2026 Guido Silvestri: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	95	892	812	496	443	378	35033
Medicine	95	10022	9403	5160	4766	381	35033

Overview

Guido Silvestri is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions in medicine. The main fields of study cover immunology and microbiology (144 publications) and medicine (111 publications). Within these, key subfields include immunology (73 publications), virology (70), infectious diseases (43), epidemiology (31), and molecular biology (21).

Silvestri's work addresses a range of topics, notably HIV research and treatment with 140 publications. Other important topics include immune cell function and interaction (54), T-cell and B-cell immunology (42), cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (36), HIV/AIDS research and interventions (28), immunotherapy and immune responses (24), and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research (22).

The scientist has published frequently in several venues, reflecting the diversity and scope of their research. These venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 16 publications, UNC Libraries (12), Journal of Virology (9), Nature (5), and PLoS Pathogens (5).

Notable recent papers by Guido Silvestri include:

Systemic HIV and SIV latency reversal via non-canonical NF-κB signalling in vivo, 2020, Nature
Baricitinib treatment resolves lower-airway macrophage inflammation and neutrophil recruitment in SARS-CoV-2-infected rhesus macaques, 2020, Cell
Robust and persistent reactivation of SIV and HIV by N-803 and depletion of CD8+ cells, 2020, Nature
Long-primed germinal centres with enduring affinity maturation and clonal migration, 2022, Nature
A particulate saponin/TLR agonist vaccine adjuvant alters lymph flow and modulates adaptive immunity, 2021, Science Immunology

The researcher frequently collaborates with others in their field. Key co-authors include Diane G. Carnathan, Ann Chahroudi, Mirko Paiardini, Steven E. Bosinger, and Shane Crotty, with collaboration counts between 26 and 45 publications each.

Best Publications

Microbial translocation is a cause of systemic immune activation in chronic HIV infection

Jason M. Brenchley;David A. Price;Timothy W. Schacker;Tedi E. Asher

4316
Citations
Enhancing SIV-specific immunity in vivo by PD-1 blockade

Vijayakumar Velu;Kehmia Titanji;Kehmia Titanji;Baogong Zhu;Sajid Husain;Sajid Husain

940
Citations
B cell–helper neutrophils stimulate the diversification and production of immunoglobulin in the marginal zone of the spleen

Irene Puga;Montserrat Cols;Carolina M. Barra;Bing-Yang He

842
Citations
Nonpathogenic SIV infection of sooty mangabeys is characterized by limited bystander immunopathology despite chronic high-level viremia.

Guido Silvestri;Donald L. Sodora;Richard A. Koup;Richard A. Koup;Mirko Paiardini

828
Citations
Differential Th17 CD4 T-cell depletion in pathogenic and nonpathogenic lentiviral infections

Jason M. Brenchley;Mirko Paiardini;Kenneth S. Knox;Kenneth S. Knox;Ava I. Asher

813
Citations
Towards an HIV cure: a global scientific strategy

Steven G Deeks;Brigitte Autran;Ben Berkhout;Monsef Benkirane

592
Citations
Microbial Translocation in the Pathogenesis of HIV Infection and AIDS

Giulia Marchetti;Camilla Tincati;Guido Silvestri

584
Citations
Damaged intestinal epithelial integrity linked to microbial translocation in pathogenic simian immunodeficiency virus infections

Jacob D. Estes;Levelle D. Harris;Nichole R. Klatt;Brian Tabb

582
Citations
Nonpathogenic SIV infection of African green monkeys induces a strong but rapidly controlled type I IFN response

Béatrice Jacquelin;Véronique Mayau;Brice Targat;Anne Sophie Liovat

538
Citations
Nef-mediated suppression of T cell activation was lost in a lentiviral lineage that gave rise to HIV-1.

Michael Schindler;Jan Münch;Olaf Kutsch;Hui Li

518
Citations
Type I interferon responses in rhesus macaques prevent SIV infection and slow disease progression

Netanya G. Sandler;Netanya G. Sandler;Steven E. Bosinger;Jacob D. Estes;Richard T R Zhu

505
Citations
International AIDS Society global scientific strategy: towards an HIV cure 2016

Steven G Deeks;Sharon R Lewin;Anna Laura Ross;Jintanat Ananworanich

473
Citations
Global genomic analysis reveals rapid control of a robust innate response in SIV-infected sooty mangabeys

Steven E. Bosinger;Qingsheng Li;Shari N. Gordon;Nichole R. Klatt

459
Citations
A Blueprint for HIV Vaccine Discovery

Dennis R. Burton;Rafi Ahmed;Rafi Ahmed;Dan H. Barouch;Dan H. Barouch;Dan H. Barouch;Salvatore T. Butera

459
Citations
Increased mortality and AIDS-like immunopathology in wild chimpanzees infected with SIVcpz

Brandon F. Keele;Brandon F. Keele;James Holland Jones;Karen A. Terio;Jacob D. Estes

444
Citations
Slow Delivery Immunization Enhances HIV Neutralizing Antibody and Germinal Center Responses via Modulation of Immunodominance

Kimberly M. Cirelli;Kimberly M. Cirelli;Diane G. Carnathan;Diane G. Carnathan;Diane G. Carnathan;Bartek Nogal;Jacob T. Martin;Jacob T. Martin

430
Citations
IL-7 administration drives T cell-cycle entry and expansion in HIV-1 infection.

Irini Sereti;Richard M. Dunham;John Spritzler;Evgenia Aga

408
Citations
Cumulative mechanisms of lymphoid tissue fibrosis and T cell depletion in HIV-1 and SIV infections

Ming Zeng;Anthony J. Smith;Stephen W. Wietgrefe;Peter J. Southern

379
Citations
TRIM Proteins Regulate Autophagy and Can Target Autophagic Substrates by Direct Recognition

Michael A. Mandell;Ashish Jain;John Arko-Mensah;Santosh Chauhan

372
Citations
Natural SIV Hosts: Showing AIDS the Door

Ann Chahroudi;Ann Chahroudi;Steven Bosinger;Thomas Howerton Vanderford;Mirko Paiardini;Mirko Paiardini

336
Citations
Immune activation and AIDS pathogenesis.

Donald L Sodora;Guido Silvestri

323
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mirko Paiardini Emory University

Ann Chahroudi Emory University

Steven E. Bosinger Emory University

Donald L. Sodora Seattle Children's Hospital

Jacob D. Estes Oregon Health & Science University

Shane Crotty La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology

Cristian Apetrei University of Pittsburgh

Ivona Pandrea University of Pittsburgh

Mark B. Feinberg International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

Cynthia A. Derdeyn University of Washington

External Links

Personal website of Guido Silvestri

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