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Sandro Giannini

Sandro Giannini

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
28527
World Ranking
10582
National Ranking
377

Sandro Giannini 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 Sandro Giannini sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 724 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sandro Giannini 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 Sandro Giannini sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

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

Sandro Giannini is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Nephrology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Oncology. The scientist's work spans various topics including Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments, Vitamin D Research Studies, Bone health and osteoporosis research, Bone health and treatments, Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research, Vitamin K Research Studies, and Foot and Ankle Surgery.

The research output includes multiple recent papers published in peer-reviewed journals. Notable works include:

  • "Vitamin K and Osteoporosis", 2020, Nutrients
  • "Definition, Assessment, and Management of Vitamin D Inadequacy: Suggestions, Recommendations, and Warnings from the Italian Society for Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism and Bone Diseases (SIOMMMS)", 2022, Nutrients
  • "Effectiveness of In-Hospital Cholecalciferol Use on Clinical Outcomes in Comorbid COVID-19 Patients: A Hypothesis-Generating Study", 2021, Nutrients
  • "Lycopene and bone: an in vitro investigation and a pilot prospective clinical study", 2020, Journal of Translational Medicine
  • "The Immunologic Profile of Vitamin D and Its Role in Different Immune-Mediated Diseases: An Expert Opinion", 2022, Nutrients

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Stefania Sella, Maria Fusaro, Gaetano Paride Arcidiacono, Mario Plebani, and Martina Zaninotto. This collaborative network reflects ongoing partnerships across multiple research projects.

Research findings have been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Nutrients
  • Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
  • Calcified Tissue International
  • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
  • Preprints.org

Best Publications

  • Platelet-rich plasma: intra-articular knee injections produced favorable results on degenerative cartilage lesions

    Elizaveta Kon;Roberto Buda;Giuseppe Filardo;Alessandro Di Martino

  • Platelet-Rich Plasma Intra-Articular Injection Versus Hyaluronic Acid Viscosupplementation as Treatments for Cartilage Pathology: From Early Degeneration to Osteoarthritis

    Elizaveta Kon;Bert Mandelbaum;Roberto Buda;Giuseppe Filardo

  • Platelet-rich plasma intra-articular knee injections for the treatment of degenerative cartilage lesions and osteoarthritis

    Giuseppe Filardo;Elizaveta Kon;Roberto Buda;Antonio Timoncini

  • Validation of a functional method for the estimation of hip joint centre location.

    Alberto Leardini;Aurelio Cappozzo;Fabio Catani;Soren Toksvig-Larsen

  • Scenery of Staphylococcus implant infections in orthopedics

    Lucio Montanaro;Pietro Speziale;Davide Campoccia;Stefano Ravaioli

  • High prevalence of asymptomatic vertebral fractures in post-menopausal women receiving chronic glucocorticoid therapy: a cross-sectional outpatient study.

    Alberto Angeli;Giuseppe Guglielmi;Andrea Dovio;Giovanni Capelli

  • Data management in gait analysis for clinical applications

    Maria Grazia Benedetti;F. Catani;A. Leardini;E. Pignotti

  • Gait abnormalities in minimally impaired multiple sclerosis patients.

    M G Benedetti;R Piperno;L Simoncini;P Bonato

  • Determinants of adherence to osteoporosis treatment in clinical practice.

    Maurizio Rossini;G. Bianchi;O. Di Munno;S. Giannini

  • One-step Bone Marrow-derived Cell Transplantation in Talar Osteochondral Lesions

    Sandro Giannini;Roberto Buda;Francesca Vannini;Marco Cavallo

  • An anatomically based protocol for the description of foot segment kinematics during gait.

    A. Leardini;M.G. Benedetti;F. Catani;L. Simoncini

  • Vitamin D status and response to treatment in post-menopausal osteoporosis

    Silvano Adami;S. Giannini;G. Bianchi;L. Sinigaglia

  • Arthroscopic Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Surgical Technique and Results

    Sandro Giannini;Roberto Buda;Francesca Vannini;Francesco Di Caprio

  • Operative treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talar dome: current concepts review.

    Sandro Giannini;Francesca Vannini

  • A geometric model of the human ankle joint

    A. Leardini;J. J. O'Connor;Fabio Catani;S. Giannini

  • Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation in Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle Joint

    Sandra Giannini;Roberto Buda;Brunella Grigolo;Francesca Vannini

  • Muscle activation pattern and gait biomechanics after total knee replacement.

    M.G Benedetti;F Catani;T.W Bilotta;M Marcacci

  • Alignments and clinical results in conventional and navigated total knee arthroplasty.

    A. Ensini;Fabio Catani;A. Leardini;M. Romagnoli

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention and management of osteoporosis.

    Maurizio Rossini;Silvano Adami;Francesco Bertoldo;D Diacinti

  • Osteochondral lesions of the knee: a new one-step repair technique with bone-marrow-derived cells.

    Roberto Buda;Francesca Vannini;Marco Cavallo;Brunella Grigolo

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Leardini
Alberto Leardini University of Bologna
Maurilio Marcacci
Maurilio Marcacci University of Bologna
Giuseppe Filardo
Giuseppe Filardo University of Bologna
Elizaveta Kon
Elizaveta Kon Humanitas University
Andrea Facchini
Andrea Facchini University of Bologna
Nicola Baldini
Nicola Baldini University of Bologna
Luciano Merlini
Luciano Merlini University of Bologna
Milena Fini
Milena Fini University of Bologna
Roberto Giardino
Roberto Giardino University of Bologna
Gianluca Giavaresi
Gianluca Giavaresi Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

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