Stefano Zona

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Stefano Zona is a scholar working on Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano Zona has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Emergency Medicine, 23 papers in Infectious Diseases and 23 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Stefano Zona's work include HIV-related health complications and treatments (58 papers), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (15 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (11 papers). Stefano Zona is often cited by papers focused on HIV-related health complications and treatments (58 papers), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (15 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (11 papers). Stefano Zona collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Canada. Stefano Zona's co-authors include Giovanni Guaraldi, Gabriella Orlando, Federica Carli, Alberto Roverato, Marianna Menozzi, Elisa Garlassi, Elisa Rossi, A Berti, FJ Palella and Chiara Stentarelli and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Infectious Diseases and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Stefano Zona

83 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Premature Age-Related Comorbidities Among HIV-Infected Pe... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2015 250 500 750
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. Premature Age-Related Comorbidities Among HIV-Infected Persons Compared With the General Population
    2011 989 citations Giovanni Guaraldi, Gabriella Orlando et al. profile →
  2. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with an almost twofold increased risk of incident type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Evidence from a systematic review and meta‐analysis
    2015 539 citations Stefano Zona, Giovanni Guaraldi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefano Zona Italy 28 1.8k 1.4k 1.3k 666 609 85 3.6k
David A. Leaf United States 33 1.7k 1.0× 949 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 572 0.9× 385 0.6× 75 3.9k
Rebecca Scherzer United States 38 2.7k 1.5× 1.0k 0.7× 1.9k 1.4× 1.3k 1.9× 381 0.6× 177 4.9k
John R. Koethe United States 32 2.4k 1.3× 655 0.5× 2.0k 1.5× 1.1k 1.6× 421 0.7× 140 3.6k
Jacqueline Neuhaus United States 24 2.8k 1.6× 981 0.7× 2.2k 1.6× 1.9k 2.9× 208 0.3× 38 4.2k
Colleen Hadigan United States 44 4.7k 2.7× 1.2k 0.8× 2.8k 2.1× 2.3k 3.4× 961 1.6× 131 6.8k
Kristine M. Erlandson United States 37 2.9k 1.6× 698 0.5× 1.8k 1.3× 957 1.4× 311 0.5× 190 4.1k
Roger Bedimo United States 26 1.1k 0.6× 798 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 646 1.0× 154 0.3× 90 2.8k
Nicolai Lohse Denmark 24 600 0.3× 829 0.6× 903 0.7× 526 0.8× 372 0.6× 68 3.4k
Jason V. Baker United States 33 2.2k 1.3× 856 0.6× 1.9k 1.4× 1.7k 2.5× 183 0.3× 103 3.7k
Roger Darioli Switzerland 21 843 0.5× 332 0.2× 645 0.5× 478 0.7× 298 0.5× 86 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefano Zona

