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41
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6478
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4915
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216

Antonella Afeltra publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 264 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Antonella Afeltra D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Antonella Afeltra is affiliated with Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma in Italy. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Rheumatology, Immunology, Hematology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Oncology.

The scientist's work spans several main research topics, including:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Antonella Afeltra has contributed to multiple publications in various peer-reviewed journals. Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Clinical Rheumatology
  • Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
  • Biomedical Science and Engineering
  • Autoimmunity Reviews

Some recent papers by Antonella Afeltra encompass the following:

  • The growing role of precision medicine for the treatment of autoimmune diseases; results of a systematic review of literature and Experts' Consensus (2020), published in Autoimmunity Reviews
  • One-year effectiveness, retention rate, and safety of secukinumab in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis: a real-life multicenter study (2020), published in Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy
  • Remission in systemic lupus erythematosus: testing different definitions in a large multicentre cohort (2020), published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Ankylosing Spondylitis: From Traditional Scores to Machine Learning Assessment (2020), published in Rheumatology and Therapy
  • Metabolic syndrome and adipokine levels in systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis (2021), published in Clinical Rheumatology

Their collaborative research involves frequent co-authorship with multiple researchers, including:

  • Luca Navarini
  • Roberto Giacomelli
  • Domenico Paolo Emanuele Margiotta
  • Roberto Perricone
  • Raffaele Scarpa

Best Publications

  • Accuracy of anti-ribosomal P protein antibody testing for the diagnosis of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: an international meta-analysis.

    Fotini B. Karassa;Antonella Afeltra;Ales Ambrozic;Deh-Ming Chang

  • Neuropsychiatric lupus syndromes: relationship with antiphospholipid antibodies.

    Antonella Afeltra;Pierluigi Garzia;Anna Paola Mitterhofer;Marta Vadacca

  • Treatment of idiopathic mixed cryoglobulinemia with alpha interferon.

    Lorenzo Bonomo;Milvia Casato;Antonella Afeltra;Domenico Caccavo

  • Diabetes in chronic liver disease: from old concepts to new evidence.

    Antonio Picardi;Delia D'Avola;Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucci;Giovanni Galati

  • International consensus: What else can we do to improve diagnosis and therapeutic strategies in patients affected by autoimmune rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritides, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome and Sjogren's syndrome)?: The unmet needs and the clinical grey zone in autoimmune disease management

    Roberto Giacomelli;Antonella Afeltra;Alessia Alunno;Chiara Baldini

  • Guidelines for biomarkers in autoimmune rheumatic diseases - evidence based analysis.

    Roberto Giacomelli;Antonella Afeltra;Alessia Alunno;Elena Bartoloni-Bocci

  • Adipokines and systemic lupus erythematosus: relationship with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk factors.

    Marta Vadacca;Domenico Margiotta;Amelia Rigon;Fabio Cacciapaglia

  • Long‐term treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus with cyclosporin A

    Domenico Caccavo;Bruno Laganà;Anna P. Mitterhofer;Giovanni M. Ferri

  • Indirect immunofluorescence in autoimmune diseases: assessment of digital images for diagnostic purpose.

    Amelia Rigon;Paolo Soda;Danila Zennaro;Giulio Iannello

  • Thrombosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: congenital and acquired risk factors.

    Antonella Afeltra;Marta Vadacca;Laura Conti;Sara Galluzzo

  • Lung involvement in connective tissue diseases: a comprehensive review and a focus on rheumatoid arthritis.

    Benedetta Marigliano;Alessandra Soriano;Domenico Margiotta;Marta Vadacca

  • Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody titer predicts time to rheumatoid arthritis onset in patients with undifferentiated arthritis: results from a 2-year prospective study

    Nicola Bizzaro;Elena Bartoloni;Gabriella Morozzi;Stefania Manganelli

  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids: any role in rheumatoid arthritis?

    Luca Navarini;Antonella Afeltra;Gabriele Gallo Afflitto;Domenico Paolo Emanuele Margiotta

  • Cytokines expression in SLE nephritis.

    A Gigante;M L Gasperini;A Afeltra;B Barbano

  • Treatment of cryptosporidiosis in immunocompromised hosts.

    E M Zardi;A Picardi;A Afeltra

  • Expression of CD69 antigen on synovial fluid T cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic synovitis.

    A Afeltra;Mauro Galeazzi;GM Ferri;A Amoroso

  • Anti‐cardiolipin antibodies in autoimmune thyroid diseases

    Paggi A;Caccavo D;Ferri Gm;Di Prima Ma

  • Traditional and non traditional risk factors in accelerated atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGATS Study).

    Barbara Maria Colombo;Fabio Cacciapaglia;Matteo Puntoni;Giuseppe Murdaca

  • IL-1β biological treatment of familial Mediterranean fever.

    Alessandra Soriano;Elena Verecchia;Antonella Afeltra;Raffaele Landolfi

  • Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: tools for the diagnosis.

    Enrico Maria Zardi;Arianna Taccone;Benedetta Marigliano;Domenico P.E. Margiotta

  • Endothelial dysfunction and vascular stiffness in systemic lupus erythematosus: Are they early markers of subclinical atherosclerosis?

    Enrico M. Zardi;Antonella Afeltra

  • Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in ulcerative colitis

    F.G. De Rosa;A. Afeltra;D. Caccavo;O. Leri

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Amoroso
Antonio Amoroso University of Turin
Roberto Giacomelli
Roberto Giacomelli Campus Bio Medico University Hospital
Francesco Caso
Francesco Caso University of Naples Federico II
Roberto Perricone
Roberto Perricone University of Rome Tor Vergata
Angela Tincani
Angela Tincani University of Brescia
Roberto Gerli
Roberto Gerli University of Perugia
Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria University of Padua
Fabrizio Conti
Fabrizio Conti Sapienza University of Rome
Armando Gabrielli
Armando Gabrielli Marche Polytechnic University
Maria Sole Chimenti
Maria Sole Chimenti University of Rome Tor Vergata

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