2026 Luca Persani: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	87	13791	12979	525	502	599	23105

Overview

Luca Persani is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on endocrinology and metabolism. Their body of work spans several key areas including thyroid disorders, pituitary gland conditions, and hormonal regulation.

The main fields and subfields of study connected to their research include:

Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Molecular Biology
Reproductive Medicine
Genetics
Surgery

Specific topics that have been frequently addressed in their publications are:

Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
Hypothalamic Control of Reproductive Hormones
Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors

Luca Persani has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

Marco Bonomi
Laura Fugazzola
Biagio Cangiano
Irene Campi
Iacopo Chiodini

The scientist's research output has been published in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

Endocrine Abstracts
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Frontiers in Endocrinology
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Journal of the Endocrine Society

Among recent publications are the following papers:

Congenital Hypothyroidism: A 2020-2021 Consensus Guidelines Update-An ENDO-European Reference Network Initiative Endorsed by the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and the European Society for Endocrinology (2020, Thyroid)
Vitamin D Status and SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Clinical Outcomes (2021, Frontiers in Public Health)
Consensus on Criteria for Acromegaly Diagnosis and Remission (2023, Pituitary)
Vitamin D and COVID-19 Severity and Related Mortality: A Prospective Study in Italy (2021, BMC Infectious Diseases)
Diabetes and Overweight/Obesity Are Independent, Nonadditive Risk Factors for In-Hospital Severity of COVID-19: An International, Multicenter Retrospective Meta-analysis (2021, Diabetes Care)

Luca Persani has also contributed to academic book publications, including the 2024 work titled Short Stature: Beyond Growth Hormone, published by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Tumors*

Paolo Beck-Peccoz;Françoise Brucker-Davis;Luca Persani;Robert C. Smallridge

639
Citations
Persistent cAMP-signals triggered by internalized G-protein-coupled receptors.

Davide Calebiro;Viacheslav O. Nikolaev;Maria Cristina Gagliani;Tiziana de Filippis

626
Citations
Hypergonadotropic ovarian failure associated with an inherited mutation of human bone morphogenetic protein-15 (BMP15) gene.

Elisa Di Pasquale;Paolo Beck-Peccoz;Luca Persani

609
Citations
Premature ovarian failure.

Paolo Beck-Peccoz;Luca Persani

418
Citations
Klinefelter syndrome (KS): genetics, clinical phenotype and hypogonadism.

M. Bonomi;Vincenzo Rochira;Vincenzo Rochira;D. Pasquali;G. Balercia

332
Citations
Central Hypothyroidism: Pathogenic, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Challenges

Luca Persani

319
Citations
Congenital Hypothyroidism: A 2020–2021 Consensus Guidelines Update—An ENDO-European Reference Network Initiative Endorsed by the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and the European Society for Endocrinology

Paul van Trotsenburg;Athanasia Stoupa;Juliane Léger;Juliane Léger;Tilman Rohrer

315
Citations
A novel mutation in the bone morphogenetic protein 15 gene causing defective protein secretion is associated with both increased ovulation rate and sterility in Lacaune sheep.

Loys Bodin;Elisa Di Pasquale;Stéphane Fabre;Martine Bontoux

301
Citations
Signaling by internalized G-protein-coupled receptors.

Davide Calebiro;Viacheslav O. Nikolaev;Luca Persani;Martin J. Lohse

297
Citations
Genes involved in human premature ovarian failure

Luca Persani;Raffaella Rossetti;Chiara Cacciatore

297
Citations
Regulation of ovulation rate in mammals: contribution of sheep genetic models.

Stéphane Fabre;Alice Pierre;Philippe Mulsant;Loys Bodin

292
Citations
A 7-year experience with low blood TSH cutoff levels for neonatal screening reveals an unsuspected frequency of congenital hypothyroidism (CH).

Carlo Corbetta;Giovanna Weber;Francesca Cortinovis;Davide Calebiro

290
Citations
Autoimmunity and thyroid function in patients with chronic active hepatitis treated with recombinant interferon alpha-2a.

D. Preziati;L. La Rosa;G. Covini;R. Marcelli

281
Citations
Identification of new variants of human BMP15 gene in a large cohort of women with premature ovarian failure.

Elisa Di Pasquale;Raffaella Rossetti;Anna Marozzi;Beatrice Bodega

274
Citations
The fundamental role of bone morphogenetic protein 15 in ovarian function and its involvement in female fertility disorders

Luca Persani;Raffaella Rossetti;Elisa Di Pasquale;Chiara Cacciatore

264
Citations
TSH-secreting adenomas

Paolo Beck-Peccoz;Luca Persani;Deborah Mannavola;Irene Campi

259
Citations
A meta-analysis of thyroid-related traits reveals novel loci and gender-specific differences in the regulation of thyroid function

Eleonora Porcu;Marco Medici;Giorgio Pistis;Claudia B Volpato

249
Citations
Luteinizing hormone signaling in preovulatory follicles involves early activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor pathway.

Sara Panigone;Sara Panigone;Minnie Hsieh;Maoyong Fu;Luca Persani

249
Citations
Thyroid gland development and function in the zebrafish model.

P Porazzi;D Calebiro;F Benato;Natascia Tiso

222
Citations
Loss-of-function mutations in IGSF1 cause an X-linked syndrome of central hypothyroidism and testicular enlargement

Yu Sun;Beata Bak;Nadia Schoenmakers;A. S Paul Van Trotsenburg

220
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Beck-Peccoz University of Milan

Anna Spada University of Milan

Mehul T. Dattani University College London

Maria Orietta Borghi University of Milan

Csilla Krausz University of Florence

Alberto M. Pereira University of Amsterdam

Diego Ferone University of Genoa

Mario Maggi University of Florence

Samuel Refetoff University of Chicago

J. Larry Jameson University of Pennsylvania

External Links

Personal website of Luca Persani

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