Giovanni Barbara

23.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
278 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

About

Giovanni Barbara is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Giovanni Barbara has authored 278 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 173 papers in Gastroenterology, 134 papers in Surgery and 38 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Giovanni Barbara's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (151 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (43 papers) and Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (33 papers). Giovanni Barbara is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (151 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (43 papers) and Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (33 papers). Giovanni Barbara collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Canada. Giovanni Barbara's co-authors include Vincenzo Stanghellini, Roberto De Giorgio, Roberto Corinaldesi, Cesare Cremon, Stephen M. Collins, Rosanna Cogliandro, Nigel W. Bunnett, Maria Raffaella Barbaro, Fabrizio De Ponti and Marcello Tonini and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Giovanni Barbara

261 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

Intestinal permeability – a new t... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2014 2004 2012 2016 2007 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. Intestinal permeability – a new target for disease prevention and therapy
    2014 1.3k citations Giovanni Barbara et al. profile →
  2. Activated mast cells in proximity to colonic nerves correlate with abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome
    2004 1.1k citations Giovanni Barbara, Vincenzo Stanghellini et al. profile →
  3. Intestinal microbiota in functional bowel disorders: a Rome foundation report
    2012 688 citations Giovanni Barbara et al. Gut profile →
  4. Irritable bowel syndrome
    2016 687 citations Giovanni Barbara et al. profile →
  5. Mast Cell-Dependent Excitation of Visceral-Nociceptive Sensory Neurons in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    2007 608 citations Giovanni Barbara, Vincenzo Stanghellini et al. profile →
  6. Risk indicators of delayed gastric emptying of solids in patients with functional dyspepsia
    1996 523 citations Vincenzo Stanghellini, Cesare Tosetti et al. profile →
  7. Inflammatory and Microbiota-Related Regulation of the Intestinal Epithelial Barrier
    2021 263 citations Giovanni Barbara, Maria Raffaella Barbaro et al. profile →
  8. The Role of the FODMAP Diet in IBS
    2024 38 citations Luisa Bertin, Giovanni Marasco et al. Nutrients profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Giovanni Barbara Italy 58 9.2k 5.7k 3.3k 3.1k 1.4k 278 15.2k
Roberto De Giorgio Italy 70 9.8k 1.1× 7.1k 1.2× 2.6k 0.8× 2.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 439 17.3k
Vincenzo Stanghellini Italy 69 14.3k 1.6× 10.0k 1.7× 1.8k 0.6× 3.7k 1.2× 1.7k 1.3× 298 19.4k
Keith A. Sharkey Canada 76 5.4k 0.6× 4.6k 0.8× 4.1k 1.3× 4.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.0× 338 20.8k
Guy E. Boeckxstaens Belgium 76 10.1k 1.1× 9.7k 1.7× 3.2k 1.0× 4.2k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 416 21.3k
Magnus Simrén Sweden 76 16.7k 1.8× 7.6k 1.3× 4.0k 1.2× 5.4k 1.7× 2.5k 1.8× 448 22.7k
Elena F. Verdú Canada 63 6.9k 0.7× 3.8k 0.7× 7.2k 2.2× 2.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 222 16.1k
Mark Pimentel United States 57 7.9k 0.9× 4.3k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 292 11.8k
Brian E. Lacy United States 46 8.8k 1.0× 4.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 221 11.7k
Přemysl Berčík Canada 51 4.7k 0.5× 2.1k 0.4× 5.8k 1.8× 2.8k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 145 11.8k
Roberto Corinaldesi Italy 53 6.1k 0.7× 4.9k 0.9× 1.0k 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 791 0.6× 253 10.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giovanni Barbara

