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Giorgio Walter Canonica

Giorgio Walter Canonica

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Immunology
Italy
2026
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Medicine
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
124
Citations
74510
World Ranking
293
National Ranking
6

Medicine

D-Index
124
Citations
74604
World Ranking
3166
National Ranking
87

Giorgio Walter Canonica 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 Giorgio Walter Canonica sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 949 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Giorgio Walter Canonica 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 Giorgio Walter Canonica sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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 Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Giorgio Walter Canonica is affiliated with Humanitas University in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, immunology and allergy, dermatology, and surgery. Their scholarly output encompasses a significant body of work related to asthma, allergic rhinitis, respiratory diseases, and related therapeutic interventions.

The scientist's research spans several main topics, which include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Sinusitis and nasal conditions

Key subfields of study relevant to Canonica's work are:

  • Physiology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Dermatology
  • Surgery

Canonica has published in a variety of scientific journals, frequently contributing to:

  • Allergy
  • World Allergy Organization Journal
  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • Clinical and Translational Allergy
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The scientist's recent notable papers include:

  • "Allergic rhinitis" (2020) in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "IgE allergy diagnostics and other relevant tests in allergy, a World Allergy Organization position paper" (2020) in World Allergy Organization Journal
  • "Efficacy and safety of treatment with biologicals (benralizumab, dupilumab, mepolizumab, omalizumab and reslizumab) for severe eosinophilic asthma. A systematic review for the EAACI Guidelines - recommendations on the use of biologicals in severe asthma" (2020) in Allergy
  • "EAACI Biologicals Guidelines-Recommendations for severe asthma" (2020) in Allergy
  • "Eosinophilic and Noneosinophilic Asthma" (2021) in CHEST Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Canonica include:

  • Enrico Heffler
  • Giovanni Paoletti
  • Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos
  • Jean Bousquet
  • Francesca Puggioni

Canonica's scholarly contributions have been recognized by membership in the Academia Europaea since 2018. This affiliation confirms their involvement in the broader scientific community focused on medicine and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA): Achievements in 10 years and future needs

    J. Bousquet;H. J. Schünemann;B. Samolinski;P. Demoly

  • Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) 2008 update (in collaboration with the World Health Organization, GA(2)LEN and AllerGen)

    J. Bousquet;N. Khaltaev;A. A. Cruz;J. Denburg

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines—2016 revision

    Jan L. Brożek;Jean Bousquet;Ioana Agache;Arnav Agarwal

  • The EAACI/GA 2 LEN/EDF/WAO Guideline for the definition, classification, diagnosis, and management of urticaria: the 2013 revision and update

    T. Zuberbier;W. Aberer;R. Asero;C. Bindslev-Jensen

  • Benefits of omalizumab as add-on therapy in patients with severe persistent asthma who are inadequately controlled despite best available therapy (GINA 2002 step 4 treatment): INNOVATE

    M. Humbert;R. Beasley;J. Ayres;R. Slavin

  • Efficacy and safety of dupilumab in patients with severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (LIBERTY NP SINUS-24 and LIBERTY NP SINUS-52): results from two multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group phase 3 trials

    Claus Bachert;Claus Bachert;Joseph K Han;Martin Desrosiers;Peter W Hellings

  • Consensus statement * on the treatment of allergic rhinitis

    P van Cauwenberge;C Bachert;G Passalacqua;J Bousquet

  • Practical guide to skin prick tests in allergy to aeroallergens

    J. Bousquet;J. Bousquet;L. Heinzerling;C. Bachert;N. G. Papadopoulos

  • Standards for practical allergen-specific immunotherapy

    E. Alvarez-Cuesta;J. Bousquet;G. W. Canonica;S. R. Durham

  • Allergen immunotherapy: therapeutic vaccines for allergic diseases

    J. Bousquet;R. Lockey;H.J. Malling;E. Alvarez-Cuesta

  • Sub-lingual immunotherapy: World Allergy Organization Position Paper 2009.

    Canonica Gw;Bousquet J;Casale T;Lockey Rf

  • A survey of the burden of allergic rhinitis in Europe

    Giorgio Canonica;J Bousquet;J Mullol;Gk Scadding

  • International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Allergic Rhinitis.

    Sarah K. Wise;Sandra Y. Lin;Elina Toskala;Richard R. Orlandi

  • Sublingual immunotherapy: World Allergy Organization position paper 2013 update

    Giorgio Walter Canonica;Linda Cox;Ruby Pawankar;Carlos E Baena-Cagnani

  • Recommendations for standardization of clinical trials with Allergen Specific Immunotherapy for respiratory allergy. A statement of a World Allergy Organization (WAO) taskforce.

    G. W. Canonica;C. E. Baena-Cagnani;J. Bousquet;P. J. Bousquet

  • A WAO - ARIA - GA²LEN consensus document on molecular-based allergy diagnostics.

    Giorgio Walter Canonica;Ignacio J Ansotegui;Ruby Pawankar;Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier

  • World Allergy Organization-McMaster University Guidelines for Allergic Disease Prevention (GLAD-P): Probiotics

    Alessandro Fiocchi;Ruby Pawankar;Carlos Cuello-Garcia;Carlos Cuello-Garcia;Kangmo Ahn

  • Long-lasting effect of sublingual immunotherapy in children with asthma due to house dust mite: a 10-year prospective study.

    V. Di Rienzo;F. Marcucci;P. Puccinelli;S. Parmiani

  • IgE allergy diagnostics and other relevant tests in allergy, a World Allergy Organization position paper.

    Ignacio J. Ansotegui;Giovanni Melioli;Giorgio Walter Canonica;Luis Caraballo

  • Antiallergic drugs and the immune response. Interactions and possible clinical relevance.

    G. W. Canonica;G. Ciprandi

  • Interleukin (IL) 4 and IL-13 act on human lung fibroblasts. Implication in asthma.

    Christelle Doucet;Danièle Brouty-Boyé;Corine Pottin-Clémenceau;Giorgio Walter Canonica

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Passalacqua
Giovanni Passalacqua University of Genoa
Giorgio Ciprandi
Giorgio Ciprandi University of Genoa
Jean Bousquet
Jean Bousquet University of Montpellier
Enrico Heffler
Enrico Heffler Humanitas University
Claus Bachert
Claus Bachert Karolinska Institute
Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos
Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Francesco Blasi
Francesco Blasi University of Milan
Torsten Zuberbier
Torsten Zuberbier Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Gianenrico Senna
Gianenrico Senna University of Verona
Pascal Demoly
Pascal Demoly University of Montpellier

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