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Francesco Liotta

Francesco Liotta

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
62
Citations
19878
World Ranking
3099
National Ranking
118

Francesco Liotta 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 Francesco Liotta sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 147 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francesco Liotta 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 Francesco Liotta sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francesco Liotta is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Neurology, Molecular Biology, and Rheumatology. Their work spans a variety of topics, including COVID-19 clinical research studies, long-term effects of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, immunotherapy and immune responses, asthma and respiratory diseases, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders.

Their recent published papers provide insight into the areas of immunological response and clinical assessment related to COVID-19. Key publications include:

  • Impaired immune cell cytotoxicity in severe COVID-19 is IL-6 dependent (2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • First-dose mRNA vaccination is sufficient to reactivate immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 in subjects who have recovered from COVID-19 (2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • Metabolomic/lipidomic profiling of COVID-19 and individual response to tocilizumab (2021, PLoS Pathogens)
  • Prompt Predicting of Early Clinical Deterioration of Moderate-to-Severe COVID-19 Patients: Usefulness of a Combined Score Using IL-6 in a Preliminary Study (2020, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice)
  • Quantitative and qualitative alterations of circulating myeloid cells and plasmacytoid DC in SARS-CoV-2 infection (2020, Immunology)

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Francesco Annunziato
  • Lorenzo Cosmi
  • Alessio Mazzoni
  • Laura Maggi
  • Manuela Capone

Primary publication venues reflect the interdisciplinary and immunological scope of their research, with multiple contributions to the following journals:

  • European Journal of Immunology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Immunology Letters
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Francesco Liotta's work is deeply rooted in Medicine with a dominant focus on Infectious Diseases and Immunology, as evidenced by the distribution of subfield publications. Major research themes concentrate on COVID-19, its immunological aspects, and the longer-term health effects associated with the disease. Their interdisciplinary research also touches on neurology and molecular biology, extending the scope of investigation into complex systemic and molecular mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Phenotypic and functional features of human Th17 cells.

    Francesco Annunziato;Lorenzo Cosmi;Veronica Santarlasci;Laura Maggi

  • Role for Interferon-γ in the Immunomodulatory Activity of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Mauro Krampera;Lorenzo Cosmi;Roberta Angeli;Annalisa Pasini

  • Human interleukin 17-producing cells originate from a CD161+CD4+ T cell precursor.

    Lorenzo Cosmi;Raffaele De Palma;Veronica Santarlasci;Laura Maggi

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • Isolation and Characterization of Multipotent Progenitor Cells from the Bowman’s Capsule of Adult Human Kidneys

    Costanza Sagrinati;Giuseppe Stefano Netti;Benedetta Mazzinghi;Elena Lazzeri

  • Toll-Like Receptors 3 and 4 Are Expressed by Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Can Inhibit Their T-Cell Modulatory Activity by Impairing Notch Signaling

    Francesco Liotta;Roberta Angeli;Lorenzo Cosmi;Lucia Filì

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (third edition)

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  • Phenotype, localization, and mechanism of suppression of CD4(+)CD25(+) human thymocytes.

    Francesco Annunziato;Lorenzo Cosmi;Francesco Liotta;Elena Lazzeri

  • Human CD8+CD25+ thymocytes share phenotypic and functional features with CD4+CD25+ regulatory thymocytes

    Lorenzo Cosmi;Francesco Liotta;Elena Lazzeri;Michela Francalanci

  • Impaired immune cell cytotoxicity in severe COVID-19 is IL-6 dependent.

    Alessio Mazzoni;Lorenzo Salvati;Laura Maggi;Manuela Capone

  • Th17 cells: new players in asthma pathogenesis.

    Lorenzo Cosmi;Francesco Liotta;Enrico Maggi;Sergio Romagnani

  • CD161 is a marker of all human IL-17-producing T-cell subsets and is induced by RORC

    Laura Maggi;Veronica Santarlasci;Manuela Capone;Anna Peired

  • Identification of a novel subset of human circulating memory CD4+ T cells that produce both IL-17A and IL-4

    Lorenzo Cosmi;Laura Maggi;Veronica Santarlasci;Manuela Capone

  • CD14+CD34low Cells With Stem Cell Phenotypic and Functional Features Are the Major Source of Circulating Endothelial Progenitors

    Paola Romagnani;Francesco Annunziato;Francesco Liotta;Elena Lazzeri

  • T helper cells plasticity in inflammation.

    Lorenzo Cosmi;Laura Maggi;Veronica Santarlasci;Francesco Liotta

  • Properties and origin of human Th17 cells.

    Sergio Romagnani;Enrico Maggi;Francesco Liotta;Lorenzo Cosmi

  • The phenotype of human Th17 cells and their precursors, the cytokines that mediate their differentiation and the role of Th17 cells in inflammation.

    Francesco Annunziato;Lorenzo Cosmi;Francesco Liotta;Enrico Maggi

  • Type 17 T helper cells—origins, features and possible roles in rheumatic disease

    Francesco Annunziato;Lorenzo Cosmi;Francesco Liotta;Enrico Maggi

  • Thymic regulatory T cells

    Enrico Maggi;Lorenzo Cosmi;Francesco Liotta;Paola Romagnani

  • Characterization of human adult stem-cell populations isolated from visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue

    Silvana Baglioni;Michela Francalanci;Roberta Squecco;Adriana Lombardi

  • Sublingual immunotherapy with Dermatophagoides monomeric allergoid down-regulates allergen-specific immunoglobulin E and increases both interferon-gamma- and interleukin-10-production.

    L. Cosmi;V. Santarlasci;R. Angeli;F. Liotta

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Annunziato
Francesco Annunziato University of Florence
Lorenzo Cosmi
Lorenzo Cosmi University of Florence
Enrico Maggi
Enrico Maggi Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Laura Maggi
Laura Maggi Sapienza University of Rome
Sergio Romagnani
Sergio Romagnani University of Florence
Paola Parronchi
Paola Parronchi University of Florence
Paola Romagnani
Paola Romagnani University of Florence
Rolando Cimaz
Rolando Cimaz University of Milan
Mario Serio
Mario Serio University of Florence
Gian Maria Rossolini
Gian Maria Rossolini University of Florence

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