Vanessa Palmas

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Vanessa Palmas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vanessa Palmas has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Infectious Diseases and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Vanessa Palmas's work include Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers). Vanessa Palmas is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers). Vanessa Palmas collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Brazil and Sweden. Vanessa Palmas's co-authors include Aldo Manzin, Andrea Deledda, Fernanda Velluzzi, Roberto Cusano, Silvia Pisanu, Paolo Uva, Sarah Vascellari, Veronica Madau, Andrea Loviselli and Luigi Atzori and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Molecules and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Vanessa Palmas

16 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. Gut microbiota markers associated with obesity and overweight in Italian adults
    2021 258 citations Vanessa Palmas, Silvia Pisanu et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Vanessa Palmas 735 403 115 112 111 18 1.1k
Marina Romaní‐Pérez 653 0.9× 500 1.2× 153 1.3× 52 0.5× 89 0.8× 26 1.3k
Maria Laura Santoru 564 0.8× 184 0.5× 71 0.6× 108 1.0× 136 1.2× 19 985
Kylynda C. Bauer 585 0.8× 289 0.7× 46 0.4× 77 0.7× 44 0.4× 18 956
Feitong Liu 865 1.2× 368 0.9× 85 0.7× 39 0.3× 121 1.1× 23 1.3k
Silvia Pisanu 454 0.6× 300 0.7× 94 0.8× 97 0.9× 35 0.3× 14 706
Su-Min Lim 758 1.0× 273 0.7× 28 0.2× 73 0.7× 97 0.9× 47 1.3k
Аlmagul Kushugulova 815 1.1× 414 1.0× 68 0.6× 31 0.3× 71 0.6× 78 1.3k
Chunhua Chen 497 0.7× 162 0.4× 56 0.5× 67 0.6× 77 0.7× 34 1.3k
Matthieu Pichelin 878 1.2× 401 1.0× 47 0.4× 50 0.4× 78 0.7× 30 1.6k
Giorgio La Fata 724 1.0× 297 0.7× 94 0.8× 27 0.2× 166 1.5× 12 1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vanessa Palmas

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Ibba, Roberta, Sandra Piras, Gabriele Serreli, et al.. (2026). Novel 2-Aryl-1H-Benzimidazole Derivatives and Their Aza-Analogues as Promising Anti-Poxvirus Agents. Viruses. 18(1). 71–71.
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Palmas, Vanessa, Andrea Deledda, Vitor Heidrich, et al.. (2025). Impact of Ketogenic and Mediterranean Diets on Gut Microbiota Profile and Clinical Outcomes in Drug-Naïve Patients with Diabesity: A 12-Month Pilot Study. Metabolites. 15(1). 22–22. 4 indexed citations
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Chianese, Annalisa, Vanessa Palmas, Carla Zannella, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Antiviral Potential of Esters of Cinnamic Acids with Quercetin. Viruses. 16(5). 665–665. 4 indexed citations
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Sanna, Giuseppina, Davide Firinu, Cristina Piras, et al.. (2024). Humoral responses to wild type and ancient BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 variant after heterologous priming vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and BNT162b2 booster dose. Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 24(1). 12–12.
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Costanzo, Giulia, Giuseppina Sanna, Andrea Ledda, et al.. (2024). The Effect of Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Infection on Humoral and Cellular Immunity in a Cohort of Patients with Immune-Mediated Diseases: A Pilot Study. Pathogens. 13(6). 506–506. 1 indexed citations
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Ibba, Roberta, Paola Corona, Paola Caria, et al.. (2023). Design, Synthesis, and Antiviral Activities of New Benzotriazole-Based Derivatives. Pharmaceuticals. 16(3). 429–429. 6 indexed citations
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Costanzo, Giulia, Giuseppina Sanna, Andrea Perra, et al.. (2023). Impact of Exposure to Vaccination and Infection on Cellular and Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 in CVID Patients Through COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 44(1). 12–12. 1 indexed citations
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Dettori, Tinuccia, Giuseppina Sanna, Gabriele Serreli, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and Antiproliferative Effect of Halogenated Coumarin Derivatives. Molecules. 27(24). 8897–8897. 8 indexed citations
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Sanna, Giuseppina, Davide Firinu, Cristina Piras, et al.. (2022). Neutralizing Antibodies Responses against SARS-CoV-2 in a Sardinian Cohort Group Up to 9 Months after BNT162b2 Vaccination. Vaccines. 10(4). 531–531. 5 indexed citations
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Deledda, Andrea, Vanessa Palmas, Vitor Heidrich, et al.. (2022). Dynamics of Gut Microbiota and Clinical Variables after Ketogenic and Mediterranean Diets in Drug-Naïve Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity. Metabolites. 12(11). 1092–1092. 34 indexed citations
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Palmas, Vanessa, Silvia Pisanu, Veronica Madau, et al.. (2022). Gut Microbiota Markers and Dietary Habits Associated with Extreme Longevity in Healthy Sardinian Centenarians. Nutrients. 14(12). 2436–2436. 38 indexed citations
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Deledda, Andrea, Giuseppe Annunziata, Gian Carlo Tenore, et al.. (2021). Diet-Derived Antioxidants and Their Role in Inflammation, Obesity and Gut Microbiota Modulation. Antioxidants. 10(5). 708–708. 102 indexed citations
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Palmas, Vanessa, Silvia Pisanu, Veronica Madau, et al.. (2021). Gut microbiota markers associated with obesity and overweight in Italian adults. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 5532–5532. 258 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vascellari, Sarah, Marta Melis, Vanessa Palmas, et al.. (2021). Clinical Phenotypes of Parkinson’s Disease Associate with Distinct Gut Microbiota and Metabolome Enterotypes. Biomolecules. 11(2). 144–144. 36 indexed citations
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Vascellari, Sarah, Melania Melis, Giovanni Cossu, et al.. (2020). Genetic variants of TAS2R38 bitter taste receptor associate with distinct gut microbiota traits in Parkinson's disease: A pilot study. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 165(Pt A). 665–674. 29 indexed citations
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Vascellari, Sarah, Vanessa Palmas, Marta Melis, et al.. (2020). Gut Microbiota and Metabolome Alterations Associated with Parkinson’s Disease. mSystems. 5(5). 216 indexed citations
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Pisanu, Silvia, Vanessa Palmas, Veronica Madau, et al.. (2020). Impact of a Moderately Hypocaloric Mediterranean Diet on the Gut Microbiota Composition of Italian Obese Patients. Nutrients. 12(9). 2707–2707. 49 indexed citations
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Santoru, Maria Laura, Cristina Piras, Antonio Murgia, et al.. (2017). Cross sectional evaluation of the gut-microbiome metabolome axis in an Italian cohort of IBD patients. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9523–9523. 301 indexed citations

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