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Patrizio Rigatti 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 Patrizio Rigatti sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 965 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Patrizio Rigatti 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 Patrizio Rigatti sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 96 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Patrizio Rigatti is affiliated with Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Italy. Their research spans several areas within medicine, with a focus on topics related to renal and urological conditions as well as regenerative medicine.

The main fields of study for Patrizio Rigatti include:

  • Medicine

Subfields of study covered in their work encompass:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Hepatology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Urology

The scientist's research topics feature:

  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Patrizio Rigatti include:

  • "Perioperative and oncologic outcomes of open radical nephrectomy and inferior vena cava thrombectomy with liver mobilization and Pringle maneuver for Mayo III level tumor thrombus: single institution experience" (2020), published in Minerva Urology and Nephrology
  • "Proper 6-branch suburethral autologous sling tensioning during robotic assisted radical prostatectomy with the intraopeartive use of retrograde perfusion sphincterometry: the technique" (2020), published in Journal of Robotic Surgery
  • "MP49-11 THE LEARNING CURVE OF RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR KIDNEY CANCER: IMPLICATIONS FOR SURGICAL TRAINING" (2021), published in The Journal of Urology
  • "MP41-14 THE LEARNING CURVE OF RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY FOR KIDNEY CANCER: IMPLICATIONS FOR SURGICAL TRAINING" (2022), published in The Journal of Urology
  • "A new mini-invasive surgical treatment for Peyronie's disease: mechanically processed lipoaspirates as regenerative therapy" (2025), published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine

Frequent publication venues in which Patrizio Rigatti has contributed include:

  • The Journal of Urology
  • Minerva Urology and Nephrology
  • Journal of Robotic Surgery
  • The Journal of Sexual Medicine

Patrizio Rigatti has collaborated multiple times with several co-authors, including:

  • Alessandro Larcher
  • Walter Cazzaniga
  • Andrea Salonia
  • Alberto Briganti
  • Francesco Montorsi

Best Publications

  • Updated Nomogram Predicting Lymph Node Invasion in Patients with Prostate Cancer Undergoing Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection: The Essential Importance of Percentage of Positive Cores

    Alberto Briganti;Alessandro Larcher;Firas Abdollah;Umberto Capitanio

  • Erectile dysfunction prevalence, time of onset and association with risk factors in 300 consecutive patients with acute chest pain and angiographically documented coronary artery disease.

    Francesco Montorsi;Alberto Briganti;Andrea Salonia;Patrizio Rigatti

  • RECOVERY OF SPONTANEOUS ERECTILE FUNCTION AFTER NERVE-SPARING RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY WITH AND WITHOUT EARLY INTRACAVERNOUS INJECTIONS OF ALPROSTADIL: RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED TRIAL

    Francesco Montorsi;Giorgio Guazzoni Luigi;Luigi Ferini Strambi;Luigi F. Da Pozzo

  • HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION VERSUS TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE: RESULTS FROM A 2-CENTER, PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED TRIAL IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA

    Francesco Montorsi;Richard Naspro;Andrea Salonia;Nazareno Suardi

  • Sexual Dysfunction is Common in Women with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Urinary Incontinence: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study

    Andrea Salonia;Giuseppe Zanni;Rossella E. Nappi;Alberto Briganti

  • Association between erectile dysfunction and coronary artery disease. Role of coronary clinical presentation and extent of coronary vessels involvement: the COBRA trial

    Piero Montorsi;Paolo M. Ravagnani;Stefano Galli;Francesco Rotatori

  • Complications and Other Surgical Outcomes Associated with Extended Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer

    Alberto Briganti;Felix K.-H. Chun;Andrea Salonia;Nazareno Suardi

  • Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate versus open prostatectomy for prostates >70 g: 24-month follow-up.

    Richard Naspro;Nazareno Suardi;Andrea Salonia;Vincenzo Scattoni

  • Extended and Saturation Prostatic Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Characterisation of Prostate Cancer: A Critical Analysis of the Literature

    Vincenzo Scattoni;Alexandre Zlotta;Rodolfo Montironi;Claude Schulman

  • Two Positive Nodes Represent a Significant Cut-off Value for Cancer Specific Survival in Patients with Node Positive Prostate Cancer. A New Proposal Based on a Two-Institution Experience on 703 Consecutive N+ Patients Treated with Radical Prostatectomy, Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection and Adjuvant Therapy

    Alberto Briganti;Jeffrey R. Karnes;Luigi Filippo Da Pozzo;Cesare Cozzarini

  • Dynamics of male sexual arousal: distinct components of brain activation revealed by fMRI

    Antonio Ferretti;Massimo Caulo;Cosimo Del Gratta;Rosalia Di Matteo

  • The artery size hypothesis: a macrovascular link between erectile dysfunction and coronary artery disease.

    Piero Montorsi;Paolo M. Ravagnani;Stefano Galli;Francesco Rotatori

  • Detection of Lymph-Node Metastases with Integrated [11C]Choline PET/CT in Patients with PSA Failure after Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: Results Confirmed by Open Pelvic-Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy

    Vincenzo Scattoni;Maria Picchio;Nazareno Suardi;Cristina Messa

  • 11C-choline positron emission tomography/computerized tomography for preoperative lymph-node staging in intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancer: comparison with clinical staging nomograms.

    Riccardo Schiavina;Vincenzo Scattoni;Paolo Castellucci;Maria Picchio

  • Multicentric Study Comparing Intravesical Chemotherapy Alone and With Local Microwave Hyperthermia for Prophylaxis of Recurrence of Superficial Transitional Cell Carcinoma

    Renzo Colombo;Luigi Filippo Da Pozzo;Andrea Salonia;Patrizio Rigatti

  • Predictive factors of [(11)C]choline PET/CT in patients with biochemical failure after radical prostatectomy

    Giampiero Giovacchini;Maria Picchio;Elisa Coradeschi;Valentino Bettinardi

  • Pelvic/Retroperitoneal Salvage Lymph Node Dissection for Patients Treated With Radical Prostatectomy With Biochemical Recurrence and Nodal Recurrence Detected by [11C]Choline Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

    Patrizio Rigatti;Nazareno Suardi;Alberto Briganti;Luigi F. Da Pozzo

  • Transperitoneal laparoscopic versus open adrenalectomy for benign hyperfunctioning adrenal tumors: a comparative study.

    Giorgio Guazzoni;Francesco Montorsi;Aldo Bocciardi;Luigi Da Pozzo

  • AMS three-piece inflatable implants for erectile dysfunction: a long-term multi-institutional study in 200 consecutive patients.

    Francesco Montorsi;Patrizio Rigatti;Giorgio Carmignani;Carlo Corbu

  • Menstrual cycle-related changes in plasma oxytocin are relevant to normal sexual function in healthy women

    Andrea Salonia;Rossella E. Nappi;Marina Pontillo;Rita Daverio

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Montorsi
Francesco Montorsi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Andrea Salonia
Andrea Salonia Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Alberto Briganti
Alberto Briganti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giorgio Guazzoni
Giorgio Guazzoni Humanitas University
Nazareno Suardi
Nazareno Suardi University of Genoa
Pierre I. Karakiewicz
Pierre I. Karakiewicz University of Montreal
Marco Bianchi
Marco Bianchi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Felix K.-H. Chun
Felix K.-H. Chun Universität Hamburg
Markus Graefen
Markus Graefen Universität Hamburg
Hartwig Huland
Hartwig Huland Universität Hamburg

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