2026 Marco A. Cassatella: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	92	999	909	31	29	315	34626
Medicine	92	11217	10542	411	393	317	34638

Overview

Marco A. Cassatella is affiliated with the University of Verona in Italy and has contributed to the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine. Their research spans key subfields including Immunology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Immunology and Allergy.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics, notably:

Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
Immune cells in cancer
Immune Response and Inflammation
Inflammasome and immune disorders
Immune responses and vaccinations
Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Marco A. Cassatella has published in several frequent venues, including:

Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
Frontiers in Immunology
Cancer Immunology Research
Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Nature Immunology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Marco A. Cassatella include:

Cellular and transcriptional dynamics of human neutrophils at steady state and upon stress, 2022, Nature Immunology
SARS-CoV-2-associated ssRNAs activate inflammation and immunity via TLR7/8, 2021, JCI Insight
CD66b−CD64dimCD115− cells in the human bone marrow represent neutrophil-committed progenitors, 2022, Nature Immunology
Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Depletion and Elevation of IFN-γ Dependent Chemokines CXCL9 and CXCL10 in Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
CSF1R Is Required for Differentiation and Migration of Langerhans Cells and Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, 2020, Cancer Immunology Research

The scientist has collaborated frequently with:

Nicola Tamassia
Sara Gasperini
Elisa Gardiman
Patrizia Scapini
Francisco M. Bianchetto-Aguilera

Best Publications

Neutrophils in the activation and regulation of innate and adaptive immunity

Alberto Mantovani;Marco A. Cassatella;Claudio Costantini;Sébastien Jaillon

3536
Citations
Activation of microglial cells by beta-amyloid protein and interferon-gamma

Lucia Meda;Marco A. Cassatella;Gyorgyi I. Szendrei;Laszlo Otvos

2040
Citations
The production of cytokines by polymorphonuclear neutrophils

Marco Antonio Cassatella

1245
Citations
The neutrophil as a cellular source of chemokines.

Patrizia Scapini;Jose Alfredo Lapinet‐Vera;Sara Gasperini;Federica Calzetti

1054
Citations
Evidence for a cross-talk between human neutrophils and Th17 cells

Martin Pelletier;Laura Maggi;Alessandra Micheletti;Elena Lazzeri

938
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
Neutrophil-derived cytokines: facts beyond expression

Cristina Tecchio;Alessandra Micheletti;Marco Antonio Cassatella

768
Citations
Neutrophil-Derived Proteins: Selling Cytokines by the Pound

Marco Antonio Cassatella

737
Citations
Interleukin 10 (IL-10) inhibits the release of proinflammatory cytokines from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Evidence for an autocrine role of tumor necrosis factor and IL-1 beta in mediating the production of IL-8 triggered by lipopolysaccharide.

Marco Antonio Cassatella;L. Meda;S. Bonora;M. Ceska

733
Citations
Induction and regulatory function of miR-9 in human monocytes and neutrophils exposed to proinflammatory signals.

Flavia Bazzoni;Marzia Rossato;Marco Fabbri;Daniele Gaudiosi

702
Citations
The humoral pattern recognition receptor PTX3 is stored in neutrophil granules and localizes in extracellular traps

Sébastien Jaillon;Giuseppe Peri;Yves Delneste;Isabelle Frémaux

654
Citations
Phagocytosing neutrophils produce and release high amounts of the neutrophil-activating peptide 1/interleukin 8.

Flavia Bazzoni;Marco Antonio Cassatella;Filippo Rossi;M. Ceska

589
Citations
Neutrophils: New insights and open questions

Klaus Ley;Klaus Ley;Hal M. Hoffman;Paul Kubes;Marco A. Cassatella

486
Citations
Social networking of human neutrophils within the immune system.

Patrizia Scapini;Marco Antonio Cassatella

477
Citations
Gene expression and production of the monokine induced by IFN-gamma (MIG), IFN-inducible T cell alpha chemoattractant (I-TAC), and IFN-gamma-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) chemokines by human neutrophils

Sara Gasperini;Martina Marchi;Federica Calzetti;Carlo Laudanna

459
Citations
G-CSF-stimulated neutrophils are a prominent source of functional BLyS.

Patrizia Scapini;Bernardetta Nardelli;Gianpaolo Nadali;Federica Calzetti

439
Citations
Activation of the NF-κB Pathway by Inflammatory Stimuli in Human Neutrophils

Patrick P. McDonald;Anette Bald;Marco A. Cassatella

396
Citations
Interleukin-12 production by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

Marco A. Cassatella;Lucia Meda;Sara Gasperini;Annalisa D'Andrea

363
Citations
Involvement of suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 as a mediator of the inhibitory effects of IL-10 on lipopolysaccharide-induced macrophage activation.

Chiara Berlato;Marco A. Cassatella;Ichiko Kinjyo;Luana Gatto

362
Citations
Interleukin 10 (IL-10) upregulates IL-1 receptor antagonist production from lipopolysaccharide-stimulated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes by delaying mRNA degradation.

Marco A. Cassatella;Lucia Meda;Sara Gasperini;Federica Calzetti

357
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William Vermi University of Brescia

Filippo Rossi University of Verona

Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University

Giorgio Berton University of Verona

Giorgio Trinchieri National Institutes of Health

Silvano Sozzani Sapienza University of Rome

Giovanni Pizzolo University of Verona

Fabio Facchetti University of Brescia

Véronique Witko-Sarsat Inserm

Carlo Agostini University of Padua

External Links

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