Paola Allavena

72.5k total citations · 19 hit papers
295 papers, 56.8k citations indexed

About

Paola Allavena is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paola Allavena has authored 295 papers receiving a total of 56.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 232 papers in Immunology, 139 papers in Oncology and 51 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paola Allavena's work include Immune cells in cancer (90 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (88 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (85 papers). Paola Allavena is often cited by papers focused on Immune cells in cancer (90 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (88 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (85 papers). Paola Allavena collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Paola Allavena's co-authors include Alberto Mantovani, Antonio Sica, Silvano Sozzani, Frances R. Balkwill, Massimo Locati, Antonello Sica, Federica Marchesi, Cecília Garlanda, Andrea Vecchi and Luigi Laghi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Paola Allavena

294 papers receiving 55.9k citations

Hit Papers

Cancer-related inflammation 1998 2026 2007 2016 2008 2004 2002 2017 2009 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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.

  1. Cancer-related inflammation
    2008 9.0k citations Alberto Mantovani, Paola Allavena et al. profile →
  2. The chemokine system in diverse forms of macrophage activation and polarization
    2004 5.1k citations Alberto Mantovani, Silvano Sozzani et al. profile →
  3. Macrophage polarization: tumor-associated macrophages as a paradigm for polarized M2 mononuclear phagocytes
    2002 4.3k citations Alberto Mantovani, Silvano Sozzani et al. profile →
  4. Tumour-associated macrophages as treatment targets in oncology
    2017 2.9k citations Alberto Mantovani, Federica Marchesi et al. profile →
  5. Cancer-related inflammation, the seventh hallmark of cancer: links to genetic instability
    2009 2.2k citations Francesco Colotta, Paola Allavena et al. profile →
  6. Differential Expression of Chemokine Receptors and Chemotactic Responsiveness of Type 1 T Helper Cells (Th1s) and Th2s
    1998 1.8k citations Giuseppe Bianchi, Silvano Sozzani et al. profile →
  7. Tumour-associated macrophages are a distinct M2 polarised population promoting tumour progression: Potential targets of anti-cancer therapy
    2006 1.2k citations Antonio Sica, Alberto Mantovani et al. profile →
  8. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) as major players of the cancer-related inflammation
    2009 1.2k citations Alberto Mantovani, Paola Allavena et al. profile →
  9. Macrophages as tools and targets in cancer therapy
    2022 1.1k citations Alberto Mantovani, Paola Allavena et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →
  10. Macrophage polarization in tumour progression
    2008 964 citations Antonio Sica, Chiara Porta et al. Seminars in Cancer Biology profile →
  11. Differential Expression and Regulation of Toll-Like Receptors (TLR) in Human Leukocytes: Selective Expression of TLR3 in Dendritic Cells
    2000 872 citations Giovanna D’Amico, Paola Allavena et al. profile →
  12. The inflammatory micro-environment in tumor progression: The role of tumor-associated macrophages
    2008 839 citations Paola Allavena, Antonio Sica et al. profile →
  13. Role of tumor-associated macrophages in tumor progression and invasion
    2006 716 citations Alberto Mantovani, Chiara Porta et al. profile →
  14. Intestinal immune homeostasis is regulated by the crosstalk between epithelial cells and dendritic cells
    2005 627 citations Paola Allavena et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  15. Macrophage polarization in pathology
    2015 530 citations Antonio Sica, Marco Erreni et al. profile →
  16. Vitamin D3 Affects Differentiation, Maturation, and Function of Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells
    2000 520 citations Lorenzo Piemonti, Marina Sironi et al. profile →
  17. The interaction of anticancer therapies with tumor-associated macrophages
    2015 518 citations Alberto Mantovani, Paola Allavena profile →
  18. The Yin‐Yang of tumor‐associated macrophages in neoplastic progression and immune surveillance
    2008 514 citations Paola Allavena, Antonio Sica et al. profile →
  19. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells express a restricted set of functionally active chemokine receptors capable of promoting migration to pancreatic islets
    2005 481 citations Maria Luisa Malosio, Federica Marchesi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paola Allavena Italy 93 33.3k 22.0k 14.6k 6.9k 4.9k 295 56.8k
Frances R. Balkwill United Kingdom 87 18.4k 0.6× 22.5k 1.0× 14.1k 1.0× 9.6k 1.4× 4.6k 0.9× 294 46.9k
Antonio Sica Italy 73 22.6k 0.7× 15.2k 0.7× 12.3k 0.8× 6.8k 1.0× 3.8k 0.8× 142 42.0k
Hideo Yagita∥ Japan 128 43.5k 1.3× 21.7k 1.0× 18.2k 1.2× 6.4k 0.9× 3.3k 0.7× 912 67.3k
Mark J. Smyth Australia 143 52.9k 1.6× 37.6k 1.7× 20.2k 1.4× 6.5k 0.9× 5.1k 1.0× 595 81.6k
Michael T. Lotze United States 116 26.0k 0.8× 17.2k 0.8× 20.4k 1.4× 6.6k 1.0× 7.7k 1.6× 504 57.5k
Lisa M. Coussens United States 81 21.6k 0.7× 27.4k 1.2× 23.6k 1.6× 12.5k 1.8× 6.3k 1.3× 198 61.3k
Arlene H. Sharpe United States 130 47.7k 1.4× 28.8k 1.3× 16.3k 1.1× 3.3k 0.5× 4.6k 0.9× 408 75.8k
Dmitry I. Gabrilovich United States 97 41.6k 1.3× 25.8k 1.2× 15.6k 1.1× 5.9k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 266 57.3k
Drew M. Pardoll United States 132 46.7k 1.4× 45.0k 2.0× 23.5k 1.6× 6.7k 1.0× 8.8k 1.8× 403 83.2k
Yang‐Xin Fu United States 99 22.5k 0.7× 14.2k 0.6× 9.8k 0.7× 3.0k 0.4× 3.5k 0.7× 377 37.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paola Allavena

