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Catherine Fitting

Catherine Fitting

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
56
Citations
11321
World Ranking
3723
National Ranking
169

Catherine Fitting 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 Catherine Fitting sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 131 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Catherine Fitting 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 Catherine Fitting sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Catherine Fitting is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, particularly in areas related to immunology and microbiology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including public health, environmental and occupational health, immunology, epidemiology, parasitology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their research interests cover diverse topics such as sepsis diagnosis and treatment, neonatal and maternal infections, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, parasites and host interactions, malaria research and control, neonatal respiratory health research, and the neuroscience of respiration and sleep.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Catherine Fitting have been Charles de Roquetaillade, Cédric Laouénan, Carine Roy, Marie Thuong, and Élie Azoulay.

They have published in several scientific journals systematically, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • Journal of Infection
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers by Catherine Fitting cover a range of topics related to infection, immune response, and respiratory health, as exemplified by the following publications:

  • "Surfactant-secreted phospholipase A2 interplay and respiratory outcome in preterm neonates," 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • "Optimal combination of early biomarkers for infection and sepsis diagnosis in the emergency department: The BIPS study," 2021, Journal of Infection
  • "Clustering ICU patients with sepsis based on the patterns of their circulating biomarkers: A secondary analysis of the CAPTAIN prospective multicenter cohort study," 2022, PLoS ONE
  • "Cytokine profiles in adults with imported malaria," 2023, Scientific Reports
  • "Clustering ICU patients with sepsis based on the patterns of their circulating biomarkers: a secondary analysis of the CAPTAIN prospective multicenter cohort study," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Successful Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest as a "Sepsis-Like" Syndrome

    Christophe Adrie;Minou Adib-Conquy;Ivan Laurent;Mehran Monchi

  • Dysregulation of in vitro cytokine production by monocytes during sepsis.

    Carlos Munoz;Jean Carlet;Catherine Fitting;Benoit Misset

  • Cytokine Cascade in Sepsis

    Jean-Marc Cavaillon;Minou Adib-Conquy;Catherine Fitting;Christophe Adrie

  • Synergistic stimulation of human monocytes and dendritic cells by Toll-like receptor 4 and NOD1- and NOD2-activating agonists.

    Jörg H. Fritz;Stephen E. Girardin;Catherine Fitting;Catherine Werts

  • Circulating interleukin-8 concentrations in patients with multiple organ failure of septic and nonseptic origin.

    Claire Marty;Benoit Misset;Fabienne Tamion;Catherine Fitting

  • Resilience to Bacterial Infection: Difference between Species Could Be Due to Proteins in Serum

    H. Shaw Warren;Catherine Fitting;Eva Hoff;Minou Adib-Conquy

  • INTERLEUKIN 1 IS RELEASED BY MURINE MACROPHAGES DURING APOPTOSIS INDUCED BY SHIGELLA FLEXNERI

    Arturo Zychlinsky;Catherine Fitting;Jean-Marc Cavaillon;Philippe J. Sansonetti

  • NF-kappaB expression in mononuclear cells of patients with sepsis resembles that observed in lipopolysaccharide tolerance.

    Minou Adib-Conquy;Christophe Adrie;Pierre Moine;Karim Asehnoune

  • Endotoxin tolerance: is there a clinical relevance?

    Jean-Marc Cavaillon;Christophe Adrie;Catherine Fitting;Minou Adib-Conquy

  • Cytokine response by monocytes and macrophages to free and lipoprotein-bound lipopolysaccharide.

    J M Cavaillon;C Fitting;N Haeffner-Cavaillon;S J Kirsch

  • Recombinant C5a enhances interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor release by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated monocytes and macrophages.

    Jean-Marc Cavaillon;Catherine Fitting;Nicole Haeffner-Cavaillon

  • Dissociation between plasma and monocyte‐associated cytokines during sepsis

    Carlos Munoz;Benoit Misset;Catherine Fitting;Jean-Pierre Blériot

  • Circulating cytokines: the tip of the iceberg?

    J M Cavaillon;C Munoz;C Fitting;B Misset

  • Distinct sputum cytokine profiles in cystic fibrosis and other chronic inflammatory airway disease

    E Osika;JM Cavaillon;K Chadelat;M Boule

  • Variable estimates of cytokine levels produced by commercial ELISA kits: results using international cytokine standards

    Annick Ledur;Catherine Fitting;Bernard David;Christine Hamberger

  • Up-regulation of MyD88s and SIGIRR, molecules inhibiting Toll-like receptor signaling, in monocytes from septic patients.

    Minou Adib-Conquy;Christophe Adrie;Catherine Fitting;Olivier Gattolliat

  • The WalKR System Controls Major Staphylococcal Virulence Genes and Is Involved in Triggering the Host Inflammatory Response

    Aurélia Delauné;Sarah Dubrac;Charlène Blanchet;Olivier Poupel

  • Immunodepression in sepsis and SIRS assessed by ex vivo cytokine production is not a generalized phenomenon: a review.

    Jean-Marc Cavaillon;Minou Adib-Conquy;Isabelle Cloëz-Tayarani;Catherine Fitting

  • Reprogramming of circulatory cells in sepsis and SIRS.

    J.-M. Cavaillon;C. Adrie;C. Fitting;M. Adib-Conquy

  • Reduced Ex Vivo Interleukin-8 Production by Neutrophils in Septic and Nonseptic Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

    Christelle Marie;Jane Muret;Catherine Fitting;Marie-Reine Losser

  • Complement Factor H Inhibits CD47-Mediated Resolution of Inflammation

    Bertrand Calippe;Sebastien Augustin;Fanny Beguier;Hugo Charles-Messance

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Marc Cavaillon
Jean-Marc Cavaillon Institut Pasteur
Didier Payen
Didier Payen Université Paris Cité
Nicole Haeffner-Cavaillon
Nicole Haeffner-Cavaillon Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Michel Huerre
Michel Huerre Institut Pasteur
Françoise Dromer
Françoise Dromer Institut Pasteur
Jean Carlet
Jean Carlet St. Joseph Hospital
Olivier Lortholary
Olivier Lortholary Université Paris Cité
Steve Gerondakis
Steve Gerondakis Monash University
Frank L. van de Veerdonk
Frank L. van de Veerdonk Radboud University
Annick Clement
Annick Clement Université Paris Cité

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