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D-Index
57
Citations
13684
World Ranking
3595
National Ranking
145

Michela Falco 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 Michela Falco sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 138 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michela Falco 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 Michela Falco sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michela Falco is affiliated with the Istituto Giannina Gaslini in Italy. Their research spans multiple areas within immunology, medicine, hematology, and oncology, focusing particularly on immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Their scholarly work includes contributions to topics such as CAR-T cell therapy research, immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, as well as pain mechanisms and treatments. These subjects reflect a broad engagement with both fundamental immunological processes and clinical applications.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Michela Falco include:

  • TCRαβ/CD19 depleted HSCT from an HLA-haploidentical relative to treat children with different nonmalignant disorders, 2021, Blood Advances
  • Long-term neuropathic pain behaviors correlate with synaptic plasticity and limbic circuit alteration: a comparative observational study in mice, 2021, Pain
  • TCRαβ/CD19 cell-depleted HLA-haploidentical transplantation to treat pediatric acute leukemia: updated final analysis, 2023, Blood
  • CD19-Targeted Immunotherapies for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Phenotypic and Functional Characterization of NK Cells in αβT-Cell and B-Cell Depleted Haplo-HSCT to Cure Pediatric Patients with Acute Leukemia, 2020, Cancers

Michela Falco frequently publishes in journals such as Frontiers in Immunology, HLA, Cancers, Blood Advances, and Pain. Their publication record includes multiple articles in each of these venues, indicating sustained research activity in topically relevant scientific outlets.

Their research collaborations involve several frequent coauthors, including Daniela Pende, Franco Locatelli, Mattia Algeri, Raffaella Meazza, and Simona Sivori. These collaborators have coauthored multiple papers with Falco, suggesting ongoing scientific partnerships in the field.

Michela Falco's main fields of study encompass Immunology and Microbiology with 24 publications, followed by Medicine with 18. Their subfields of study emphasize Immunology with 24 publications, Hematology with 7, Oncology with 6, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience with 2, and Physiology with 1 publication.

Best Publications

  • X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease 2b4 Molecules Displaying Inhibitory Rather than Activating Function Are Responsible for the Inability of Natural Killer Cells to Kill Epstein-Barr Virus–Infected Cells

    Silvia Parolini;Cristina Bottino;Michela Falco;Raffaella Augugliaro

  • CD56brightCD16− Killer Ig-Like Receptor− NK Cells Display Longer Telomeres and Acquire Features of CD56dim NK Cells upon Activation

    Chiara Romagnani;Kerstin Juelke;Michela Falco;Barbara Morandi

  • CpG and double-stranded RNA trigger human NK cells by Toll-like receptors: Induction of cytokine release and cytotoxicity against tumors and dendritic cells

    Simona Sivori;Michela Falco;Mariella Della Chiesa;Simona Carlomagno

  • The natural killer cell receptor specific for HLA-A allotypes: a novel member of the p58/p70 family of inhibitory receptors that is characterized by three immunoglobulin-like domains and is expressed as a 140-kD disulphide-linked dimer.

    D Pende;R Biassoni;C Cantoni;S Verdiani

  • HLA-C is the inhibitory ligand that determines dominant resistance to lysis by NK1- and NK2-specific natural killer cells.

    Marco Colonna;Giovanna Borsellino;Michela Falco;Giovan Battista Ferrara

  • Anti-leukemia activity of alloreactive NK cells in KIR ligand-mismatched haploidentical HSCT for pediatric patients: evaluation of the functional role of activating KIR and redefinition of inhibitory KIR specificity

    Daniela Pende;Stefania Marcenaro;Michela Falco;Stefania Martini

  • Analysis of the receptor-ligand interactions in the natural killer-mediated lysis of freshly isolated myeloid or lymphoblastic leukemias: evidence for the involvement of the Poliovirus receptor (CD155) and Nectin-2 (CD112).

    Daniela Pende;Grazia Maria Spaggiari;Stefania Marcenaro;Stefania Martini

  • The human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-C-specific "activatory" or "inhibitory" natural killer cell receptors display highly homologous extracellular domains but differ in their transmembrane and intracytoplasmic portions.

    Roberto Biassoni;Claudia Cantoni;Michela Falco;Simonetta Verdiani

  • HLA-haploidentical stem cell transplantation after removal of αβ+ T and B cells in children with nonmalignant disorders

    Alice Bertaina;Pietro Merli;Sergio Rutella;Sergio Rutella;Daria Pagliara

  • Gntb-A, a Novel Sh2d1a-Associated Surface Molecule Contributing to the Inability of Natural Killer Cells to Kill Epstein-Barr Virus–Infected B Cells in X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease

    Cristina Bottino;Michela Falco;Silvia Parolini;Emanuela Marcenaro

  • Killer Ig-Like Receptors (KIRs): Their Role in NK Cell Modulation and Developments Leading to Their Clinical Exploitation.

    Daniela Pende;Michela Falco;Massimo Vitale;Claudia Cantoni;Claudia Cantoni

  • Outcome of children with acute leukemia given HLA-haploidentical HSCT after αβ T-cell and B-cell depletion

    Franco Locatelli;Pietro Merli;Daria Pagliara;Giuseppina Li Pira

  • Amino acid substitutions can influence the natural killer (NK)-mediated recognition of HLA-C molecules. Role of serine-77 and lysine-80 in the target cell protection from lysis mediated by "group 2" or "group 1" NK clones.

    R Biassoni;M Falco;A Cambiaggi;P Costa

  • Generation of allospecific natural killer cells by stimulation across a polymorphism of HLA-C

    Marco Colonna;Edward G. Brooks;Michela Falco;Giovan Battista Ferrara

  • 2B4 functions as a co-receptor in human NK cell activation

    Simona Sivori;Silvia Parolini;Michela Falco;Emanuela Marcenaro

  • Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of human NK cells developing after umbilical cord blood transplantation: a role for human cytomegalovirus?

    Mariella Della Chiesa;Michela Falco;Marina Podestà;Franco Locatelli

  • Identification of NKp80, a novel triggering molecule expressed by human NK cells.

    Massimo Vitale;Michela Falco;Roberta Castriconi;Silvia Parolini

  • HLA-E-restricted recognition of cytomegalovirus-derived peptides by human CD8+ cytolytic T lymphocytes

    Gabriella Pietra;Chiara Romagnani;Paola Mazzarino;Michela Falco

  • Identification and molecular cloning of p75/AIRM1, a novel member of the sialoadhesin family that functions as an inhibitory receptor in human natural killer cells.

    Michela Falco;Roberto Biassoni;Cristina Bottino;Massimo Vitale

  • Early expression of triggering receptors and regulatory role of 2B4 in human natural killer cell precursors undergoing in vitro differentiation

    Simona Sivori;Michela Falco;Emanuela Marcenaro;Silvia Parolini

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorenzo Moretta
Lorenzo Moretta Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Alessandro Moretta
Alessandro Moretta University of Genoa
Daniela Pende
Daniela Pende University of Genoa
Cristina Bottino
Cristina Bottino University of Genoa
Maria Cristina Mingari
Maria Cristina Mingari University of Genoa
Roberto Biassoni
Roberto Biassoni Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Simona Sivori
Simona Sivori University of Genoa
Claudia Cantoni
Claudia Cantoni University of Genoa
Massimo Vitale
Massimo Vitale University of Genoa
Alice Bertaina
Alice Bertaina Stanford University

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