Raffaele Bugiardini

43.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Raffaele Bugiardini is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Raffaele Bugiardini has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 58 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 40 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Raffaele Bugiardini's work include Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (59 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (57 papers) and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (26 papers). Raffaele Bugiardini is often cited by papers focused on Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (59 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (57 papers) and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (26 papers). Raffaele Bugiardini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and Serbia. Raffaele Bugiardini's co-authors include Olivia Manfrini, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Carmine Pizzi, Lina Badimón, Leslee J. Shaw, Edina Cenko, Ákos Koller, F Fontana, Borejda Xhyheri and Paolo Emilio Puddu and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Raffaele Bugiardini

145 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Women and Ischemic Heart Disease 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2019 100 200 300 400
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. Women and Ischemic Heart Disease
    2009 476 citations Leslee J. Shaw, Raffaele Bugiardini et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  2. Depression and coronary heart disease: 2018 position paper of the ESC working group on coronary pathophysiology and microcirculation
    2019 258 citations Viola Vaccarino, Lina Badimón 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
Raffaele Bugiardini Italy 35 4.3k 1.9k 1.6k 472 317 157 5.5k
Marian B. Olson United States 30 2.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 450 1.0× 240 0.8× 58 4.3k
John F. Beltrame Australia 42 5.8k 1.4× 3.7k 1.9× 2.5k 1.6× 259 0.5× 365 1.2× 199 7.3k
Todd D. Miller United States 36 3.6k 0.8× 3.0k 1.6× 992 0.6× 185 0.4× 498 1.6× 145 5.7k
Yolande Appelman Netherlands 28 2.1k 0.5× 844 0.4× 804 0.5× 557 1.2× 203 0.6× 143 4.0k
B. Delia Johnson United States 38 4.4k 1.0× 2.6k 1.4× 1.8k 1.1× 765 1.6× 414 1.3× 90 6.8k
Barry L. Sharaf United States 46 6.2k 1.4× 3.7k 1.9× 2.7k 1.7× 571 1.2× 299 0.9× 124 8.6k
Ben D. McCallister United States 32 4.2k 1.0× 2.4k 1.2× 2.0k 1.3× 172 0.4× 259 0.8× 75 6.0k
Olivia Manfrini Italy 30 2.5k 0.6× 921 0.5× 930 0.6× 274 0.6× 211 0.7× 89 3.3k
Thomas Robertson United States 19 3.4k 0.8× 782 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 192 0.4× 437 1.4× 40 4.7k
Dong‐Ju Choi South Korea 41 4.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 155 0.3× 296 0.9× 345 6.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Raffaele Bugiardini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raffaele Bugiardini

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vaccarino, Viola, Eva Prescott, Amit Shah, et al.. (2025). Mental health disorders and their impact on cardiovascular health disparities. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 56. 101373–101373.
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Fabin, Natalia, Edina Cenko, Maria Bergami, et al.. (2024). Early coronary revascularization among ‘stable’ patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: the role of diabetes and age. Cardiovascular Research. 120(16). 2064–2077. 1 indexed citations
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Bugiardini, Raffaele & Martha Gulati. (2024). Closing the sex gap in cardiovascular mortality by achieving both horizontal and vertical equity. Atherosclerosis. 392. 117500–117500. 2 indexed citations
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Bugiardini, Raffaele, Chris P Gale, Martha Gulati, et al.. (2024). Announcing The Lancet Regional Health-Europe commission on inequalities and disparities in cardiovascular health. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 41. 100926–100926. 1 indexed citations
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Bergami, Maria, Olivia Manfrini, Edina Cenko, & Raffaele Bugiardini. (2023). Combined Therapy with Anthracyclines and GnRH Analogues for Breast Cancer: Impact on Ischemic Heart Disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(21). 6791–6791. 2 indexed citations
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Bugiardini, Raffaele. (2023). Tackling cardiovascular health inequalities in European countries. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 33. 100730–100730.
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Bergami, Maria, Edina Cenko, Jinsung Yoon, et al.. (2021). Statins for primary prevention among elderly men and women. Cardiovascular Research. 118(14). 3000–3009. 9 indexed citations
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Ricci, Beatrice, Edina Cenko, Zorana Vasiljević, et al.. (2016). DELAY TO HOSPITAL ADMISSION AND ACUTE CORONARY CARE IN THE ELDERLY AND IN THE VERY ELDERLY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67(13). 612–612. 1 indexed citations
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Ricci, Beatrice, Olivia Manfrini, Edina Cenko, et al.. (2016). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians. International Journal of Cardiology. 222. 1129–1135. 11 indexed citations
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Cenko, Edina & Raffaele Bugiardini. (2016). Barriers to Risk Stratification Accuracy in Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: The Role of Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 22(25). 3928–3934. 4 indexed citations
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Bugiardini, Raffaele, Beatrice Ricci, Edina Cenko, et al.. (2015). SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN ACUTE CORONARY CARE AMONG PATIENTS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: THE ROLE OF PRE-HOSPITAL DELAY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65(10). A8–A8. 2 indexed citations
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Pizzi, Carmine, et al.. (2013). Cardiopatia ischemica e depressione: una realtà sottostimata. Giornale italiano di cardiologia. 14(7). 526–37. 6 indexed citations
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Bugiardini, Raffaele, Markku Eskola, Heini Huhtala, et al.. (2013). Coronary revascularisation in stable patients after an acute coronary syndrome: a propensity analysis of early invasive versus conservative management in a register-based cohort study. BMJ Open. 3(4). e002559–e002559. 18 indexed citations
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Alfonso, Fernándo, Adam Timmis, Fausto J. Pinto, et al.. (2012). Conflict of Interest Policies and Disclosure Requirements Among European Society of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Journals. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna).
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Vicennati, Valentina, Carla Cavazza, Silvia Garelli, et al.. (2012). Anthropometric, hormonal and nutritional correlates of epicardial fat in obese women. 15th International & 14th European Congress of Endocrinology. 29. 2 indexed citations
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Bugiardini, Raffaele, et al.. (2010). Gender Bias in Acute Coronary Syndromes. Current Vascular Pharmacology. 8(2). 276–284. 55 indexed citations
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Shaw, Leslee J., Raffaele Bugiardini, & C. Noel Bairey Merz. (2009). Women and Ischemic Heart Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 54(17). 1561–1575. 476 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tatu-Chiţoiu, Gabriel, Mircea Cintezǎ, Maria Dorobanţu, et al.. (2009). In-hospital case fatality rates for acute myocardial infarction in Romania. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 180(12). 1207–1213. 33 indexed citations
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Pozzati, Andrea, et al.. (1992). Coronary hemodynamic effects of systemic thrombolysis in patients with unstable angina. Clinical Cardiology. 15(2). 88–92. 1 indexed citations

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