Luca Battistini

16.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Luca Battistini is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Luca Battistini has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Immunology, 36 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Luca Battistini's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (48 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (44 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (40 papers). Luca Battistini is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (48 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (44 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (40 papers). Luca Battistini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Luca Battistini's co-authors include Giovanna Borsellino, Giorgio Bernardi, Diego Centonze, Mauro Maccarrone, Adamo Diamantini, Daniela F. Angelini, Valerio Chiurchiù, Fabrizio Poccia, Markus Kleinewietfeld and Olaf Rötzschke and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Luca Battistini

153 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Expression of ectonucleotidase CD39 by Foxp3+ Treg cells: hydrolysis of extracellular ATP and immune suppression

2007 964 citations Giovanna Borsellino, Diletta Di Mitri et al. profile →
Proresolving lipid mediators resolvin D1, resolvin D2, and maresin 1 are critical in modulating T cell responses

2016 291 citations Valerio Chiurchiù, Luca Battistini et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luca Battistini Italy	60	5.0k	3.4k	1.5k	1.5k	1.2k	157	11.4k
Ferdinando Nicoletti Italy	62	3.5k 0.7×	4.5k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	968 0.7×	471 0.4×	322	11.8k
Richard Meyermann Germany	55	2.7k 0.5×	3.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	815 0.5×	1.9k 1.5×	242	11.1k
Giovanna Borsellino Italy	49	4.6k 0.9×	2.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	823 0.6×	652 0.5×	105	8.6k
Masahide Asano Japan	56	3.8k 0.8×	4.8k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	446 0.3×	966 0.8×	169	11.0k
Abdolmohamad Rostami United States	51	5.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	2.0k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	185	9.4k
Glenn K. Matsushima United States	46	5.0k 1.0×	2.6k 0.8×	568 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	2.3k 1.8×	89	9.8k
Christine D. Dijkstra Netherlands	55	4.0k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	2.6k 2.1×	132	9.7k
Richard D. Ye United States	65	4.1k 0.8×	7.2k 2.1×	1.6k 1.1×	412 0.3×	719 0.6×	245	13.4k
Angelo A. Manfredi Italy	63	8.3k 1.7×	4.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	626 0.4×	669 0.5×	241	14.7k
Sandra Amor Netherlands	61	3.9k 0.8×	3.6k 1.1×	995 0.7×	3.1k 2.1×	4.3k 3.5×	198	12.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Luca Battistini

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luca Battistini

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Guerrera, Gisella, Manolo Sambucci, Eleonora Timperi, et al.. (2025). Identification of an immunological signature of long COVID syndrome. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1502937–1502937. 1 indexed citations

Rossi, Salvatore, Tommaso Nicoletti, Ludovico Luca Sicignano, et al.. (2025). Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Cerebrovascular Alterations in Fabry Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study. Brain Sciences. 15(2). 166–166.

Guadalupi, Livia, Valentina Vanni, Sara Balletta, et al.. (2024). Interleukin-9 protects from microglia- and TNF-mediated synaptotoxicity in experimental multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 21(1). 128–128. 8 indexed citations

Lucidi, Massimiliano, Claudia Vuotto, Marco De Bardi, et al.. (2024). Innate immune mechanisms promote human response to Acinetobacter baumannii infection. European Journal of Immunology. 54(11). e2451170–e2451170. 3 indexed citations

Rita, Anthea Di, Daniela F. Angelini, Valerio Caputo, et al.. (2021). Characterization of a natural variant of human NDP52 and its functional consequences on mitophagy. Cell Death and Differentiation. 28(8). 2499–2516. 22 indexed citations

Capone, Alessia, Chiara Naro, Manuela Bianco, et al.. (2021). Systems analysis of human T helper17 cell differentiation uncovers distinct time-regulated transcriptional modules. iScience. 24(5). 102492–102492. 6 indexed citations

Vuotto, Claudia, Luca Battistini, Carlo Caltagirone, & Giovanna Borsellino. (2020). Gut Microbiota and Disorders of the Central Nervous System. The Neuroscientist. 26(5-6). 487–502. 24 indexed citations

