2026 Catherine Fitting: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	56	3723	3435	169	153	131	11321

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

1320
Citations
Dysregulation of in vitro cytokine production by monocytes during sepsis.

Carlos Munoz;Jean Carlet;Catherine Fitting;Benoit Misset

958
Citations
Cytokine Cascade in Sepsis

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

491
Citations
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

460
Citations
Circulating interleukin-8 concentrations in patients with multiple organ failure of septic and nonseptic origin.

Claire Marty;Benoit Misset;Fabienne Tamion;Catherine Fitting

316
Citations
Resilience to Bacterial Infection: Difference between Species Could Be Due to Proteins in Serum

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

302
Citations
INTERLEUKIN 1 IS RELEASED BY MURINE MACROPHAGES DURING APOPTOSIS INDUCED BY SHIGELLA FLEXNERI

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

279
Citations
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

243
Citations
Endotoxin tolerance: is there a clinical relevance?

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

242
Citations
Cytokine response by monocytes and macrophages to free and lipoprotein-bound lipopolysaccharide.

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

234
Citations
Recombinant C5a enhances interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor release by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated monocytes and macrophages.

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

217
Citations
Dissociation between plasma and monocyte‐associated cytokines during sepsis

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

212
Citations
Circulating cytokines: the tip of the iceberg?

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

202
Citations
Distinct sputum cytokine profiles in cystic fibrosis and other chronic inflammatory airway disease

E Osika;JM Cavaillon;K Chadelat;M Boule

199
Citations
Variable estimates of cytokine levels produced by commercial ELISA kits: results using international cytokine standards

Annick Ledur;Catherine Fitting;Bernard David;Christine Hamberger

182
Citations
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

180
Citations
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

179
Citations
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

172
Citations
Reprogramming of circulatory cells in sepsis and SIRS.

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

168
Citations
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

156
Citations
Complement Factor H Inhibits CD47-Mediated Resolution of Inflammation

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

152
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Marc Cavaillon Institut Pasteur

Didier Payen Université Paris Cité

Nicole Haeffner-Cavaillon Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale

Michel Huerre Institut Pasteur

Françoise Dromer Institut Pasteur

Jean Carlet St. Joseph Hospital

Olivier Lortholary Université Paris Cité

Steve Gerondakis Monash University

Frank L. van de Veerdonk Radboud University

Annick Clement Université Paris Cité

External Links

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