2026 Massimo Locati: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	87	1187	1076	45	42	273	56080

Overview

Massimo Locati is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has a substantial body of research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work covers both broad and specialized topics, contributing to 60 publications in Medicine and 37 in Immunology and Microbiology.

Their research encompasses multiple subfields, including Immunology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Immunology and Allergy. These represent critical areas within biomedical research and reflect an interdisciplinary approach to the study of disease mechanisms and immune function.

Main topics addressed by Locati include:

Chemokine receptors and signaling
Immune cells in cancer
Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Immune Response and Inflammation
Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Frequent co-authors in Locati's work include:

Samantha Milanesi
Alessandra Castagna
Alberto Mantovani
Raffaella Bonecchi
Elena Monica Borroni

Locati's publications appear consistently in a variety of reputable venues. Notable publication venues where multiple works have appeared include:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Frontiers in Immunology
IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
Cancer Research
Vaccines

Representative recent papers by Locati include:

"The tetraspan MS4A family in homeostasis, immunity, and disease" (2021), published in Trends in Immunology
"Repeated 5-day cycles of low dose aldesleukin in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (IMODALS): A phase 2a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial" (2020), published in EBioMedicine
"Differential expression and regulation of MS4A family members in myeloid cells in physiological and pathological conditions" (2021), published in Journal of Leukocyte Biology
"Understanding fibrosis pathogenesis via modeling macrophage-fibroblast interplay in immune-metabolic context" (2022), published in Nature Communications
"ACKR2 contributes to pulmonary dysfunction by shaping CCL5:CCR5-dependent recruitment of lymphocytes during influenza A infection in mice" (2020), published in American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Through a multidisciplinary lens, Locati investigates immune cell behavior, signaling pathways, and disease pathogenesis, particularly focusing on the interplay between chemokine receptors and tumor biology.

Best Publications

The chemokine system in diverse forms of macrophage activation and polarization.

Alberto Mantovani;Alberto Mantovani;Antonio Sica;Silvano Sozzani;Silvano Sozzani;Paola Allavena

7709
Citations
Macrophage polarization: tumor-associated macrophages as a paradigm for polarized M2 mononuclear phagocytes

Alberto Mantovani;Silvano Sozzani;Silvano Sozzani;Massimo Locati;Paola Allavena

6542
Citations
Macrophage Activation and Polarization: Nomenclature and Experimental Guidelines

Peter J Murray;Judith E Allen;Subhra K Biswas;Edward A Fisher

6527
Citations
Macrophage activation and polarization.

Fernando Oneissi Martinez;Antonio Sica;Alberto Mantovani;Massimo Locati

3850
Citations
Transcriptional Profiling of the Human Monocyte-to-Macrophage Differentiation and Polarization: New Molecules and Patterns of Gene Expression

Fernando O. Martinez;Siamon Gordon;Massimo Locati;Alberto Mantovani

2817
Citations
Macrophage plasticity and polarization in tissue repair and remodelling.

Alberto Mantovani;Subhra K Biswas;Maria Rosaria Galdiero;Antonio Sica

2728
Citations
Diversity, Mechanisms, and Significance of Macrophage Plasticity

Massimo Locati;Graziella Curtale;Alberto Mantovani;Alberto Mantovani

2078
Citations
Macrophage Polarization Comes of Age

Alberto Mantovani;Antonio Sica;Massimo Locati

1544
Citations
International Union of Pharmacology. LXXXIX. Update on the Extended Family of Chemokine Receptors and Introducing a New Nomenclature for Atypical Chemokine Receptors

Francoise Bachelerie;Adit Ben-Baruch;Amanda M. Burkhardt;Christophe Combadiere

1083
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
Genetic programs expressed in resting and IL-4 alternatively activated mouse and human macrophages: similarities and differences

Fernando O. Martinez;Laura Helming;Ronny Milde;Audrey Varin

589
Citations
Tuning inflammation and immunity by chemokine sequestration: decoys and more

Alberto Mantovani;Raffaella Bonecchi;Massimo Locati

576
Citations
New vistas on macrophage differentiation and activation.

Alberto Mantovani;Antonio Sica;Massimo Locati

560
Citations
Macrophage Diversity and Polarization in Atherosclerosis. A Question of Balance

Alberto Mantovani;Cecilia Garlanda;Massimo Locati

538
Citations
Decoy receptors: a strategy to regulate inflammatory cytokines and chemokines

Alberto Mantovani;Massimo Locati;Annunciata Vecchi;Silvano Sozzani

483
Citations
The chemokine system in cancer biology and therapy

Alberto Mantovani;Benedetta Savino;Massimo Locati;Luca Zammataro

475
Citations
Differential regulation of iron homeostasis during human macrophage polarized activation.

Stefania Recalcati;Massimo Locati;Agnese Marini;Paolo Santambrogio

456
Citations
Macrophage Activation and Polarization as an Adaptive Component of Innate Immunity

Massimo Locati;Alberto Mantovani;Antonio Sica;Antonio Sica

444
Citations
Tumor-associated macrophages and the related myeloid-derived suppressor cells as a paradigm of the diversity of macrophage activation.

Alberto Mantovani;Antonio Sica;Paola Allavena;Cecilia Garlanda

432
Citations
Noncompetitive allosteric inhibitors of the inflammatory chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2: Prevention of reperfusion injury

Riccardo Bertini;Marcello Allegretti;Cinzia Bizzarri;Alessio Moriconi

409
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University

Silvano Sozzani Sapienza University of Rome

Raffaella Bonecchi Humanitas University

Annunciata Vecchi Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

Paola Allavena Humanitas University

Antonio Sica University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro

Marina Sironi Humanitas University

Philip M. Murphy National Institutes of Health

Bodduluri Haribabu University of Louisville

Mauro M. Teixeira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

External Links

Personal website of Massimo Locati

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