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Gianfranco Ferraccioli 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 Gianfranco Ferraccioli sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 579 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Gianfranco Ferraccioli 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 Gianfranco Ferraccioli sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gianfranco Ferraccioli is affiliated with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with a significant emphasis on rheumatology as well as related subfields such as immunology, infectious diseases, pathology and forensic medicine, and neurology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research

Ferraccioli has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Frontiers in Medicine
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ferraccioli include:

  • "Distinct synovial tissue macrophage subsets regulate inflammation and remission in rheumatoid arthritis," 2020, Nature Medicine
  • "EULAR definition of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis," 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "EULAR points to consider for the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis," 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "Serum Albumin Levels: A Biomarker to Be Repurposed in Different Disease Settings in Clinical Practice," 2023, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "Checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) and autoimmune chronic inflammatory diseases (ACIDs): tolerance and loss of tolerance in the occurrence of immuno-rheumatologic manifestations," 2020, Clinical Immunology

They have collaborated frequently with the following co-authors:

  • Elisa Gremese
  • Barbara Tolusso
  • Stefano Alivernini
  • Luca Petricca
  • Clara Di Mario

Best Publications

  • 2010 rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative.

    Daniel Aletaha;Tuhina Neogi;Alan J. Silman;Julia Funovits

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of early arthritis: report of a task force of the European Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)

    Bernard Combe;Robert Landewé;Cedric Lukas;Horatio D Bolosiu

  • Cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the QUEST-RA study

    Antonio Naranjo;Tuulikki Sokka;Miguel A. Descalzo;Jaime Calvo-Alén

  • 2016 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of early arthritis

    Bernard Combe;Robert Landewe;Claire I Daien;Charlotte Hua

  • Distinct synovial tissue macrophage subsets regulate inflammation and remission in rheumatoid arthritis.

    Stefano Alivernini;Lucy MacDonald;Aziza Elmesmari;Samuel Finlay

  • Efficacy and safety of rituximab in type II mixed cryoglobulinemia.

    Francesco Zaja;Salvatore De Vita;Salvatore De Vita;Cesare Mazzaro;Cesare Mazzaro;Stefania Sacco;Stefania Sacco

  • Updated consensus statement on the use of rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    M.H. Buch;J.S. Smolen;N. Betteridge;F.C. Breedveld

  • EULAR definition of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis

    György Nagy;Nadia Mt Roodenrijs;Paco Mj Welsing;Melinda Kedves

  • Safety and Efficacy of Additional Courses of Rituximab in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis An Open-Label Extension Analysis

    Edward Keystone;Roy Fleischmann;Paul Emery;Daniel E. Furst

  • Efficacy of selective B cell blockade in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: Evidence for a pathogenetic role of B cells

    Salvatore De Vita;Francesco Zaja;Stefania Sacco;Alessandro De Candia

  • The 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis: Phase 2 methodological report

    Tuhina Neogi;Daniel Aletaha;Alan J. Silman;Raymond L. Naden

  • Work disability remains a major problem in rheumatoid arthritis in the 2000s: data from 32 countries in the QUEST-RA Study

    Tuulikki Sokka;Hannu Kautiainen;Theodore Pincus;Suzanne M.M. Verstappen

  • Consensus Statement on the Use of Rituximab in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

    J S Smolen;E C Keystone;P Emery;F C Breedveld

  • Prednisone plus Methotrexate for Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Roberto Caporali;Marco A. Cimmino;Gianfranco Ferraccioli;Roberto Gerli

  • Analysis of disability in knee osteoarthritis. Relationship with age and psychological variables but not with radiographic score.

    F Salaffi;F Cavalieri;M Nolli;G Ferraccioli

  • Obesity and reduction of the response rate to anti-tumor necrosis factor α in rheumatoid arthritis: an approach to a personalized medicine.

    Elisa Gremese;Antonio Carletto;Melissa Padovan;Fabiola Atzeni

  • Clinical and ultrasonographic remission determines different chances of relapse in early and long standing rheumatoid arthritis

    Giusy Peluso;Alessandro Michelutti;Silvia Laura Bosello;Elisa Gremese

  • A comparison of cyclosporine, sulfasalazine, and symptomatic therapy in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis

    Carlo Salvarani;Pierluigi Macchioni;Ignazio Olivieri;Antonio Marchesoni

  • B cell depletion in diffuse progressive systemic sclerosis: safety, skin score modification and IL-6 modulation in an up to thirty-six months follow-up open-label trial

    Silvia Laura Bosello;Maria De Santis;Gina Lama;Cristina Spano

  • EMG-biofeedback training in fibromyalgia syndrome.

    Ferraccioli G;Ghirelli L;Scita F;Nolli M

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisa Gremese
Elisa Gremese Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Paul Emery
Paul Emery University of Leeds
Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini
Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini University of Milan
Roberto Caporali
Roberto Caporali University of Milan
Iain B. McInnes
Iain B. McInnes University of Glasgow
Fabiola Atzeni
Fabiola Atzeni University of Messina
Carlomaurizio Montecucco
Carlomaurizio Montecucco University of Pavia
Guido Valesini
Guido Valesini Sapienza University of Rome
Riccardo Dolcetti
Riccardo Dolcetti Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Josef S. Smolen
Josef S. Smolen Medical University of Vienna

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