Stefania Natale

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
8 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Stefania Natale is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefania Natale has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Epidemiology, 3 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Stefania Natale's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (3 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (1 paper). Stefania Natale is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (3 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (1 paper). Stefania Natale collaborates with scholars based in Italy and United States. Stefania Natale's co-authors include Giulio Marchesini, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Nazario Melchionda, Gabriele Forlani, Marco Lenzi, Rita Manini, Ester Vanni, Nicola Villanova, Giampaolo Bianchi and Sara Tomassetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Hepatology, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Stefania Natale

8 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver, Steatohepatitis, and the Metabo... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2003 2001 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver, Steatohepatitis, and the Metabolic Syndrome
    2003 2.1k citations Giulio Marchesini, Elisabetta Bugianesi et al. Hepatology profile →
  2. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
    2001 2.1k citations Giulio Marchesini, Mara Brizi et al. Diabetes profile →
  3. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Metformin versus Vitamin E or Prescriptive Diet in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
    2005 544 citations Elisabetta Bugianesi, E. Gentilcore et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefania Natale Italy 5 4.5k 2.6k 1.0k 843 824 8 5.1k
Shivakumar Chitturi Australia 25 4.4k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 845 1.0× 632 0.8× 40 5.5k
Stefano Ballestri Italy 32 4.5k 1.0× 2.3k 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 823 1.0× 614 0.7× 54 5.3k
Mara Brizi Italy 9 3.0k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 740 0.7× 534 0.6× 621 0.8× 15 3.7k
Aynur Ünalp United States 17 4.1k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 1.7k 1.6× 616 0.7× 526 0.6× 32 4.6k
Fabio Nascimbeni Italy 28 4.1k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.5× 785 0.9× 639 0.8× 54 4.8k
Romina Lomonaco United States 25 3.6k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 572 0.7× 657 0.8× 37 4.2k
Anna Kotronen Finland 31 3.8k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 731 0.7× 560 0.7× 1.4k 1.7× 41 5.5k
Fernando Bril United States 33 4.8k 1.1× 2.9k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 706 0.8× 864 1.0× 85 5.6k
M. Marietti Italy 8 4.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 1.5× 495 0.6× 666 0.8× 17 4.6k
Rita Manini Italy 14 2.9k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 708 0.7× 544 0.6× 589 0.7× 18 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefania Natale

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefania Natale

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefania Natale

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stefania Natale. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stefania Natale based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stefania Natale. Stefania Natale is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Bugianesi, Elisabetta, E. Gentilcore, Rita Manini, et al.. (2005). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Metformin versus Vitamin E or Prescriptive Diet in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 100(5). 1082–1090. 544 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bugianesi, Elisabetta, Uberto Pagotto, Rita Manini, et al.. (2005). Plasma Adiponectin in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Is Related to Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Hepatic Fat Content, Not to Liver Disease Severity. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 90(6). 3498–3504. 335 indexed citations
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Marchesini, Giulio, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Gabriele Forlani, et al.. (2003). Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver, Steatohepatitis, and the Metabolic Syndrome. Hepatology. 37(4). 917–923. 2144 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marchesini, Giulio, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Gabriele Forlani, et al.. (2003). Corrections. Hepatology. 38(2). 536–536. 4 indexed citations
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Marchesini, Giulio, Rita Manini, Giampaolo Bianchi, et al.. (2002). Homocysteine and psychological traits: a study in obesity. Nutrition. 18(5). 403–407. 17 indexed citations
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Marchesini, Giulio, Mara Brizi, Stefania Natale, et al.. (2001). Systemic prostaglandin E1 infusion and hepatic aminonitrogen to urea nitrogen conversion in patients with type 2 diabetes in poor metabolic control. Metabolism. 50(2). 253–258. 2 indexed citations
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Marchesini, Giulio, Mara Brizi, Giampaolo Bianchi, et al.. (2001). Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Diabetes. 50(8). 1844–1850. 2092 indexed citations breakdown →
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Natale, Stefania, et al.. (1999). Use of ultrasound in occupational risk assessment of low-back pain.. PubMed. 50(2). 189–92. 3 indexed citations

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