Melania Gaggini

5.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
83 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Melania Gaggini is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melania Gaggini has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Epidemiology, 31 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Melania Gaggini's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (38 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (18 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (10 papers). Melania Gaggini is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (38 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (18 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (10 papers). Melania Gaggini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Sweden. Melania Gaggini's co-authors include Amalia Gastaldelli, Ralph A. DeFronzo, Fabrizia Carli, Chiara Saponaro, Elisabetta Bugianesi, E. Buzzigoli, Mariangela Morelli, Cristina Vassalle, Chiara Rosso and Maria Lorena Abate and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Hepatology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Melania Gaggini

80 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Its Connect... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2015 2017 2021 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Its Connection with Insulin Resistance, Dyslipidemia, Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease
    2013 649 citations Melania Gaggini, E. Buzzigoli et al. profile →
  2. The Subtle Balance between Lipolysis and Lipogenesis: A Critical Point in Metabolic Homeostasis
    2015 404 citations Chiara Saponaro, Melania Gaggini et al. profile →
  3. Altered amino acid concentrations in NAFLD: Impact of obesity and insulin resistance
    2017 331 citations Melania Gaggini, Fabrizia Carli et al. profile →
  4. Metabolomics and lipidomics in NAFLD: biomarkers and non-invasive diagnostic tests
    2021 281 citations Amalia Gastaldelli, Melania Gaggini et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melania Gaggini Italy 28 2.2k 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 530 83 3.9k
Naoto Nagata Japan 35 1.4k 0.6× 970 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 613 1.2× 77 4.1k
Maria Del Ben Italy 40 2.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 684 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 780 1.5× 125 4.7k
E. Buzzigoli Italy 19 1.4k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 754 0.7× 810 0.7× 416 0.8× 31 2.8k
Mingfeng Xia China 27 1.5k 0.7× 913 0.7× 747 0.6× 532 0.5× 292 0.6× 98 2.7k
Esther Titos Spain 37 1.7k 0.8× 520 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 871 0.8× 531 1.0× 67 4.1k
François R. Jornayvaz Switzerland 37 2.1k 0.9× 1.8k 1.4× 2.3k 2.0× 2.0k 1.8× 969 1.8× 129 5.9k
Chrysi Koliaki Greece 28 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 968 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 758 1.4× 52 3.8k
Eva Kassi Greece 33 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 587 0.5× 583 1.1× 161 4.6k
Shelby Sullivan United States 24 2.0k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 613 0.5× 1.6k 1.4× 2.0k 3.8× 80 4.9k
Tsuguhito Ota Japan 45 3.2k 1.5× 1.8k 1.4× 2.3k 2.0× 1.7k 1.5× 1.2k 2.2× 86 6.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gaggini, Melania, et al.. (2024). Vitamin D and Ceramide Metabolomic Profile in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Metabolites. 14(4). 233–233. 2 indexed citations
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Pingitore, Alessandro, et al.. (2024). Metabolic Syndrome, Thyroid Dysfunction, and Cardiovascular Risk: The Triptych of Evil. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(19). 10628–10628. 6 indexed citations
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Pino, Beatrice Dal, Francesca Gorini, Melania Gaggini, et al.. (2023). Lipoprotein(a), Cardiovascular Events and Sex Differences: A Single Cardiological Unit Experience. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(3). 764–764. 4 indexed citations
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Gaggini, Melania, Francesca Gorini, & Cristina Vassalle. (2022). Lipids in Atherosclerosis: Pathophysiology and the Role of Calculated Lipid Indices in Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Hyperlipidemia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(1). 75–75. 73 indexed citations
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Armandi, Angelo, Chiara Rosso, Gian Paolo Caviglia, et al.. (2022). Crosstalk between Irisin Levels, Liver Fibrogenesis and Liver Damage in Non-Obese, Non-Diabetic Individuals with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(3). 635–635. 18 indexed citations
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Saponaro, Chiara, Silvia Sabatini, Melania Gaggini, et al.. (2022). Adipose tissue dysfunction and visceral fat are associated with hepatic insulin resistance and severity of NASH even in lean individuals. Liver International. 42(11). 2418–2427. 64 indexed citations
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Gaggini, Melania, Cristina Vassalle, Fabrizia Carli, et al.. (2021). Changes in Plasma Bioactive Lipids and Inflammatory Markers during a Half-Marathon in Trained Athletes. Applied Sciences. 11(10). 4622–4622. 5 indexed citations
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Luukkonen, Panu K., S. U. Qadri, Kimmo Porthan, et al.. (2021). Distinct contributions of metabolic dysfunction and genetic risk factors in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Hepatology. 76(3). 526–535. 121 indexed citations
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Gorini, Francesca, Serena Del Turco, Laura Sabatino, Melania Gaggini, & Cristina Vassalle. (2021). H2S as a Bridge Linking Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Biology: A Possible Defense in the Fight against SARS-CoV-2 Infection?. Biomedicines. 9(9). 1107–1107. 16 indexed citations
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Gaggini, Melania, Alessandro Pingitore, & Cristina Vassalle. (2021). Plasma Ceramides Pathophysiology, Measurements, Challenges, and Opportunities. Metabolites. 11(11). 719–719. 32 indexed citations
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Gastaldelli, Amalia, Silvia Sabatini, Fabrizia Carli, et al.. (2021). PPAR‐γ‐induced changes in visceral fat and adiponectin levels are associated with improvement of steatohepatitis in patients with NASH. Liver International. 41(11). 2659–2670. 74 indexed citations
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Cabiati, Manuela, Melania Gaggini, Paolo De Simone, & Silvia Del Ry. (2020). Evaluation of Apelin/APJ system expression in hepatocellular carcinoma as a function of clinical severity. Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 21(2). 269–275. 12 indexed citations
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Barchetta, Ilaria, Flavia Agata Cimini, Caterina Chiappetta, et al.. (2020). Relationship between hepatic and systemic angiopoietin‐like 3, hepatic Vitamin D receptor expression and NAFLD in obesity. Liver International. 40(9). 2139–2147. 28 indexed citations
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Barchetta, Ilaria, Caterina Chiappetta, Valentina Ceccarelli, et al.. (2020). Angiopoietin-Like Protein 4 Overexpression in Visceral Adipose Tissue from Obese Subjects with Impaired Glucose Metabolism and Relationship with Lipoprotein Lipase. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(19). 7197–7197. 22 indexed citations
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Svegliati‐Baroni, Gianluca, Melania Gaggini, Fabrizia Carli, et al.. (2020). Mechanisms for increased risk of diabetes in chronic liver diseases. Liver International. 40(10). 2489–2499. 13 indexed citations
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Prosperi, Margherita, Letizia Guiducci, Diego Peroni, et al.. (2019). Inflammatory Biomarkers are Correlated with Some Forms of Regressive Autism Spectrum Disorder. Brain Sciences. 9(12). 366–366. 25 indexed citations
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Gaggini, Melania, Fabrizia Carli, & Amalia Gastaldelli. (2017). The color of fat and its central role in the development and progression of metabolic diseases. Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation. 31(1). 5 indexed citations
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Gaggini, Melania, Chiara Saponaro, & Amalia Gastaldelli. (2015). Not all fats are created equal: adipose vs. ectopic fat, implication in cardiometabolic diseases. Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation. 22(1). 7–18. 45 indexed citations
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Gastaldelli, Amalia, Melania Gaggini, L. Mezzabotta, et al.. (2013). Alteration in lipid metabolism after an oral fat load in subjects with NAFLD.. Diabetologia. 56. 2 indexed citations

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