2026 Giuseppe Matarese: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	84	1337	1218	687	613	281	41267

Overview

Giuseppe Matarese is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, and Physiology.

The scientist's work often focuses on various aspects of immune function and regulation. Key research topics include:

Immune Cell Function and Interaction
T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
Diabetes and associated disorders
MicroRNA in disease regulation
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Immune cells in cancer

Giuseppe Matarese has frequently published in several notable scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

Nature Immunology
Metabolism
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Immunity
Diabetologia

Recent publication highlights include:

"Trained immunity, tolerance, priming and differentiation: distinct immunological processes" (2020, Nature Immunology)
"T Cells: Warriors of SARS-CoV-2 Infection" (2020, Trends in Immunology)
"The pleiotropic roles of leptin in metabolism, immunity, and cancer" (2021, The Journal of Experimental Medicine)
"Signals of pseudo-starvation unveil the amino acid transporter SLC7A11 as key determinant in the control of Treg cell proliferative potential" (2021, Immunity)
"Extracellular vesicles as human therapeutics: A scoping review of the literature" (2024, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles)

The scientist has collaborated extensively with a core group of coauthors, including:

Paola de Candia
Claudio Procaccini
Alessandra Colamatteo
Mario Galgani
Sara Bruzzaniti

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

8488
Citations
Leptin modulates the T-cell immune response and reverses starvation-induced immunosuppression

Graham M. Lord;Giuseppe Matarese;Jane K. Howard;Richard J. Baker

2913
Citations
Beneficial effects of leptin on obesity, T cell hyporesponsiveness, and neuroendocrine/metabolic dysfunction of human congenital leptin deficiency

I. Sadaf Farooqi;Giuseppe Matarese;Graham M. Lord;Julia M. Keogh

1904
Citations
The weight of leptin in immunity

Antonio La Cava;Giuseppe Matarese

1122
Citations
Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

1078
Citations
Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

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

914
Citations
Clinical and molecular genetic spectrum of congenital deficiency of the leptin receptor.

I. Sadaf Farooqi;Teresia Wangensteen;Stephan Collins;Wendy Kimber

904
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

895
Citations
A Key Role of Leptin in the Control of Regulatory T Cell Proliferation

Veronica De Rosa;Claudio Procaccini;Gaetano Calì;Giuseppe Pirozzi

821
Citations
Leptin in Immunology

Giuseppe Matarese;Stergios Moschos;Christos S. Mantzoros

793
Citations
Human CD4(+)CD25(+) cells: a naturally occurring population of regulatory T cells.

Wan Fai Ng;Phillip J. Duggan;Frederique Ponchel;Giuseppe Matarese

765
Citations
Leptin protects mice from starvation-induced lymphoid atrophy and increases thymic cellularity in ob/ob mice

Jane K. Howard;Graham M. Lord;Giuseppe Matarese;Silvia Vendetti

718
Citations
Immunometabolic pathways in BCG-induced trained immunity

Rob J.W. Arts;Agostinho Carvalho;Claudia La Rocca;Carla Palma

634
Citations
Trained immunity, tolerance, priming and differentiation: distinct immunological processes.

Maziar Divangahi;Peter Aaby;Shabaana A. Khader;Luis B. Barreiro

548
Citations
Requirement for Leptin in the Induction and Progression of Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

Giuseppe Matarese;Antonio Di Giacomo;Veronica Sanna;Graham M. Lord

437
Citations
Glycolysis controls the induction of human regulatory T cells by modulating the expression of FOXP3 exon 2 splicing variants

Veronica De Rosa;Mario Galgani;Antonio Porcellini;Alessandra Colamatteo

432
Citations
Leptin and Inflammation

Noriko Iikuni;Queenie Lai Kwan Lam;Liwei Lu;Giuseppe Matarese

421
Citations
Leptin surge precedes onset of autoimmune encephalomyelitis and correlates with development of pathogenic T cell responses

Veronica Sanna;Antonio Di Giacomo;Antonio La Cava;Robert I. Lechler

418
Citations
An oscillatory switch in mTOR kinase activity sets regulatory T cell responsiveness.

Claudio Procaccini;Veronica De Rosa;Mario Galgani;Luisa Abanni

402
Citations
Pathogenesis of endometriosis: natural immunity dysfunction or autoimmune disease?

Giuseppe Matarese;Giuseppe De Placido;Yorgos Nikas;Carlo Alviggi

401
Citations
Leptin as an immunomodulator

Claudio Procaccini;Emilio Jirillo;Giuseppe Matarese

384
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Veronica De Rosa National Research Council (CNR)

Antonio La Cava University of California, Los Angeles

Robert I. Lechler King's College London

Graham M. Lord University of Manchester

Christos S. Mantzoros Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Gianni Marone University of Naples Federico II

Mihai G. Netea Radboud University

Maurizio Bifulco University of Naples Federico II

Giuseppe Danilo Norata University of Milan

Diego Centonze University of Rome Tor Vergata

External Links

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