Ricardo T. Gazzinelli

30.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
331 papers, 23.9k citations indexed

About

Ricardo T. Gazzinelli is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli has authored 331 papers receiving a total of 23.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 209 papers in Epidemiology, 166 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 141 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Ricardo T. Gazzinelli's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (147 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (133 papers) and Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (82 papers). Ricardo T. Gazzinelli is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (147 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (133 papers) and Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (82 papers). Ricardo T. Gazzinelli collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and United Kingdom. Ricardo T. Gazzinelli's co-authors include Alan Sher, Sara Hieny, Eric Denkers, Isabelle P. Oswald, Stephanie L. James, Catherine Ropert, Douglas T. Golenbock, Igor C. Almeida, João S. Silva and Thomas A. Wynn and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Ricardo T. Gazzinelli

324 papers receiving 23.5k citations

Hit Papers

Interleukin 12 acts directly on CD4+ T cells to enhance p... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1993 1996 1993 1992 1994 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Interleukin 12 acts directly on CD4+ T cells to enhance priming for interferon gamma production and diminishes interleukin 4 inhibition of such priming.
    1993 854 citations Ricardo T. Gazzinelli et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. In the absence of endogenous IL-10, mice acutely infected with Toxoplasma gondii succumb to a lethal immune response dependent on CD4+ T cells and accompanied by overproduction of IL-12, IFN-γ and TNF-α
    1996 760 citations Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Maria Wysocka et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  3. Interleukin 12 is required for the T-lymphocyte-independent induction of interferon gamma by an intracellular parasite and induces resistance in T-cell-deficient hosts.
    1993 702 citations Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Sara Hieny et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. IL-10 inhibits parasite killing and nitrogen oxide production by IFN-gamma-activated macrophages
    1992 592 citations Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Alan Sher et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  5. Parasite-induced IL-12 stimulates early IFN- gamma synthesis and resistance during acute infection with Toxoplasma gondii .
    1994 588 citations Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Maria Wysocka et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  6. Regulation and Function of T-Cell-Mediated Immunity duringToxoplasma gondiiInfection
    1998 583 citations Eric Denkers, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli profile →
  7. Synergistic role of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes in IFN-gamma production and protective immunity induced by an attenuated Toxoplasma gondii vaccine
    1991 517 citations Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Sara Hieny et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  8. Simultaneous depletion of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes is required to reactivate chronic infection with Toxoplasma gondii
    1992 475 citations Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Sara Hieny et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  9. Role of T‐Cell Derived Cytokines in the Downregulation of Immune Responses in Parasitic and Retroviral Infection
    1992 402 citations Alan Sher, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli 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
Ricardo T. Gazzinelli Brazil 78 12.6k 9.8k 8.4k 8.3k 3.6k 331 23.9k
Victor Nussenzweig United States 89 5.6k 0.4× 12.0k 1.2× 2.8k 0.3× 10.4k 1.2× 8.0k 2.2× 303 26.0k
Louis M. Weiss United States 68 8.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.2× 11.8k 1.4× 2.9k 0.4× 3.7k 1.0× 388 18.7k
L. David Sibley United States 96 14.3k 1.1× 3.6k 0.4× 20.1k 2.4× 3.6k 0.4× 4.7k 1.3× 286 25.9k
John C. Boothroyd United States 87 12.4k 1.0× 2.3k 0.2× 15.0k 1.8× 3.5k 0.4× 5.1k 1.4× 240 20.8k
Jack S. Remington United States 86 14.6k 1.2× 4.6k 0.5× 16.5k 2.0× 2.9k 0.3× 2.9k 0.8× 370 25.6k
Alan Sher United States 122 16.5k 1.3× 29.2k 3.0× 16.0k 1.9× 6.9k 0.8× 9.8k 2.7× 449 57.2k
A Capron France 73 3.3k 0.3× 5.5k 0.6× 9.3k 1.1× 3.5k 0.4× 3.3k 0.9× 598 21.4k
David L. Sacks United States 86 11.5k 0.9× 7.7k 0.8× 3.8k 0.5× 16.1k 1.9× 2.6k 0.7× 209 22.1k
Robert W. Sauerwein Netherlands 77 2.3k 0.2× 6.0k 0.6× 3.2k 0.4× 14.4k 1.7× 3.5k 1.0× 366 19.8k
Louis H. Miller United States 85 2.8k 0.2× 11.6k 1.2× 3.6k 0.4× 19.5k 2.3× 5.9k 1.6× 325 27.5k

