Luana Pillon

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Luana Pillon is a scholar working on Physiology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Luana Pillon has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Physiology, 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 5 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Luana Pillon's work include Body Composition Measurement Techniques (10 papers), Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography (7 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (3 papers). Luana Pillon is often cited by papers focused on Body Composition Measurement Techniques (10 papers), Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography (7 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (3 papers). Luana Pillon collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Sweden. Luana Pillon's co-authors include Antonio Piccoli, Bárbara Rossi, G Bucciante, Francis Dumler, Enrico Favaro, Q Maggiore, Santi Nigrelli, Joel D. Kopple, Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh and Peter Stenvinkel and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Kidney International and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Luana Pillon

17 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

A new method for monitoring body fluid variation by bioim... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 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. A new method for monitoring body fluid variation by bioimpedance analysis: The RXc graph
    1994 544 citations Antonio Piccoli, Bárbara Rossi et al. Kidney International profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luana Pillon Italy 12 1.2k 577 376 312 146 17 1.5k
Fansan Zhu United States 24 1.3k 1.1× 541 0.9× 856 2.3× 1.1k 3.6× 31 0.2× 66 2.0k
S. Dahlk United States 9 943 0.8× 301 0.5× 163 0.4× 45 0.1× 31 0.2× 17 1.1k
Adam J. Kuchnia United States 14 696 0.6× 132 0.2× 224 0.6× 44 0.1× 38 0.3× 30 912
Deanna K. Levenhagen United States 13 741 0.6× 33 0.1× 245 0.7× 583 1.9× 230 1.6× 17 1.5k
Ada Azar Israel 13 379 0.3× 58 0.1× 97 0.3× 429 1.4× 61 0.4× 27 692
Sara Carraro Italy 11 871 0.7× 17 0.0× 115 0.3× 91 0.3× 76 0.5× 11 1.2k
Jwa-Kyung Kim South Korea 18 392 0.3× 10 0.0× 184 0.5× 471 1.5× 22 0.2× 66 1.0k
Sherif Awad United Kingdom 11 361 0.3× 12 0.0× 341 0.9× 175 0.6× 9 0.1× 14 763
Kenneth Wong United Kingdom 14 168 0.1× 22 0.0× 127 0.3× 160 0.5× 9 0.1× 40 852
Luigi Vernaglione Italy 16 78 0.1× 22 0.0× 272 0.7× 532 1.7× 9 0.1× 33 888

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luana Pillon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luana Pillon

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Pillon, Luana, et al.. (2008). Approach to acute renal failure in biopsy proven myeloma cast nephropathy: Is there still a role for plasmapheresis?. Kidney International. 74(7). 956–961. 22 indexed citations
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Pillon, Luana, Antonio Piccoli, Edmund G. Lowrie, J. Michael Lazarus, & Glenn M. Chertow. (2004). Vector length as a proxy for the adequacy of ultrafiltration in hemodialysis. Kidney International. 66(3). 1266–1271. 91 indexed citations
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Kalantar‐Zadeh, Kamyar, Peter Stenvinkel, Luana Pillon, & Joel D. Kopple. (2003). Inflammation and nutrition in renal insufficiency. Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy. 10(3). 155–169. 94 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antonio, Luana Pillon, & Francis Dumler. (2002). Impedance vector distribution by sex, race, body mass index, and age in the United States: standard reference intervals as bivariate Z scores. Nutrition. 18(2). 153–167. 184 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antonio, Giovanni Pittoni, Enrico Facco, Enrico Favaro, & Luana Pillon. (2000). Relationship between central venous pressure and bioimpedance vector analysis in critically ill patients. Critical Care Medicine. 28(1). 132–137. 67 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antonio, Amelia Brunani, G Savia, et al.. (1998). Discriminating between body fat and fluid changes in the obese adult using bioimpedance vector analysis. International Journal of Obesity. 22(2). 97–104. 132 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antonio, Luana Pillon, & Enrico Favaro. (1997). Asymmetry of the total body water prediction bias using the impedance index. Nutrition. 13(5). 438–441. 30 indexed citations
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Pillon, Luana, et al.. (1997). Prediction of the Third and Fourth Heart Sounds by Doppler Echocardiography. Echocardiography. 14(5). 425–433. 1 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antonio, Paolo Piazza, Donatella Noventa, Luana Pillon, & Marco Zaccaria. (1996). A new method for monitoring hydration at high altitude by bioimpedance analysis. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 28(12). 1517–1522. 45 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antonio, Bárbara Rossi, Luana Pillon, & G Bucciante. (1996). Body fluid overload and bioelectrical impedance analysis in renal patients.. PubMed. 22(1-3). 76–8. 43 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antonio, et al.. (1995). Bivariate normal values of the bioelectrical impedance vector in adult and elderly populations. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 61(2). 269–270. 204 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antonio, et al.. (1995). A Decision Analysis Comparing Three Dosage Regimens of Subcutaneous Epoetin in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis. PharmacoEconomics. 7(5). 444–456. 5 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antonio, Bárbara Rossi, Luana Pillon, & G Bucciante. (1994). A new method for monitoring body fluid variation by bioimpedance analysis: The RXc graph. Kidney International. 46(2). 534–539. 544 indexed citations breakdown →
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Piccoli, Antonio, Luana Pillon, Patrizia Passerini, & Claudio Ponticelli. (1994). Therapy for idiopathic membranous nephropathy: Tailoring the choice by decision analysis. Kidney International. 45(4). 1193–1202. 16 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antônio, Fiorella Gastaldon, Luana Pillon, et al.. (1993). Bioequivalence of deflazacort and prednisone in the treatment of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. Current Therapeutic Research. 54(5). 588–597. 3 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antonio, et al.. (1993). The progression rate of chronic renal failure with hypertension and proteinuria can be slowed by treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. Current Therapeutic Research. 53(3). 309–315. 5 indexed citations
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Piccoli, Antonio, Bárbara Rossi, & Luana Pillon. (1992). Is 50 kHz the optimal frequency in routine estimation of body water by bio-electrical impedance analysis?. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 56(6). 1069–1069. 6 indexed citations

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