Francesco Colotta

16.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
138 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Francesco Colotta is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Colotta has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Immunology, 47 papers in Molecular Biology and 39 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Colotta's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (34 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (25 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (23 papers). Francesco Colotta is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (34 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (25 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (23 papers). Francesco Colotta collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Francesco Colotta's co-authors include Alberto Mantovani, Nadia Polentarutti, Antonio Sica, Fabio Re, Cecília Garlanda, Paola Allavena, Silvano Sozzani, Marina Sironi, Barbara Bottazzi and John E. Sims and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Colotta

134 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Cancer-related inflammation, the seventh hallmark of cancer: links to genetic instability

2009 2.2k citations Francesco Colotta, Paola Allavena et al. profile →
Modulation of granulocyte survival and programmed cell death by cytokines and bacterial products

1992 981 citations Francesco Colotta, Fabio Re et al. profile →
The origin and function of tumor-associated macrophages

1992 874 citations Alberto Mantovani, Barbara Bottazzi et al. profile →
Interleukin-1 Type II Receptor: A Decoy Target for IL-1 That Is Regulated by IL-4

1993 805 citations Francesco Colotta, Fabio Re et al. profile →
Interleukin 1 signaling occurs exclusively via the type I receptor.

1993 503 citations John E. Sims, Francesco Colotta et al. profile →
Modulation of inflammatory and immune responses by vitamin D

2017 281 citations Francesco Colotta et al. profile →

Peers

Francesco Colotta

IMMUN

ONCOL

Nadia Polentarutti Italy

Marina Sironi Italy

Thomas A. Hamilton United States

John J. Letterio United States

Peter J. Nelson Germany

Alfons Billiau Belgium

Michael A. Palladino United States

Edward J. Leonard United States

Alisa E. Koch United States

Sofie Struyf Belgium

Nadia Polentarutti Italy

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7.8k ×1.3

IMMUN

3.1k ×0.8

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ONCOL

1.1k ×0.7

1.0k ×0.9

Citations per year, relative to Francesco Colotta Francesco Colotta (= 1×) peers Nadia Polentarutti

Countries citing papers authored by Francesco Colotta

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesco Colotta

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Colotta

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francesco Colotta. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francesco Colotta 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 Francesco Colotta. Francesco Colotta is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mancin, Stefano, G. Vinciguerra, Elena Azzolini, et al.. (2025). Nutritional Assessment and Management of Patients with Brain Neoplasms Undergoing Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review. Cancers. 17(5). 764–764. 1 indexed citations

Mancin, Stefano, Elena Azzolini, Francesco Colotta, et al.. (2024). Nutritional Prehabilitation Intervention in Hematological Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Nutrients. 16(24). 4387–4387.

Albanese, Clara, Rachele Alzani, Nadia Amboldi, et al.. (2010). Dual Targeting of CDK and Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase Families by the Oral Inhibitor PHA-848125, an Agent with Broad-Spectrum Antitumor Efficacy. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 9(8). 2243–2254. 51 indexed citations

Colombo, Riccardo, Marina Caldarelli, Milena Mennecozzi, et al.. (2010). Targeting the Mitotic Checkpoint for Cancer Therapy with NMS-P715, an Inhibitor of MPS1 Kinase. Cancer Research. 70(24). 10255–10264. 129 indexed citations

Colotta, Francesco. (2009). Tarocchi: le carte del destino. 13(12). 82–93.

Cugini, Daniela, Nadia Azzollini, Elena Gagliardini, et al.. (2005). Inhibition of the chemokine receptor CXCR2 prevents kidney graft function deterioration due to ischemia/reperfusion. Kidney International. 67(5). 1753–1761. 117 indexed citations

Bianchini, Andrea, Isabelle Gloaguen, Leda Biordi, et al.. (2004). Inhibition of interleukin-8 (CXCL8/IL-8) responses by repertaxin, a new inhibitor of the chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2. Biochemical Pharmacology. 69(3). 385–394. 90 indexed citations

Souza, Danielle G., Riccardo Bertini, Angélica T. Vieira, et al.. (2004). Repertaxin, a novel inhibitor of rat CXCR2 function, inhibits inflammatory responses that follow intestinal ischaemia and reperfusion injury. British Journal of Pharmacology. 143(1). 132–142. 104 indexed citations

Bourke, Emer, Arianna Cassetti, Antonello Villa, et al.. (2003). IL-1β Scavenging by the Type II IL-1 Decoy Receptor in Human Neutrophils. The Journal of Immunology. 170(12). 5999–6005. 81 indexed citations

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Re, Fabio, Marina Sironi, Marta Muzio, et al.. (1996). Inhibition of interleukin-1 responsiveness by type II receptor gene transfer: a surface "receptor" with anti-interleukin-1 function.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 183(4). 1841–1850. 80 indexed citations

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Bernasconi, Sergio, Marina Sironi, Francesco Colotta, et al.. (1995). Effects of granulocyte‐monocyte colony‐stimulating factor (GM‐CSF) on expression of adhesion molecules and production of cytokines in blood monocytes and ovarian cancer‐associated macrophages. International Journal of Cancer. 60(3). 300–307. 36 indexed citations

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Colotta, Francesco, Salvatore J. Orlando, Emma Fadlon, et al.. (1995). Chemoattractants induce rapid release of the interleukin 1 type II decoy receptor in human polymorphonuclear cells.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 181(6). 2181–2186. 65 indexed citations

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Muzio, Marta, Nadia Polentarutti, Marina Sironi, et al.. (1995). Cloning and characterization of a new isoform of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 182(2). 623–628. 104 indexed citations

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Muzio, Marta, Marina Sironi, Nadia Polentarutti, Alberto Mantovani, & Francesco Colotta. (1994). Induction by transforming growth factor‐β1 of the interleukin‐1 receptor antagonist and of its intracellular form in human polymorphonuclear cells. European Journal of Immunology. 24(12). 3194–3198. 26 indexed citations

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Mantovani, Alberto, Barbara Bottazzi, Silvano Sozzani, et al.. (1993). Cytokine regulation of tumour-associated macrophages. Research in Immunology. 144(4). 280–283. 17 indexed citations

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Jonjić, Nives, Giuseppe Peri, Sergio Bernasconi, et al.. (1992). Expression of adhesion molecules and chemotactic cytokines in cultured human mesothelial cells.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 176(4). 1165–1174. 238 indexed citations

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Colotta, Francesco. (1992). Interleukin 4 amplifies monocyte chemotactic protein and interleukin 6 production by endothelial cells. Cytokine. 4(1). 24–28. 50 indexed citations

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Cicardi, Marco, et al.. (1991). Nonsense mutations affect C1 inhibitor messenger RNA levels in patients with type I hereditary angioneurotic edema.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 88(3). 755–759. 24 indexed citations

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Erroi, Annalaura, Giorgina Specchia, Vincenzo Liso, et al.. (1989). Interleukin‐1 and tumor necrosis factor production in acute non‐lymphoid leukemia. European Journal Of Haematology. 42(1). 16–23. 13 indexed citations

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Bersani, L, Francesco Colotta, Guido Poli, & Alberto Mantovani. (1984). Mechanism of killing of actinomycin d treated wehi 164 tumor cells by human peripheral blood monocytes. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 36(5). 671. 1 indexed citations

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