Lidia La Barbera

523 total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 342 citations indexed

About

Lidia La Barbera is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lidia La Barbera has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 342 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Rheumatology, 9 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lidia La Barbera's work include Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions (4 papers), Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (4 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (3 papers). Lidia La Barbera is often cited by papers focused on Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions (4 papers), Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (4 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (3 papers). Lidia La Barbera collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and United Kingdom. Lidia La Barbera's co-authors include Giuliana Guggino, Chiara Rizzo, Francesco Ciccia, Giulia Grasso, Serena Fasano, Claudia Schinocca, Marianna Lo Pizzo, Guido Sireci, Francesco Dieli and Nadia Caccamo 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

Lidia La Barbera

22 papers receiving 337 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.

Role of the IL-23/IL-17 Pathway in Rheumatic Diseases: An Overview

2021 239 citations Claudia Schinocca, Chiara Rizzo et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lidia La Barbera Italy	7	152	117	93	47	38	26	342
Carlos González Juanatey Spain	4	138 0.9×	76 0.6×	49 0.5×	29 0.6×	36 0.9×	11	277
Bingni Chen China	7	245 1.6×	88 0.8×	101 1.1×	56 1.2×	54 1.4×	11	417
Hongsheng Sun China	12	176 1.2×	155 1.3×	164 1.8×	31 0.7×	83 2.2×	34	487
Pattarin Tangtanatakul Thailand	13	166 1.1×	70 0.6×	152 1.6×	10 0.2×	43 1.1×	23	359
Qin Xiang China	13	84 0.6×	67 0.6×	139 1.5×	17 0.4×	32 0.8×	25	354
Priscilla Stela Santana de Oliveira Brazil	8	132 0.9×	78 0.7×	64 0.7×	9 0.2×	39 1.0×	15	321
Simona Altamura Italy	4	117 0.8×	97 0.8×	131 1.4×	20 0.4×	55 1.4×	4	356
Gülcan Saylam Kurtipek Türkiye	9	107 0.7×	97 0.8×	39 0.4×	20 0.4×	38 1.0×	41	289
Shuaihantian Luo China	8	203 1.3×	104 0.9×	84 0.9×	17 0.4×	43 1.1×	23	374
Guilin Ouyang China	8	98 0.6×	105 0.9×	183 2.0×	21 0.4×	41 1.1×	16	327

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rizzo, Chiara, Lidia La Barbera, Marianna Lo Pizzo, et al.. (2025). Potential involvement of IL-40 in kidney disease associated to systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 34(11). 1178–1183.

Liberto, Diana Di, Chiara Rizzo, Lidia La Barbera, et al.. (2025). Extra Virgin Olive Oil Polyphenol-Enriched Extracts Exert Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Antioxidants. 14(2). 171–171. 7 indexed citations

Rizzo, Chiara, Edoardo Conticini, Hector Chinoy, et al.. (2025). Small molecules in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a systematic review and a multicenter case series about Janus kinase inhibitors and apremilast. Reumatismo. 77(2). 1 indexed citations

Vomero, Marta, Onorina Berardicurti, Damiano Currado, et al.. (2025). Upadacitinib regulates pain-related pathways and BDNF expression in human monocyte-derived microglial-like cells. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 129. 778–786.

Conticini, Edoardo, Marco Fornaro, Chiara Rizzo, et al.. (2025). Serum ferritin as a specific biomarker of anti-MDA5-interstitial lung disease: a multicenter, case–control study in observational and validation datasets. Rheumatology International. 45(8). 171–171.

Barbera, Lidia La, et al.. (2024). The Contribution of Innate Immunity in Large-Vessel Vasculitis: Detangling New Pathomechanisms beyond the Onset of Vascular Inflammation. Cells. 13(3). 271–271. 3 indexed citations

Rizzo, Chiara, et al.. (2024). The pink side of spondyloarthritis: a narrative review across pathogenesis and clinical manifestations in women. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 76(3). 1 indexed citations

Barbera, Lidia La, et al.. (2024). Netosis and trained immunity in tick-borne diseases: a possible pathogenetic role. Cellular Immunology. 405-406. 104881–104881. 1 indexed citations

Berardicurti, Onorina, Marta Vomero, Damiano Currado, et al.. (2024). POS1248 DAMAGE IN SJÖGREN’S DISEASE: INSIGHTS FROM THE GIRRCS SJOGREN’S DISEASE COHORT. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 83. 879–880. 1 indexed citations

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Pizzo, Marianna Lo, et al.. (2023). JAK/STAT inhibition modifies the ILC1 immune response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 42(3). 593–600. 4 indexed citations

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Barbera, Lidia La, et al.. (2023). The Cross-Talk between Microbiome and Metabolome in Rheumatoid Arthritis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 47–60. 1 indexed citations

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Guggino, Giuliana, Chiara Rizzo, Marianna Lo Pizzo, et al.. (2023). Possible role for IL-40 and IL-40-producing cells in the lymphocytic infiltrated salivary glands of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome. RMD Open. 9(2). e002738–e002738. 9 indexed citations

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Manna, Marco Pio La, et al.. (2022). Immunity and Nutrition: The Right Balance in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Cells. 11(3). 455–455. 19 indexed citations

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Rizzo, Chiara, Edoardo Conticini, Roberto D’Alessandro, et al.. (2022). The role of bDMARDs in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A systematic literature review. Autoimmunity Reviews. 22(2). 103264–103264. 8 indexed citations

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Rizzo, Chiara, Lidia La Barbera, Giuseppe Miceli, Antonino Tuttolomondo, & Giuliana Guggino. (2022). The innate face of Giant Cell Arteritis: Insight into cellular and molecular innate immunity pathways to unravel new possible biomarkers of disease. PubMed. 2. 933161–933161. 6 indexed citations

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Barbera, Lidia La, et al.. (2022). Microbiome Changes in Connective Tissue Diseases and Vasculitis: Focus on Metabolism and Inflammation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(12). 6532–6532. 10 indexed citations

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Schinocca, Claudia, Chiara Rizzo, Serena Fasano, et al.. (2021). Role of the IL-23/IL-17 Pathway in Rheumatic Diseases: An Overview. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 637829–637829. 239 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rizzo, Chiara, Lidia La Barbera, Marianna Lo Pizzo, et al.. (2019). Invariant NKT Cells and Rheumatic Disease: Focus on Primary Sjogren Syndrome. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(21). 5435–5435. 17 indexed citations

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Barbera, Lidia La & V. Zumtobel. (1990). [Acute abdomen in eosinophilic colitis].. PubMed. 20(6). 293–5. 1 indexed citations

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Bergia, R, et al.. (1985). [Effects of long-term treatment with L-carnitine on dyslipemia in hemodialysis patients].. PubMed. 76(6). 229–34. 1 indexed citations

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