2026 Elio Cenci: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	53	4007	3696	167	158	134	8443

Overview

Elio Cenci is affiliated with the University of Perugia in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Clinical Biochemistry, Physiology, and Statistical Methods related to uncertainty.

The scientist's work encompasses several key topics including SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, COVID-19 research, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, respiratory viral infections, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, and clinical laboratory practices and quality control.

Recent publications by Elio Cenci include:

"Evaluation of Lumipulse® G SARS-CoV-2 antigen assay automated test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein (NP) in nasopharyngeal swabs for community and population screening" (2021) published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases
"Accelerate Pheno™ Blood Culture Detection System: A Literature Review" (2020) published in Future Microbiology
"Laboratory automation, informatics, and artificial intelligence: current and future perspectives in clinical microbiology" (2023) published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
"Accuracy and Impact on Patient Management of New Tools for Diagnosis of Sepsis: Experience with the T2 Magnetic Resonance Bacteria Panel" (2021) published in Pathogens
"Multicenter Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Tests Reporting Detection of "Trace" of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA" (2021) published in International Journal of Mycobacteriology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

Antonella Mencacci
Barbara Camilloni
Alessio Gili
Riccardo Paggi
Fabrizio Stracci

Elio Cenci's publications have appeared in the following journals:

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Future Microbiology
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Pathogens
International Journal of Mycobacteriology

Best Publications

Impaired neutrophil response and CD4+ T helper cell 1 development in interleukin 6-deficient mice infected with Candida albicans.

L Romani;A Mencacci;E Cenci;R Spaccapelo

364
Citations
Interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 inhibit nitric oxide-dependent macrophage killing of Candida albicans.

Elio Cenci;Luigina Romani;Antonella Mencacci;Roberta Spaccapelo

343
Citations
Evidence for macrophage-mediated protection against lethal Candida albicans infection.

F Bistoni;A Vecchiarelli;E Cenci;P Puccetti

309
Citations
Th1 and Th2 cytokines in mice with invasive aspergillosis.

E Cenci;S Perito;K H Enssle;P Mosci

283
Citations
Cytokine- and T Helper-Dependent Lung Mucosal Immunity in Mice with Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci;Cristiana Fè d'Ostiani;Giuseppe Del Sero

253
Citations
T Cell Vaccination in Mice with Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci;Angela Bacci;Francesco Bistoni

250
Citations
Interleukin-4 Causes Susceptibility to Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis through Suppression of Protective Type I Responses

Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci;Giuseppe Del Sero;Angela Bacci

249
Citations
An immunoregulatory role for neutrophils in CD4+ T helper subset selection in mice with candidiasis.

L Romani;A Mencacci;E Cenci;G Del Sero

234
Citations
Neutralization of IL-10 up-regulates nitric oxide production and protects susceptible mice from challenge with Candida albicans.

Luigina Romani;Paolo Puccetti;Antonella Mencacci;Elio Cenci

229
Citations
Neutrophil production of IL-12 and IL-10 in candidiasis and efficacy of IL-12 therapy in neutropenic mice.

Luigina Romani;Antonella Mencacci;Elio Cenci;Roberta Spaccapelo

208
Citations
Iron Overload Alters Innate and T Helper Cell Responses to Candida albicans in Mice

Antonella Mencacci;Elio Cenci;Johan R. Boelaert;Paola Bucci

204
Citations
CD4+ subset expression in murine candidiasis. Th responses correlate directly with genetically determined susceptibility or vaccine-induced resistance.

Luigina Romani;Antonella Mencacci;Elio Cenci;Roberta Spaccapelo

194
Citations
IL-12 is both required and prognostic in vivo for T helper type 1 differentiation in murine candidiasis.

Luigina Romani;Antonella Mencacci;L Tonnetti;Roberta Spaccapelo

180
Citations
CD80+Gr-1+ Myeloid Cells Inhibit Development of Antifungal Th1 Immunity in Mice with Candidiasis

Antonella Mencacci;Claudia Montagnoli;Angela Bacci;Elio Cenci

179
Citations
Endogenous Interleukin 4 Is Required for Development of Protective CD4+ T Helper Type 1 Cell Responses to Candida albicans

Antonella Mencacci;Giuseppe Del Sero;Elio Cenci;Cristiana Fè d'Ostiani

173
Citations
Interleukin-4 and -10 exacerbate candidiasis in mice.

Laura Tonnetti;Roberta Spaccapelo;Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci

169
Citations
Procalcitonin Levels in Gram-Positive, Gram-Negative, and Fungal Bloodstream Infections

Christian Leli;Marta Ferranti;Amedeo Moretti;Zainab Salim Al Dhahab

167
Citations
T Helper Cell Type 1 (Th1)- and Th2-like Responses Are Present in Mice with Gastric Candidiasis but Protective Immunity Is Associated with Th1 Development

Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci;Roberta Spaccapelo;Laura Tonnetti

166
Citations
Impaired Antifungal Effector Activity but Not Inflammatory Cell Recruitment in Interleukin-6-Deficient Mice with Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci;Andrea Casagrande;Paolo Mosci

145
Citations
Antifungal type 1 responses are upregulated in IL-10-deficient mice.

G Del Sero;A Mencacci;E Cenci;C F d'Ostiani

140
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Bistoni University of Perugia

Antonella Mencacci University of Perugia

Luigina Romani University of Perugia

Anna Vecchiarelli University of Perugia

Paolo Puccetti University of Perugia

Arturo Casadevall Johns Hopkins University

Antonio Cassone University of Siena

Luciano Polonelli University of Parma

Ursula Grohmann University of Perugia

Manfred Kopf ETH Zurich

External Links

Personal website of Elio Cenci

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