Nature Immunology

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(The median citation count of Nature Immunology 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Broad and strong memory CD4+ and CD8+ T cells induced by SARS-CoV-2 in UK convalescent individuals following COVID-191013
The T cell immune response against SARS-CoV-2867
SARS-CoV-2 infection of human ACE2-transgenic mice causes severe lung inflammation and impaired function755
Extrafollicular B cell responses correlate with neutralizing antibodies and morbidity in COVID-19557
Immunogenic cell stress and death531
Immunological dysfunction persists for 8 months following initial mild-to-moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection528
Single-cell landscape of immunological responses in patients with COVID-19509
NLRP3 inflammasome in cancer and metabolic diseases506
The PD-1 expression balance between effector and regulatory T cells predicts the clinical efficacy of PD-1 blockade therapies465
SARS-CoV-2-derived peptides define heterologous and COVID-19-induced T cell recognition460
Pathological sequelae of long-haul COVID443
Single-cell transcriptome profiling reveals neutrophil heterogeneity in homeostasis and infection404
Mitochondrial stress induced by continuous stimulation under hypoxia rapidly drives T cell exhaustion404
Untuned antiviral immunity in COVID-19 revealed by temporal type I/III interferon patterns and flu comparison394
TLR2 senses the SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein to produce inflammatory cytokines385
Distinct antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in children and adults across the COVID-19 clinical spectrum384
Innate immunity: the first line of defense against SARS-CoV-2350
The immunology of rheumatoid arthritis339
Trained immunity, tolerance, priming and differentiation: distinct immunological processes307
Robust SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity is maintained at 6 months following primary infection290
Disturbed mitochondrial dynamics in CD8+ TILs reinforce T cell exhaustion277
Extracellular vesicles in immunomodulation and tumor progression270
The NK cell–cancer cycle: advances and new challenges in NK cell–based immunotherapies269
The complex role of tumor-infiltrating macrophages262
Impaired mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation limits the self-renewal of T cells exposed to persistent antigen259
Hallmarks of T cell aging249
Microglia use TAM receptors to detect and engulf amyloid β plaques243
Mitochondrial DNA drives abscopal responses to radiation that are inhibited by autophagy238
Meningeal γδ T cells regulate anxiety-like behavior via IL-17a signaling in neurons232
Mapping systemic lupus erythematosus heterogeneity at the single-cell level231
Proinflammatory IgG Fc structures in patients with severe COVID-19229
A decade of checkpoint blockade immunotherapy in melanoma: understanding the molecular basis for immune sensitivity and resistance226
IL-1 and IL-1ra are key regulators of the inflammatory response to RNA vaccines219
Glutathione peroxidase 4–regulated neutrophil ferroptosis induces systemic autoimmunity216
Mechanisms of innate and adaptive immunity to the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine215
ORF8 and ORF3b antibodies are accurate serological markers of early and late SARS-CoV-2 infection202
IL-2 regulates tumor-reactive CD8+ T cell exhaustion by activating the aryl hydrocarbon receptor190
Single-cell sequencing of human white adipose tissue identifies new cell states in health and obesity189
Selenium–GPX4 axis protects follicular helper T cells from ferroptosis185
Metabolic reprogramming of terminally exhausted CD8+ T cells by IL-10 enhances anti-tumor immunity184
The mesenchymal context in inflammation, immunity and cancer178
RIG-I triggers a signaling-abortive anti-SARS-CoV-2 defense in human lung cells176
Two subsets of stem-like CD8+ memory T cell progenitors with distinct fate commitments in humans175
Environmental pollutants and the immune response171
Early precursor T cells establish and propagate T cell exhaustion in chronic infection169
BATF and IRF4 cooperate to counter exhaustion in tumor-infiltrating CAR T cells166
Establishment of an African green monkey model for COVID-19 and protection against re-infection154
A new neutrophil subset promotes CNS neuron survival and axon regeneration153
Outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked to MAIT cell activation and cytotoxicity146
Children develop robust and sustained cross-reactive spike-specific immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection145
Epigenetic scars of CD8+ T cell exhaustion persist after cure of chronic infection in humans138
Inflammasomes and adaptive immune responses135
