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Maria Grazia Roncarolo

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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 116 373 344 235 213 472 63144
Medicine 116 4294 4024 2345 2170 475 63166
Best Female Scientists 116 719 683 429 403 482 61445

Maria Grazia Roncarolo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maria Grazia Roncarolo between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maria Grazia Roncarolo published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2008. 10 of the 492 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2008. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 4 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1984 2026

492 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maria Grazia Roncarolo: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 4
1986 2
1987 1
1988 4
1989 5
1990 3
1991 10
1992 8
1993 8
1994 14
1995 15
1996 9
1997 9
1998 7
1999 6
2000 7
2001 6
2002 13
2003 5
2004 16
2005 22
2006 25
2007 17
2008 31
2009 27
2010 23
2011 21
2012 12
2013 14
2014 8
2015 12
2016 11
2017 6
2018 16
2019 17
2020 17
2021 15
2022 13
2023 10
2024 11
2025 9
2026 1
Total 492
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Maria Grazia Roncarolo publications per year - data summary

  • Maria Grazia Roncarolo, a Immunology scholar from Stanford University, has 492 publications recorded across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1984 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2008, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 11.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.4 per year counting only the 43 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 44 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1984-1998: 101 publications (6.7 per year); 1999-2013: 245 publications (16.3 per year); 2014-2026: 146 publications (11.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Maria Grazia Roncarolo 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 Maria Grazia Roncarolo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 472–481 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 472 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29 472
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Maria Grazia Roncarolo publication distribution in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 76 ranges running from 62–71 to 807+ publications.
  • Maria Grazia Roncarolo, a Immunology scholar from Stanford University, records 472 publications - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Maria Grazia Roncarolo, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Maria Grazia Roncarolo ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 152–161 publications, holding 189 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 242–251 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 807 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Maria Grazia Roncarolo 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 Maria Grazia Roncarolo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 116–117 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25 116
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Maria Grazia Roncarolo D-index placement in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 40–41 to 157+ D-Index.
  • Maria Grazia Roncarolo, a Immunology scholar from Stanford University, records 116 D-Index - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Maria Grazia Roncarolo, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Maria Grazia Roncarolo ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 201 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 68–69 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2005 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Maria Grazia Roncarolo is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a primary focus on Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The specific subfields of study include Immunology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Hematology, and Genetics.

Their work covers a broad range of topics, notably:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms

Roncarolo's publication record includes contributions to prominent journals with the highest number of publications found in Blood and Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, followed by Frontiers in Immunology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Science Translational Medicine.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Rosa Bacchetta, Alice Bertaina, Rajni Agarwal, Alma-Martina Cepika, and Agnieszka Czechowicz.

Representative recent papers illustrate the scope of their work:

  • "Development of β-globin gene correction in human hematopoietic stem cells as a potential durable treatment for sickle cell disease," 2021, Science Translational Medicine
  • "Genome editing of donor-derived T-cells to generate allogenic chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells: Optimizing αβ T cell-depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation," 2020, Haematologica
  • "Alloantigen-specific type 1 regulatory T cells suppress through CTLA-4 and PD-1 pathways and persist long-term in patients," 2021, Science Translational Medicine
  • "Type 1 regulatory T cell-mediated tolerance in health and disease," 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Gene therapy for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: History, new vectors, future directions," 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Maria Grazia Roncarolo has been recognized with the award of Member of Academia Europaea in 2005.

Best Publications

  • A CD4 + T-cell subset inhibits antigen-specific T-cell responses and prevents colitis

    Hervé Groux;Anne O'Garra;Mike Bigler;Matthieu Rouleau

  • Interleukin 10 (IL-10) and viral IL-10 strongly reduce antigen-specific human T cell proliferation by diminishing the antigen-presenting capacity of monocytes via downregulation of class II major histocompatibility complex expression.

