Rino Rappuoli

76.0k total citations · 11 hit papers
715 papers, 48.9k citations indexed

About

Rino Rappuoli is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Microbiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rino Rappuoli has authored 715 papers receiving a total of 48.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 236 papers in Epidemiology, 230 papers in Microbiology and 230 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Rino Rappuoli's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (222 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (121 papers) and Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (99 papers). Rino Rappuoli is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (222 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (121 papers) and Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (99 papers). Rino Rappuoli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Rino Rappuoli's co-authors include Mariagrazia Pizza, Antonello Covacci, Giuseppe Del Giudice, Cesare Montecucco, John L. Telford, Ennio De Gregorio, Vega Masignani, Beatrice Aricò, Stefano Censini and Davide Serruto and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Rino Rappuoli

708 papers receiving 47.0k citations

Hit Papers

cag , a pathogenicity island of Helicobacter pylori, enco... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1996 1999 2005 2004 2012 500 1000 1.5k
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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. cag , a pathogenicity island of Helicobacter pylori, encodes type I-specific and disease-associated virulence factors
    1996 1.6k citations Stefano Censini, Rino Rappuoli et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Helicobacter pylori Virulence and Genetic Geography
    1999 878 citations Antonello Covacci, John L. Telford et al. Science profile →
  3. The microbial pan-genome
    2005 878 citations Vega Masignani, Rino Rappuoli et al. profile →
  4. An efficient method to make human monoclonal antibodies from memory B cells: potent neutralization of SARS coronavirus
    2004 541 citations Stephan Becker, Yasushi Uematsu et al. profile →
  5. Nonviral delivery of self-amplifying RNA vaccines
    2012 525 citations Christine A. Shaw, Derek T. O’Hagan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Reverse vaccinology
    2000 513 citations Rino Rappuoli profile →
  7. Analysis of expression of CagA and VacA virulence factors in 43 strains of Helicobacter pylori reveals that clinical isolates can be divided into two major types and that CagA is not necessary for expression of the vacuolating cytotoxin
    1995 499 citations Stefano Censini, John L. Telford et al. Infection and Immunity profile →
  8. Correlates of adjuvanticity: A review on adjuvants in licensed vaccines
    2018 457 citations Giuseppe Del Giudice, Rino Rappuoli et al. profile →
  9. The role of vaccines in combatting antimicrobial resistance
    2021 316 citations Rino Rappuoli, Davide Serruto et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  10. SARS-CoV-2 escape from a highly neutralizing COVID-19 convalescent plasma
    2021 246 citations Rino Rappuoli et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  11. New-age vaccine adjuvants, their development, and future perspective
    2023 102 citations Rino Rappuoli 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
Rino Rappuoli Italy 116 17.3k 14.3k 13.8k 10.4k 10.2k 715 48.9k
Martin J. Blaser United States 122 14.3k 0.8× 21.2k 1.5× 6.3k 0.5× 10.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.1× 645 66.1k
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann Germany 116 22.2k 1.3× 12.1k 0.8× 15.1k 1.1× 20.8k 2.0× 1.4k 0.1× 772 47.7k
Osamu Takeuchi Japan 109 55.9k 3.2× 24.1k 1.7× 15.3k 1.1× 8.7k 0.8× 5.3k 0.5× 352 81.5k
Stanley Falkow United States 133 7.7k 0.4× 24.9k 1.7× 7.3k 0.5× 10.0k 1.0× 6.2k 0.6× 417 62.1k
Thomas F. Meyer Germany 89 6.7k 0.4× 9.2k 0.6× 3.5k 0.3× 2.9k 0.3× 5.7k 0.6× 415 25.5k
Mihai G. Netea Netherlands 136 36.4k 2.1× 20.9k 1.5× 20.4k 1.5× 22.0k 2.1× 2.9k 0.3× 1.0k 75.8k
Alan Aderem United States 89 19.8k 1.1× 15.4k 1.1× 6.4k 0.5× 4.6k 0.4× 2.7k 0.3× 217 38.8k
Julian Parkhill United Kingdom 116 3.1k 0.2× 24.8k 1.7× 12.1k 0.9× 16.1k 1.5× 5.7k 0.6× 566 56.2k
Philippe Sansonetti France 113 10.8k 0.6× 13.6k 1.0× 4.4k 0.3× 11.2k 1.1× 2.5k 0.2× 446 42.0k
B. Brett Finlay Canada 128 8.5k 0.5× 23.8k 1.7× 4.6k 0.3× 14.5k 1.4× 3.0k 0.3× 532 57.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Koff, Wayne C., Rino Rappuoli, & Stanley A. Plotkin. (2023). Historical Advances in Structural and Molecular Biology and How They Impacted Vaccine Development. Journal of Molecular Biology. 435(13). 168113–168113. 9 indexed citations
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Rappuoli, Rino, Steven Black, & David E. Bloom. (2019). Vaccines and global health: In search of a sustainable model for vaccine development and delivery. Science Translational Medicine. 11(497). 46 indexed citations
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Rappuoli, Rino, Mariagrazia Pizza, Vega Masignani, & Kumaran Vadivelu. (2018). Meningococcal B vaccine (4CMenB): the journey from research to real world experience. Expert Review of Vaccines. 17(12). 1111–1121. 68 indexed citations
