Francesca Cignarella

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 853 citations indexed

About

Francesca Cignarella is a scholar working on Immunology, Neurology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Cignarella has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 853 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Immunology, 4 papers in Neurology and 3 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Francesca Cignarella's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers), Inflammation biomarkers and pathways (3 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (3 papers). Francesca Cignarella is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers), Inflammation biomarkers and pathways (3 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (3 papers). Francesca Cignarella collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Australia. Francesca Cignarella's co-authors include Laura Piccio, Claudia Cantoni, Anne H. Cross, Laura Ghezzi, Amber Salter, Daniel Phillips, George M. Weinstock, Lei Chen, Yair Dorsett and Yanjiao Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cell Metabolism and Acta Neuropathologica.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Cignarella

9 papers receiving 843 citations

Hit Papers

Intermittent Fasting Confers Protection in CNS Autoimmuni... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Intermittent Fasting Confers Protection in CNS Autoimmunity by Altering the Gut Microbiota
    2018 409 citations Francesca Cignarella, Claudia Cantoni et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesca Cignarella United States 7 318 270 266 244 162 9 853
Bryan Bollman United States 8 239 0.8× 312 1.2× 439 1.7× 338 1.4× 151 0.9× 11 984
Henrik Toft‐Hansen Denmark 15 245 0.8× 105 0.4× 445 1.7× 389 1.6× 120 0.7× 24 965
Kamalvishnu Gottimukkala India 6 364 1.1× 429 1.6× 244 0.9× 190 0.8× 28 0.2× 7 932
Katharina Borst Germany 13 257 0.8× 103 0.4× 447 1.7× 327 1.3× 51 0.3× 15 932
Hyeon-Sook Suh United States 12 273 0.9× 132 0.5× 260 1.0× 253 1.0× 35 0.2× 12 856
Anandakumar Shunmugavel United States 15 181 0.6× 152 0.6× 162 0.6× 62 0.3× 154 1.0× 20 746
Carolina Prado Chile 19 237 0.7× 89 0.3× 299 1.1× 354 1.5× 85 0.5× 30 1.1k
Matthew V. Russo United States 6 236 0.7× 66 0.2× 394 1.5× 234 1.0× 95 0.6× 12 858
Ana Samimi United States 7 175 0.6× 150 0.6× 388 1.5× 231 0.9× 57 0.4× 7 758
Jula Huppert Germany 5 147 0.5× 77 0.3× 194 0.7× 350 1.4× 114 0.7× 6 790

Countries citing papers authored by Francesca Cignarella

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesca Cignarella

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Francesca Cignarella. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Francesca Cignarella. The network helps show where Francesca Cignarella may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Cignarella

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francesca Cignarella. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francesca Cignarella based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Francesca Cignarella. Francesca Cignarella is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Touil, Hanane, Rui Li, Leah Zuroff, et al.. (2023). Cross-talk between B cells, microglia and macrophages, and implications to central nervous system compartmentalized inflammation and progressive multiple sclerosis. EBioMedicine. 96. 104789–104789. 32 indexed citations
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Cignarella, Francesca, Fabia Filipello, Bryan Bollman, et al.. (2020). TREM2 activation on microglia promotes myelin debris clearance and remyelination in a model of multiple sclerosis. Acta Neuropathologica. 140(4). 513–534. 257 indexed citations
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Deming, Yuetiva, Fabia Filipello, Francesca Cignarella, et al.. (2020). Protective genetic variants in the MS4A gene cluster modulate microglial activity. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 16(S3). 3 indexed citations
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Ghezzi, Laura, Claudia Cantoni, Francesca Cignarella, et al.. (2019). T cells producing GM-CSF and IL-13 are enriched in the cerebrospinal fluid of relapsing MS patients. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 26(10). 1172–1186. 16 indexed citations
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Cignarella, Francesca, Claudia Cantoni, Laura Ghezzi, et al.. (2018). Intermittent Fasting Confers Protection in CNS Autoimmunity by Altering the Gut Microbiota. Cell Metabolism. 27(6). 1222–1235.e6. 409 indexed citations breakdown →
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Longbrake, Erin E., Claudia Cantoni, Salim Chahin, et al.. (2017). Dimethyl fumarate induces changes in B- and T-lymphocyte function independent of the effects on absolute lymphocyte count. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 24(6). 728–738. 49 indexed citations
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Cantoni, Claudia, Francesca Cignarella, Laura Ghezzi, et al.. (2016). Mir-223 regulates the number and function of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in multiple sclerosis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Acta Neuropathologica. 133(1). 61–77. 76 indexed citations
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Benini, Anna, et al.. (2015). slc7a6os Gene Plays a Critical Role in Defined Areas of the Developing CNS in Zebrafish. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0119696–e0119696. 7 indexed citations
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Giagulli, Cinzia, Francesca Caccuri, Francesca Cignarella, et al.. (2014). A CXCR1 haplotype hampers HIV-1 matrix protein p17 biological activity. AIDS. 28(16). 2355–2364. 4 indexed citations

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