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Claudio Franceschi

Claudio Franceschi

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Medicine
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
153
Citations
109276
World Ranking
1024
National Ranking
23

Claudio Franceschi publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Claudio Franceschi sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,005 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Claudio Franceschi D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Claudio Franceschi sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 153 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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

  • Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span

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

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

    Claudio Franceschi;Judith Campisi

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

    Claudio Franceschi;Miriam Capri;Daniela Monti;Sergio Giunta

  • Geroscience: Linking Aging to Chronic Disease

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

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

    Claudio Franceschi;Paolo Garagnani;Paolo Parini;Cristina Giuliani

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Gut Microbiota and Extreme Longevity.

    Elena Biagi;Claudio Franceschi;Simone Rampelli;Marco Severgnini

  • 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

  • Inflammaging and ‘Garb-aging’

    Claudio Franceschi;Paolo Garagnani;Giovanni Vitale;Miriam Capri

  • Increased cytokine production in mononuclear cells of healthy elderly people.

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

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

    Claudio Franceschi;Paolo Garagnani;Cristina Morsiani;Maria Conte

  • Interventions to Slow Aging in Humans: Are We Ready?

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

  • Control of apoptosis by the cellular ATP level

    Christoph Richter;Matthias Schweizer;Andrea Cossarizza;Claudio Franceschi

  • 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

  • Undulating changes in human plasma proteome profiles across the lifespan

    Benoit Lehallier;David Gate;Nicholas Schaum;Tibor Nanasi

  • The immunology of exceptional individuals: the lesson of centenarians

    Claudio Franceschi;Daniela Monti;Paolo Sansoni;Andrea Cossarizza

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniela Monti
Daniela Monti University of Florence
Stefano Salvioli
Stefano Salvioli University of Bologna
Miriam Capri
Miriam Capri University of Bologna
Fabiola Olivieri
Fabiola Olivieri Marche Polytechnic University
Massimiliano Bonafè
Massimiliano Bonafè University of Bologna
Andrea Cossarizza
Andrea Cossarizza University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Calogero Caruso
Calogero Caruso University of Palermo
Giuseppe Passarino
Giuseppe Passarino University of Calabria
Domenico Lio
Domenico Lio University of Palermo
Giuseppina Candore
Giuseppina Candore University of Palermo

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