3 indexed citations

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Rabbia, Franco, E. Berra, Michele Covella, et al.. (2013). Effectiveness of Blood Pressure Educational and Evaluation Program for the Improvement of Measurement Accuracy Among Nurses. High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention. 20(2). 77–80. 18 indexed citations

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