Giovanna Liuzzo

14.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
225 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Giovanna Liuzzo is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Giovanna Liuzzo has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 72 papers in Immunology and 68 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Giovanna Liuzzo's work include Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (62 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (41 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (35 papers). Giovanna Liuzzo is often cited by papers focused on Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (62 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (41 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (35 papers). Giovanna Liuzzo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Japan. Giovanna Liuzzo's co-authors include Luigi M. Biasucci, Attilio Maseri, Antonio G. Rebuzzi, Filippo Crea, J. Ruth Gallimore, R Grillo, Mark B. Pepys, Giuseppina Caligiuri, Antonino Buffon and Cornelia M. Weyand and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Giovanna Liuzzo

196 papers receiving 10.3k 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.

The Prognostic Value of C-Reactive Protein and Serum Amyloid A Protein in Severe Unstable Angina

1994 1.9k citations Giovanna Liuzzo, Luigi M. Biasucci et al. profile →
Widespread Coronary Inflammation in Unstable Angina

2002 695 citations Antonino Buffon, Luigi M. Biasucci et al. profile →
Elevated Levels of Interleukin-6 in Unstable Angina

1996 593 citations Luigi M. Biasucci, Giovanna Liuzzo et al. profile →
Elevated Levels of C-Reactive Protein at Discharge in Patients With Unstable Angina Predict Recurrent Instability

1999 450 citations Luigi M. Biasucci, Giovanna Liuzzo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giovanna Liuzzo Italy	47	4.5k	3.6k	3.3k	3.1k	1.8k	225	10.7k
Luigi M. Biasucci Italy	53	6.7k 1.5×	3.1k 0.9×	4.0k 1.2×	3.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	214	13.1k
Agneta Siegbahn Sweden	58	5.9k 1.3×	2.2k 0.6×	2.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	3.5k 2.0×	191	14.0k
Christoph Bickel Germany	44	2.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	107	7.6k
Antonio G. Rebuzzi Italy	36	3.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.5×	2.8k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	923 0.5×	108	7.1k
Andrew D. Blann United Kingdom	71	5.8k 1.3×	2.1k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	3.5k 2.0×	338	15.5k
J. Ruth Gallimore United Kingdom	32	2.1k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	38	7.1k
Gad Keren Israel	47	5.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.3×	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	372	10.6k
Hitoshi Yokoyama Japan	40	2.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	1.7k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	268	11.4k
Ian J. Sarembock United States	47	5.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.4×	3.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	116	9.7k
Ehrin J. Armstrong United States	46	2.2k 0.5×	2.3k 0.6×	3.5k 1.1×	804 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	233	8.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giovanna Liuzzo

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Rinaldi, Riccardo, Michele Russo, Alice Bonanni, et al.. (2025). Prognostic significance of individual COVADIS criteria in patients undergoing acetylcholine provocation testing. EuroIntervention. 21(6). e296–e306. 1 indexed citations

Camilli, Massimiliano, Lucia Leccisotti, Eugenio Galli, et al.. (2025). Vascular inflammation in patients undergoing anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor-T cells for haematologic malignancies: a call for cardiovascular surveillance. European Heart Journal. 47(9). 1114–1117.

Rinaldi, Riccardo, Michele Russo, Giovanni Occhipinti, et al.. (2025). Sex‐Related Differences in the Prognostic Role of Acetylcholine Provocation Testing. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(5). e037942–e037942. 3 indexed citations

Caterina, Alberto Ranieri De, Giancarlo Trimarchi, Fausto Pizzino, et al.. (2025). Uncovering Plaque Erosion: A Distinct Pathway in Acute Coronary Syndromes and a Gateway to Personalized Therapy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(15). 5456–5456.

Vergallo, Rocco & Giovanna Liuzzo. (2024). Weekly Journal Scan: The prognostic value of coronary inflammation in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease. European Heart Journal. 45(36). 3311–3313. 2 indexed citations

Liuzzo, Giovanna & Massimo Volpe. (2024). Weekly journal scan: every breath you take, air pollution impacts your cardiovascular health. European Heart Journal. 45(24). 2116–2118. 1 indexed citations

Buono, Marco Giuseppe Del, Giulia La Vecchia, Alessia d’Aiello, et al.. (2024). Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock: Insights From a High-Volume Italian Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 84(2). 210–219. 1 indexed citations

Liuzzo, Giovanna & Carlo Patrono. (2023). Targeting residual cardiovascular risk in the statin era: cholesterol or inflammation?. European Heart Journal. 44(22). 1973–1975. 5 indexed citations

Russo, Michele, Riccardo Rinaldi, Massimiliano Camilli, et al.. (2023). Air pollution and plaque healing in acute coronary syndromes. European Heart Journal. 44(26). 2403–2405. 11 indexed citations

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Liuzzo, Giovanna & Carlo Patrono. (2023). Acute myocardial infarction is associated with faster age-related cognitive decline. European Heart Journal. 44(38). 3718–3719. 2 indexed citations

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Galiuto, Leonarda & Giovanna Liuzzo. (2022). Volume of physical activity and cardiovascular health status: is more necessarily better?. European Heart Journal. 43(13). 1286–1287. 3 indexed citations

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Vergallo, Rocco & Giovanna Liuzzo. (2022). The role of the neuroimmune axis as a new frontier in atherosclerosis. European Heart Journal. 43(30). 2829–2830. 2 indexed citations

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Bonanni, Alice, Alessia d’Aiello, Daniela Pedicino, et al.. (2022). Molecular Hallmarks of Ischemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries: The “INOCA versus Obstructive CCS” Challenge. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(6). 1711–1711. 8 indexed citations

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Vergallo, Rocco & Giovanna Liuzzo. (2022). Coronary artery calcium scoring for cardiovascular risk stratification: more pitfalls than advantages?. European Heart Journal. 43(37). 3510–3511.

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Pacifico, Lucia, Francesco Massimo Perla, Giovanna Liuzzo, et al.. (2021). Upregulated monocyte expression of PLIN2 is associated with early arterial injury in children with overweight/obesity. Atherosclerosis. 327. 68–75. 11 indexed citations

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Montone, Rocco Antonio, Leonarda Galiuto, Maria Chiara Meucci, et al.. (2020). Coronary slow flow is associated with a worse clinical outcome in patients with Takotsubo syndrome. Heart. 106(12). 923–930. 38 indexed citations

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Russo, Michele, Rocco Antonio Montone, Domenico D’Amario, et al.. (2020). Role of perilipin 2 in microvascular obstruction in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care. 10(6). 633–642. 11 indexed citations

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Liuzzo, Giovanna, et al.. (2018). Lo studio CANTOS. Giornale italiano di cardiologia. 19(3). 137–141.

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Brugaletta, Salvatore, Victoria Martín‐Yuste, Teresa Padró, et al.. (2012). Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells Dysfunction Distal to Recanalized Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions and the Relationship With the Collateral Connection Grade. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 5(2). 170–178. 33 indexed citations

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Liuzzo, Giovanna, Matteo Santamaria, Francesca Ginnetti, et al.. (2002). Persistent activation of the NF-K B signaling pathway in patients with unstable angina and elevated levels of C-reactive protein. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 39. 321–322. 2 indexed citations

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