Giamila Fantuzzi

24.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
198 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

Giamila Fantuzzi is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Giamila Fantuzzi has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Immunology, 64 papers in Epidemiology and 56 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Giamila Fantuzzi's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (51 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (45 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (37 papers). Giamila Fantuzzi is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (51 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (45 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (37 papers). Giamila Fantuzzi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Giamila Fantuzzi's co-authors include Charles A. Dinarello, Raffaella Faggioni, Britta Siegmund, Adrian Puren, Leonid L. Reznikov, Soo Hyun Kim, C A Dinarello, Menachem Rubinstein, Daniela Novick and Pietro Ghezzi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Giamila Fantuzzi

195 papers receiving 19.1k 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.

Adipose tissue, adipokines, and inflammation

2005 2.0k citations Giamila Fantuzzi Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology profile →
Targeted disruption of the glucocorticoid receptor gene blocks adrenergic chromaffin cell development and severely retards lung maturation.

1995 748 citations Giamila Fantuzzi et al. profile →
Leptin in the regulation of immunity, inflammation, and hematopoiesis.

2000 740 citations Giamila Fantuzzi, Raffaella Faggioni profile →
Leptin in the regulation of immunity, inflammation, and hematopoiesis

2000 660 citations Giamila Fantuzzi, Raffaella Faggioni profile →
Interleukin-18 Binding Protein

1999 646 citations Giamila Fantuzzi, Charles A. Dinarello et al. profile →
The Inflammasome-Mediated Caspase-1 Activation Controls Adipocyte Differentiation and Insulin Sensitivity

2010 538 citations Leo A. B. Joosten, Giamila Fantuzzi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giamila Fantuzzi United States	64	7.0k	6.5k	5.6k	3.5k	2.3k	198	19.6k
Andrew S. Greenberg United States	73	7.1k 1.0×	3.0k 0.5×	7.5k 1.3×	9.9k 2.8×	2.2k 1.0×	191	23.4k
Wim A. Buurman Netherlands	93	6.8k 1.0×	7.2k 1.1×	5.0k 0.9×	5.1k 1.5×	746 0.3×	455	28.6k
Carl Grünfeld United States	94	7.6k 1.1×	3.7k 0.6×	6.8k 1.2×	5.0k 1.4×	1.8k 0.8×	370	31.2k
Peter P. Nawroth Germany	95	9.8k 1.4×	6.5k 1.0×	4.0k 0.7×	6.4k 1.8×	791 0.3×	494	36.3k
Cem Gabay Switzerland	66	4.6k 0.7×	8.0k 1.2×	3.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	760 0.3×	287	22.0k
Kenneth R. Feingold United States	101	9.2k 1.3×	3.9k 0.6×	4.8k 0.9×	4.0k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	390	32.3k
Sean P. Colgan United States	87	10.7k 1.5×	7.8k 1.2×	2.5k 0.4×	3.5k 1.0×	978 0.4×	291	28.5k
Mauro Perretti United Kingdom	90	14.0k 2.0×	12.2k 1.9×	2.1k 0.4×	3.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	442	29.1k
José Manuel Fernández‐Real Spain	82	9.0k 1.3×	2.1k 0.3×	7.3k 1.3×	8.5k 2.4×	1.5k 0.6×	501	26.6k
Giuseppe Matarese Italy	66	3.0k 0.4×	5.7k 0.9×	6.0k 1.1×	4.4k 1.3×	5.9k 2.6×	215	18.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giamila Fantuzzi

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Fantuzzi, Giamila, et al.. (2025). Reduced Serum PD-L1 and Markers of Inflammation in Response to Alternate Day Fasting With a Low-Carbohydrate Intervention: A Secondary Analysis of a Single-Arm Trial. Current Developments in Nutrition. 9(3). 104566–104566. 1 indexed citations

Fantuzzi, Giamila, et al.. (2024). Sarcopenia Identification Using Alternative Vertebral Landmarks in Individuals with Lung Cancer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 121–132. 1 indexed citations

