Francesco Landi

78.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
417 papers, 33.2k citations indexed

About

Francesco Landi is a scholar working on Physiology, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Landi has authored 417 papers receiving a total of 33.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 207 papers in Physiology, 175 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology and 63 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Francesco Landi's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (193 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (149 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (69 papers). Francesco Landi is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (193 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (149 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (69 papers). Francesco Landi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Japan. Francesco Landi's co-authors include Roberto Bernabei, Graziano Onder, Emanuele Marzetti, Alfonso J. Cruz‐Jentoft, Eva Topinková, Jean‐Pierre Michel, Angelo Carfì, M. Vandewoude, Riccardo Calvani and Tommy Cederholm and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Landi

397 papers receiving 32.4k 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.

Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis

2010 8.8k citations Alfonso J. Cruz‐Jentoft, Jean‐Pierre Baeyens et al. Age and Ageing profile →
Persistent Symptoms in Patients After Acute COVID-19

2020 2.8k citations Angelo Carfì, Roberto Bernabei et al. JAMA profile →
Sarcopenia as a risk factor for falls in elderly individuals: Results from the ilSIRENTE study

2012 687 citations Francesco Landi, Rosa Liperoti et al. Clinical Nutrition profile →
Sarcopenia: an overview

2017 315 citations Emanuele Marzetti, Riccardo Calvani et al. profile →
Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, and Neuroinflammation: Intertwined Roads to Neurodegeneration

2020 276 citations Anna Picca, Riccardo Calvani et al. profile →
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of protein intake to support muscle mass and function in healthy adults

2022 141 citations Francesco Landi et al. profile →
Advances in muscle health and nutrition: A toolkit for healthcare professionals

2022 119 citations Francesco Landi et al. Clinical Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesco Landi Italy	84	18.8k	9.8k	4.3k	3.4k	3.3k	417	33.2k
Roberto Bernabei Italy	90	12.5k 0.7×	12.4k 1.3×	5.3k 1.2×	3.5k 1.0×	3.2k 1.0×	516	35.8k
Matteo Cesari Italy	92	20.3k 1.1×	14.8k 1.5×	5.9k 1.4×	895 0.3×	3.1k 0.9×	555	39.4k
Rose Anne Kenny Ireland	88	9.4k 0.5×	5.1k 0.5×	5.8k 1.3×	1.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	811	33.3k
Nicola Veronese Italy	81	9.1k 0.5×	4.3k 0.4×	5.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.3×	2.0k 0.6×	704	29.8k
Yves Rolland France	64	16.2k 0.9×	8.3k 0.8×	4.5k 1.0×	611 0.2×	1.9k 0.6×	377	25.9k
Graziano Onder Italy	82	9.1k 0.5×	11.0k 1.1×	4.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	464	29.3k
Stephen B. Kritchevsky United States	111	26.0k 1.4×	8.3k 0.8×	5.3k 1.2×	802 0.2×	5.4k 1.7×	636	52.7k
Tamara B. Harris United States	102	17.4k 0.9×	4.1k 0.4×	3.8k 0.9×	718 0.2×	3.9k 1.2×	286	39.7k
Tommy Cederholm Sweden	76	25.1k 1.3×	8.0k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	599 0.2×	2.7k 0.8×	317	34.8k
Stefania Bandinelli Italy	88	10.3k 0.5×	3.9k 0.4×	3.3k 0.8×	703 0.2×	4.4k 1.4×	390	29.1k

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Marzetti, Emanuele, Riccardo Calvani, Vito Pesce, et al.. (2025). From Cell Architecture to Mitochondrial Signaling: Role of Intermediate Filaments in Health, Aging, and Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(3). 1100–1100. 1 indexed citations

Borda, Miguel Germán, Luis Carlos Venegas‐Sanabria, Marco Canevelli, et al.. (2025). Frailty and Health Outcomes in People 65 Years or Older Living With Dementia: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 74(3). 854–867.

