2026 Virginia Pascual: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	93	951	864	523	467	242	42395
Medicine	93	10709	10056	5506	5089	244	42395

Overview

Virginia Pascual is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work emphasizes Immunology, Cancer Research, and Molecular Biology, with additional focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Rheumatology.

The research topics covered by Virginia Pascual include:

Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

Virginia Pascual has contributed to a number of scientific papers published in various journals. Notable recent publications include:

Broad immune activation underlies shared set point signatures for vaccine responsiveness in healthy individuals and disease activity in patients with lupus, 2020, Nature Medicine
The intangible heritage in the historical and current cuisine: Multidisciplinary didactic proposal for the teaching and learning of culinary ethnobotany, 2020, International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science
Mass Cytometry Defines Virus-Specific CD4+ T Cells in Influenza Vaccination, 2020, ImmunoHorizons
Randomized clinical trial in cancer patients shows immune metabolic effects exerted by formulated bioactive phenolic diterpenes with potential clinical benefits, 2025, Frontiers in Immunology
Impact of wildfires and PM _2.5 on ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome in Rosario City: a case-crossover study, 2024, International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Their frequent co-authors include Jacques Banchereau, Romain Banchereau, Karolina Palucka, Yuri Kotliarov, and Rachel Sparks. Collaborative efforts with these colleagues have supported work across various studies and publications.

Publications have appeared most often in journals such as Cancer Research, Nature Medicine, Frontiers in Immunology, International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, and ImmunoHorizons, where multiple contributions have been recorded.

Best Publications

Interferon and Granulopoiesis Signatures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Blood

Lynda Bennett;A. Karolina Palucka;Edsel Arce;Edsel Arce;Victoria Cantrell;Victoria Cantrell

2309
Citations
An interferon-inducible neutrophil-driven blood transcriptional signature in human tuberculosis

Matthew P. R. Berry;Christine M. Graham;Finlay W. McNab;Zhaohui Xu

2157
Citations
Human Blood CXCR5+CD4+ T Cells Are Counterparts of T Follicular Cells and Contain Specific Subsets that Differentially Support Antibody Secretion

Rimpei Morita;Nathalie Schmitt;Salah Eddine Bentebibel;Rajaram Ranganathan

1751
Citations
Induction of Dendritic Cell Differentiation by IFN-α in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Patrick Blanco;A. Karolina Palucka;Michelle Gill;Michelle Gill;Virginia Pascual;Virginia Pascual

1609
Citations
Netting Neutrophils Are Major Inducers of Type I IFN Production in Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Gina S. Garcia-Romo;Simone Caielli;Barbara Vega;John Connolly

1505
Citations
Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Induce Plasma Cell Differentiation through Type I Interferon and Interleukin 6

Gaetan Jego;A. Karolina Palucka;Jean Philippe Blanck;Cecile Chalouni

1375
Citations
Extracellular Vesicle and Particle Biomarkers Define Multiple Human Cancers

Ayuko Hoshino;Ayuko Hoshino;Han Sang Kim;Han Sang Kim;Linda Bojmar;Linda Bojmar;Linda Bojmar;Kofi Ennu Gyan

1159
Citations
Role of interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the pathogenesis of systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis and clinical response to IL-1 blockade

Virginia Pascual;Virginia Pascual;Florence Allantaz;Edsel Arce;Marilynn Punaro;Marilynn Punaro

1113
Citations
Type I interferon in systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune diseases.

Jacques Banchereau;Virginia Pascual

1099
Citations
Early-Onset Stroke and Vasculopathy Associated with Mutations in ADA2

Qing Zhou;Dan Yang;Amanda K Ombrello;Andrey V Zavialov

920
Citations
Defective B cell tolerance checkpoints in systemic lupus erythematosus

Sergey Yurasov;Hedda Wardemann;Johanna Hammersen;Makoto Tsuiji

839
Citations
Analysis of somatic mutation in five B cell subsets of human tonsil.

V. Pascual;Yong-Jun Liu;A. Magalski;O. De Bouteiller

786
Citations
Personalized Immunomonitoring Uncovers Molecular Networks that Stratify Lupus Patients.

Romain Banchereau;Seunghee Hong;Brandi Cantarel;Nicole Baldwin

760
Citations
A multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist anakinra in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (ANAJIS trial)

Pierre Quartier;Florence Allantaz;Rolando Cimaz;Pascal Pillet

734
Citations
A Modular Analysis Framework for Blood Genomics Studies: Application to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Damien Chaussabel;Charles Quinn;Jing Shen;Pinakeen Patel

725
Citations
Dendritic cells and cytokines in human inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

Patrick Blanco;Patrick Blanco;A. Karolina Palucka;Virginia Pascual;Jacques Banchereau

713
Citations
TLR7 gain-of-function genetic variation causes human lupus

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698
Citations
Induction of ICOS+CXCR3+CXCR5+ TH Cells Correlates with Antibody Responses to Influenza Vaccination

Salah Eddine Bentebibel;Santiago Lopez;Gerlinde Obermoser;Nathalie Schmitt

666
Citations
Dendritic cell subsets in health and disease.

Hideki Ueno;Eynav Klechevsky;Eynav Klechevsky;Rimpei Morita;Caroline Aspord

626
Citations
Cross-regulation of TNF and IFN-α in autoimmune diseases

A. Karolina Palucka;Jean Philippe Blanck;Lynda Bennett;Virginia Pascual;Virginia Pascual

621
Citations
From IL-2 to IL-37: the expanding spectrum of anti-inflammatory cytokines

Jacques Banchereau;Virginia Pascual;Anne O'Garra

474
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Banchereau Immunai

Damien Chaussabel Sidra Medical and Research Center

Karolina Palucka Baylor University

Octavio Ramilo St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Anne O'Garra The Francis Crick Institute

Asuncion Mejias St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

J. Donald Capra Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Robert J. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute

J D Capra The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Yong-Jun Liu University of Washington

External Links

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