Franco Antoniazzi

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
150 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Franco Antoniazzi is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Franco Antoniazzi has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 45 papers in Genetics and 37 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Franco Antoniazzi's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (36 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (27 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (21 papers). Franco Antoniazzi is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (36 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (27 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (21 papers). Franco Antoniazzi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Franco Antoniazzi's co-authors include Luciano Tatò, Giorgio Piacentini, Angelo Pietrobelli, Giorgio Zamboni, Thomas Zoller, Luca Pecoraro, Alessandro Ferruzzi, Moonseong Heo, Myles S. Faith and Steven B. Heymsfield and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Franco Antoniazzi

146 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

  1. Effects of COVID‐19 Lockdown on Lifestyle Behaviors in Children with Obesity Living in Verona, Italy: A Longitudinal Study
    2020 790 citations Angelo Pietrobelli, Luca Pecoraro et al. Obesity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Franco Antoniazzi Italy 30 996 714 627 614 499 150 3.6k
Serge Rozenberg Belgium 41 824 0.8× 905 1.3× 618 1.0× 691 1.1× 752 1.5× 227 5.0k
Susan D. Reed United States 45 1.2k 1.2× 1.6k 2.3× 963 1.5× 717 1.2× 1.2k 2.4× 176 6.2k
Luciano Tatò Italy 34 621 0.6× 847 1.2× 521 0.8× 550 0.9× 1.2k 2.5× 113 3.6k
Valeria Calcaterra Italy 33 879 0.9× 646 0.9× 288 0.5× 714 1.2× 825 1.7× 374 4.5k
Camil Castelo‐Branco Spain 38 1.2k 1.2× 2.3k 3.2× 916 1.5× 472 0.8× 968 1.9× 258 5.9k
Ashraf Soliman Qatar 36 548 0.6× 948 1.3× 295 0.5× 711 1.2× 597 1.2× 297 5.0k
Jeremy Kirk United Kingdom 32 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.6× 552 0.9× 1.2k 1.9× 321 0.6× 120 5.4k
Helen Roberts New Zealand 35 984 1.0× 1.2k 1.6× 697 1.1× 503 0.8× 1.1k 2.1× 90 4.3k
Janine F. Felix Netherlands 43 679 0.7× 383 0.5× 696 1.1× 1.3k 2.0× 1.0k 2.1× 231 6.3k
Christopher T. Cowell Australia 38 748 0.8× 1.0k 1.4× 138 0.2× 654 1.1× 585 1.2× 97 4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Franco Antoniazzi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Franco Antoniazzi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franco Antoniazzi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Franco Antoniazzi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Franco Antoniazzi 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 Franco Antoniazzi. Franco Antoniazzi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zaffanello, Marco, et al.. (2025). Mapping the Fat: How Childhood Obesity and Body Composition Shape Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. Children. 12(7). 912–912.
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Cavarzere, Paolo, et al.. (2024). Revising LH cut-off for the diagnosis of central precocious puberty via triptorelin stimulation assay. Endocrine. 87(2). 842–849. 1 indexed citations
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Zaffanello, Marco, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Growth Hormone Therapy on Sleep-Related Health Outcomes in Children with Prader–Willi Syndrome: A Review and Clinical Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(17). 5504–5504. 5 indexed citations
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Cavarzere, Paolo, et al.. (2023). Autoimmune adrenal insufficiency in children: a hint for polyglandular syndrome type 2?. ˜The œItalian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics. 49(1). 94–94. 3 indexed citations
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Pietrobelli, Angelo, Nicole Fearnbach, Alessandro Ferruzzi, et al.. (2021). Effects of COVID‐19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors in children with obesity: Longitudinal study update. Obesity Science & Practice. 8(4). 525–528. 17 indexed citations
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Pietrobelli, Angelo, Luca Pecoraro, Alessandro Ferruzzi, et al.. (2020). Effects of COVID‐19 Lockdown on Lifestyle Behaviors in Children with Obesity Living in Verona, Italy: A Longitudinal Study. Obesity. 28(8). 1382–1385. 790 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bonafini, Sara, Alice Giontella, Angela Tagetti, et al.. (2020). Fatty Acid Profile and Desaturase Activities in 7–10-Year-Old Children Attending Primary School in Verona South District: Association between Palmitoleic Acid, SCD-16, Indices of Adiposity, and Blood Pressure. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(11). 3899–3899. 14 indexed citations
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Deiana, Michela, Luca Dalle Carbonare, Samuele Cheri, et al.. (2020). A Potential Role of RUNX2- RUNT Domain in Modulating the Expression of Genes Involved in Bone Metastases: An In Vitro Study with Melanoma Cells. Cells. 9(3). 751–751. 6 indexed citations
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Montagnana, Martina, Elisa Danese, Alice Giontella, et al.. (2020). Circulating Bile Acids Profiles in Obese Children and Adolescents: A Possible Role of Sex, Puberty and Liver Steatosis. Diagnostics. 10(11). 977–977. 8 indexed citations
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Gaudino, Rossella, Evelina Maines, Fabiana Guizzardi, et al.. (2019). 45,X/46,X,i(Yp): Importance of Assessment and Support during Puberty and Adolescence. Sexual Development. 13(3). 118–124. 1 indexed citations
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Zaffanello, Marco, Giorgio Piacentini, Angelo Pietrobelli, et al.. (2017). Ambulatory clinical parameters and sleep respiratory events in a group of obese children unselected for respiratory problems. World Journal of Pediatrics. 13(6). 577–583. 7 indexed citations
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Zaffanello, Marco, Giorgio Piacentini, Claudio Maffeis, et al.. (2016). Snoring in a cohort of obese children: association with palate position and nocturnal desaturations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 50134–50134. 5 indexed citations
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Corradi, Massimiliano, Alberto Gandini, Francesca Teofoli, et al.. (2016). Analysis of the d3-growth hormone receptor polymorphism in large cohorts of small, appropriate and large for gestational age newborns.. PubMed. 68(3). 157–61. 2 indexed citations
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Valsesia, Armand, Pierre Chatelain, Adam Stevens, et al.. (2015). GH deficiency status combined with GH receptor polymorphism affects response to GH in children. European Journal of Endocrinology. 173(6). 777–789. 12 indexed citations
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Antoniazzi, Franco. (1999). Prevention of Bone Demineralization by Calcium Supplementation in Precocious Puberty during Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Treatment. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 84(6). 1992–1996. 18 indexed citations
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Saggese, Giuseppe, et al.. (1995). Use of Combined Gn-RH Agonist and hGH Therapy for Better Attaining the Goals in Precocious Puberty Treatment. Hormone Research. 44(3). 49–54. 40 indexed citations
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Tatò, Luciano, M. Cisternino, Mario R. Romano, et al.. (1988). Treatment of idiopathic precocious puberty by a long-acting LHRH analogue (D-Trp6-LHRH). 14(1). 52–57. 1 indexed citations

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