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53
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8824
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Vittorio Colizzi publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vittorio Colizzi sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 310 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Vittorio Colizzi D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vittorio Colizzi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Vittorio Colizzi is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Virology. Their research portfolio includes a notable focus on HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 related studies.

The primary topics explored in Vittorio Colizzi's work include:

  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • HIV/AIDS research and interventions
  • HIV research and treatment
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Viral infections and outbreaks research
  • Hepatitis B virus studies
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Colizzi's collaboration network features frequent co-authors such as Joseph Fokam, Carlo Federico Perno, Alex Durand Nka, Ezéchiel Ngoufack Jagni Semengue, and Alexis Ndjolo. These professional relationships demonstrate active engagement in multi-disciplinary and multi-national research projects.

Key publication venues where Colizzi's research frequently appears include:

  • Journal of Public Health in Africa
  • PLoS ONE
  • Research Square
  • Sahelian Journal of Responsible One Health
  • PLOS Global Public Health

Significant papers authored or co-authored by Vittorio Colizzi are diverse in focus, addressing topics from tumor biology to infectious disease epidemiology. Some selected recent publications are:

  • "Effect of microvesicles from Moringa oleifera containing miRNA on proliferation and apoptosis in tumor cell lines," published in 2020 in Cell Death Discovery
  • "Low Vitamin D Status at Admission as a Risk Factor for Poor Survival in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: An Italian Retrospective Study," published in 2021 in Journal of the American Nutrition Association
  • "The 2018-2020 Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Better Response Had Been Achieved Through Inter-State Coordination in Africa," published in 2021 in Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
  • "Plant microRNAs from Moringa oleifera Regulate Immune Response and HIV Infection," published in 2021 in Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • "Alarming rates of virological failure and HIV-1 drug resistance amongst adolescents living with perinatal HIV in both urban and rural settings: evidence from the EDCTP READY-study in Cameroon," published in 2021 in HIV Medicine

Their multidisciplinary expertise intersects molecular biology and plant science, alongside their dominant focus on infectious diseases. This approach informs studies on immune response mechanisms and drug resistance in viral infections.

Best Publications

  • Antibacterial activity of alkaloids from Sida acuta

    Damintoti Karou;Aly Savadogo;Antonella Canini;Saydou Yameogo

  • Apoptosis of human monocytes/macrophages in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

    Roberta Placido;Giorgio Mancino;Alessandra Amendola;Francesca Mariani

  • CD94/NKG2 inhibitory receptor complex modulates both anti-viral and anti-tumoral responses of polyclonal phosphoantigen-reactive V gamma 9V delta 2 T lymphocytes.

    Fabrizio Poccia;Barbara Cipriani;Silvia Vendetti;Vittorio Colizzi

  • The role of dendritic cells in the initiation of immune responses to contact sensitizers. I. In vivo exposure to antigen.

    Stella C. Knight;J. Krejci;M. Malkovsky;V. Colizzi

  • Peripheral V gamma 9/V delta 2 T cell deletion and anergy to nonpeptidic mycobacterial antigens in asymptomatic HIV-1-infected persons.

    F Poccia;S Boullier;H Lecoeur;M Cochet

  • Diagnosis of tuberculosis: available technologies, limitations, and possibilities.

    Sanjay K. Garg;R. P. Tiwari;Dileep Tiwari;Rupinder Singh

  • Phosphoantigen-Reactive Vγ9Vδ2 T Lymphocytes Suppress In Vitro Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Replication by Cell-Released Antiviral Factors Including CC Chemokines

    Fabrizio Poccia;Luca Battistini;Barbara Cipriani;Giorgio Mancino

  • Lack of CD27−CD45RA−Vγ9Vδ2+ T Cell Effectors in Immunocompromised Hosts and During Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

    Cristiana Gioia;Chiara Agrati;Rita Casetti;Cristiana Cairo

  • Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of extracts from Cassia alata, Eleusine indica, Eremomastax speciosa, Carica papaya and Polyscias fulva medicinal plants collected in Cameroon.

    Bertrand Sagnia;Donatella Fedeli;Rita Casetti;Carla Montesano

  • Molecular epidemiology: HIV-1 and HCV sequences from Libyan outbreak

    Tulio de Oliveira;Oliver G. Pybus;Andrew Rambaut;Marco Salemi

  • Profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene expression during human macrophage infection: upregulation of the alternative sigma factor G, a group of transcriptional regulators, and proteins with unknown function.

    Giulia Cappelli;Giulia Cappelli;Elisabetta Volpe;Elisabetta Volpe;Manuela Grassi;Brunero Liseo

  • P2X7 purinergic receptors and extracellular ATP mediate apoptosis of human monocytes/macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis reducing the intracellular bacterial viability

    Roberta Placido;Giovanni Auricchio;Simonetta Falzoni;Luca Battistini

  • Gene expression profiling of human macrophages at late time of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Elisabetta Volpe;Elisabetta Volpe;Giulia Cappelli;Manuela Grassi;Angelo Martino

  • Tissue transglutaminase: apoptosis versus autoimmunity

    Mauro Piacentini;Vittorio Colizzi

  • Lack of 'tissue' transglutaminase protein cross-linking leads to leakage of macromolecules from dying cells: Relationship to development of autoimmunity in MRLlpr/lpr mice

    Lucia Piredda;Alessandra Amendola;Vittorio Colizzi;Peter J.A. Davies

  • Asymptomatic infection and unrecognised Ebola virus disease in Ebola-affected households in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study using a new non-invasive assay for antibodies to Ebola virus.

    Judith R Glynn;Hilary Bower;Sembia Johnson;Catherine F Houlihan

  • Surface expressed heat-shock proteins by stressed or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected lymphoid cells represent the target for antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity.

    S Di Cesare;F Poccia;A Mastino;V Colizzi

  • Drug-Induced Expansion and Differentiation of Vγ9Vδ2 T Cells In Vivo: The Role of Exogenous IL-2

    Rita Casetti;Gemma Perretta;Alessandra Taglioni;Maurizio Mattei

  • Heat-shock protein expression on the membrane of T cells undergoing apoptosis.

    F Poccia;P Piselli;S Vendetti;S Bach

  • The role of macrophage cell death in tuberculosis

    Hardy Kornfeld;Giorgio Mancino;Vittorio Colizzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Federico Perno
Carlo Federico Perno University of Milan
Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein
Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein University of Rome Tor Vergata
Alba Grifoni
Alba Grifoni La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Marie-Lise Gougeon
Marie-Lise Gougeon Institut Pasteur
Massimo Ciccozzi
Massimo Ciccozzi Università Campus Bio-Medico
Chiara Agrati
Chiara Agrati Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani
C. David Pauza
C. David Pauza University of Maryland, Baltimore
Luca Battistini
Luca Battistini Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Marta Giovanetti
Marta Giovanetti University of Rome Tor Vergata
Mauro Piacentini
Mauro Piacentini University of Rome Tor Vergata

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