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Agostino Pierro

Agostino Pierro

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
76
Citations
19719
World Ranking
18835
National Ranking
793

Agostino Pierro publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Agostino Pierro sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 525 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Agostino Pierro D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Agostino Pierro sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Agostino Pierro is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans a broad range of topics primarily within the fields of Medicine and Nursing, with significant contributions in Surgery and Nutrition and Dietetics, along with work in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

Their main research interests cover areas such as Infant Nutrition and Health, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery, Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders, Congenital Gastrointestinal and Neural Anomalies, and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research.

Frequent publication venues for Pierro include Pediatric Surgery International, where they have 31 publications, followed by the Journal of Pediatric Surgery with 7 publications, the Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology with 5 publications, the European Journal of Pediatric Surgery with 4, and Pediatric Research with 4 publications.

Several researchers have co-authored multiple papers with Pierro, including Bo Li (51 publications), Carol Lee (28 publications), Mashriq Alganabi (25 publications), Dorothy Lee (24 publications), and Niloofar Ganji (22 publications).

Examples of recent papers associated with Pierro include:

  • "Remote ischemic conditioning counteracts the intestinal damage of necrotizing enterocolitis by improving intestinal microcirculation," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Surgical Management of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Guideline from the European Pediatric Surgeons' Association Evidence and Guideline Committee," 2021, European Journal of Pediatric Surgery
  • "Vitamin B12 Deficiency Alters the Gut Microbiota in a Murine Model of Colitis," 2020, Frontiers in Nutrition
  • "Extracellular vesicles isolated from milk can improve gut barrier dysfunction induced by malnutrition," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Gut microbiota promotes stem cell differentiation through macrophage and mesenchymal niches in early postnatal development," 2022, Immunity

Best Publications

  • A systematic review of the impact of volume of surgery and specialization on patient outcome

    M. M. Chowdhury;H. Dagash;A. Pierro

  • Neurodevelopmental outcomes of neonates with medically and surgically treated necrotizing enterocolitis.

    Clare M Rees;Agostino Pierro;Simon Eaton

  • Nonoperative treatment with antibiotics versus surgery for acute nonperforated appendicitis in children: a pilot randomized controlled trial

    Jan F. Svensson;Barbora Patkova;Markus Almström;Hussein Naji

  • Incidentally detected Meckel diverticulum: to resect or not to resect?

    Augusto Zani;Simon Eaton;Clare M. Rees;Agostino Pierro

  • Peritoneal drainage or laparotomy for neonatal bowel perforation? A randomized controlled trial

    Clare M. Rees;Simon Eaton;Edward M. Kiely;Angie M. Wade

  • Incidence, Prevention, and Treatment of Parenteral Nutrition–Associated Cholestasis and Intestinal Failure–Associated Liver Disease in Infants and Children A Systematic Review

    Giuseppe Lauriti;Giuseppe Lauriti;Augusto Zani;Roberto Aufieri;Mara Cananzi

  • A rat decellularized small bowel scaffold that preserves villus-crypt architecture for intestinal regeneration

    Giorgia Totonelli;Panagiotis Maghsoudlou;Massimo Garriboli;Johannes Riegler

  • Recovery after open versus laparoscopic pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis: a double-blind multicentre randomised controlled trial

    Nigel J. Hall;Maurizio Pacilli;Simon Eaton;Kim Reblock

  • Gastric transposition in children--a 21-year experience.

    Lewis Spitz;Edward Kiely;Agostino Pierro

  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a systematic review of the evidence.

    F. Morini;A. Goldman;Agostino Pierro

  • Hypercapnia and acidosis during open and thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and esophageal atresia: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial

    Mark Bishay;Luca Giacomello;Giuseppe Retrosi;Mandela Thyoka

  • Breast milk-derived exosomes promote intestinal epithelial cell growth.

    Alison Hock;Hiromu Miyake;Bo Li;Carol Lee

  • Amniotic fluid stem cells improve survival and enhance repair of damaged intestine in necrotising enterocolitis via a COX-2 dependent mechanism

    Augusto Zani;Mara Cananzi;Francesco Fascetti-Leon;Giuseppe Lauriti

  • When can I be proficient in laparoscopic surgery? A systematic review of the evidence

    Haitham Dagash;Moti Chowdhury;Agostino Pierro

  • Efficacy and Safety of Nonoperative Treatment for Acute Appendicitis: A Meta-analysis

    Roxani Georgiou;Simon Eaton;Michael P. Stanton;Agostino Pierro

  • Hyperglycemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis.

    N.J. Hall;M. Peters;S. Eaton;A. Pierro

  • Meta-analysis of laparoscopic versus open pyloromyotomy.

    Nigel J. Hall;Jill van der Zee;Hock Lim Tan;Agostino Pierro

  • Bovine milk-derived exosomes enhance goblet cell activity and prevent the development of experimental necrotizing enterocolitis.

    Bo Li;Alison Hock;Richard Y. Wu;Adam Minich

  • Microbial Translocation in Neonates and Infants Receiving Long-term Parenteral Nutrition

    A. Pierro;H. K. F. Van Saene;S. C. Donnell;J. Hughes

  • Intestinal ischemia reperfusion injury and multisystem organ failure

    Agostino Pierro;Simon Eaton

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel Klein
Nigel Klein University College London
Neil J. Sebire
Neil J. Sebire Great Ormond Street Hospital
Prem Puri
Prem Puri University College Dublin
Jacob C. Langer
Jacob C. Langer University of Toronto
Sian Ellard
Sian Ellard University of Exeter
Martin J. Elliott
Martin J. Elliott University College London
Philip M. Sherman
Philip M. Sherman University of Toronto
Prakesh S. Shah
Prakesh S. Shah University of Toronto
Anthony Atala
Anthony Atala Wake Forest University
Lyn S. Chitty
Lyn S. Chitty University College London

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