Giovanni Mantovani

14.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Giovanni Mantovani is a scholar working on Physiology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Giovanni Mantovani has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Physiology, 23 papers in Oncology and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Giovanni Mantovani's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (31 papers), Biochemical Acid Research Studies (10 papers) and Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research (10 papers). Giovanni Mantovani is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (31 papers), Biochemical Acid Research Studies (10 papers) and Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research (10 papers). Giovanni Mantovani collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Japan. Giovanni Mantovani's co-authors include Clelia Madeddu, Antonio Macciò, Elena Massa, Paula Ravasco, Andrew Wilcock, Stefan D. Anker, Faith D. Ottery, Lukas Radbruch, Neil Macdonald and Robin L. Fainsinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blood and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Giovanni Mantovani

102 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an inte... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus
    2011 4.0k citations Giovanni Mantovani 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
Giovanni Mantovani Italy 37 5.0k 1.8k 1.8k 1.1k 1.0k 103 8.0k
Paula Ravasco Portugal 34 6.2k 1.2× 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 1.8k 1.6× 1.4k 1.3× 110 8.8k
Maurizio Muscaritoli Italy 33 7.4k 1.5× 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 2.0k 1.8× 2.3k 2.2× 105 10.4k
M. Carola Zillikens Netherlands 48 1.6k 0.3× 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 391 0.3× 472 0.5× 209 7.1k
Clelia Madeddu Italy 44 1.9k 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 303 0.3× 558 0.5× 158 5.4k
Vera C. Mazurak Canada 35 2.8k 0.6× 720 0.4× 697 0.4× 615 0.5× 983 1.0× 132 4.5k
Maurizio Muscaritoli Italy 39 3.6k 0.7× 328 0.2× 1.6k 0.9× 670 0.6× 930 0.9× 113 5.3k
José M. Garcia United States 40 2.7k 0.5× 461 0.3× 1.3k 0.7× 269 0.2× 672 0.7× 127 5.2k
Massimo Federici Italy 62 2.4k 0.5× 630 0.3× 5.1k 2.8× 241 0.2× 463 0.4× 253 11.1k
Sin Gon Kim South Korea 50 2.8k 0.6× 325 0.2× 1.4k 0.8× 332 0.3× 463 0.4× 298 8.4k
William D. DeWys United States 24 2.0k 0.4× 983 0.5× 653 0.4× 403 0.4× 911 0.9× 56 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Giovanni Mantovani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giovanni Mantovani

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

All Works

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Madeddu, Clelia, Giovanni Mantovani, Giulia Gramignano, & Antonio Macciò. (2015). Advances in pharmacologic strategies for cancer cachexia. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 16(14). 2163–2177. 24 indexed citations
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Dessalvi, Christian Cadeddu, Alessandra Piras, Mariele Dessì, et al.. (2013). TAXANE ASSOCIATED WITH TRASTUZUMAB INDUCED EARLY VENTRICULAR IMPAIRMENT: CORRELATION WITH BIOLOGICAL MARKERS OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(10). E856–E856. 1 indexed citations
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Mantovani, Giovanni & Clelia Madeddu. (2009). Cancer cachexia: medical management. Supportive Care in Cancer. 18(1). 1–9. 60 indexed citations
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Wiedenmann, Bertram, Peter Malfertheiner, Helmut Friess, et al.. (2008). A multicenter, phase II study of infliximab plus gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer cachexia.. PubMed. 6(1). 18–25. 122 indexed citations
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Recchia, F., Gaetano Saggio, Anna Di Blasio, et al.. (2007). A multicenter phase II study of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and oxaliplatin in recurrent ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology. 106(1). 164–169. 19 indexed citations
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Gramignano, Giulia, Maria Rita Lusso, Clelia Madeddu, et al.. (2006). Efficacy of l-carnitine administration on fatigue, nutritional status, oxidative stress, and related quality of life in 12 advanced cancer patients undergoing anticancer therapy. Nutrition. 22(2). 136–145. 133 indexed citations
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Mantovani, Giovanni, et al.. (2006). Use of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer during human pregnancy: Case report and literature review. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 131(2). 238–239. 32 indexed citations
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Laviano, Alessandro, Maurizio Muscaritoli, Antonia Cascino, et al.. (2005). Branched-chain amino acids: the best compromise to achieve anabolism?. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 8(4). 408–414. 53 indexed citations
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Mantovani, Giovanni, Clelia Madeddu, Antonio Macciò, et al.. (2004). Cancer-Related Anorexia/Cachexia Syndrome and Oxidative Stress: An Innovative Approach beyond Current Treatment. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 13(10). 1651–1659. 108 indexed citations
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Mantovani, Giovanni, Clelia Madeddu, Giulia Gramignano, et al.. (2004). Association of serum IL-6 levels with comprehensive geriatric assessment variables in a population of elderly cancer patients. Oncology Reports. 11(1). 197–206. 11 indexed citations
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Mantovani, Giovanni, et al.. (2001). Managing Cancer-Related Anorexia/Cachexia. Drugs. 61(4). 499–514. 120 indexed citations
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Mantovani, Giovanni, Antonio Macciò, Loredana Mura, et al.. (2000). Serum levels of leptin and proinflammatory cytokines in patients with advanced-stage cancer at different sites. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 78(10). 554–561. 166 indexed citations
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Mantovani, Giovanni, Giorgio Astara, Alessandro Bianchi, et al.. (1996). Evaluation by multidimensional instruments of health-related quality of life of elderly cancer patients undergoing three different “psychosocial” treatment approaches. Supportive Care in Cancer. 4(2). 129–140. 52 indexed citations
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Iaffaioli, Rosario Vincenzo, Gaetano Facchini, Michele Santangelo, et al.. (1995). Phase II study of high-dose epirubicin, lonidamine, alpha 2b interferon in advanced breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 35(3). 243–248. 5 indexed citations
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Mantovani, Giovanni, Antonio Macciò, Giorgio Astara, et al.. (1993). Membrane-bound and soluble IL-2 receptors (p55 and p75 chains) on peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with solid malignancies. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 22(1-3). 79–99. 5 indexed citations
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