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Licia Iacoviello

Licia Iacoviello

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
105
Citations
76613
World Ranking
6637
National Ranking
216

Licia Iacoviello 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 Licia Iacoviello sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 815 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Licia Iacoviello 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 Licia Iacoviello sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 105 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Licia Iacoviello is affiliated with the University of Insubria in Italy and has a substantial publication record in the field of medicine, notably focusing on public health and cardiovascular research. Their work spans various specialized areas, including public health, environmental and occupational health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, physiology, and general health professions.

Their research covers multiple topics, with significant contributions in:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Notable recent papers associated with the broader research network around Licia Iacoviello include:

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Consumption of ultra-processed foods and health status: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, British Journal Of Nutrition
  • Global Effect of Modifiable Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990-2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, 2022, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • Conversion of Urine Protein-Creatinine Ratio or Urine Dipstick Protein to Urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio for Use in Chronic Kidney Disease Screening and Prognosis, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Maria Benedetta Donati, Chiara Cerletti, and Marialaura Bonaccio, indicating a well-established research group focused on cardiovascular and nutritional epidemiology.

Publications by Licia Iacoviello often appear in journals with a strong emphasis on public health and cardiovascular topics. Common publication venues include:

  • European Journal of Public Health
  • European Heart Journal
  • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Nutrients
  • Circulation

The scope and scale of Licia Iacoviello's research reflect a multidisciplinary approach integrating nutritional science, cardiovascular medicine, and epidemiology, contributing data and analysis relevant to population health and disease risk prediction across Europe.

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

  • Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Valery L Feigin;Benjamin A Stark;Catherine Owens Johnson;Gregory A Roth

  • 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 diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • 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

  • 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

  • A century of trends in adult human height

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

  • Alcohol Dosing and Total Mortality in Men and Women: An Updated Meta-analysis of 34 Prospective Studies

    Augusto Di Castelnuovo;Simona Costanzo;Vincenzo Bagnardi;Maria Benedetta Donati

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

    Steven Hageman;Lisa Pennells

  • 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

  • Meta-Analysis of Wine and Beer Consumption in Relation to Vascular Risk

    Augusto Di Castelnuovo;Serenella Rotondo;Licia Iacoviello;Maria Benedetta Donati

  • Consumption of ultra-processed foods and health status: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    G Pagliai;M Dinu;M P Madarena;M Bonaccio

  • The −174G/C Interleukin-6 Polymorphism Influences Postoperative Interleukin-6 Levels and Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation. Is Atrial Fibrillation an Inflammatory Complication?

    Mario Gaudino;Felicita Andreotti;Roberto Zamparelli;Augusto Di Castelnuovo

  • Thrombotic complications in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a meta-analysis of 17 prospective studies comprising 1752 pediatric patients

    Vanesa Caruso;Licia Iacoviello;Augusto Di Castelnuovo;Sergio Storti

  • The IDEFICS cohort: design, characteristics and participation in the baseline survey.

    W Ahrens;K Bammann;A Siani;K Buchecker

  • Sex Differences and Similarities in Atrial Fibrillation Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Mortality in Community Cohorts : Results From the BiomarCaRE Consortium (Biomarker for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Europe)

    Christina Magnussen;Teemu J. Niiranen;Francisco M. Ojeda;Francesco Gianfagna

  • Polymorphisms in the Coagulation Factor VII Gene and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction

    Licia Iacoviello;Augusto Di Castelnuovo;Peter de Knijff;Andria D'Orazio

  • Alcohol Consumption and Mortality in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis

    Simona Costanzo;Augusto Di Castelnuovo;Maria Benedetta Donati;Licia Iacoviello

  • Identification of heart rate–associated loci and their effects on cardiac conduction and rhythm disorders

    Marcel Den Hoed;Mark Eijgelsheim;Tõnu Esko;Bianca J J M Brundel

  • Pulmonary function and abdominal adiposity in the general population.

    Heather M. Ochs-Balcom;Brydon J.B. Grant;Paola Muti;Christopher T. Sempos

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Benedetta Donati
Maria Benedetta Donati Catholic University of America
Giovanni de Gaetano
Giovanni de Gaetano Catholic University of America
Kari Kuulasmaa
Kari Kuulasmaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Dénes Molnár
Dénes Molnár University of Pecs
Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Stefan Söderberg
Stefan Söderberg Umeå University
Torben Jørgensen
Torben Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Allan Linneberg
Allan Linneberg University of Copenhagen
Simona Giampaoli
Simona Giampaoli Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Tanja Zeller
Tanja Zeller Universität Hamburg

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