Nature Immunology

Papers
(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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Vaccine-induced memory752
Keeping neonatal intestines happy675
3D imaging of the synovium defines an immune defense system at the blood–joint barrier306
Imprinting tissue immunity305
Complement profile296
Orthogonal engineering of synthetic T cell states to enhance cancer immunotherapy287
Two-birds-one-stone approach to combine protein and mRNA vaccines for COVID-19254
Pathogenic T cells in post-viral lung disease in mice246
Neurons protect against fibrosis244
TFH cell programs by pathogen and species244
PD-1 and CD73 on naive CD4+ T cells synergistically limit responses to self243
Ironman training for NK cells233
Author Correction: Dual blockade of IL-10 and PD-1 leads to control of SIV viral rebound following analytical treatment interruption230
CD8+ TRM cells and lung epithelial cells crosstalk223
Zika immune imprint risks dengue222
Direct presentation of inflammation-associated self-antigens by thymic innate-like T cells induces elimination of autoreactive CD8+ thymocytes218
The role of recruitment versus training in influenza-induced lasting changes to alveolar macrophage function217
A little less reading, a little more type 9 action207
A TNIP1-driven systemic autoimmune disorder with elevated IgG4205
Clonal succession after prolonged antiretroviral therapy rejuvenates CD8+ T cell responses against HIV-1204
Deletion of PD-1 destabilizes the lineage identity and metabolic fitness of tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells201
The delivery device of SARS-CoV-2 mucosal vaccine matters194
Charting granulopoietic disturbances in sepsis189
Author Correction: Mucosal vaccine-induced cross-reactive CD8+ T cells protect against SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 respiratory tract infection183
Astrocyte TRAIL promotes GBM182
Lactation-associated macrophages exist in murine mammary tissue and human milk181
Memory B cell subsets have divergent developmental origins that are coupled to distinct imprinted epigenetic states178
Human TH17 cells engage gasdermin E pores to release IL-1α on NLRP3 inflammasome activation173
Lymphocyte-derived cholinergic circuits modulate germinal center output and B cell activation165
Analysis of brain and blood single-cell transcriptomics in acute and subacute phases after experimental stroke160
CTLA-4 tail fusion enhances CAR-T antitumor immunity160
Single-cell analysis of human MAIT cell transcriptional, functional and clonal diversity155
Deactylation by SIRT1 enables liquid–liquid phase separation of IRF3/IRF7 in innate antiviral immunity154
A longitudinal single-cell atlas of anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment in inflammatory bowel disease152
In vivo CRISPR screens reveal the landscape of immune evasion pathways across cancer152
The complexity of immune evasion mechanisms throughout the metastatic cascade150
Vaccination reduces central nervous system IL-1β and memory deficits after COVID-19 in mice148
Secretogranin 2 binds LILRB4 resulting in immunosuppression146
Inhibition of salt-inducible kinases reprograms T cells and antitumor immunity in ovarian cancer137
Nociceptors enhance humoral immunity136
Restriction factor135
m1A tRNA modification facilitates rapid T cell proliferation133
Enhancing T cell therapy132
Insights into autoimmunity and cancer131
Six degrees of TGFβ123
The road not taken en route to T cell exhaustion122
Microglia loss triggers glial stress and white matter damage in human leukodystrophy121
Learning from inborn errors118
Enhancer-instructed epigenetic landscape and chromatin compartmentalization dictate a primary antibody repertoire protective against specific bacterial pathogens116
Carboxylation switch114
KEAP1 maintains stemness114
A polarizing answer — microglia in Nasu-Hakola disease113
Active aldehydes drive metabolic exhaustion in CD8+ T cells113
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine-induced Fc receptor binding tracks with differential susceptibility to COVID-19112
Circadian circuits control plasticity of group 3 innate lymphoid cells by sustaining epigenetic configuration of RORγt111
E3 ligase RAD18 targets phosphorylated IRF3 to terminate IFNB1 transcription110
PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape108
A microbial iron fist to fight tumors107
The heterogeneity of neutrophils in cancer and its implication for therapeutic targeting106
