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Massimo Santini

Massimo Santini

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Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
29881
World Ranking
16467
National Ranking
653

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.

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101 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.

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.

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70 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.

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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