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Barbara, Giovanni, Massimo Bellini, Piero Portincasa, et al.. (2025). Bile acid diarrhea in patients with chronic diarrhea. Current appraisal and recommendations for clinical practice. Digestive and Liver Disease. 57(3). 680–687. 1 indexed citations
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Carabotti, Marilia, Giovanni Marasco, Franco Radaelli, et al.. (2025). Look inside the management of colonic diverticular rebleeding: a systematic review. Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology. 18. 1128504671–1128504671. 1 indexed citations
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Cecinato, Paolo, et al.. (2024). Endoscopic removal of gastrointestinal lesions by using third space endoscopy techniques. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. 71. 101931–101931. 3 indexed citations
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Dajti, Elton, Susana Rodrigues, Luigi Colecchia, et al.. (2024). Sarcopenia evaluated by EASL/AASLD computed tomography-based criteria predicts mortality in patients with cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JHEP Reports. 6(8). 101113–101113. 3 indexed citations
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Bertin, Luisa, Giovanni Marasco, Cesare Cremon, et al.. (2024). The Role of the FODMAP Diet in IBS. Nutrients. 16(3). 370–370. 38 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dothel, Giovanni, Maria Raffaella Barbaro, Gloria Ravegnini, et al.. (2023). New insights into irritable bowel syndrome pathophysiological mechanisms: contribution of epigenetics. Journal of Gastroenterology. 58(7). 605–621. 25 indexed citations
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Marasco, Giovanni, Francesco Buttitta, Cesare Cremon, et al.. (2023). The role of microbiota and its modulation in colonic diverticular disease. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 35(12). e14615–e14615. 4 indexed citations
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Cappello, Maria, Giovanni Barbara, Massimo Bellini, et al.. (2023). Identification and management of gastrointestinal manifestations of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: Recommendations from an Italian group of experts. Digestive and Liver Disease. 56(6). 1014–1020.
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Marasco, Giovanni, Marcello Maida, Cesare Cremon, et al.. (2023). Meta‐analysis: Post‐COVID‐19 functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 58(1). 6–15. 29 indexed citations
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Marasco, Giovanni, Pierfrancesco Visaggi, Cesare Cremon, et al.. (2023). Current and Novel Therapies for Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(20). 15165–15165. 16 indexed citations
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Barbaro, Maria Raffaella, Cesare Cremon, Daniele Fuschi, et al.. (2020). Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity in the Context of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. Nutrients. 12(12). 3735–3735. 31 indexed citations
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Barbaro, Maria Raffaella, Cesare Cremon, Daniele Fuschi, et al.. (2019). Nerve fiber overgrowth in patients with symptomatic diverticular disease. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 31(9). e13575–e13575. 16 indexed citations
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Barbara, Giovanni, Cesare Cremon, & Fernando Azpiroz. (2018). Probiotics in irritable bowel syndrome: Where are we?. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 30(12). e13513–e13513. 26 indexed citations
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Scarpignato, Carmelo, Giovanni Barbara, Ángel Lanas, & Lisa L. Strate. (2018). Management of colonic diverticular disease in the third millennium: Highlights from a symposium held during the United European Gastroenterology Week 2017. Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology. 11. 3971960169–3971960169. 23 indexed citations
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Cremon, Cesare, Vincenzo Stanghellini, Maria Raffaella Barbaro, et al.. (2017). Randomised clinical trial: the analgesic properties of dietary supplementation with palmitoylethanolamide and polydatin in irritable bowel syndrome. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 45(7). 909–922. 100 indexed citations
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Quénéhervé, Lucille, Charlène Brochard, Malvyne Rolli‐Derkinderen, et al.. (2017). Glioplasticity in irritable bowel syndrome. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 30(4). e13232–e13232. 18 indexed citations
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Cogliandro, L., Rosanna Cogliandro, Roberto De Giorgio, et al.. (2008). Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 14(19). 2953–2953. 147 indexed citations
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Stanghellini, Vincenzo, Cesare Tosetti, Roberto De Giorgio, et al.. (1999). How should Helicobacter pylori negative patients be managed?. Gut. 45(suppl 1). I32–I35. 7 indexed citations

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