Luca Busetto

18.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
181 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Luca Busetto is a scholar working on Physiology, Surgery and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Luca Busetto has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Physiology, 95 papers in Surgery and 33 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Luca Busetto's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (80 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (58 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (33 papers). Luca Busetto is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (80 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (58 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (33 papers). Luca Busetto collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Israel. Luca Busetto's co-authors include Volkan Yumuk, Hermann Toplak, Martin Fried, Dragan Micić, Karin Schindler, Constantine Tsigos, Giuliano Enzi, Dror Dicker, G Segato and Franco Favretti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Luca Busetto

176 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

European Guidelines for Obesity Management in Adults

2015 2.5k citations Volkan Yumuk, Luca Busetto et al. profile →
European Practical and Patient-Centred Guidelines for Adult Obesity Management in Primary Care

2019 299 citations Luca Busetto, Dror Dicker et al. profile →
Effect of exercise training on weight loss, body composition changes, and weight maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: An overview of 12 systematic reviews and 149 studies

2021 191 citations Alice Bellicha, Marleen A. van Baak et al. Obesity Reviews profile →
European Guidelines for Obesity Management in Adults with a Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 182 citations Giovanna Muscogiuri, Volkan Yumuk et al. profile →
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A patient guideline

2021 162 citations Luca Busetto, Gema Frühbeck et al. profile →
A new framework for the diagnosis, staging and management of obesity in adults

