Lia Pizzicato

688 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 416 citations indexed

About

Lia Pizzicato is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Lia Pizzicato has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 416 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Epidemiology, 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 5 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Lia Pizzicato's work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (8 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 papers) and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (5 papers). Lia Pizzicato is often cited by papers focused on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (8 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 papers) and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (5 papers). Lia Pizzicato collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and Peru. Lia Pizzicato's co-authors include Kendra Viner, Caroline Johnson, Eugenia C. South, Utsha G. Khatri, Zachary F. Meisel, Jeffrey Hom, Frederick L. Altice, Vijay R. Nadipelli, John Butler and Katherine M. Rich and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Clinical Microbiology and Infection and Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

In The Last Decade

Lia Pizzicato

18 papers receiving 404 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.

Increasing presence of xylazine in heroin and/or fentanyl deaths, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2010–2019

2021 123 citations Lia Pizzicato, Caroline Johnson et al. Injury Prevention profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Lia Pizzicato	255	180	79	78	60	19	416
Jeanette M. Bowles	279 1.1×	211 1.2×	70 0.9×	48 0.6×	74 1.2×	26	401
Lucas G. Hill	512 2.0×	287 1.6×	34 0.4×	108 1.4×	49 0.8×	46	653
Mary Figgatt	161 0.6×	131 0.7×	43 0.5×	21 0.3×	35 0.6×	20	281
George Karandinos	395 1.5×	320 1.8×	16 0.2×	52 0.7×	107 1.8×	16	596
Sarah Ruiz	443 1.7×	255 1.4×	15 0.2×	145 1.9×	105 1.8×	7	533
Dana Quesinberry	342 1.3×	169 0.9×	11 0.1×	156 2.0×	44 0.7×	19	501
Philip Huynh	303 1.2×	207 1.1×	8 0.1×	111 1.4×	55 0.9×	27	425
Rafik Wahbi	132 0.5×	65 0.4×	124 1.6×	25 0.3×	79 1.3×	7	285
Kathleen Creppage	195 0.8×	128 0.7×	12 0.2×	81 1.0×	21 0.3×	16	324
Grant Victor	219 0.9×	187 1.0×	5 0.1×	42 0.5×	36 0.6×	38	340

Countries citing papers authored by Lia Pizzicato

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lia Pizzicato

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lia Pizzicato

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19 of 19 papers shown

Donovan, Fariba, Mark Bresnik, Belinda Lovelace, et al.. (2025). Antifungal therapy patterns, healthcare utilization, costs, and mortality in central nervous system and non-central nervous system disseminated coccidioidomycosis across the continuum-of-care. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 31(6). 1046–1052. 1 indexed citations

Crowe, Christopher L., et al.. (2024). Real-world healthcare resource utilization, costs, and predictors of relapse among US patients with incident schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). 86–86. 3 indexed citations

Alexander, Barbara D., Melissa D. Johnson, Mark Bresnik, et al.. (2024). Association Between the Need to Change Initial Antifungal Therapy and Treatment Costs in Patients With Invasive Aspergillosis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12(1). ofae747–ofae747.

Alexander, Barbara D., Melissa D. Johnson, Mark Bresnik, et al.. (2024). Real-World Antifungal Therapy Patterns Across the Continuum of Care in United States Adults with Invasive Aspergillosis. Journal of Fungi. 10(12). 876–876. 1 indexed citations

Pizzicato, Lia, et al.. (2023). Real-world treatment modalities, health care resource utilization, and costs among commercially insured patients with newly diagnosed major depressive disorder in the United States. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy. 29(6). 614–625. 3 indexed citations

Pizzicato, Lia, et al.. (2022). Real‐world treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization, and cost among adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension in the United States. Pulmonary Circulation. 12(2). e12090–e12090. 14 indexed citations

Pizzicato, Lia, Aisha Vadhariya, Julie Birt, et al.. (2022). Real-world treatment patterns and use of adjunctive pain and anti-inflammatory medications among patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with IL-17A inhibitors in the United States. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy. 29(1). 24–35. 4 indexed citations

Pizzicato, Lia, et al.. (2021). Association between discharges against medical advice and readmission in patients treated for drug injection-related skin and soft tissue infections. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 126. 108465–108465. 12 indexed citations

Pizzicato, Lia, et al.. (2021). Legacies of the war on drugs: Next of kin of persons who died of opioid overdose and harm reduction interventions in Philadelphia. International Journal of Drug Policy. 97. 103351–103351. 5 indexed citations

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Pizzicato, Lia, et al.. (2021). Barriers to effective care: Specialty drug treatment in Philadelphia. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 131. 108639–108639. 3 indexed citations

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Pizzicato, Lia, et al.. (2021). Increasing presence of xylazine in heroin and/or fentanyl deaths, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2010–2019. Injury Prevention. 27(4). 395–398. 123 indexed citations breakdown →

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Khatri, Utsha G., et al.. (2021). Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Unintentional Fatal and Nonfatal Emergency Medical Services–Attended Opioid Overdoses During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Philadelphia. JAMA Network Open. 4(1). e2034878–e2034878. 90 indexed citations

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Pizzicato, Lia, et al.. (2020). Adherence to buprenorphine: An analysis of prescription drug monitoring program data. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 216. 108317–108317. 33 indexed citations

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Pizzicato, Lia, Russell Barbour, & Trace Kershaw. (2019). Evaluating alcohol and marijuana use among emerging adult males via analysis of text messages. Substance Use & Misuse. 54(9). 1547–1557. 2 indexed citations

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Pizzicato, Lia, Caroline Johnson, & Kendra Viner. (2019). Correlates of Experiencing and Witnessing Non-Fatal Opioid Overdoses among Individuals Accessing Harm Reduction Services in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Substance Abuse. 41(3). 301–306. 16 indexed citations

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Rich, Katherine M., Javier Valencia, Robinson Cabello, et al.. (2018). Correlates of viral suppression among HIV-infected men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru. AIDS Care. 30(11). 1341–1350. 10 indexed citations

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Pizzicato, Lia, et al.. (2018). Beyond the walls: Risk factors for overdose mortality following release from the Philadelphia Department of Prisons. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 189. 108–115. 78 indexed citations

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Rich, Katherine M., Jeffrey A. Wickersham, Javier Valencia, et al.. (2018). Factors Associated with HIV Viral Suppression Among Transgender Women in Lima, Peru. LGBT Health. 5(8). 477–483. 13 indexed citations

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Pizzicato, Lia, Panagiotis Vagenas, Pedro Gonzáles, et al.. (2017). Active syphilis and its association with HIV and sexual risk behaviours in a multicity sample of men who have sex with men and transgender women in Peru. Sexual Health. 14(4). 304–312. 5 indexed citations

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