Simona Leoni

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Simona Leoni is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Leoni has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Epidemiology, 26 papers in Hepatology and 5 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Simona Leoni's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (25 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (17 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (14 papers). Simona Leoni is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (25 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (17 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (14 papers). Simona Leoni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Romania and France. Simona Leoni's co-authors include Fabio Piscaglia, Luigi Bolondi, Rita Golfieri, Luigi Bolondi, Ilaria Serio, Francesco Tovoli, Lucia Napoli, S. Ferri, Natascia Celli and Stefano Gaiani and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blood and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Simona Leoni

38 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Current guidelines for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review with comparative analysis

2018 394 citations Simona Leoni, Francesco Tovoli et al. World Journal of Gastroenterology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simona Leoni Italy	18	1.2k	1.1k	320	260	205	44	1.8k
Myeong Jun Song South Korea	26	927 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	400 1.3×	133 0.5×	110 0.5×	66	1.9k
Hwi Young Kim South Korea	20	943 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	393 1.2×	201 0.8×	55 0.3×	58	1.7k
Sahil Mittal United States	15	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	294 0.9×	178 0.7×	76 0.4×	36	2.3k
Hiroaki Okuda Japan	19	979 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	316 1.0×	142 0.5×	50 0.2×	34	1.6k
Young Woon Chang South Korea	22	757 0.6×	728 0.6×	515 1.6×	70 0.3×	64 0.3×	135	1.7k
Yoshihiko Ooka Japan	22	818 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	312 1.0×	79 0.3×	75 0.4×	79	1.9k
Paul C.L. Choi Hong Kong	14	1.1k 0.9×	652 0.6×	209 0.7×	323 1.2×	33 0.2×	33	1.6k
Teng‐Yu Lee Taiwan	21	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	299 0.9×	54 0.2×	44 0.2×	85	1.6k
Gi‐Ae Kim South Korea	16	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	108 0.3×	144 0.6×	44 0.2×	43	1.5k
Stuart Kendrick United Kingdom	21	1.1k 0.9×	814 0.7×	403 1.3×	331 1.3×	25 0.1×	50	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simona Leoni

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cappellini, Maria Domenica, et al.. (2025). Iron Chelation Therapy. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1480. 361–370. 2 indexed citations

Leoni, Simona, et al.. (2023). Therapeutic perspective for children and young adults living with thalassemia and sickle cell disease. European Journal of Pediatrics. 182(6). 2509–2519. 10 indexed citations

Ferri, S., Bernardo Stefanini, Simona Leoni, et al.. (2023). Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Metabolic Status and Psychological Correlates of a Cohort of Italian NAFLD Outpatients. Nutrients. 15(6). 1445–1445.

Ferri, S., Bernardo Stefanini, Lorenzo Mulazzani, et al.. (2022). Very Low Alcohol Consumption Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Nutrients. 14(12). 2493–2493. 7 indexed citations

Terzi, Eleonora, Massimo Iavarone, Simona Leoni, et al.. (2022). Prognosis of Single Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) with CEUS Inconclusive Imaging (LI-RADS LR-3 and LR-4) Is No Better than Typical HCC (LR-5). Cancers. 14(2). 336–336. 11 indexed citations

Leoni, Simona, et al.. (2022). Viral hepatitis: Innovations and expectations. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 28(5). 517–531. 19 indexed citations

Baldassarre, Maurizio, Marina Naldi, Giacomo Zaccherini, et al.. (2021). Determination of Effective Albumin in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis: Clinical and Prognostic Implications. Hepatology. 74(4). 2058–2073. 50 indexed citations

Serio, Ilaria, Lucia Napoli, Simona Leoni, & Fabio Piscaglia. (2019). Direct antiviral agents for HCV infection and hepatocellular carcinoma: facts and FADs. Translational Cancer Research. 8(3). 3 indexed citations

Leoni, Simona, Francesco Tovoli, Lucia Napoli, et al.. (2018). Current guidelines for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review with comparative analysis. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 24(30). 3361–3373. 394 indexed citations breakdown →

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Piscaglia, Fabio, Eleonora Terzi, Alessandro Cucchetti, et al.. (2013). Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in Child-Pugh B patients. Digestive and Liver Disease. 45(10). 852–858. 31 indexed citations

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Piscaglia, Fabio, Sara Marinelli, Simona Bota, et al.. (2013). The role of ultrasound elastographic techniques in chronic liver disease: Current status and future perspectives. European Journal of Radiology. 83(3). 450–455. 54 indexed citations

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Terzi, Eleonora, Rita Golfieri, Fabio Piscaglia, et al.. (2012). Response rate and clinical outcome of HCC after first and repeated cTACE performed “on demand”. Journal of Hepatology. 57(6). 1258–1267. 118 indexed citations

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Leoni, Simona, Mathias Chamaillard, F. Boralévi, et al.. (2011). Le métronidazole, alternative thérapeutique des rosacées oculaires et cutanées de l’enfant. Journal Français d Ophtalmologie. 34(10). 703–710. 13 indexed citations

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Piscaglia, Fabio, Valeria Camaggi, Matteo Ravaioli, et al.. (2007). A New Priority Policy for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting Liver Transplantation Within the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease System. Liver Transplantation. 13(6). 857–866. 35 indexed citations

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Zatelli, Maria Chiara, Andrea Luchin, Federico Tagliati, et al.. (2007). Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors prevent the development of chemoresistance phenotype in a breast cancer cell line by inhibiting glycoprotein p-170 expression. Endocrine Related Cancer. 14(4). 1029–1038. 38 indexed citations

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Celli, Natascia, Stefano Gaiani, Fabio Piscaglia, et al.. (2007). Characterization of liver lesions by real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 19(1). 3–14. 59 indexed citations

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Bolondi, Luigi, Stefano Gaiani, Natascia Celli, et al.. (2005). Characterization of Small Nodules in Cirrhosis by Assessment of Vascularity: The Problem of Hypovascular Hepatocellular Carcinoma *. Hepatology. 42(1). 27–34. 333 indexed citations

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Piscaglia, Fabio, et al.. (2005). Caution in the use of boldo in herbal laxatives: A case of hepatotoxicity. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 40(2). 236–239. 16 indexed citations

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Piscaglia, Fabio, Gabriele Donati, Silvia Gaiani, et al.. (2004). Different haemodynamic effects of a single dose of long-acting isosorbide-5-mononitrate in healthy subjects and patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension. Digestive and Liver Disease. 36(9). 594–602. 2 indexed citations

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Bogdanos, Dimitrios P., Danièle Gilbert, Ilaria Bianchi, et al.. (2004). Antibodies to soluble liver antigen and α-enolase in patients with autoimmune hepatitis. PubMed. 1(1). 4–4. 17 indexed citations

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