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Mario Plebani

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Medicine
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
124
Citations
75705
World Ranking
3163
National Ranking
86

Mario Plebani 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 Mario Plebani sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,752 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mario Plebani 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 Mario Plebani sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Mario Plebani is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of medicine, with a significant emphasis on infectious diseases. Over the course of their career, they have contributed extensively to understanding the clinical laboratory and diagnostic fields, particularly related to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2.

Their work covers several key subfields of study, including:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Physiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Main topics of their research address issues particularly relevant to the global health context, such as:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Among their numerous publications, several recent notable papers examine hematologic, biochemical, and immune biomarker abnormalities, as well as laboratory abnormalities connected with severe COVID-19 illness. These works include:

  • Hematologic, biochemical and immune biomarker abnormalities associated with severe illness and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a meta-analysis, 2020, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
  • Thrombocytopenia is associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections: A meta-analysis, 2020, Clinica Chimica Acta
  • Laboratory abnormalities in patients with COVID-2019 infection, 2020, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
  • Procalcitonin in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A meta-analysis, 2020, Clinica Chimica Acta
  • Potential preanalytical and analytical vulnerabilities in the laboratory diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 2020, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)

Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrea Padoan
  • Giuseppe Lippi
  • Martina Zaninotto
  • Chiara Cosma
  • Daniela Basso

Plebani has published extensively in several scientific venues with recurring contributions particularly to:

  • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
  • Clinica Chimica Acta
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Diagnosis
  • Nutrients

Their research output includes a substantial volume of articles overall in medicine and laboratory science, reflecting expertise relevant to both clinical and biomedical research practices, especially under the pressures created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • Hematologic, biochemical and immune biomarker abnormalities associated with severe illness and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a meta-analysis.

    Brandon Michael Henry;Maria Helena Santos de Oliveira;Stefanie Benoit;Stefanie Benoit;Mario Plebani

  • Thrombocytopenia is associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections: A meta-analysis.

    Giuseppe Lippi;Mario Plebani;Brandon Michael Henry

  • Errors in Laboratory Medicine

    Pierangelo Bonini;Mario Plebani;Ferruccio Ceriotti;Francesca Rubboli

  • Laboratory abnormalities in patients with COVID-2019 infection.

    Giuseppe Lippi;Mario Plebani

  • How to use high-sensitivity cardiac troponins in acute cardiac care

    Kristian Thygesen;Johannes Mair;Evangelos Giannitsis;Christian Mueller

  • Errors in a Stat Laboratory: Types and Frequencies 10 Years Later

    Paolo Carraro;Mario Plebani

  • Recommendations for the use of cardiac troponin measurement in acute cardiac care

    Kristian Thygesen;Johannes Mair;Hugo Katus;Mario Plebani

  • Mistakes in a stat laboratory: types and frequency

    Mario Plebani;Paolo Carraro

  • Errors in clinical laboratories or errors in laboratory medicine

    Mario Plebani

  • Vitamin D and musculoskeletal health, cardiovascular disease, autoimmunity and cancer: Recommendations for clinical practice.

    Jean Claude Souberbielle;Jean Jacques Body;Joan M. Lappe;Mario Plebani

  • A comparison of five maintenance therapies for reflux esophagitis.

    Vigneri S;Termini R;Leandro G;Badalamenti S

  • Procalcitonin in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A meta-analysis

    Giuseppe Lippi;Mario Plebani

  • Potential preanalytical and analytical vulnerabilities in the laboratory diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

    Giuseppe Lippi;Ana Maria Simundic;Mario Plebani

  • The coeliac iceberg in Italy. A multicentre antigliadin antibodies screening for coeliac disease in school‐age subjects

    C Catassi;E Fabiani;I M Rätsch;G V Coppa

  • The detection and prevention of errors in laboratory medicine.

    Mario Plebani

  • Preanalytical variability: the dark side of the moon in laboratory testing.

    Giuseppe Lippi;Gian Cesare Guidi;Camilla Mattiuzzi;Mario Plebani

  • Haemolysis: an overview of the leading cause of unsuitable specimens in clinical laboratories.

    Giuseppe Lippi;Norbert Blanckaert;Pierangelo Bonini;Sol Green

  • Lactate dehydrogenase levels predict coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity and mortality: A pooled analysis.

    Brandon Michael Henry;Gaurav Aggarwal;Johnny Wong;Stefanie Benoit

  • Automated blood cell counts: state of the art.

    Mauro Buttarello;Mario Plebani

  • Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.

    Giuseppe Lippi;Mario Plebani

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Lippi
Giuseppe Lippi University of Verona
Massimo Rugge
Massimo Rugge University of Padua
Fabio Farinati
Fabio Farinati University of Padua
Emmanuel J. Favaloro
Emmanuel J. Favaloro Westmead Hospital
Leonardo Punzi
Leonardo Punzi University of Padua
Giovanni Tripepi
Giovanni Tripepi National Research Council (CNR)
Evangelos Giannitsis
Evangelos Giannitsis University Hospital Heidelberg
Sabino Iliceto
Sabino Iliceto University of Padua
Corrado Betterle
Corrado Betterle University of Padua
Alan H.B. Wu
Alan H.B. Wu University of California, San Francisco

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