Francesca Ronchi

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Francesca Ronchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Ronchi has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Ronchi's work include Gut microbiota and health (17 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (6 papers). Francesca Ronchi is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (17 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (6 papers). Francesca Ronchi collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Canada and Germany. Francesca Ronchi's co-authors include Federica Sallusto, Antonio Lanzavecchia, Kathy D. McCoy, Christina E. Zielinski, Marco Gattorno, Silvia Monticelli, Federico Mele, Dominik Aschenbrenner, David Jarrossay and Dirk Baumjohann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Ronchi

29 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Pathogen-induced human TH17 cells produce IFN-γ or IL-10 ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2020 200 400 600
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. Pathogen-induced human TH17 cells produce IFN-γ or IL-10 and are regulated by IL-1β
    2012 722 citations Christina E. Zielinski, Federico Mele et al. Nature profile →
  2. The Gut-Brain Axis: How Microbiota and Host Inflammasome Influence Brain Physiology and Pathology
    2020 558 citations Francesca Ronchi et al. Frontiers in Immunology 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 Ronchi Switzerland 18 1.6k 1.3k 424 409 384 31 3.3k
Keely G. McDonald United States 26 1.9k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 348 0.8× 254 0.6× 392 1.0× 48 3.6k
Marian Szczepanik Poland 32 2.5k 1.6× 1.2k 0.9× 462 1.1× 340 0.8× 177 0.5× 135 4.2k
Torsten Olszak Germany 23 1.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 348 0.8× 459 1.1× 443 1.2× 36 3.6k
Hsin-Jung Wu United States 17 1.1k 0.7× 2.1k 1.7× 427 1.0× 382 0.9× 845 2.2× 20 3.7k
Esen Sefik United States 18 2.3k 1.4× 2.2k 1.7× 391 0.9× 376 0.9× 633 1.6× 29 4.8k
Mario M. Zaiss Germany 36 1.3k 0.8× 2.6k 2.1× 575 1.4× 308 0.8× 444 1.2× 73 4.9k
Jan Kranich Germany 20 1.0k 0.6× 2.5k 2.0× 922 2.2× 355 0.9× 522 1.4× 27 4.1k
Michael Abrouk United States 19 602 0.4× 1.4k 1.1× 771 1.8× 257 0.6× 215 0.6× 55 2.9k
Christoph Wilhelm Germany 20 4.0k 2.5× 1.1k 0.9× 771 1.8× 479 1.2× 390 1.0× 31 6.1k
Hisako Kayama Japan 33 1.7k 1.0× 2.2k 1.8× 430 1.0× 909 2.2× 636 1.7× 64 4.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesca Ronchi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Ronchi

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All Works

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Mooser, Catherine, Francesca Ronchi, Julien Limenitakis, et al.. (2025). Diet-derived LPS determines intestinal IgA induction and repertoire characteristics independently of the microbiota. Immunity. 58(7). 1778–1793.e7. 1 indexed citations
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Kirundi, Jorum, Thomas Müller, Werner Schmitz, et al.. (2025). Assessment of neurobehavioural traits under gnotobiotic conditions: an approach for multiple analyses in the same mouse. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 130. 106084–106084.
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Kaindl, Angela M., et al.. (2024). The impact of microbiota and ketogenic diet interventions in the management of drug‐resistant epilepsy. Acta Physiologica. 240(3). e14104–e14104. 3 indexed citations
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Barrientos, Gabriela, Francesca Ronchi, & Melanie L. Conrad. (2023). Nutrition during pregnancy: Influence on the gut microbiome and fetal development. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 91(1). e13802–e13802. 13 indexed citations
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Wasimuddin, Klaus Schlaeppi, Francesca Ronchi, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of primer pairs for microbiome profiling from soils to humans within the One Health framework. Molecular Ecology Resources. 20(6). 1558–1571. 81 indexed citations
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Ronchi, Francesca, et al.. (2020). The Gut-Brain Axis: How Microbiota and Host Inflammasome Influence Brain Physiology and Pathology. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 604179–604179. 558 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wyss, Madeleine, Kirsty Brown, Carolyn A. Thomson, et al.. (2020). Using Precisely Defined in vivo Microbiotas to Understand Microbial Regulation of IgE. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 3107–3107. 24 indexed citations
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Ronchi, Francesca, et al.. (2018). Inflammasomes make the case for littermate-controlled experimental design in studying host-microbiota interactions. Gut Microbes. 9(4). 1–8. 33 indexed citations
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Uchimura, Yasuhiro, Tobias Fuhrer, Hai Li, et al.. (2018). Antibodies Set Boundaries Limiting Microbial Metabolite Penetration and the Resultant Mammalian Host Response. Immunity. 49(3). 545–559.e5. 115 indexed citations
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Ronchi, Francesca, Filip Van Hauwermeiren, Sara Vieira‐Silva, et al.. (2017). Nlrp6- and ASC-Dependent Inflammasomes Do Not Shape the Commensal Gut Microbiota Composition. Immunity. 47(2). 339–348.e4. 135 indexed citations
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Riva, Alessandra, Maja Wållberg, Francesca Ronchi, et al.. (2017). Regulation of type 1 diabetes development and B-cell activation in nonobese diabetic mice by early life exposure to a diabetogenic environment. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0181964–e0181964. 13 indexed citations
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Nanjundappa, Roopa Hebbandi, Francesca Ronchi, Jinguo Wang, et al.. (2017). A Gut Microbial Mimic that Hijacks Diabetogenic Autoreactivity to Suppress Colitis. Cell. 171(3). 655–667.e17. 92 indexed citations
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Chung, Cheong K. C. Kwong, Francesca Ronchi, & Markus B. Geuking. (2016). Detrimental effect of systemic antimicrobial CD 4 + T‐cell reactivity on gut epithelial integrity. Immunology. 150(2). 221–235. 3 indexed citations
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Cau, Flaviana, Clara Gerosa, Francesca Ronchi, et al.. (2016). Interindividual variability in the expression of surfactant protein A and B in the human lung during development. European Journal of Histochemistry. 60(3). 2678–2678. 11 indexed citations
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Baumjohann, Dirk, Silvia Preite, Andrea Reboldi, et al.. (2013). Persistent Antigen and Germinal Center B Cells Sustain T Follicular Helper Cell Responses and Phenotype. Immunity. 38(3). 596–605. 376 indexed citations
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Zielinski, Christina E., Federico Mele, Dominik Aschenbrenner, et al.. (2012). Pathogen-induced human TH17 cells produce IFN-γ or IL-10 and are regulated by IL-1β. Nature. 484(7395). 514–518. 722 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vigne, Solenne, Gaby Palmer, Céline Lamacchia, et al.. (2011). IL-36R ligands are potent regulators of dendritic and T cells. Blood. 118(22). 5813–5823. 259 indexed citations
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Caielli, Simone, Francesca Ronchi, Margherita Coccia, et al.. (2008). Impaired SLAM-SLAM Homotypic Interaction between Invariant NKT Cells and Dendritic Cells Affects Differentiation of IL-4/IL-10-Secreting NKT2 Cells in Nonobese Diabetic Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 181(2). 869–877. 32 indexed citations
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Ronchi, Francesca. (2008). Immune regulation by invariant NKT cells in autoimmunity. Frontiers in bioscience. Volume(13). 4827–4827. 22 indexed citations

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