Nicola Veronese

51.8k total citations · 22 hit papers
704 papers, 29.8k citations indexed

About

Nicola Veronese is a scholar working on Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicola Veronese has authored 704 papers receiving a total of 29.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 222 papers in Physiology, 126 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 121 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in Nicola Veronese's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (134 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (112 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (55 papers). Nicola Veronese is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (134 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (112 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (55 papers). Nicola Veronese collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Spain. Nicola Veronese's co-authors include Brendon Stubbs, Marco Solmi, Stefania Maggi, Lee Smith, Giuseppe Sergi, Enzo Manzato, Davy Vancampfort, Claudio Luchini, Ai Koyanagi and Mario Barbagallo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Nicola Veronese

668 papers receiving 29.3k 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.

  1. Prevalence, incidence and mortality from cardiovascular disease in patients with pooled and specific severe mental illness: a large‐scale meta‐analysis of 3,211,768 patients and 113,383,368 controls
    2017 1.2k citations Marco Solmi, Nicola Veronese et al. profile →
  2. Peripheral cytokine and chemokine alterations in depression: a meta‐analysis of 82 studies
    2017 1.1k citations Brendon Stubbs, Marco Solmi et al. profile →
  3. Inflammation and frailty in the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2016 748 citations Pınar Soysal, Brendon Stubbs et al. Ageing Research Reviews profile →
  4. Assessing the quality of studies in meta-analyses: Advantages and limitations of the Newcastle Ottawa Scale
    2017 670 citations Claudio Luchini, Brendon Stubbs et al. profile →
  5. Relationship between depression and frailty in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2017 616 citations Pınar Soysal, Nicola Veronese et al. Ageing Research Reviews profile →
  6. Epidemiology and social costs of hip fracture
    2018 590 citations Nicola Veronese, Stefania Maggi profile →
  7. Inflammation and sarcopenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2016 554 citations Marco Solmi, Claudio Luchini et al. profile →
  8. Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) Current Status and Future Perspectives: A Narrative Review
    2020 523 citations Francesco Di Gennaro, Damiano Pizzol et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →
  9. An updated algorithm recommendation for the management of knee osteoarthritis from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO)
    2019 422 citations Olivier Bruyère, Nicola Veronese et al. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism profile →
  10. An examination of the anxiolytic effects of exercise for people with anxiety and stress-related disorders: A meta-analysis
    2017 418 citations Brendon Stubbs, Theodore D. Cosco et al. profile →
  11. EPA guidance on physical activity as a treatment for severe mental illness: a meta-review of the evidence and Position Statement from the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), supported by the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Mental Health (IOPTMH)
    2018 413 citations Brendon Stubbs, Nicola Veronese et al. profile →
  12. Dietary fiber and health outcomes: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
    2018 304 citations Nicola Veronese, Marco Solmi et al. profile →
  13. Safety, tolerability, and risks associated with first- and second-generation antipsychotics: a state-of-the-art clinical review
    2017 303 citations Marco Solmi, Nicola Veronese et al. profile →
  14. High prevalence of erectile dysfunction in diabetes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of 145 studies
    2017 298 citations Damiano Pizzol, Theodore D. Cosco et al. profile →
  15. Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Other Lifestyle Factors in the Prevention of Cognitive Decline and Dementia
    2021 234 citations Ligia J. Domínguez, Nicola Veronese et al. profile →
  16. A multidimensional approach to frailty in older people
    2020 231 citations Stefania Maggi, Nicola Veronese et al. Ageing Research Reviews profile →
  17. Magnesium in Aging, Health and Diseases
    2021 210 citations Mario Barbagallo, Nicola Veronese et al. profile →
  18. Impact of Mediterranean Diet on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases and Longevity
    2021 210 citations Ligia J. Domínguez, Nicola Veronese et al. profile →
  19. Vitamin D Sources, Metabolism, and Deficiency: Available Compounds and Guidelines for Its Treatment
    2021 168 citations Ligia J. Domínguez, Nicola Veronese et al. profile →
  20. Mediterranean diet in the management and prevention of obesity
    2023 99 citations Ligia J. Domínguez, Nicola Veronese et al. Experimental Gerontology profile →
  21. Update on the clinical use of trabecular bone score (TBS) in the management of osteoporosis: results of an expert group meeting organized by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) under the auspices of WHO Collaborating Center for Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging
    2023 81 citations Jean‐Yves Reginster, Nasser M. Al‐Daghri et al. profile →
  22. Aging, longevity, and healthy aging: the public health approach
    2025 20 citations Stefania Maggi, Nicola Veronese 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
Nicola Veronese Italy 81 9.1k 5.2k 4.3k 3.7k 3.5k 704 29.8k
Carl F. Pieper United States 83 5.6k 0.6× 3.9k 0.8× 3.0k 0.7× 2.4k 0.7× 1.6k 0.4× 440 25.6k
Francesco Landi Italy 84 18.8k 2.1× 4.3k 0.8× 9.8k 2.3× 2.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 417 33.2k
Stein Kaasa Norway 82 7.9k 0.9× 2.7k 0.5× 2.3k 0.5× 6.8k 1.9× 2.0k 0.6× 390 32.4k
Roberto Bernabei Italy 90 12.5k 1.4× 5.3k 1.0× 12.4k 2.9× 3.3k 0.9× 2.1k 0.6× 516 35.8k
Jean Woo Hong Kong 99 12.9k 1.4× 3.4k 0.7× 6.3k 1.4× 6.1k 1.7× 2.0k 0.6× 998 43.1k
Graziano Onder Italy 82 9.1k 1.0× 4.0k 0.8× 11.0k 2.5× 2.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 464 29.3k
Denis A. Evans United States 83 8.6k 0.9× 8.9k 1.7× 1.8k 0.4× 4.0k 1.1× 2.1k 0.6× 248 29.0k
Marco Solmi Italy 76 4.7k 0.5× 6.7k 1.3× 1.7k 0.4× 2.7k 0.7× 6.0k 1.7× 443 24.4k
Robert G. Cumming Australia 89 5.2k 0.6× 6.9k 1.3× 4.7k 1.1× 3.7k 1.0× 767 0.2× 502 32.1k
Karen Ritchie France 73 5.3k 0.6× 9.0k 1.7× 2.5k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 416 24.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicola Veronese

