Paolo Puccetti

28.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
255 papers, 21.4k citations indexed

About

Paolo Puccetti is a scholar working on Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Puccetti has authored 255 papers receiving a total of 21.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Immunology, 57 papers in Infectious Diseases and 53 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paolo Puccetti's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (58 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (57 papers) and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (55 papers). Paolo Puccetti is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (58 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (57 papers) and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (55 papers). Paolo Puccetti collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Netherlands. Paolo Puccetti's co-authors include Francesca Fallarino, Ursula Grohmann, Luigina Romani, Carmine Vacca, Roberta Bianchi, Ciriana Orabona, Francesco Bistoni, Maria C. Fioretti, Maria Laura Belladonna and Teresa Zelante and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Paolo Puccetti

252 papers receiving 20.9k citations

Hit Papers

Tryptophan Catabolites fr... 1979 2026 1994 2010 2013 2003 2002 2006 2002 500 1000 1.5k
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  1. Tryptophan Catabolites from Microbiota Engage Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and Balance Mucosal Reactivity via Interleukin-22
    2013 1.8k citations Teresa Zelante, Rossana G. Iannitti et al. profile →
  2. Modulation of tryptophan catabolism by regulatory T cells
    2003 1.0k citations Francesca Fallarino, Ursula Grohmann et al. profile →
  3. CTLA-4–Ig regulates tryptophan catabolism in vivo
    2002 920 citations Ursula Grohmann, Ciriana Orabona et al. profile →
  4. The Combined Effects of Tryptophan Starvation and Tryptophan Catabolites Down-Regulate T Cell Receptor ζ-Chain and Induce a Regulatory Phenotype in Naive T Cells
    2006 841 citations Francesca Fallarino, Ursula Grohmann et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  5. T cell apoptosis by tryptophan catabolism
    2002 836 citations Francesca Fallarino, Ursula Grohmann et al. profile →
  6. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase is a signaling protein in long-term tolerance by dendritic cells
    2011 541 citations Maria Teresa Pallotta, Ciriana Orabona et al. profile →
  7. Natural Killer Cells: Characteristics and Regulation of Activity
    1979 444 citations Paolo Puccetti 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
Paolo Puccetti Italy 78 10.8k 4.7k 4.6k 4.1k 3.4k 255 21.4k
Francesca Fallarino Italy 64 8.8k 0.8× 4.8k 1.0× 4.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 176 17.8k
David H. Munn United States 84 17.1k 1.6× 7.4k 1.6× 9.4k 2.0× 953 0.2× 1.5k 0.4× 224 30.9k
Luigina Romani Italy 86 10.3k 0.9× 6.0k 1.3× 1.5k 0.3× 10.8k 2.6× 8.7k 2.6× 370 25.6k
Kathy D. McCoy Switzerland 63 5.7k 0.5× 11.7k 2.5× 2.1k 0.4× 3.5k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 142 21.3k
Phillip K. Peterson United States 75 3.6k 0.3× 3.6k 0.8× 878 0.2× 3.1k 0.7× 3.5k 1.0× 274 17.6k
Howard A. Young United States 97 16.6k 1.5× 9.5k 2.0× 580 0.1× 3.2k 0.8× 3.4k 1.0× 369 31.4k
Kenya Honda Japan 63 14.8k 1.4× 13.6k 2.9× 1.1k 0.2× 5.1k 1.2× 4.1k 1.2× 129 29.9k
Douglas T. Golenbock United States 112 30.7k 2.8× 15.2k 3.2× 1.5k 0.3× 4.8k 1.2× 10.7k 3.2× 288 51.0k
Eicke Latz Germany 101 31.6k 2.9× 32.3k 6.8× 2.7k 0.6× 4.3k 1.1× 8.9k 2.7× 283 61.2k
Andreas Diefenbach Germany 47 14.4k 1.3× 3.9k 0.8× 1.0k 0.2× 1.2k 0.3× 1.5k 0.5× 93 20.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paolo Puccetti

