Ludovica Verde

2.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
100 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ludovica Verde is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ludovica Verde has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Physiology, 31 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 27 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ludovica Verde's work include Diet and metabolism studies (49 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (22 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (18 papers). Ludovica Verde is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (49 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (22 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (18 papers). Ludovica Verde collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Ecuador and United States. Ludovica Verde's co-authors include Giovanna Muscogiuri, Luigi Barrea, Annamaria Colao, Silvia Savastano, Claudia Vetrani, Evelyn Frías-Toral, Annamaria Docimo, Elisabetta Camajani, Annamaria Colao and Giulia de Alteriis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and International Journal of Obesity.

In The Last Decade

Ludovica Verde

90 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Mediterranean Diet and Obesity-related Disorders: What is the Evidence?

2022 126 citations Giovanna Muscogiuri, Ludovica Verde et al. Current Obesity Reports profile →
Obesity: a gender-view

2023 65 citations Giovanna Muscogiuri, Ludovica Verde et al. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation profile →
Nutritional Strategies for Battling Obesity-Linked Liver Disease: the Role of Medical Nutritional Therapy in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Management

2025 31 citations Daniel Simancas‐Racines, Giuseppe Annunziata et al. Current Obesity Reports profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ludovica Verde Italy	23	778	332	332	176	172	100	1.5k
Evelyn Frías-Toral Ecuador	23	697 0.9×	392 1.2×	205 0.6×	193 1.1×	222 1.3×	106	1.6k
Luiz Guilherme Kraemer‐Aguiar Brazil	21	494 0.6×	189 0.6×	298 0.9×	167 0.9×	170 1.0×	71	1.3k
Cármen Garcés Spain	22	403 0.5×	581 1.8×	329 1.0×	235 1.3×	382 2.2×	106	1.8k
Mehmet Zeynel Keskin Türkiye	11	230 0.3×	438 1.3×	342 1.0×	112 0.6×	128 0.7×	50	1.2k
Giulia de Alteriis Italy	17	450 0.6×	205 0.6×	173 0.5×	69 0.4×	184 1.1×	29	958
Joan Khoo Singapore	18	340 0.4×	125 0.4×	621 1.9×	245 1.4×	179 1.0×	48	1.3k
Giuseppe Defeudis Italy	16	364 0.5×	164 0.5×	528 1.6×	128 0.7×	265 1.5×	39	1.3k
Kalypso Karastergiou United States	16	888 1.1×	194 0.6×	278 0.8×	290 1.6×	342 2.0×	27	2.0k
Tiziana Todesco Italy	18	551 0.7×	254 0.8×	269 0.8×	148 0.8×	133 0.8×	23	1.3k
Jagriti Upadhyay United States	16	452 0.6×	111 0.3×	328 1.0×	215 1.2×	328 1.9×	27	1.3k

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Annunziata, Giuseppe, Ludovica Verde, Andrea Falco, et al.. (2025). Very Low Energy Ketogenic Therapy (VLEKT), Not Only a Price Matter: A Comparison Study on Average Costs of VLEKT with Fresh Foods and Replacement Meals. Nutrients. 17(3). 422–422. 3 indexed citations

Verde, Ludovica, Luigi Barrea, Marilisa Galasso, et al.. (2025). Efficacy and Safety of Phase 1 of Very Low Energy Ketogenic Therapy (VLEKT) in Subjects with Obesity and Mild Renal Impairment. Nutrients. 17(4). 721–721. 2 indexed citations

Annunziata, Giuseppe, Ludovica Verde, Massimiliano Caprio, et al.. (2025). Supplementation with essential amino acids in the early stage of carbohydrate reintroduction after a very-low energy ketogenic therapy (VLEKT) improves body cell mass, muscle strength and inflammation. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 111–111. 2 indexed citations

