Laura Petcu

891 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 648 citations indexed

About

Laura Petcu is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Petcu has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 648 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Physiology, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Laura Petcu's work include Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers), Gut microbiota and health (5 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers). Laura Petcu is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers), Gut microbiota and health (5 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers). Laura Petcu collaborates with scholars based in Romania and Czechia. Laura Petcu's co-authors include Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Grațiela Grădișteanu Pîrcălăbioru, Ariana Picu, Veronica Lazăr, Lia-Mara Diţu, Irina Gheorghe, Alina Maria Holban, Carmen Curuțiu, C Ionescu-Tîrgovişte and Mädälina Muşat and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Laura Petcu

10 papers receiving 633 citations

Hit Papers

Aspects of Gut Microbiota and Immune System Interactions ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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. Aspects of Gut Microbiota and Immune System Interactions in Infectious Diseases, Immunopathology, and Cancer
    2018 377 citations Veronica Lazăr, Lia-Mara Diţu et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

Peers

Laura Petcu
Ariana Picu Romania
Aleksandra Rył Poland
Philippa M. Wells United Kingdom
Niccolò Rossi United Kingdom
Chika Kasai Japan
Amrita Vijay United Kingdom
Naisi Zhao United States
Manuel Bernabeu Spain
Ariana Picu Romania
Laura Petcu
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Countries citing papers authored by Laura Petcu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laura Petcu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Petcu

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

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Petcu, Laura, et al.. (2024). The importance of the enzyme Gamma-glutamyltransferase in the pathogenic cluster in type2 diabetic patient. Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine. 62(2). 203–209.
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Pîrcălăbioru, Grațiela Grădișteanu, Ariana Picu, Laura Petcu, et al.. (2022). Microbiome, Mycobiome and Related Metabolites Alterations in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome—A Pilot Study. Metabolites. 12(3). 218–218. 27 indexed citations
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Pîrcălăbioru, Grațiela Grădișteanu, et al.. (2022). Snapshot into the Type-2-Diabetes-Associated Microbiome of a Romanian Cohort. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(23). 15023–15023. 14 indexed citations
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Picu, Ariana, Laura Petcu, Grațiela Grădișteanu Pîrcălăbioru, et al.. (2020). Evolution of Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers in Romanian Obese Male Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: One Year Follow-Up. Metabolites. 10(8). 308–308. 6 indexed citations
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Lazăr, Veronica, Lia-Mara Diţu, Grațiela Grădișteanu Pîrcălăbioru, et al.. (2019). Gut Microbiota, Host Organism, and Diet Trialogue in Diabetes and Obesity. Frontiers in Nutrition. 6. 21–21. 148 indexed citations
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Pîrcălăbioru, Grațiela Grădișteanu, Roxana Adriana Stoica, Laura Petcu, et al.. (2019). Microbiota signatures in type-2 diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease - A Pilot Study. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences. 130–136. 19 indexed citations
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Lazăr, Veronica, Lia-Mara Diţu, Grațiela Grădișteanu Pîrcălăbioru, et al.. (2018). Aspects of Gut Microbiota and Immune System Interactions in Infectious Diseases, Immunopathology, and Cancer. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 1830–1830. 377 indexed citations breakdown →
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Picu, Ariana, et al.. (2017). Markers of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Defense in Romanian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity. Molecules. 22(5). 714–714. 46 indexed citations
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Petcu, Laura, et al.. (2016). Obesity Influence on Insulin Activity and Resting Metabolic Rate in Type 2 Diabetes. Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases. 23(4). 377–386. 1 indexed citations
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Petcu, Laura, et al.. (2015). BASAL METABOLIC RATE IN METABOLIC DISORDERS. 7 indexed citations
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Picu, Ariana, et al.. (2014). Gender Influence on Resting Metabolic Rate and Adipocytokines Levels in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Metabolic Syndrome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(3). 193–202. 1 indexed citations

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