2026 Cecilia Garlanda: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	98	783	716	22	20	267	39680
Medicine	98	8858	8313	302	287	269	39740

Overview

Cecilia Garlanda is affiliated with Humanitas University in Italy and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of immunology and microbiology, as well as medicine. Their work covers a wide range of topics focusing on immune mechanisms, infectious diseases, and cancer biology.

Their research spans several subfields, including immunology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, oncology, and neurology. The scientist's main thematic interests encompass biomarkers in disease mechanisms, immune cell function and interaction, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, immune cells in cancer, immunotherapy and immune responses, the complement system in diseases, and inflammasome and immune disorders.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

Alberto Mantovani
Barbara Bottazzi
Domenico Supino
Andrea Doni
Elena Magrini

Garlanda has contributed to scientific literature published in various venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Frontiers in Immunology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cellular and Molecular Immunology
Nature Immunology

Recent publications by Garlanda include:

"Macrophages as tools and targets in cancer therapy," 2022, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
"Complement as a target in COVID-19?", 2020, Nature Reviews Immunology
"The first case of COVID-19 treated with the complement C3 inhibitor AMY-101," 2020, Clinical Immunology
"Complement C3 vs C5 inhibition in severe COVID-19: Early clinical findings reveal differential biological efficacy," 2020, Clinical Immunology
"Humoral Innate Immunity and Acute-Phase Proteins," 2023, New England Journal of Medicine

Their research commonly explores the role of the complement system, immune cell interactions in cancer, and mechanisms underlying immune response regulation. This work contributes to a better understanding of immune modulation in both oncological and infectious disease contexts, including the molecular responses to COVID-19.

Best Publications

Cancer-related inflammation, the seventh hallmark of cancer: links to genetic instability.

Francesco Colotta;Paola Allavena;Antonio Sica;Cecilia Garlanda

3492
Citations
The Interleukin-1 Family: Back to the Future

Cecilia Garlanda;Charles A. Dinarello;Alberto Mantovani

2234
Citations
Central role for G protein-coupled phosphoinositide 3-kinase γ in inflammation

Emilio Hirsch;Vladimir L. Katanaev;Cecilia Garlanda;Ornella Azzolino

1544
Citations
Interleukin-1 and Related Cytokines in the Regulation of Inflammation and Immunity.

Alberto Mantovani;Alberto Mantovani;Charles A. Dinarello;Martina Molgora;Cecilia Garlanda

1057
Citations
Pentraxins at the crossroads between innate immunity, inflammation, matrix deposition, and female fertility.

Cecilia Garlanda;Barbara Bottazzi;Antonio Bastone;Alberto Mantovani

1050
Citations
AHR drives the development of gut ILC22 cells and postnatal lymphoid tissues via pathways dependent on and independent of Notch

Jacob S Lee;Marina Cella;Keely G McDonald;Cecilia Garlanda

864
Citations
Non-redundant role of the long pentraxin PTX3 in anti-fungal innate immune response

Cecilia Garlanda;Emilio Hirsch;Silvia Bozza;Antonietta Salustri

823
Citations
Involvement of endothelial PECAM-1/CD31 in angiogenesis.

Horace M. DeLisser;Melpo Christofidou-Solomidou;Robert M. Strieter;Marie D. Burdick

786
Citations
The Yin-Yang of tumor-associated macrophages in neoplastic progression and immune surveillance.

Paola Allavena;Antonio Sica;Cecilia Garlanda;Alberto Mantovani

768
Citations
An integrated view of humoral innate immunity: pentraxins as a paradigm.

Barbara Bottazzi;Andrea Doni;Cecilia Garlanda;Alberto Mantovani

705
Citations
Tumor associated macrophages and neutrophils in cancer.

Maria Rosaria Galdiero;Eduardo Bonavita;Isabella Barajon;Cecilia Garlanda

682
Citations
Sexual Dimorphism in Innate Immunity

Sébastien Jaillon;Kevin Berthenet;Cecilia Garlanda

665
Citations
The humoral pattern recognition receptor PTX3 is stored in neutrophil granules and localizes in extracellular traps

Sébastien Jaillon;Giuseppe Peri;Yves Delneste;Isabelle Frémaux

654
Citations
Heterogeneity of Endothelial Cells Specific Markers

Cecilia Garlanda;Elisabetta Dejana

646
Citations
Pentraxins in innate immunity: from C-reactive protein to the long pentraxin PTX3.

Alberto Mantovani;Cecilia Garlanda;Andrea Doni;Barbara Bottazzi

566
Citations
Pathways connecting inflammation and cancer

Paola Allavena;Cecilia Garlanda;Maria Grazia Borrello;Antonio Sica

551
Citations
PTX3 plays a key role in the organization of the cumulus oophorus extracellular matrix and in in vivo fertilization.

Antonietta Salustri;Cecilia Garlanda;Emilio Hirsch;Marika De Acetis

544
Citations
Macrophage Diversity and Polarization in Atherosclerosis. A Question of Balance

Alberto Mantovani;Cecilia Garlanda;Massimo Locati

538
Citations
Tumor associated macrophages and neutrophils in tumor progression

Maria R. Galdiero;Cecilia Garlanda;Sébastien Jaillon;Gianni Marone

507
Citations
Complement as a target in COVID-19?

Antonio M. Risitano;Dimitrios C. Mastellos;Markus Huber-Lang;Despina Yancopoulou

496
Citations
Regulation of leukocyte recruitment by the long pentraxin PTX3

Livija Deban;Remo Castro Russo;Marina Sironi;Federica Moalli

494
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University

Barbara Bottazzi Humanitas University

Andrea Doni Humanitas Research Hospital

Marina Sironi Humanitas University

Nadia Polentarutti Humanitas University

Annunciata Vecchi Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

Charles A. Dinarello University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Giuseppe Danilo Norata University of Milan

Giuseppe Peri Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

Paola Allavena Humanitas University

External Links

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