2026 Calogero Caruso: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	85	1328	1210	51	48	439	23873
Medicine	85	14704	13850	569	546	445	23905

Overview

Calogero Caruso is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy and has a research focus primarily in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scientific contributions span multiple subfields including Immunology, Physiology, Aging, Infectious Diseases, and Neurology.

The main topics of Caruso's work include:

Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on immunology and aging as well as COVID-19:

"Transplantation of ACE2- Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improves the Outcome of Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia" (2020), Aging and Disease
"Mesenchymal stem cell treatment improves outcome of COVID-19 patients via multiple immunomodulatory mechanisms" (2021), Cell Research
"Aging and chronic inflammation: highlights from a multidisciplinary workshop" (2023), Immunity & Ageing
"The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in Ageing and Longevity: Focus on Sicilian Long-Living Individuals (LLIs)" (2020), Mediators of Inflammation
"Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Aging and Longevity: The Foundation of Resilience" (2020), Aging and Disease

Caruso frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

Giuseppina Candore
Anna Aiello
Giulia Accardi
Mattia Emanuela Ligotti
Anna Calabrò

Their work is published regularly in several journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Translational Medicine UniSa
Preprints.org
Aging and Disease
Clinical & Experimental Immunology

Caruso's research encompasses both fundamental and clinical aspects of aging, immunology, and infectious diseases, evidencing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding disease mechanisms and longevity. The scholar's contributions are reflected in a consistent presence in multidisciplinary journals and collaborations with experts in related biomedical fields.

Best Publications

Transplantation of ACE2 - Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improves the Outcome of Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia.

Zikuan Leng;Rongjia Zhu;Wei Hou;Yingmei Feng

1191
Citations
The Role of Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Obesity-Related Inflammatory Diseases

Carmela Rita Balistreri;Calogero Caruso;Giuseppina Candore

702
Citations
Immunosenescence and Its Hallmarks: How to Oppose Aging Strategically? A Review of Potential Options for Therapeutic Intervention.

Anna Aiello;Farzin Farzaneh;Giuseppina Candore;Calogero Caruso

671
Citations
Innate immunity and inflammation in ageing: a key for understanding age-related diseases.

Federico Licastro;Giuseppina Candore;Domenico Lio;Elisa Porcellini

598
Citations
Inflammatory networks in ageing, age-related diseases and longevity.

Sonya Vasto;Giuseppina Candore;Carmela Rita Balistreri;Marco Caruso

594
Citations
T cells and aging, January 2002 update.

Graham Pawelec;Yvonne Barnett;Ros Forsey;Daniela Frasca

561
Citations
Human immunosenescence : is it infectious?

Graham Pawelec;Arne Akbar;Calogero Caruso;Rafael Solana

490
Citations
Is immunosenescence infectious

Graham Pawelec;Arne Akbar;Calogero Caruso;Rita Effros

363
Citations
Genes involved in immune response/inflammation, IGF1/insulin pathway and response to oxidative stress play a major role in the genetics of human longevity: The lesson of centenarians

Claudio Franceschi;Fabiola Olivieri;Francesca Marchegiani;Maurizio Cardelli

299
Citations
A double-negative (IgD-CD27-) B cell population is increased in the peripheral blood of elderly people.

Giuseppina Colonna-Romano;Matteo Bulati;Alessandra Aquino;Mariavaleria Pellicanò

298
Citations
Aging, longevity, inflammation, and cancer.

Calogero Caruso;Domenico Lio;Luca Cavallone;Claudio Franceschi

282
Citations
Pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases associated with 8.1 ancestral haplotype: effect of multiple gene interactions.

Giuseppina Candore;Domenico Lio;Giuseppina Colonna Romano;Calogero Caruso

252
Citations
Randomized placebo-controlled trial comparing fluticasone aqueous nasal spray in mono-therapy, fluticasone plus cetirizine, fluticasone plus montelukast and cetirizine plus montelukast for seasonal allergic rhinitis.

G. Di Lorenzo;M. L. Pacor;M. E. Pellitteri;G. Morici

235
Citations
Inflammation, genetics, and longevity: further studies on the protective effects in men of IL-10 −1082 promoter SNP and its interaction with TNF-α −308 promoter SNP

D Lio;L Scola;A Crivello;G Colonna-Romano

231
Citations
Genotype frequencies of the +874T→A single nucleotide polymorphism in the first intron of the interferon‐γ gene in a sample of Sicilian patients affected by tuberculosis

D. Lio;V. Marino;A. Serauto;V. Gioia

205
Citations
Age-Related Inflammation: the Contribution of Different Organs, Tissues and Systems. How to Face it for Therapeutic Approaches

E. Cevenini;C. Caruso;G. Candore;M. Capri

205
Citations
CYTOKINE PRODUCTION PATHWAY IN THE ELDERLY

C Caruso;G Candore;D Cigna;G DiLorenzo

193
Citations
Biological significance of soluble IL-2 receptor

Calogero Caruso;Giuseppina Candore;Diego Cigna;Antonio Tobia Colucci

182
Citations
Low grade inflammation as a common pathogenetic denominator in age-related diseases: novel drug targets for anti-ageing strategies and successful ageing achievement.

G Candore;C Caruso;E Jirillo;T Magrone

182
Citations
Immune profiling of Alzheimer patients

Mariavaleria Pellicanò;Anis Larbi;David Goldeck;Giuseppina Colonna-Romano

182
Citations
Opposite effects of interleukin 10 common gene polymorphisms in cardiovascular diseases and in successful ageing: genetic background of male centenarians is protective against coronary heart disease

D Lio;G Candore;A Crivello;L Scola

179
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppina Candore University of Palermo

Domenico Lio University of Palermo

Giuseppina Colonna-Romano University of Palermo

Claudio Franceschi University of Bologna

Graham Pawelec University of Tübingen

Giovanni Scapagnini University of Molise

Carla Giordano Sapienza University of Rome

Miriam Capri University of Bologna

Fabiola Olivieri Marche Polytechnic University

Marco Malavolta Advanced Technology Center

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