2026 Francesca Levi-Schaffer: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	84	1382	1260	10	9	393	24512
Medicine	84	15157	14259	39	35	396	24574

Francesca Levi-Schaffer 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 Levi-Schaffer sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 393 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francesca Levi-Schaffer 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 Levi-Schaffer sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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 Israel Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Francesca Levi-Schaffer is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and medicine, with a particular emphasis on mast cells, allergic diseases, and respiratory conditions.

The scientist has an extensive publication record across prominent journals, including:

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (12 publications)
Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (8 publications)
Allergy (7 publications)
Pharmacological Research (6 publications)
Clinical & Experimental Immunology (3 publications)

Their work spans several main fields of study, notably:

Medicine (107 publications)
Immunology and Microbiology (50 publications)

Within these fields, they specialize in subfields such as:

Immunology (49 publications)
Physiology (24 publications)
Immunology and Allergy (20 publications)
Infectious Diseases (15 publications)
Rheumatology (8 publications)

The primary topics covered in their research work include:

Asthma and respiratory diseases (46 publications)
Mast cells and histamine (40 publications)
Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (24 publications)
Immune Cell Function and Interaction (18 publications)
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research (14 publications)
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (12 publications)
Dermatology and Skin Diseases (12 publications)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Mohamed H. Shamji (12 coauthored works)
Pier Giorgio Puzzovio (11 coauthored works)
Ilan Zaffran (11 coauthored works)
Ioana Agache (11 coauthored works)
Amy D. Klion (11 coauthored works)

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Francesca Levi-Schaffer are:

Selected recent advances in understanding the role of human mast cells in health and disease, 2022, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
A rational roadmap for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pharmacotherapeutic research and development: IUPHAR Review 29, 2020, British Journal of Pharmacology
AllergoOncology: ultra-low IgE, a potential novel biomarker in cancer-a Position Paper of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), 2020, Clinical and Translational Allergy
Allergic Rhinitis: Pathophysiology and Treatment Focusing on Mast Cells, 2022, Biomedicines
Mast cell silencing: A novel therapeutic approach for urticaria and other mast cell-mediated diseases, 2023, Allergy

They have been recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2018.

Best Publications

Role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in apoptosis induction

H U Simon;A Haj-Yehia;F Levi-Schaffer

4009
Citations
The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2018: updates and expansion to encompass the new guide to IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY

Simon D. Harding;Joanna L. Sharman;Elena Faccenda;Christopher Southan

1832
Citations
The human mast cell

Martin K. Church;Francesca Levi-Schaffer

508
Citations
Coculture of interleukin 3-dependent mouse mast cells with fibroblasts results in a phenotypic change of the mast cells.

F Levi-Schaffer;K F Austen;P M Gravallese;R L Stevens

392
Citations
Microbe-host interplay in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis

Nanna Fyhrquist;Nanna Fyhrquist;Gareth Muirhead;Stefanie Prast-Nielsen;Marine Jeanmougin

377
Citations
Food allergy as a risk factor for life-threatening asthma in childhood: a case-controlled study.

Graham Roberts;Neeta Patel;Francesca Levi-Schaffer;Parviz Habibi

338
Citations
Intracellular delivery mediated by an ethosomal carrier

E. Touitou;Biana Godin;N. Dayan;C. Weiss

327
Citations
Human mast cells stimulate fibroblast proliferation, collagen synthesis and lattice contraction: a direct role for mast cells in skin fibrosis.

E. Garbuzenko;A. Nagler;D. Pickholtz;P. Gillery

304
Citations
Nerve growth factor displays stimulatory effects on human skin and lung fibroblasts, demonstrating a direct role for this factor in tissue repair.

Alessandra Micera;Eliana Vigneti;Dalia Pickholtz;Reuven Reich

298
Citations
What is the physiological function of mast cells

M. Maurer;T. Theoharides;R. D. Granstein;S. C. Bischoff

287
Citations
Mast cells in allergy and beyond.

I Puxeddu;A.M Piliponsky;I Bachelet;F Levi-Schaffer

239
Citations
Human Eosinophils Regulate Human Lung- and Skin-Derived Fibroblast Properties in vitro: A Role for Transforming Growth Factor β (TGF-β)

Francesca Levi-Schaffer;Ekaterina Garbuzenko;Ann Rubin;Reuven Reich

231
Citations
Eosinophils: ‘new’ roles for ‘old’ cells

A. Munitz;F. Levi-Schaffer

229
Citations
Nerve growth factor is preformed in and activates human peripheral blood eosinophils

Abraham Solomon;Luigi Aloe;Jacob Pe’er;Joseph Frucht-Pery

228
Citations
Mast cells and eosinophils: a novel link between inflammation and angiogenesis in allergic diseases.

Ilaria Puxeddu;Domenico Ribatti;Enrico Crivellato;Francesca Levi-Schaffer

211
Citations
Cytokine generation by eosinophils

Redwan Moqbel;Francesca Levi-Schaffer;A.Barry Kay

195
Citations
Fibroblasts maintain the phenotype and viability of the rat heparin-containing mast cell in vitro.

F Levi-Schaffer;K F Austen;J P Caulfield;A Hein

181
Citations
Nerve growth factor and tissue repair remodeling: trkANGFR and p75NTR, two receptors one fate

Alessandra Micera;Alessandro Lambiase;Barbara Stampachiacchiere;Stefano Bonini

179
Citations
Biologic activities of IL-1 and its role in human disease

David M. Essayan;Charity C. Fox;Francesca Levi-Schaffer;Rafeul Alam

179
Citations
Mast cells and eosinophils: the two key effector cells in allergic inflammation

Yael Minai-Fleminger;Francesca Levi-Schaffer

179
Citations
Tryptase activates the mitogen-activated protein kinase/activator protein-1 pathway in human peripheral blood eosinophils, causing cytokine production and release.

Vladislav Temkin;Boris Kantor;Vivian Weg;Mor-Li Hartman

170
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Uwe Simon University of Bern

Richard L. Stevens Brigham and Women's Hospital

Arnon Nagler Sheba Medical Center

Luigi Aloe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Sergio Bonini National Research Council (CNR)

Lorenzo Moretta Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital

Gerald J. Gleich University of Utah

Redwan Moqbel University of Manitoba

Hannah J. Gould King's College London

Erika Jensen-Jarolim Medical University of Vienna

External Links

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