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Black, Steven, Uwe Nicolay, Giuseppe Del Giudice, & Rino Rappuoli. (2015). Influence of Statins on Influenza Vaccine Response in Elderly Individuals. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 213(8). 1224–1228. 56 indexed citations
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Tordello, Elena Del, Irene Vacca, Sanjay Ram, Rino Rappuoli, & Davide Serruto. (2013). Neisseria meningitidis NalP cleaves human complement C3, facilitating degradation of C3b and survival in human serum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(1). 427–432. 53 indexed citations
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Brand, Judith M. A. van den, Joost H. C. M. Kreijtz, Rogier Bodewes, et al.. (2011). Efficacy of Vaccination with Different Combinations of MF59-Adjuvanted and Nonadjuvanted Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Vaccines against Pandemic H1N1 (2009) Influenza Virus Infection in Ferrets. Journal of Virology. 85(6). 2851–2858. 39 indexed citations
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Buti, Ludovico, Eric Spooner, Annemarthe G. van der Veen, et al.. (2011). Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) subverts the apoptosis-stimulating protein of p53 (ASPP2) tumor suppressor pathway of the host. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(22). 9238–9243. 190 indexed citations
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Swanson, Kurt A., Ethan C. Settembre, Christine A. Shaw, et al.. (2011). Structural basis for immunization with postfusion respiratory syncytial virus fusion F glycoprotein (RSV F) to elicit high neutralizing antibody titers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(23). 9619–9624. 211 indexed citations
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Seubert, Anja, Samuele Calabrό, Laura Santini, et al.. (2011). Adjuvanticity of the oil-in-water emulsion MF59 is independent of Nlrp3 inflammasome but requires the adaptor protein MyD88. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(27). 11169–11174. 139 indexed citations
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Seib, Kate L., Davide Serruto, Isabel Delany, et al.. (2008). Factor H-Binding Protein Is Important for Meningococcal Survival in Human Whole Blood and Serum and in the Presence of the Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37. Infection and Immunity. 77(1). 292–299. 93 indexed citations
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Galli, Grazia, Paola Pittoni, Elena Tonti, et al.. (2007). Invariant NKT cells sustain specific B cell responses and memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(10). 3984–3989. 189 indexed citations
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Dotta, Francesco, Stefano Censini, Astrid G. S. van Halteren, et al.. (2007). Coxsackie B4 virus infection of β cells and natural killer cell insulitis in recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(12). 5115–5120. 419 indexed citations
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Barocchi, Michèle A., Xhavit Zogaj, Carolyn Hemsley, et al.. (2006). A pneumococcal pilus influences virulence and host inflammatory responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(8). 2857–2862. 350 indexed citations
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Torosantucci, Antonella, Carla Bromuro, Paola Chiani, et al.. (2005). A novel glyco-conjugate vaccine against fungal pathogens. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 202(5). 597–606. 346 indexed citations
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Lauer, Peter, C. Daniela Rinaudo, Marco Soriani, et al.. (2005). Genome Analysis Reveals Pili in Group B Streptococcus. Science. 309(5731). 105–105. 243 indexed citations
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Tamayo, Esther, Ramón Merino, José Amado, et al.. (2005). The Escherichia coli heat‐labile enterotoxin induces apoptosis of immature lymphocytes in vivo via a glucocorticoid‐dependent pathway. European Journal of Immunology. 35(12). 3505–3515. 8 indexed citations
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Delany, Isabel, Rino Rappuoli, & Vincenzo Scarlato. (2004). Fur functions as an activator and as a repressor of putative virulence genes in Neisseria meningitidis. Molecular Microbiology. 52(4). 1081–1090. 150 indexed citations
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Stadler, Konrad, Vega Masignani, Markus Eickmann, et al.. (2003). SARS — beginning to understand a new virus. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 1(3). 209–218. 396 indexed citations
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Mullany, Peter, et al.. (1995). Epidemiology and Transmission. Gut. 37(Suppl 1). A23–A27. 1 indexed citations
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Bernard, Marina de, Emanuele Papini, Vincenzo De Filippis, et al.. (1995). Low pH Activates the Vacuolating Toxin of Helicobacter pylori, Which Becomes Acid and Pepsin Resistant. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(41). 23937–23940. 184 indexed citations

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