Logozzi, Mariantonia, Daniela F. Angelini, Alessandro Giuliani, et al.. (2019). Increased Plasmatic Levels of PSA-Expressing Exosomes Distinguish Prostate Cancer Patients from Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Prospective Study. Cancers. 11(10). 1449–1449. 84 indexed citations

Capone, Alessia, Manuela Bianco, Marco De Bardi, et al.. (2019). Distinct Expression of Inflammatory Features in T Helper 17 Cells from Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Cells. 8(6). 533–533. 16 indexed citations

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Angelini, Daniela F., Tiziana Ottone, Gisella Guerrera, et al.. (2015). A Leukemia-Associated CD34/CD123/CD25/CD99+ Immunophenotype Identifies FLT3 -Mutated Clones in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Clinical Cancer Research. 21(17). 3977–3985. 57 indexed citations

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Cencioni, Maria Teresa, Giovanna Borsellino, Marco De Bardi, et al.. (2015). FAS-ligand regulates differential activation-induced cell death of human T-helper 1 and 17 cells in healthy donors and multiple sclerosis patients. Cell Death and Disease. 6(5). e1741–e1741. 33 indexed citations

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D’Aguanno, Simona, Maria Teresa Cencioni, Luisa Pieroni, et al.. (2011). Protein repertoire impact of Ubiquitin–Proteasome System impairment: Insight into the protective role of beta-estradiol. Journal of Proteomics. 75(4). 1440–1453. 13 indexed citations

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Mitri, Diletta Di, Rita I Azevedo, Siân M. Henson, et al.. (2011). Reversible Senescence in Human CD4+CD45RA+CD27− Memory T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 187(5). 2093–2100. 183 indexed citations

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Pluchino, Stefano, Lucia Zanotti, Elena Brambilla, et al.. (2009). Immune Regulatory Neural Stem/Precursor Cells Protect from Central Nervous System Autoimmunity by Restraining Dendritic Cell Function. PLoS ONE. 4(6). e5959–e5959. 107 indexed citations

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Centonze, Diego, Luca Battistini, & Mauro Maccarrone. (2008). The Endocannabinoid System in Peripheral Lymphocytes as a Mirror of Neuroinflammatory Diseases. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 14(23). 2370–2382. 76 indexed citations

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Bronte, Vincenzo, Tihana Kasic, Giorgia Gri, et al.. (2005). Boosting antitumor responses of T lymphocytes infiltrating human prostate cancers. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 201(8). 1257–1268. 301 indexed citations

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Poggi, Alessandro, Maria Raffaella Zocchi, Roberta Carosio, et al.. (2002). Transendothelial Migratory Pathways of Vδ1+TCRγδ+ and Vδ2+TCRγδ+ T Lymphocytes from Healthy Donors and Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Involvement of Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase and Calcium Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase II. The Journal of Immunology. 168(12). 6071–6077. 38 indexed citations

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Cipriani, Barbara, Heather Knowles, Lanfen Chen, Luca Battistini, & Celia F. Brosnan. (2002). Involvement of Classical and Novel Protein Kinase C Isoforms in the Response of Human Vγ9Vδ2 T Cells to Phosphate Antigens. The Journal of Immunology. 169(10). 5761–5770. 17 indexed citations

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Gioia, Cristiana, Chiara Agrati, Rita Casetti, et al.. (2002). Lack of CD27−CD45RA−Vγ9Vδ2+ T Cell Effectors in Immunocompromised Hosts and During Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis. The Journal of Immunology. 168(3). 1484–1489. 98 indexed citations

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Cipriani, Barbara, Giovanna Borsellino, Heather Knowles, et al.. (2001). Curcumin Inhibits Activation of Vγ9Vδ2 T Cells by Phosphoantigens and Induces Apoptosis Involving Apoptosis-Inducing Factor and Large Scale DNA Fragmentation. The Journal of Immunology. 167(6). 3454–3462. 40 indexed citations

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