Dynamics in protein translation sustaining T cell preparedness135
Mitochondrial electron transport chain is necessary for NLRP3 inflammasome activation133
Not-so-opposite ends of the spectrum: CD8+ T cell dysfunction across chronic infection, cancer and autoimmunity131
Regulation and modulation of antitumor immunity in pancreatic cancer130
Neuroinflammation after surgery: from mechanisms to therapeutic targets128
Gut CD4+ T cell phenotypes are a continuum molded by microbes, not by TH archetypes126
The immunoregulatory landscape of human tuberculosis granulomas125
Does tissue imprinting restrict macrophage plasticity?125
Epigenetic scarring of exhausted T cells hinders memory differentiation upon eliminating chronic antigenic stimulation125
SARS-CoV-2 antigen exposure history shapes phenotypes and specificity of memory CD8+ T cells125
The multiple myeloma microenvironment is defined by an inflammatory stromal cell landscape122
Limited proliferation capacity of aortic intima resident macrophages requires monocyte recruitment for atherosclerotic plaque progression121
The NK cell granule protein NKG7 regulates cytotoxic granule exocytosis and inflammation120
Intravenous nanoparticle vaccination generates stem-like TCF1+ neoantigen-specific CD8+ T cells120
ILC2-driven innate immune checkpoint mechanism antagonizes NK cell antimetastatic function in the lung119
Lung mesenchymal cells elicit lipid storage in neutrophils that fuel breast cancer lung metastasis118
Tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells shape local and systemic secondary T cell responses117
Discrete tissue microenvironments instruct diversity in resident memory T cell function and plasticity115
Distinct systemic and mucosal immune responses during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection114
An immunodominant NP105–113-B*07:02 cytotoxic T cell response controls viral replication and is associated with less severe COVID-19 disease113
Distinct metabolic programs established in the thymus control effector functions of γδ T cell subsets in tumor microenvironments113
Immunology of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children112
Autocrine vitamin D signaling switches off pro-inflammatory programs of TH1 cells111
The receptor DNGR-1 signals for phagosomal rupture to promote cross-presentation of dead-cell-associated antigens109
Repositioning TH cell polarization from single cytokines to complex help109
The commensal skin microbiota triggers type I IFN–dependent innate repair responses in injured skin107
Recognition and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 by humoral innate immunity pattern recognition molecules107
Epigenetic regulation of T cell exhaustion107
MEK inhibition reprograms CD8+ T lymphocytes into memory stem cells with potent antitumor effects105
Immune cell compartmentalization for brain surveillance and protection105
Blockade of the co-inhibitory molecule PD-1 unleashes ILC2-dependent antitumor immunity in melanoma104
Tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells possess unique transcriptional, epigenetic and functional adaptations to different tissue environments103
Genetics of circulating inflammatory proteins identifies drivers of immune-mediated disease risk and therapeutic targets101
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals evolution of immune landscape during glioblastoma progression101
Memory-like HCV-specific CD8+ T cells retain a molecular scar after cure of chronic HCV infection100
The humoral response and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection99
Macrophage expression and prognostic significance of the long pentraxin PTX3 in COVID-1998
Single-cell proteo-genomic reference maps of the hematopoietic system enable the purification and massive profiling of precisely defined cell states92
Altered ISGylation drives aberrant macrophage-dependent immune responses during SARS-CoV-2 infection92
STEEP mediates STING ER exit and activation of signaling91
Neuropilin-1 is a T cell memory checkpoint limiting long-term antitumor immunity89
Innate lymphoid cells and cancer88
Inefficient CAR-proximal signaling blunts antigen sensitivity88
Distinct transcription factor networks control neutrophil-driven inflammation88
BATF regulates progenitor to cytolytic effector CD8+ T cell transition during chronic viral infection87
Delayed-interval BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination enhances humoral immunity and induces robust T cell responses87
Hypoxia drives CD39-dependent suppressor function in exhausted T cells to limit antitumor immunity86
PERK is a critical metabolic hub for immunosuppressive function in macrophages85
BACH2 enforces the transcriptional and epigenetic programs of stem-like CD8+ T cells83
Lessons learned: new insights on the role of cytokines in COVID-1981