McLeod, Andrew, Beatriz Peñalver Bernabé, Yinglin Xia, et al.. (2023). Exploring the Effects of a Mediterranean Diet and Weight Loss on the Gut Microbiome and Cognitive Performance in Older, African American Obese Adults: A Post Hoc Analysis. Nutrients. 15(15). 3332–3332. 4 indexed citations

Tussing‐Humphreys, Lisa, Melissa Lamar, James A. Blumenthal, et al.. (2017). Building research in diet and cognition: The BRIDGE randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 59. 87–97. 23 indexed citations

Qiang, Guifen, Shanshan Xu, Sebastian D. Parlee, et al.. (2016). Lipodystrophy and severe metabolic dysfunction in mice with adipose tissue-specific insulin receptor ablation. Molecular Metabolism. 5(7). 480–490. 42 indexed citations

Fantuzzi, Giamila. (2014). Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease. Humana Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations

York, Jason, Karla J. Castellanos, Robert J. Cabay, & Giamila Fantuzzi. (2014). Inhibition of the nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich containing family, pyrin-domain containing 3 inflammasome reduces the severity of experimentally induced acute pancreatitis in obese mice. Translational research. 164(4). 259–269. 22 indexed citations

Kartalija, Marinka, Alida R. Ovrutsky, Gregory B. Pott, et al.. (2012). Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease Exhibit Unique Body and Immune Phenotypes. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 187(2). 197–205. 169 indexed citations

Pini, Maria, Karla J. Castellanos, Davina Rhodes, & Giamila Fantuzzi. (2012). Obesity and IL-6 interact in modulating the response to endotoxemia in mice. Cytokine. 61(1). 71–77. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhigang, Maria Pini, Yao Tong, et al.. (2011). Homocysteine suppresses lipolysis in adipocytes by activating the AMPK pathway. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 301(4). E703–E712. 42 indexed citations

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Pini, Maria, et al.. (2009). S1661 Adiponectin Deficiency Modulates Adhesion Molecules Expression and Cytokine Production But Does Not Affect Disease Severity in the Transfer Model of Colitis in Mice. Gastroenterology. 136(5). A–245. 1 indexed citations

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Joosten, Leo A. B., Mihai G. Netea, Giamila Fantuzzi, et al.. (2009). Inflammatory arthritis in caspase 1 gene–deficient mice: Contribution of proteinase 3 to caspase 1–independent production of bioactive interleukin‐1β. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 60(12). 3651–3662. 249 indexed citations

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Fantuzzi, Giamila & Theodore Mazzone. (2007). Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease. Humana Press eBooks. 63 indexed citations

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Glauben, Rainer, Arvind Batra, I Fedke, et al.. (2006). Histone Hyperacetylation Is Associated with Amelioration of Experimental Colitis in Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 176(8). 5015–5022. 230 indexed citations

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Fantuzzi, Giamila. (2005). Adipose tissue, adipokines, and inflammation. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 115(5). 911–919. 2039 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chmura, Kathryn, Hirofumi Chiba, Mari Numata, et al.. (2003). Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antigens Stimulate Interleukin-8. CHEST Journal. 123(3). 425S–425S. 9 indexed citations

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Shaklee, Christine L., Jane Guo, Raffaella Faggioni, Giamila Fantuzzi, & Giorgio Senaldi. (2003). Pretreatment with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor decreases lipopolysaccharide-induced interferon-γ production in mice in association with the production of interleukin-18. Cytokine. 25(3). 119–126. 8 indexed citations

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Chan, Edward D., et al.. (2002). Interleukin-18 Expression in Cystic Fibrosis Lungs. CHEST Journal. 121(3). 84S–85S. 6 indexed citations

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Netea, Mihai G., Giamila Fantuzzi, Bart Jan Kullberg, et al.. (2000). Neutralization of IL-18 Reduces Neutrophil Tissue Accumulation and Protects Mice Against Lethal Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium Endotoxemia. The Journal of Immunology. 164(5). 2644–2649. 186 indexed citations

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Fantuzzi, Giamila, Hui Zheng, Raffaella Faggioni, et al.. (1996). Effect of endotoxin in IL-1 β-deficient mice. The Journal of Immunology. 157(1). 291–296. 163 indexed citations

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