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefano Zona

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Paduano, Stefania, et al.. (2023). Health surveillance for SARS-CoV-2: infection spread and vaccination coverage in the schools of Modena province, Italy. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1240315–1240315. 1 indexed citations
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Fainardi, Valentina, et al.. (2022). Long COVID in Children and Adolescents. Life. 12(2). 285–285. 81 indexed citations
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Esposito, Susanna, Nicola Principi, Chiara Azzari, et al.. (2022). Italian intersociety consensus on management of long covid in children. ˜The œItalian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics. 48(1). 42–42. 42 indexed citations
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Guaraldi, Giovanni, Stefano Zona, Marianna Menozzi, et al.. (2019). The dynamic association between Frailty, CD4 and CD4/CD8 ratio in people aging with HIV. PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0212283–e0212283. 26 indexed citations
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Guaraldi, Giovanni, Stefano Zona, Marianna Menozzi, et al.. (2017). Late presentation increases risk and costs of non-infectious comorbidities in people with HIV: an Italian cost impact study. AIDS Research and Therapy. 14(1). 8–8. 36 indexed citations
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Bedini, Andrea, Nicola De Maria, Mariagrazia Del Buono, et al.. (2016). Antimicrobial stewardship in a Gastroenterology Department: Impact on antimicrobial consumption, antimicrobial resistance and clinical outcome. Digestive and Liver Disease. 48(10). 1142–1147. 12 indexed citations
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Wallace, Lindsay, Maria Ferrara, Thomas D. Brothers, et al.. (2016). Lower Frailty Is Associated with Successful Cognitive Aging Among Older Adults with HIV. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 33(2). 157–163. 32 indexed citations
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Cingolani, Antonella, Stefano Zona, Enrico Girardi, et al.. (2015). Incidence and factors associated with the risk of sexually transmitted diseases in HIV‐infected people seen for care in Italy: data from the Icona Foundation cohort. HIV Medicine. 16(7). 412–420. 4 indexed citations
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Santi, Daniele, Giulia Brigante, Stefano Zona, Giovanni Guaraldi, & Vincenzo Rochira. (2014). Male sexual dysfunction and HIV—a clinical perspective. Nature Reviews Urology. 11(2). 99–109. 39 indexed citations
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Guaraldi, Giovanni, Giulia Besutti, Antonella Santoro, et al.. (2014). The Burden of Image Based Emphysema and Bronchiolitis in HIV-Infected Individuals on Antiretroviral Therapy. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e109027–e109027. 26 indexed citations
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Bellasi, Antonio, Paolo Raggi, Rosario Rossi, et al.. (2014). Intact parathyroid hormone levels are associated with increased carotid intima media thickness in HIV infected patients. Atherosclerosis. 237(2). 618–622. 4 indexed citations
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Guaraldi, Giovanni, Chiara Stentarelli, Stefano Zona, & Antonella Santoro. (2013). HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy: Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy. Drugs. 73(13). 1431–1450. 42 indexed citations
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Guaraldi, Giovanni, Giusi Maria Bellistrì, Stefano Zona, et al.. (2013). CD8 T-Cell Activation Is Associated With Lipodystrophy and Visceral Fat Accumulation in Antiretroviral Therapy–Treated Virologically Suppressed HIV-Infected Patients. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 64(4). 360–366. 18 indexed citations
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Guaraldi, Giovanni, Stefano Zona, Andrea Cossarizza, et al.. (2013). Randomized Trial to Evaluate Cardiometabolic and Endothelial Function in Patients with Plasma HIV-1 RNA Suppression Switching to Darunavir/Ritonavir with or without Nucleoside Analogues. HIV Clinical Trials. 14(4). 140–148. 12 indexed citations
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Eckard, Allison Ross, et al.. (2013). Effects of pregnancy on endothelial function and cardiovascular disease risk in HIV-infected women. Pregnancy Hypertension. 3(2). 105–110. 5 indexed citations
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Zona, Stefano, Giovanni Guaraldi, Daniele Santi, et al.. (2012). Erectile Dysfunction Is More Common in Young to Middle‐Aged HIV‐Infected Men than in HIV‐Uninfected Men. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 9(7). 1923–1930. 46 indexed citations
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Guaraldi, Giovanni, Stefano Zona, Gabriella Orlando, et al.. (2011). Progression of coronary artery calcium in men affected by human immunodeficiency virus infection. International journal of cardiac imaging. 28(4). 935–941. 28 indexed citations
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Guaraldi, Giovanni, Stefano Zona, Gabriella Orlando, et al.. (2011). Morphological and Metabolic Components of Lipodystrophy in Various Nevirapine-Based Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Regimens. Clinical Drug Investigation. 31(11). 759–767.
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Gelmini, Roberta, Chiara Franzoni, Stefano Zona, Alessia Andreotti, & Massimo Saviano. (2010). Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Harmonic Scalpel. JSLS Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons. 14(1). 14–19. 28 indexed citations
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Guaraldi, Giovanni, Chiara Stentarelli, Stefano Zona, et al.. (2009). Lipodystrophy and anti-retroviral therapy as predictors of sub-clinical atherosclerosis in human immunodeficiency virus infected subjects. Atherosclerosis. 208(1). 222–227. 56 indexed citations

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