2026 Raffaella Bonecchi: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	42	4865	4505	214	203	116	13063

Raffaella Bonecchi 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 Raffaella Bonecchi sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 116 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Raffaella Bonecchi 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 Raffaella Bonecchi sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Raffaella Bonecchi is affiliated with Humanitas University in Italy and conducts research primarily in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine. Their work extensively covers Immunology, Oncology, Immunology and Allergy, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics investigated by Bonecchi include:

Chemokine receptors and signaling
Immune cells in cancer
Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Immune Response and Inflammation
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses

Among Bonecchi's recent papers are:

"Neutrophil diversity and plasticity in tumour progression and therapy," 2020, Nature reviews. Cancer
"Multiple Roles for Chemokines in Neutrophil Biology," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
"Chemokines as Regulators of Neutrophils: Focus on Tumors, Therapeutic Targeting, and Immunotherapy," 2022, Cancers
"CCRL2 Expression by Specialized Lung Capillary Endothelial Cells Controls NK-cell Homing in Lung Cancer," 2023, Cancer Immunology Research
"Reduced G protein signaling despite impaired internalization and β-arrestin recruitment in patients carrying a CXCR4Leu317fsX3 mutation causing WHIM syndrome," 2023, JCI Insight

Frequent collaborators in Bonecchi's research include Massimo Locati, Benedetta Savino, Samantha Milanesi, Alessandra Castagna, and Matteo Simonelli.

Bonecchi has published regularly in several scientific venues, notably:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Frontiers in Immunology
Nature reviews. Cancer
Cancers
Cancer Immunology Research

The research focus involves detailed exploration of chemokine signaling pathways and their role in immune cell dynamics within cancer biology. Bonecchi's work also delves into neutrophil biology, tumor microenvironment interactions, and mechanisms of immune response modulation, contributing to areas related to immunotherapy strategies and inflammation.

Best Publications

Differential Expression of Chemokine Receptors and Chemotactic Responsiveness of Type 1 T Helper Cells (Th1s) and Th2s

Raffaella Bonecchi;Giancarlo Bianchi;Paola Panina Bordignon;Daniele D'Ambrosio

2641
Citations
Neutrophil diversity and plasticity in tumour progression and therapy.

Sebastien Jaillon;Andrea Ponzetta;Diletta Di Mitri;Angela Santoni

1226
Citations
Differential regulation of chemokine receptors during dendritic cell maturation: a model for their trafficking properties.

Silvano Sozzani;Paola Allavena;Giovanna D’Amico;Walter Luini

828
Citations
Selective up-regulation of chemokine receptors CCR4 and CCR8 upon activation of polarized human type 2 Th cells

Daniele D’Ambrosio;Andrea Iellem;Raffaella Bonecchi;Daniela Mazzeo

678
Citations
Tuning inflammation and immunity by chemokine sequestration: decoys and more

Alberto Mantovani;Raffaella Bonecchi;Massimo Locati

576
Citations
Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors: New Targets for Cancer Immunotherapy.

Valeria Mollica Poeta;Matteo Massara;Arianna Capucetti;Raffaella Bonecchi

542
Citations
The chemokine system in cancer biology and therapy

Alberto Mantovani;Benedetta Savino;Massimo Locati;Luca Zammataro

475
Citations
Recruitment of immature plasmacytoid dendritic cells (plasmacytoid monocytes) and myeloid dendritic cells in primary cutaneous melanomas.

William Vermi;Raffaella Bonecchi;Fabio Facchetti;Denise Bianchi

366
Citations
Chemokines and chemokine receptors: an overview.

Raffaella Bonecchi;Emanuela Galliera;Elena Monica Borroni;Massimiliano Marco Corsi

349
Citations
Dendritic cells as a major source of macrophage-derived chemokine/CCL22 in vitro and in vivo.

Marisa Vulcano;Cristina Albanesi;Antonella Stoppacciaro;Renzo Bagnati

338
Citations
Up-regulation of CCR1 and CCR3 and induction of chemotaxis to CC chemokines by IFN-γ in human neutrophils

Raffaella Bonecchi;Nadia Polentarutti;Walter Luini;Alessandro Borsatti

275
Citations
Divergent Effects of Interleukin-4 and Interferon-γ on Macrophage-Derived Chemokine Production: An Amplification Circuit of Polarized T Helper 2 Responses

Raffaella Bonecchi;Silvano Sozzani;Silvano Sozzani;Silvano Sozzani;Johnny T. Stine;Johnny T. Stine;Johnny T. Stine;Walter Luini;Walter Luini;Walter Luini

271
Citations
Multiple Roles for Chemokines in Neutrophil Biology

Arianna Capucetti;Francesca Albano;Raffaella Bonecchi

241
Citations
Atypical Chemokine Receptors and Their Roles in the Resolution of the Inflammatory Response

Raffaella Bonecchi;Gerard J. Graham

233
Citations
The lymphatic system controls intestinal inflammation and inflammation-associated colon cancer through the chemokine decoy receptor D6

Stefania Vetrano;Elena M Borroni;Adelaida Sarukhan;Benedetta Savino

219
Citations
Differential responsiveness to constitutive vs. inducible chemokines of immature and mature mouse dendritic cells

Annunciata Vecchi;Lucia Massimiliano;Simona Ramponi;Walter Luini

203
Citations
β-Arrestin-dependent Constitutive Internalization of the Human Chemokine Decoy Receptor D6

Emanuela Galliera;Venkatakrishna R. Jala;John O. Trent;Raffaaella Bonecchi

200
Citations
Protection against inflammation- and autoantibody-caused fetal loss by the chemokine decoy receptor D6

Yeny Martinez de la Torre;Chiara Buracchi;Elena M. Borroni;Jana Dupor

187
Citations
Unique regulation of CCL18 production by maturing dendritic cells.

Marisa Vulcano;Sofie Struyf;Patrizia Scapini;Marco Cassatella

187
Citations
Induction of Functional IL-8 Receptors by IL-4 and IL-13 in Human Monocytes

Raffaella Bonecchi;Fabio Facchetti;Stefano Dusi;Walter Luini

186
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Massimo Locati University of Milan

Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University

Silvano Sozzani Sapienza University of Rome

Paola Allavena Humanitas University

Annunciata Vecchi Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

Bodduluri Haribabu University of Louisville

Sofie Struyf KU Leuven

Andrea Doni Humanitas Research Hospital

Marina Sironi Humanitas University

Massimo Fantini Precision Biologics

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