2026 Ursula Grohmann: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	70	2392	94	212	21325

Overview

Ursula Grohmann is affiliated with the University of Perugia in Italy. Their research focuses primarily on the intersections of neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

Neuroscience
Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Grohmann's work spans several specific subfields, notably:

Biological Psychiatry
Immunology
Genetics
Behavioral Neuroscience
Psychiatry and Mental Health

Their research topics are diverse, with significant focus areas including:

Tryptophan and brain disorders
Stress Responses and Cortisol
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
Immune cells in cancer
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Grohmann include:

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1): an up-to-date overview of an eclectic immunoregulatory enzyme, 2021, FEBS Journal
Polyamines and Kynurenines at the Intersection of Immune Modulation, 2020, Trends in Immunology
Advanced Age Increases Immunosuppression in the Brain and Decreases Immunotherapeutic Efficacy in Subjects with Glioblastoma, 2020, Clinical Cancer Research
Positive allosteric modulation of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 restrains neuroinflammation, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
3-hydroxy-L-kynurenamine is an immunomodulatory biogenic amine, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors in Grohmann's publications are:

Giada Mondanelli (10 joint publications)
Maria Teresa Pallotta (7 joint publications)
Antonio Macchiarulo (7 joint publications)
Elisa Proietti (7 joint publications)
Ciriana Orabona (6 joint publications)

Contributing to their research, Grohmann has published repeatedly in key scientific venues such as:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Frontiers in Immunology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
FEBS Journal

Best Publications

Modulation of tryptophan catabolism by regulatory T cells.

Francesca Fallarino;Ursula Grohmann;Kwang Woo Hwang;Ciriana Orabona

1787
Citations
CTLA-4-Ig regulates tryptophan catabolism in vivo.

Ursula Grohmann;Ciriana Orabona;Francesca Fallarino;Carmine Vacca

1481
Citations
The Combined Effects of Tryptophan Starvation and Tryptophan Catabolites Down-Regulate T Cell Receptor ζ-Chain and Induce a Regulatory Phenotype in Naive T Cells

Francesca Fallarino;Ursula Grohmann;Sylvaine You;Barbara C. McGrath

1296
Citations
T cell apoptosis by tryptophan catabolism.

Francesca Fallarino;Ursula Grohmann;Carmine Vacca;Roberta Bianchi

1215
Citations
Tolerance, DCs and tryptophan: much ado about IDO

Ursula Grohmann;Francesca Fallarino;Paolo Puccetti

955
Citations
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase is a signaling protein in long-term tolerance by dendritic cells

Maria T Pallotta;Ciriana Orabona;Claudia Volpi;Carmine Vacca

768
Citations
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor control of a disease tolerance defence pathway

Alban Bessede;Alban Bessede;Marco Gargaro;Maria T. Pallotta;Davide Matino

723
Citations
Defective tryptophan catabolism underlies inflammation in mouse chronic granulomatous disease

Luigina Romani;Francesca Fallarino;Antonella De Luca;Claudia Montagnoli

634
Citations
IDO and regulatory T cells: a role for reverse signalling and non-canonical NF-κB activation

Paolo Puccetti;Ursula Grohmann

570
Citations
CD28 induces immunostimulatory signals in dendritic cells via CD80 and CD86

Ciriana Orabona;Ursula Grohmann;Maria Laura Belladonna;Francesca Fallarino

388
Citations
Reverse signaling through GITR ligand enables dexamethasone to activate IDO in allergy.

Ursula Grohmann;Claudia Volpi;Francesca Fallarino;Silvia Bozza

377
Citations
IL-12 Acts Directly on DC to Promote Nuclear Localization of NF-κB and Primes DC for IL-12 Production

Ursula Grohmann;Maria Laura Belladonna;Roberta Bianchi;Ciriana Orabona

359
Citations
IL-23 and IL-12 Have Overlapping, but Distinct, Effects on Murine Dendritic Cells

Maria Laura Belladonna;Jean-Christophe Renauld;Roberta Bianchi;Carmine Vacca

356
Citations
A Relay Pathway between Arginine and Tryptophan Metabolism Confers Immunosuppressive Properties on Dendritic Cells.

Giada Mondanelli;Roberta Bianchi;Maria Teresa Pallotta;Ciriana Orabona

351
Citations
Control of immune response by amino acid metabolism.

Ursula Grohmann;Vincenzo Bronte

330
Citations
Functional expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase by murine CD8α+ dendritic cells

Francesca Fallarino;Carmine Vacca;Ciriana Orabona;Maria L. Belladonna

327
Citations
Murine Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Initiate the Immunosuppressive Pathway of Tryptophan Catabolism in Response to CD200 Receptor Engagement

Francesca Fallarino;Carine Asselin-Paturel;Carmine Vacca;Roberta Bianchi

300
Citations
A defect in tryptophan catabolism impairs tolerance in nonobese diabetic mice.

Ursula Grohmann;Francesca Fallarino;Roberta Bianchi;Ciriana Orabona

244
Citations
Neutralizing antibody to interleukin 4 induces systemic protection and T helper type 1-associated immunity in murine candidiasis.

Luigina Romani;Antonella Mencacci;Ursula Grohmann;S. Mocci

243
Citations
T Cell Apoptosis by Kynurenines

Francesca Fallarino;Ursula Grohmann;Carmine Vacca;Ciriana Orabona

237
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Puccetti University of Perugia

Maria C. Fioretti University of Perugia

Roberta Bianchi University of Perugia

Francesca Fallarino University of Perugia

Ciriana Orabona University of Perugia

Carmine Vacca University of Perugia

Luigina Romani University of Perugia

Silvio Bicciato University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Louis Boon University of Amsterdam

Vincenzo Bronte University of Verona

External Links

Personal website of Ursula Grohmann Google Scholar page

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