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97
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36293
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9251
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321

Loreto Gesualdo 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 Loreto Gesualdo sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 850 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Loreto Gesualdo 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 Loreto Gesualdo sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Loreto Gesualdo is affiliated with the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a significant focus on Nephrology. Their research encompasses various subfields including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Surgery.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid

Loreto Gesualdo has published extensively in prominent journals and venues, including:

  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Journal of Nephrology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Clinical Kidney Journal

Some recent significant publications are:

  • The genetic architecture of membranous nephropathy and its potential to improve non-invasive diagnosis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Rituximab or Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Membranous Nephropathy: The RI-CYCLO Randomized Trial, 2021, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Acute kidney injury in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients, 2020, Critical Care
  • Efficacy and safety of sparsentan versus irbesartan in patients with IgA nephropathy (PROTECT): 2-year results from a randomised, active-controlled, phase 3 trial, 2023, The Lancet
  • The Use of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Oncology and the Occurrence of AKI: Where Do We Stand?, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology

In collaboration, Loreto Gesualdo frequently works with various coauthors, such as:

  • Paola Pontrelli
  • Alessandra Stasi
  • Giuseppe Castellano
  • Francesco Pesce
  • Giovanni Stallone

Best Publications

  • Sirolimus for Kaposi's sarcoma in renal-transplant recipients.

    Stallone G;Schena A;Infante B;Di Paolo S

  • Isolation and Characterization of Multipotent Progenitor Cells from the Bowman’s Capsule of Adult Human Kidneys

    Costanza Sagrinati;Giuseppe Stefano Netti;Benedetta Mazzinghi;Elena Lazzeri

  • Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Diabetic Nephropathy

    Francesco P. Schena;Loreto Gesualdo

  • 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

  • Effects of platelet-derived growth factor and other polypeptide mitogens on DNA synthesis and growth of cultured rat liver fat-storing cells.

    Massimo Pinzani;Loreto Gesualdo;Ghaleb M. Sabbah;Hanna E. Abboud

  • Validation of the Oxford classification of IgA nephropathy in cohorts with different presentations and treatments

    Rosanna Coppo;Stéphan Troyanov;Shubha Bellur;Daniel Cattran

  • Predictors of bleeding complications in percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy

    Carlo Manno;Giovanni F.M. Strippoli;Giovanni F.M. Strippoli;Loredana Arnesano;Loredana Arnesano;Carmen Bonifati;Carmen Bonifati

  • Geographic Differences in Genetic Susceptibility to IgA Nephropathy: GWAS Replication Study and Geospatial Risk Analysis

    Krzysztof Kiryluk;Yifu Li;Simone Sanna-Cherchi;Simone Sanna-Cherchi;Mersedeh Rohanizadegan

  • Brain neural synchronization and functional coupling in Alzheimer's disease as revealed by resting state EEG rhythms

    Claudio Babiloni;Roberta Lizio;Nicola Marzano;Paolo Capotosto

  • Disease-associated Bias in T Helper Type 1 (Th1)/Th2 CD4+ T Cell Responses Against MAGE-6 in HLA-DRB10401+ Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma or Melanoma

    Tomohide Tatsumi;Lisa S. Kierstead;Elena Ranieri;Elena Ranieri;Loreto Gesualdo

  • Essential but differential role for CXCR4 and CXCR7 in the therapeutic homing of human renal progenitor cells

    Benedetta Mazzinghi;Elisa Ronconi;Elena Lazzeri;Costanza Sagrinati

  • The MEST score provides earlier risk prediction in lgA nephropathy

    Sean J. Barbour;Sean J. Barbour;Gabriela Espino-Hernandez;Heather N. Reich;Rosanna Coppo

  • Ketohexokinase-Dependent Metabolism of Fructose Induces Proinflammatory Mediators in Proximal Tubular Cells

    Pietro Cirillo;Michael S. Gersch;Wei Mu;Philip M. Scherer

  • The Italian experience of the national registry of renal biopsies

    Loreto Gesualdo;Anna Maria Di Palma;Luigi Francesco Morrone;Giovanni Fabrizio Strippoli

  • Copy-Number Disorders Are a Common Cause of Congenital Kidney Malformations

    Simone Sanna-Cherchi;Krzysztof Kiryluk;Katelyn E. Burgess;Monica Bodria

  • Regenerative Potential of Embryonic Renal Multipotent Progenitors in Acute Renal Failure

    Elena Lazzeri;Clara Crescioli;Elisa Ronconi;Benedetta Mazzinghi

  • Acute kidney injury in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients.

    Vito Fanelli;Marco Fiorentino;Vincenzo Cantaluppi;Loreto Gesualdo

  • Mature dendritic cells pulsed with freeze-thaw cell lysates define an effective in vitro vaccine designed to elicit EBV-specific CD4(+) and CD8(+) T lymphocyte responses.

    Wolfgang Herr;Elena Ranieri;Walter Olson;Hassane Zarour

  • Monocyte chemotactic peptide-1 expression in acute and chronic human nephritides: a pathogenetic role in interstitial monocytes recruitment.

    G Grandaliano;L Gesualdo;E Ranieri;R Monno

Frequent Co-Authors

Elena Ranieri
Elena Ranieri University of Foggia
Francesco Paolo Schena
Francesco Paolo Schena University of Bari Aldo Moro
Gian Marco Ghiggeri
Gian Marco Ghiggeri Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Maria De Angelis
Maria De Angelis University of Bari Aldo Moro
Claudio Babiloni
Claudio Babiloni Sapienza University of Rome
Ali G. Gharavi
Ali G. Gharavi Columbia University
Francesca Mallamaci
Francesca Mallamaci National Research Council (CNR)
Francesco Locatelli
Francesco Locatelli University of Pavia
Claudio Ronco
Claudio Ronco University of Padua
Giovanni Gambaro
Giovanni Gambaro University of Verona

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