Francesca Ruffini

2.3k total citations
30 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Francesca Ruffini is a scholar working on Neurology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Ruffini has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Neurology, 11 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Ruffini's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers), Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (7 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers). Francesca Ruffini is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers), Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (7 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers). Francesca Ruffini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Canada. Francesca Ruffini's co-authors include Gianvito Martino, Roberto Furlan, Gıancarlo Comı, Alessandra Bergami, Jack P. Antel, Luca Muzio, Carolyn Jack, Amit Bar‐Or, Elena Brambilla and Livia Garzetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Ruffini

28 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesca Ruffini Italy 21 665 571 566 341 312 30 1.7k
Lyne Bourbonnière Canada 21 792 1.2× 877 1.5× 590 1.0× 330 1.0× 219 0.7× 31 2.1k
Vijayabalan Balasingam Canada 12 580 0.9× 551 1.0× 429 0.8× 236 0.7× 216 0.7× 13 1.6k
Lior Mayo Israel 15 492 0.7× 490 0.9× 662 1.2× 212 0.6× 140 0.4× 19 1.6k
Catherine Larochelle Canada 25 498 0.7× 623 1.1× 614 1.1× 579 1.7× 180 0.6× 60 1.9k
Jelena Škuljec Germany 17 360 0.5× 539 0.9× 442 0.8× 271 0.8× 369 1.2× 34 1.3k
Karolina Wosik Canada 15 699 1.1× 1.0k 1.8× 552 1.0× 224 0.7× 194 0.6× 23 2.1k
Azeb Tadesse Argaw United States 14 724 1.1× 1.1k 1.9× 341 0.6× 213 0.6× 298 1.0× 16 2.2k
David Kremer Germany 22 544 0.8× 329 0.6× 211 0.4× 336 1.0× 497 1.6× 53 1.5k
Marc‐André Lécuyer Canada 17 437 0.7× 543 1.0× 477 0.8× 296 0.9× 89 0.3× 21 1.3k
Helena S. Domingues Portugal 13 329 0.5× 327 0.6× 406 0.7× 315 0.9× 202 0.6× 17 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Francesca Ruffini

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesca Ruffini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Ruffini

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fagiani, Francesca, Edoardo Pedrini, Jing‐Ping Lin, et al.. (2025). Spatially-restricted inflammation-induced senescent-like glia in multiple sclerosis and patient-derived organoids. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8477–8477.
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Fagiani, Francesca, Edoardo Pedrini, Stefano Taverna, et al.. (2024). A glia-enriched stem cell 3D model of the human brain mimics the glial-immune neurodegenerative phenotypes of multiple sclerosis. Cell Reports Medicine. 5(8). 101680–101680. 9 indexed citations
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Starost, Laura, Maren Lindner, Martin Herold, et al.. (2020). Extrinsic immune cell-derived, but not intrinsic oligodendroglial factors contribute to oligodendroglial differentiation block in multiple sclerosis. Acta Neuropathologica. 140(5). 715–736. 59 indexed citations
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Colombo, Emanuela, Francesca Ruffini, Linda Ottoboni, et al.. (2020). Siponimod (BAF312) Activates Nrf2 While Hampering NFκB in Human Astrocytes, and Protects From Astrocyte-Induced Neurodegeneration. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 635–635. 54 indexed citations
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Butti, Erica, Marco Bacigaluppi, Linda Chaabane, et al.. (2019). Neural Stem Cells of the Subventricular Zone Contribute to Neuroprotection of the Corpus Callosum after Cuprizone-Induced Demyelination. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(28). 5481–5492. 42 indexed citations
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Grassivaro, Francesca, Ramesh Menon, Linda Ottoboni, et al.. (2019). Convergence between Microglia and Peripheral Macrophages Phenotype during Development and Neuroinflammation. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(4). 784–795. 87 indexed citations
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Pellegrini, Silvia, Rita Nano, Linda Ottoboni, et al.. (2018). Differentiation of Sendai Virus-Reprogrammed iPSC into β Cells, Compared with Human Pancreatic Islets and Immortalized β Cell Line. Cell Transplantation. 27(10). 1548–1560. 18 indexed citations
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Casella, Giacomo, Annamaria Finardi, Hélène C. Descamps, et al.. (2017). IL-27, but not IL-35, inhibits neuroinflammation through modulating GM-CSF expression. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 16547–16547. 33 indexed citations
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Spada, Alberto, Simona Baronchelli, Linda Ottoboni, et al.. (2016). Cell Line Macroarray. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 64(12). 739–751. 8 indexed citations
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Casella, Giacomo, Livia Garzetti, Alberto T. Gatta, et al.. (2016). IL4 induces IL6-producing M2 macrophages associated to inhibition of neuroinflammation in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 13(1). 139–139. 118 indexed citations
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Khorooshi, Reza, Francesca Ruffini, Morten Løbner, et al.. (2012). Lentiviral-mediated administration of IL-25 in the CNS induces alternative activation of microglia. Gene Therapy. 20(5). 487–496. 20 indexed citations
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Esposito, Marianna, Francesca Ruffini, Matteo Bellone, et al.. (2010). Rapamycin inhibits relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by both effector and regulatory T cells modulation. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 220(1-2). 52–63. 85 indexed citations
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Esposito, Marianna, Francesca Ruffini, Alessandra Bergami, et al.. (2010). IL-17– and IFN-γ–Secreting Foxp3+ T Cells Infiltrate the Target Tissue in Experimental Autoimmunity. The Journal of Immunology. 185(12). 7467–7473. 59 indexed citations
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Farinazzo, Alessia, Beatrice Gini, Alberto Milli, et al.. (2010). 2D immunomic approach for the study of IgG autoantibodies in the experimental model of multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 232(1-2). 63–67. 2 indexed citations
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Ruffini, Francesca, A. Bergami, Elena Brambilla, et al.. (2009). Administration of a monomeric CCL2 variant to EAE mice inhibits inflammatory cell recruitment and protects from demyelination and axonal loss. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 209(1-2). 33–39. 21 indexed citations
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Jack, Carolyn, Francesca Ruffini, Amit Bar‐Or, & Jack P. Antel. (2005). Microglia and multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 81(3). 363–373. 148 indexed citations
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Ruffini, Francesca, Nathalie Arbour, Manon Blain, André Olivier, & Jack P. Antel. (2004). Distinctive Properties of Human Adult Brain-Derived Myelin Progenitor Cells. American Journal Of Pathology. 165(6). 2167–2175. 52 indexed citations
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Furlan, Roberto, Elena Brambilla, Francesca Ruffini, et al.. (2001). Intrathecal Delivery of IFN-γ Protects C57BL/6 Mice from Chronic-Progressive Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Increasing Apoptosis of Central Nervous System-Infiltrating Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 167(3). 1821–1829. 152 indexed citations
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Ruffini, Francesca, Roberto Furlan, Pietro Luigi Poliani, et al.. (2001). Fibroblast growth factor-II gene therapy reverts the clinical course and the pathological signs of chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in C57BL/6 mice. Gene Therapy. 8(16). 1207–1213. 86 indexed citations
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Gironi, M., Alessandra Bergami, Elena Brambilla, et al.. (2000). Immunological markers in multiple sclerosis. Neurological Sciences. 21(0). S871–S875. 20 indexed citations

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