Skënder Topi

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Skënder Topi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Skënder Topi has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Skënder Topi's work include Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (5 papers) and Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (4 papers). Skënder Topi is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (5 papers) and Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (4 papers). Skënder Topi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Albania and United States. Skënder Topi's co-authors include Luigì Santacroce, Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, Lucrezia Bottalico, Andrea Ballini, Francesco Inchingolo, Monica Montagnani, Gianna Dipalma, Marica Colella, Maria Assunta Potenza and Stefania Cantore and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Skënder Topi

50 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

The Connection Between Physical Exercise and Gut Microbiota: Implications for Competitive Sports Athletes

2022 134 citations Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, Skënder Topi et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Skënder Topi Italy	20	615	249	197	180	143	53	1.4k
Lucrezia Bottalico Italy	22	539 0.9×	168 0.7×	259 1.3×	166 0.9×	169 1.2×	58	1.5k
Junjie Yang China	22	1.0k 1.7×	364 1.5×	176 0.9×	163 0.9×	132 0.9×	30	1.7k
Benedita Sampaio‐Maia Portugal	23	746 1.2×	265 1.1×	476 2.4×	260 1.4×	75 0.5×	103	1.8k
Xinyue Zhang China	22	621 1.0×	205 0.8×	53 0.3×	169 0.9×	118 0.8×	198	2.0k
Huimin Zheng China	16	719 1.2×	299 1.2×	66 0.3×	96 0.5×	128 0.9×	68	1.5k
Jeppe Madura Larsen Denmark	17	866 1.4×	434 1.7×	105 0.5×	230 1.3×	113 0.8×	34	1.8k
Jagadish Koya United States	6	1.2k 1.9×	436 1.8×	71 0.4×	253 1.4×	227 1.6×	11	1.9k
Wenly Ruan United States	14	753 1.2×	152 0.6×	54 0.3×	227 1.3×	194 1.4×	43	1.2k
Koji Hosomi Japan	21	736 1.2×	314 1.3×	54 0.3×	202 1.1×	180 1.3×	77	1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Skënder Topi

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Magrone, Thea, et al.. (2025). The Role of Gut Microbiota in Food Allergies and the Potential Role of Probiotics for Their Treatment. Applied Sciences. 15(17). 9590–9590. 1 indexed citations

Charitos, Ioannis Alexandros, Luigì Santacroce, Skënder Topi, et al.. (2025). Understanding the impact of antibiotic treatment on the diversity of gut microbiota species. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 23(10). 907–916.

d’Angelo, Michele, et al.. (2025). The Inflammatory Bridge Between Type 2 Diabetes and Neurodegeneration: A Molecular Perspective. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(15). 7566–7566. 2 indexed citations

Topi, Skënder, et al.. (2025). Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Defenses in Huntington’s Disease: Roles of NRF2 and PGC-1α, and Therapeutic Strategies. Life. 15(4). 577–577. 3 indexed citations

Szebényi, Kornélia, et al.. (2025). Next-Gen Stroke Models: The Promise of Assembloids and Organ-on-a-Chip Systems. Cells. 14(24). 1986–1986.

Topi, Skënder, et al.. (2025). Application of AI-Driven Software Diagnocat in Managing Diagnostic Imaging in Dentistry: A Retrospective Study. Applied Sciences. 15(17). 9790–9790. 1 indexed citations

Santacroce, Luigì, Skënder Topi, Concetta Cafiero, Raffaele Palmirotta, & Emilio Jirillo. (2025). The Role of the Immune Response to Helicobacter pylori Antigens and Its Relevance in Gastric Disorders. Gastrointestinal Disorders. 7(1). 6–6. 1 indexed citations

Lombardi, Francesca, et al.. (2025). Probiotics as Anti-Tumor Agents: Insights from Female Tumor Cell Culture Studies. Biomolecules. 15(5). 657–657.

Santacroce, Luigì, Skënder Topi, Lucrezia Bottalico, Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, & Emilio Jirillo. (2024). Current Knowledge about Gastric Microbiota with Special Emphasis on Helicobacter pylori-Related Gastric Conditions. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 46(5). 4991–5009. 7 indexed citations

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Santacroce, Luigì, Lucrezia Bottalico, Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, et al.. (2024). Exploitation of Natural By-Products for the Promotion of Healthy Outcomes in Humans: Special Focus on Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms and Modulation of the Gut Microbiota. Antioxidants. 13(7). 796–796. 9 indexed citations

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Topi, Skënder, et al.. (2024). A Survey on Surgical Site Infections Prevention Guidelines Knowledge and Implementation Level of Trauma Centre Healthcare Professionals. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 85(11). 1–19. 1 indexed citations

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Jirillo, Emilio, et al.. (2024). Gut Microbiota and Immune System in Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Related Sepsis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 431–445. 1 indexed citations

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Santacroce, Luigì, Pier Carmine Passarelli, Domenico Azzolino, et al.. (2023). Oral microbiota in human health and disease: A perspective. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 248(15). 1288–1301. 69 indexed citations

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Santacroce, Luigì, Raffaele Palmirotta, Lucrezia Bottalico, et al.. (2023). Crosstalk between the Resident Microbiota and the Immune Cells Regulates Female Genital Tract Health. Life. 13(7). 1531–1531. 11 indexed citations

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Topi, Skënder, et al.. (2023). Health-related quality-of-life measures used in hemodialysis patients in Albania. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 35(1). 4 indexed citations

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Montagnani, Monica, Lucrezia Bottalico, Maria Assunta Potenza, et al.. (2023). The Crosstalk between Gut Microbiota and Nervous System: A Bidirectional Interaction between Microorganisms and Metabolome. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(12). 10322–10322. 71 indexed citations

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Colella, Marica, Skënder Topi, Raffaele Palmirotta, et al.. (2023). An Overview of the Microbiota of the Human Urinary Tract in Health and Disease: Current Issues and Perspectives. Life. 13(7). 1486–1486. 29 indexed citations

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Ballini, Andrea, Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, Stefania Cantore, et al.. (2023). About Functional Foods: The Probiotics and Prebiotics State of Art. Antibiotics. 12(4). 635–635. 74 indexed citations

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Santacroce, Luigì, Francesco Inchingolo, Skënder Topi, et al.. (2021). Potential beneficial role of probiotics on the outcome of COVID-19 patients: An evolving perspective. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 15(1). 295–301. 65 indexed citations

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Bottalico, Lucrezia, Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, Donato D’Agostino, et al.. (2019). Philosophy and Hippocratic Ethic in Ancient Greek Society: Evolution of Hospital - Sanctuaries. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 7(19). 3353–3357. 10 indexed citations

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