World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
58
Citations
9739
World Ranking
3491
National Ranking
99

Overview

Giovanni Savini is affiliated with the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale in Italy. Their research work spans a range of topics primarily related to viral infections, animal diseases, and public health.

The scientist's publication record includes papers focused on viral epidemiology, infectious disease dynamics, and veterinary perspectives on emerging viruses. Recent publications include:

  • The Genome Segments of Bluetongue Virus Differ in Copy Number in a Host-Specific Manner (2020) published in Journal of Virology
  • Epidemiology of Usutu Virus: The European Scenario (2020) published in Pathogens
  • Infection sustained by lineage B.1.1.7 of SARS-CoV-2 is characterised by longer persistence and higher viral RNA loads in nasopharyngeal swabs (2021) published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology of West Nile virus in Africa: An underestimated threat (2022) published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic: a veterinary perspective. (2020) published in PubMed

Giovanni Savini frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Alessio Lorusso
  • Federica Monaco
  • Liana Teodori
  • Massimo Spedicato
  • Ottavio Portanti

Their work has been published extensively across various scientific venues, notably:

  • Viruses
  • Pathogens
  • PubMed
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Giovanni Savini's research fields of study center on:

  • Medicine
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broader categories, their subfields of study include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Epidemiology

The main topics covered in their research work are:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology of West Nile in Europe and in the Mediterranean Basin

    Paolo Calistri;Armando Giovannini;Zdenek Hubalek;Aurelia Ionescu

  • First human case of Usutu virus neuroinvasive infection, Italy, August-September 2009.

    M. Pecorari;G. Longo;W. Gennari;Antonella Grottola

  • Vaccines against bluetongue in Europe

    Giovanni Savini;N. James MacLachlan;José-Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaino;Stéphan Zientara

  • European surveillance for West Nile virus in mosquito populations.

    Olivier Engler;Giovanni Savini;Anna Papa;Jordi Figuerola

  • Epizootic heamorragic disease.

    G. Savini;A. Afonso;P. Mellor;I. Aradaib

  • Bluetongue virus isolations from midges belonging to the Obsoletus complex (Culicoides, Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Italy.

    G. Savini;M. Goffredo;F. Monaco;A. Di Gennaro

  • Evidence of West Nile virus lineage 2 circulation in Northern Italy.

    G. Savini;G. Capelli;F. Monaco;A. Polci

  • Usutu virus infections in humans: a retrospective analysis in the municipality of Modena, Italy

    A. Grottola;M. Marcacci;S. Tagliazucchi;W. Gennari

  • First cases of human Usutu virus neuroinvasive infection in Croatia, August-September 2013: clinical and laboratory features.

    Marija Santini;Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek;Bruno Barsic;Ljubo Barbic

  • Epidemiology of Usutu Virus: The European Scenario.

    Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek;Tamas Petrovic;Vladimir Savic;Ljubo Barbic

  • First evidence of simultaneous occurrence of West Nile virus and Usutu virus neuroinvasive disease in humans in Croatia during the 2013 outbreak

    Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek;Bernard Kaić;Ljubo Barbić;Iva Pem-Novosel

  • Virus and Host Factors Affecting the Clinical Outcome of Bluetongue Virus Infection

    Marco Caporale;Luigina Di Gialleonorado;Anna Janowicz;Gavin Wilkie

  • Recombinant canarypox virus vaccine co-expressing genes encoding the VP2 and VP5 outer capsid proteins of bluetongue virus induces high level protection in sheep.

    Josh D. Boone;Udeni B. Balasuriya;Kemal Karaca;Jean-Christophe Audonnet

  • Epidemiology of West Nile virus in Africa: An underestimated threat

    Unknown

  • Usutu virus in ITALY: An emergence or a silent infection?

    Giovanni Savini;Federica Monaco;Calogero Terregino;Annapia Di Gennaro

  • Rapid detection and quantitation of Bluetongue virus (BTV) using a Molecular Beacon fluorescent probe assay.

    Germano Orrù;Maria Laura Ferrando;Mauro Meloni;Manuele Liciardi

  • Mosquito species involved in the circulation of West Nile and Usutu viruses in Italy.

    Giuseppe Mancini;Fabrizio Montarsi;Mattia Calzolari;Gioia Capelli

  • Bluetongue vaccination in Europe

    Stéphan Zientara;Nigel James MacLachlan;Paolo Calistri;Jose-Manuel Sanchez-Vizcaino

  • Transmission of bluetongue virus in Italy.

    Savini G;Goffredo M;Monaco F;de Santis P

  • Emerging Trends in the Epidemiology of West Nile and Usutu Virus Infections in Southern Europe.

    Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek;Vladimir Savic;Tamas Petrovic;Ivan Toplak

  • High throughput detection of bluetongue virus by a new real-time fluorogenic reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction: application on clinical samples from current Mediterranean outbreaks.

    Miguel Angel Jiménez-Clavero;Montserrat Agüero;Elena San Miguel;Tomás Mayoral

  • 2009 West Nile disease epidemic in Italy: First evidence of overwintering in Western Europe?

    F. Monaco;G. Savini;P. Calistri;A. Polci

  • West Nile virus transmission in 2008 in north-eastern Italy.

    P. Calistri;A. Giovannini;G. Savini;F. Monaco

  • The genome segments of Bluetongue virus differ in copy number in a host-specific manner.

    Yannis Moreau;Patricia Gil;Antoni Exbrayat;Ignace Rakotoarivony

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian D. Robertson
Ian D. Robertson Murdoch University
Claudia A. M. Wheeler-Kingshott
Claudia A. M. Wheeler-Kingshott University College London
Anette Bøtner
Anette Bøtner University of Copenhagen
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit Universität Hamburg
Dimitri Van De Ville
Dimitri Van De Ville École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Egidio D'Angelo
Egidio D'Angelo University of Pavia
Julien Cohen-Adad
Julien Cohen-Adad Polytechnique Montréal
Nikolaus Weiskopf
Nikolaus Weiskopf Max Planck Society
Peter P. C. Mertens
Peter P. C. Mertens University of Nottingham
Maxime Descoteaux
Maxime Descoteaux Université de Sherbrooke

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in expanding their knowledge beyond microbiology, pursuing related online degrees can open diverse career opportunities. Public health, for example, is a growing field, and many students explore the best easiest mph online programs to get into to help transition into roles that impact community health on a broader scale.

Healthcare careers extend beyond traditional routes. Many find rewarding paths by becoming specialists, such as understanding how much do child life specialists make, which can guide career decisions in pediatric health support roles.

Accessibility of education is crucial for many, including those with unique backgrounds. It's encouraging to know that there are college degrees for felons that allow for second chances through online programs aimed at rehabilitation and career growth.

Additionally, fields like holistic health are gaining momentum. Becoming a functional medicine np offers a specialized nursing pathway that integrates multiple disciplines for patient-centered care.

Best Scientists Citing Giovanni Savini

Trending Scientists