Michelangelo Certo

2.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
27 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Michelangelo Certo is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelangelo Certo has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Immunology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Michelangelo Certo's work include Immune cells in cancer (9 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers). Michelangelo Certo is often cited by papers focused on Immune cells in cancer (9 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers). Michelangelo Certo collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Switzerland. Michelangelo Certo's co-authors include Claudio Mauro, Valentina Pucino, Chin‐Hsien Tsai, Ping‐Chih Ho, Diana Amantea, Giacinto Bagetta, Danilo Cucchi, Cristina Tassorelli, Alba Llibre and Giuseppe Micieli and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Immunity and Nature reviews. Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Michelangelo Certo

27 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Lactate modulation of immune responses in inflammatory versus tumour microenvironments

2020 615 citations Michelangelo Certo, Chin‐Hsien Tsai et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
Lactate Buildup at the Site of Chronic Inflammation Promotes Disease by Inducing CD4+ T Cell Metabolic Rewiring

2019 386 citations Valentina Pucino, Michelangelo Certo et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
Lactate: A key regulator of the immune response

2025 46 citations Alba Llibre, Michelangelo Certo et al. Immunity profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michelangelo Certo United Kingdom	19	796	585	465	290	225	27	1.9k
Valentina Pucino United Kingdom	22	919 1.2×	838 1.4×	514 1.1×	147 0.5×	307 1.4×	40	2.5k
Yawei Liu China	29	1.0k 1.3×	710 1.2×	444 1.0×	401 1.4×	336 1.5×	76	2.7k
Robert Moumdjian Canada	29	784 1.0×	443 0.8×	311 0.7×	523 1.8×	415 1.8×	65	3.0k
You Li China	23	1.1k 1.4×	313 0.5×	729 1.6×	112 0.4×	369 1.6×	79	2.4k
Yi Zhong China	24	859 1.1×	376 0.6×	205 0.4×	518 1.8×	145 0.6×	56	2.0k
Hulun Li China	35	1.1k 1.4×	953 1.6×	389 0.8×	468 1.6×	308 1.4×	125	3.4k
Hua Zhu China	25	1.0k 1.3×	576 1.0×	481 1.0×	448 1.5×	219 1.0×	92	2.5k
Sergey Ryzhov United States	27	1.2k 1.5×	832 1.4×	203 0.4×	257 0.9×	451 2.0×	60	3.0k
Jing Xue China	31	1.1k 1.4×	819 1.4×	331 0.7×	228 0.8×	950 4.2×	77	3.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelangelo Certo

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Certo, Michelangelo, Elena Pontarini, Ronny Schmidt, et al.. (2025). Lactate signalling leads to aggregation of immune-inflammatory hotspots and SLC5A12 blockade promotes their resolution. Nature Metabolism. 7(8). 1663–1680. 1 indexed citations

Llibre, Alba, et al.. (2025). Lactate: A key regulator of the immune response. Immunity. 58(3). 535–554. 46 indexed citations breakdown →

Campos, Joana, Michelangelo Certo, Christopher I. Morse, et al.. (2025). Spatial transcriptomics elucidates localized immune responses in atherosclerotic coronary artery. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 17(10). 2827–2846. 3 indexed citations

Certo, Michelangelo, Mahsa Rahimzadeh, & Claudio Mauro. (2024). Immunometabolism in atherosclerosis: a new understanding of an old disease. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 49(9). 791–803. 8 indexed citations

Grand, Roger J.A., Michelangelo Certo, Claudio Mauro, et al.. (2024). Fluorinated perhexiline derivative attenuates vascular proliferation in pulmonary arterial hypertension smooth muscle cells. Vascular Pharmacology. 156. 107399–107399. 3 indexed citations