2024 147 citations Luca Busetto, Dror Dicker et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	From awareness to action: evolving endocrinologist practices in obesity treatment in Italy 2025 ·Frontiers in Endocrinology ·Marco Chianelli, Luca Busetto, Roberto Attanasio, Rinaldo Guglielmi, Renato Cozzi, Franco Grimaldi, Andrea Frasoldati, Agnese Persichetti, Enrico Papini, Antonio Nicolucci	0
2	A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for obesity in adults 2025 ·Nature Medicine ·Barbara McGowan, Andreea Ciudin, Jennifer L. Baker, Luca Busetto, Dror Dicker, Gema Frühbeck, Gijs H. Goossens, Matteo Monami, Paolo Sbraccia, Borja Martínez‐Téllez, Euan Woodward, Volkan Yumuk	5
3	Association of Chrono-Nutritional Profiles with Weight Loss and Comorbidity Remission After Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Severe Obesity 2025 ·Nutrients ·Silvia Bettini, (unknown), (unknown), Sami Schiff, Paolo Girardi, Matteo D’Angelo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), S Sandri, (unknown), Gabriella Milan, Mirto Foletto, Paola Fioretto, Luca Busetto	0
4	A new framework for the diagnosis, staging and management of obesity in adults breakdown → 2024 ·Nature Medicine ·Luca Busetto, Dror Dicker, Gema Frühbeck, Jason C. G. Halford, Paolo Sbraccia, Volkan Yumuk, Gijs H. Goossens	147
5	Diet and physical exercise in elderly people with obesity: The state of the art 2024 ·European Journal of Internal Medicine ·Francesca Battista, Silvia Bettini, Ludovica Verde, Luca Busetto, Luigi Barrea, Giovanna Muscogiuri	9
6	Muscle Strength and Phase Angle Are Potential Markers for the Efficacy of Multidisciplinary Weight-Loss Program in Patients with Sarcopenic Obesity 2024 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Amelia Brunani, (unknown), Antonella Zambon, Davide Soranna, Lorenzo M. Donini, Luca Busetto, Simona Bertoli, Paolo Capodaglio, Raffaella Cancello	2
7	Reply to Schluessel et al. Comment on “Cancello et al. Sarcopenia Prevalence Among Hospitalized Patients with Severe Obesity: An Observational Study. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 2880” 2024 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Raffaella Cancello, (unknown), Davide Soranna, Antonella Zambon, Valentina Villa, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Lorenzo M. Donini, Luca Busetto, Paolo Capodaglio, Amelia Brunani	2
8	Sarcopenia Prevalence among Hospitalized Patients with Severe Obesity: An Observational Study 2024 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Raffaella Cancello, (unknown), Davide Soranna, Antonella Zambon, Valentina Villa, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Lorenzo M. Donini, Luca Busetto, Paolo Capodaglio, Amelia Brunani	6
9	SGLT2 Inhibitors in the Management of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D): An Update on Current Evidence and Recommendations 2023 ·Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity ·Pietro Maffei, Silvia Bettini, Luca Busetto, Francesca Dassie	23
10	The “Aging Effect” of BMI on Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A New Insight on Functional Evaluation in Obesity 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Francesca Battista, Daniel Neunhäeuserer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marco Vecchiato, (unknown), Anna Chiara Frigo, Silvia Bettini, Roberto Vettor, Luca Busetto, Andrea Ermolao	4
11	Chrono-Nutritional Patterns, Medical Comorbidities, and Psychological Status in Patients with Severe Obesity 2023 ·Nutrients ·Silvia Bettini, Sami Schiff, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Matteo D’Angelo, Valeria Baldan, (unknown), Giulia Romanelli, Paolo Angeli, Paolo Girardi, Paolo Spinella, Roberto Vettor, Luca Busetto	1
12	European guideline on obesity care in patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases – Joint European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism / United European Gastroenterology guideline 2022 ·United European Gastroenterology Journal ·Stephan C. Bischoff, Rocco Barazzoni, Luca Busetto, Marjo Campmans‐Kuijpers, Vincenzo Cardinale, Irit Chermesh, Ahad Eshraghian, Haluk Tarık Kani, (unknown), L. Lacaze, M. León‐Sanz, Juan Manuel Mendive, Michael W. Müller, Johann Ockenga, Frank Tacke, Anders Thorell, Darija Vranešić Bender, Arved Weimann, Cristina Cuerda	24
13	Remission as an Emerging Therapeutic Target in Type 2 Diabetes in the Era of New Glucose-Lowering Agents: Benefits, Challenges, and Treatment Approaches 2022 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Theocharis Koufakis, (unknown), Luca Busetto, Pantelis Zebekakis, Kalliopi Kotsa	14
14	Effect of exercise training on weight loss, body composition changes, and weight maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: An overview of 12 systematic reviews and 149 studies breakdown → 2021 ·Obesity Reviews ·Alice Bellicha, Marleen A. van Baak, Francesca Battista, Kristine Beaulieu, John E. Blundell, Luca Busetto, Eliana V. Carraça, Dror Dicker, Jorge Encantado, Andrea Ermolao, Nathalie J. Farpour‐Lambert, Adriyan Pramono, Euan Woodward, Jean‐Michel Oppert	191
15	Edmonton Obesity Staging System: an improvement by cardiopulmonary exercise testing 2021 ·International Journal of Obesity ·Silvia Bettini, (unknown), Daniel Neunhäeuserer, Francesca Battista, Anna Belligoli, Gabriella Milan, (unknown), Roberto Vettor, Andrea Ermolao, Luca Busetto	7
16	Effect of exercise on cardiometabolic health of adults with overweight or obesity: Focus on blood pressure, insulin resistance, and intrahepatic fat—A systematic review and meta‐analysis 2021 ·Obesity Reviews ·Francesca Battista, Andrea Ermolao, Marleen A. van Baak, Kristine Beaulieu, John E. Blundell, Luca Busetto, Eliana V. Carraça, Jorge Encantado, Dror Dicker, Nathalie J. Farpour‐Lambert, Adriyan Pramono, Alice Bellicha, Jean‐Michel Oppert	88
17	Effect of exercise training before and after bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis 2021 ·Obesity Reviews ·Alice Bellicha, Marleen A. van Baak, Francesca Battista, Kristine Beaulieu, John E. Blundell, Luca Busetto, Eliana V. Carraça, Dror Dicker, Jorge Encantado, Andrea Ermolao, Nathalie J. Farpour‐Lambert, Adriyan Pramono, Euan Woodward, Jean‐Michel Oppert	88
18	Exercise training in the management of overweight and obesity in adults: Synthesis of the evidence and recommendations from the European Association for the Study of Obesity Physical Activity Working Group 2021 ·Obesity Reviews ·Jean‐Michel Oppert, Alice Bellicha, Marleen A. van Baak, Francesca Battista, Kristine Beaulieu, John E. Blundell, Eliana V. Carraça, Jorge Encantado, Andrea Ermolao, Adriyan Pramono, Nathalie J. Farpour‐Lambert, Euan Woodward, Dror Dicker, Luca Busetto	143
19	Effect of different types of regular exercise on physical fitness in adults with overweight or obesity: Systematic review and meta‐analyses 2021 ·Obesity Reviews ·Marleen A. van Baak, Adriyan Pramono, Francesca Battista, Kristine Beaulieu, John E. Blundell, Luca Busetto, Eliana V. Carraça, Dror Dicker, Jorge Encantado, Andrea Ermolao, Nathalie J. Farpour‐Lambert, Euan Woodward, Alice Bellicha, Jean‐Michel Oppert	77
20	Effect of exercise training interventions on energy intake and appetite control in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis 2021 ·Obesity Reviews ·Kristine Beaulieu, John E. Blundell, Marleen A. van Baak, Francesca Battista, Luca Busetto, Eliana V. Carraça, Dror Dicker, Jorge Encantado, Andrea Ermolao, Nathalie J. Farpour‐Lambert, Adriyan Pramono, Euan Woodward, Alice Bellicha, Jean‐Michel Oppert	41

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