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Giuseppe Gerna

Giuseppe Gerna

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
77
Citations
17506
World Ranking
1853
National Ranking
73

Medicine

D-Index
77
Citations
17506
World Ranking
18573
National Ranking
748

Giuseppe Gerna 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 Giuseppe Gerna sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 262 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Giuseppe Gerna 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 Giuseppe Gerna sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Giuseppe Gerna is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and focuses primarily on medical research. Their work spans various subfields including epidemiology, infectious diseases, parasitology, modeling and simulation, and rheumatology.

The research topics covered in Giuseppe Gerna's publications concentrate heavily on cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus studies, with significant attention to related infections and treatments. Other topics addressed include parvovirus B19 infection, Toxoplasma gondii research, and the COVID-19 pandemic from both epidemiological and clinical perspectives.

  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Giuseppe Gerna has collaborated frequently with several coauthors across their publications. These include Daniele Lilleri, Chiara Fornara, Milena Furione, Federica Zavaglio, and Fausto Baldanti.

  • Daniele Lilleri
  • Chiara Fornara
  • Milena Furione
  • Federica Zavaglio
  • Fausto Baldanti

Their work has been published in a variety of scientific journals, with contributions in Microorganisms, PLoS ONE, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vaccines, and the European Journal of Immunology.

  • Microorganisms
  • PLoS ONE
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Vaccines
  • European Journal of Immunology

Notable recent publications include:

  • Congenital Human Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Narrative Review of Maternal Immune Response and Diagnosis in View of the Development of a Vaccine and Prevention of Primary and Non-Primary Infections in Pregnancy, 2021, Microorganisms
  • Analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Italy: The role of local and interventional factors in the control of the epidemic, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Human Cytomegalovirus Congenital (cCMV) Infection Following Primary and Nonprimary Maternal Infection: Perspectives of Prevention through Vaccine Development, 2020, Vaccines
  • Fibroblast, Epithelial and Endothelial Cell-Derived Human Cytomegalovirus Strains Display Distinct Neutralizing Antibody Responses and Varying Levels of gH/gL Complexes, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Slow cytomegalovirus-specific CD4 + and CD8 + T-cell differentiation: 10-year follow-up of primary infection in a small number of immunocompetent hosts, 2020, European Journal of Immunology

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis and Management of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection in the Mother, Fetus, and Newborn Infant

    Maria Grazia Revello;Giuseppe Gerna

  • Human Cytomegalovirus UL131-128 Genes Are Indispensable for Virus Growth in Endothelial Cells and Virus Transfer to Leukocytes

    Gabriele Hahn;Maria Grazia Revello;Marco Patrone;Elena Percivalle

  • Isolation of human monoclonal antibodies that potently neutralize human cytomegalovirus infection by targeting different epitopes on the gH/gL/UL128-131A complex.

    Annalisa Macagno;Nadia L. Bernasconi;Fabrizia Vanzetta;Erica Dander

  • Infusion of autologous Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)–specific cytotoxic T cells for prevention of EBV-related lymphoproliferative disorder in solid organ transplant recipients with evidence of active virus replication

    Patrizia Comoli;Massimo Labirio;Sabrina Basso;Fausto Baldanti

  • Diagnosis and outcome of preconceptional and periconceptional primary human cytomegalovirus infections.

    Maria Grazia Revello;Maurizio Zavattoni;Milena Furione;Daniele Lilleri

  • Dendritic-cell infection by human cytomegalovirus is restricted to strains carrying functional UL131-128 genes and mediates efficient viral antigen presentation to CD8+ T cells.

    Giuseppe Gerna;Elena Percivalle;Daniele Lilleri;Laura Lozza

  • Prevention of Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnancy.

    Maria Grazia Revello;Cecilia Tibaldi;Giulia Masuelli;Valentina Frisina

  • Human cytomegalovirus serum neutralizing antibodies block virus infection of endothelial/ epithelial cells, but not fibroblasts, early during primary infection

    Giuseppe Gerna;Antonella Sarasini;Marco Patrone;Elena Percivalle

  • Human Cytomegalovirus in Blood of Immunocompetent Persons during Primary Infection: Prognostic Implications for Pregnancy

    Maria Grazia Revello;Maurizio Zavattoni;Antonella Sarasini;Elena Percivalle

  • Sequential mutations associated with adaptation of human cytomegalovirus to growth in cell culture

    Derrick J. Dargan;Elaine Douglas;Charles Cunningham;Fiona Jamieson

  • Are Human P[14] Rotavirus Strains the Result of Interspecies Transmissions from Sheep or Other Ungulates That Belong to the Mammalian Order Artiodactyla?

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Christiaan A. Potgieter;Max Ciarlet;Viviana Parreño

  • Detection and characterization of novel rotavirus strains in the United States.

    M. Ramachandran;J. R. Gentsch;U. D. Parashar;S. Jin

  • Human Cytomegalovirus Replicates Abortively in Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes after Transfer from Infected Endothelial Cells via Transient Microfusion Events

    Giuseppe Gerna;Elena Percivalle;Fausto Baldanti;Silvano Sozzani

  • Single amino acid changes in the DNA polymerase confer foscarnet resistance and slow-growth phenotype, while mutations in the UL97-encoded phosphotransferase confer ganciclovir resistance in three double-resistant human cytomegalovirus strains recovered from patients with AIDS.

    Fausto Baldanti;Mark R. Underwood;Sylvia C. Stanat;Karen K. Biron

  • Human Cytomegalovirus Infection of the Major Leukocyte Subpopulations and Evidence for Initial Viral Replication in Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes from Viremic Patients

    Giuseppe Gerna;Donato Zipeto;Elena Percivalle;Maurizio Parea

  • Genetic variability of human coronavirus OC43-, 229E-, and NL63-like strains and their association with lower respiratory tract infections of hospitalized infants and immunocompromised patients.

    Giuseppe Gerna;Giulia Campanini;Francesca Rovida;Elena Percivalle

  • Pathogenesis and prenatal diagnosis of human cytomegalovirus infection.

    Maria Grazia Revello;Giuseppe Gerna

  • Quantification of human cytomegalovirus viremia by using monoclonal antibodies to different viral proteins.

    G Gerna;M G Revello;E Percivalle;M Zavattoni

  • Human cytomegalovirus tropism for endothelial/epithelial cells: scientific background and clinical implications.

    M. Grazia Revello;Giuseppe Gerna

  • High Levels of Epstein-Barr Virus DNA in Blood of Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients and Their Value in Predicting Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders

    Fausto Baldanti;Paolo Grossi;Milena Furione;Lavinia Simoncini

  • Circulating endothelial giant cells permissive for human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) are detected in disseminated HCMV infections with organ involvement.

    E Percivalle;M G Revello;L Vago;F Morini

Frequent Co-Authors

Fausto Baldanti
Fausto Baldanti University of Pavia
Daniele Lilleri
Daniele Lilleri University of Pavia
Elena Percivalle
Elena Percivalle University of Pavia
Antonella Sarasini
Antonella Sarasini University of Pavia
Maria Grazia Revello
Maria Grazia Revello University of Milan
Antonio Piralla
Antonio Piralla Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione
Rita Maccario
Rita Maccario University of Pavia
Antonio Lanzavecchia
Antonio Lanzavecchia Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare
Giovanni Maga
Giovanni Maga National Research Council (CNR)

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