BATF3 programs CD8+ T cell memory81
Shared and distinct biological circuits in effector, memory and exhausted CD8+ T cells revealed by temporal single-cell transcriptomics and epigenetics80
Differences in CD80 and CD86 transendocytosis reveal CD86 as a key target for CTLA-4 immune regulation80
Intracellular immune sensing promotes inflammation via gasdermin D–driven release of a lectin alarmin79
Transmission of trained immunity and heterologous resistance to infections across generations79
Prolonged activation of nasal immune cell populations and development of tissue-resident SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cell responses following COVID-1978
Human immune diversity: from evolution to modernity78
Tumor hypoxia represses γδ T cell-mediated antitumor immunity against brain tumors78
A dynamic CD2-rich compartment at the outer edge of the immunological synapse boosts and integrates signals76
The legacy of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection on the immunology of the neonate73
Tumor-induced reshuffling of lipid composition on the endoplasmic reticulum membrane sustains macrophage survival and pro-tumorigenic activity73
The dynamic changes in cytokine responses in COVID-19: a snapshot of the current state of knowledge73
IRGM1 links mitochondrial quality control to autoimmunity72
In vivo CRISPR screens reveal the landscape of immune evasion pathways across cancer72
Noncanonical binding of Lck to CD3ε promotes TCR signaling and CAR function71
Astrocyte-targeted gene delivery of interleukin 2 specifically increases brain-resident regulatory T cell numbers and protects against pathological neuroinflammation70
Cellular and transcriptional dynamics of human neutrophils at steady state and upon stress70
Superior immunogenicity and effectiveness of the third compared to the second BNT162b2 vaccine dose70
Coupled analysis of transcriptome and BCR mutations reveals role of OXPHOS in affinity maturation69
Interleukin-33 activates regulatory T cells to suppress innate γδ T cell responses in the lung69
Neutrophils and emergency granulopoiesis drive immune suppression and an extreme response endotype during sepsis69
Significance of bystander T cell activation in microbial infection68
Follicular helper T cell profiles predict response to costimulation blockade in type 1 diabetes68
Effector differentiation downstream of lineage commitment in ILC1s is driven by Hobit across tissues68
Aging disrupts circadian gene regulation and function in macrophages68
‘Stem-like’ precursors are the fount to sustain persistent CD8+ T cell responses68
LAG3 associates with TCR–CD3 complexes and suppresses signaling by driving co-receptor–Lck dissociation68
Differentiation of exhausted CD8+ T cells after termination of chronic antigen stimulation stops short of achieving functional T cell memory67
Effector and stem-like memory cell fates are imprinted in distinct lymph node niches directed by CXCR3 ligands67
A regulatory T cell Notch4–GDF15 axis licenses tissue inflammation in asthma67
IFNγ and GM-CSF control complementary differentiation programs in the monocyte-to-phagocyte transition during neuroinflammation67
Intratumoral follicular regulatory T cells curtail anti-PD-1 treatment efficacy67
Robust IgM responses following intravenous vaccination with Bacille Calmette–Guérin associate with prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in macaques66
Heme catabolism by tumor-associated macrophages controls metastasis formation66
Tissue adaptation and clonal segregation of human memory T cells in barrier sites66
Homeostatic IL-13 in healthy skin directs dendritic cell differentiation to promote TH2 and inhibit TH17 cell polarization65
Multimodally profiling memory T cells from a tuberculosis cohort identifies cell state associations with demographics, environment and disease64
Clonal expansion and epigenetic inheritance of long-lasting NK cell memory64
Naturalizing mouse models for immunology62
Divergent clonal differentiation trajectories of T cell exhaustion62
Multi-omics analyses reveal that HIV-1 alters CD4+ T cell immunometabolism to fuel virus replication62
Type I interferon transcriptional network regulates expression of coinhibitory receptors in human T cells62
Functional CRISPR dissection of gene networks controlling human regulatory T cell identity61
The cellular architecture of the antimicrobial response network in human leprosy granulomas60
RORα is a critical checkpoint for T cell and ILC2 commitment in the embryonic thymus60
The angiocrine Rspondin3 instructs interstitial macrophage transition via metabolic–epigenetic reprogramming and resolves inflammatory injury59
The activation trajectory of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in vivo during a viral infection59
