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28882
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9025
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310

Franco Dammacco publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franco Dammacco sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 467 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Franco Dammacco D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franco Dammacco sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Franco Dammacco is affiliated with the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy and specializes primarily in Medicine. Their research spans several subfields including Rheumatology, Ophthalmology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Genetics, and Pharmacology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Vasculitis and related conditions, Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome, Drug-Induced Ocular Toxicity, Hepatitis C virus research, Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research, and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders.

Recent publications include the following works:

  • "Natural and iatrogenic ocular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review," 2021, International Ophthalmology
  • "The wide spectrum of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis and an overview of therapeutic advancements," 2022, Clinical and Experimental Medicine
  • "Ocular sarcoidosis: clinical experience and recent pathogenetic and therapeutic advancements," 2020, International Ophthalmology
  • "Giant Cell Arteritis: The Experience of Two Collaborative Referral Centers and an Overview of Disease Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Advancements," 2020, Clinical ophthalmology
  • "Takayasu arteritis: a cohort of Italian patients and recent pathogenetic and therapeutic advances," 2020, Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Frequent co-authors working alongside Dammacco include:

  • Rosanna Dammacco
  • Giovanni Alessio
  • Angelo Vacca
  • Patrizia Leone
  • Silvana Guerriero

The primary venues where the scientist's work has been published are:

  • Clinical and Experimental Medicine (5 publications)
  • International Ophthalmology (2 publications)
  • Ocular Immunology and Inflammation (2 publications)
  • Clinical ophthalmology (1 publication)
  • BMC Ophthalmology (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Bone marrow angiogenesis and progression in multiple myeloma.

    Angelo Vacca;Domenico Ribatti;Luisa Roncali;Girolamo Ranieri

  • Bone marrow neovascularization, plasma cell angiogenic potential, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 secretion parallel progression of human multiple myeloma.

    Angelo Vacca;Domenico Ribatti;Marco Presta;Monica Minischetti

  • Human Erythropoietin Induces a Pro-Angiogenic Phenotype in Cultured Endothelial Cells and Stimulates Neovascularization In Vivo

    Domenico Ribatti;Marco Presta;Marco Presta;Angelo Vacca;Angelo Vacca;Roberto Ria;Roberto Ria

  • MHC Class I Antigen Processing and Presenting Machinery: Organization, Function, and Defects in Tumor Cells

    Patrizia Leone;Eui-Cheol Shin;Federico Perosa;Angelo Vacca

  • Monoclonal antibody treatment of mixed cryoglobulinemia resistant to interferon α with an anti-CD20

    Domenico Sansonno;Valli De Re;Gianfranco Lauletta;Felicia Anna Tucci

  • Maintenance treatment with recombinant interferon alfa-2b in patients with multiple myeloma responding to conventional induction chemotherapy.

    Mandelli F;Avvisati G;Amadori S;Boccadoro M

  • Subcellular localization, stability, and trans-cleavage competence of the hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A complex expressed in tetracycline-regulated cell lines.

    Benno Wölk;Domenico Sansonno;Hans-Georg Kräusslich;Franco Dammacco

  • Reliability of provocative tests to assess growth hormone secretory status. Study in 472 normally growing children.

    E Ghigo;J Bellone;G Aimaretti;S Bellone

  • Italian cross-sectional growth charts for height, weight and BMI (6-20 y).

    E Cacciari;S Milani;A Balsamo;F Dammacco

  • Intermediate-dose melphalan improves survival of myeloma patients aged 50 to 70: results of a randomized controlled trial

    Antonio Palumbo;Sara Bringhen;Maria Teresa Petrucci;Pellegrino Musto

  • Bortezomib mediates antiangiogenesis in multiple myeloma via direct and indirect effects on endothelial cells.

    Aldo Maria Roccaro;Teru Hideshima;Noopur Raje;Shaji Kumar

  • Antiangiogenesis Is Produced by Nontoxic Doses of Vinblastine

    Angelo Vacca;Monica Iurlaro;Domenico Ribatti;Monica Minischetti

  • Hepatitis C virus, cryoglobulinaemia, and vasculitis: immune complex relations

    Domenico Sansonno;Franco Dammacco

  • Statins activate the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis in human lymphoblasts and myeloma cells

    Paola Cafforio;Franco Dammacco;Angela Gernone;Franco Silvestris

  • The cryoglobulins: an overview.

    F. Dammacco;D. Sansonno;C. Piccoli;F. A. Tucci

  • Glomerular accumulation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in active lupus nephritis: role of interleukin-18.

    Marco Tucci;Cosima Quatraro;Lucia Lombardi;Cecilia Pellegrino

  • Bone marrow angiogenesis and mast cell density increase simultaneously with progression of human multiple myeloma.

    D Ribatti;A Vacca;B Nico;F Quondamatteo

  • Th1 polarization of the immune response in Behçet's disease: a putative pathogenetic role of interleukin-12.

    Maria Antonia Frassanito;Rosanna Dammacco;Paola Cafforio;Franco Dammacco

  • Pegylated interferon-α, ribavirin, and rituximab combined therapy of hepatitis C virus-related mixed cryoglobulinemia: A long-term study

    Franco Dammacco;Felicia Anna Tucci;Gianfranco Lauletta;Pietro Gatti

  • The chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane as a model for in vivo research on angiogenesis.

    Domenico Ribatti;Angelo Vacca;Luisa Roncali;Franco Dammacco

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Vacca
Angelo Vacca University of Bari Aldo Moro
Domenico Sansonno
Domenico Sansonno University of Bari Aldo Moro
Domenico Ribatti
Domenico Ribatti University of Bari Aldo Moro
Beatrice Nico
Beatrice Nico University of Bari Aldo Moro
Soldano Ferrone
Soldano Ferrone Harvard University
Pellegrino Musto
Pellegrino Musto University of Bari Aldo Moro
Maria Teresa Petrucci
Maria Teresa Petrucci Sapienza University of Rome
Franco Mandelli
Franco Mandelli Sapienza University of Rome
Marco Presta
Marco Presta University of Brescia
Diego Guidolin
Diego Guidolin University of Padua

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