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Romani, Luigina, Carlo Tomino, Paolo Puccetti, & Enrico Garaci. (2020). Off-label therapy targeting pathogenic inflammation in COVID-19. Cell Death Discovery. 6(1). 49–49. 15 indexed citations
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Orabona, Ciriana, Giada Mondanelli, Paolo Puccetti, & Ursula Grohmann. (2018). Immune Checkpoint Molecules, Personalized Immunotherapy, and Autoimmune Diabetes. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 24(11). 931–941. 28 indexed citations
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Romani, Rita, Giorgia Manni, Chiara Donati, et al.. (2018). S1P promotes migration, differentiation and immune regulatory activity in amniotic-fluid–derived stem cells. European Journal of Pharmacology. 833. 173–182. 18 indexed citations
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Romani, Luigina, Vasileios Oikonomou, Silvia Moretti, et al.. (2017). Thymosin α1 represents a potential potent single-molecule-based therapy for cystic fibrosis. Nature Medicine. 23(5). 590–600. 77 indexed citations
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Iannitti, Rossana G., Agostinho Carvalho, Cristina Cunha, et al.. (2013). Th17/Treg Imbalance in Murine Cystic Fibrosis Is Linked to Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Deficiency but Corrected by Kynurenines. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 187(6). 609–620. 76 indexed citations
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Luca, Giovanni, Francesca Fallarino, Mario Calvitti, et al.. (2010). Xenograft of Microencapsulated Sertoli Cells Reverses T1DM in NOD Mice by Inducing Neogenesis of Beta-Cells. Transplantation. 90(12). 1352–1357. 17 indexed citations
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Orabona, Ciriana, Maria Teresa Pallotta, Claudia Volpi, et al.. (2008). SOCS3 drives proteasomal degradation of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and antagonizes IDO-dependent tolerogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(52). 20828–20833. 160 indexed citations
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Wakashin, Hidefumi, Koichi Hirose, Yoshiro Maezawa, et al.. (2008). IL-23 and Th17 Cells Enhance Th2-Cell–mediated Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation in Mice. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(10). 1023–1032. 349 indexed citations
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Fallarino, Francesca, Ursula Grohmann, Sylvaine You, et al.. (2006). The Combined Effects of Tryptophan Starvation and Tryptophan Catabolites Down-Regulate T Cell Receptor ζ-Chain and Induce a Regulatory Phenotype in Naive T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 176(11). 6752–6761. 841 indexed citations breakdown →
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Montagnoli, Claudia, Francesca Fallarino, Roberta Gaziano, et al.. (2006). Immunity and Tolerance to Aspergillus Involve Functionally Distinct Regulatory T Cells and Tryptophan Catabolism. The Journal of Immunology. 176(3). 1712–1723. 161 indexed citations
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Orabona, Ciriana, Elena Tomasello, Francesca Fallarino, et al.. (2005). Enhanced tryptophan catabolism in the absence of the molecular adapter DAP12. European Journal of Immunology. 35(11). 3111–3118. 31 indexed citations
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Bozza, Silvia, Francesca Fallarino, Lucia Pitzurra, et al.. (2005). A Crucial Role for Tryptophan Catabolism at the Host/ Candida albicans Interface. The Journal of Immunology. 174(5). 2910–2918. 109 indexed citations
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Grohmann, Ursula, Roberta Bianchi, Ciriana Orabona, et al.. (2003). Functional Plasticity of Dendritic Cell Subsets as Mediated by CD40 Versus B7 Activation. The Journal of Immunology. 171(5). 2581–2587. 91 indexed citations
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Belladonna, Maria Laura, Jean‐Christophe Renauld, Roberta Bianchi, et al.. (2002). IL-23 and IL-12 Have Overlapping, but Distinct, Effects on Murine Dendritic Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 168(11). 5448–5454. 206 indexed citations
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Grohmann, Ursula, Francesca Fallarino, Roberta Bianchi, et al.. (2001). IL-6 Inhibits the Tolerogenic Function of CD8α+ Dendritic Cells Expressing Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase. The Journal of Immunology. 167(2). 708–714. 154 indexed citations
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Grohmann, Ursula, Francesca Fallarino, Silvia Silla, et al.. (2001). CD40 Ligation Ablates the Tolerogenic Potential of Lymphoid Dendritic Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 166(1). 277–283. 116 indexed citations
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Grohmann, Ursula, Maria Laura Belladonna, Carmine Vacca, et al.. (2001). Positive Regulatory Role of IL-12 in Macrophages and Modulation by IFN-γ. The Journal of Immunology. 167(1). 221–227. 91 indexed citations
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Fallarino, Francesca, Ursula Grohmann, Roberta Bianchi, et al.. (2000). Th1 and Th2 Cell Clones to a Poorly Immunogenic Tumor Antigen Initiate CD8+ T Cell-Dependent Tumor Eradication In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 165(10). 5495–5501. 71 indexed citations
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Grohmann, Ursula, Maria Laura Belladonna, M. Allegrucci, et al.. (1994). Endogenous Retroviral gp70 Genes of the Murine Lymphoma L5178Y: Analysis of Restriction Fragment Polymorphism upon Induction of Drug-Mediated Immunogenicity. Viral Immunology. 7(4). 155–167. 3 indexed citations
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Romani, Luigina, Antonella Mencacci, Elio Cenci, et al.. (1992). Course of Primary Candidiasis in T Cell-Depleted Mice Infected with Attenuated Variant Cells. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 166(6). 1384–1392. 41 indexed citations

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