Roberto Virdone

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

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Roberto Virdone is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Virdone has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Hepatology, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Roberto Virdone's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (12 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (9 papers). Roberto Virdone is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (12 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (9 papers). Roberto Virdone collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Türkiye and Romania. Roberto Virdone's co-authors include M. Caltagirone, Mario Cottone, L. Pagliaro, Ambrogio Orlando, Giovanni Vizzini, Elio Sciarrino, Gennaro D’Amico, Mario Traina, Anna Licata and A. Morabito and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Virdone

25 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Competing risks and prognostic stages of cirrhosis: a 25‐year inception cohort study of 494 patients

2014 356 citations Gennaro D’Amico, Linda Pasta et al. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roberto Virdone Italy	17	896	858	418	208	101	25	1.3k
William Gelson United Kingdom	17	1.1k 1.3×	849 1.0×	304 0.7×	38 0.2×	37 0.4×	42	1.6k
Spiros Delis Greece	19	273 0.3×	286 0.3×	581 1.4×	125 0.6×	108 1.1×	64	1.0k
Richard Garcia‐Kennedy United States	18	525 0.6×	552 0.6×	461 1.1×	90 0.4×	32 0.3×	35	1.4k
Orhan Sezgın Türkiye	17	247 0.3×	271 0.3×	537 1.3×	56 0.3×	61 0.6×	98	1.3k
Antoine Abou Rached Lebanon	11	416 0.5×	343 0.4×	343 0.8×	38 0.2×	44 0.4×	29	794
Telésforo Bacchella Brazil	20	433 0.5×	558 0.7×	885 2.1×	63 0.3×	50 0.5×	104	1.5k
Brú C Spain	12	361 0.4×	313 0.4×	265 0.6×	33 0.2×	72 0.7×	29	668
J.C. Meneu Spain	16	318 0.4×	326 0.4×	320 0.8×	75 0.4×	49 0.5×	38	680
Koho Akimaru Japan	18	368 0.4×	200 0.2×	560 1.3×	53 0.3×	105 1.0×	90	913
Yasuhiro Takikawa Japan	15	582 0.6×	315 0.4×	129 0.3×	94 0.5×	22 0.2×	66	861

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Maida, Marcello, Fabio Salvatore Macaluso, Franco Valenza, & Roberto Virdone. (2016). Complete and Sustained Off-Therapy Response to Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases. 25(2). 253–255. 3 indexed citations

Olivo, Mirko, Roberto Virdone, Alessandra Castrogiovanni, et al.. (2015). Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis in OSA patients After Long-term CPAP Treatment: A Preliminary Ultrasound Study. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 42(1). 104–109. 24 indexed citations

Giannini, Edoardo G., Giorgio Sammito, Fabio Farinati, et al.. (2014). Determinants of alpha‐fetoprotein levels in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Implications for its clinical use. Cancer. 120(14). 2150–2157. 49 indexed citations

D’Amico, Gennaro, Linda Pasta, A. Morabito, et al.. (2014). Competing risks and prognostic stages of cirrhosis: a 25‐year inception cohort study of 494 patients. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 39(10). 1180–1193. 356 indexed citations breakdown →

D’Amico, Michele, et al.. (2011). 891 PIVOT ROLE OF PAI 1 4G4G IN NON-CIRRHOTIC PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AND BUDD-CHIARI SYNDROME. Journal of Hepatology. 54. S355–S355. 1 indexed citations

Stojković, Marija, Marcel Zwahlen, Antonella Teggi, et al.. (2009). Treatment Response of Cystic Echinococcosis to Benzimidazoles: A Systematic Review. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 3(9). e524–e524. 157 indexed citations

Olivo, Mirko, Franco Valenza, Roberto Virdone, et al.. (2009). Transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: Survival rate and prognostic factors. Digestive and Liver Disease. 42(7). 515–519. 17 indexed citations

Renna, Sara, Filippo Mocciaro, Giovanni Perricone, et al.. (2009). Is splenectomy a treatment option for aseptic abscesses in patients with Crohnʼs disease?. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 21(11). 1314–1316. 9 indexed citations

Vitale, Francesco, Fabio Tramuto, Ambrogio Orlando, et al.. (2008). Can the serological status of “anti‐HBc alone” be considered a sentinel marker for detection of “occult” HBV infection?. Journal of Medical Virology. 80(4). 577–582. 47 indexed citations

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Cammà, Calogero, V. Di Marco, A. Orlando, et al.. (2005). Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in compensated cirrhosis with radio-frequency thermal ablation (RFTA): a prospective study. Journal of Hepatology. 42(4). 535–540. 89 indexed citations

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Calabrese, Emma, et al.. (2005). Crohnʼs Disease: A Comparative Prospective Study of Transabdominal Ultrasonography, Small Intestine Contrast Ultrasonography, and Small Bowel Enema. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 11(2). 139–145. 102 indexed citations

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Madonia, Salvatore, Gennaro D’Amico, Mario Traina, et al.. (2000). Prognostic indicators of successful endoscopic sclerotherapy for prevention of rebleeding from oesophageal varices in cirrhosis: a long-term cohort study. Digestive and Liver Disease. 32(9). 782–791. 8 indexed citations

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Orlando, Ambrogio, Calogero Cammà, Tito Livraghi, et al.. (2000). Treatment of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: A Validated Prognostic Model. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 95(10). 2921–2927. 24 indexed citations

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Orlando, Ambrogio, Mario Cottone, Roberto Virdone, et al.. (1997). Treatment of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associated with Cirrhosis by Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: A Trial with a Comparison Group. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 32(6). 598–603. 23 indexed citations

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Cottone, Mario, M Turri, M. Caltagirone, et al.. (1994). Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with Child's A cirrhosis: an 8-year prospective study by ultrasound and alphafetoprotein. Journal of Hepatology. 21(6). 1029–1034. 133 indexed citations

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Sciarrino, Elio, Roberto Virdone, Oreste Lo Iacono, et al.. (1991). Ultrasound changes in abdominal echinococcosis treated with albendazole. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 19(3). 143–148. 9 indexed citations

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Cottone, Mario, Roberto Virdone, Ambrogio Orlando, M Turri, & M. Caltagirone. (1990). Reply. Gastroenterology. 98(5). 1392–1393. 1 indexed citations

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Cottone, Mario, Roberto Virdone, Giorgio Fusco, et al.. (1989). Asymptomatic hepatocellular carcinoma in Child's A cirrhosis. Gastroenterology. 96(6). 1566–1571. 88 indexed citations

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Mazzola, Giovanni, Roberto Virdone, Ambrogio Orlando, et al.. (1989). [Evolution of the echographic picture in primary liver tumor associated with cirrhosis].. PubMed. 77(5). 488–92. 3 indexed citations

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Pinzello, Giovambattista, Roberto Virdone, Gabriella Dardanoni, et al.. (1986). Is the Acidity of Ascitic Fluid A Reliable Index in Making the Presumptive Diagnosis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis?. Hepatology. 6(2). 244–247. 16 indexed citations

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