Renato Ostuni

8.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
34 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Renato Ostuni is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Renato Ostuni has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Immunology, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Renato Ostuni's work include Immune cells in cancer (16 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (13 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (9 papers). Renato Ostuni is often cited by papers focused on Immune cells in cancer (16 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (13 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (9 papers). Renato Ostuni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Renato Ostuni's co-authors include Gioacchino Natoli, Ivan Zanoni, Francesca Granucci, Peter J. Murray, Lai Guan Ng, Andrés Hidalgo, Franz Kratochvill, Simona Barresi, Jonathan C. Kagan and Roman Barbalat and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Renato Ostuni

34 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

  1. Monocyte-derived IL-1 and IL-6 are differentially required for cytokine-release syndrome and neurotoxicity due to CAR T cells
    2018 997 citations Margherita Norelli, Barbara Camisa et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  2. CD14 Controls the LPS-Induced Endocytosis of Toll-like Receptor 4
    2011 735 citations Ivan Zanoni, Renato Ostuni et al. Cell profile →
  3. Latent Enhancers Activated by Stimulation in Differentiated Cells
    2013 602 citations Renato Ostuni, Viviana Piccolo et al. Cell profile →
  4. Macrophages and cancer: from mechanisms to therapeutic implications
    2015 565 citations Renato Ostuni, Franz Kratochvill et al. Trends in Immunology profile →
  5. Heterogeneity of neutrophils
    2019 443 citations Lai Guan Ng, Renato Ostuni et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →

Peers

Renato Ostuni
Javier Mestas United States
Stéphanie Hugues Switzerland
Geert Raes Belgium
Amanda C. Poholek United States
Anna Mondino Italy
David Zemmour United States
Stephen B. Willingham United States
Cai Zhang China
Limor Landsman Israel
Jordi Ochando United States
Javier Mestas United States
Renato Ostuni
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Renato Ostuni

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

All Works

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Rossari, Federico, Giorgia Alvisi, Melania Cusimano, et al.. (2025). A cross-talk established by tumor-targeted cytokines rescues CAR T cell activity and engages host T cells against glioblastoma in mice. Science Translational Medicine. 17(805). eado9511–eado9511. 1 indexed citations
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Caronni, Nicoletta, et al.. (2025). IL-1β+ macrophages and the control of pathogenic inflammation in cancer. Trends in Immunology. 46(5). 403–415. 7 indexed citations
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Bhat, Ganesh Parameshwar, Paola Podini, Chiara Malpighi, et al.. (2023). Structured wound angiogenesis instructs mesenchymal barrier compartments in the regenerating nerve. Neuron. 112(2). 209–229.e11. 15 indexed citations
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Cusimano, Melania, Federico Rossari, Stefano Beretta, et al.. (2022). Targeted inducible delivery of immunoactivating cytokines reprograms glioblastoma microenvironment and inhibits growth in mouse models. Science Translational Medicine. 14(653). eabl4106–eabl4106. 54 indexed citations
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Tamassia, Nicola, Francisco M. Bianchetto-Aguilera, Sara Gasperini, et al.. (2021). Induction of OCT2 contributes to regulate the gene expression program in human neutrophils activated via TLR8. Cell Reports. 35(7). 109143–109143. 16 indexed citations
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Barbiera, Giulia, Nicoletta Caronni, Elisa Montaldo, et al.. (2021). A PGE2-MEF2A axis enables context-dependent control of inflammatory gene expression. Immunity. 54(8). 1665–1682.e14. 34 indexed citations
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Ng, Lai Guan, Renato Ostuni, & Andrés Hidalgo. (2019). Heterogeneity of neutrophils. Nature reviews. Immunology. 19(4). 255–265. 443 indexed citations breakdown →
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Natoli, Gioacchino & Renato Ostuni. (2019). Adaptation and memory in immune responses. Nature Immunology. 20(7). 783–792. 127 indexed citations
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Norelli, Margherita, Barbara Camisa, Giulia Barbiera, et al.. (2018). Monocyte-derived IL-1 and IL-6 are differentially required for cytokine-release syndrome and neurotoxicity due to CAR T cells. Nature Medicine. 24(6). 739–748. 997 indexed citations breakdown →
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Escobar, Giulia, Luigi Barbarossa, Giulia Barbiera, et al.. (2018). Interferon gene therapy reprograms the leukemia microenvironment inducing protective immunity to multiple tumor antigens. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2896–2896. 43 indexed citations
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Ostuni, Renato, Gioacchino Natoli, Marco A. Cassatella, & Nicola Tamassia. (2016). Epigenetic regulation of neutrophil development and function. Seminars in Immunology. 28(2). 83–93. 35 indexed citations
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Mancino, Alessandra, Alberto Termanini, Iros Barozzi, et al.. (2015). A dual cis-regulatory code links IRF8 to constitutive and inducible gene expression in macrophages. Genes & Development. 29(4). 394–408. 97 indexed citations
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Ostuni, Renato, Franz Kratochvill, Peter J. Murray, & Gioacchino Natoli. (2015). Macrophages and cancer: from mechanisms to therapeutic implications. Trends in Immunology. 36(4). 229–239. 565 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ostuni, Renato, Viviana Piccolo, Iros Barozzi, et al.. (2013). Latent Enhancers Activated by Stimulation in Differentiated Cells. Cell. 152(1-2). 157–171. 602 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tamassia, Nicola, Maili Zimmermann, Monica Castellucci, et al.. (2013). Cutting Edge: An Inactive Chromatin Configuration at the IL-10 Locus in Human Neutrophils. The Journal of Immunology. 190(5). 1921–1925. 52 indexed citations
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Austenaa, Liv, Iros Barozzi, Alberto Termanini, et al.. (2012). The Histone Methyltransferase Wbp7 Controls Macrophage Function through GPI Glycolipid Anchor Synthesis. Immunity. 36(4). 572–585. 74 indexed citations
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Zanoni, Ivan, Renato Ostuni, Simona Barresi, et al.. (2012). CD14 and NFAT mediate lipopolysaccharide-induced skin edema formation in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(5). 1747–1757. 35 indexed citations
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Ostuni, Renato & Gioacchino Natoli. (2011). Transcriptional control of macrophage diversity and specialization. European Journal of Immunology. 41(9). 2486–2490. 26 indexed citations
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Ostuni, Renato, Ivan Zanoni, & Francesca Granucci. (2010). Deciphering the complexity of Toll-like receptor signaling. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 67(24). 4109–4134. 126 indexed citations
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Zanoni, Ivan, Renato Ostuni, Giusy Capuano, et al.. (2009). CD14 regulates the dendritic cell life cycle after LPS exposure through NFAT activation. Nature. 460(7252). 264–268. 256 indexed citations

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