Wijesinghe, Susanne N., Dominika E. Nanus, Archana Sharma‐Oates, et al.. (2023). Obesity defined molecular endotypes in the synovium of patients with osteoarthritis provides a rationale for therapeutic targeting of fibroblast subsets. Clinical and Translational Medicine. 13(4). e1232–e1232. 35 indexed citations

Camacho‐Muñoz, Dolores, Jennifer Niven, Danilo Cucchi, et al.. (2022). Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reverse the impact of western diets on regulatory T cell responses through averting ceramide-mediated pathways. Biochemical Pharmacology. 204. 115211–115211. 7 indexed citations

Certo, Michelangelo, Alba Llibre, Wheeseong Lee, & Claudio Mauro. (2022). Understanding lactate sensing and signalling. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 33(10). 722–735. 97 indexed citations

Bishop, Emma L., Danyang Li, Louisa Jeffery, et al.. (2021). Tolerogenic effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D on dendritic cells involve induction of fatty acid synthesis. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 211. 105891–105891. 15 indexed citations

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Pucino, Valentina, Michelangelo Certo, Gilda Varricchi, et al.. (2020). Metabolic Checkpoints in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 347–347. 48 indexed citations

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Certo, Michelangelo, Chin‐Hsien Tsai, Valentina Pucino, Ping‐Chih Ho, & Claudio Mauro. (2020). Lactate modulation of immune responses in inflammatory versus tumour microenvironments. Nature reviews. Immunology. 21(3). 151–161. 615 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cucchi, Danilo, Dolores Camacho‐Muñoz, Michelangelo Certo, et al.. (2020). Fatty acids – from energy substrates to key regulators of cell survival, proliferation and effector function. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 9–23. 47 indexed citations

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Cucchi, Danilo, Dolores Camacho‐Muñoz, Michelangelo Certo, et al.. (2019). Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids impinge on CD4+ T cell motility and adipose tissue distribution via direct and lipid mediator-dependent effects. Cardiovascular Research. 116(5). 1006–1020. 48 indexed citations

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Pucino, Valentina, Michelangelo Certo, Vinay Bulusu, et al.. (2019). Lactate Buildup at the Site of Chronic Inflammation Promotes Disease by Inducing CD4+ T Cell Metabolic Rewiring. Cell Metabolism. 30(6). 1055–1074.e8. 386 indexed citations breakdown →

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Amantea, Diana, Michelangelo Certo, Francesco Petrelli, & Giacinto Bagetta. (2016). Neuroprotective Properties of a Macrolide Antibiotic in a Mouse Model of Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: Characterization of the Immunomodulatory Effects and Validation of the Efficacy of Intravenous Administration. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 14(5). 298–307. 20 indexed citations

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Amantea, Diana, Rossella Russo, Michelangelo Certo, et al.. (2016). Caspase-1-independent Maturation of IL-1? in Ischemic Brain Injury: is there a Role for Gelatinases?. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry. 16(9). 729–737. 15 indexed citations

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Certo, Michelangelo, Yasuyuki Endo, Kiminori Ohta, et al.. (2015). Activation of RXR/PPARγ underlies neuroprotection by bexarotene in ischemic stroke. Pharmacological Research. 102. 298–307. 57 indexed citations

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Amantea, Diana, Michelangelo Certo, Francesco Petrelli, et al.. (2015). Azithromycin protects mice against ischemic stroke injury by promoting macrophage transition towards M2 phenotype. Experimental Neurology. 275. 116–125. 78 indexed citations

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Amantea, Diana, C. Tassorelli, Francesco Petrelli, et al.. (2014). Understanding the Multifaceted Role of Inflammatory Mediators in Ischemic Stroke. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 21(18). 2098–2117. 34 indexed citations

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Greco, Rosaria, Cristina Tassorelli, Antonina Stefania Mangione, et al.. (2014). Neuroprotection by the PARP inhibitor PJ34 modulates cerebral and circulating RAGE levels in rats exposed to focal brain ischemia. European Journal of Pharmacology. 744. 91–97. 20 indexed citations

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