Massimo Ciccozzi

18.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
485 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Massimo Ciccozzi is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Ciccozzi has authored 485 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 235 papers in Infectious Diseases, 161 papers in Epidemiology and 85 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Massimo Ciccozzi's work include HIV Research and Treatment (72 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (68 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (47 papers). Massimo Ciccozzi is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (72 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (68 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (47 papers). Massimo Ciccozzi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Brazil and United States. Massimo Ciccozzi's co-authors include Silvia Angeletti, Marta Giovanetti, Domenico Benvenuto, Marco Ciotti, Eleonora Cella, Alessandra Lo Presti, Sergio Bernardini, Stefano Pascarella, Alessandro Terrinoni and Martina Bianchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Ciccozzi

466 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The COVID-19 pandemic

2020 831 citations Massimo Ciccozzi et al. profile →
Emerging SARS-CoV-2 mutation hot spots include a novel RNA-dependent-RNA polymerase variant

2020 606 citations Francesca Benedetti, Silvia Angeletti et al. profile →
Application of the ARIMA model on the COVID-2019 epidemic dataset

2020 440 citations Domenico Benvenuto, Marta Giovanetti et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
COVID-19 Outbreak: An Overview

2019 267 citations Silvia Angeletti, Domenico Benvenuto et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Massimo Ciccozzi

