OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Immunology and Cell Biology is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
What is Kindness in Science and why does it matter?	84
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Highlight of 2023: Unconventional T cells: recent insights on development, trafficking and target cell recognition	46
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Small molecule. Big biology. Dual phosphatase inhibitor enters the immunotherapy fray	35
Bridging science and accessibility: a tactile journey from gluten through to coeliac disease	32
From science to sensory art: an inclusive pedagogical tool for the UK blind, low‐vision and diverse‐needs community to increase cervical cancer awareness	30
MicroRNA‐mediated metabolic reprogramming of chimeric antigen receptor T cells	25
Proteomics screening after pediatric allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation reveals an association between increased expression of inhibitory receptor FCRL6 on γδ T cells and cytomegaloviru	20
Dendritic cell–specific intercellular adhesion molecule‐3‐grabbing nonintegrin (DC‐SIGN) is a cellular receptor for delta inulin adjuvant	19
A trial‐blazer in clinical research	18
Novel “Thetis” antigen‐presenting cells promote early life gut immune tolerance	18
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ADAM10 modulates the efficacy of T‐cell mediated therapy in solid tumors	17
Influenza virus infection selectively triggers the accumulation and persistence of more potent Helios‐expressing Foxp3⁺ regulatory T cells in the lungs	15
T follicular helper cell responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccination among healthy and immunocompromised adults	15
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Tocilizumab increases regulatory T cells, reduces natural killer cells and delays graft‐versus‐host disease development in humanized mice treated with post‐transplant cyclophosphamide	14
Identification of the immune repertoire of γδ T‐cell receptors in psoriasis	13
CXCL11 expressing C57BL/6 mice have intact adaptive immune responses to viral infection	13
Plasmodium falciparum and immune phagocytosis: characterization of the process	13
Immunology in Montreal	12
Need to know which MHCs protect against COVID? There's an App for that!	12
A new way of identifying viral pathogens reactivating in cellular therapy products	12

Nurturing a positive research culture within your organization	11
Delta inulin alone or combined with CpG oligonucleotide enhances antibody‐dependent influenza vaccine protection in mice and nonhuman primate newborns	11
Publication speed: a balancing act between author urgency and editorial process	11
Mouse guanylate‐binding protein 1 does not mediate antiviral activity against influenza virus in vitro or in vivo	11
Sex‐dimorphic gene regulation in murine macrophages across niches	11
Age is just a number: long‐lasting T‐cell immunity can span several lifetimes	10
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ZC3H12C expression in dendritic cells is necessary to prevent lymphadenopathy of skin‐draining lymph nodes	10
ICB Special Feature: Highlights of 2024	10
Targeting MAIT cells as a cellular adjuvant for humoral immunity: a new player in a very old game	10
Highlight of 2023: Microglia biology	9
Indigenous student engagement in science: a case study addressing the lack of diversity and equity in biomedical science and pharmacy research for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people	9
Type I interferon: it's all about intracellular TLR4	9
Altered immunophenotypic expression in the peripheral bladder cancer immune landscape	9
Single‐cell expression Quantitative Trait Loci: T‐cell immunology teams up with statistical genetics	9
Unraveling the origins of pathogenic CXCL13⁺ helper T cells in systemic lupus erythematosus	9
The future of scientific labs: how we are making our research more sustainable	9
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Celebrating 100 years of Immunology & Cell Biology – a special focus on the field of tumor immunology in Australia	8
The immune checkpoint TIGIT is upregulated on T cells during bacterial infection and is a potential target for immunotherapy	8
Immunology & Cell Biology Publication of the Year Awards 2023	8
Improvement of human myeloid and natural killer cell development in humanized mice via hydrodynamic injection of transposon plasmids containing multiple human cytokine genes	8
The future of immunology: a Lofoten perspective	8
Variations in the germinal center response revealed by genetically diverse mouse strains	8