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All Works

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Hajek, André, Razak M. Gyasi, Supa Pengpid, et al.. (2025). Prevalence of loneliness and social isolation amongst individuals with severe mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 34. e25–e25. 2 indexed citations
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Ng, Huah Shin, Richard Woodman, Nicola Veronese, Alberto Pilotto, & Arduino A. Mangoni. (2025). Comorbidity patterns and mortality in atrial fibrillation: a latent class analysis of the EURopean study of Older Subjects with Atrial Fibrillation (EUROSAF). Annals of Medicine. 57(1). 2454330–2454330. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Lee, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Marcel Konrad, et al.. (2024). Association between COVID-19 and subsequent depression diagnoses—A retrospective cohort study. PubMed. 72(4). 202532–202532. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Lee, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Pınar Soysal, et al.. (2024). Association between sedentary behavior and wish to die among adults aged ≥50 years: Findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 178. 173–179.
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Veronese, Nicola, Laura Maniscalco, Domenica Matranga, Ligia J. Domínguez, & Mario Barbagallo. (2024). Association between frailty and main work during the LIFE: A cross-sectional analysis of the UK Biobank. Experimental Gerontology. 195. 112548–112548.
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Veronese, Nicola, Antonina Ganci, Giuseppe Battaglia, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of Physical Activity Interventions in Sedentary People during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Sustainability. 16(3). 1331–1331. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Lee, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Nicola Veronese, et al.. (2023). Association Between Pain and Sarcopenia Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years from Low- and Middle-Income Countries. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 78(6). 1020–1027. 6 indexed citations
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Segala, Francesco Vladimiro, Roberta Papagni, Sergio Cotugno, et al.. (2023). Stool Xpert MTB/RIF as a possible diagnostic alternative to sputum in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1117709–1117709. 4 indexed citations
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Tenti, Sara, Olivier Bruyère, Sara Cheleschi, et al.. (2023). An update on the use of conventional and biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in hand osteoarthritis. Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease. 15. 1759720X231158618–1759720X231158618. 8 indexed citations
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Cheleschi, Sara, Nicola Veronese, Serafino Carta, et al.. (2023). MicroRNA as Possible Mediators of the Synergistic Effect of Celecoxib and Glucosamine Sulfate in Human Osteoarthritic Chondrocyte Exposed to IL-1β. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(19). 14994–14994. 2 indexed citations
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Mattera, Maria Sara de Lima Coutinho, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and Risk Factors for Sarcopenia in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study. 30(4). 294–299. 5 indexed citations
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Veronese, Nicola, Cyrus Cooper, Giovanni Guglielmi, et al.. (2019). Mediterranean diet and knee osteoarthritis outcomes: A longitudinal cohort study. Anglia Ruskin Research Online (Anglia Ruskin University). 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Lee, Igor Grabovac, Lin Yang, et al.. (2019). Participation in Physical Activity is Associated with Sexual Activity in Older English Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(3). 489–489. 20 indexed citations
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Lawlor, Rita T., Nicola Veronese, Alessia Nottegar, et al.. (2019). Prognostic Role of High-Grade Tumor Budding in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with a Focus on Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition. Cancers. 11(1). 113–113. 48 indexed citations
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Veronese, Nicola, Damiano Pizzol, Jacopo Demurtas, et al.. (2019). Association between sarcopenia and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. European Geriatric Medicine. 10(5). 685–696. 45 indexed citations
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Veronese, Nicola, Cyrus Cooper, Jean‐Yves Reginster, et al.. (2019). Type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 49(1). 9–19. 162 indexed citations
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Bolzetta, Francesco, Terrie Wetle, Richard W. Besdine, et al.. (2018). The relationship between different settings of medical service and incident frailty. Experimental Gerontology. 108. 209–214. 3 indexed citations
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Veronese, Nicola, Brendon Stubbs, Marianna Noale, et al.. (2017). Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with lower incidence of frailty: A longitudinal cohort study. Clinical Nutrition. 37(5). 1492–1497. 59 indexed citations
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Soysal, Pınar, Brendon Stubbs, Paola Lucato, et al.. (2016). Inflammation and frailty in the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ageing Research Reviews. 31. 1–8. 748 indexed citations breakdown →

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