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Luca Persani

Luca Persani

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
87
Citations
23105
World Ranking
13791
National Ranking
525

Luca Persani 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 Luca Persani sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 599 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luca Persani 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 Luca Persani sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

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

    Elisa Di Pasquale;Paolo Beck-Peccoz;Luca Persani

  • Premature ovarian failure.

    Paolo Beck-Peccoz;Luca Persani

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

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

  • Central Hypothyroidism: Pathogenic, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Challenges

    Luca Persani

  • 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

  • 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

  • Signaling by internalized G-protein-coupled receptors.

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

  • Genes involved in human premature ovarian failure

    Luca Persani;Raffaella Rossetti;Chiara Cacciatore

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

    Stéphane Fabre;Alice Pierre;Philippe Mulsant;Loys Bodin

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • TSH-secreting adenomas

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Thyroid gland development and function in the zebrafish model.

    P Porazzi;D Calebiro;F Benato;Natascia Tiso

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Beck-Peccoz
Paolo Beck-Peccoz University of Milan
Anna Spada
Anna Spada University of Milan
Mehul T. Dattani
Mehul T. Dattani University College London
Maria Orietta Borghi
Maria Orietta Borghi University of Milan
Csilla Krausz
Csilla Krausz University of Florence
Alberto M. Pereira
Alberto M. Pereira University of Amsterdam
Diego Ferone
Diego Ferone University of Genoa
Mario Maggi
Mario Maggi University of Florence
Samuel Refetoff
Samuel Refetoff University of Chicago
J. Larry Jameson
J. Larry Jameson University of Pennsylvania

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