Rita Ostan

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Rita Ostan is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita Ostan has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Physiology, 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rita Ostan's work include Diet and metabolism studies (17 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (14 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (13 papers). Rita Ostan is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (17 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (14 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (13 papers). Rita Ostan collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Netherlands. Rita Ostan's co-authors include Claudio Franceschi, Daniela Monti, Patrizia Brigidi, Elena Biagi, Marco Candela, Laura Bucci, Miriam Capri, Elisa Pini, Lotta Nylund and Janne Nikkilä and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Endocrine Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Rita Ostan

65 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Through Ageing, and Beyond: Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Status in Seniors and Centenarians

2010 1.1k citations Elena Biagi, Marco Candela et al. profile →
Gut Microbiota and Extreme Longevity

2016 698 citations Elena Biagi, Claudio Franceschi et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Virtual Reality for advanced cancer patients assisted at home: A randomized controlled interventional study 2024 ·Psycho-Oncology ·(unknown), (unknown), Rita Ostan, Raffaella Pannuti, Lorenzo Chiari, Guido Biasco, Silvia Varani	1
2	End-of-life care for patients with cancer: Clinical, geographical, and sociocultural differences 2023 ·Palliative & Supportive Care ·Rita Ostan, Silvia Varani, (unknown), Raffaella Pannuti, Guido Biasco, Éduardo Bruera	4
3	Identifying the prevalence of unmet supportive care needs among family caregivers of cancer patients: an Italian investigation on home palliative care setting 2022 ·Supportive Care in Cancer ·(unknown), (unknown), Rita Ostan, (unknown), (unknown), Silvia Varani, Raffaella Pannuti	18
4	Tackling the Pandemic a Year Later: Burnout Among Home Palliative Care Clinicians 2021 ·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·(unknown), Silvia Varani, Rita Ostan, (unknown), (unknown), Raffaella Pannuti, Guido Biasco, Éduardo Bruera	11
5	Home palliative care professionals perception of challenges during the Covid-19 outbreak: A qualitative study 2021 ·Palliative Medicine ·(unknown), Silvia Varani, Rita Ostan, (unknown), Raffaella Pannuti, Guido Biasco, Éduardo Bruera	30
6	Choice of access route for artificial nutrition in cancer patients: 30 y of activity in a home palliative care setting 2021 ·Nutrition ·E Ruggeri, (unknown), Rita Ostan, F. Agostini, Anna Simona Sasdelli, (unknown), Loris Pironi, Raffaella Pannuti	5
7	One-year Mediterranean diet promotes epigenetic rejuvenation with country- and sex-specific effects: a pilot study from the NU-AGE project 2020 ·GeroScience ·Noémie Gensous, Paolo Garagnani, Aurelia Santoro, Cristina Giuliani, Rita Ostan, Cristina Fabbri, Maddalena Milazzo, Davide Gentilini, Anna Maria Di Blasio, Barbara Pietruszka, Dawid Madej, Agata Białecka-Dębek, Anna Brzozowska, Claudio Franceschi, Maria Giulia Bacalini	95
8	Caring Advanced Cancer Patients at Home During COVID-19 Outbreak: Burnout and Psychological Morbidity Among Palliative Care Professionals in Italy 2020 ·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·Silvia Varani, Rita Ostan, (unknown), (unknown), Raffaella Pannuti, Guido Biasco, Éduardo Bruera	29
9	Caregivers in home palliative care: gender, psychological aspects, and patient’s functional status as main predictors for their quality of life 2019 ·Supportive Care in Cancer ·(unknown), (unknown), Rita Ostan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Silvia Varani, Raffaella Pannuti	24
10	Changing from a Western to a Mediterranean-style diet does not affect iron or selenium status: results of the New Dietary Strategies Addressing the Specific Needs of the Elderly Population for Healthy Aging in Europe (NU-AGE) 1-year randomized clinical trial in elderly Europeans 2019 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Amy Jennings, Jonathan Tang, Rachel Gillings, (unknown), John Dutton, (unknown), William D. Fraser, Claudio Nicoletti, Agnes A. M. Berendsen, C.P.G.M. de Groot, Barbara Pietruszka, Marta Jeruszka-Bielak, Elodie Caumon, A. Caillé, Rita Ostan, Claudio Franceschi, Aurelia Santoro, Susan J. Fairweather‐Tait	15
