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Nicola Bizzaro

Nicola Bizzaro

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
67
Citations
12446
World Ranking
2709
National Ranking
106

Nicola Bizzaro publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nicola Bizzaro sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 263 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Nicola Bizzaro D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nicola Bizzaro sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nicola Bizzaro is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of medicine. Their research spans several subfields, including rheumatology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, immunology, gastroenterology, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The main topics covered in their work include monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, systemic lupus erythematosus research, celiac disease research and management, T-cell and B-cell immunology, immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders, lymphoma diagnosis and treatment, and academic publishing and open access.

Nicola Bizzaro has contributed to publications in several frequent venues, notably:

  • La Rivista Italiana della Medicina di Laboratorio - Italian Journal of Laboratory Medicine
  • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
  • Journal of Translational Autoimmunity
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Immunologic Research

Frequent co-authors associated with Nicola Bizzaro include:

  • María Infantino
  • Mariangela Manfredi
  • Luigi Cinquanta
  • Brunetta Porcelli
  • Teresa Carbone

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Nicola Bizzaro are:

  • "Rheumatoid factor isotypes in rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and prognosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis," 2023, published in RMD Open
  • "Anti-dsDNA antibodies in the classification criteria of systemic lupus erythematosus," 2021, published in Journal of Translational Autoimmunity
  • "Quality and best practice in medical laboratories: specific requests for autoimmunity testing," 2020, published in Autoimmunity Highlights
  • "Diagnostic accuracy of anti-phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) antibodies in idiopathic membranous nephropathy: an Italian experience," 2020, published in Journal of Nephrology
  • "Standardization and Quality Assessment Under the Perspective of Automated Computer-Assisted HEp-2 Immunofluorescence Assay Systems," 2021, published in Frontiers in Immunology

Best Publications

  • Diagnostic Accuracy of the Anti-Citrulline Antibody Assay for Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Nicola Bizzaro;Giovanni Mazzanti;Elio Tonutti;Danilo Villalta

  • Can supplementation with vitamin D reduce the risk or modify the course of autoimmune diseases? A systematic review of the literature.

    Antonio Antico;Marilina Tampoia;Renato Tozzoli;Nicola Bizzaro

  • Chemiluminescent immunoassay technology: what does it change in autoantibody detection?

    Luigi Cinquanta;Desré Ethel Fontana;Nicola Bizzaro

  • Guidelines for the laboratory use of autoantibody tests in the diagnosis and monitoring of autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

    Renato Tozzoli;Nicola Bizzaro;Elio Tonutti;Danilo Villalta

  • Behçet's syndrome patients exhibit specific microbiome signature

    Clarissa Consolandi;Silvia Turroni;Giacomo Emmi;Marco Severgnini

  • TSH receptor autoantibody immunoassay in patients with Graves' disease: Improvement of diagnostic accuracy over different generations of methods. Systematic review and meta-analysis

    R. Tozzoli;M. Bagnasco;D. Giavarina;N. Bizzaro

  • Diagnosis and classification of pernicious anemia.

    Nicola Bizzaro;Antonio Antico

  • The mosaic of autoimmunity: prediction, autoantibodies, and therapy in autoimmune diseases--2008.

    Yehuda Shoenfeld;Miri Blank;Mahmoud Abu-Shakra;Mahmoud Abu-Shakra;Howard Amital

  • Anti-DFS70/LEDGF Antibodies Are More Prevalent in Healthy Individuals Compared to Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases

    Michael Mahler;Todd Parker;Carol L. Peebles;Luis E. Andrade

  • Are anti-nucleosome antibodies a better diagnostic marker than anti-dsDNA antibodies for systemic lupus erythematosus? A systematic review and a study of metanalysis.

    Nicola Bizzaro;Danilo Villalta;Davide Giavarina;Renato Tozzoli

  • Automated antinuclear immunofluorescence antibody screening: a comparative study of six computer-aided diagnostic systems.

    Nicola Bizzaro;Antonio Antico;Stefan Platzgummer;Elio Tonutti

  • Variability between methods to determine ANA, anti-dsDNA and anti-ENA autoantibodies: a collaborative study with the biomedical industry.

    Nicola Bizzaro;Renato Tozzoli;Elio Tonutti;Anna Piazza

  • Diagnosis and classification of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.

    Elio Tonutti;Nicola Bizzaro

  • Autoantibodies to parietal cells as predictors of atrophic body gastritis: A five-year prospective study in patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases

    Renato Tozzoli;Graziano Kodermaz;Anna Rosa Perosa;Marilina Tampoia

  • High prevalence of celiac disease in autoimmune hepatitis detected by anti-tissue tranglutaminase autoantibodies.

    Danilo Villalta;Dania Girolami;Ettore Bidoli;Nicola Bizzaro

  • IgA and IgG tissue transglutaminase antibody prevalence and clinical significance in connective tissue diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, and primary biliary cirrhosis.

    N Bizzaro;D Villalta;E Tonutti;A Doria

  • PBC Screen An IgG/IgA dual isotype ELISA detecting multiple mitochondrial and nuclear autoantibodies specific for primary biliary cirrhosis

    Haiying Liu;Gary L. Norman;Zakera Shums;Howard J. Worman

  • Association between stressful life events and autoimmune diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective case-control studies

    Brunetta Porcelli;Andrea Pozza;Nicola Bizzaro;Andrea Fagiolini

  • Anti-HMGCR antibodies as a biomarker for immune-mediated necrotizing myopathies: A history of statins and experience from a large international multi-center study

    Lucile Musset;Yves Allenbach;Olivier Benveniste;Olivier Boyer

  • Serological Assays for SARS-CoV-2 Infectious Disease: Benefits, Limitations and Perspectives.

    Maria Infantino;Arianna Damiani;Francesca Li Gobbi;Valentina Grossi

  • Analytical and Diagnostic Characteristics of 11 2nd- and 3rd-Generation Immunoenzymatic Methods for the Detection of Antibodies to Citrullinated Proteins

    Nicola Bizzaro;Elio Tonutti;Renato Tozzoli;Danilo Villalta

  • European League against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus: the laboratory immunologist's point of view.

    Maria Infantino;Mariangela Manfredi;Nicola Bizzaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Yehuda Shoenfeld
Yehuda Shoenfeld Sheba Medical Center
Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria University of Padua
Anna Ghirardello
Anna Ghirardello University of Padua
Jan Damoiseaux
Jan Damoiseaux Maastricht University
Juan-Manuel Anaya
Juan-Manuel Anaya Universidad del Rosario
Nancy Agmon-Levin
Nancy Agmon-Levin Sheba Medical Center
Boris Gilburd
Boris Gilburd Sheba Medical Center
Yaniv Sherer
Yaniv Sherer Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Miri Blank
Miri Blank Tel Aviv University
Angela Tincani
Angela Tincani University of Brescia

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