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Annunziata Lapolla is an expert in Endocrinology at Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova (Italy). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Annunziata Lapolla in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Diabetes Mellitus, Glucose Metabolism Disorders and Pregnancy Complications. Annunziata Lapolla has authored 398 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 8 clinical trials. SLR score: 1,083 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Annunziata Lapolla Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova Italy
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Endocrinology

Subspecialties: Pediatrics - Obstetrics - Biochemistry

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Short Biography

Degree Medicine Padua- University1978 (30/ honors).

1980-2006 Assistant Professor ,October 2006-Associate Professor DIMED, Padua-University. Qualification Full Professor 2014.

Responsible Structure High Specialization Diabetes Pregnancy 2005 ULSS-16 now ULSS6

October 2011- Head UO Diabetologia ULSS-16 then ULSS6

Specialization Endocrinology 1981, Internal Medicine 1991, Qualification Chief Diabetology 1987.

Institutional Activities: member: SID Board 2008-2012; SIBioC Diabetes Interassociation- Study Group; EAPM Advisory Board, EASD Diabetes-Pregnancy- European- Study- Group (DPSG); International –Association- Diabetes Pregnancy- Study- Group (IADPSG), AMD Scientific Committee since 2019, coordinator Diabetes Pregnancy Group SID 1998-2002;

Member: Veneto Region Commissions: Diabetes ,Diabetes AIR Working Group, PDTA Diabetes, PDTA Diabetes Pregnancy,.

Coordinator Working Groups PDTA Obese Child, Obese, Pregnant, adult ULSS6.

Collaborations Ministry of Health:

Commission Member: License decree, Guidelines diagnosis gestational-diabetes (2011); recommendations: " obesity, diabetes 2011", Clinical-organizational guidelines for prevention of pregnancy complications "(2017-2018), updated guidelines for" Physiological Pregnancy " 2020.

Research: Study of advanced-glycation , glycooxidation in diabetes; mass spectrometry evaluation of glycooxidation markers; diabetes and obesity pregnancy

Collaborations: Mass Spectometry Service CNR - Padua; DPSG (DALI research European Community); IADPSG.

Poatgraduate-training

USA 1989, 1990 Cleveland Case –Western-University (non-enzymatic glycation research), USA 1998 Massachusetts- General- Hospital (diabetes course).

Teaching activity: University Course o Medicine, Surgery, Nurse, Dietitians, Schools Specialization Endocrinology, Geriatrics, Padua-University.


Organizations

Career arc: 1988 - 2026
Source: PubMed

Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 398

Citations

Citations: 20 738 1st author: 116 Last author: 78 Unique author: 2

Main journals

Acta Diabetol 32
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 16
Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 15
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 14
J Endocrinol Invest 12

Best Journals

N Engl J Med 2

Breakdown by type

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Innovative Clinical Pathways for Pregnant Women with Obesity: The Padua Project (Northeastern Italy).
PMID 42739732 — diabetes mellitus, pregnant women, diabetes, gestational, hypertension, pregnancy, parturition, gestational age, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, obesity, morbidity, plasma		J Clin Med20260
Improving outcomes through early diagnosis and care in diabetes during pregnancy: are we doing enough?
PMID 42498676 — diabetes mellitus, early diagnosis, pregnancy, pregnancy outcome, preconception care, diagnosis, therapeutics		Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab20260
Diabetes in pregnancy: Endocrine Society and European society of Endocrinology new guidelines.
PMID 42635908 — diabetes mellitus, endocrinology, pregnancy		J Endocrinol Invest20260
Association Between Relative Cord Hyperleptinemia and Offspring Outcomes in Pregnant Women With Overweight or Obesity.
PMID 42629609 — diabetes mellitus, pregnant women, diabetes, gestational, pregnancy, parturition, leptin, obesity, overweight, infant		Pediatr Obes20260
Vitamin D Deficiency During Pregnancy Is Associated With Greater LDL-C Increase, Elevated β-Hydroxybutyrate and Altered Neonatal Metabolic Markers-A Secondary, Pooled Analysis of the Randomized, Controlled Vitamin D and Lifestyle for Gestational Diabetes Prevention Trial (DALI).
PMID 42594354 — diabetes mellitus, vitamin d, diabetes, gestational, pregnancy, life style, blood, vitamins, pregnancy outcome, ketones, obesity, overweight, vitamin d deficiency		Endocrinol Diabetes Metab20260

Clinical Studies 8

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

Synthesis

Study Chair: 1

By phase:

N/A 5
Phase 3 2
Phase 4 1

By status:

Completed 6
Unknown 2

By type:

Interventional 4
Observational 4

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 2
multicentric2to4 1
multicentric5to9 2
multicentricup10 3

Main Topics

Cohort/Consortium Investigators 10

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Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex, ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS