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Massimo Santini

Massimo Santini

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 81 16467 15488 653 624 521 29881

Massimo Santini publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Massimo Santini between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Massimo Santini published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 11.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 57 publications in 2003. 4 of the 540 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 57. Peak 57 publications in 2003. 1978: 6 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 30 publications 2002: 24 publications 2003: 57 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 44 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 32 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1978 2025

540 publications in total across all disciplines

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Massimo Santini: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 6
1979 0
1980 3
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 4
1994 1
1995 4
1996 9
1997 11
1998 12
1999 11
2000 19
2001 30
2002 24
2003 57
2004 24
2005 44
2006 27
2007 32
2008 26
2009 18
2010 29
2011 25
2012 14
2013 24
2014 14
2015 10
2016 5
2017 9
2018 6
2019 3
2020 6
2021 6
2022 10
2023 2
2024 2
2025 2
Total 540
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Massimo Santini publications per year - data summary

  • Massimo Santini, a Medicine scholar from University of Pisa, has 540 publications recorded across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1978 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2003, with 57 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981, 1982, 1983, 1991 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 6 of the 48 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1985, 1986, 1987 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.9 per year counting only the 42 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 22 publications, 4% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1978-1993: 24 publications (1.5 per year); 1994-2009: 349 publications (21.8 per year); 2010-2025: 167 publications (10.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Massimo Santini 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 Massimo Santini sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 521–540 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 521 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610 521
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Massimo Santini publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Massimo Santini, a Medicine scholar from University of Pisa, records 521 publications - the 61st percentile of the discipline.
  • 61% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Massimo Santini, and about 39% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Massimo Santini ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Massimo Santini 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 Massimo Santini sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 399 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
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972 81
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Massimo Santini D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Massimo Santini, a Medicine scholar from University of Pisa, records 81 D-Index - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Massimo Santini, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Massimo Santini ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Massimo Santini is affiliated with the University of Pisa in Italy. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine with a focus on several subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology, Oncology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, as well as Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Thermal Regulation in Medicine
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis
  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications

Massimo Santini has contributed to a number of publications across well-recognized venues. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Natural Products
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Santini include:

  • "Role of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Hospitalized Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Pneumonia: A Prospective Observational Study," published in 2020 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • "The Molecules Gateway: A Homogeneous, Searchable Database of 150k Annotated Molecules from Actinomycetes," published in 2024 in Journal of Natural Products
  • "The Molecules Gateway: a homogeneous, searchable database of 150k annotated molecules from Actinomycetes," published in 2024 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Massimo Santini are:

  • Matteo Simone
  • Marianna Iorio
  • Paolo Monciardini
  • Niccolò Cantù
  • Arianna Tocchetti

The scope of Santini's work covers a spectrum of research domains intertwined with both clinical and biochemical studies. The research spans practical clinical applications such as COVID-19 clinical studies alongside molecular and natural product biochemistry, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Best Publications

  • Effects of Multisite Biventricular Pacing in Patients with Heart Failure and Intraventricular Conduction Delay

    S Cazeau;C Leclercq;T Lavergne;S Walker

  • Early Protection Against Sudden Death by n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids After Myocardial Infarction Time-Course Analysis of the Results of the Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell’Infarto Miocardico (GISSI)-Prevenzione

    Roberto Marchioli;Federica Barzi;Elena Bomba;Carmine Chieffo

  • 心筋梗塞後のn-3多価不飽和脂肪酸とビタミンEの食事補給:GISSI-Prevenzione試験の結果

    Marchioli R;Valagussa F;Franzosi M G;Geraci E

  • Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and prevention of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Barry J. Maron;Paolo Spirito;Win Kuang Shen;Tammy S. Haas

  • N-3 Fatty Acids for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Leonardo Calò;Leopoldo Bianconi;Furio Colivicchi;Filippo Lamberti

  • Doppler myocardial imaging to evaluate the effectiveness of pacing sites in patients receiving biventricular pacing

    Gerardo Ansalone;Paride Giannantoni;Renato Ricci;Paolo Trambaiolo

  • Antithrombotic treatment in real-life atrial fibrillation patients: a report from the Euro Heart Survey on Atrial Fibrillation.

