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Flavia Bortolotti

Flavia Bortolotti

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
43
Citations
8030
World Ranking
5231
National Ranking
172

Flavia Bortolotti publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 163 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Flavia Bortolotti D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Flavia Bortolotti is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific subfields focusing on Epidemiology, Hepatology, and Endocrinology.

Their work extensively covers studies related to viral infections, particularly involving the Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus, as well as research on Vibrio bacteria. These topics feature prominently in their publications and reflect integrated investigations into infectious diseases and molecular biology.

A notable recent publication by Bortolotti is titled Retrospective analysis of acute HBV infections occurred in 1978-79 and 1994-95 in North-East Italy: increasing prevalence of BCP/pre-core mutants in sub-genotype D3, published in 2020 in BMC Infectious Diseases.

They have published primarily in the venue BMC Infectious Diseases, evidencing focused contributions within infectious disease research platforms.

Bortolotti has collaborated frequently with a set of co-authors, including:

  • Roberto Bruni
  • Umbertina Villano
  • Stefania Taffon
  • Michele Equestre
  • Elisabetta Madonna

Their multidisciplinary research integrates clinical epidemiology and molecular biology techniques to study viral mutations and infection dynamics. This reflects a comprehensive approach to understanding disease mechanisms at both population and molecular levels.

Best Publications

  • Natural history of chronic hepatitis B: Special emphasis on disease progression and prognostic factors

    Giovanna Fattovich;Flavia Bortolotti;Francesco Donato

  • Seroconversion from hepatitis B e antigen to anti-HBe in chronic hepatitis B virus infection

    G. Realdi;A. Alberti;M. Rugge;F. Bortolotti

  • Long-Term Course of Chronic Hepatitis C in Children: From Viral Clearance to End-Stage Liver Disease

    Flavia Bortolotti;Gabriella Verucchi;Calogero Cammà;Giuseppe Cabibbo

  • Chronic hepatitis B in children after e antigen seroclearance: final report of a 29-year longitudinal study.

    Flavia Bortolotti;Maria Guido;Samuela Bartolacci;Paolo Cadrobbi

  • Long-term outcome of chronic type B hepatitis in patients who acquire hepatitis B virus infection in childhood.

    Flavia Bortolotti;Flavia Bortolotti;Paolo Cadrobbi;Paolo Cadrobbi;Carlo Crivellaro;Carlo Crivellaro;Maria Guido;Maria Guido

  • Chronic hepatitis C virus infection in childhood: clinical patterns and evolution in 224 white children.

    Paloma Jara;Massimo Resti;Loreto Hierro;Raffaella Giacchino

  • High sustained virologic response rates in children with chronic hepatitis C receiving peginterferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin.

    Stefan Wirth;Carmen Ribes-Koninckx;Maria Angeles Calzado;Flavia Bortolotti

  • Chronic Hepatitis C in Children: The Pathological and Clinical Spectrum

    Maria Guido;Massimo Rugge;Paloma Jara;Loreto Hierro

  • Clinical features and progression of perinatally acquired hepatitis C virus infection.

    Massimo Resti;Paloma Jara;Loreto Hierro;Chiara Azzari

  • Outcome of chronic hepatitis B in Caucasian children during a 20-year observation period

    Flavia Bortolotti;Paloma Jara;Carlo Crivellaro;Loreto Hierro

  • Long term effect of alpha interferon in children with chronic hepatitis B.

    F Bortolotti;P Jara;C Barbera;G V Gregorio

  • Maternal drug use is a preeminent risk factor for mother-to-child hepatitis C virus transmission: results from a multicenter study of 1372 mother-infant pairs.

    Massimo Resti;Chiara Azzari;Luisa Galli;Giovanna Zuin

  • Fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C acquired in infancy: is it only a matter of time?

    Maria Guido;Flavia Bortolotti;Gioacchino Leandro;Paloma Jara

  • Posttransfusion and community-acquired hepatitis C in childhood.

    Flavia Bortolotti;Paloma Jara;Carmen Diaz;Pietro Vajro

  • Liver cirrhosis associated with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in childhood.

    Flavia Bortolotti;Flavia Bortolotti;Renata Calzia;Renata Calzia;Paolo Cadrobbi;Paolo Cadrobbi;Roberta Giacchini;Roberta Giacchini

  • In vivo and in vitro expression of defective hepatitis B virus particles generated by spliced hepatitis B virus RNA.

    Olivier Rosmorduc;Marie-Anne Petit;Stanislas Pol;Francis Capel

  • Recombinant interferon‐alfa therapy in children with chronic hepatitis C

    Flavia Bortolotti;Raffaella Giacchino;Pietro Vajro;Cristiana Barbera

  • Non-organ specific autoantibodies in children with chronic hepatitis C

    Flavia Bortolotti;Pietro Vajro;Fiorella Balli;Raffaella Giacchino

  • Interferon-α Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B in Childhood: A Consensus Advice Based on Experience in European Children

    Paloma Jara;Flavia Bortolotti

  • Hepatitis C virus infection and related liver disease in children of mothers with antibodies to the virus.

    Flavia Bortolotti;Massimo Resti;Raffaella Giacchino;Chiara Azzari

  • Progression of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C in children

    Maria Guido;Flavia Bortolotti;G Leo;P Jara

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfredo Alberti
Alfredo Alberti University of Padua
Massimo Rugge
Massimo Rugge University of Padua
Chiara Azzari
Chiara Azzari University of Florence
Angelo Gatta
Angelo Gatta University of Padua
Calogero Cammà
Calogero Cammà University of Palermo
Ferruccio Bonino
Ferruccio Bonino National Research Council (CNR)
Mario U. Mondelli
Mario U. Mondelli University of Pavia
Antonio Craxì
Antonio Craxì University of Palermo
Alberto Vierucci
Alberto Vierucci University of Florence
Francesco B. Bianchi
Francesco B. Bianchi University of Bologna

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