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Diego Franciotta

Diego Franciotta

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
46
Citations
11225
World Ranking
4582
National Ranking
200

Diego Franciotta 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 Diego Franciotta sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 192 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Diego Franciotta 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 Diego Franciotta sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Diego Franciotta is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and specializes in Medicine, with a focus on Neurology.

Their research spans several main and subfields including:

  • Neurology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Epidemiology
  • Rheumatology

Franciotta's work covers a range of topics within these fields, such as:

  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
  • Cellular transport and secretion

Among the recent publications associated with Franciotta's research are:

  • "Guillain-Barré Syndrome Associated with SARS-CoV-2" (2020), published in the New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Cerebrospinal fluid findings in COVID-19: a multicenter study of 150 lumbar punctures in 127 patients" (2022), published in Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature" (2020), published in Frontiers in Neurology
  • "Cell-based assays for the detection of MOG antibodies: a comparative study" (2020), published in Journal of Neurology
  • "Seizures and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies: Two paradigmatic cases and a review of the literature" (2020), published in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Franciotta frequently collaborates with several researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Matteo Gastaldi
  • Pietro Businaro
  • Silvia Scaranzin
  • Luana Benedetti
  • Stefano Masciocchi

Their publications often appear in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Journal of Neurology

Best Publications

  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome Associated with SARS-CoV-2.

    Gianpaolo Toscano;Francesco Palmerini;Sabrina Ravaglia;Luigi Ruiz

  • MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 2: Epidemiology, clinical presentation, radiological and laboratory features, treatment responses, and long-term outcome

    Sven Jarius;Klemens Ruprecht;Ingo Kleiter;Nadja Borisow

  • Dysregulated Epstein-Barr virus infection in the multiple sclerosis brain

    Barbara Serafini;Barbara Rosicarelli;Diego Franciotta;Roberta Magliozzi

  • A consensus protocol for the standardization of cerebrospinal fluid collection and biobanking

    Charlotte Teunissen;Axel Petzold;Jeffrey L. Bennett;Frode S. Berven

  • MOG encephalomyelitis: International recommendations on diagnosis and antibody testing

    S. Jarius;F. Paul;F. Paul;O. Aktas;N. Asgari

  • MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 1: Frequency, syndrome specificity, influence of disease activity, long-term course, association with AQP4-IgG, and origin.

    Sven Jarius;Klemens Ruprecht;Ingo Kleiter;Nadja Borisow

  • Idiosyncratic adverse reactions to antiepileptic drugs.

    Gaetano Zaccara;Diego Franciotta;Emilio Perucca

  • Cerebrospinal fluid findings in aquaporin-4 antibody positive neuromyelitis optica: results from 211 lumbar punctures.

    S. Jarius;F. Paul;D. Franciotta;K. Ruprecht

  • Mechanisms of Disease: aquaporin-4 antibodies in neuromyelitis optica

    Sven Jarius;Friedemann Paul;Diego Franciotta;Patrick Waters

  • Conversion from clinically isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis: A large multicentre study

    J. Kuhle;G. Disanto;R. Dobson;R. Adiutori

  • B cells and multiple sclerosis.

    Diego Franciotta;Marco Salvetti;Francesco Lolli;Barbara Serafini

  • Antibody to aquaporin 4 in the diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica.

    Friedemann Paul;Sven Jarius;Orhan Aktas;Orhan Aktas;Martin Bluthner

  • Intrathecal Delivery of IFN-γ Protects C57BL/6 Mice from Chronic-Progressive Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Increasing Apoptosis of Central Nervous System-Infiltrating Lymphocytes

    Roberto Furlan;Elena Brambilla;Francesca Ruffini;Pietro L. Poliani

  • MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 3: Brainstem involvement - frequency, presentation and outcome.

    Sven Jarius;Ingo Kleiter;Klemens Ruprecht;Nasrin Asgari

  • A consensus protocol for the standardisation of cerebrospinal fluid collection and biobanking

    Charlotte E. Teunissen;Axel Petzold;Jeffrey L. Bennett;Frode S. Berven

  • Standardized method for the detection of antibodies to aquaporin-4 based on a highly sensitive immunofluorescence assay employing recombinant target antigen

    S. Jarius;C. Probst;K. Borowski;D. Franciotta

  • Elevated alpha-tumor necrosis factor levels in spinal fluid from HIV-1-infected patients with central nervous system involvement.

    L. M. E. Grimaldi;G. V. Martino;D. M. Franciotta;R. Brustia

  • NMO-IgG in the diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica

    S. Jarius;D. Franciotta;R. Bergamaschi;H. Wright

  • Serum and CSF levels of MCP-1 and IP-10 in multiple sclerosis patients with acute and stable disease and undergoing immunomodulatory therapies.

    Diego Franciotta;Gianvito Martino;Elisabetta Zardini;Roberto Furlan

  • Reactive astrocytes and Wnt/β-catenin signaling link nigrostriatal injury to repair in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine model of Parkinson's disease

    Francesca L'Episcopo;Cataldo Tirolo;Nuccio Testa;Salvatore Caniglia

  • Similar low frequency of anti-MOG IgG and IgM in MS patients and healthy subjects

    V. Lampasona;D. Franciotta;R. Furlan;S. Zanaboni

  • Frequency and prognostic impact of antibodies to aquaporin-4 in patients with optic neuritis

    Sven Jarius;Sven Jarius;Jette Frederikson;Patrick Waters;Friedemann Paul

  • Frequency and syndrome specificity of antibodies to aquaporin-4 in neurological patients with rheumatic disorders

    Sven Jarius;Christian Jacobi;Jerome De Seze;Helene Zephir

  • Postinfectious inflammatory disorders Subgroups based on prospective follow-up

    E. Marchioni;S. Ravaglia;G. Piccolo;M. Furione

  • Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders in patients with myasthenia gravis: ten new aquaporin-4 antibody positive cases and a review of the literature.

    S Jarius;F Paul;F Paul;D Franciotta;J de Seze

  • Antibodies to neurofascin, contactin-1, and contactin-associated protein 1 in CIDP: Clinical relevance of IgG isotype

    A. Cortese;R. Lombardi;C. Briani;I. Callegari

  • Increased blood-cerebrospinal fluid transfer of albumin in advanced Parkinson’s disease

    Valerio Pisani;Alessandro Stefani;Mariangela Pierantozzi;Silvia Natoli

  • Rituximab in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: a report of 13 cases and review of the literature

    Luana Benedetti;Chiara Briani;Diego Franciotta;Raffaella Fazio

  • The MRZ reaction as a highly specific marker of multiple sclerosis: re-evaluation and structured review of the literature.

    Sven Jarius;P. Eichhorn;D. Franciotta;H. F. Petereit

  • MOG-Enzephalomyelitis: Internationale Empfehlungen zu Diagnose und Antikörpertestung [MOG encephalomyelitis: international recommendations on diagnosis and antibody testing]

    S. Jarius;F. Paul;O. Aktas;N. Asgari

Frequent Co-Authors

Gianvito Martino
Gianvito Martino Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Roberto Furlan
Roberto Furlan San Raffaele Hospital
Friedemann Paul
Friedemann Paul Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Brigitte Wildemann
Brigitte Wildemann University Hospital Heidelberg
Angela Vincent
Angela Vincent University of Oxford
Klemens Ruprecht
Klemens Ruprecht Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Hayrettin Tumani
Hayrettin Tumani University of Ulm
Gavin Giovannoni
Gavin Giovannoni Queen Mary University of London
Manuel Comabella
Manuel Comabella Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca

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