Fibroblasts as a source of self-antigens for central immune tolerance59
TH17 cell heterogeneity and its role in tissue inflammation58
T cells in COVID-19 — united in diversity58
SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)57
NF-κB-inducing kinase maintains T cell metabolic fitness in antitumor immunity57
CD4+ T cell memory57
γδ T cells suppress Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage infection by direct killing and phagocytosis56
NR4A nuclear receptors restrain B cell responses to antigen when second signals are absent or limiting56
Basophils prime group 2 innate lymphoid cells for neuropeptide-mediated inhibition56
Transcriptional atlas of the human immune response to 13 vaccines reveals a common predictor of vaccine-induced antibody responses55
Pan-vaccine analysis reveals innate immune endotypes predictive of antibody responses to vaccination55
Runx3 drives a CD8+ T cell tissue residency program that is absent in CD4+ T cells55
Circadian clocks guide dendritic cells into skin lymphatics55
Surface phenotypes of naive and memory B cells in mouse and human tissues55
The ubiquitin ligase MDM2 sustains STAT5 stability to control T cell-mediated antitumor immunity55
Transposon-triggered innate immune response confers cancer resistance to the blind mole rat54
Making innate sense of mRNA vaccine adjuvanticity54
Microbial metabolism of l-tyrosine protects against allergic airway inflammation53
PD-L1–PD-1 interactions limit effector regulatory T cell populations at homeostasis and during infection53
Type I IFNs promote cancer cell stemness by triggering the epigenetic regulator KDM1B52
YTHDF2 orchestrates tumor-associated macrophage reprogramming and controls antitumor immunity through CD8+ T cells52
Allergen protease-activated stress granule assembly and gasdermin D fragmentation control interleukin-33 secretion52
TREM2 macrophages drive NK cell paucity and dysfunction in lung cancer52
The volume-regulated anion channel LRRC8C suppresses T cell function by regulating cyclic dinucleotide transport and STING–p53 signaling51
The kinase complex mTORC2 promotes the longevity of virus-specific memory CD4+ T cells by preventing ferroptosis51
Recruitment and activation of type 3 innate lymphoid cells promote antitumor immune responses51
Single-cell analysis identifies the interaction of altered renal tubules with basophils orchestrating kidney fibrosis50
Distinct changes in endosomal composition promote NLRP3 inflammasome activation50
CD40 signal rewires fatty acid and glutamine metabolism for stimulating macrophage anti-tumorigenic functions50
Reciprocal transcription factor networks govern tissue-resident ILC3 subset function and identity50
The tumor suppressor kinase DAPK3 drives tumor-intrinsic immunity through the STING–IFN-β pathway50
Molecular mechanisms of gasdermin D pore-forming activity50
Dynamic regulation of B cell complement signaling is integral to germinal center responses49
Gremlin 1+ fibroblastic niche maintains dendritic cell homeostasis in lymphoid tissues49
Mitochondrial aspartate regulates TNF biogenesis and autoimmune tissue inflammation49
Autoreactive CD8+ T cells are restrained by an exhaustion-like program that is maintained by LAG349
Cytotoxic innate lymphoid cells sense cancer cell-expressed interleukin-15 to suppress human and murine malignancies49
LAG-3 as the third checkpoint inhibitor49
Caspase-11 interaction with NLRP3 potentiates the noncanonical activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome49
Wnt–β-catenin activation epigenetically reprograms Treg cells in inflammatory bowel disease and dysplastic progression49
SARS-CoV-2 takes its Toll48
mRNA-1273 protects against SARS-CoV-2 beta infection in nonhuman primates48
Eosinophil–lymphocyte interactions in the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunotherapy48
Heterogeneous plasma cells and long-lived subsets in response to immunization, autoantigen and microbiota47
Environmental allergens trigger type 2 inflammation through ripoptosome activation47
Autoantibodies against chemokines post-SARS-CoV-2 infection correlate with disease course47
Insulin signaling establishes a developmental trajectory of adipose regulatory T cells47
Inducing trained immunity in pro-metastatic macrophages to control tumor metastasis46
tRNA-m1A modification promotes T cell expansion via efficient MYC protein synthesis46
Transcriptome dynamics of CD4+ T cells during malaria maps gradual transit from effector to memory46
An engineered bispecific human monoclonal antibody against SARS-CoV-245
Macrophage function in adipose tissue homeostasis and metabolic inflammation45
TCF-1 controls Treg cell functions that regulate inflammation, CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity and severity of colon cancer45
