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Riccardo Vigneri

Riccardo Vigneri

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
31978
World Ranking
10497
National Ranking
373

Riccardo Vigneri 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 Riccardo Vigneri sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 395 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Riccardo Vigneri 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 Riccardo Vigneri sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 94 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Riccardo Vigneri is affiliated with the University of Catania in Italy and has contributed significantly to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans several subfields including endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, molecular biology, toxicology, mutagenesis, surgery, and oncology.

The main focus of their scientific work revolves around complex interactions between metabolism, diabetes, and cancer. They have also investigated heavy metal exposure and toxicity, pancreatic function and diabetes, as well as thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment. Additional topics explored in their publications include radioactivity and radon measurements, mercury impact and mitigation studies, and diabetes management and research.

Their recent publications reflect this multidisciplinary approach and include:

  • Rethinking the Relationship between Insulin and Cancer, 2020, Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Is Thyroid Cancer Increasing in Incidence and Aggressiveness?, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Other papers connected to related co-authors but featuring topics complementing their focus include:

  • Heavy Metals in the Environment and Thyroid Cancer, 2021, Cancers
  • Increased Thyroid Cancer Incidence in Volcanic Areas: A Role of Increased Heavy Metals in the Environment?, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Maternal Diabetes Impairs Insulin and IGF-1 Receptor Expression and Signaling in Human Placenta, 2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology

Riccardo Vigneri has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including Laura Sciacca, Paolo Vigneri, Fiorenza Gianì, Pasqualino Malandrino, and Marco Russo. Their institutional affiliation and collaboration network indicate a stable research environment focused on endocrinological and molecular biology topics as they relate to health and disease.

Their work has been published repeatedly in specialized venues such as:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Cancers
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Riccardo Vigneri's research has contributed to addressing complex biological questions concerning the role of insulin in cancer and the environmental factors influencing thyroid cancer incidence. Their multidisciplinary expertise centers on combining molecular biology insights with epidemiological and clinical findings related to metabolic and endocrine diseases.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide increasing incidence of thyroid cancer: Update on epidemiology and risk factors

    Gabriella Pellegriti;Francesco Frasca;Concetto Regalbuto;Sebastiano Squatrito

  • Diabetes and cancer

    Paolo Vigneri;Francesco Frasca;Laura Sciacca;Giuseppe Pandini

  • Insulin receptor isoforms and insulin receptor/insulin-like growth factor receptor hybrids in physiology and disease

    Antonino Belfiore;Francesco Frasca;Giuseppe Pandini;Laura Sciacca

  • Insulin receptor isoform A, a newly recognized, high-affinity insulin-like growth factor II receptor in fetal and cancer cells.

    F. Frasca;G. Pandini;P. Scalia;L. Sciacca

  • Glyburide and tolbutamide induce desensitization of insulin release in rat pancreatic islets by different mechanisms.

    A M Rabuazzo;M Buscema;C Vinci;V Caltabiano

  • Chronic exposure to glibenclamide impairs insulin secretion in isolated rat pancreatic islets.

    Damiano Gullo;A. M. Rabuazzo;M. Vetri;C. Gatta

  • Cancer risk in patients with cold thyroid nodules: Relevance of iodine intake, sex, age, and multinodularity☆

    Antonino Belfiore;Giacomo Lucio La Rosa;Gianfranco Antonio La Porta;Dario Giuffrida

  • Insulin/Insulin-like Growth Factor I Hybrid Receptors Have Different Biological Characteristics Depending on the Insulin Receptor Isoform Involved

    Giuseppe Pandini;Francesco Frasca;Rossana Mineo;Laura Sciacca

  • The role of insulin receptors and IGF-I receptors in cancer and other diseases

    Francesco Frasca;Giuseppe Pandini;Laura Sciacca;Vincenzo Pezzino

  • Clinical Behavior and Outcome of Papillary Thyroid Cancers Smaller than 1.5 cm in Diameter: Study of 299 Cases

    Gabriella Pellegriti;Claudia Scollo;Gabriella Lumera;Concetto Regalbuto

  • Overexpression of the c-MET/HGF receptor gene in human thyroid carcinomas.

    Di Renzo Mf;Olivero M;Ferro S;Prat M

  • Elevated insulin receptor content in human breast cancer

    V Papa;V Pezzino;A Costantino;A Belfiore

  • Insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) receptor overexpression in breast cancers leads to insulin/IGF-I hybrid receptor overexpression: evidence for a second mechanism of IGF-I signaling.

    Giuseppe Pandini;Riccardo Vigneri;Angela Costantino;Francesco Frasca

  • Increased aggressiveness of thyroid cancer in patients with Graves' disease

    Antonino Belfiore;Maria Rita Garofalo;Dario Giuffrida;Filippo Runello

  • Chronic exposure to free fatty acids or high glucose induces apoptosis in rat pancreatic islets: Possible role of oxidative stress

    Salvatore Piro;Marcello Anello;Cinzia Di Pietro;Maria Natalia Lizzio

  • Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Receptors Are Overexpressed and Predict a Low Risk in Human Breast Cancer

    Vincenzo Papa;Biancamaria Gliozzo;Gary M. Clark;William L. McGuire

  • Insulin receptor activation by IGF-II in breast cancers: evidence for a new autocrine/paracrine mechanism.

    Laura Sciacca;Angela Costantino;Giuseppe Pandini;Rossana Mineo

  • Insulin Receptor Isoforms in Physiology and Disease: An Updated View.

    Antonino Belfiore;Roberta Malaguarnera;Veronica Vella;Michael C Lawrence;Michael C Lawrence

  • Adiponectin relationship with lipid metabolism is independent of body fat mass: evidence from both cross-sectional and intervention studies.

    Roberto Baratta;Sabrina Amato;Claudia Degano;Maria Grazia Farina

  • Levothyroxine Monotherapy Cannot Guarantee Euthyroidism in All Athyreotic Patients

    Damiano Gullo;Adele Latina;Francesco Frasca;Rosario Le Moli

Frequent Co-Authors

Ira D. Goldfine
Ira D. Goldfine University of California, San Francisco
Sebastiano Filetti
Sebastiano Filetti Sapienza University of Rome
Antonio Pizzuti
Antonio Pizzuti Sapienza University of Rome
Piero Marchetti
Piero Marchetti University of Pisa
Emanuela Mazzon
Emanuela Mazzon University of Messina
Giuseppe Damante
Giuseppe Damante University of Udine
Paolo M. Comoglio
Paolo M. Comoglio FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology
Carla Giordano
Carla Giordano Sapienza University of Rome
Giuseppe Lauria
Giuseppe Lauria University of Milan
Enrico Rizzarelli
Enrico Rizzarelli University of Catania

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