CAR macrophages on a fast track to solid tumor therapy106
The receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants targets Siglec-9 to decrease its immunogenicity by preventing macrophage phagocytosis106
Mammary intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal inputs shape T cell dynamics in lactogenesis100
Sodium chloride in the tumor microenvironment enhances T cell metabolic fitness and cytotoxicity100
Publisher Correction: PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape99
G-CSF drives autoinflammation in APLAID99
Author Correction: Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms99
Stemness for HIV control99
Beneficial role of GZMK+CD8+ T cells in neurodegeneration98
Cytokine polarized, alternatively activated bone marrow neutrophils drive axon regeneration97
Mutations in the human CSF1R gene impact microglia’s maintenance of brain white matter integrity97
JAK-STAT signaling maintains homeostasis in T cells and macrophages96
GPR34 is a metabolic immune checkpoint for ILC1-mediated antitumor immunity96
Enzymatic cleavage weaponizes bacterial lipoproteins into immune tripwires93
Mechanisms of NLRP3 activation and inhibition elucidated by functional analysis of disease-associated variants92
Single-cell profiling identifies mechanisms of inflammatory heterogeneity in chronic rhinosinusitis92
tRNA-m1A modification promotes T cell expansion via efficient MYC protein synthesis90
Oleic acid availability impacts thymocyte preprogramming and subsequent peripheral Treg cell differentiation89
Defining macrophages in the lactating murine mammary gland and human milk87
Three cytokine pairs modulate sepsis effects at the organism level86
2B or not 2B is the question in DC ontogeny86
Band-Aid for antibody production86
Author Correction: A virtual memory CD8+ T cell-originated subset causes alopecia areata through innate-like cytotoxicity85
Author Correction: Neoantigen-specific stem cell memory-like CD4+ T cells mediate CD8+ T cell-dependent immunotherapy of MHC class II-negative solid tumors85
What Jane Jacobs has taught me about neuroimmunology85
Breastfeeding induces protective T cells84
Novel mouse models based on intersectional genetics to identify and characterize plasmacytoid dendritic cells83
The expanding role of the NLRP3 inflammasome from periodic fevers to therapeutic targets82
An IGHG1 variant exhibits polarized prevalence and confers enhanced IgG1 antibody responses against life-threatening organisms82
Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms82
Monocyte-derived IL-6 programs microglia to rebuild damaged brain vasculature82
Identification of a potent V3 glycan site broadly neutralizing antibody targeting an N332gp120 glycan-independent epitope81
LPS structure shapes Treg cells80
Distinct developmental pathways generate functionally distinct populations of natural killer cells80
Dynamic chromatin accessibility licenses STAT5- and STAT6-dependent innate-like function of TH9 cells to promote allergic inflammation79
Multimodal profiling reveals site-specific adaptation and tissue residency hallmarks of γδ T cells across organs in mice79
Vγ9Vδ2 T cells recognize butyrophilin 2A1 and 3A1 heteromers79
Hypoxia drives CD39-dependent suppressor function in exhausted T cells to limit antitumor immunity79
Sequential lymphotoxin-β receptor and retinoic acid receptor signals regulate cDC2 fate78
Low-avidity T cells drive endogenous tumor immunity in mice and humans77
Depletion of slow-cycling PDGFRα+ADAM12+ mesenchymal cells promotes antitumor immunity by restricting macrophage efferocytosis77
Regulatory T cell-derived IL-1Ra suppresses the innate response to respiratory viral infection76
Prenatal and postnatal neuroimmune interactions in neurodevelopmental disorders76
Pregnancy stress75
Mouse long-lived plasma cells develop from multiple origins75
B cells require exosomes75
Unraveling age-specific complexity in the human T cell compartment75
Meningeal damage repair74
Gasdermin splicing74
Author Correction: Long-term retention of antigens in germinal centers is controlled by the spatial organization of the follicular dendritic cell network73
Germinal centers FAMished without TFAM73
Immune tolerance in peripheral CD4+ T cells is cooperatively regulated by PD-1 and CD7373
Addendum: Langerhans cells renew in the skin throughout life under steady-state conditions72
