Luca Scalfi

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
141 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Luca Scalfi is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Luca Scalfi has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Physiology, 27 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 17 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Luca Scalfi's work include Body Composition Measurement Techniques (59 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (33 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (18 papers). Luca Scalfi is often cited by papers focused on Body Composition Measurement Techniques (59 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (33 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (18 papers). Luca Scalfi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Russia. Luca Scalfi's co-authors include Franco Contaldo, Maurizio Marra, Vincenzo Fogliano, Paola Vitaglione, Fabrizio Pasanisi, Olivia Di Vincenzo, Fabio Galvano, Giuliana Valerio, Pasquale Strazzullo and Paola Iaccarino Idelson and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Diabetes Care and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Luca Scalfi

135 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

A comprehensive meta-analysis on evidence of Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular disease: Are individual components equal?

2015 337 citations Luca Scalfi, Fabio Galvano et al. profile →
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in children and adolescents: A systematic review

2017 248 citations Luca Scalfi, Giuliana Valerio et al. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases profile →

Peers

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José Lara United Kingdom

Josep Basora Spain

Silvio Buscemi Italy

Sakineh Shab‐Bidar Iran

María Isabel Covas Spain

Catherine Itsiopoulos Australia

Lorraine G. Ogden United States

Stefano Marventano Italy

Tricia Y. Li United States

Zhilei Shan China

José Lara United Kingdom

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luca Scalfi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Luca Scalfi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Luca Scalfi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Luca Scalfi. Luca Scalfi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Azzini, Elena, Angela Polito, Luca Scalfi, et al.. (2024). Vitamin Nutritional Status in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: A Narrative Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(9). 4773–4773. 3 indexed citations

Cioffi, Iolanda, Olivia Di Vincenzo, Bruna Ramos da Silva, et al.. (2024). Measurement of resting energy expenditure and its accuracy in women with breast cancer. Clinical Nutrition. 43(11). 54–64.

Vincenzo, Olivia Di, et al.. (2024). Phase angle is associated with nutritional risk in subacute stroke patients at the beginning of rehabilitation. Nutrition. 131. 112637–112637. 1 indexed citations

Vincenzo, Olivia Di, et al.. (2024). Low triiodothyronine is associated with high risk of malnutrition and poor functional status in subacute stroke patients. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 35(2). 103738–103738. 1 indexed citations

Gheri, Chiara Francesca, Luca Scalfi, Barbara Biffi, et al.. (2023). Relationship between Nutritional Risk, Clinical and Demographic Characteristics, and Pressure Ulcers in Patients with Severe Acquired Brain Injuries Attending a Rehabilitative Program. Nutrients. 15(15). 3336–3336. 3 indexed citations

Vincenzo, Olivia Di, et al.. (2023). Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score and the risk of mortality or impaired physical function in stroke patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 33(8). 1501–1510. 22 indexed citations

Vincenzo, Olivia Di, Maurizio Marra, Rosa Sammarco, et al.. (2022). Comparison of bioelectrical impedance analysis–derived phase angle in individuals with different weight status. Nutrition. 108. 111960–111960. 10 indexed citations

Cioffi, Iolanda, et al.. (2022). Bioelectrical Phase Angle in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review. Cancers. 14(8). 2002–2002. 24 indexed citations

Alicante, Paola, et al.. (2020). Raw Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) Variables and Physical Fitness in Semi-Professional Basketball Players. 133–138. 2 indexed citations

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Cioffi, Iolanda, Maurizio Marra, Fabrizio Pasanisi, & Luca Scalfi. (2020). Prediction of resting energy expenditure in healthy older adults: A systematic review. Clinical Nutrition. 40(5). 3094–3103. 21 indexed citations

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Marra, Maurizio, Iolanda Cioffi, Olivia Di Vincenzo, et al.. (2020). New Predictive Equations for Estimating Resting Energy Expenditure in Adults With Crohn's Disease. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 44(6). 1021–1028. 14 indexed citations

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Marra, Maurizio, et al.. (2020). Bioimpedance phase angle in elite male athletes: a segmental approach. Physiological Measurement. 41(12). 125007–125007. 19 indexed citations

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Marra, Maurizio, Iolanda Cioffi, Rosa Sammarco, et al.. (2019). Are Raw BIA Variables Useful for Predicting Resting Energy Expenditure in Adults with Obesity?. Nutrients. 11(2). 216–216. 22 indexed citations

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Blasio, Francesca de, et al.. (2017). Malnutrition and sarcopenia assessment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to international diagnostic criteria, and evaluation of raw BIA variables. Respiratory Medicine. 134. 1–5. 87 indexed citations

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Spagnuolo, Maria Immacolata, Adriana Franzese, Maurizio Marra, et al.. (2010). Side effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy in children with AIDS: Phase angle alpha, serum resistin levels, and ultrasound as predictors of malnutrition. 28(4). 193–197. 1 indexed citations

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Vitaglione, Paola, Giovanna Donnarumma, Aurora Napolitano, et al.. (2007). Protocatechuic Acid Is the Major Human Metabolite of Cyanidin-Glucosides3. Journal of Nutrition. 137(9). 2043–2048. 402 indexed citations

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Bellizzi, Vincenzo, Biagio Di Iorio, Luca De Nicola, et al.. (2006). Very low protein diet supplemented with ketoanalogs improves blood pressure control in chronic kidney disease. Kidney International. 71(3). 245–251. 104 indexed citations

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Scalfi, Luca, Roberto Berni Canani, F. Garbagnati, et al.. (2004). Nutritional management of stroke patients. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 22(4). 205–226. 4 indexed citations

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Scalfi, Luca, Maurizio Marra, Emilia De Filippo, et al.. (2001). The prediction of basal metabolic rate in female patients with anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Obesity. 25(3). 359–364. 31 indexed citations

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Savastano, Silvia, Rossella Valentino, Margherita Gigante, et al.. (1998). Changes in the glycosylation pattern of circulating gonadotropins after acute administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in patients with anorexia nervosa. European Journal of Endocrinology. 138(1). 76–81. 4 indexed citations

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