Cacciatore, Stefano, Riccardo Calvani, Julien Mancini, et al.. (2024). Poor sleep quality is associated with probable sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults: Results from the longevity check-up (lookup) 8+. Experimental Gerontology. 200. 112666–112666. 3 indexed citations

Colloca, Giuseppe, Andrea Bellieni, Beatrice Di Capua, et al.. (2023). Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Management in Hematological Malignancies and Differences with Cachexia and Frailty. Cancers. 15(18). 4600–4600. 1 indexed citations

Calvani, Riccardo, Anna Picca, Leocadio Rodríguez‐Mañas, et al.. (2023). Amino Acid Profiles in Older Adults with Frailty: Secondary Analysis from MetaboFrail and BIOSPHERE Studies. Metabolites. 13(4). 542–542. 11 indexed citations

Simonetti, Alessio, et al.. (2023). Mixed Depression in the Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: Correlation between Excitatory Symptoms in Depression and Physical Burden after COVID-19. Brain Sciences. 13(4). 688–688. 6 indexed citations

Santoro, L., Lorenzo Falsetti, Vincenzo Zaccone, et al.. (2022). Impaired Endothelial Function in Convalescent Phase of COVID-19: A 3 Month Follow Up Observational Prospective Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(7). 1774–1774. 24 indexed citations

Pelà, Giovanna, Sara Tagliaferri, Yari Longobucco, et al.. (2021). Determinants of cardiac structure in frail and sarcopenic elderly adults. Experimental Gerontology. 150. 111351–111351. 5 indexed citations

Carfì, Angelo, et al.. (2020). Persistent Symptoms in Patients After Acute COVID-19. JAMA. 324(6). 603–603. 2842 indexed citations breakdown →

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Picca, Anna, Flora Guerra, Riccardo Calvani, et al.. (2020). Mitochondrial Signatures in Circulating Extracellular Vesicles of Older Adults with Parkinson’s Disease: Results from the EXosomes in PArkiNson’s Disease (EXPAND) Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(2). 504–504. 112 indexed citations

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Landi, Francesco, Riccardo Calvani, Anna Maria Martone, et al.. (2019). Daily meat consumption and variation with aging in communitydwellers: results from longevity check-up 7 + project. 67. 62–66. 4 indexed citations

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Picca, Anna, Flora Guerra, Riccardo Calvani, et al.. (2019). Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Aging: Insights from the Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(4). 805–805. 128 indexed citations

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Landi, Francesco, María Camprubí-Robles, Danielle E. Bear, et al.. (2018). Muscle loss: The new malnutrition challenge in clinical practice. Clinical Nutrition. 38(5). 2113–2120. 169 indexed citations

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Mocchegiani, Eugenio, Marco Malavolta, Fabrizia Lattanzio, et al.. (2011). Cu to Zn ratio, physical function, disability, and mortality risk in older elderly (ilSIRENTE study). AGE. 34(3). 539–552. 43 indexed citations

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Cruz‐Jentoft, Alfonso J., Jean‐Pierre Baeyens, Jürgen M. Bauer, et al.. (2010). Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis. Age and Ageing. 39(4). 412–423. 8752 indexed citations breakdown →

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Landi, Francesco, Andrea Russo, Rosa Liperoti, et al.. (2010). Midarm muscle circumference, physical performance and mortality: Results from the aging and longevity study in the Sirente geographic area (ilSIRENTE study). Clinical Nutrition. 29(4). 441–447. 125 indexed citations

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Landi, Francesco, Rosa Liperoti, Andrea Russo, et al.. (2010). Disability, more than multimorbidity, was predictive of mortality among older persons aged 80 years and older. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 63(7). 752–759. 181 indexed citations

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Landi, Francesco, Graziano Onder, Andrea Russo, & Roberto Bernabei. (2007). Pressure ulcer and mortality in frail elderly people living in community. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 44. 217–223. 109 indexed citations

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Landi, Francesco, Andrea Russo, Matteo Cesari, et al.. (2007). HDL-cholesterol and physical performance: results from the ageing and longevity study in the sirente geographic area ( ilSIRENTE Study). Age and Ageing. 36(5). 514–520. 70 indexed citations

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Landi, Francesco, Giuseppe Zuccalà, Giovanni Gambassi, et al.. (1999). Body Mass Index and Mortality Among Older People Living in the Community. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 47(9). 1072–1076. 154 indexed citations

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