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D-Index
73
Citations
27901
World Ranking
1622
National Ranking
44

Stefano Vella publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 332 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Stefano Vella D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stefano Vella is affiliated with the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy. Their research contributions primarily span the field of medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases, epidemiology, hepatology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and virology.

The specific topics of their work include:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies

They have published in various scientific venues, with recent papers appearing in:

  • Liver International
  • Digestive and Liver Disease
  • The Lancet
  • PubMed
  • BMC Infectious Diseases

Recent publications include:

  • Optimization of hepatitis C virus screening strategies by birth cohort in Italy, 2020, Liver International
  • Profiling the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma after long-term HCV eradication in patients with liver cirrhosis in the PITER cohort, 2023, Digestive and Liver Disease
  • The EU has a global health strategy: the challenge will be in the implementation, 2023, The Lancet
  • Health and Climate Change: science calls for global action., 2020, PubMed
  • The safety of a dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimen for pregnancy and birth outcomes in Ethiopia: evidence from multicenter cohort study, 2024, BMC Infectious Diseases

Stefano Vella frequently collaborates with researchers such as Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Eleni Aklillu, Carlo Torti, N COLLABORATIVE GROUP, and Loreta A. Kondili.

Best Publications

  • Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study

    Devin Razavi-Shearer;Ivane Gamkrelidze;Mindie H Nguyen;Ding-Shinn Chen

  • Changing patterns of mortality across Europe in patients infected with HIV-1.

    A Mocroft;S Vella;TL Benfield;A Chiesi

  • Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults: Updated Recommendations of the International AIDS Society–USA Panel

    Charles C. J. Carpenter;David A. Cooper;Margaret A. Fischl;Jose M. Gatell

  • Treatment for adult HIV infection : 2006 recommendations of the international AIDS society-USA panel

    Scott M. Hammer;Michael S. Saag;Mauro Schechter;Julio S. G. Montaner

  • A randomized, double-blind trial comparing combinations of nevirapine, didanosine, and zidovudine for HIV-infected patients: the INCAS Trial. Italy, The Netherlands, Canada and Australia Study.

    Julio S. G. Montaner;Peter Reiss;David Cooper;Stefano Vella

  • Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection in 1997: Updated Recommendations of the International AIDS Society—USA Panel

    Charles C. J. Carpenter;Margaret A. Fischl;Scott M. Hammer;Martin S. Hirsch

  • Antiretroviral Treatment for Adult HIV Infection in 2002: Updated Recommendations of the International AIDS Society-USA Panel

    Patrick G. Yeni;Scott M. Hammer;Charles C. J. Carpenter;David A. Cooper

  • Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection in 1998: Updated Recommendations of the International AIDS Society–USA Panel

    Charles C. J. Carpenter;Margaret A. Fischl;Scott M. Hammer;Martin S. Hirsch

  • Antiretroviral drug resistance testing in adult HIV-1 infection: Recommendations of an international AIDS society-USA panel

    Martin S. Hirsch;Françoise Brun-Vézinet;Richard T. D'Aquila;Scott M. Hammer

  • Antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in 1996 : Recommendations of an international panel

    Charles C. J. Carpenter;Margaret A. Fischl;Scott M. Hammer;Martin S. Hirsch

  • Hepatitis B and HIV: prevalence, AIDS progression, response to highly active antiretroviral therapy and increased mortality in the EuroSIDA cohort

    Deborah Konopnicki;Amanda Mocroft;S. De Wit;Francisco Antunes

  • Antiretroviral drug resistance testing in adults with HIV infection: Implications for clinical management

    M S Hirsch;B Conway;R T D'Aquila;V A Johnson

  • Treatment for adult HIV infection: 2004 recommendations of the International AIDS Society-USA Panel.

    Patrick G. Yeni;Scott M. Hammer;Martin S. Hirsch;Michael S. Saag

  • Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission

    Linda Gail Bekker;Linda Gail Bekker;George Alleyne;Stefan Baral;Javier Cepeda

  • Beyond viral suppression of HIV – the new quality of life frontier

    Jeffrey V. Lazarus;Jeffrey V. Lazarus;Kelly Safreed-Harmon;Simon E. Barton;Dominique Costagliola

  • Comparison of Sequential Three-Drug Regimens as Initial Therapy for HIV-1 Infection

    Gregory K. Robbins;Victor De Gruttola;Robert W. Shafer;Laura M. Smeaton

  • Barriers to a cure for HIV: new ways to target and eradicate HIV-1 reservoirs

    Christine Katlama;Steven G Deeks;Brigitte Autran;Javier Martinez-Picado

  • Treatment for adult HIV infection: 2006 recommendations of the International AIDS Society--USA panel.

    Scott M Hammer;Michael S Saag;Mauro Schechter;Julio S G Montaner

  • Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Testing in Adult HIV-1 Infection

    Martin S. Hirsch;Scott M. Hammer;Victoria A. Johnson;Daniel R. Kuritzkes

  • Changing incidence of central nervous system diseases in the EuroSIDA cohort

    Antonella D'Arminio Monforte;Paola Cinque;Amanda Mocroft;Frank Detlev Goebel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens D. Lundgren
Jens D. Lundgren Rigshospitalet
Vincenzo Vullo
Vincenzo Vullo Sapienza University of Rome
Massimo Andreoni
Massimo Andreoni University of Rome Tor Vergata
Douglas D. Richman
Douglas D. Richman University of California, San Diego
Emanuele Nicastri
Emanuele Nicastri Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani
Martin S. Hirsch
Martin S. Hirsch Harvard Medical School
Julio S. G. Montaner
Julio S. G. Montaner University of British Columbia
David A. Cooper
David A. Cooper University of New South Wales
Andrew N. Phillips
Andrew N. Phillips University College London
Antonio Craxì
Antonio Craxì University of Palermo

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