11	Deficiency of Mitochondrial Aspartate-Glutamate Carrier 1 Leads to Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell Proliferation Defects Both In Vitro and In Vivo 2019 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Sabrina Petralla, Emiliano Peña‐Altamira, (unknown), Francesca Massenzio, Marco Virgili, Simona N. Barile, Luigi Sbano, (unknown), Mariangela Corricelli, Alberto Danese, Carlotta Giorgi, Rita Ostan, Miriam Capri, Paolo Pinton, Ferdinando Palmieri, Francesco M. Lasorsa, Barbara Monti	16
12	Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Correlation Between Daily Nutrient Intake Assessed by 7-Day Food Records and Biomarkers of Dietary Intake Among Participants of the NU-AGE Study 2018 ·Frontiers in Physiology ·Rita Ostan, Giulia Guidarelli, Enrico Giampieri, Catia Lanzarini, Agnes A. M. Berendsen, (unknown), Amy Jennings, (unknown), Elodie Caumon, Rachel Gillings, Ewa Sicińska, Nathalie Meunier, Edith J. M. Feskens, Barbara Pietruszka, C.P.G.M. de Groot, Susan J. Fairweather‐Tait, Miriam Capri, Claudio Franceschi, Aurelia Santoro	18
13	Are Nutrition-Related Knowledge and Attitudes Reflected in Lifestyle and Health Among Elderly People? A Study Across Five European Countries 2018 ·Frontiers in Physiology ·Marta Jeruszka-Bielak, (unknown), Aurelia Santoro, Rita Ostan, Agnes A. M. Berendsen, Amy Jennings, Nathalie Meunier, Anna Marseglia, Elodie Caumon, Rachel Gillings, C.P.G.M. de Groot, Claudio Franceschi, Sophie Hieke, Barbara Pietruszka	75
14	Gut microbiota changes in the extreme decades of human life: a focus on centenarians 2017 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·Aurelia Santoro, Rita Ostan, Marco Candela, Elena Biagi, Patrizia Brigidi, Miriam Capri, Claudio Franceschi	175
15	Gender and longevity 2015 ·Rita Ostan, Daniela Monti, Claudio Franceschi	3
16	Immune parameters identify Italian centenarians with a longer five-year survival independent of their health and functional status 2014 ·Experimental Gerontology ·L. Bucci, Rita Ostan, Enrico Giampieri, Elisa Cevenini, Elena Pini, Maria Scurti, Rosanna Vescovini, Paolo Sansoni, Calogero Caruso, Daniela Mari, Francesco Ronchetti, María Orietta Borghi, Giulia Ogliari, C. Grossi, Miriam Capri, Stefano Salvioli, Gastone Castellani, C. Franceschi, Daniela Monti	26
17	Micronutrient–gene interactions related to inflammatory/immune response and antioxidant activity in ageing and inflammation. A systematic review 2014 ·Mechanisms of Ageing and Development ·Eugenio Mocchegiani, Laura Costarelli, Robertina Giacconi, Marco Malavolta, Andrea Basso, Francesco Piacenza, Rita Ostan, Elisa Cevenini, Efstathios S. Gonos, Daniela Monti	53
18	Reprint of: A parallel randomized trial on the effect of a healthful diet on inflammageing and its consequences in European elderly people: Design of the NU-AGE dietary intervention study 2014 ·Mechanisms of Ageing and Development ·Agnes A. M. Berendsen, Aurelia Santoro, Elisa Pini, Elisa Cevenini, Rita Ostan, Barbara Pietruszka, (unknown), Noël Cano, A. Caillé, (unknown), Susan J. Fairweather‐Tait, Edith J. M. Feskens, Claudio Franceschi, C.P.G.M. de Groot	36
19	Does the longevity of one or both parents influence the health status of their offspring? 2013 ·Experimental Gerontology ·Paola Gueresi, Rossella Miglio, Daniela Monti, Daniela Mari, Paolo Sansoni, Calogero Caruso, (unknown), L. Bucci, Elisa Cevenini, Rita Ostan, (unknown), Elena Pini, Maria Scurti, Claudio Franceschi	25
20	Age-related differences in the expression of circulating microRNAs: miR-21 as a new circulating marker of inflammaging 2012 ·Mechanisms of Ageing and Development ·Olivieri Fabiola, Liana Spazzafumo, Gabriele Santini, Raffaella Lazzarini, Maria Cristina Albertini, Maria Rita Rippo, Roberta Galeazzi, Angela Marie Abbatecola, Fiorella Marcheselli, Daniela Monti, Rita Ostan, Elisa Cevenini, Roberto Antonicelli, Claudio Franceschi, Antonio Domenico Procopio	192

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