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All Works

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Pereira, Milton, Juliana de Oliveira Silva, Natália Satchiko Hojo-Souza, et al.. (2025). The immunogenic potential of an optimized mRNA lipid nanoparticle formulation carrying sequences from virus and protozoan antigens. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 221–221. 2 indexed citations
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Oliveira, José Luís, Ségolène Brichler, Juan Miguel Villalobos Salcêdo, et al.. (2025). A universal point-of-care immunochromatographic test for the serodiagnosis of hepatitis D. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 63(5). e0199924–e0199924. 3 indexed citations
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Teixeira, Santuza Maria Ribeiro, et al.. (2025). The time has come for a vaccine against Chagas disease. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 45. 101059–101059. 1 indexed citations
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Kano, Flora Satiko, Pedro Augusto Alves, Marco Antônio Campos, et al.. (2024). Intranasal influenza-vectored vaccine expressing pneumococcal surface protein A protects against Influenza and Streptococcus pneumoniae infections. npj Vaccines. 9(1). 246–246. 1 indexed citations
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Figueiredo, Maria Marta, Pedro Augusto Carvalho Costa, Olindo Assis Martins‐Filho, et al.. (2023). Adenosine pathway regulates inflammation during Plasmodium vivax infection. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1193256–1193256. 1 indexed citations
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Hojo-Souza, Natália Satchiko, Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca, Santuza Maria Ribeiro Teixeira, et al.. (2023). Quality Attributes of Ctvad1, A Nanoemulsified Adjuvant for Phase I Clinical Trial of SpiN COVID-19 Vaccine. Nanomedicine. 18(18). 1175–1194. 1 indexed citations
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Parise, Pierina Lorencini, Daniel A. Toledo-Teixeira, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, et al.. (2022). Previous Infection with SARS-CoV-2 Correlates with Increased Protective Humoral Responses after a Single Dose of an Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine. Viruses. 14(3). 510–510. 6 indexed citations
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Yasunaga, Ari, et al.. (2022). Leishmania amazonensis sabotages host cell SUMOylation for intracellular survival. iScience. 25(9). 104909–104909. 3 indexed citations
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Hojo-Souza, Natália Satchiko, Patrick O. Azevedo, Andréa Teixeira‐Carvalho, et al.. (2020). Contributions of IFN-γ and granulysin to the clearance of Plasmodium yoelii blood stage. PLoS Pathogens. 16(9). e1008840–e1008840. 16 indexed citations
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Figueiredo, Maria Marta, Lara Carvalho Godói, Andreza Pain Marcelino, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of three recombinant proteins for the development of ELISA and immunochromatographic tests for visceral leishmaniasis serodiagnosis. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 114. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Yongzhi, Shruti Sharma, Patrícia A. Assis, et al.. (2018). CNBP controls IL-12 gene transcription and Th1 immunity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(12). 3136–3150. 28 indexed citations
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Schrum, Jacob, Juliet Crabtree, Katherine R. Dobbs, et al.. (2018). Cutting Edge: Plasmodium falciparum Induces Trained Innate Immunity. The Journal of Immunology. 200(4). 1243–1248. 101 indexed citations
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Vasconcelos, José Ronnie, Mariana R. Dominguez, Jonatan Ersching, et al.. (2014). Adenovirus Vector-Induced CD8 + T Effector Memory Cell Differentiation and Recirculation, But Not Proliferation, Are Important for Protective Immunity Against Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection. Human Gene Therapy. 25(4). 350–363. 21 indexed citations
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Vasconcelos, José Ronnie, Oscar Bruña–Romero, Adriano Fernando Araújo, et al.. (2012). Pathogen-Induced Proapoptotic Phenotype and High CD95 (Fas) Expression Accompany a Suboptimal CD8+ T-Cell Response: Reversal by Adenoviral Vaccine. PLoS Pathogens. 8(5). e1002699–e1002699. 50 indexed citations
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Parroche, Peggy, Fanny N. Lauw, Nadège Goutagny, et al.. (2007). Malaria hemozoin is immunologically inert but radically enhances innate responses by presenting malaria DNA to Toll-like receptor 9. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(6). 1919–1924. 426 indexed citations
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Yamauchi, Lucy Megumi, Júlio Aliberti, Marcelo Dias‐Baruffi, et al.. (2006). The binding of CCL2 to the surface of Trypanosoma cruzi induces chemo-attraction and morphogenesis. Microbes and Infection. 9(1). 111–118. 10 indexed citations
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Khatri, Vijay P., Todd A. Fehniger, Robert A. Baiocchi, et al.. (1998). Ultra low dose interleukin-2 therapy promotes a type 1 cytokine profile in vivo in patients with AIDS and AIDS-associated malignancies.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 101(6). 1373–1378. 50 indexed citations
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Gazzinelli, Ricardo T., Nathalia A. Giese, & Herbert C. Morse. (1994). In vivo treatment with interleukin 12 protects mice from immune abnormalities observed during murine acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (MAIDS).. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 180(6). 2199–2208. 94 indexed citations
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Gazzinelli, Ricardo T., Maria Wysocka, Seiji Hayashi, et al.. (1994). Parasite-induced IL-12 stimulates early IFN- gamma synthesis and resistance during acute infection with Toxoplasma gondii .. The Journal of Immunology. 153(6). 2533–2543. 588 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brindley, Paul J., Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Eric Denkers, et al.. (1993). Differentiation of Toxoplasma Gondii from Closely Related Coccidia by Riboprint Analysis and a Surface Antigen Gene Polymerase Chain Reaction. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 48(3). 447–456. 49 indexed citations

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