Targeted isolation of diverse human protective broadly neutralizing antibodies against SARS-like viruses45
Targeting TFH cells in human diseases and vaccination: rationale and practice45
Targeting regulator of G protein signaling 1 in tumor-specific T cells enhances their trafficking to breast cancer45
An updated guide for the perplexed: cytometry in the high-dimensional era44
Influenza-trained mucosal-resident alveolar macrophages confer long-term antitumor immunity in the lungs44
Establishment and recall of SARS-CoV-2 spike epitope-specific CD4+ T cell memory44
PD-1 agonism by anti-CD80 inhibits T cell activation and alleviates autoimmunity43
Distinct and temporary-restricted epigenetic mechanisms regulate human αβ and γδ T cell development43
Single-cell profiling identifies mechanisms of inflammatory heterogeneity in chronic rhinosinusitis43
Low-dose in vivo protection and neutralization across SARS-CoV-2 variants by monoclonal antibody combinations42
Dynamic regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α activity is essential for normal B cell development42
Orchestration of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the tumor microenvironment by ubiquitous cellular protein TCTP released by tumor cells42
Macrophage IRX3 promotes diet-induced obesity and metabolic inflammation42
A global effort to dissect the human genetic basis of resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection42
PD-1 directed immunotherapy alters Tfh and humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccine42
Neutrophils direct preexisting matrix to initiate repair in damaged tissues41
BNT162b2 vaccine induces divergent B cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 S1 and S241
High-throughput and high-dimensional single-cell analysis of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells41
Regulatory T cells function in established systemic inflammation and reverse fatal autoimmunity40
Early emergence of T central memory precursors programs clonal dominance during chronic viral infection40
Glucocorticoid signaling and regulatory T cells cooperate to maintain the hair-follicle stem-cell niche40
Urban living in healthy Tanzanians is associated with an inflammatory status driven by dietary and metabolic changes40
TREML4 receptor regulates inflammation and innate immune cell death during polymicrobial sepsis40
SARS-CoV-2 immune repertoire in MIS-C and pediatric COVID-1939
Skin and gut imprinted helper T cell subsets exhibit distinct functional phenotypes in central nervous system autoimmunity39
B lymphocyte-derived acetylcholine limits steady-state and emergency hematopoiesis39
A guide to systems-level immunomics39
Long-term culture-expanded alveolar macrophages restore their full epigenetic identity after transfer in vivo38
Repression of CTSG, ELANE and PRTN3-mediated histone H3 proteolytic cleavage promotes monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation38
Deconvoluting global cytokine signaling networks in natural killer cells38
Repertoire analyses reveal T cell antigen receptor sequence features that influence T cell fate38
Neuropilin-1 mediates lung tissue-specific control of ILC2 function in type 2 immunity38
The function of Wtap in N6-adenosine methylation of mRNAs controls T cell receptor signaling and survival of T cells38
Fibroblastic reticular cell lineage convergence in Peyer’s patches governs intestinal immunity38
Clonal structure, stability and dynamics of human memory B cells and circulating plasmablasts38
TET deficiency perturbs mature B cell homeostasis and promotes oncogenesis associated with accumulation of G-quadruplex and R-loop structures37
In situ neutrophil efferocytosis shapes T cell immunity to influenza infection37
Taiwan’s experience in fighting COVID-1937
APOE4 impairs the microglial response in Alzheimer’s disease by inducing TGFβ-mediated checkpoints37
Clonally expanded EOMES+ Tr1-like cells in primary and metastatic tumors are associated with disease progression36
Parenteral BCG vaccine induces lung-resident memory macrophages and trained immunity via the gut–lung axis36
The X-linked epigenetic regulator UTX controls NK cell-intrinsic sex differences36
Dichotomous metabolic networks govern human ILC2 proliferation and function36
A variant in human AIOLOS impairs adaptive immunity by interfering with IKAROS35
Deactylation by SIRT1 enables liquid–liquid phase separation of IRF3/IRF7 in innate antiviral immunity35
Airway-resident T cells from unexposed individuals cross-recognize SARS-CoV-235
Adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 persist in the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue of children35
Human autoinflammatory disease reveals ELF4 as a transcriptional regulator of inflammation35
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