2026 Paola Cipriani: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	57	3633	3350	147	139	282	11117

Overview

Paola Cipriani is affiliated with the University of L'Aquila in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Rheumatology, Hematology, Immunology, Surgery, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Their research output includes a significant number of publications in these areas, reflecting a broad engagement with clinical and experimental medical sciences.

The primary fields of study for Cipriani encompass:

Medicine

More specifically, the subfields they have focused on include:

Rheumatology
Hematology
Immunology
Surgery
Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Cipriani's main research topics involve several autoimmune and inflammatory conditions and their treatment strategies, including:

Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

Among frequently publishing coauthors are:

Roberto Giacomelli
Piero Ruscitti
Onorina Berardicurti
Ilenia Di Cola
Luca Navarini

Paola Cipriani has contributed to several publication venues, with multiple works appearing in:

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
Autoimmunity Reviews
Frontiers in Medicine
Scientific Reports

A selection of recent papers coauthored by Cipriani includes:

"Beyond the joints, the extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis," 2020, Autoimmunity Reviews
"Severe COVID-19, Another Piece in the Puzzle of the Hyperferritinemic Syndrome. An Immunomodulatory Perspective to Alleviate the Storm," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
"The economic burden of fibromyalgia: A systematic literature review," 2022, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
"The growing role of precision medicine for the treatment of autoimmune diseases; results of a systematic review of literature and Experts' Consensus," 2020, Autoimmunity Reviews
"Pro-inflammatory properties of H-ferritin on human macrophages, ex vivo and in vitro observations," 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

Beyond the joints, the extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis.

Alessandro Conforti;Ilenia Di Cola;Viktoriya Pavlych;Piero Ruscitti

352
Citations
Angiogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis: a disease specific process or a common response to chronic inflammation?

Alessandra Marrelli;Paola Cipriani;Vasiliki Liakouli;Francesco Carubbi

251
Citations
The role of IL-1β in the bone loss during rheumatic diseases.

Piero Ruscitti;Paola Cipriani;Francesco Carubbi;Vasiliki Liakouli

223
Citations
Long-term anti-TNF therapy and the risk of serious infections in a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Comparison of adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab in the GISEA registry

Fabiola Atzeni;Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini;Costantino Botsios;Antonio Carletto

222
Citations
Efficacy and safety of rituximab treatment in early primary Sjögren's syndrome: a prospective, multi-center, follow-up study

Francesco Carubbi;Paola Cipriani;Alessandra Marrelli;Paola Di Benedetto

220
Citations
Impairment of endothelial cell differentiation from bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells: new insight into the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis.

P. Cipriani;S. Guiducci;I. Miniati;M. Cinelli

200
Citations
Cyclophosphamide pulse regimen in the treatment of alveolitis in systemic sclerosis

Roberto Giacomelli;Gabriele Valentini;Felice Salsano;Paola Cipriani

181
Citations
Adult-onset Still’s disease: evaluation of prognostic tools and validation of the systemic score by analysis of 100 cases from three centers

Piero Ruscitti;Paola Cipriani;Francesco Masedu;Daniela Iacono

176
Citations
International consensus: What else can we do to improve diagnosis and therapeutic strategies in patients affected by autoimmune rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritides, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome and Sjogren's syndrome)?: The unmet needs and the clinical grey zone in autoimmune disease management

Roberto Giacomelli;Antonella Afeltra;Alessia Alunno;Chiara Baldini

169
Citations
Monocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and type 2 diabetes mellitus display an increased production of interleukin (IL)-1β via the nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat containing family pyrin 3(NLRP3)-inflammasome activation: a possible implication for therapeutic decision in these patients

P. Ruscitti;P. Cipriani;P. Di Benedetto;V. Liakouli

162
Citations
Iron availability influences aggregation, biofilm, adhesion and invasion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia.

F Berlutti;C Morea;A Battistoni;S Sarli

159
Citations
Methotrexate: an old new drug in autoimmune disease

Paola Cipriani;Piero Ruscitti;Francesco Carubbi;Vasiliki Liakouli

155
Citations
Guidelines for biomarkers in autoimmune rheumatic diseases - evidence based analysis.

Roberto Giacomelli;Antonella Afeltra;Alessia Alunno;Elena Bartoloni-Bocci

153
Citations
The IL1-like cytokine IL33 and its receptor ST2 are abnormally expressed in the affected skin and visceral organs of patients with systemic sclerosis

Mirko Manetti;Lidia Ibba-Manneschi;Vasiliki Liakouli;Serena Guiducci

151
Citations
The Endothelial-mesenchymal Transition in Systemic Sclerosis Is Induced by Endothelin-1 and Transforming Growth Factor-β and May Be Blocked by Macitentan, a Dual Endothelin-1 Receptor Antagonist

Paola Cipriani;Paola Di Benedetto;Piero Ruscitti;Daria Capece

142
Citations
Angiogenic cytokines and growth factors in systemic sclerosis

Vasiliki Liakouli;Paola Cipriani;Alessandra Marrelli;Saverio Alvaro

139
Citations
Longterm retention of tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor therapy in a large italian cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis from the GISEA registry: an appraisal of predictors.

Florenzo Iannone;Elisa Gremese;Fabiola Atzeni;Domenico Biasi

131
Citations
Anti-interleukin-1 treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and type 2 diabetes (TRACK): A multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

Piero Ruscitti;Francesco Masedu;Saverio Alvaro;Paolo Airò

121
Citations
Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in pregnant patients affected with systemic lupus erythematosus and recurrent spontaneous abortion

R Perricone;C De Carolis;B Kröegler;E Greco

119
Citations
Tocilizumab for the treatment of adult-onset Still's disease: results from a case series.

Paola Cipriani;Piero Ruscitti;Francesco Carubbi;Ilenia Pantano

115
Citations
Response to Interleukin-1 Inhibitors in 140 Italian Patients with Adult-Onset Still's Disease: A Multicentre Retrospective Observational Study.

Serena Colafrancesco;Roberta Priori;Guido Valesini;Lorenza Argolini

112
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Giacomelli Campus Bio Medico University Hospital

Roberto Gerli University of Perugia

Alessia Alunno University of L'Aquila

Giovanni Cioni University of Pisa

Roberto Perricone University of Rome Tor Vergata

Francesco Caso University of Naples Federico II

Fabiola Atzeni University of Messina

Marco Matucci-Cerinic University of Florence

Riccardo Alessandro University of Palermo

Carlo Perricone University of Perugia

External Links

Personal website of Paola Cipriani

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