Lorenzo Piemonti

25.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
290 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Lorenzo Piemonti is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lorenzo Piemonti has authored 290 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 191 papers in Surgery, 100 papers in Genetics and 66 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lorenzo Piemonti's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (164 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (87 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (45 papers). Lorenzo Piemonti is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (164 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (87 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (45 papers). Lorenzo Piemonti collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Lorenzo Piemonti's co-authors include Paola Allavena, Paolo Monti, Alberto Mantovani, Biagio Eugenio Leone, Valeria Sordi, Valerio Di Carlo, Alessia Mercalli, Rita Nano, Raffaella Melzi and Elisa Cantarelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Lorenzo Piemonti

280 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

Vitamin D3 Affects Differentiation, Maturation, and Funct... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2005 2016 2021 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Vitamin D3 Affects Differentiation, Maturation, and Function of Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells
    2000 520 citations Lorenzo Piemonti, Paolo Monti et al. profile →
  2. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells express a restricted set of functionally active chemokine receptors capable of promoting migration to pancreatic islets
    2005 481 citations Valeria Sordi, Maria Luisa Malosio et al. profile →
  3. Beta Cell Hubs Dictate Pancreatic Islet Responses to Glucose
    2016 324 citations Lorenzo Piemonti, Piero Marchetti et al. profile →
  4. Neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic COVID-19 is persistent and critical for survival
    2021 222 citations Stefania Dispinseri, Massimiliano Secchi 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
Lorenzo Piemonti Italy 60 4.7k 3.9k 3.4k 3.1k 2.7k 290 13.5k
Clive Wasserfall United States 60 3.7k 0.8× 2.8k 0.7× 3.7k 1.1× 5.1k 1.6× 706 0.3× 217 11.7k
Conny Gysemans Belgium 49 1.8k 0.4× 3.8k 1.0× 2.4k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 144 10.8k
Flemming Pociot Denmark 61 5.2k 1.1× 4.5k 1.1× 4.6k 1.3× 7.2k 2.3× 839 0.3× 326 16.2k
Burkhard Göke Germany 72 6.1k 1.3× 2.7k 0.7× 6.0k 1.7× 3.2k 1.0× 4.1k 1.5× 423 20.1k
Ali Naji United States 59 6.8k 1.5× 3.8k 1.0× 3.1k 0.9× 4.6k 1.5× 846 0.3× 346 13.0k
Massimo Trucco United States 64 6.3k 1.3× 4.7k 1.2× 3.1k 0.9× 4.5k 1.4× 802 0.3× 312 14.1k
C. B. H. W. Lamers Netherlands 63 5.0k 1.1× 2.8k 0.7× 2.7k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 4.6k 1.7× 518 15.3k
Tsutomu Chiba Japan 78 8.7k 1.9× 4.2k 1.1× 8.0k 2.3× 2.5k 0.8× 4.5k 1.7× 603 24.2k
Yoshiya Tanaka Japan 80 1.8k 0.4× 9.6k 2.5× 5.7k 1.7× 1.5k 0.5× 5.4k 2.0× 1.1k 30.4k
Geoffrey W. McCaughan Australia 73 5.2k 1.1× 3.4k 0.9× 3.1k 0.9× 946 0.3× 4.7k 1.7× 528 20.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lorenzo Piemonti

