Vittorio Vigi

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Vittorio Vigi is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Vittorio Vigi has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 15 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Vittorio Vigi's work include Infant Nutrition and Health (25 papers), Digestive system and related health (10 papers) and Infant Health and Development (8 papers). Vittorio Vigi is often cited by papers focused on Infant Nutrition and Health (25 papers), Digestive system and related health (10 papers) and Infant Health and Development (8 papers). Vittorio Vigi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United Kingdom. Vittorio Vigi's co-authors include Silvia Fanaro, R Chierici, Pietro Guerrini, Günther Boehm, Bernd Stahl, Stefano Volpato, Jan Knol, G Sawatzki, Fabio Mosca and Johan Garssen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Vittorio Vigi

52 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Intestinal microflora in early infancy: composition and d... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Intestinal microflora in early infancy: composition and development
    2003 510 citations Silvia Fanaro, R Chierici et al. Acta Paediatrica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vittorio Vigi Italy 20 994 551 417 368 237 52 1.8k
Silvia Fanaro Italy 24 1.5k 1.5× 580 1.1× 549 1.3× 495 1.3× 212 0.9× 47 2.3k
G Boehm Netherlands 16 862 0.9× 281 0.5× 326 0.8× 256 0.7× 203 0.9× 38 1.4k
Oscar Brunser Chile 27 938 0.9× 574 1.0× 296 0.7× 473 1.3× 72 0.3× 84 2.2k
Patricia Lin United States 13 1.1k 1.1× 624 1.1× 221 0.5× 238 0.6× 236 1.0× 19 2.1k
Marie-France de la Cochetière France 12 571 0.6× 779 1.4× 169 0.4× 254 0.7× 153 0.6× 15 1.4k
R Chierici Italy 12 521 0.5× 381 0.7× 160 0.4× 215 0.6× 102 0.4× 19 1.1k
Anna Chmielewska Poland 18 517 0.5× 288 0.5× 181 0.4× 392 1.1× 111 0.5× 60 1.5k
Nurmohammad Shaikh United States 23 865 0.9× 831 1.5× 255 0.6× 303 0.8× 193 0.8× 47 2.5k
Vito Leonardo Miniello Italy 22 468 0.5× 568 1.0× 186 0.4× 426 1.2× 108 0.5× 39 1.9k
N. Nanda Nanthakumar United States 25 1.2k 1.2× 664 1.2× 296 0.7× 191 0.5× 123 0.5× 38 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vittorio Vigi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vittorio Vigi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vittorio Vigi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vittorio Vigi 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 Vittorio Vigi. Vittorio Vigi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fanaro, Silvia, Elisa Ballardini, & Vittorio Vigi. (2010). Different pre-term formulas for different pre-term infants. Early Human Development. 86(1). 27–31. 22 indexed citations
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Fanaro, Silvia & Vittorio Vigi. (2007). Weaning Preterm Infants: An Open Issue. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 45(S3). S204–9. 11 indexed citations
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Fanaro, Silvia, J Jelínek, Bernd Stahl, et al.. (2005). Acidic Oligosaccharides from Pectin Hydrolysate as New Component for Infant Formulae: Effect on Intestinal Flora, Stool Characteristics, and pH. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 41(2). 186–190. 92 indexed citations
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Fanaro, Silvia, Günther Boehm, Johan Garssen, et al.. (2005). Galacto‐oligosaccharides and long‐chain fructo‐oligosaccharides as prebiotics in infant formulas: A review. Acta Paediatrica. 94(s449). 22–26. 84 indexed citations
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Savino, Francesco, Emanuele Castagno, Giovanna Monti, et al.. (2005). Z-score of weight for age of infants with atopic dermatitis and cow's milk allergy fed with a rice-hydrolysate formula during the first two years of life. Acta Paediatrica. 94(0). 115–119. 13 indexed citations
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Fanaro, Silvia, G. Cristofori, Fabio Mosca, Francesco Savino, & Vittorio Vigi. (2005). Considerations and approaches in determining the protein and energy composition of preterm infant formulas. Acta Paediatrica. 94(s449). 57–63. 5 indexed citations
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Boehm, Günther, J Jelínek, Bernd Stahl, et al.. (2004). Prebiotics in Infant Formulas. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 38(Supplement 2). S76–S79. 85 indexed citations
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Fanaro, Silvia, R Chierici, Pietro Guerrini, & Vittorio Vigi. (2003). Intestinal microflora in early infancy: composition and development. Acta Paediatrica. 92(0). 48–55. 37 indexed citations
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Savino, Francesco, Francesco Cresi, Franco Cavallo, et al.. (2003). “Minor” feeding problems during the first months of life: effect of a partially hydrolysed milk formula containing fructo‐ and galacto‐oligosaccharides. Acta Paediatrica. 92(s441). 86–90. 51 indexed citations
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Fanaro, Silvia, R Chierici, Pietro Guerrini, & Vittorio Vigi. (2003). Intestinal microflora in early infancy: composition and development. Acta Paediatrica. 92(s441). 48–55. 510 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chierici, R, et al.. (1999). Dietary supplements for the lactating mother: influence on the trace element content of milk. Acta Paediatrica. 88(s430). 7–13. 51 indexed citations
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Chierici, R & Vittorio Vigi. (1994). Milk formulae for the normal infant. II. Recommendations, energy, physical characteristics and protein composition. Acta Paediatrica. 83(s402). 18–23. 6 indexed citations
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Chierici, R, et al.. (1994). Milk formulae for the normal infant. III. Lipids and trace elements. Acta Paediatrica. 83(s402). 50–56. 6 indexed citations
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Vigi, Vittorio & R Chierici. (1994). Milk formulae for the normal infant. I. General considerations and historical background. Acta Paediatrica. 83(s402). 14–17. 2 indexed citations
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Chierici, R & Vittorio Vigi. (1994). Lactoferrin in infant formulae. Acta Paediatrica. 83(s402). 83–88. 15 indexed citations
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Chierici, R, et al.. (1992). Supplementation of an adapted formula with bovine lactoferrin. 2. Effects on serum iron, ferritin and zinc levels. Acta Paediatrica. 81(6-7). 475–479. 50 indexed citations
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Garani, Giampaolo, et al.. (1988). Terminal deletion of chromosome 1(q43) in a female infant.. Journal of Medical Genetics. 25(3). 211–212. 8 indexed citations
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Hamer, C.J.A. van den, et al.. (1986). Serum zinc concentrations in exclusively breast-fed infants and in infants fed an adapted formula. European Journal of Pediatrics. 144(6). 598–599. 13 indexed citations
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Vigi, Vittorio, et al.. (1984). Serum zinc concentration in exclusively breast-fed infants and in infants fed an adapted formula. European Journal of Pediatrics. 142(4). 245–247. 7 indexed citations
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Vigi, Vittorio, et al.. (1977). Risk for recombinants in pericentric inversions of the (p11?q21) region of chromosome 18. Human Genetics. 37(1). 1–5. 17 indexed citations

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