Barrea, Luigi, Mara Boschetti, Elena Gangitano, et al.. (2025). Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Nutritional and Pharmacological Strategies for Obesity. Current Obesity Reports. 14(1). 1–1. 7 indexed citations

Barrea, Luigi, Stefania Camastra, Silvia Garelli, et al.. (2024). Position statement of Italian Society of Obesity (SIO): Gestational Obesity. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 29(1). 61–61. 1 indexed citations

Verde, Ludovica, Evelyn Frías-Toral, Sara Cacciapuoti, et al.. (2024). Very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD): a therapeutic nutritional tool for acne?. Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 322–322. 10 indexed citations

Verde, Ludovica, et al.. (2024). Obesogenic environments as major determinants of a disease: It is time to re‐shape our cities. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 40(1). e3748–e3748. 16 indexed citations

Verde, Ludovica, et al.. (2024). Harnessing the Synergy of SGLT2 Inhibitors and Continuous Ketone Monitoring (CKM) in Managing Heart Failure among Patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Healthcare. 12(7). 753–753. 2 indexed citations

Barrea, Luigi, Ludovica Verde, Evelyn Frías-Toral, et al.. (2024). Sex-differences in Mediterranean diet: a key piece to explain sex-related cardiovascular risk in obesity? A cross-sectional study. Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 44–44. 24 indexed citations

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Muscogiuri, Giovanna, Ludovica Verde, Evelyn Frías-Toral, et al.. (2024). Weight loss, changes in body composition and inflammatory status after a very low-energy ketogenic therapy (VLEKT): does gender matter?. Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 949–949. 22 indexed citations

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Verde, Ludovica, Stefania De Luca, Simona Cernea, et al.. (2023). The Fat Kidney. Current Obesity Reports. 12(2). 86–98. 12 indexed citations

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Muscogiuri, Giovanna, Ludovica Verde, Claudia Vetrani, et al.. (2023). Obesity: a gender-view. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 47(2). 299–306. 65 indexed citations breakdown →

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Barrea, Luigi, Sara Cacciapuoti, Matteo Megna, et al.. (2023). The effect of the ketogenic diet on Acne: Could it be a therapeutic tool?. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 64(19). 6850–6869. 12 indexed citations

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Vetrani, Claudia, Ludovica Verde, Silvia Savastano, et al.. (2023). Supplementation with medium-chain fatty acids increases body weight loss during very low-calorie ketogenic diet: a retrospective analysis in a real-life setting. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 29–29. 12 indexed citations

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Barrea, Luigi, Claudia Vetrani, Massimiliano Caprio, et al.. (2022). From the Ketogenic Diet to the Mediterranean Diet: The Potential Dietary Therapy in Patients with Obesity after CoVID-19 Infection (Post CoVID Syndrome). Current Obesity Reports. 11(3). 144–165. 20 indexed citations

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Barrea, Luigi, Giulia de Alteriis, Giovanna Muscogiuri, et al.. (2022). Impact of a Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD) on Changes in Handgrip Strength in Women with Obesity. Nutrients. 14(19). 4213–4213. 31 indexed citations

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Vetrani, Claudia, Luigi Barrea, Ludovica Verde, et al.. (2022). Evening chronotype is associated with severe NAFLD in obesity. International Journal of Obesity. 46(9). 1638–1643. 28 indexed citations

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Barrea, Luigi, Ludovica Verde, William B. Grant, et al.. (2022). Vitamin D: A Role Also in Long COVID-19?. Nutrients. 14(8). 1625–1625. 50 indexed citations

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Barrea, Luigi, William B. Grant, Evelyn Frías-Toral, et al.. (2022). Dietary Recommendations for Post-COVID-19 Syndrome. Nutrients. 14(6). 1305–1305. 51 indexed citations

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Barrea, Luigi, Ludovica Verde, Claudia Vetrani, et al.. (2022). Chronotype: A Tool to Screen Eating Habits in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?. Nutrients. 14(5). 955–955. 15 indexed citations

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