Ligia Capuani: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Ligia Capuani's h-index is 17 (20 i10-index, 1,083+ total citations across 5+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Ligia Capuani is affiliated with Universidade de Sao Paulo.
Ligia Capuani is a researcher affiliated with Universidade de Sao Paulo, specializing in Blood Safety. Their work has been cited 1,083 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Ligia Capuani's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 5 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 17
- i10-Index
- 20
- Total Citations
- 1,083
- Citing Countries
- 19
As of June 2026.
Ligia Capuani has an h-index of 17 and 1,083 total citations across 5 publications, with research cited by institutions in 19 countries.
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Ten-Year Incidence of Chagas Cardiomyopathy Among Asymptomatic Trypanosoma cruzi–Seropositive Former Blood Donors
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The researcher established a critical long-term prognosis benchmark for asymptomatic Chagas cardiomyopathy through a seminal ten-year incidence study published in Circulation.
The researcher conducted a seminal analysis of donor deferral patterns across three Brazilian blood centers, establishing a foundational reference for transfusion safety protocols in the region.
The researcher provided critical clinical evidence on transfusion-transmitted dengue during the 2012 Brazilian epidemic, establishing a foundational reference for understanding this transmission route.
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About Ligia Capuani's research
Ligia Capuani is a researcher in Blood Safety at Universidade de Sao Paulo. Their work has been cited 1,083 times across 5 publications (h-index 17), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Ten-Year Incidence of Chagas Cardiomyopathy Among Asymptomatic Trypanosoma cruzi–Seropositive Former Blood Donors” (2013), has accumulated 220 citations. Other influential works include “Transfusion-Transmitted Dengue and Associated Clinical Symptoms During the 2012 Epidemic in Brazil” (2016) with 164 citations and “Duration of dengue viremia in blood donors and relationships between donor viremia, infection incidence and clinical case reports during a large epidemic” (2016) with 77 citations.
Citations of Ligia Capuani's research come primarily from United States, Brazil and France, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