    R de Waal Malefyt;J Haanen;H Spits;M G Roncarolo

  • Rapamycin selectively expands CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells

    Manuela Battaglia;Angela Stabilini;Maria Grazia Roncarolo

  • Interleukin-10-secreting type 1 regulatory T cells in rodents and humans.

    Maria Grazia Roncarolo;Silvia Gregori;Manuela Battaglia;Rosa Bacchetta

  • Correction of ADA-SCID by Stem Cell Gene Therapy Combined with Nonmyeloablative Conditioning

    Alessandro Aiuti;Shimon Slavin;Memet Aker;Francesca Ficara

  • Lentiviral hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy benefits metachromatic leukodystrophy.

    Alessandra Biffi;Eugenio Montini;Laura Lorioli;Martina Cesani

  • Human Cd25+Cd4+ T Regulatory Cells Suppress Naive and Memory T Cell Proliferation and Can Be Expanded in Vitro without Loss of Function

    Megan K. Levings;Romina Sangregorio;Maria Grazia Roncarolo

  • Lentiviral Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy in Patients with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

    Alessandro Aiuti;Luca Biasco;Samantha Scaramuzza;Francesca Ferrua

  • Interleukin-10 induces a long-term antigen-specific anergic state in human CD4+ T cells.

    H Groux;M Bigler;J E de Vries;M G Roncarolo

  • Isolation and expression of human cytokine synthesis inhibitory factor cDNA clones: homology to Epstein-Barr virus open reading frame BCRFI.

    P Vieira;R de Waal-Malefyt;M N Dang;K E Johnson

  • Type 1 T regulatory cells.

    Maria Grazia Roncarolo;Rosa Bacchetta;Claudio Bordignon;Satwant Narula

  • Gene Therapy for Immunodeficiency Due to Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency

    Alessandro Aiuti;Federica Cattaneo;Stefania Galimberti;Ulrike Benninghoff

  • Activation-induced FOXP3 in human T effector cells does not suppress proliferation or cytokine production

    Sarah E. Allan;Sarah Q. Crome;Natasha K. Crellin;Laura Passerini

  • The X-linked lymphoproliferative-disease gene product SAP regulates signals induced through the co-receptor SLAM

    J. Sayos;C. Wu;M. Morra;N. Wang

  • Coexpression of CD49b and LAG-3 identifies human and mouse T regulatory type 1 cells

    Nicola Gagliani;Chiara F. Magnani;Samuel Huber;Monica E. Gianolini;Monica E. Gianolini

  • Rapamycin Promotes Expansion of Functional CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ Regulatory T Cells of Both Healthy Subjects and Type 1 Diabetic Patients

    Manuela Battaglia;Angela Stabilini;Barbara Migliavacca;Jutta Horejs-Hoeck

  • Reprogramming human T cell function and specificity with non-viral genome targeting

    Theodore L. Roth;Cristina Puig-Saus;Ruby Yu;Ruby Yu;Eric Shifrut;Eric Shifrut

  • IFN-α and IL-10 Induce the Differentiation of Human Type 1 T Regulatory Cells

    Megan K. Levings;Romina Sangregorio;Francesca Galbiati;Stefania Squadrone

  • Regulatory T cell immunotherapy for tolerance to self antigens and alloantigens in humans

    Maria Grazia Roncarolo;Manuela Battaglia

  • Regulatory T cells: recommendations to simplify the nomenclature

    Abul K Abbas;Christophe Benoist;Jeffrey A Bluestone;Daniel J Campbell

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosa Bacchetta
Rosa Bacchetta Stanford University
Alessandro Aiuti
Alessandro Aiuti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Silvia Gregori
Silvia Gregori Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Luigi Naldini
Luigi Naldini Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Claudio Bordignon
Claudio Bordignon MolMed (Italy)
Megan K. Levings
Megan K. Levings University of British Columbia
Fabio Ciceri
Fabio Ciceri Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Anna Villa
Anna Villa National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Nicola Gagliani
Nicola Gagliani Universität Hamburg
Marcus O. Muench
Marcus O. Muench University of California, San Francisco

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