2026 Sophie Ugolini: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	53	3928	3622	185	168	94	20248

Overview

Sophie Ugolini is affiliated with Inserm in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Neuroscience. Their research spans several interconnected subfields including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Neurology, Physiology, and Oncology.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics such as neurological diseases and metabolism, RNA regulation and disease, immune cell function and interaction, cancer-related gene regulation, RNA modifications and cancer, pain mechanisms and treatments, and IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways.

Sophie Ugolini has published research in a variety of scientific venues. The most frequent publication platforms include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 10 publications, Nature and Cell Reports each with 2 publications, Life Science Alliance with 2, and Cell with 1 publication.

Several recent papers highlight specific contributions to immunology and cell biology research. These include:

Association of COVID-19 inflammation with activation of the C5a-C5aR1 axis, 2020, Nature
SnapShot: Natural Killer Cells, 2020, Cell
Sensory neuron-derived TAFA4 promotes macrophage tissue repair functions, 2021, Nature
New insights into the cell- and tissue-specificity of glucocorticoid actions, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Immunology
Glucocorticoids and the cytokines IL-12, IL-15, and IL-18 present in the tumor microenvironment induce PD-1 expression on human natural killer cells, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their career. Frequent coauthors include A Róger, Sandrine Henri, Bernard Malissen, Richard Miallot, and Virginie Millet.

Best Publications

Functions of natural killer cells

Eric Vivier;Elena Tomasello;Elena Tomasello;Myriam Baratin;Myriam Baratin;Thierry Walzer;Thierry Walzer

4550
Citations
Innate or Adaptive Immunity? The Example of Natural Killer Cells

Eric Vivier;David H. Raulet;Alessandro Moretta;Michael A. Caligiuri

3266
Citations
Human NK Cell Education by Inhibitory Receptors for MHC Class I

Nicolas Anfossi;Pascale André;Sophie Guia;Sophie Guia;Christine S Falk

1454
Citations
TLR3 deficiency in patients with herpes simplex encephalitis.

Shen Ying Zhang;Shen Ying Zhang;Emmanuelle Jouanguy;Emmanuelle Jouanguy;Sophie Ugolini;Asma Smahi

1319
Citations
Targeting natural killer cells and natural killer T cells in cancer.

Eric Vivier;Sophie Ugolini;Didier Blaise;Christian Chabannon

1045
Citations
Recognition of peptide–MHC class I complexes by activating killer immunoglobulin-like receptors

C. Andrew Stewart;Fanny Laugier-Anfossi;Frédéric Vély;Xavier Saulquin

511
Citations
High-Dimensional Single-Cell Analysis Identifies Organ-Specific Signatures and Conserved NK Cell Subsets in Humans and Mice

Adeline Crinier;Pierre Milpied;Bertrand Escalière;Christelle Piperoglou

461
Citations
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Attachment to HeLa CD4 Cells Is CD4 Independent and gp120 Dependent and Requires Cell Surface Heparans

Isabelle Mondor;Sophie Ugolini;Quentin J. Sattentau

409
Citations
Fate mapping analysis of lymphoid cells expressing the NKp46 cell surface receptor

Emilie Narni-Mancinelli;Julie Chaix;Aurore Fenis;Yann M. Kerdiles

393
Citations
Natural cytotoxicity receptors and their ligands.

Philip H Kruse;Philip H Kruse;Philip H Kruse;Jessica Matta;Jessica Matta;Jessica Matta;Sophie Ugolini;Sophie Ugolini;Sophie Ugolini;Eric Vivier

345
Citations
HIV-1 attachment: another look.

Sophie Ugolini;Isabelle Mondor;Quentin J. Sattentau

345
Citations
Anti-KIR antibody enhancement of anti-lymphoma activity of natural killer cells as monotherapy and in combination with anti-CD20 antibodies

Holbrook E. Kohrt;Ariane Thielens;Aurelien Marabelle;Aurelien Marabelle;Idit Sagiv-Barfi

326
Citations
Neutrophil depletion impairs natural killer cell maturation, function, and homeostasis

Baptiste N. Jaeger;Jean Donadieu;Céline Cognet;Claire Bernat;Claire Bernat;Claire Bernat

288
Citations
Complementarity and redundancy of IL-22-producing innate lymphoid cells.

Lucille C. Rankin;Mathilde J.H. Girard-Madoux;Cyril Seillet;Cyril Seillet;Lisa A. Mielke;Lisa A. Mielke

259
Citations
Tuning of natural killer cell reactivity by NKp46 and Helios calibrates T cell responses

Emilie Narni-Mancinelli;Emilie Narni-Mancinelli;Emilie Narni-Mancinelli;Baptiste N. Jaeger;Baptiste N. Jaeger;Baptiste N. Jaeger;Claire Bernat;Claire Bernat;Claire Bernat;Aurore Fenis;Aurore Fenis;Aurore Fenis

239
Citations
Constitutive cell surface association between CD4 and CCR5

Xiaodong Xiao;Lijun Wu;Tzanko S. Stantchev;Yan-Ru Feng

228
Citations
Involvement of inhibitory NKRs in the survival of a subset of memory-phenotype CD8+ T cells

Sophie Ugolini;Christophe Arpin;Nicolas Anfossi;Thierry Walzer

223
Citations
Natural killer cell and macrophage cooperation in MyD88-dependent innate responses to Plasmodium falciparum

Myriam Baratin;Sophie Roetynck;Catherine Lépolard;Christine Falk

208
Citations
SnapShot: Natural Killer Cells.

Adeline Crinier;Emilie Narni-Mancinelli;Sophie Ugolini;Eric Vivier

204
Citations
Jinx, an MCMV susceptibility phenotype caused by disruption of Unc13d: a mouse model of type 3 familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Karine Crozat;Kasper Hoebe;Sophie Ugolini;Sophie Ugolini;Nancy A. Hong

199
Citations
Inhibition of Virus Attachment to CD4+ Target Cells Is a Major Mechanism of T Cell Line–adapted HIV-1 Neutralization

Sophie Ugolini;Isabelle Mondor;Paul W.H.I. Parren;Dennis R. Burton

183
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Vivier Aix-Marseille University

Quentin J. Sattentau University of Oxford

Thierry Walzer Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Bernard Malissen Aix-Marseille University

Nicholas D. Huntington Monash University

Marie Malissen Aix-Marseille University

Gabrielle T. Belz University of Queensland

Bruce Beutler The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Elena Tomasello Aix-Marseille University

Wei Shi Monash University

External Links

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