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Roberto Vettor

Roberto Vettor

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90
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28483
World Ranking
12243
National Ranking
457

Overview

Roberto Vettor is a researcher affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with significant contributions across several subfields, including Physiology, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, and Surgery.

Their recent publications address diverse topics within clinical and metabolic research. Notable papers include:

  • EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), 2024, Journal of Hepatology
  • Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity, 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity: ESPEN and EASO Consensus Statement, 2022, Obesity Facts
  • Androgen-deprivation therapies for prostate cancer and risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2: a population-based study (N = 4532), 2020, Annals of Oncology
  • Definition and diagnostic criteria for sarcopenic obesity: ESPEN and EASO consensus statement, 2022, Clinical Nutrition

The frequent topical areas of their work focus on clinical and metabolic health challenges, including:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes

Roberto Vettor collaborates with several frequent coauthors in their research, including:

  • Marco Rossato
  • Luca Busetto
  • Angelo Di Vincenzo
  • Silvia Bettini
  • Marnie Granzotto

Their work is often published in prominent scholarly venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
  • Nutrients
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Internal and Emergency Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine

Best Publications

  • EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Giulio Marchesini;Christopher P. Day;Jean Francois Dufour;Ali Canbay

  • 3 years of liraglutide versus placebo for type 2 diabetes risk reduction and weight management in individuals with prediabetes: a randomised, double-blind trial

    Carel W le Roux;Carel W le Roux;Arne Astrup;Ken Fujioka;Frank Greenway

  • Chronic intracerebroventricular neuropeptide-Y administration to normal rats mimics hormonal and metabolic changes of obesity

    N Zarjevski;I Cusin;R Vettor;F Rohner-Jeanrenaud

  • Insulin Resistance in Morbid Obesity: Reversal With Intramyocellular Fat Depletion

    Aldo V. Greco;Gertrude Mingrone;Annalisa Giancaterini;Melania Manco

  • Androgen-deprivation therapies for prostate cancer and risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2: a population-based study (N = 4532).

    Monica Montopoli;Sara Zumerle;Roberto Vettor;Massimo Rugge

  • Reduced Plasma Visfatin/Pre-B Cell Colony-Enhancing Factor in Obesity Is Not Related to Insulin Resistance in Humans

    Claudio Pagano;Catia Pilon;Massimiliano Olivieri;Paola Mason

  • Sarcopenic Obesity: Time to Meet the Challenge.

    Rocco Barazzoni;Stephan Bischoff;Yves Boirie;Luca Busetto

  • SGLT2 Inhibitors and the Diabetic Kidney.

    Paola Fioretto;Alberto Zambon;Marco Rossato;Luca Busetto

  • Plasma adiponectin is decreased in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

    Claudio Pagano;Giorgio Soardo;Walter Esposito;Francesco Fallo

  • High glucose induces adipogenic differentiation of muscle-derived stem cells

    Paola Aguiari;Sara Leo;Barbara Zavan;Vincenzo Vindigni

  • The origin of intermuscular adipose tissue and its pathophysiological implications.

    Roberto Vettor;Gabriella Milan;Chiara Franzin;Marta Sanna

  • Increased serum resistin in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is related to liver disease severity and not to insulin resistance

    Claudio Pagano;Giorgio Soardo;Catia Pilon;Carla Milocco

  • The endogenous cannabinoid system stimulates glucose uptake in human fat cells via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and calcium-dependent mechanisms.

    Claudio Pagano;Catia Pilon;Alessandra Calcagno;Riccardo Urbanet

  • Resistin and Adiponectin Expression in Visceral Fat of Obese Rats: Effect of Weight Loss

    Gabriella Milan;Marnie Granzotto;Alessandro Scarda;Alessandra Calcagno

  • Plasma leptin is independently associated with the intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery

    M Ciccone;Roberto Vettor;N Pannacciulli;A Minenna

  • Irisin prevents and restores bone loss and muscle atrophy in hind-limb suspended mice

    Graziana Colaianni;Teresa Mongelli;Concetta Cuscito;Paolo Pignataro

  • Review article: adipocytokines and insulin resistance.

    Roberto Vettor;Gabriella Milan;Marco Rossato;Giovanni Federspil

  • Anorexia nervosa is characterized by increased adiponectin plasma levels and reduced nonoxidative glucose metabolism.

    Nicola Pannacciulli;Roberto Vettor;Gabriella Milan;Marnie Granzotto

  • Adiponectin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

    Francesco Orio;Stefano Palomba;Teresa Cascella;Gabriella Milan

  • Critical appraisal of definitions and diagnostic criteria for sarcopenic obesity based on a systematic review

    Lorenzo M. Donini;Luca Busetto;Juergen M. Bauer;Stephan Bischoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Plebani
Mario Plebani University of Padua
Angelo Avogaro
Angelo Avogaro University of Padua
Matteo Fassan
Matteo Fassan University of Padua
Gian Paolo Fadini
Gian Paolo Fadini University of Padua
Jürgen K. Naggert
Jürgen K. Naggert University of Salerno
Yiannis Koutedakis
Yiannis Koutedakis University Of Thessaly
Paolo Angeli
Paolo Angeli University of Padua
Carlo Foresta
Carlo Foresta University of Padua
Rosario Rizzuto
Rosario Rizzuto University of Padua
Walter Ageno
Walter Ageno University of Insubria

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