Renata Risi

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Renata Risi is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Renata Risi has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Renata Risi's work include Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (8 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (8 papers). Renata Risi is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (8 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (8 papers). Renata Risi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Renata Risi's co-authors include Mikiko Watanabe, Lucio Gnessi, Carla Lubrano, Stefania Mariani, Dario Tuccinardi, Sabrina Basciani, Rossella Tozzi, Silvia Manfrini, Giovanni Spera and Davide Masi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Renata Risi

26 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Central obesity, smoking habit, and hypertension are associated with lower antibody titres in response to COVID‐19 mRNA vaccine

2021 190 citations Mikiko Watanabe, Angela Balena et al. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Renata Risi Italy	15	413	352	252	237	149	29	1.1k
Dario Tuccinardi Italy	14	420 1.0×	194 0.6×	231 0.9×	242 1.0×	274 1.8×	25	1.0k
Bianca de Almeida-Pititto Brazil	16	207 0.5×	215 0.6×	119 0.5×	193 0.8×	206 1.4×	85	958
Dario Tuccinardi Italy	18	533 1.3×	177 0.5×	162 0.6×	375 1.6×	255 1.7×	33	1.4k
Deepesh Khanna United States	12	254 0.6×	136 0.4×	187 0.7×	87 0.4×	109 0.7×	48	898
Maha T Barakat Egypt	13	188 0.5×	269 0.8×	309 1.2×	208 0.9×	67 0.4×	43	1.1k
Viva Tai United States	18	527 1.3×	861 2.4×	565 2.2×	572 2.4×	148 1.0×	23	2.1k
Pandora L. Wander United States	14	120 0.3×	122 0.3×	116 0.5×	163 0.7×	95 0.6×	42	710
Mohamed Hassanein United States	17	232 0.6×	88 0.3×	89 0.4×	241 1.0×	110 0.7×	68	934
Maria Grazia Radaelli Italy	7	130 0.3×	171 0.5×	137 0.5×	182 0.8×	203 1.4×	8	734
Payal Kahar United States	9	209 0.5×	126 0.4×	166 0.7×	71 0.3×	99 0.7×	24	757

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Risi, Renata, Angela Balena, Mikiko Watanabe, et al.. (2025). Osteocalcin is inversely associated with worse adipose tissue distribution and cardiovascular risk in autoimmune diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 223. 112114–112114.

Zampetti, Simona, Luca D’Onofrio, Francesco De Vita, et al.. (2025). Residual C-peptide secretion is associated with better CGM-metrics in adults with short-lasting type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 221. 112006–112006. 3 indexed citations

Maddaloni, Ernesto, Marta Zerunian, Vincenzo Cardinale, et al.. (2025). Liver disease in people with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA): A cross-sectional study using magnetic resonance elastography. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 229. 112465–112465.

Pieralice, Silvia, Luca D’Onofrio, Renata Risi, et al.. (2025). The Emerging Role of Anti-Hyperglycemic Agents for the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 18. 2477–2491.

Risi, Renata, Angelo Lauria Pantano, Valeria Fassino, et al.. (2025). Cardiac autonomic neuropathy is associated with ectopic fat distribution in autoimmune but not in type 2 diabetes. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 24(1). 74–74. 2 indexed citations

Risi, Renata, Antonio Vidal‐Puig, & Guillaume Bidault. (2024). An adipocentric perspective of pancreatic lipotoxicity in diabetes pathogenesis. Journal of Endocrinology. 262(1). 7 indexed citations

Rossetti, Rebecca, Alessandra Caputi, Renata Risi, et al.. (2024). A Ketogenic Diet Followed by Gradual Carbohydrate Reintroduction Restores Menstrual Cycles in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Oligomenorrhea Independent of Body Weight Loss: Results from a Single-Center, One-Arm, Pilot Study. Metabolites. 14(12). 691–691. 2 indexed citations

Ernesti, Ilaria, Francesco Baratta, Mikiko Watanabe, et al.. (2023). Predictors of weight loss in patients with obesity treated with a Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1058364–1058364. 8 indexed citations

Risi, Renata, Giovanni Rossini, Rossella Tozzi, et al.. (2022). Sex difference in the safety and efficacy of bariatric procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 18(7). 983–996. 32 indexed citations

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Masi, Davide, Maria Elena Spoltore, Rebecca Rossetti, et al.. (2022). The Influence of Ketone Bodies on Circadian Processes Regarding Appetite, Sleep and Hormone Release: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Nutrients. 14(7). 1410–1410. 29 indexed citations

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Masi, Davide, Renata Risi, Mikiko Watanabe, et al.. (2022). Application of a Machine Learning Technology in the Definition of Metabolically Healthy and Unhealthy Status: A Retrospective Study of 2567 Subjects Suffering from Obesity with or without Metabolic Syndrome. Nutrients. 14(2). 373–373. 12 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Mikiko, Angela Balena, Dario Tuccinardi, et al.. (2021). Central obesity, smoking habit, and hypertension are associated with lower antibody titres in response to COVID‐19 mRNA vaccine. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 38(1). e3465–e3465. 190 indexed citations breakdown →

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Watanabe, Mikiko, Renata Risi, Mary Anne Tafuri, et al.. (2021). Bone density and genomic analysis unfold cold adaptation mechanisms of ancient inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 23290–23290. 4 indexed citations

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Risi, Renata, Rossella Tozzi, & Mikiko Watanabe. (2021). Beyond weight loss in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: the role of carbohydrate restriction. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 24(4). 349–353. 16 indexed citations

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Lubrano, Carla, Davide Masi, Renata Risi, et al.. (2020). Is Growth Hormone Insufficiency the Missing Link Between Obesity, Male Gender, Age, and COVID‐19 Severity?. Obesity. 28(11). 2038–2039. 23 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Mikiko, Renata Risi, Dario Tuccinardi, et al.. (2020). Obesity treatment within the Italian national healthcare system tertiary care centers: what can we learn?. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 26(3). 771–778. 28 indexed citations

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Risi, Renata, Dario Tuccinardi, Stefania Mariani, et al.. (2020). Liver disease in obesity and underweight: the two sides of the coin. A narrative review. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 26(7). 2097–2107. 23 indexed citations

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Basciani, Sabrina, Elisabetta Camajani, Savina Contini, et al.. (2020). Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diets With Whey, Vegetable, or Animal Protein in Patients With Obesity: A Randomized Pilot Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 105(9). 2939–2949. 102 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Mikiko, Damiano Caruso, Dario Tuccinardi, et al.. (2020). Visceral fat shows the strongest association with the need of intensive care in patients with COVID-19. Metabolism. 111. 154319–154319. 149 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Mikiko, Garima Singhal, Ffolliott M. Fisher, et al.. (2019). Liver-derived FGF21 is essential for full adaptation to ketogenic diet but does not regulate glucose homeostasis. Endocrine. 67(1). 95–108. 29 indexed citations

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