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Luca Valenti

Luca Valenti

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
102
Citations
37569
World Ranking
7674
National Ranking
257

Luca Valenti 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 Valenti sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 580 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luca Valenti 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 Valenti sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Luca Valenti is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research primarily centers on the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Epidemiology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

Valenti's work addresses multiple main topics, notably Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Diet, Metabolism, and Disease, Liver Disease and Transplantation, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, and Hepatitis C virus research.

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications across a selection of journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Liver International
  • Digestive and Liver Disease
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JHEP Reports

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Valenti include:

  • A new definition for metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: An international expert consensus statement, 2020, Journal of Hepatology
  • MAFLD: A Consensus-Driven Proposed Nomenclature for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • A multisociety Delphi consensus statement on new fatty liver disease nomenclature, 2023, Hepatology
  • A multisociety Delphi consensus statement on new fatty liver disease nomenclature, 2023, Journal of Hepatology
  • EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), 2024, Journal of Hepatology

Frequent collaborators in Valenti's research include:

  • Daniele Prati
  • Salvatore Petta
  • Stefano Romeo
  • Elisabetta Bugianesi
  • Luca Miele

Best Publications

  • A new definition for metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: An international expert consensus statement.

    Mohammed Eslam;Philip N. Newsome;Shiv K. Sarin;Quentin M. Anstee

  • Genomewide Association Study of Severe Covid-19 with Respiratory Failure.

    David Ellinghaus;Frauke Degenhardt;Luis Bujanda;Maria Buti

  • Genetics and epigenetics of NAFLD and NASH: Clinical impact

    Mohammed Eslam;Luca Valenti;Stefano Romeo

  • Risk of severe liver disease in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with normal aminotransferase levels: a role for insulin resistance and diabetes.

    Anna Ludovica Fracanzani;Luca Valenti;Elisabetta Bugianesi;Marco Andreoletti

  • Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement.

    Jeffrey V Lazarus;Henry E Mark;Quentin M Anstee;Juan Pablo Arab

  • Homozygosity for the patatin-like phospholipase-3/adiponutrin i148m polymorphism influences liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Luca Valenti;Ahmad Al-Serri;Ann K. Daly;Enrico Galmozzi

  • Nuclear Trapping of the Forkhead Transcription Factor FoxO1 via Sirt-dependent Deacetylation Promotes Expression of Glucogenetic Genes

    David Frescas;Luca Valenti;Domenico Accili

  • The MBOAT7-TMC4 Variant rs641738 Increases Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Individuals of European Descent

    Rosellina Margherita Mancina;Paola Dongiovanni;Salvatore Petta;Piero Pingitore

  • Transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 gene variant disentangles nonalcoholic steatohepatitis from cardiovascular disease

    Paola Dongiovanni;Salvatore Petta;Cristina Maglio;Anna Ludovica Fracanzani

  • Statin use and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in at risk individuals

    Paola Dongiovanni;Salvatore Petta;Ville Mannisto;Rosellina Margherita Mancina

  • Tumor necrosis factor α promoter polymorphisms and insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Luca Valenti;Anna Ludovica Fracanzani;Paola Dongiovanni;Gennaro Santorelli

  • Iron in fatty liver and in the metabolic syndrome: A promising therapeutic target

    Paola Dongiovanni;Anna Ludovica Fracanzani;Silvia Fargion;Luca Valenti

  • PNPLA3 has retinyl-palmitate lipase activity in human hepatic stellate cells

    Carlo Pirazzi;Luca Valenti;Benedetta Maria Motta;Piero Pingitore

  • Genome-wide association study of non-alcoholic fatty liver and steatohepatitis in a histologically-characterised cohort.

    Quentin M. Anstee;Quentin M. Anstee;Rebecca Darlay;Simon Cockell;Marica Meroni

  • Iron depletion by phlebotomy improves insulin resistance in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and hyperferritinemia: evidence from a case-control study.

    Luca Valenti;Anna Ludovica Fracanzani;Paola Dongiovanni;Elisabetta Bugianesi

  • Hyperferritinemia, iron overload, and multiple metabolic alterations identify patients at risk for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

    Silvia Fargion;Michela Mattioli;Anna Ludovica Fracanzani;Maurizio Sampietro

  • HFE genotype, parenchymal iron accumulation, and liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

    Luca Valenti;Anna Ludovica Fracanzani;Elisabetta Bugianesi;Paola Dongiovanni

  • I148M patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 gene variant and severity of pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Luca Valenti;Anna Alisi;Enrico Galmozzi;Andrea Bartuli

  • Carotid Artery Intima-media Thickness in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Anna Ludovica Fracanzani;Larry Burdick;Sara Raselli;Paola Pedotti

  • AISF position paper on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): Updates and future directions

    Amedeo Lonardo;Fabio Nascimbeni;Giovanni Targher;Mauro Bernardi

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvia Fargion
Silvia Fargion University of Milan
Anna Ludovica Fracanzani
Anna Ludovica Fracanzani University of Milan
Stefano Romeo
Stefano Romeo University of Gothenburg
Elisabetta Bugianesi
Elisabetta Bugianesi University of Turin
Salvatore Petta
Salvatore Petta University of Palermo
Antonio Craxì
Antonio Craxì University of Palermo
Valerio Nobili
Valerio Nobili Sapienza University of Rome
Quentin M. Anstee
Quentin M. Anstee Newcastle University
Hannele Yki-Järvinen
Hannele Yki-Järvinen University of Helsinki
María I. Colombo
María I. Colombo National University of Cuyo

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