Author Correction: GIMAP5 deficiency reveals a mammalian ceramide-driven longevity assurance pathway72
Specialization determines outcomes in inflammation and cancer71
COQ6 defies immune and metabolic expectations71
c-Myb redefines the hierarchy of stem-like T cells70
Impaired CD4+ T cell recognition of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern70
Monocyte-derived macrophages are too much of a good thing in lung fibrosis70
The impact of genetic immune disorders on infections including COVID-19, inflammatory bowel disease and cancer69
Genetic variants in UNC93B1 predispose to childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus68
Gut Treg cells release IL-27 to regulate TH17 cell responses68
Multitier mechanics control stromal adaptations in the swelling lymph node68
IRE1α–XBP1 safeguards hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by restricting pro-leukemogenic gene programs68
Transcriptional and epigenetic targets of MEF2C in human microglia contribute to cellular functions related to autism risk and age-related disease67
Age-induced alterations of granulopoiesis generate atypical neutrophils that aggravate stroke pathology67
TGF-β mediates epigenetic control of innate antiviral responses and SIV reservoir size66
Developmentally programmed early-age skin localization of iNKT cells supports local tissue development and homeostasis66
Fine-tuning BACH2 dosage balances stemness and effector function to enhance antitumor T cell therapy65
The ligation between ERMAP, galectin-9 and dectin-2 promotes Kupffer cell phagocytosis and antitumor immunity65
Aberrant T follicular helper cells generated by TH17 cell plasticity in the gut promote extraintestinal autoimmunity65
Progress on the pathway to long COVID treatments64
Specific CD4+ T cell phenotypes associate with bacterial control in people who ‘resist’ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis64
DC subsets and states unraveled across human juxtatumoral and malignant tissues64
Facilitating broad antibody responses64
Author Correction: Circadian circuits control plasticity of group 3 innate lymphoid cells by sustaining epigenetic configuration of RORγt63
A second-generation M1-polarized CAR macrophage with antitumor efficacy63
Notch gives early T cell progenitors time to grow up63
Human SHARPIN deficiency is linked to inborn errors of cell death62
lnc(RNA)-ing myeloid metabolism62
Monocytes can proliferate in vacant niches before differentiation into macrophages61
Intrinsic immunogenicity is a major determinant of type-specific responses in SARS-CoV-2 infections61
Author Correction: B lymphocyte-derived acetylcholine limits steady-state and emergency hematopoiesis61
Stress-induced inflammation60
Towards evidence-based immunology60
Flt3L-mediated tumor cDC1 expansion enhances immunotherapy by priming stem-like CD8+ T cells in lymph nodes59
Anti-tumor CTLs need IL-2759
Author Correction: CD40 signal rewires fatty acid and glutamine metabolism for stimulating macrophage anti-tumorigenic functions59
Engineering Trikines59
Y do T cells fail58
Pro-tumor neural pathways58
γδ T cells maintain sensitivity to immunotherapy in MHC-I-deficient tumors58
Author Correction: Mitochondrial complex II in intestinal epithelial cells regulates T cell-mediated immunopathology57
IFNγ-induction of TH1-like regulatory T cells controls antiviral responses57
m6A RNA modification regulates innate lymphoid cell responses in a lineage-specific manner56
UBXN9 governs GLUT4-mediated spatial confinement of RIG-I-like receptors and signaling56
Eosinophil–lymphocyte interactions in the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunotherapy56
Human early-onset dementia caused by DAP12 deficiency reveals a unique signature of dysregulated microglia56
Reciprocal regulation of T follicular helper cells and dendritic cells drives colitis development56
Recycling dead bacteria to fuel macrophage immunometabolism56
LAG3 ectodomain structure reveals functional interfaces for ligand and antibody recognition56
Time is of the essence for vaccine success55
Repeated mRNA vaccination sequentially boosts SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells in persons with previous COVID-1955
Divergent cytokine and transcriptional signatures control functional T follicular helper cell heterogeneity54
TNF gives plasmacytoid dendritic cells a new life54
TFH cell responses endure in human lymph nodes after vaccination53
Antiphage SIR2 in humans53
