Irene Cacciola

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Irene Cacciola is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Irene Cacciola has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Hepatology, 35 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Irene Cacciola's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (27 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (27 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (23 papers). Irene Cacciola is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (27 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (27 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (23 papers). Irene Cacciola collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Irene Cacciola's co-authors include Giovanni Raimondo, Teresa Pollicino, Giovanni Squadrito, G Cerenzia, Maria Orlando, Francesca Saffioti, G. Raffa, Antonina Smedile, Angela Alibrandi and Antonio Craxı̀ and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Irene Cacciola

44 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Liver Disease

1999 532 citations Irene Cacciola, Teresa Pollicino et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Irene Cacciola Italy	16	2.2k	2.1k	161	109	98	49	2.4k
Maria de Medina United States	25	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	185 1.1×	112 1.0×	105 1.1×	48	1.9k
Mary C. Kuhns United States	23	2.6k 1.2×	2.4k 1.1×	377 2.3×	89 0.8×	120 1.2×	61	2.8k
Ming‐Yuh Hsieh Taiwan	25	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	145 0.9×	88 0.8×	81 0.8×	72	2.2k
Enea Spada Italy	26	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	294 1.8×	82 0.8×	117 1.2×	62	1.8k
Denis Ouzan France	28	2.0k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	305 1.9×	82 0.8×	78 0.8×	128	2.4k
Robert Perrillo United States	27	2.4k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	364 2.3×	163 1.5×	67 0.7×	60	2.6k
Giulia Morsica Italy	18	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	241 1.5×	42 0.4×	69 0.7×	73	1.3k
J. Guardia Spain	18	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	302 1.9×	90 0.8×	158 1.6×	38	2.2k
M. Chiaramonte Italy	26	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	199 1.2×	199 1.8×	98 1.0×	96	2.1k
Alexandra L. Gibas United States	9	1.9k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	194 1.2×	87 0.8×	74 0.8×	12	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Irene Cacciola

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Irene Cacciola

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20 of 20 papers shown

Saitta, Carlo, Gaia Caccamo, Roberto Filomia, et al.. (2025). Long-term virological and clinical evaluation of chronic hepatitis B patients under nucleos(t)ide analogues therapy. Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. 49(4). 102566–102566.

Filomia, Roberto, Gaia Caccamo, S. Maimone, et al.. (2024). Liver steatosis assessed by CAP in patients with primary biliary cholangitis. Digestive and Liver Disease. 56. S29–S30.

Cacciola, Roberto, Francesca Leonardis, Lara Gitto, et al.. (2023). Health economics aspects of kidney transplantation in Sicily: a benchmark analysis on activity and estimated savings. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1222069–1222069.

Giandalia, Annalisa, Irene Cacciola, Carmela Morace, et al.. (2023). High Prevalence of Severe Hepatic Fibrosis in Type 2 Diabetic Outpatients Screened for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(8). 2858–2858. 6 indexed citations

Cacciola, Irene, et al.. (2023). Assessing Genomic Mutations in SARS-CoV-2: Potential Resistance to Antiviral Drugs in Viral Populations from Untreated COVID-19 Patients. Microorganisms. 12(1). 2–2. 3 indexed citations

Caccamo, Gaia, Francesca Saffioti, Serena Porcari, et al.. (2021). Cirrhotic Patients with Bacterial Infection and Negative Cultures Have a More Advanced Disease and an Increased Short-Term Mortality Rate. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 67(6). 2655–2665.

Bottari, Antonio, Gaia Caccamo, Irene Cacciola, et al.. (2020). Rate of hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis in cirrhotic patients with ultrasound-detected liver nodules. Internal and Emergency Medicine. 16(4). 949–955. 1 indexed citations

Cacciola, Irene, Francesco Borgia, Roberto Filomia, et al.. (2019). Outcome of cutaneous psoriasis in hepatitis C virus‐infected patients treated with Direct‐Acting Antiviral therapy. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 27(3). 333–337. 7 indexed citations

Maimone, S., Francesca Saffioti, A. Di Benedetto, et al.. (2018). Erectile dysfunction in compensated liver cirrhosis. Digestive and Liver Disease. 51(6). 843–849. 14 indexed citations

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Cacciola, Irene, Roberto Filomia, Angela Alibrandi, et al.. (2017). Hypergammaglobulinemia is a strong predictor of disease progression, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death in patients with compensated cirrhosis. Liver International. 38(7). 1220–1229. 9 indexed citations

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Maimone, S., Francesca Saffioti, Roberto Filomia, et al.. (2017). Elective endoscopic variceal ligation is not a risk factor for bacterial infection in patients with liver cirrhosis. Digestive and Liver Disease. 50(4). 366–369. 10 indexed citations

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Cacciola, Irene, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of liver enzyme levels and identification of asymptomatic liver disease patients in primary care. Internal and Emergency Medicine. 12(2). 181–186. 14 indexed citations

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Squadrito, Giovanni, Irene Cacciola, Angela Alibrandi, Teresa Pollicino, & Giovanni Raimondo. (2013). Impact of occult hepatitis B virus infection on the outcome of chronic hepatitis C. Journal of Hepatology. 59(4). 696–700. 85 indexed citations

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Cascio, Antonio, Giovanna Stassi, Irene Cacciola, Carlo Saitta, & Giovanni Squadrito. (2012). Fever and rhomboid target lesion in decompensated cirrhosis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 12(7). 576–576. 7 indexed citations

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Cacciola, Irene, Bruno Cacopardo, V. Di Marco, et al.. (2011). Hepatitis E virus infection as a cause of acute hepatitis in Southern Italy. Digestive and Liver Disease. 43(12). 996–1000. 11 indexed citations

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Messina, Maria Francesca, Giovanni Squadrito, Mariella Valenzise, et al.. (2010). Fibroscan: a new noninvasive method for evaluation of liver dysfunction in Turner syndrome. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 41(2). 183–188. 9 indexed citations

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Raimondo, Giovanni, Teresa Pollicino, Irene Cacciola, & Giovanni Squadrito. (2006). Occult hepatitis B virus infection. Journal of Hepatology. 46(1). 160–170. 429 indexed citations

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Pollicino, Teresa, G. Raffa, Lucy Costantino, et al.. (2003). TT virus has a ubiquitous diffusion in human body tissues: analyses of paired serum and tissue samples. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 10(2). 95–102. 27 indexed citations

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Cacciola, Irene, Teresa Pollicino, Giovanni Squadrito, et al.. (1999). Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Liver Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 341(1). 22–26. 532 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pollicino, Teresa, Â.R. Zanetti, Irene Cacciola, et al.. (1997). Pre-S2 defective hepatitis B virus infection in patients with fulminant hepatitis. Hepatology. 26(2). 495–499. 92 indexed citations

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