Paola Vacca

Paola Vacca 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 Paola Vacca sits on this spectrum.

Paola Vacca 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 Paola Vacca sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Human NK cells: surface receptors, inhibitory checkpoints, and translational applications

  Simona Sivori;Paola Vacca;Genny Del Zotto;Enrico Munari

  534
  Citations

• Crosstalk between decidual NK and CD14+ myelomonocytic cells results in induction of Tregs and immunosuppression

  Paola Vacca;Claudia Cantoni;Massimo Vitale;Carola Prato

  293
  Citations

• CD34+ hematopoietic precursors are present in human decidua and differentiate into natural killer cells upon interaction with stromal cells.

  Paola Vacca;Chiara Vitale;Elisa Montaldo;Romana Conte

  268
  Citations

• NK cells and ILCs in tumor immunotherapy

  Simona Sivori;Daniela Pende;Linda Quatrini;Gabriella Pietra

  252
  Citations

• Linoleic acid potentiates CD8+ T cell metabolic fitness and antitumor immunity

  Unknown

  250
  Citations

• Origin, phenotype and function of human natural killer cells in pregnancy

  Paola Vacca;Lorenzo Moretta;Alessandro Moretta;Maria Cristina Mingari

  204
  Citations

• Human Natural Killer Cells: Origin, Receptors, Function, and Clinical Applications

  Lorenzo Moretta;Elisa Montaldo;Paola Vacca;Genny Del Zotto

  190
  Citations

• PD-L1 Expression Heterogeneity in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Defining Criteria for Harmonization between Biopsy Specimens and Whole Sections.

  Enrico Munari;Giuseppe Zamboni;Gianluigi Lunardi;Luigi Marchionni

  177
  Citations

• Identification of diverse innate lymphoid cells in human decidua

  P Vacca;E Montaldo;D Croxatto;F Loiacono

  168
  Citations

• Regulatory role of NKp44, NKp46, DNAM-1 and NKG2D receptors in the interaction between NK cells and trophoblast cells. Evidence for divergent functional profiles of decidual versus peripheral NK cells

  Paola Vacca;Claudia Cantoni;Claudia Cantoni;Carola Prato;Ezio Fulcheri

  161
  Citations

• Analysis of natural killer cells isolated from human decidua : evidence that 2B4 (CD244) functions as an inhibitory receptor and blocks NK-cell function

  Paola Vacca;Gabriella Pietra;Michela Falco;Elisa Romeo

  160
  Citations

• Markers and function of human NK cells in normal and pathological conditions.

  Genny Del Zotto;Emanuela Marcenaro;Paola Vacca;Simona Sivori

  158
  Citations

• Characterization of Human NK Cell-Derived Exosomes: Role of DNAM1 Receptor In Exosome-Mediated Cytotoxicity Against Tumor.

  Anna Laura Di Pace;Nicola Tumino;Francesca Besi;Claudia Alicata

  150
  Citations

• The Immune Checkpoint PD-1 in Natural Killer Cells: Expression, Function and Targeting in Tumour Immunotherapy.

  Linda Quatrini;Francesca Romana Mariotti;Enrico Munari;Nicola Tumino

  149
  Citations

• Unique Eomes(+) NK Cell Subsets Are Present in Uterus and Decidua During Early Pregnancy.

  Elisa Montaldo;Paola Vacca;Laura Chiossone;Daniele Croxatto

  131
  Citations

• Human NK Cells: From Surface Receptors to the Therapy of Leukemias and Solid Tumors

  Lorenzo Moretta;Gabriella Pietra;Elisa Montaldo;Paola Vacca

  116
  Citations

• Human CAR NK Cells: A New Non-viral Method Allowing High Efficient Transfection and Strong Tumor Cell Killing.

  Tiziano Ingegnere;Francesca Romana Mariotti;Andrea Pelosi;Concetta Quintarelli

  116
  Citations

• PD-1/PD-L1 in Cancer: Pathophysiological, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects

  Enrico Munari;Francesca R Mariotti;Linda Quatrini;Pietro Bertoglio

  112
  Citations

• Group 3 innate lymphoid cells regulate neutrophil migration and function in human decidua

  Daniele Croxatto;Alessandra Micheletti;Elisa Montaldo;Paola Orecchia

  104
  Citations

• Identification of effector-memory CMV-specific T lymphocytes that kill CMV-infected target cells in an HLA-E-restricted fashion.

  Paola Mazzarino;Gabriella Pietra;Paola Vacca;Michela Falco

  98
  Citations