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Claudio Napoli 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 Claudio Napoli sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 506 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Claudio Napoli 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 Claudio Napoli sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Claudio Napoli is affiliated with the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work covers several subfields, including molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, infectious diseases, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their research topics reflect this diversity with a focus on diabetes treatment and management, COVID-19 clinical research studies, epigenetics and DNA methylation, transplantation methods and outcomes, cardiovascular function and risk factors, renal transplantation outcomes and treatments, and heart failure treatment and management.

Notable recent papers by Claudio Napoli include:

  • "Molecular networks in Network Medicine: Development and applications" (2020), published in WIREs Systems Biology and Medicine
  • "Immunomodulatory Effect of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells: The Cutting Edge of Clinical Application" (2020), published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Epigenetic-sensitive pathways in personalized therapy of major cardiovascular diseases" (2020), published in Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • "Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) expression in diabetic and non-diabetic failing human cardiomyocytes" (2022), published in Pharmacological Research
  • "Does poor glycaemic control affect the immunogenicity of the COVID-19 vaccination in patients with type 2 diabetes: The CAVEAT study" (2021), published in Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism

Claudio Napoli frequently publishes in several journals, including:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Pharmacological Research
  • Transplant Immunology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • PubMed

The scientist collaborates extensively with several co-authors, notably:

  • Giuditta Benincasa
  • Concetta Schiano
  • Ciro Maiello
  • Enrico Coscioni
  • Vincenzo Grimaldi

Best Publications

  • Fatty streak formation occurs in human fetal aortas and is greatly enhanced by maternal hypercholesterolemia. Intimal accumulation of low density lipoprotein and its oxidation precede monocyte recruitment into early atherosclerotic lesions.

    Claudio Napoli;Francesco Paolo D'Armiento;Francesco Paolo Mancini;Alfredo Postiglione

  • Nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the vascular system: an overview.

    Louis J. Ignarro;Giuseppe Cirino;Alessandro Casini;Claudio Napoli

  • Statin effects beyond lipid lowering—are they clinically relevant?

    Bonetti Po;Lerman Lo;Napoli C;Napoli C;Lerman A

  • Influence of maternal hypercholesterolaemia during pregnancy on progression of early atherosclerotic lesions in childhood: Fate of Early Lesions in Children (FELIC) study

    Claudio Napoli;Christopher K Glass;Joseph L Witztum;Reena Deutsch

  • Adenovirus serotype 5 hexon mediates liver gene transfer

    Simon N. Waddington;John H. McVey;David Bhella;Alan L. Parker

  • Nitric oxide donors and cardiovascular agents modulating the bioactivity of nitric oxide: an overview.

    Louis J. Ignarro;Claudio Napoli;Joseph Loscalzo

  • Nutrition, physical activity, and cardiovascular disease: an update.

    Louis J. Ignarro;Maria Luisa Balestrieri;Claudio Napoli

  • Nitric Oxide and Atherosclerosis

    Claudio Napoli;Louis J. Ignarro

  • Nitric oxide and atherosclerosis: an update.

    Claudio Napoli;Filomena de Nigris;Filomena de Nigris;Sharon Williams-Ignarro;Orlando Pignalosa

  • Akt induces enhanced myocardial contractility and cell size in vivo in transgenic mice.

    Gianluigi Condorelli;Alessandra Drusco;Giorgio Stassi;Alfonso Bellacosa

  • Deletion of the p66Shc longevity gene reduces systemic and tissue oxidative stress, vascular cell apoptosis, and early atherogenesis in mice fed a high-fat diet

    Claudio Napoli;Ines Martin-Padura;Filomena De Nigris;Marco Giorgio

  • Quality of life determinants and hearing function in an elderly population: Osservatorio Geriatrico Campano Study Group.

    Francesco Cacciatore;Claudio Napoli;Pasquale Abete;Elio Marciano

  • The fetal origins of atherosclerosis: maternal hypercholesterolemia, and cholesterol-lowering or antioxidant treatment during pregnancy influence in utero programming and postnatal susceptibility to atherogenesis

    Wulf Palinski;Claudio Napoli

  • Increased Oxidative Stress in Experimental Renovascular Hypertension

    Lilach O. Lerman;Karl A. Nath;Martin Rodriguez-Porcel;James D. Krier

  • Simvastatin Preserves the Structure of Coronary Adventitial Vasa Vasorum in Experimental Hypercholesterolemia Independent of Lipid Lowering

    Stephanie H. Wilson;Joerg Herrmann;Lilach O. Lerman;David R. Holmes

  • Nitric oxide and pathogenic mechanisms involved in the development of vascular diseases.

    Claudio Napoli;Louis J. Ignarro;Louis J. Ignarro

  • Congestive Heart Failure and Cognitive Impairment in an Older Population

    Francesco Cacciatore;Pasquale Abete;Nicola Ferrara;Claudio Calabrese

  • Distinct Renal Injury in Early Atherosclerosis and Renovascular Disease

    Alejandro R. Chade;Martin Rodriguez-Porcel;Joseph P. Grande;James D. Krier

  • Effects of Nitric Oxide on Cell Proliferation: Novel Insights

    Claudio Napoli;Giuseppe Paolisso;Amelia Casamassimi;Mohammed Al-Omran

  • Multiple role of reactive oxygen species in the arterial wall.

    Claudio Napoli;Filomena de Nigris;Wulf Palinski

Frequent Co-Authors

Lilach O. Lerman
Lilach O. Lerman Mayo Clinic
Louis J. Ignarro
Louis J. Ignarro University of California, Los Angeles
Amir Lerman
Amir Lerman Mayo Clinic
Giuseppe Ambrosio
Giuseppe Ambrosio University of Perugia
Wulf Palinski
Wulf Palinski University of California, San Diego
Massimo Chiariello
Massimo Chiariello University of Naples Federico II
Andrea Soricelli
Andrea Soricelli Parthenope University of Naples
Marco Salvatore
Marco Salvatore Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Antonio Giordano
Antonio Giordano Temple University
Raffaele Marfella
Raffaele Marfella University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

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