Marco Cintoni

8.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
85 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Marco Cintoni is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Marco Cintoni has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Physiology, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Marco Cintoni's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (37 papers), Gut microbiota and health (20 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (14 papers). Marco Cintoni is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (37 papers), Gut microbiota and health (20 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (14 papers). Marco Cintoni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Japan and Belgium. Marco Cintoni's co-authors include Emanuele Rinninella, Maria Cristina Mele, Antonio Gasbarrini, Pauline Raoul, Giacinto Abele Donato Miggiano, Francesco Franceschi, Gianluca Ianiro, Giovanni Cammarota, Loris Riccardo Lopetuso and Gabriele Pulcini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Annals of Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Marco Cintoni

77 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

What is the Healthy Gut M... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2023 2019 2020 2023 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. What is the Healthy Gut Microbiota Composition? A Changing Ecosystem across Age, Environment, Diet, and Diseases
    2019 2.4k citations Emanuele Rinninella, Pauline Raoul et al. profile →
  2. Short-Chain Fatty-Acid-Producing Bacteria: Key Components of the Human Gut Microbiota
    2023 584 citations William G. Fusco, Marco Cintoni et al. Nutrients profile →
  3. Food Components and Dietary Habits: Keys for a Healthy Gut Microbiota Composition
    2019 471 citations Emanuele Rinninella, Marco Cintoni et al. Nutrients profile →
  4. Influence of Mediterranean Diet on Human Gut Microbiota
    2020 285 citations Giuseppe Merra, Annalisa Noce et al. Nutrients profile →
  5. The role of diet in shaping human gut microbiota
    2023 109 citations Emanuele Rinninella, Pauline Raoul et al. profile →
  6. The Detrimental Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods on the Human Gut Microbiome and Gut Barrier
    2025 27 citations Pauline Raoul, Marco Cintoni et al. Nutrients profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Marco Cintoni 3.0k 2.0k 599 594 593 85 5.4k
Jian Tan 3.1k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 503 0.8× 545 0.9× 647 1.1× 49 5.5k
Emanuele Rinninella 3.0k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 621 1.0× 526 0.9× 638 1.1× 101 5.6k
Maria Cristina Mele 3.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.1× 615 1.0× 601 1.0× 839 1.4× 128 6.5k
Frida Fåk 3.5k 1.2× 1.9k 0.9× 504 0.8× 461 0.8× 495 0.8× 27 4.9k
Laurence Macia 3.8k 1.2× 2.2k 1.1× 636 1.1× 460 0.8× 820 1.4× 87 7.2k
Henrik M. Roager 3.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 533 0.9× 549 0.9× 614 1.0× 41 4.5k
Eileen F. Murphy 3.3k 1.1× 2.1k 1.1× 475 0.8× 355 0.6× 701 1.2× 30 4.8k
Pauline Raoul 2.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 511 0.9× 425 0.7× 410 0.7× 42 3.9k
Giacinto Abele Donato Miggiano 2.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 586 1.0× 527 0.9× 507 0.9× 50 4.3k
Fredrik Karlsson 4.2k 1.4× 2.2k 1.1× 700 1.2× 390 0.7× 326 0.5× 28 5.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Raoul, Pauline, Marco Cintoni, Elena Leonardi, et al.. (2025). Nutritional Intake in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Texture-Modified Diets: Preliminary Results from an Observational Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 40–40.
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Moccia, Lorenzo, Delfina Janiri, Caterina Policola, et al.. (2025). Understanding Orthorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review of Meta-analytical Findings. Current Nutrition Reports. 14(1). 126–126.
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Raoul, Pauline, Marco Cintoni, Emidio Scarpellini, et al.. (2024). Microbiota–Gastric Cancer Interactions and the Potential Influence of Nutritional Therapies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(3). 1679–1679. 11 indexed citations
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Raoul, Pauline, Marco Cintoni, Carmelo Pozzo, et al.. (2024). Gastric Cancer, Immunotherapy, and Nutrition: The Role of Microbiota. Pathogens. 13(5). 357–357. 3 indexed citations
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Longo, Fabio, Marco Cintoni, Maria Cristina Mele, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in Pancreatic Surgery: The Surgeon’s Point of View. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(20). 6205–6205.
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Chiloiro, Giuditta, Marco Cintoni, Angela Romano, et al.. (2024). Impact of body composition parameters on radiation therapy compliance in locally advanced rectal cancer: A retrospective observational analysis. Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology. 47. 100789–100789. 9 indexed citations
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Zanetti, Michela, Nicola Veronese, Sergio Riso, et al.. (2023). Polypharmacy and malnutrition in older people: A narrative review. Nutrition. 115. 112134–112134. 11 indexed citations
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Cintoni, Marco, Pauline Raoul, Elena Leonardi, et al.. (2023). Metabolic Disorders and Psoriasis: Exploring the Role of Nutritional Interventions. Nutrients. 15(18). 3876–3876. 15 indexed citations
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Tortorella, Lucia, Marco Cintoni, Matteo Loverro, et al.. (2023). Predictive factors of surgical complications after pelvic exenteration for gynecological malignancies: a large single-institution experience. Journal of Gynecologic Oncology. 35(1). e4–e4. 14 indexed citations
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Poto, Remo, William G. Fusco, Emanuele Rinninella, et al.. (2023). The Role of Gut Microbiota and Leaky Gut in the Pathogenesis of Food Allergy. Nutrients. 16(1). 92–92. 28 indexed citations
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Raoul, Pauline, Marco Cintoni, Alessandro Coppola, et al.. (2023). Preoperative low skeletal muscle mass index assessed using L3-CT as a prognostic marker of clinical outcomes in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Surgery. 110(10). 6126–6134. 5 indexed citations
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Rinninella, Emanuele, Pauline Raoul, Marco Cintoni, et al.. (2023). Hospital Services to Improve Nutritional Intake and Reduce Food Waste: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 15(2). 310–310. 31 indexed citations
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Rotolo, Stefano, Andrea Di Giorgio, Marco Cintoni, et al.. (2022). Body composition and immunonutritional status in patients treated with pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) for gastrointestinal peritoneal metastases: a prospective single-center analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 9–17. 2 indexed citations
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Merra, Giuseppe, Annalisa Noce, Giulia Marrone, et al.. (2022). Influence of Mediterranean Diet on Human Gut Microbiota. 1–7. 9 indexed citations
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Rinninella, Emanuele, Antonia Strippoli, Marco Cintoni, et al.. (2021). Body Composition Changes in Gastric Cancer Patients during Preoperative FLOT Therapy: Preliminary Results of an Italian Cohort Study. Nutrients. 13(3). 960–960. 21 indexed citations
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Cintoni, Marco, Emanuele Rinninella, Franco Scaldaferri, et al.. (2020). The oral microbiota in oral and systemic diseases. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Rinninella, Emanuele, Maria Cristina Mele, Marco Cintoni, et al.. (2020). The Facts about Food after Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review of Prospective Cohort Studies. Nutrients. 12(8). 2345–2345. 25 indexed citations
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Rinninella, Emanuele, Marco Cintoni, Pauline Raoul, et al.. (2020). Skeletal Muscle Loss during Multikinase Inhibitors Therapy: Molecular Pathways, Clinical Implications, and Nutritional Challenges. Nutrients. 12(10). 3101–3101. 20 indexed citations
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Rinninella, Emanuele, Marco Cintoni, Antonino De Lorenzo, et al.. (2018). Risk, prevalence, and impact of hospital malnutrition in a Tertiary Care Referral University Hospital: a cross-sectional study. Internal and Emergency Medicine. 13(5). 689–697. 25 indexed citations

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