Piersante Sestini

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
175 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Piersante Sestini is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Piersante Sestini has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 79 papers in Physiology and 21 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Piersante Sestini's work include Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (62 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (44 papers) and Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research (26 papers). Piersante Sestini is often cited by papers focused on Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (62 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (44 papers) and Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research (26 papers). Piersante Sestini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Piersante Sestini's co-authors include Rosa Metella Refini, Elena Bargagli, Elisabetta Renzoni, Laura Bergantini, Paolo Cameli, Maria Pieroni, Andrea S. Melani, Miriana d’Alessandro, Margherita Neri and Cristina Cinti and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Gastroenterology and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Piersante Sestini

168 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Inhaler mishandling remains common in real life and is associated with reduced disease control

2011 705 citations Andrea S. Melani, Marco Bonavia et al. Respiratory Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Piersante Sestini Italy	40	3.3k	2.6k	634	578	558	175	5.8k
Paul S. Thomas Australia	39	2.6k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	642 1.0×	577 1.0×	649 1.2×	192	5.4k
Teal S. Hallstrand United States	41	4.8k 1.4×	3.7k 1.4×	476 0.8×	722 1.2×	668 1.2×	90	7.6k
David A. Kaminsky United States	30	5.0k 1.5×	3.5k 1.4×	342 0.5×	406 0.7×	301 0.5×	134	7.2k
Matthew Strand United States	36	1.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	349 0.6×	496 0.9×	338 0.6×	139	4.5k
Matthias Wjst Germany	53	2.6k 0.8×	4.8k 1.9×	1.3k 2.1×	856 1.5×	719 1.3×	157	8.7k
Giorgio Piacentini Italy	38	2.8k 0.8×	3.6k 1.4×	331 0.5×	259 0.4×	233 0.4×	321	6.5k
Yvon Cormier Canada	51	5.9k 1.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.9×	1.0k 1.8×	1.3k 2.4×	222	9.8k
Elisabetta Renzoni United Kingdom	49	5.7k 1.7×	2.4k 0.9×	255 0.4×	510 0.9×	1.0k 1.8×	170	7.9k
Nikolaos M. Siafakas Greece	50	5.1k 1.5×	2.5k 1.0×	159 0.3×	498 0.9×	768 1.4×	229	7.2k
Arthur W. Musk Australia	52	6.9k 2.1×	2.0k 0.8×	926 1.5×	1.0k 1.7×	730 1.3×	243	9.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Piersante Sestini

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Piersante Sestini

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20 of 20 papers shown

Renzoni, Elisabetta & Piersante Sestini. (2025). Protection of Vulnerable Workers: An Imperative for All. Respirology. 30(4). 359–360.

Stock, Carmel, Vasileios Kouranos, Joseph Jacob, et al.. (2023). Serum C‐reactive protein is associated with earlier mortality across different interstitial lung diseases. Respirology. 29(3). 228–234. 13 indexed citations

Valecchi, Debora, Elena Bargagli, Maria Pieroni, et al.. (2023). Prognostic Significance of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Population of Subjects with Interstitial Lung Diseases. Pulmonary Therapy. 9(2). 223–236. 2 indexed citations

Bergantini, Laura, Miriana d’Alessandro, Antonella Fossi, et al.. (2022). Characterization of NKG2-A/-C, Kir and CD57 on NK Cells Stimulated with pp65 and IE-1 Antigens in Patients Awaiting Lung Transplant. Life. 12(7). 1081–1081. 6 indexed citations

Bergantini, Laura, et al.. (2021). NK and T Cell Immunological Signatures in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. Cells. 10(11). 3182–3182. 23 indexed citations

d’Alessandro, Miriana, Laura Bergantini, Paolo Cameli, et al.. (2021). Serum Concentrations of KL-6 in Patients with IPF and Lung Cancer and Serial Measurements of KL-6 in IPF Patients Treated with Antifibrotic Therapy. Cancers. 13(4). 689–689. 39 indexed citations

Stock, Carmel, Rachel K. Hoyles, Cécile Daccord, et al.. (2020). Serum markers of pulmonary epithelial damage in systemic sclerosis‐associated interstitial lung disease and disease progression. Respirology. 26(5). 461–468. 35 indexed citations

Stock, Carmel, Caterina Conti, Gaetano Caramori, et al.. (2020). Interaction between the promoterMUC5Bpolymorphism and mucin expression: is there a difference according to ILD subtype?. Thorax. 75(10). 901–903. 8 indexed citations

Bennett, David, Antonella Fossi, Nicola Lanzarone, et al.. (2020). Lung transplant in patients with familial pulmonary fibrosis. Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia. 46(6). e20200032–e20200032. 3 indexed citations

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Bianchi, Francesco, David Bennett, Maria Pieroni, et al.. (2020). Coronavirus HKU 1 infection with bronchiolitis, pericardial effusion and acute respiratory failure in obese adult female. Journal of Asthma. 58(8). 1128–1131. 3 indexed citations

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Bennett, David, Elda De Vita, Sonia Bernazzali, et al.. (2020). Impact of SARS‐CoV‐2 outbreak on heart and lung transplant: A patient‐perspective survey. Transplant Infectious Disease. 23(1). e13428–e13428. 11 indexed citations

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Bennett, David, Paolo Cameli, Nicola Lanzarone, et al.. (2020). Chitotriosidase: a biomarker of activity and severity in patients with sarcoidosis. Respiratory Research. 21(1). 6–6. 51 indexed citations

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Visca, Dina, Vicky Tsipouri, Ashi Firouzi, et al.. (2017). Ambulatory oxygen in fibrotic lung disease (AmbOx): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 18(1). 201–201. 11 indexed citations

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Melani, Andrea S., Marco Bonavia, Vincenzo Cilenti, et al.. (2011). Inhaler mishandling remains common in real life and is associated with reduced disease control. Respiratory Medicine. 105(6). 930–938. 705 indexed citations breakdown →

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Simoni, Maria Grazia De, Isabella Annesi‐Maesano, Torben Sigsgaard, et al.. (2010). School air quality related to dry cough, rhinitis and nasal patency in children. European Respiratory Journal. 35(4). 742–749. 163 indexed citations

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Spagnolo, Paolo, Elisabetta Renzoni, Athol U. Wells, et al.. (2003). C-C Chemokine Receptor 2 and Sarcoidosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 168(10). 1162–1166. 81 indexed citations

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Sestini, Piersante, et al.. (2001). GENebu Project: home nebulizer use and maintenance in Italy. European Respiratory Journal. 18(5). 758–763. 12 indexed citations

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Sestini, Piersante, Rosa Metella Refini, Maria Pieroni, et al.. (1999). Different Effects of Inhaled Aspirinlike Drugs on Allergen-Induced Early and Late Asthmatic Responses. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 159(4). 1228–1233. 11 indexed citations

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Agabiti, Nera, Giuseppe Maria Corbo, Salvatore Ferro, et al.. (1999). Impact of Parental Smoking on Asthma and Wheezing. Epidemiology. 10(6). 692–698. 65 indexed citations

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Renzoni, Elisabetta, Francesco Forastiere, Annibale Biggeri, et al.. (1999). Differences in parental‐ and self‐report of asthma, rhinitis and eczema among Italian adolescents. European Respiratory Journal. 14(3). 597–597. 59 indexed citations

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