2026 Claudio Franceschi: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	153	1024	942	23	23	1005	109276

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Claudio Franceschi is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work spans a broad range of topics, focusing particularly on aging, genetics, nutrition, and the interactions between diet and health.

The primary fields of study for Franceschi include:

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The main subfields of study include:

Molecular Biology
Physiology
Genetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Immunology

Key topics of research cover:

Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
Nutrition and Health in Aging
Nutritional Studies and Diet
Birth, Development, and Health
Diet and metabolism studies
Gut microbiota and health

Among Franceschi's recent papers are:

"Mediterranean diet intervention alters the gut microbiome in older people reducing frailty and improving health status: the NU-AGE 1-year dietary intervention across five European countries" (2020, Gut)
"An inflammatory aging clock (iAge) based on deep learning tracks multimorbidity, immunosenescence, frailty and cardiovascular aging" (2021, Nature Aging)
"Immunology of Aging: the Birth of Inflammaging" (2021, Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology)
"Aging and Imaging Assessment of Body Composition: From Fat to Facts" (2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology)
"Elevated gut microbiome abundance of Christensenellaceae, Porphyromonadaceae and Rikenellaceae is associated with reduced visceral adipose tissue and healthier metabolic profile in Italian elderly" (2021, Gut Microbes)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Paolo Garagnani
Maria Giulia Bacalini
Miriam Capri
Mikhail Ivanchenko
Chiara Pirazzini

Franceschi has published multiple papers in specialized journals, such as:

Ageing Research Reviews (18 publications)
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development (12 publications)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (11 publications)
GeroScience (10 publications)
Nutrients (8 publications)

Best Publications

Inflamm‐aging: An Evolutionary Perspective on Immunosenescence

Claudio Franceschi;Massimiliano Bonafè;Silvana Valensin;Fabiola Olivieri

5224
Citations
Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span

David Furman;Judith Campisi;Judith Campisi;Eric Verdin;Pedro Carrera-Bastos

4456
Citations
Chronic Inflammation (Inflammaging) and Its Potential Contribution to Age-Associated Diseases

Claudio Franceschi;Judith Campisi

3382
Citations
Inflammaging and anti-inflammaging: A systemic perspective on aging and longevity emerged from studies in humans

Claudio Franceschi;Miriam Capri;Daniela Monti;Sergio Giunta

2244
Citations
Geroscience: Linking Aging to Chronic Disease

Brian K. Kennedy;Shelley L. Berger;Anne Brunet;Judith Campisi;Judith Campisi

2172
Citations
Inflammaging: a new immune–metabolic viewpoint for age-related diseases

Claudio Franceschi;Paolo Garagnani;Paolo Parini;Cristina Giuliani

2145
Citations
Through Ageing, and Beyond: Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Status in Seniors and Centenarians

Elena Biagi;Lotta Nylund;Lotta Nylund;Marco Candela;Rita Ostan

1717
Citations
Immunosenescence and Inflamm-Aging As Two Sides of the Same Coin: Friends or Foes?

Tamas Fulop;Anis Larbi;Gilles Dupuis;Aurélie Le Page

1290
Citations
JC‐1, but not DiOC6(3) or rhodamine 123, is a reliable fluorescent probe to assess ΔΨ changes in intact cells: implications for studies on mitochondrial functionality during apoptosis

Stefano Salvioli;Andrea Ardizzoni;Claudio Franceschi;Andrea Cossarizza

1016
Citations
Gut Microbiota and Extreme Longevity.

Elena Biagi;Claudio Franceschi;Simone Rampelli;Marco Severgnini

995
Citations
Mediterranean diet intervention alters the gut microbiome in older people reducing frailty and improving health status: the NU-AGE 1-year dietary intervention across five European countries

Tarini Shankar Ghosh;Simone Rampelli;Ian B Jeffery;Aurelia Santoro

950
Citations
Inflammaging and ‘Garb-aging’

Claudio Franceschi;Paolo Garagnani;Giovanni Vitale;Miriam Capri

828
Citations
Increased cytokine production in mononuclear cells of healthy elderly people.

Umberto Fagiolo;Andrea Cossarizza;Enrico Scala;Emanuele Fanales-Belasio

766
Citations
The Continuum of Aging and Age-Related Diseases: Common Mechanisms but Different Rates.

Claudio Franceschi;Paolo Garagnani;Cristina Morsiani;Maria Conte

765
Citations
Interventions to Slow Aging in Humans: Are We Ready?

Valter D. Longo;Adam Antebi;Andrzej Bartke;Nir Barzilai

644
Citations
Control of apoptosis by the cellular ATP level

Christoph Richter;Matthias Schweizer;Andrea Cossarizza;Claudio Franceschi

639
Citations
Shortage of circulating naive CD8(+) T cells provides new insights on immunodeficiency in aging.

Francesco F. Fagnoni;Rosanna Vescovini;Rosanna Vescovini;Giovanni Passeri;Giovanni Passeri;Giovanni Bologna;Giovanni Bologna

635
Citations
Undulating changes in human plasma proteome profiles across the lifespan

Benoit Lehallier;David Gate;Nicholas Schaum;Tibor Nanasi

630
Citations
The immunology of exceptional individuals: the lesson of centenarians

Claudio Franceschi;Daniela Monti;Paolo Sansoni;Andrea Cossarizza

620
Citations
Inflamm‐ageing and lifelong antigenic load as major determinants of ageing rate and longevity

Massimo De Martinis;Claudio Franceschi;Daniela Monti;Lia Ginaldi

604
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniela Monti University of Florence

Stefano Salvioli University of Bologna

Miriam Capri University of Bologna

Fabiola Olivieri Marche Polytechnic University

Massimiliano Bonafè University of Bologna

Andrea Cossarizza University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Calogero Caruso University of Palermo

Giuseppe Passarino University of Calabria

Domenico Lio University of Palermo

Giuseppina Candore University of Palermo

External Links

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