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Melzi, Raffaella, Alessia Mercalli, Paola Magistretti, et al.. (2025). Long-term outcomes of pancreatic islet transplantation alone in type 1 diabetes: a 20-year single-centre study in Italy. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 13(4). 279–293. 3 indexed citations
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Scotti, Giulia Maria, Andrea Rigamonti, Giulio Frontino, et al.. (2025). A multi-omics integration approach relying on circulating factors does not discern subtypes of childhood type 1 diabetes. Communications Medicine. 5(1). 201–201.
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Ferrari, Arianna, Tatiana Jofra, Lorenzo Da Dalt, et al.. (2025). Metabolic reprogramming of naïve regulatory T cells by IL-7 and IL-15 promotes their persistence and performance upon adoptive transfer. Communications Biology. 8(1). 99–99. 5 indexed citations
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Torchio, S., Gabriel Siracusano, Federica Cuozzo, et al.. (2025). Liraglutide Treatment Reverses Unconventional Cellular Defects in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell–Derived β-Cells Harboring a Partially Functional WFS1 Variant. Diabetes. 74(7). 1273–1288. 1 indexed citations
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Pocaterra, Arianna, Antonio Citro, Chiara Gnasso, et al.. (2024). A preclinical mouse model of hepatic metastasis to instruct effective treatment modalities. Methods in cell biology. 190. 133–150. 1 indexed citations
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Partelli, Stefano, Domenico Tamburrino, Rossana Caldara, et al.. (2024). Exploring definitions of graft pancreatitis following pancreas transplantation: A scoping review. Transplantation Reviews. 38(4). 100861–100861.
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Berishvili, Ekaterine, Lorenzo Piemonti, Eelco J.P. de Koning, et al.. (2024). ESOT Roadmap for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products in Transplantation: Navigating Regulatory Challenges to Enhance Access and Care. Transplant International. 37. 13485–13485. 5 indexed citations
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Frontino, Giulio, Maurizio Delvecchio, Sabrina Prudente, et al.. (2024). SID/SIEDP expert consensus on optimizing clinical strategies for early detection and management of wolfram syndrome. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 48(3). 507–525. 3 indexed citations
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Ghiasi, Seyed Mojtaba, Piero Marchetti, Lorenzo Piemonti, et al.. (2024). Proinflammatory cytokines suppress nonsense-mediated RNA decay to impair regulated transcript isoform processing in pancreatic β cells. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1359147–1359147. 2 indexed citations
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Caldara, Rossana, et al.. (2023). Enhancing Beta Cell Replacement Therapies: Exploring Calcineurin Inhibitor-Sparing Immunosuppressive Regimens. Transplant International. 36. 11565–11565. 1 indexed citations
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Baccega, Tania, S. Torchio, Silvia Pellegrini, et al.. (2022). Engineering of immune checkpoints B7-H3 and CD155 enhances immune compatibility of MHC-I−/− iPSCs for β cell replacement. Cell Reports. 40(13). 111423–111423. 19 indexed citations
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Sordi, Valeria, Laura Monaco, & Lorenzo Piemonti. (2022). Cell Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes: From Islet Transplantation to Stem Cells. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 96(6). 658–669. 4 indexed citations
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Dispinseri, Stefania, Vito Lampasona, Massimiliano Secchi, et al.. (2021). Robust Neutralizing Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 Develop and Persist in Subjects with Diabetes and COVID-19 Pneumonia. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 106(5). 1472–1481. 35 indexed citations
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Lahner, Edith, Cristina Brigatti, Ilaria Marzinotto, et al.. (2017). Luminescent Immunoprecipitation System (LIPS) for Detection of Autoantibodies Against ATP4A and ATP4B Subunits of Gastric Proton Pump H+,K+-ATPase in Atrophic Body Gastritis Patients. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. 8(1). e215–e215. 26 indexed citations
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Reni, Michele, Erica Dugnani, Stefano Cereda, et al.. (2015). (Ir)relevance of Metformin Treatment in Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: An Open-Label, Randomized Phase II Trial. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(5). 1076–1085. 140 indexed citations
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Dugnani, Erica, Valentina Pasquale, Ryosuke Misawa, et al.. (2014). β-Cell Differentiation of Human Pancreatic Duct–Derived Cells After In Vitro Expansion. Cellular Reprogramming. 16(6). 456–466. 26 indexed citations
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Ferraro, Alessandra M., Carlo Socci, Angela Stabilini, et al.. (2011). Expansion of Th17 Cells and Functional Defects in T Regulatory Cells Are Key Features of the Pancreatic Lymph Nodes in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 60(11). 2903–2913. 203 indexed citations
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Marchesi, Federica, Lorenzo Piemonti, Giuseppe Fedele, et al.. (2008). The Chemokine Receptor CX3CR1 Is Involved in the Neural Tropism and Malignant Behavior of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Research. 68(21). 9060–9069. 142 indexed citations
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Secchi, Antonio, C. Socci, Paola Maffi, et al.. (1997). Islet transplantation in IDDM patients. Diabetologia. 40(2). 225–231. 66 indexed citations

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