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Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti

Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
63
Citations
16465
World Ranking
2995
National Ranking
124

Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti 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 Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 158 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti 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 Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a research focus centered on immunology and microbiology. Their published work spans the subfields of immunology, epidemiology, molecular biology, hematology, and public health, environmental and occupational health. The major themes of their research address immune cell function and interaction, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus studies, T-cell and B-cell immunology, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, CAR-T cell therapy research, and immune responses related to immunotherapy.

Recent notable publications by Degli-Esposti include:

  • The NK cell granule protein NKG7 regulates cytotoxic granule exocytosis and inflammation, 2020, Nature Immunology
  • Dietary Fiber and Microbiota Metabolite Receptors Enhance Cognition and Alleviate Disease in the 5xFAD Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease, 2023, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Infection induces tissue-resident memory NK cells that safeguard tissue health, 2023, Immunity
  • The role of natural killer cells in liver inflammation, 2021, Seminars in Immunopathology
  • Intestinal microbiota controls graft-versus-host disease independent of donor-host genetic disparity, 2023, Immunity

Degli-Esposti has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Christopher E. Andoniou (16 coauthored papers)
  • Geoffrey R. Hill (13 coauthored papers)
  • Iona S. Schuster (12 coauthored papers)
  • Ping Zhang (8 coauthored papers)
  • Nicholas D. Huntington (8 coauthored papers)

Their research has been published in a variety of scientific venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • Blood
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Nature Immunology
  • Immunity
  • Cell Reports

Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti has received recognition within the scientific community, including being awarded Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2018.

Best Publications

  • TRAIL-R2: A NOVEL APOPTOSIS-MEDIATING RECEPTOR FOR TRAIL

    Henning Walczak;Mariapia A. Degli‐Esposti;Richard S. Johnson;Pam J. Smolak

  • The Novel Receptor TRAIL-R4 Induces NF-κB and Protects against TRAIL-Mediated Apoptosis, yet Retains an Incomplete Death Domain

    Mariapia A Degli-Esposti;William C Dougall;Pamela J Smolak;Jennifer Y Waugh

  • Activation of NK cell cytotoxicity.

    Mark J. Smyth;Erika Cretney;Janice M. Kelly;Jennifer A. Westwood

  • Cloning and characterization of TRAIL-R3, a novel member of the emerging TRAIL receptor family.

    Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti;Pamela J. Smolak;Henning Walczak;Jennifer Waugh

  • Close encounters of different kinds: Dendritic cells and NK cells take centre stage

    Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti;Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti;Mark J. Smyth

  • ILC1 Confer Early Host Protection at Initial Sites of Viral Infection

    Orr El Weizman;Nicholas M. Adams;Iona S. Schuster;Chirag Krishna

  • Functional interactions between dendritic cells and NK cells during viral infection

    Daniel M. Andrews;Anthony A. Scalzo;Wayne M. Yokoyama;Mark J. Smyth

  • CIS is a potent checkpoint in NK cell–mediated tumor immunity

    Rebecca B. Delconte;Tatiana B Kolesnik;Laura F. Dagley;Laura F. Dagley;Jai Rautela;Jai Rautela

  • NK cell maturation and peripheral homeostasis is associated with KLRG1 up-regulation.

    Nicholas D. Huntington;Nicholas D. Huntington;Hy Tabarias;Hy Tabarias;Kirsten Fairfax;Kirsten Fairfax;Jason Brady

  • A2AR Adenosine Signaling Suppresses Natural Killer Cell Maturation in the Tumor Microenvironment.

    Arabella Young;Arabella Young;Shin Foong Ngiow;Shin Foong Ngiow;Shin Foong Ngiow;Yulong Gao;Yulong Gao;Ann Marie Patch

  • Interaction between conventional dendritic cells and natural killer cells is integral to the activation of effective antiviral immunity

    Christopher E Andoniou;Serani L H van Dommelen;Serani L H van Dommelen;Serani L H van Dommelen;Valentina Voigt;Valentina Voigt;Daniel M Andrews;Daniel M Andrews

  • Infection of dendritic cells by murine cytomegalovirus induces functional paralysis.

    Daniel M. Andrews;Christopher E. Andoniou;Francesca Granucci;Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli

  • Interleukin 15–mediated survival of natural killer cells is determined by interactions among Bim, Noxa and Mcl-1

    Nicholas D Huntington;Hamsa Puthalakath;Priscilla Gunn;Edwina Naik;Edwina Naik

  • Ancestral haplotypes: conserved population MHC haplotypes.

    Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti;Anne L. Leaver;Frank T. Christiansen;Campbell S. Witt

  • β-glucan triggers spondylarthritis and Crohn's disease-like ileitis in SKG mice.

    Merja Ruutu;Gethin Thomas;Roland Steck;Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti

  • Innate immunity defines the capacity of antiviral T cells to limit persistent infection

    Daniel M. Andrews;Marie J. Estcourt;Marie J. Estcourt;Christopher E. Andoniou;Christopher E. Andoniou;Matthew E. Wikstrom;Matthew E. Wikstrom

  • CD83 increases MHC II and CD86 on dendritic cells by opposing IL-10–driven MARCH1-mediated ubiquitination and degradation

    Lina E. Tze;Keisuke Horikawa;Heather Domaschenz;Debbie R. Howard

  • MHC class II antigen presentation by the intestinal epithelium initiates graft-versus-host disease and is influenced by the microbiota

    Motoko Koyama;Motoko Koyama;Pamela Mukhopadhyay;Iona S. Schuster;Andrea S. Henden

  • Murine cytomegalovirus m157 mutation and variation leads to immune evasion of natural killer cells

    Valentina Voigt;Catherine A. Forbes;Catherine A. Forbes;Joanne N. Tonkin;Joanne N. Tonkin;Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti;Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti

  • Gene therapy with recombinant adeno-associated vectors for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: 1 year follow-up of a phase 1 randomised clinical trial

    Elizabeth P. Rakoczy;Elizabeth P. Rakoczy;Chooi May Lai;Chooi May Lai;Aaron L. Magno;Matthew E. Wikstrom;Matthew E. Wikstrom

  • To die or not to die - the quest of the TRAIL receptors

    Mariapia Degli-Esposti

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark J. Smyth
Mark J. Smyth QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Geoffrey R. Hill
Geoffrey R. Hill Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Anthony A. Scalzo
Anthony A. Scalzo University of Western Australia
Roger L. Dawkins
Roger L. Dawkins Murdoch University
Nicholas D. Huntington
Nicholas D. Huntington Monash University
John V. Forrester
John V. Forrester University of Aberdeen
Joseph A. Trapani
Joseph A. Trapani Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Gabrielle T. Belz
Gabrielle T. Belz University of Queensland
Stephen L. Nutt
Stephen L. Nutt Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Frank T. Christiansen
Frank T. Christiansen University of Western Australia

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