Giulia Freer

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Giulia Freer is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Giulia Freer has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Epidemiology, 26 papers in Immunology and 25 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Giulia Freer's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (18 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (15 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (13 papers). Giulia Freer is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (18 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (15 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (13 papers). Giulia Freer collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Switzerland. Giulia Freer's co-authors include Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Manfred Köpf, Heinz Baumann, Georges Köhler, Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Marina A. Freudenberg, Marinus C. Lamers, Horst Bluethmann, Mauro Pistello and Mauro Bendinelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Giulia Freer

87 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Impaired immune and acute-phase responses in interleukin-6-deficient mice

1994 1.5k citations Giulia Freer, Rolf M. Zinkernagel et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giulia Freer Italy	23	1.3k	782	717	560	556	90	3.3k
Takayuki Komatsu Japan	32	1.0k 0.8×	973 1.2×	951 1.3×	659 1.2×	345 0.6×	109	3.1k
Tibor Vályi-Nagy United States	37	751 0.6×	1.9k 2.4×	1.1k 1.5×	534 1.0×	256 0.5×	126	4.0k
Sunil Thomas United States	27	1.9k 1.5×	488 0.6×	983 1.4×	623 1.1×	624 1.1×	95	3.9k
Kazufumi Shimizu Japan	31	1.1k 0.8×	840 1.1×	978 1.4×	481 0.9×	268 0.5×	97	3.0k
Gary T. Jennings Switzerland	25	1.6k 1.2×	793 1.0×	1.6k 2.2×	737 1.3×	220 0.4×	36	4.1k
Bryan R.G. Williams Australia	32	2.4k 1.8×	841 1.1×	2.6k 3.6×	725 1.3×	580 1.0×	66	5.2k
Lalit K. Beura United States	29	4.1k 3.1×	699 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	867 1.5×	811 1.5×	51	5.8k
Wolfgang W. Leitner United States	27	1.9k 1.4×	668 0.9×	2.4k 3.4×	567 1.0×	511 0.9×	82	4.7k
Luisa Cervantes‐Barragán United States	22	2.3k 1.8×	509 0.7×	1.6k 2.2×	1.0k 1.9×	319 0.6×	38	4.5k
Sean A. Diehl United States	31	1.5k 1.1×	498 0.6×	681 0.9×	1.3k 2.3×	599 1.1×	63	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Giulia Freer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giulia Freer

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

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Carli, A. De, Piotr Barski, Dariusz Witt, et al.. (2025). Fighting RNA viruses with a gold nanoparticle Cas13d gene-editing armor. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 36(2). 102540–102540.

Ibba, Roberta, Sandra Piras, Michele Lai, et al.. (2025). A Pyrido‐Quinoxaline Derivative That Downregulates Reticulon 3 Protein Exhibits Potent Antiviral Activity Against Zika Virus. Journal of Medical Virology. 97(9). e70605–e70605.

Lai, Michele, et al.. (2023). Canonical fibroblast growth factors in viral infection. Reviews in Medical Virology. 33(4). e2452–e2452. 3 indexed citations

Lai, Michele, A. De Carli, Pietro Giorgio Spezia, et al.. (2023). Inhibiting immunoregulatory amidase NAAA blocks ZIKV maturation in Human Neural Stem Cells. Antiviral Research. 216. 105664–105664. 2 indexed citations

Bondili, Jayakumar Singh, Pietro Giorgio Spezia, Paola Quaranta, et al.. (2022). Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Interacting with S Protein and ACE-2 Receptor. Viruses. 14(5). 1080–1080. 25 indexed citations

Parisi, Francesca, Giulia Freer, Chiara Maria Mazzanti, Mauro Pistello, & Alessandro Poli. (2022). Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus (MMTV) and MMTV-like Viruses: An In-depth Look at a Controversial Issue. Viruses. 14(5). 977–977. 17 indexed citations

Lai, Michele, Giulia Freer, Mario Costa, et al.. (2021). Ablation of Acid Ceramidase Impairs Autophagy and Mitochondria Activity in Melanoma Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(6). 3247–3247. 16 indexed citations

Parisi, Francesca, Luisa Vera Muscatello, Prospero Civita, et al.. (2021). Pathological Features and Molecular Phenotype of MMTV Like-Positive Feline Mammary Carcinomas. Animals. 11(10). 2821–2821. 6 indexed citations

Garcia‐Gil, Mercedes, Morena Gabriele, Laura Pucci, et al.. (2021). Protopine/Gemcitabine Combination Induces Cytotoxic or Cytoprotective Effects in Cell Type-Specific and Dose-Dependent Manner on Human Cancer and Normal Cells. Pharmaceuticals. 14(2). 90–90. 11 indexed citations

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Moscato, Giovanna, Paola Mazzetti, Ersilia Lucenteforte, et al.. (2021). Assessment of automated high-throughput serological assays for prediction of high-titer SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1-2). 100016–100016. 5 indexed citations

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Lai, Michele, et al.. (2019). Sphingolipid/Ceramide Pathways and Autophagy in the Onset and Progression of Melanoma: Novel Therapeutic Targets and Opportunities. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(14). 3436–3436. 32 indexed citations

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Freer, Giulia, Fabrizio Maggi, Massimo Pifferi, et al.. (2018). The Virome and Its Major Component, Anellovirus, a Convoluted System Molding Human Immune Defenses and Possibly Affecting the Development of Asthma and Respiratory Diseases in Childhood. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 686–686. 69 indexed citations

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Quaranta, Paola, Daniele Focosi, Giulia Freer, & Mauro Pistello. (2016). Tweaking Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cell Immunomodulatory Properties with Viral Vectors Delivering Cytokines. Stem Cells and Development. 25(18). 1321–1341. 8 indexed citations

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Freer, Giulia, et al.. (2011). Identification of a human immunodominant T-cell epitope of mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen PPE44. BMC Microbiology. 11(1). 167–167. 13 indexed citations

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Bonci, Francesca, et al.. (2009). A novel method for producing target cells and assessing cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity in outbred hosts. BMC Biotechnology. 9(1). 18–18. 6 indexed citations

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Masciopinto, Francesca, Giulia Freer, Vito L. Burgio, et al.. (2002). Expression of Human CD81 in Transgenic Mice Does Not Confer Susceptibility to Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Virology. 304(2). 187–196. 43 indexed citations

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Pistello, Mauro, Paola Mazzetti, Francesca Bonci, et al.. (2002). Development of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus ORF-A (tat) Mutants: In Vitro and in Vivo Characterization. Virology. 298(1). 84–95. 23 indexed citations

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Mariani, Giuliano, et al.. (2002). Biodistribution of native and mutant Annexin V in mice. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa). 43. 1 indexed citations

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Burkhart, Christoph, Giulia Freer, Ulrich Steinhoff, et al.. (1994). Localization of T Helper Cell Epitopes in the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus: The Nucleoprotein Is Responsible for Serotype Cross-Reactive T Help. Viral Immunology. 7(3). 103–111. 2 indexed citations

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Senesi, Sonia, Giovanni Cercignani, Giulia Freer, et al.. (1991). Structural and stereospecific requirements for the nucleoside-triggered germination of Bacillus cereus spores. Microbiology. 137(2). 399–404. 21 indexed citations

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