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Francesca Levi-Schaffer

Francesca Levi-Schaffer

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Immunology
Israel
2026

D-Index & Metrics

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 publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Francesca Levi-Schaffer between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Francesca Levi-Schaffer published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2002. 25 of the 427 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2002. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 10 publications
1981 2025

427 publications in total across all disciplines

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Francesca Levi-Schaffer: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 2
1983 1
1984 4
1985 2
1986 5
1987 3
1988 4
1989 3
1990 6
1991 15
1992 5
1993 3
1994 5
1995 12
1996 15
1997 8
1998 9
1999 6
2000 10
2001 11
2002 22
2003 21
2004 13
2005 15
2006 15
2007 9
2008 11
2009 11
2010 10
2011 9
2012 10
2013 8
2014 12
2015 10
2016 12
2017 12
2018 12
2019 11
2020 8
2021 15
2022 17
2023 9
2024 15
2025 10
Total 427
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Francesca Levi-Schaffer publications per year - data summary

  • Francesca Levi-Schaffer, a Immunology scholar from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has 427 publications recorded across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1981 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2002, with 22 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981 and 1983, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 9.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.5 per year counting only the 45 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 66 publications, 15% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1981-1995: 71 publications (4.7 per year); 1996-2010: 186 publications (12.4 per year); 2011-2025: 170 publications (11.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 392–401 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 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.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62 393
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Francesca Levi-Schaffer publication distribution in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 76 ranges running from 62–71 to 807+ publications.
  • Francesca Levi-Schaffer, a Immunology scholar from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, records 393 publications - the 80th percentile of the discipline.
  • 80% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Francesca Levi-Schaffer, and about 20% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Francesca Levi-Schaffer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 152–161 publications, holding 189 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 242–251 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 807 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 163 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
40–41 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121 84
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Francesca Levi-Schaffer D-index placement in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 40–41 to 157+ D-Index.
  • Francesca Levi-Schaffer, a Immunology scholar from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, records 84 D-Index - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Francesca Levi-Schaffer, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Francesca Levi-Schaffer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 201 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 68–69 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

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

  • 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

  • The human mast cell

    Martin K. Church;Francesca Levi-Schaffer

  • 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

  • Microbe-host interplay in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis

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

  • 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

  • Intracellular delivery mediated by an ethosomal carrier

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • What is the physiological function of mast cells

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

  • Mast cells in allergy and beyond.

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

  • 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

  • Eosinophils: ‘new’ roles for ‘old’ cells

    A. Munitz;F. Levi-Schaffer

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

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

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

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

  • Cytokine generation by eosinophils

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

  • 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

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

    Alessandra Micera;Alessandro Lambiase;Barbara Stampachiacchiere;Stefano Bonini

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

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

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

    Yael Minai-Fleminger;Francesca Levi-Schaffer

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Uwe Simon
Hans-Uwe Simon University of Bern
Richard L. Stevens
Richard L. Stevens Brigham and Women's Hospital
Arnon Nagler
Arnon Nagler Sheba Medical Center
Luigi Aloe
Luigi Aloe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Sergio Bonini
Sergio Bonini National Research Council (CNR)
Lorenzo Moretta
Lorenzo Moretta Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Gerald J. Gleich
Gerald J. Gleich University of Utah
Redwan Moqbel
Redwan Moqbel University of Manitoba
Hannah J. Gould
Hannah J. Gould King's College London
Erika Jensen-Jarolim
Erika Jensen-Jarolim Medical University of Vienna

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