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Claudio Ponticelli

Claudio Ponticelli

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
31191
World Ranking
11732
National Ranking
437

Claudio Ponticelli 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 Ponticelli sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 616 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Claudio Ponticelli 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 Ponticelli sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Claudio Ponticelli is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and works primarily within the field of medicine, with a specific focus on nephrology. The research encompasses related subfields including rheumatology, pathology and forensic medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and genetics.

The scientist's work addresses a range of medical topics, notably:

  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases

Frequent collaborators include Gabriella Moroni, Marta Calatroni, Manuel Alfredo Podestà, Lucia Del Vecchio, and Francesco Reggiani.

Publications involving Claudio Ponticelli have appeared in multiple venues, among which are Frontiers in Medicine, Journal of Nephrology, Kidney International, Autoimmunity Reviews, and Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.

Some recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of the research:

  • "Rituximab or Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Membranous Nephropathy: The RI-CYCLO Randomized Trial" (2021) published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • "Hyperuricemia as a trigger of immune response in hypertension and chronic kidney disease" (2020) published in Kidney International
  • "Genome-wide association analyses define pathogenic signaling pathways and prioritize drug targets for IgA nephropathy" (2023) published in Nature Genetics
  • "Secondary Membranous Nephropathy. A Narrative Review" (2020) published in Frontiers in Medicine
  • "COVID-19 and kidney transplantation: an Italian Survey and Consensus" (2020) published in Journal of Nephrology

Best Publications

  • Effect of the Angiotensin-Converting–Enzyme Inhibitor Benazepril on the Progression of Chronic Renal Insufficiency

    Giuseppe Maschio;Daniele Alberti;Gérard Janin;Francesco Locatelli

  • Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for IgA nephropathy

    Ali G Gharavi;Krzysztof Kiryluk;Murim Choi;Yifu Li

  • Discovery of new risk loci for IgA nephropathy implicates genes involved in immunity against intestinal pathogens

    Krzysztof Kiryluk;Yifu Li;Francesco Scolari;Simone Sanna-Cherchi

  • Corticosteroids in IgA nephropathy: a randomised controlled trial

    Claudio Pozzi;PierGiorgio Bolasco;GianBattista Fogazzi;Simeone Andrulli

  • Corticosteroid Effectiveness in IgA Nephropathy: Long-Term Results of a Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Claudio Pozzi;Simeone Andrulli;Lucia Del Vecchio;Patrizia Melis

  • A 10-year follow-up of a randomized study with methylprednisolone and chlorambucil in membranous nephropathy

    Claudio Ponticelli;Pietro Zucchelli;Patrizia Passerini;Bruno Cesana

  • A randomized study comparing methylprednisolone plus chlorambucil versus methylprednisolone plus cyclophosphamide in idiopathic membranous nephropathy.

    Claudio Ponticelli;Paolo Altieri;Francesco Scolari;Patrizia Passerini

  • Prevalence and management of anemia in renal transplant recipients: a European survey

    Yves Vanrenterghem;Claudio Ponticelli;José Maria Morales;Daniel Abramowicz

  • Benefits and risks of protracted treatment with human recombinant erythropoietin in patients having haemodialysis.

    S Casati;P Passerini;M R Campise;G Graziani

  • A Randomized Trial of Methylprednisolone and Chlorambucil in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy

    Claudio Ponticelli;Pietro Zucchelli;Patrizia Passerini;Leonardo Cagnoli

  • IMPROVEMENT IN THE HAEMOSTATIC DEFECT OF URAEMIA AFTER TREATMENT WITH RECOMBINANT HUMAN ERYTHROPOIETIN

    Marco Moia;Laura Vizzotto;Marco Cattaneo;Pier Mannuccio Mannucci

  • A randomized trial of cyclosporine in steroid-resistant idiopathic nephrotic syndrome

    Claudio Ponticelli;Gianfranco Rizzoni;Alberto Edefonti;Paolo Altieri

  • Ischaemia-reperfusion injury: a major protagonist in kidney transplantation

    Claudio Ponticelli

  • PROSPECTIVE CONTROLLED TRIAL OF A Y-CONNECTOR AND DISINFECTANT TO PREVENT PERITONITIS IN CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS

    R Maiorca;A Cantaluppi;G C Cancarini;A Scalamogna

  • Long-term predictors of survival in essential mixed cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis

    Antonio Tarantino;Mariarosaria Campise;Giovanni Banfi;Roberto Confalonieri

  • Prognostic indicators in idiopathic IgA mesangial nephropathy.

    Giuseppe D'amico;L. Minetti;C. Ponticelli;G. Fellin

  • Idiopathic IgA mesangial nephropathy. Clinical and histological study of 374 patients.

    Giuseppe D'amico;Enrico Imbasciati;Gianni Barbiano Di Belgioioso;Silvio Bertoli

  • Safety of the combination of valsartan and benazepril in patients with chronic renal disease

    Luis M. Ruilope;Jean C. Aldigier;Claudio Ponticelli;Pascale Oddou-Stock

  • Validation of a predictive model of idiopathic membranous nephropathy: Its clinical and research implications

    Daniel C. Cattran;York Pei;York Pei;Celia M.T. Greenwood;Celia M.T. Greenwood;Claudio Ponticelli;Claudio Ponticelli

  • Posttransplant Recurrence of Primary Glomerulonephritis

    Claudio Ponticelli;Richard J. Glassock

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Locatelli
Francesco Locatelli University of Pavia
Eberhard Ritz
Eberhard Ritz Heidelberg University
Pietro Lampertico
Pietro Lampertico University of Milan
Michael J. Mihatsch
Michael J. Mihatsch University Hospital of Basel
Gian Marco Ghiggeri
Gian Marco Ghiggeri Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Francesco Paolo Schena
Francesco Paolo Schena University of Bari Aldo Moro
Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria University of Padua
Shaul G. Massry
Shaul G. Massry University of Southern California
Pier Mannuccio Mannucci
Pier Mannuccio Mannucci Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Loreto Gesualdo
Loreto Gesualdo University of Bari Aldo Moro

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