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Belmonte, Beatrice, Sheila Spada, Paola Allavena, et al.. (2025). Highlighting recent achievements to advance more effective cancer immunotherapy. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 44(1). 57–57. 1 indexed citations
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Anfray, Clément, Aldo Ummarino, Alfonso Calvo, Paola Allavena, & Fernando Torres. (2023). In Vivo Analysis of Tumor-Associated Macrophages in the Tumor Microenvironment. Methods in molecular biology. 2614. 93–108. 2 indexed citations
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Mantovani, Alberto, Paola Allavena, Federica Marchesi, & Cecília Garlanda. (2022). Macrophages as tools and targets in cancer therapy. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 21(11). 799–820. 1130 indexed citations breakdown →
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Torres, Fernando, Aldo Ummarino, Esther Redín, et al.. (2022). Innate and Adaptive Responses of Intratumoral Immunotherapy with Endosomal Toll-Like Receptor Agonists. Biomedicines. 10(7). 1590–1590. 15 indexed citations
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Marelli, Giulia & Paola Allavena. (2019). The Good and the Bad Side of Heme-Oxygenase-1 in the Gut. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 32(14). 1071–1079. 6 indexed citations
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Locatelli, Silvia L., Simone Serio, Francesca Maria Consonni, et al.. (2018). Targeting Cancer Cells and Tumor Microenvironment in Preclinical and Clinical Models of Hodgkin Lymphoma Using the Dual PI3Kδ/γ Inhibitor RP6530. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(3). 1098–1112. 66 indexed citations
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Cicchetti, A., F. Palorini, Tiziana Magnani, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of Mediators Associated with the Inflammatory Response in Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy. Disease Markers. 2018. 1–9. 16 indexed citations
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Marelli, Giulia, Marco Erreni, Achille Anselmo, et al.. (2017). Heme-oxygenase-1 Production by Intestinal CX3CR1+ Macrophages Helps to Resolve Inflammation and Prevents Carcinogenesis. Cancer Research. 77(16). 4472–4485. 36 indexed citations
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Siddiqui, Imran, Marco Erreni, Mohammad Azhar Kamal, et al.. (2017). Differential role of Interleukin-1 and Interleukin-6 in K-Ras-driven pancreatic carcinoma undergoing mesenchymal transition. OncoImmunology. 7(2). e1388485–e1388485. 30 indexed citations
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Di, Giuseppe, Francesca Bergomas, Fabio Grizzi, et al.. (2014). Occurrence of Tertiary Lymphoid Tissue Is Associated with T-Cell Infiltration and Predicts Better Prognosis in Early-Stage Colorectal Cancers. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(8). 2147–2158. 285 indexed citations
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Celesti, Giuseppe, G.Q. Di, Paolo Bianchi, et al.. (2013). Early expression of the fractalkine receptor CX3CR1 in pancreatic carcinogenesis. British Journal of Cancer. 109(9). 2424–2433. 23 indexed citations
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Bergomas, Francesca, Fabio Grizzi, Andrea Doni, et al.. (2011). Tertiary Intratumor Lymphoid Tissue in Colo-Rectal Cancer. Cancers. 4(1). 1–10. 77 indexed citations
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Erreni, Marco, Alberto Mantovani, & Paola Allavena. (2010). Tumor-associated Macrophages (TAM) and Inflammation in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Microenvironment. 4(2). 141–154. 265 indexed citations
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Locatelli, Marco, Leonardo Boiocchi, Stefano Ferrero, et al.. (2010). Human glioma tumors express high levels of the chemokine receptor CX3CR1. European Cytokine Network. 21(1). 27–33. 23 indexed citations
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Marchesi, Federica, Lorenzo Piemonti, Giuseppe Fedele, et al.. (2008). The Chemokine Receptor CX3CR1 Is Involved in the Neural Tropism and Malignant Behavior of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Research. 68(21). 9060–9069. 142 indexed citations
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Mantovani, Alberto, Paola Allavena, Silvano Sozzani, et al.. (2004). Chemokines in the recruitment and shaping of the leukocyte infiltrate of tumors. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 14(3). 155–160. 172 indexed citations
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D’Amico, Giovanna, Giada Frascaroli, Giuseppe Bianchi, et al.. (2000). Uncoupling of inflammatory chemokine receptors by IL-10: generation of functional decoys. Nature Immunology. 1(5). 387–391. 199 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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Negus, Rupert, G. W. H. Stamp, Frances Burke, et al.. (1995). The detection and localization of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in human ovarian cancer.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 95(5). 2391–2396. 259 indexed citations
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Allavena, Paola, Giuseppe Bianchi, Danyi Zhou, et al.. (1994). Induction of natural-killer-cell migration by monocyte chemotactic protein-1, protein-2 and protein-3. European Journal of Immunology. 24(12). 26 indexed citations

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