Giacomo De Riu

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
140 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Giacomo De Riu is a scholar working on Surgery, Oral Surgery and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Giacomo De Riu has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Surgery, 43 papers in Oral Surgery and 37 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in Giacomo De Riu's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (37 papers), Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (25 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (24 papers). Giacomo De Riu is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (37 papers), Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (25 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (24 papers). Giacomo De Riu collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Belgium and France. Giacomo De Riu's co-authors include Luigi Angelo Vaira, Giovanni Salzano, Silvio Mario Meloni, Antonio Tullio, Jérôme R. Lechien, Marzia Petrocelli, Sven Saussez, Pasquale Piombino, Alessandro Giuseppe Fois and Claire Hopkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Experimental Neurology and The Laryngoscope.

In The Last Decade

Giacomo De Riu

129 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Objective evaluation of anosmia and ageusia in COVID‐19 patients: Single‐center experience on 72 cases

2020 344 citations Luigi Angelo Vaira, Giovanna Deiana et al. Head & Neck profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giacomo De Riu Italy	33	1.3k	985	976	762	674	140	3.3k
Luigi Angelo Vaira Italy	32	1.7k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	430 0.6×	205 0.3×	186	3.3k
Pasquale Piombino Italy	20	212 0.2×	236 0.2×	182 0.2×	529 0.7×	335 0.5×	84	1.2k
Federico Biglioli Italy	29	166 0.1×	1.1k 1.1×	143 0.1×	1.7k 2.2×	614 0.9×	142	2.6k
Tara Renton United Kingdom	36	212 0.2×	574 0.6×	113 0.1×	561 0.7×	2.2k 3.3×	188	4.6k
Zara M. Patel United States	24	588 0.5×	243 0.2×	253 0.3×	1.3k 1.7×	184 0.3×	116	2.8k
Giancarlo Tirelli Italy	27	550 0.4×	333 0.3×	318 0.3×	864 1.1×	164 0.2×	168	2.7k
Rosario Marchese‐Ragona Italy	28	140 0.1×	295 0.3×	75 0.1×	733 1.0×	159 0.2×	110	2.3k
Adam S. DeConde United States	28	794 0.6×	528 0.5×	457 0.5×	1.7k 2.3×	89 0.1×	110	3.6k
D Lauritano Italy	28	74 0.1×	114 0.1×	287 0.3×	304 0.4×	693 1.0×	206	2.7k
Josef G. Heckmann Germany	25	278 0.2×	648 0.7×	163 0.2×	362 0.5×	70 0.1×	140	2.4k

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Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Valentina Micheluzzi, Jérôme R. Lechien, et al.. (2026). Telemedicine in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Narrative Review of Clinical Applications, Outcomes and Future Directions. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 15(2). 452–452.

Melis, Melania, Eleonora Loi, Giorgia Sollai, et al.. (2025). TAS2R38 gene methylation is associated with syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and clinical symptoms. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 14462–14462.

Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Giovanni Salzano, Fabio Maglitto, et al.. (2025). Potential of Auriculotherapy in Pain, Edema and Anxiety Management Following Orthognathic Surgery: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled and Triple-Blind Study. Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery. 1 indexed citations

Troise, Stefania, Umberto Committeri, Domenico Gentile, et al.. (2023). Epidemiological analysis of patients with isolated blowout fractures of orbital floor: Correlation between demographic characteristics and fracture area. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 52(3). 334–339. 7 indexed citations

Committeri, Umberto, Antonio Arena, Giovanni Salzano, et al.. (2023). Incidence of Orbital Side Effects in Zygomaticomaxillary Complex and Isolated Orbital Walls Fractures: A Retrospective Study in South Italy and a Brief Review of the Literature. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(3). 845–845. 1 indexed citations

Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Giovanni Salzano, Fabio Maglitto, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of auriculotherapy in the control of pain, edema, and trismus following surgical extraction of the lower third molars: a split-mouth, randomized, placebo-controlled, and triple-blind study. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 28(1). 279–287. 6 indexed citations

Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Jérôme R. Lechien, Giovanni Salzano, et al.. (2023). SARS‐CoV‐2 Effects on Psychophysical Olfactory Scores: Prospective Study With Evaluation Before and 60‐Days After Infection. Otolaryngology. 168(5). 1249–1252. 2 indexed citations

Committeri, Umberto, Antonio Arena, Giovanni Salzano, et al.. (2023). Minimally Invasive Harvesting Technique for Costal Cartilage Graft: Donor Site, Morbidity and Aesthetic Outcomes. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(10). 3424–3424. 2 indexed citations

Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Olindo Massarelli, Jérôme R. Lechien, et al.. (2023). Tunnelized Facial Artery Myomucosal Island Flap: A Modification of the FAMM Flap that Enhance its Reconstructive Versatility. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 76(1). 1419–1420.

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Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Giovanna Deiana, Jérôme R. Lechien, et al.. (2021). Correlations Between Olfactory Psychophysical Scores and SARS‐CoV‐2 Viral Load in COVID‐19 Patients. The Laryngoscope. 131(10). 2312–2318. 13 indexed citations

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Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Andrea De Vito, Jérôme R. Lechien, et al.. (2021). New Onset of Smell and Taste Loss Are Common Findings Also in Patients With Symptomatic COVID‐19 After Complete Vaccination. The Laryngoscope. 132(2). 419–421. 30 indexed citations

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Lechien, Jérôme R., Carlos M. Chiesa‐Estomba, Luigi Angelo Vaira, et al.. (2021). Correction to: Epidemiological, otolaryngological, olfactory and gustatory outcomes according to the severity of COVID-19: a study of 2579 patients. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 278(8). 2861–2861. 31 indexed citations

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Petrocelli, Marzia, Sebastiano Cutrupi, Giovanni Salzano, et al.. (2021). Six-month smell and taste recovery rates in coronavirus disease 2019 patients: a prospective psychophysical study. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 135(5). 436–441. 51 indexed citations

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Vaira, Luigi Angelo, et al.. (2021). Secondary thrombocytopenia after SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: Report of a case of hemorrhage and hematoma after minor oral surgery. Journal of Stomatology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 123(2). 95–97. 6 indexed citations

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Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Jérôme R. Lechien, Giovanni Salzano, et al.. (2020). Gustatory Dysfunction: A Highly Specific and Smell-Independent Symptom of COVID-19. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 74(S2). 2755–2757. 17 indexed citations

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Vaira, Luigi Angelo, et al.. (2018). Tactile recovery assessment with shortened Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments in patients with buccinator myomucosal flap oral cavity reconstructions. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 22(2). 151–156. 6 indexed citations

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Bonavolontà, Paola, Giovanni Dell’Aversana Orabona, Vincenzo Abbate, et al.. (2017). The epidemiological analysis of maxillofacial fractures in Italy: The experience of a single tertiary center with 1720 patients. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 45(8). 1319–1326. 40 indexed citations

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Riu, Giacomo De, et al.. (2017). Accuracy of computer-assisted orthognathic surgery. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 46(2). 293–298. 59 indexed citations

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Massarelli, Olindo, et al.. (2017). Sensory recovery of myomucosal flap oral cavity reconstructions. Head & Neck. 40(3). 467–474. 26 indexed citations

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Riu, Giacomo De, et al.. (2010). Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma. Case report and review of the literature. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 38(2). 141–144. 31 indexed citations

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