Gerardo Nigro

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
262 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Gerardo Nigro is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerardo Nigro has authored 262 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 58 papers in Epidemiology and 45 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Gerardo Nigro's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (66 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (44 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (43 papers). Gerardo Nigro is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (66 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (44 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (43 papers). Gerardo Nigro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Gerardo Nigro's co-authors include Stuart P. Adler, Luisa Politano, R. La Torre, Al M. Best, Vincenzo Russo, L.I. Comi, Anna Rago, R.J.I. Bain, Paolo Golino and Andrea Antonio Papa and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Gerardo Nigro

248 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Passive Immunization during Pregnancy for Congenital Cyto... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Passive Immunization during Pregnancy for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
    2005 521 citations Gerardo Nigro 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
Gerardo Nigro Italy 36 2.2k 2.2k 1.7k 1.3k 690 262 6.0k
Ian V. Hutchinson United Kingdom 48 2.1k 0.9× 801 0.4× 746 0.4× 1.7k 1.3× 254 0.4× 201 10.3k
Giuseppe Rossi Italy 47 1.1k 0.5× 174 0.1× 535 0.3× 813 0.6× 292 0.4× 400 8.5k
Hideto Yamada Japan 38 1.4k 0.7× 236 0.1× 583 0.3× 825 0.6× 1.2k 1.8× 314 6.2k
Marco Gattorno Italy 55 1.2k 0.6× 790 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 5.3k 4.1× 135 0.2× 321 12.2k
P Godeau France 41 1.2k 0.5× 516 0.2× 394 0.2× 656 0.5× 34 0.0× 489 7.2k
John C. Hobbins United States 60 3.3k 1.5× 1.1k 0.5× 636 0.4× 857 0.7× 5.8k 8.4× 256 12.0k
Clyde F. Barker United States 52 638 0.3× 929 0.4× 209 0.1× 953 0.7× 198 0.3× 221 8.7k
Mark M. Boucek United States 45 1.9k 0.8× 2.7k 1.2× 320 0.2× 1.1k 0.9× 162 0.2× 114 9.3k
Tomoyo Matsubara Japan 37 645 0.3× 491 0.2× 433 0.3× 670 0.5× 102 0.1× 121 3.9k
Shouichi Ohga Japan 35 687 0.3× 144 0.1× 1.2k 0.7× 631 0.5× 292 0.4× 301 5.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerardo Nigro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerardo Nigro

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

All Works

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Caturano, Alfredo, Biagio Liccardo, Marco Alfonso Perrone, et al.. (2025). Serum Lipids, Inflammation, and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: Pathophysiological Links and Clinical Evidence. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(5). 1652–1652. 5 indexed citations
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Russo, Vincenzo, et al.. (2023). The clinical presentation of syncope influences the head-up tilt test responses. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 110. 41–47. 8 indexed citations
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Nigro, Gerardo, et al.. (2023). Prevention of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Review and Case Series of Valaciclovir versus Hyperimmune Globulin Therapy. Viruses. 15(6). 1376–1376. 10 indexed citations
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Rordorf, Roberto, Stefano Viani, Mauro Biffi, et al.. (2023). Reduction in inappropriate therapies through device programming in subcutaneous implantable defibrillator patients: data from clinical practice. EP Europace. 25(5). 7 indexed citations
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Botto, Giovanni Luca, Matteo Ziacchi, Gerardo Nigro, et al.. (2023). Intermuscular technique for implantation of the subcutaneous implantable defibrillator: a propensity-matched case–control study. EP Europace. 25(4). 1423–1431. 7 indexed citations
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Filippo, Paolo De, Federico Migliore, Pietro Palmisano, et al.. (2023). Procedure, management, and outcome of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter–defibrillator extraction in clinical practice. EP Europace. 25(6). 7 indexed citations
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Lioncino, Michele, Emanuele Monda, Santo Dellegrottaglie, et al.. (2022). Pancarditis as the Clinical Presentation of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Multimodality Approach to Diagnosis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(2). 133–141. 1 indexed citations
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Palmisano, Pietro, Domenico Facchin, Matteo Ziacchi, et al.. (2022). Rate and nature of complications with leadless transcatheter pacemakers compared with transvenous pacemakers: results from an Italian multicentre large population analysis. EP Europace. 25(1). 112–120. 24 indexed citations
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Russo, Vincenzo, et al.. (2021). Nursing Teleconsultation for the Outpatient Management of Patients with Cardiovascular Disease during COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(4). 2087–2087. 27 indexed citations
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Russo, Vincenzo, Roberta Bottino, Andreina Carbone, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 and Heart: From Clinical Features to Pharmacological Implications. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(6). 1944–1944. 32 indexed citations
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Russo, Vincenzo, Anna Rago, Riccardo Proietti, et al.. (2019). Safety and Efficacy of Triple Antithrombotic Therapy with Dabigatran versus Vitamin K Antagonist in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: A Pilot Study. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–6. 7 indexed citations
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Politano, Luisa & Gerardo Nigro. (2016). Managing dystrophinopathic cardiomyopathy. Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs. 4(11). 1159–1178. 4 indexed citations
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Russo, Russo, Bianchi, Lucio Santangelo, et al.. (2015). Efficacy and safety of dabigatran in a "real-life" population at high thromboembolic and hemorrhagic risk: data from MonaldiCare registry.. PubMed. 19(20). 3961–7. 32 indexed citations
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Nigro, Gerardo. (2009). Maternal–fetal cytomegalovirus infection: From diagnosis to therapy. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 22(2). 169–174. 32 indexed citations
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Nigro, Gerardo. (2008). L'estrazione dell'oro in Giovanni Crisostomo: prassi e metafora. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro).
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Nigro, Gerardo. (2007). Origenismo e polemiche trinitarie: Didimo e Basilio su Ps 32. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro).
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Nigro, Gerardo. (1991). Pancreatitis with Hypoglycemia‐Associated Convulsions Following Rotavirus Gastroenteritis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 12(2). 280–282. 3 indexed citations
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Nigro, Gerardo, E Cardi, & G. Donelli. (1985). Protracted carbohydrate malabsorption associated with rotavirus-astrovirus gastroenteritis in an infant without immunodeficiency. 17(1). 38–39. 1 indexed citations

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