Roberto Porta

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Roberto Porta is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Porta has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 15 papers in Physiology and 11 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Roberto Porta's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (40 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (37 papers) and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (8 papers). Roberto Porta is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (40 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (37 papers) and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (8 papers). Roberto Porta collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and Australia. Roberto Porta's co-authors include Michele Vitacca, Nicolino Ambrosino, Marco Confalonieri, A Potena, Luca Bianchi, Enrico Clini, Elizabeth A. Tolley, G. Umberto Meduri, Piercarlo Parigi and R. Pescador and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Analytical Biochemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Porta

93 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Hydrocortisone Infusion for Severe Community-acquired Pne... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Hydrocortisone Infusion for Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia
    2004 531 citations Marco Confalonieri, Rosario Urbino et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roberto Porta Italy 25 1.8k 848 587 422 373 98 2.8k
Raúl de Pablo Spain 19 872 0.5× 696 0.8× 748 1.3× 307 0.7× 192 0.5× 58 2.1k
Fabienne Tamion France 31 976 0.5× 660 0.8× 463 0.8× 613 1.5× 400 1.1× 129 3.2k
Emir Festić United States 24 1.1k 0.6× 489 0.6× 646 1.1× 457 1.1× 189 0.5× 69 2.0k
Joseph E. Levitt United States 24 1.2k 0.7× 606 0.7× 533 0.9× 211 0.5× 108 0.3× 58 2.5k
Laurent Holzapfel France 16 696 0.4× 496 0.6× 740 1.3× 188 0.4× 222 0.6× 18 2.0k
F. Saulnier France 26 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 894 1.5× 285 0.7× 551 1.5× 71 2.8k
Chung-Chi Huang Taiwan 26 927 0.5× 328 0.4× 385 0.7× 313 0.7× 82 0.2× 127 2.0k
Alain Tenaillon France 18 809 0.4× 748 0.9× 760 1.3× 177 0.4× 142 0.4× 59 2.0k
Mark J. Rumbak United States 19 1.1k 0.6× 407 0.5× 653 1.1× 138 0.3× 185 0.5× 62 2.2k
Thomas Corbridge United States 23 989 0.5× 284 0.3× 130 0.2× 413 1.0× 516 1.4× 65 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roberto Porta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Porta

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All Works

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Gandin, Ilaria, Paola Confalonieri, Francesco Salton, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of Nailfold Capillaroscopy as a Novel Tool in the Assessment of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(15). 5311–5311.
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Confalonieri, Paola, Francesco Salton, Roberto Porta, et al.. (2024). Nailfold Capillaroscopy Analysis Can Add a New Perspective to Biomarker Research in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Diagnostics. 14(3). 254–254. 5 indexed citations
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Comini, Laura, Evasio Pasini, Roberto Porta, et al.. (2023). Dysbiosis and leaky gut in hyper-inflated COPD patients: Have smoking and exercise training any role?. Respiratory Medicine and Research. 83. 100995–100995. 5 indexed citations
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Salton, Francesco, Paola Confalonieri, Riccardo Pozzan, et al.. (2023). Pulmonary Sarcoidosis and Immune Dysregulation: A Pilot Study on Possible Correlation. Diagnostics. 13(18). 2899–2899. 4 indexed citations
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Vitacca, Michele, Luca Bianchi, Roberto Porta, et al.. (2010). Tele-Assistance in Chronic Respiratory Failure: Patients' Characterization and Staff Workload of 5-Year Activity. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 16(3). 299–305. 19 indexed citations
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Foglio, K, Luca Bianchi, Gisella Bruletti, et al.. (2007). Seven-year time course of lung function, symptoms, health-related quality of life, and exercise tolerance in COPD patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Respiratory Medicine. 101(9). 1961–1970. 68 indexed citations
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Confalonieri, Marco, Rosario Urbino, A Potena, et al.. (2004). Hydrocortisone Infusion for Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 171(3). 242–248. 531 indexed citations breakdown →
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Clini, Enrico, Luca Bianchi, K Foglio, et al.. (2001). Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on exhaled nitric oxide in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax. 56(7). 519–523. 6 indexed citations
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Vitacca, Michele, Nicolino Ambrosino, Enrico Clini, et al.. (2001). Physiological Response to Pressure Support Ventilation Delivered before and after Extubation in Patients Not Capable of Totally Spontaneous Autonomous Breathing. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 164(4). 638–641. 76 indexed citations
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Vitacca, Michele, Andrea Vianello, Daniele Colombo, et al.. (2001). Comparison of Two Methods for Weaning Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Requiring Mechanical Ventilation for More Than 15 Days. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 164(2). 225–230. 128 indexed citations
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Vitacca, Michele, Enrico Clini, Roberto Porta, & Nicolino Ambrosino. (2000). Preliminary results on nursing workload in a dedicated weaning center. Intensive Care Medicine. 26(6). 796–799. 17 indexed citations
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Confalonieri, Marco, et al.. (1999). Acute Respiratory Failure in Patients with Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia: A Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Noninvasive Ventilation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(5). 1585–1591. 396 indexed citations
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Clini, Enrico, Michele Vitacca, Luca Bianchi, Roberto Porta, & Nicolino Ambrosino. (1999). Long-term tracheostomy in severe COPD patients weaned from mechanical ventilation. Respiratory Care. 44(4). 415–420. 3 indexed citations
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Confalonieri, Marco, Pier Paolo Gazzaniga, Lorenza Gandola, et al.. (1998). Haemodynamic response during initiation of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in COPD patients with acute ventilatory failure. Respiratory Medicine. 92(2). 331–337. 15 indexed citations
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Vitacca, Michele, Enrico Clini, Roberto Porta, K Foglio, & Nicolino Ambrosino. (1996). Acute exacerbations in patients with COPD: predictors of need for mechanical ventilation. European Respiratory Journal. 9(7). 1487–1493. 59 indexed citations
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Rossoni, Giuseppe, Ferruccio Berti, Marco Berti, et al.. (1995). Oligotide, a new single-stranded oligodeoxyribonucleotide, preserves postsynaptic β-adrenergic and cholinergic receptor functions in rabbit hearts after acute infarction. Thrombosis Research. 78(5). 429–440. 1 indexed citations
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Porta, Roberto, et al.. (1994). Comparable beneficial effects of defibrotide and nifedipine in calcium induced atherosclerosis. Life Sciences. 54(12). 799–812. 4 indexed citations
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Porta, Roberto, et al.. (1990). Quantitative comparison of recombinant hirudin's antithrombotic and anticoagulant activities with those of heparin. Thrombosis Research. 57(4). 639–643. 5 indexed citations
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Porta, Roberto, et al.. (1986). Cardioprotective Effects of Defibrotide in Acute Lethal and Nonlethal Myocardial Ischemia in the Cat. Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis. 16(Suppl. 1). 18–25. 4 indexed citations

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