2026 Andrea Cossarizza: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	100	714	658	19	17	555	50639
Medicine	102	7533	7079	251	236	566	51403

Overview

Andrea Cossarizza is affiliated with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with notable contributions across subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics, with a significant focus on:

COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Immune cells in cancer
HIV Research and Treatment

Among the frequent publication venues for Andrea Cossarizza are:

European Journal of Immunology
Frontiers in Immunology
Nature Communications
Research Square (Research Square)
Cells

Andrea Cossarizza has co-authored extensively with several researchers, including:

Sara De Biasi
Lara Gibellini
Massimo Girardis
Domenico Lo Tartaro
Giovanni Guaraldi

Their notable recent papers include:

"Tocilizumab in patients with severe COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study," 2020, The Lancet Rheumatology
"Marked T cell activation, senescence, exhaustion and skewing towards TH17 in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia," 2020, Nature Communications
"The COVID-19 puzzle: deciphering pathophysiology and phenotypes of a new disease entity," 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
"Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (third edition)," 2021, European Journal of Immunology
"ACE2 gene variants may underlie interindividual variability and susceptibility to COVID-19 in the Italian population," 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

8488
Citations
Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19

Unknown

1594
Citations
A Whole-Genome Association Study of Major Determinants for Host Control of HIV-1

Jacques Fellay;Kevin V. Shianna;Dongliang Ge;Sara Colombo

1514
Citations
Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

1445
Citations
Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

1078
Citations
JC‐1, but not DiOC6(3) or rhodamine 123, is a reliable fluorescent probe to assess ΔΨ changes in intact cells: implications for studies on mitochondrial functionality during apoptosis

Stefano Salvioli;Andrea Ardizzoni;Claudio Franceschi;Andrea Cossarizza

1016
Citations
Tocilizumab in patients with severe COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study

Giovanni Guaraldi;Marianna Meschiari;Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri;Jovana Milic

1005
Citations
Marked T cell activation, senescence, exhaustion and skewing towards TH17 in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Sara De Biasi;Marianna Meschiari;Lara Gibellini;Caterina Bellinazzi

920
Citations
Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

914
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

895
Citations
Increased cytokine production in mononuclear cells of healthy elderly people.

Umberto Fagiolo;Andrea Cossarizza;Enrico Scala;Emanuele Fanales-Belasio

766
Citations
Control of apoptosis by the cellular ATP level

Christoph Richter;Matthias Schweizer;Andrea Cossarizza;Claudio Franceschi

639
Citations
Lymphocyte Subsets and Natural Killer Cell Activity in Healthy Old People and Centenarians

P Sansoni;A Cossarizza;V Brianti;F Fagnoni

633
Citations
The immunology of exceptional individuals: the lesson of centenarians

Claudio Franceschi;Daniela Monti;Paolo Sansoni;Andrea Cossarizza

620
Citations
Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (third edition)

Unknown

589
Citations
OPA1 mutations induce mitochondrial DNA instability and optic atrophy plus phenotypes

Patrizia Amati-Bonneau;Maria Lucia Valentino;Pascal Reynier;Maria Esther Gallardo

586
Citations
Mitochondria are selective targets for the protective effects of heat shock against oxidative injury.

B S Polla;S Kantengwa;D François;S Salvioli

543
Citations
The COVID-19 puzzle: deciphering pathophysiology and phenotypes of a new disease entity.

Marcin F. Osuchowski;Martin S. Winkler;Tomasz Skirecki;Sara Cajander

541
Citations
Quercetin and cancer chemoprevention.

Lara Gibellini;Marcello Pinti;Milena Nasi;Jonas P. Montagna

537
Citations
The Aging Thyroid

Stefano Mariotti;Claudio Franceschi;Andrea Cossarizza;Aldo Pinchera

522
Citations
Aging of the immune system: Focus on inflammation and vaccination

Marcello Pinti;Victor Appay;Judith Campisi;Daniela Frasca

454
Citations
OPA1 mutations associated with dominant optic atrophy impair oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondrial fusion.

Claudia Zanna;Anna Ghelli;Anna Maria Porcelli;Mariusz Karbowski

418
Citations
Hypothesis Control of apoptosis by the cellular ATP level

Christoph Richter;Matthias Schweizer;Andrea Cossarizza;Claudio Franceschi

6
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcello Pinti University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Cristina Mussini University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Claudio Franceschi University of Bologna

Daniela Monti University of Florence

Stefano Salvioli University of Bologna

Enrico Lugli National Institutes of Health

Miriam Capri University of Bologna

Paolo Salomoni German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Roberto Paganelli University of Chieti-Pescara

Edwin L. Cooper University of California, Los Angeles

External Links

Personal website of Andrea Cossarizza

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