Silvia Ambu

966 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 713 citations indexed

About

Silvia Ambu is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Silvia Ambu has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 713 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Epidemiology, 5 papers in Hepatology and 3 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Silvia Ambu's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (4 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (3 papers). Silvia Ambu is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (4 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (3 papers). Silvia Ambu collaborates with scholars based in Italy and United States. Silvia Ambu's co-authors include Silvia Bresci, Vieri Boddi, Umberto Arena, Giampaolo Corti, A. Petrarca, Giacomo Laffi, Cristina Stasi, Stefania Moscarella, Fabio Marra and Francesco Vizzutti and has published in prestigious journals such as Hepatology, AIDS and Digestive Diseases and Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Silvia Ambu

12 papers receiving 698 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.

Acute viral hepatitis increases liver stiffness values measured by transient elastography

2007 586 citations Umberto Arena, Francesco Vizzutti et al. Hepatology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Silvia Ambu Italy	8	621	493	98	81	54	12	713
Laura Maiocchi Italy	16	675 1.1×	560 1.1×	63 0.6×	142 1.8×	106 2.0×	37	852
Stella Quan United States	13	747 1.2×	884 1.8×	86 0.9×	105 1.3×	40 0.7×	19	1.0k
Silvia Bresci Italy	7	576 0.9×	454 0.9×	103 1.1×	109 1.3×	52 1.0×	15	710
J. Kirschner Germany	14	693 1.1×	631 1.3×	44 0.4×	112 1.4×	61 1.1×	24	807
Marion Corouge France	13	460 0.7×	388 0.8×	42 0.4×	107 1.3×	99 1.8×	25	646
J.P. Vinel France	10	644 1.0×	840 1.7×	202 2.1×	146 1.8×	26 0.5×	18	942
Montserrat Garcı́a-Retortillo Spain	17	1.4k 2.3×	1.6k 3.1×	204 2.1×	73 0.9×	30 0.6×	52	1.7k
D. Conte Italy	3	690 1.1×	540 1.1×	104 1.1×	44 0.5×	83 1.5×	4	765
Roberto José de Carvalho‐Filho Brazil	16	909 1.5×	933 1.9×	54 0.6×	92 1.1×	18 0.3×	59	1.1k
P Amoroso Italy	12	364 0.6×	467 0.9×	196 2.0×	139 1.7×	24 0.4×	21	658

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Silvia Ambu

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Rinaldi, Francesca, Michele Spinicci, Paola Corsi, et al.. (2019). Focal spleen lesions in visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected manifestation of a neglected disease: report of three cases and systematic review of literature. Infection. 47(4). 507–518. 15 indexed citations

2.

Antonucci, G., F. Mazzotta, Massimo Puoti, et al.. (2012). Factors associated with access to antiviral treatment in a multicentre cross‐sectional study of patients with chronic hepatitis B in Italy. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 19(12). 881–889. 14 indexed citations

3.

Bresci, Silvia, et al.. (2010). Case Report: Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplantation, and the Novel H1N1 Flu. Transplantation Proceedings. 42(6). 2270–2273. 1 indexed citations

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Borchi, Beatrice, Silvia Ambu, Silvia Bresci, et al.. (2010). Case Report: HIV Infection From a Kidney Transplant. Transplantation Proceedings. 42(6). 2267–2269. 9 indexed citations

5.

Arena, Umberto, Francesco Vizzutti, Giampaolo Corti, et al.. (2007). Acute viral hepatitis increases liver stiffness values measured by transient elastography. Hepatology. 47(2). 380–384. 586 indexed citations breakdown →

6.

Martinelli, Canio, et al.. (2005). Prolonged treatment interruption in chronic HIV infection: a new strategy?. AIDS. 19(2). 209–211. 13 indexed citations

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Martinelli, Canio, Maurizio Zazzi, Silvia Ambu, et al.. (1998). Complete regression of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma-associated human herpesvirus-8 during therapy with indinavir.. PubMed. 12(13). 1717–9. 27 indexed citations

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Martinelli, C, et al.. (1997). Solitary cutaneous cryptococcosis resembling chickenpox: a case report.. PubMed. 11(2). 260–1. 1 indexed citations

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Surrenti, C., et al.. (1987). Is determination of serum N-terminal procollagen type III peptide (sPIIIP) a marker of hepatic fibrosis?. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 32(7). 705–709. 30 indexed citations

10.

Ambu, Silvia, et al.. (1986). Role of hepatitis B virus infection in alcoholic patients. La Ricerca in Clinica e in Laboratorio. 16(4). 543–548. 1 indexed citations

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Surrenti, C., Silvia Ambu, Valentino Patussi, et al.. (1986). Diagnostic significance of anti‐HBc IgM (RIA) in healthy HBsAg carriers and in chronic hepatitis B. Journal of Medical Virology. 18(3). 229–234. 15 indexed citations

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Ambu, Silvia, et al.. (1985). The histological changes seen in the brain of treated and untreated mice infected with angiostrongylus malaysiensis. Tropical biomedicine. 2(2). 87–92. 1 indexed citations

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