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Massimo Ciccozzi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Massimo Ciccozzi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Massimo Ciccozzi 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 Massimo Ciccozzi. Massimo Ciccozzi 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Optimizing HCV Management Among Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Addressing Cofactors and Environmental Risks to Mitigate Long-Term Liver Disease Complications 2025 ·Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health ·Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Francesco Branda, (unknown), (unknown), Fabio Scarpa, Massimo Ciccozzi	0
2	Artificial intelligence in scientific research: Challenges, opportunities and the imperative of a human-centric synergy 2025 ·Journal of Informetrics ·Francesco Branda, Massimo Ciccozzi, Fabio Scarpa	0
3	Nipah Virus: A Zoonotic Threat Re-Emerging in the Wake of Global Public Health Challenges 2025 ·Microorganisms ·Francesco Branda, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Marta Giovanetti, (unknown), (unknown), Massimo Ciccozzi, Fabio Scarpa	12
4	SARS-CoV-2 XEC: A Genome-Based Survey 2025 ·Microorganisms ·Fabio Scarpa, Francesco Branda, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ilenia Azzena, Pier Luigi Fiori, Marco Casu, Stefano Pascarella, (unknown), Domenico Benvenuto, Roberto Cauda, Massimo Ciccozzi, Daria Sanna	3
5	Comprehensive Analysis of Influenza Viruses’ Trends in Italy: Insights from a Nationwide and Regional Perspective 2025 ·Infectious Disease Reports ·Francesco Branda, Nicola Petrosillo, Dong Keon Yon, Massimo Ciccozzi, Fabio Scarpa	2
6	The urgent need for arbovirus surveillance and control following a catastrophic event: The case of the DANA flood event in Valencia 2024 ·New Microbes and New Infections ·Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Francesco Branda, Marta Giovanetti, Massimo Ciccozzi, Fabio Scarpa	4
7	Exploring the Interplay between COVID-19 and Gut Health: The Potential Role of Prebiotics and Probiotics in Immune Support 2024 ·Viruses ·Marta Giovanetti, Gianfranco Pannella, Annamaria Altomare, Giulia Rocchi, Michele Pier Luca Guarino, Massimo Ciccozzi, E. Riva, Giovanni Gherardi	8
8	The reemergence of measles and the urgent need for uninterrupted genetic surveillance and vaccination 2024 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Francesco Branda, Marta Giovanetti, Chiara Romano, Alessandra Ciccozzi, Daria Sanna, Massimo Ciccozzi, Fabio Scarpa	2
9	Comprehensive Analysis of HIV-1 Integrase Resistance-Related Mutations in African Countries 2024 ·Pathogens ·Francesco Branda, Marta Giovanetti, Leonardo Sernicola, (unknown), Massimo Ciccozzi, Alessândra Borsetti	4
10	Dengue virus transmission in Italy: historical trends up to 2023 and a data repository into the future 2024 ·Scientific Data ·Francesco Branda, (unknown), Antonello Maruotti, Fabio Scarpa, Alessandra Ciccozzi, (unknown), Simone Peletto, Ana María Bispo de Filippis, Luíz Carlos Júnior Alcântara, Alessandro Marcello, Massimo Ciccozzi, José Lourenço, Marta Giovanetti	8
11	Reduced Reliability of Procalcitonin (PCT) as a Biomarker of Bacterial Superinfection: Concerns about PCT-Driven Antibiotic Stewardship in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients—Results from a Retrospective Observational Study in Intensive Care Units 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Francesco Alessandri, Giuseppe Migliara, Valentina Baccolini, Giovanni Giordano, Gioacchino Galardo, Carolina Marzuillo, Corrado De Vito, Alessandro Russo, Massimo Ciccozzi, Paolo Villari, Mario Venditti, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Francesco Pugliese, Gabriella d’Ettorre	3
12	SARS-CoV CH.1.1 Variant: Genomic and Structural Insight 2023 ·Infectious Disease Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Fabio Scarpa, Daria Sanna, Marco Casu, Alessândra Borsetti, Stefano Pascarella, Nicola Petrosillo, Eleonora Cella, Marta Giovanetti, Massimo Ciccozzi	9
13	Phylogeographical and evolutionary history of variola major virus; a question of timescales? 2022 ·Infezioni in Medicina ·Annalisa Bergna, (unknown), (unknown), Massimo Ciccozzi, Massimo Galli, Gianguglielmo Zehender, Alessia Lai	3
14	Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Receptors Expression in Primary Endothelial Cells and Retinoic Acid-Differentiated Human Neuronal Cells 2021 ·Viruses ·Francesca Benedetti, (unknown), Carla Mavian, (unknown), Arshi Munawwar, Melanie N. Cash, (unknown), Amy Y. Vittor, Massimo Ciccozzi, Marco Salemi, Olga Latinovic, Davide Zella	10
15	A Staphylococcus aureus Coinfection on a COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Breast Cancer Patient 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Silvia Spoto, Emanuele Valeriani, E. Riva, (unknown), Giuseppe Tonini, Bruno Vincenzi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sebastiano Costantino, Massimo Ciccozzi, Silvia Angeletti	2
16	HIV-1 recombinant forms in immigrants regularly residing in Milan, northern Italy 2020 ·Infection ·Sabrina Bagaglio, Caterina Uberti‐Foppa, Caterina Sagnelli, Alessia Lai, Hamid Hasson, Stefania Salpietro, Emanuela Messina, Giulia Morsica, (unknown), Antonello Sica, Adriano Lazzarin, Silvia Angeletti, Evangelista Sagnelli, Brian Foley, Massimo Ciccozzi	7
17	Hepatitis E virus genotypes and subgenotypes causing acute hepatitis, Bulgaria, 2013–2015 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Roberto Bruni, Umbertina Villano, Michele Equestre, Paola Chionne, Elisabetta Madonna, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Eleonora Cella, Massimo Ciccozzi, Giulio Pisani, (unknown), Anna Rita Ciccaglione	28
18	Distribution of Marburg virus in Africa: An evolutionary approach 2016 ·Infection Genetics and Evolution ·Gianguglielmo Zehender, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Erika Ebranati, Elisabetta Tanzi, Massimo Ciccozzi, Alessia Lai, Massimo Galli	10
19	Characterization of spotted fever group Rickettsiae in ticks from a city park of Rome, Italy. 2015 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Fabiola Mancini, Massimo Ciccozzi, Alessandra Lo Presti, Eleonora Cella, Marta Giovanetti, Marco Di Luca, Luciano Toma, Riccardo Bianchi, Cristina Khoury, Giovanni Rezza, Alessandra Ciervo	19
20	Migration patterns of HIV-1 subtype B virus in Northern Italy. 2013 ·PubMed ·Alessandra Lo Presti, Massimo Ciccozzi, Eleonora Cella, Marta Giovanetti, Gianguglielmo Zehender, Daniela Valenti, (unknown), Emanuele Malfatto, Claudia Bernardini, Franco Maggiolo, (unknown)	6

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