Roberto Minutolo

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
187 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Roberto Minutolo is a scholar working on Nephrology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Minutolo has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Nephrology, 50 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 39 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Roberto Minutolo's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (67 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (50 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (36 papers). Roberto Minutolo is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (67 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (50 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (36 papers). Roberto Minutolo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Roberto Minutolo's co-authors include Luca De Nicola, Giuseppe Conte, Paolo Chiodini, Silvio Borrelli, Vincenzo Bellizzi, Bruno Cianciaruso, Carlo Garofalo, Michele Andreucci, Francis B. Gabbai and Domenico Russo and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Minutolo

181 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

A systematic review and meta-analysis suggests obesity predicts onset of chronic kidney disease in the general population

2017 251 citations Carlo Garofalo, Silvio Borrelli et al. Kidney International profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roberto Minutolo Italy	45	3.0k	1.9k	940	781	758	187	5.6k
Luca De Nicola Italy	52	3.6k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.5×	951 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	235	7.3k
Carmen A. Peralta United States	44	3.2k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	797 0.8×	717 0.9×	820 1.1×	158	6.9k
Areef Ishani United States	41	3.4k 1.1×	997 0.5×	585 0.6×	967 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	125	6.7k
Bénédicte Stengel France	44	3.8k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	643 0.7×	547 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	168	6.6k
Eiji Ishimura Japan	44	3.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.8×	1.1k 1.4×	968 1.3×	180	6.9k
Srinivasan Beddhu United States	45	3.9k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	775 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	648 0.9×	130	6.4k
Kazuhiko Tsuruya Japan	44	3.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	711 0.8×	988 1.3×	905 1.2×	399	7.1k
Patrick S. Parfrey Canada	21	4.7k 1.6×	2.4k 1.3×	703 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.7×	44	7.8k
Marc Froissart France	38	3.8k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	390 0.4×	573 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	112	6.5k
Elani Streja United States	49	4.3k 1.4×	910 0.5×	871 0.9×	1.6k 2.0×	1.2k 1.5×	258	7.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Minutolo

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Bellizzi, Vincenzo, Luca De Nicola, Roberto Minutolo, et al.. (2025). Cost-effectiveness of protein restricted diets in advanced CKD. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 41(1). 149–160.

Locatelli, Francesco, Maura Ravera, Ciro Esposito, et al.. (2024). A novel scenario in the therapeutic management of anemia of chronic kidney disease: placement and use of roxadustat. Journal of Nephrology. 37(4). 1107–1119. 7 indexed citations

Garofalo, Carlo, Silvio Borrelli, Maria Elena Liberti, et al.. (2023). Secular Trend in GFR Decline in Non-Dialysis CKD Based on Observational Data From Standard of Care Arms of Trials. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 83(4). 435–444.e1. 2 indexed citations

Minutolo, Roberto, Maria Elena Liberti, Vittorio Simeon, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and safety of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors in patients with chronic kidney disease: meta-analysis of phase 3 randomized controlled trials. Clinical Kidney Journal. 17(1). sfad143–sfad143. 13 indexed citations

Garofalo, Carlo, Maria Elena Liberti, Roberto Minutolo, et al.. (2023). Sustained Recovery of Kidney Function in Patients with ESKD under Chronic Dialysis Treatment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 15(7). 1595–1595. 3 indexed citations

Locatelli, Francesco, Roberto Minutolo, Luca De Nicola, & Lucia Del Vecchio. (2022). Evolving Strategies in the Treatment of Anaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease: The HIF-Prolyl Hydroxylase Inhibitors. Drugs. 82(16). 1565–1589. 24 indexed citations

Borrelli, Silvio, Federica Capozzi, Michele Provenzano, et al.. (2022). Chronic Hyperkaliemia in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Old Concern with New Answers. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(12). 6378–6378. 11 indexed citations

Pafundi, Pia Clara, Carlo Garofalo, Raffaele Galiero, et al.. (2021). Role of Albuminuria in Detecting Cardio-Renal Risk and Outcome in Diabetic Subjects. Diagnostics. 11(2). 290–290. 23 indexed citations

Borrelli, Silvio, Luca De Nicola, Roberto Minutolo, et al.. (2021). Current Management of Hyperkalemia in Non-Dialysis CKD: Longitudinal Study of Patients Receiving Stable Nephrology Care. Nutrients. 13(3). 942–942. 13 indexed citations

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Minutolo, Roberto, Maura Ravera, Adamasco Cupisti, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in non-dialysis CKD patients: a multicentre study in renal clinics. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 36(12). 2348–2350. 5 indexed citations

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Garofalo, Carlo, Silvio Borrelli, Maria V. Liberti, et al.. (2019). SGLT2 Inhibitors: Nephroprotective Efficacy and Side Effects. Medicina. 55(6). 268–268. 59 indexed citations

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Provenzano, Michele, Roberto Minutolo, Paolo Chiodini, et al.. (2018). Competing-Risk Analysis of Death and End Stage Kidney Disease by Hyperkalaemia Status in Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Receiving Stable Nephrology Care. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 7(12). 499–499. 29 indexed citations

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Garofalo, Carlo, Silvio Borrelli, Michele Provenzano, et al.. (2018). Dietary Salt Restriction in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Nutrients. 10(6). 732–732. 110 indexed citations

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Borrelli, Silvio, Paolo Chiodini, Luca De Nicola, et al.. (2018). Prognosis and determinants of serum PTH changes over time in 1-5 CKD stage patients followed in tertiary care. PLoS ONE. 13(8). e0202417–e0202417. 11 indexed citations

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Ahmadi, Seyed‐Foad, Golara Zahmatkesh, Emad Ahmadi, et al.. (2015). Association of Body Mass Index with Clinical Outcomes in Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cardiorenal Medicine. 6(1). 37–49. 80 indexed citations

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Minutolo, Roberto, et al.. (2015). Stage 5-CKD under nephrology care: to dialyze or not to dialyze, that is the question. Journal of Nephrology. 29(2). 153–161. 18 indexed citations

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Nicola, Luca De, Francis B. Gabbai, Rajiv Agarwal, et al.. (2013). Prevalence and Prognostic Role of Resistant Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(24). 2461–2467. 114 indexed citations

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Garofalo, Carlo, Maria Elena Liberti, Michele Provenzano, et al.. (2012). [Epidemiology and prognosis of chronic kidney disease in Italy].. PubMed. 29 Suppl 58. S3–11. 1 indexed citations

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Bellizzi, Vincenzo, Biagio Di Iorio, Luca De Nicola, et al.. (2006). Very low protein diet supplemented with ketoanalogs improves blood pressure control in chronic kidney disease. Kidney International. 71(3). 245–251. 104 indexed citations

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Iorio, Biagio Di, Roberto Minutolo, Luca De Nicola, et al.. (2003). Supplemented very low protein diet ameliorates responsiveness to erythropoietin in chronic renal failure. Kidney International. 64(5). 1822–1828. 76 indexed citations

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