CD137L and CD4 T cells limit BCL6‐expressing pre‐germinal center B cell expansion and BCL6‐driven B cell malignancy	7
A tactile approach to introduce the skin autoimmune disease psoriasis to the general public and the vision‐impaired community	7
RAGging on recombination signal sequence strength for diffusion‐mediated recombination	7
The seductive allure of spatial biology: accelerating new discoveries in the life sciences	7
Chemical inhibition of DNA‐PKcs impairs the activation and cytotoxicity of CD4⁺ helper and CD8⁺ effector T cells	7
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Epigenomic variability is associated with age‐specific naïve CD4 T cell response to activation in infants and adolescents	7
Choose your own T‐cell fate: creation of a narrative‐based, decision‐making activity to engage students in immunology	7
Highlights of 2024: New insights into the molecular regulation of antibody‐secreting cells and their subsets	7
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Immunology & Cell Biology Publication of the Year Awards 2020	6
For whom the B cells toll	6
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A hybrid protein is a functional molecule to reduce the cytokine storm caused by excessively activated macrophages	6
A long and winding road: the history of Immunology & Cell Biology from 1936 to 1987	6
CD4⁺ chimeric antigen receptor T cells in for the long journey	6
The journey of young scientists in Brazil: challenges and perspectives	6
In Semliki Forest virus encephalitis, suppressor of cytokine signaling 4 (SOCS4) is an essential modulator of immune responses that mediates the balance between immunopathology and virus clearance	6
Comprehensive immune cell profiling depicts an early immune response associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 in cancer patients	6
Circulating effector γδ T cell populations are associated with acute coronavirus disease 19 in unvaccinated individuals	6
Self‐reactive B cells are increased in all major stages of peripheral development in Sjögren's disease	6
Defining the proteomic landscape of cultured macrophages and their polarization continuum	5
UNCovering new causes of monogenic systemic lupus erythematosus	5
Characterization of ex vivo expanded natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapy	5
The evolving role of mast cells in wound healing: insights from recent research and diverse models	5
Modeling the response to interleukin‐21 to inform natural killer cell immunotherapy	5

Therapy‐induced senescent cancer cells exhibit complement activation and increased complement regulatory protein expression	5
Expanding strain coverage of a group A Streptococcus pilus–expressing Lactococcus lactis mucosal vaccine	5
TLR9‐dependent dendritic cell maturation promotes IL‐6‐mediated upregulation of cathepsin X	5
Failure to launch? Or a 30‐year career detour? A users’ manual for supporting second‐career scientists in your immunology lab	5
Serological assays to measure dimeric IgA antibodies in SARS‐CoV‐2 infections	5
Touching the invisible: exploring intracellular host–pathogen interactions through multisensory art	5
Interferon signaling in type‐2 dendritic cells supports T_H2 and T follicular helper fates in response to allergens	5
From chasing funding to a funding body	5
The transcription factor SpiB regulates the fibroblastic reticular cell network and CD8⁺ T‐cell responses in lymph nodes	5
A guide to relocating your laboratory	5
Protein kinase D3 promotes neutrophil migration during viral infection	5
My winding career path	5
Help is on the way: critical roles of CD4⁺ T cells in infection and vaccination	5
Immunology in Practice: a modular framework to support Master of Science students conference attendance and engagement	5
Survey of activation‐induced genome architecture reveals a novel enhancer of Myc	5
Navigating the transition to Principal Investigator	5
Mucosal antibody responses following Vaxzevria vaccination	5
Integrating functional metagenomics to decipher microbiome–immune interactions	5
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TGF‐β₁ re‐programs TLR4 signaling in L. donovani infection: enhancement of SHP‐1 and ubiquitin‐editing enzyme A20	4
The rising tide raises all ships	4
Unleashing T cell responses to cancer through removal of intracellular checkpoints	4
Downregulation of AT‐rich interaction domain 2 underlies natural killer cell dysfunction in oral squamous cell carcinoma	4
Lymphopenia in sepsis—an acquired immunodeficiency?	4
METTL3 inhibition reduces N⁶‐methyladenosine levels and prevents allogeneic CD4⁺ T‐cell responses	4