    Robby Nieuwlaat;Alessandro Capucci;Gregory Y.H. Lip;S. Bertil Olsson

  • A Short‐Term, Randomized, Double‐Blind, Parallel‐Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Dronedarone versus Amiodarone in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The DIONYSOS Study

    Jean-Yves Le Heuzey;Gaetano M. De Ferrari;David Radzik;Massimo Santini

  • Device-detected atrial fibrillation and risk for stroke: an analysis of >10 000 patients from the SOS AF project (Stroke preventiOn Strategies based on Atrial Fibrillation information from implanted devices)

    Giuseppe Boriani;Taya V. Glotzer;Massimo Santini;Teena M. West

  • Development and prospective validation of a risk stratification system for patients with syncope in the emergency department: the OESIL risk score☆

    F. Colivicchi;F. Ammirati;D. Melina;V. Guido

  • Presence and duration of atrial fibrillation detected by continuous monitoring: crucial implications for the risk of thromboembolic events.

    Giovanni L. Botto;Luigi Padeletti;Massimo Santini;Alessandro Capucci

  • Cardiac Autonomic Derangement and Arrhythmias in Right-Sided Stroke With Insular Involvement

    Furio Colivicchi;Andrea Bassi;Massimo Santini;Carlo Caltagirone

  • Monitored atrial fibrillation duration predicts arterial embolic events in patients suffering from bradycardia and atrial fibrillation implanted with antitachycardia pacemakers.

    Alessandro Capucci;Massimo Santini;Luigi Padeletti;Michele Gulizia

  • A prospective survey in European Society of Cardiology member countries of atrial fibrillation management: baseline results of EURObservational Research Programme Atrial Fibrillation (EORP-AF) Pilot General Registry

    Gregory Y H Lip;Cécile Laroche;Gheorghe-Andrei Dan;Massimo Santini

  • Long-term clinical significance of frequent and complex ventricular tachyarrhythmias in trained athletes.

    Alessandro Biffi;Antonio Pelliccia;Luisa Verdile;Fredrick Fernando

  • Prognosis, disease progression, and treatment of atrial fibrillation patients during 1 year: follow-up of the Euro Heart Survey on atrial fibrillation.

    Robby Nieuwlaat;Martin H Prins;Jean-Yves Le Heuzey;Panos E Vardas

  • Sensitivity and positive predictive value of implantable intrathoracic impedance monitoring as a predictor of heart failure hospitalizations: the SENSE-HF trial

    Viviane M. Conraads;Luigi Tavazzi;Massimo Santini;Fabrizio Oliva

  • Permanent Cardiac Pacing Versus Medical Treatment for the Prevention of Recurrent Vasovagal Syncope A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Fabrizio Ammirati;Furio Colivicchi;Massimo Santini

  • Identification of Myocardial and Vascular Precursor Cells in Human and Mouse Epicardium

    Federica Limana;Antonella Zacheo;David Mocini;Antonella Mangoni

  • Prophylactic Implantable Defibrillator in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia and No Prior Ventricular Fibrillation or Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia

    Domenico Corrado;Hugh Calkins;Mark S. Link;Loira Leoni

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Boriani
Giuseppe Boriani University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Luigi Tavazzi
Luigi Tavazzi University of Ferrara
Fiorenzo Gaita
Fiorenzo Gaita University of Turin
Michele Brignole
Michele Brignole University of Wisconsin–Madison
Aldo P. Maggioni
Aldo P. Maggioni Heart Care Foundation, ANMCO Research Center, Florence
Gregory Y.H. Lip
Gregory Y.H. Lip University of Liverpool
Domenico Corrado
Domenico Corrado University of Padua
Antonio Pelliccia
Antonio Pelliccia Italian National Olympic Committee
Luigi Di Biase
Luigi Di Biase Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cecilia Linde
Cecilia Linde Karolinska University Hospital

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