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Francesca Granucci

Francesca Granucci

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
58
Citations
16527
World Ranking
3478
National Ranking
133

Francesca Granucci 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 Francesca Granucci sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 177 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francesca Granucci 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 Francesca Granucci sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francesca Granucci is affiliated with the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine. Within these domains, they have contributed significantly to subfields such as Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Interferon and Immune Responses
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Francesca Granucci's recent published papers include:

  • Type III interferons disrupt the lung epithelial barrier upon viral recognition, 2020, Science
  • Integrated longitudinal immunophenotypic, transcriptional, and repertoire analyses delineate immune responses in patients with COVID-19, 2021, Science Immunology
  • Type III interferons disrupt the lung epithelial barrier upon viral recognition, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • How dendritic cells sense and respond to viral infections, 2021, Clinical Science
  • CCR4+ Skin-Tropic Phenotype as a Feature of Central Memory CD8+ T Cells in Healthy Subjects and Psoriasis Patients, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • European Journal of Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Mucosal Immunology
  • FEBS Letters

Francesca Granucci has collaborated extensively with several co-authors throughout their career. Some frequent collaborators include:

  • Laura Marongiu
  • Francesca Mingozzi
  • Ivan Zanoni
  • Giulia Protti
  • Mariacristina Crosti

Best Publications

  • Dendritic cells express tight junction proteins and penetrate gut epithelial monolayers to sample bacteria.

    Maria Rescigno;Matteo Urbano;Barbara Valzasina;Maura Francolini

  • CD14 Controls the LPS-Induced Endocytosis of Toll-like Receptor 4

    Ivan Zanoni;Renato Ostuni;Lorri R. Marek;Simona Barresi

  • Maturation Stages of Mouse Dendritic Cells in Growth Factor–dependent Long-Term Cultures

    Claudia Winzler;Patrizia Rovere;Maria Rescigno;Francesca Granucci

  • Inducible IL-2 production by dendritic cells revealed by global gene expression analysis.

    Francesca Granucci;Caterina Vizzardelli;Norman Pavelka;Sonia Feau

  • Molecular mimicry by herpes simplex virus-type 1: autoimmune disease after viral infection.

    Zi Shan Zhao;Francesca Granucci;Lily Yeh;Priscilla A. Schaffer

  • Type III interferons disrupt the lung epithelial barrier upon viral recognition.

    Achille Broggi;Sreya Ghosh;Benedetta Sposito;Benedetta Sposito;Roberto Spreafico

  • CD14 regulates the dendritic cell life cycle after LPS exposure through NFAT activation

    Ivan Zanoni;Renato Ostuni;Giusy Capuano;Maddalena Collini

  • Infection of dendritic cells by murine cytomegalovirus induces functional paralysis.

    Daniel M. Andrews;Christopher E. Andoniou;Francesca Granucci;Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli

  • Coordinated events during bacteria-induced DC maturation

    Maria Rescigno;Francesca Granucci;Stefania Citterio;Maria Foti

  • Role of CD14 in host protection against infections and in metabolism regulation.

    Ivan Zanoni;Francesca Granucci

  • A Contribution of Mouse Dendritic Cell–Derived IL-2 for NK Cell Activation

    Francesca Granucci;Ivan Zanoni;Norman Pavelka;Serani L.H. van Dommelen

  • Glial TLR4 receptor as new target to treat neuropathic pain: Efficacy of a new receptor antagonist in a model of peripheral nerve injury in mice

    Isabella Bettoni;Francesca Comelli;Clara Rossini;Francesca Granucci

  • IFN-λ suppresses intestinal inflammation by non-translational regulation of neutrophil function

    Achille Broggi;Yunhao Tan;Francesca Granucci;Ivan Zanoni;Ivan Zanoni

  • The European dimension for the mouse genome mutagenesis program

    Johan Auwerx;Phil Avner;Richard Baldock;Andrea Ballabio

  • Early IL-2 Production by Mouse Dendritic Cells Is the Result of Microbial-Induced Priming

    Francesca Granucci;Sonia Feau;Sonia Feau;Véronique Angeli;François Trottein

  • Deciphering the complexity of Toll-like receptor signaling

    Renato Ostuni;Ivan Zanoni;Francesca Granucci

  • Early events in dendritic cell maturation induced by LPS

    Francesca Granucci;Elisabetta Ferrero;Maria Foti;Diego Aggujaro

  • Transcriptional reprogramming of dendritic cells by differentiation stimuli.

    Francesca Granucci;Caterina Vizzardelli;Ettore Virzi;Maria Rescigno

  • Immortalized dendritic cell line fully competent in antigen presentation initiates primary T cell responses in vivo.

    Paola Paglia;Giampiero Girolomoni;Federico Robbiati;Francesca Granucci

  • Integrated longitudinal immunophenotypic, transcriptional and repertoire analyses delineate immune responses in COVID-19 patients.

    Samuele Notarbartolo;Valeria Ranzani;Alessandra Bandera;Alessandra Bandera;Paola Gruarin

  • Upon dendritic cell (DC) activation chemokines and chemokine receptor expression are rapidly regulated for recruitment and maintenance of DC at the inflammatory site

    Maria Foti;Francesca Granucci;Diego Aggujaro;Elio Liboi

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivan Zanoni
Ivan Zanoni Boston Children's Hospital
Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli
Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli Toscana Life Sciences Foundation
Maria Rescigno
Maria Rescigno Humanitas University
Francesco Nicotra
Francesco Nicotra University of Milano-Bicocca
Simone Guglielmetti
Simone Guglielmetti University of Milano-Bicocca
Matti Karp
Matti Karp Tampere University
Giampiero Girolomoni
Giampiero Girolomoni University of Verona
Lars Rogge
Lars Rogge Institut Pasteur
Cornelis J. M. Melief
Cornelis J. M. Melief ISA Pharmaceuticals (Netherlands)
Laura Santambrogio
Laura Santambrogio Cornell University

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