Susanna Esposito

42.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
944 papers, 24.2k citations indexed

About

Susanna Esposito is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Susanna Esposito has authored 944 papers receiving a total of 24.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 452 papers in Epidemiology, 216 papers in Infectious Diseases and 178 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Susanna Esposito's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (206 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (204 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (97 papers). Susanna Esposito is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (206 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (204 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (97 papers). Susanna Esposito collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Susanna Esposito's co-authors include Nicola Principi, Samantha Bosis, Paola Marchisio, Donato Rigante, Sonia Bianchini, Claudia Tagliabue, N. Principi, Alberto Argentiero, Claudio Pelucchi and Francesco Blasi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Susanna Esposito

910 papers receiving 23.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

ESCMID guideline: diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitis

2016 510 citations Susanna Esposito et al. profile →
Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Gut Microbiota

2019 333 citations Susanna Esposito et al. Nutrients profile →
Advantages and Limitations of Bacteriophages for the Treatment of Bacterial Infections

2019 326 citations Nicola Principi, Susanna Esposito et al. profile →
Epidemiology of Respiratory Infections during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2023 89 citations Nicola Principi, Susanna Esposito et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susanna Esposito Italy	72	10.9k	4.9k	3.8k	3.1k	2.7k	944	24.2k
Nicola Principi Italy	63	8.8k 0.8×	3.9k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	591	16.5k
Harry Campbell United Kingdom	65	7.7k 0.7×	3.0k 0.6×	3.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	2.7k 1.0×	316	23.9k
David I. Bernstein United States	93	12.0k 1.1×	7.1k 1.4×	2.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	696	32.5k
Diederik van de Beek Netherlands	64	10.3k 0.9×	2.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	9.7k 3.1×	1.6k 0.6×	394	19.7k
William Schaffner United States	73	11.7k 1.1×	5.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.3×	3.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.5×	453	21.1k
Michael Levin United Kingdom	64	6.3k 0.6×	4.8k 1.0×	2.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	321	17.7k
Betsy Foxman United States	68	11.7k 1.1×	3.2k 0.6×	875 0.2×	2.3k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	317	20.0k
Allison McGeer Canada	91	13.0k 1.2×	13.3k 2.7×	2.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	2.6k 1.0×	581	30.4k
Arthur Reingold United States	81	17.8k 1.6×	8.2k 1.7×	1.3k 0.4×	6.2k 2.0×	1.2k 0.5×	300	27.7k
Lisa A. Jackson United States	76	10.2k 0.9×	3.1k 0.6×	895 0.2×	3.2k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	280	17.3k

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Esposito, Susanna, et al.. (2025). Advances and Challenges in Pediatric Sepsis Diagnosis: Integrating Early Warning Scores and Biomarkers for Improved Prognosis. Biomolecules. 15(1). 123–123. 7 indexed citations

Principi, Nicola, et al.. (2025). Plastic Pollution and Child Health: A Narrative Review of Micro- and Nanoplastics, Additives, and Developmental Risks. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(23). 8399–8399.

Principi, Nicola, et al.. (2024). Recurrent pericarditis and interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitors. International Immunopharmacology. 141. 113017–113017. 4 indexed citations

Perrone, Serafina, V. Dell’Orto, Giuseppe De Bernardo, et al.. (2024). Predictive Role of Reticulocyte Fluorescence for Late Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Very Low Birth Weight Infants. Archives of Medical Research. 55(7). 103066–103066. 1 indexed citations

Trischler, Jordis, Martin Hutter, Susanna Esposito, et al.. (2024). Impulse oscillometry bronchodilator response in preschool children. Pediatric Pulmonology. 59(5). 1321–1329. 5 indexed citations

Maglietta, Giuseppe, Matteo Puntoni, Caterina Caminiti, et al.. (2024). Effects of COVID-19-targeted non-pharmaceutical interventions on pediatric hospital admissions in North Italian hospitals, 2017 to 2022: a quasi-experimental study interrupted time-series analysis. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1393677–1393677. 2 indexed citations

Costanzo, Margherita Di, et al.. (2024). Probiotics in Infancy and Childhood for Food Allergy Prevention and Treatment. Nutrients. 16(2). 297–297. 8 indexed citations

Pedretti, Laura, et al.. (2023). Pediatric Gaucher Disease Presenting with Massive Splenomegaly and Hepatic Gaucheroma. Children. 10(5). 869–869. 5 indexed citations

Buonsenso, Danilo, et al.. (2023). Therapy of parapneumonic empyema in children: a protocol for a scoping review of the literature. F1000Research. 12. 1527–1527. 1 indexed citations

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Fainardi, Valentina, Gianluca Milanese, Michela Deolmi, et al.. (2023). Structural changes in lung morphology detected by MRI after modulating therapy with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in adolescent and adult patients with cystic fibrosis. Respiratory Medicine. 216. 107328–107328. 5 indexed citations

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Fainardi, Valentina, Carlo Caffarelli, Barbara Maria Bergamini, et al.. (2021). Management of Children with Acute Asthma Attack: A RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(23). 12775–12775. 6 indexed citations

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Lanciotti, Lucia, Marta Cofini, Alberto Leonardi, Laura Penta, & Susanna Esposito. (2018). Up-To-Date Review About Minipuberty and Overview on Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis Activation in Fetal and Neonatal Life. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 9. 410–410. 130 indexed citations

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Principi, Nicola, Andrea Esposito, Caterina Giannitto, & Susanna Esposito. (2017). Lung ultrasonography to diagnose community-acquired pneumonia in children. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1). 212–212. 16 indexed citations

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Dones, Piera, et al.. (2014). Intestinal tuberculosis in a child living in a country with a low incidence of tuberculosis: a case report. BMC Research Notes. 7(1). 762–762. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, David Bostick, Jonathan J. Madara, et al.. (2013). Immune history shapes specificity of pandemic H1N1 influenza antibody responses. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 210(8). 1493–1500. 132 indexed citations

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Marchisio, Paola, Elena Baggi, Sonia Bianchini, Nicola Principi, & Susanna Esposito. (2012). Clinical and socioeconomic impact of pediatric seasonal and pandemic influenza. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 8(1). 17–20. 16 indexed citations

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Marchese, Anna, Susanna Esposito, Erika Coppo, et al.. (2011). Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Identification of Pneumococcal Serotypes by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Using Blood Samples from Italian Children ≤5 Years of Age with Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Microbial Drug Resistance. 17(3). 419–424. 36 indexed citations

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Esposito, Susanna, Claudia Tagliabue, Carlotta Galeone, et al.. (2011). Knowledge of Oxygen Administration, Aerosol Medicine, and Chest Physiotherapy Among Pediatric Healthcare Workers in Italy. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 24(3). 149–156. 7 indexed citations

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Principi, Nicola & Susanna Esposito. (2008). Il futuro della vaccinazione pneumococcica. 60(5). 873–879.

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Esposito, Susanna, et al.. (2007). I Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) di Atlanta. 8(1). 46–47. 31 indexed citations

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