Breaking down barriers with sensory science—improving accessibility to neuroimmunology for the blind and low‐vision communities	4
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Tumor reactivity of CD8⁺ T cells favors acquisition of dysfunctional states in human melanoma	4
Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be a great chef	4
Not an immune cell, but they may act like one—cells with immune properties outside the immune system	4
Immunologist Margaret Baird, a trailblazer in science and empowerment	4
New‐onset type 1 diabetes and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection	4
Highlight of 2023: From fundamental studies to clinical trials, the importance of NK cells against cancer	4
A new method to measure cell metabolism of rare cells in vivo reveals a high oxidative phosphorylation dependence of lung T cells	4
ChAdOx1 nCoV‐19 vaccination generates spike‐specific CD8⁺ T cells in aged mice	4
ICBSpecial Feature: Highlights of 2023	4
Art, science and inclusion: multisensory Sciart of immunology for blind, low‐vision and diverse‐needs audiences	4
ADAM10 modulates the efficacy of T‐cell‐mediated therapy in solid tumors	4
Nice and slow make the germinal centers go: measured and escalating antigen delivery enhance durability and quality of humoral immune responses against HIV‐1	4
Highlight of 2023: Thymic B cells—important players in the establishment of T‐cell tolerance	4
Antigen presentation of post‐translationally modified peptides in major histocompatibility complexes	4
Advances in common in vitro cellular models of pulmonary fibrosis	3
Highlights of 2024: unleashing the power of NK cells—cancer's worst nightmare	3
The crossroads: divergent roles of virus‐specific CD4⁺ T lymphocytes in determining the outcome for human papillomavirus infection	3
Decoding changes in tumor‐infiltrating leukocytes through dynamic experimental models and single‐cell technologies	3
A Touch of Immunology: improving accessibility to the science of antibodies for people with blindness, low vision and diverse needs	3
A conversation on allergy: recognizing the past and looking to the future	3
Immune repertoire profiling in myasthenia gravis	3
Characterization of an experimental model to determine streptococcal M protein–induced autoimmune cardiac and neurobehavioral abnormalities	3
The liver contains distinct interconnected networks of CX3CR1⁺ macrophages, XCR1⁺ type 1 and CD301a⁺ type 2 conventional dendritic cel	3
Presence and possible impact of Fcγ receptors on resident kidney cells in health and disease	3
Sketching T cell atlases in the single‐cell era: challenges and recommendations	3
SATB1 ensures appropriate transcriptional programs within naïve CD8⁺ T cells	3
T‐lymphocyte subtyping: an early warning and a potential prognostic indicator of active cytomegalovirus infection in patients with sepsis	3
Spatial resolution of the head and neck cancer tumor microenvironment to identify tumor and stromal features associated with therapy response	3
Neutralizing type‐I interferon autoantibodies are associated with delayed viral clearance and intensive care unit admission in patients with COVID‐19	3
Highlight of 2023: Advances in germinal centers	3
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Highlights of 2024. Broadening anti‐cancer immunotherapy modalities with antibody–drug conjugates: emerging insights from clinical studies	3
Mimicking the cellular environment does not cause monocyte‐derived macrophages to become phenotypically similar to Kupffer cells	3
Highlights of 2024: Cytokines and ligands modulating NK cell effector functions	3
Improving undergraduate education in immunology through assessment of interdisciplinary scientific knowledge	3
Microbial influencers: treating diabetes through the gut	3
Artificial intelligence takes center stage: exploring the capabilities and implications of ChatGPT and other AI‐assisted technologies in scientific research and education	3
Rab6b localizes to the Golgi complex in murine macrophages and promotes tumor necrosis factor release in response to mycobacterial infection	3
Immunoglobulin genes, reproductive isolation and vertebrate speciation	3
Training the next generation of Sudanese immunologists: a case for mentorship	3
Refining bone marrow ablation and reconstitution in mice	3
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Th17 cells in cancer: plasticity‐driven immunopathology and therapeutic opportunity	3
Identification of clonally expanded γδ T‐cell populations during CAR‐T cell therapy	3
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Immunology across two islands: understanding the research landscape of Aotearoa (New Zealand)	3