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  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award
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Overview

Domenico Palli is affiliated with the Institute for the Study and Prevention of Cancer (Istituto per lo Studio, la Prevenzione e la Rete Oncologica) in Italy. Their research spans extensive work in medicine and related biomedical fields, with a particular focus on public health, molecular biology, oncology, physiology, and genetics. Over the course of their career, they have contributed to advancing knowledge in multiple domains, emphasizing epidemiology, cancer prevention, and nutritional studies.

Their research is prominently published in journals such as the International Journal of Cancer, Cancers, BMC Medicine, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, and Nutrients. These venues frequently showcase studies on cancer risks, diet and metabolism, and public health interventions, reflecting the scientist's multifaceted research interests.

Key research topics covered by Domenico Palli include:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer Risks and Factors

Notable papers coauthored by Domenico Palli cover a range of topics and publication years:

  • Lifestyle factors and risk of multimorbidity of cancer and cardiometabolic diseases: a multinational cohort study, 2020, BMC Medicine
  • DNA methylation-based biomarkers of aging were slowed down in a two-year diet and physical activity intervention trial: the DAMA study, 2021, Aging Cell
  • Genome-wide Association Analysis in Humans Links Nucleotide Metabolism to Leukocyte Telomere Length, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Plasma Vitamin C and Type 2 Diabetes: Genome-Wide Association Study and Mendelian Randomization Analysis in European Populations, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Quitting Smoking At or Around Diagnosis Improves the Overall Survival of Lung Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2022, Journal of Thoracic Oncology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with researchers including:

  • Rosario Tumino
  • Anne Tjønneland
  • Elisabete Weiderpass
  • Marc J. Gunter
  • Matthias B. Schulze

Domenico Palli's work primarily falls within the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, encompassing extensive studies in public health, cancer epidemiology, and physiological mechanisms relevant to disease prevention and health promotion.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • General and abdominal adiposity and risk of death in Europe.

    T. Pischon;H. Boeing;K. Hoffmann;M. Bergmann

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • General and Abdominal Adiposity and Risk of Death in Europe

    T. Pischon;H. Boeing;K. Hoffmann

  • European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC): study populations and data collection

    E. Riboli;K. J. Hunt;N. Slimani;P. Ferrari

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • An international association between Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer

    D Forman;M Coleman;Gui De Backer;J Eider

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Meat, Fish, and Colorectal Cancer Risk: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

    Teresa Norat;Sheila Bingham;Pietro Ferrari;Nadia Slimani

  • Menarche, menopause, and breast cancer risk: Individual participant meta-analysis, including 118 964 women with breast cancer from 117 epidemiological studies

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies

    Angela M. Wood;Stephen Kaptoge;Adam S. Butterworth;Peter Willeit

  • Body size and breast cancer risk: findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

    Petra H. Lahmann;Kurt Hoffmann;Naomi Allen;Carla H. Van Gils

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

    Robert A. Scott;Laura J. Scott;Reedik Mägi;Letizia Marullo

  • Intensive diagnostic follow-up after treatment of primary breast cancer. A randomized trial. National Research Council Project on Breast Cancer follow-up.

    Rosselli Del Turco M;Palli D;Cariddi A;Ciatto S

  • Body Size and Risk of Colon and Rectal Cancer in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

    Tobias Pischon;Petra H. Lahmann;Heiner Boeing;Christine Friedenreich

  • Intensive Diagnostic Follow-up After Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer: A Randomized Trial

    Marco Rosselli Del Turco;Domenico Palli;Angelo Cariddi;Stefano Ciatto

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim Overvad
Kim Overvad Aarhus University
Rosario Tumino
Rosario Tumino Provincial Health Authority of Syracuse
Elio Riboli
Elio Riboli Imperial College London
Anne Tjønneland
Anne Tjønneland University of Copenhagen
Heiner Boeing
Heiner Boeing German Institute of Human Nutrition
Antonia Trichopoulou
Antonia Trichopoulou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Petra H.M. Peeters
Petra H.M. Peeters Utrecht University
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault University of Paris-Saclay
Paolo Vineis
Paolo Vineis Imperial College London
Salvatore Panico
Salvatore Panico University of Naples Federico II

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