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Fernando Q. Cunha 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 Fernando Q. Cunha sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 706 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fernando Q. Cunha 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 Fernando Q. Cunha sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 162 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Fernando Q. Cunha is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has made contributions to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's publication record includes significant papers such as:

  • "SARS-CoV-2-triggered neutrophil extracellular traps mediate COVID-19 pathology" (2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine)
  • "Inflammasomes are activated in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and are associated with COVID-19 severity in patients" (2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine)
  • "Morphological, cellular, and molecular basis of brain infection in COVID-19 patients" (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "PKM2 promotes Th17 cell differentiation and autoimmune inflammation by fine-tuning STAT3 activation" (2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine)
  • "Beneficial effects of colchicine for moderate to severe COVID-19: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial" (2021, RMD Open)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fernando Q. Cunha include:

  • Thiago M. Cunha
  • José C. Alves-Filho
  • Flávio P. Veras
  • Paulo Louzada-Júnior
  • Ayda Henriques Schneider

The researcher has published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cell Reports

Fernando Q. Cunha's main research topics include:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

In recognition of their scientific contributions, the researcher was awarded the title of Fellow by The World Academy of Sciences in 2014.

Best Publications

  • The pivotal role of tumour necrosis factor α in the development of inflammatory hyperalgesia

    F.Q. Cunha;S. Poole;B.B. Lorenzetti;S.H. Ferreira

  • SARS-CoV-2-triggered neutrophil extracellular traps mediate COVID-19 pathology.

    Flavio Protasio Veras;Marjorie Cornejo Pontelli;Camila Meirelles Silva;Juliana E Toller-Kawahisa

  • Inflammasomes are activated in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and are associated with COVID-19 severity in patients.

    Tamara S. Rodrigues;Keyla S.G. De Sá;Adriene Y. Ishimoto;Amanda Becerra

  • Involvement of resident macrophages and mast cells in the writhing nociceptive response induced by zymosan and acetic acid in mice

    Ronaldo A Ribeiro;Mariana L Vale;Sara M Thomazzi;Adriana B.P Paschoalato

  • A cascade of cytokines mediates mechanical inflammatory hypernociception in mice.

    T. M. Cunha;W. A. Verri;J. S. Silva;S. Poole

  • Hypernociceptive role of cytokines and chemokines: targets for analgesic drug development?

    Waldiceu A. Verri;Thiago M. Cunha;Carlos A. Parada;Stephen Poole

  • Feedback inhibition of nitric oxide synthase activity by nitric oxide

    J. Assreuy;F.Q. Cunha;F.Y. Liew;S. Moncada

  • Interleukin-33 attenuates sepsis by enhancing neutrophil influx to the site of infection

    Jose C Alves-Filho;Fabiane Sônego;Fabricio O Souto;Andressa Freitas

  • Interleukin-10 (IL-10) inhibits the induction of nitric oxide synthase by interferon-γ in murine macrophages

    F.Q. Cunha;S. Mohcada;F.Y. Liew

  • Chemokines in Oral Inflammatory Diseases: Apical Periodontitis and Periodontal Disease

    T.A. Silva;G.P. Garlet;S.Y. Fukada;J.S. Silva

  • Nitric oxide is involved in control of Trypanosoma cruzi-induced parasitemia and directly kills the parasite in vitro.

    G N R Vespa;Fernando de Queiroz Cunha;João Santana da Silva

  • An electronic pressure-meter nociception paw test for mice

    T.M. Cunha;W.A. Verri Jr.;G.G. Vivancos;I.F. Moreira

  • Interleukin‐8 as a mediator of sympathetic pain

    F.Q. Cunha;B.B. Lorenzetti;S. Poole;S.H. Ferreira

  • A Role for IL-18 in Neutrophil Activation

    Bernard P. Leung;Shauna Culshaw;J. Alastair Gracie;David Hunter

  • Paclitaxel Reduces Tumor Growth by Reprogramming Tumor-Associated Macrophages to an M1 Profile in a TLR4-Dependent Manner

    Carlos W Wanderley;Carlos W Wanderley;David F Colon;Joao Paulo Mesquita Luiz;Francisco F Oliveira;Francisco F Oliveira

  • Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Induce Organ Damage during Experimental and Clinical Sepsis

    Paula Giselle Czaikoski;José Maurício Segundo Correia Mota;Daniele Carvalho Nascimento;Fabiane Sônego

  • Production of nitric oxide and superoxide by activated macrophages and killing of Leishmania major.

    Jamil Assreuy;Fernando Q. Cunha;Monica Epperlein;Alberto Noronha-Dutra

  • Tumor necrosis factor alpha mediates resistance to Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice by inducing nitric oxide production in infected gamma interferon-activated macrophages.

    J. S. Silva;G. N. R. Vespa;M. A. G. Cardoso;J. C. S. Aliberti

  • Crucial role of neutrophils in the development of mechanical inflammatory hypernociception

    Thiago M. Cunha;Waldiceu A. Verri;Ieda R. Schivo;Marcelo H. Napimoga

  • Regulation of chemokine receptor by Toll-like receptor 2 is critical to neutrophil migration and resistance to polymicrobial sepsis

    Jose C. Alves-Filho;Andressa Freitas;Fabricio O. Souto;Fernando Spiller

Frequent Co-Authors

Thiago M. Cunha
Thiago M. Cunha Universidade de São Paulo
José C. Alves-Filho
José C. Alves-Filho Universidade de São Paulo
João S. Silva
João S. Silva Universidade de São Paulo
Mauro M. Teixeira
Mauro M. Teixeira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Foo Y. Liew
Foo Y. Liew University of Glasgow
Dario S. Zamboni
Dario S. Zamboni Universidade de São Paulo
Stephen Poole
Stephen Poole National Institute for Biological Standards and Control
Luis Ulloa
Luis Ulloa Duke University
Bernhard Ryffel
Bernhard Ryffel University of Orléans
Gustavo Pompermaier Garlet
Gustavo Pompermaier Garlet Universidade de São Paulo

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