A genetic disorder reveals a hematopoietic stem cell regulatory network co-opted in leukemia53
Humanized mice for MS studies53
Cholesterol mobilization regulates dendritic cell maturation and the immunogenic response to cancer53
β-Glucan reprograms neutrophils to promote disease tolerance against influenza A virus52
Hallmarks of CD8+ T cell dysfunction are established within hours of tumor antigen encounter before cell division52
Regulatory factor X 7 limits Myc activity during B cell activation and suppresses Myc-dependent lymphomagenesis52
Cell-autonomous effects of APOE4 in restricting microglial response in brain homeostasis and Alzheimer’s disease52
Delaying pyroptosis with an AI-screened gasdermin D pore blocker mitigates inflammatory response52
Thymic alveolar type 2 epithelial mimetic cells revealed by RUNX1 deficiency52
STING signals to NF-κB from late endolysosomal compartments using IRF3 as an adaptor51
Inflammasome protein scaffolds the DNA damage complex during tumor development51
Short-range immunity51
Selective IL-27 production by intestinal regulatory T cells permits gut-specific regulation of TH17 cell immunity51
IFNλ drives diarrhea51
PD-L1 senses fungi51
Differential assembly of mouse and human tumor microenvironments51
cGAS meets its demise in the nucleus51
The BCR-SEQC initiative50
Unveiling the antitumor function of ID3 in liver macrophages50
Pas de deux of NLRP3 and ASC with CD63 on mast cell granules50
Emerging tumor repression of immune recognition is reversed by inhibiting DNA methylation49
Reactivating antitumor immunity by inhibiting JMJD1C49
Systems neuroimmunology: current bottlenecks, research priorities and future directions49
A CRISPR-based system for temporal, combinatorial gene knockout in mice49
David Baltimore (1938–2025)49
Inflammatory fibroblasts remodeling in colitis49
Quiet custodians of CD8+ T cell fate49
Publisher Correction: Tumor cell-released kynurenine biases MEP differentiation into megakaryocytes in individuals with cancer by activating AhR–RUNX149
Publisher Correction: IFNγ binding to extracellular matrix prevents fatal systemic toxicity49
Retraction Note: Dysregulation of CD30+ T cells by leukemia impairs isotype switching in normal B cells48
Distinct spatial organization governs oral mucosal immunity48
Old and new mpox vaccine48
Macrophage niche availability enables local monocyte proliferation in peripheral tissues47
Stress and immunity — the circuit makes the difference47
Spatial map of microglial diversity beyond proteopathy47
Advancements in pathogen immunity and signaling46
Charting new territory for T cells in pediatric lupus46
A cocktail of kinase inhibitors that enhance the antitumor effects of CAR-T cell therapy46
The hidden functional diversity of macrophages46
Skin–gut crosstalk46
Author Correction: Tumor immunoevasion by the conversion of effector NK cells into type 1 innate lymphoid cell46
Sex differences in immune responses to viruses, bacteria and vaccines46
Pyrimidine de novo synthesis inhibition selectively blocks effector but not memory T cell development45
Publisher Correction: Effect of posttranslational modifications and subclass on IgG activity: from immunity to immunotherapy44
PD-1 blockade unblocks immune responses to vaccination44
ImmGenMaps, an open-source cartography of the immune system44
Author Correction: Elusive early NK cell progenitor identified44
Mechanism for controlled assembly of transcriptional condensates by Aire44
Differences in CD80 and CD86 transendocytosis reveal CD86 as a key target for CTLA-4 immune regulation43
Large-scale phenotyping of patients with long COVID post-hospitalization reveals mechanistic subtypes of disease43
Simultaneous STING and lymphotoxin-β receptor activation induces B cell responses in tertiary lymphoid structures to potentiate antitumor immunity43
Spatial patterning of fibroblast TGFβ signaling underlies treatment resistance in rheumatoid arthritis43
Unique roles of co-receptor-bound LCK in helper and cytotoxic T cells43
Microbiota-mediated mechanisms of mucosal immunity across the lifespan42
TH17 cell heterogeneity and its role in tissue inflammation42
The humoral response and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection42
A new ‘K’ind of T helper cell42
Thioredoxin is a metabolic rheostat controlling regulatory B cells42
TCF-1 mediates chromatin intermingling during T cell development41
Mitochondria controls TH17 cells41
SLE B cells take an extrafollicular detour after mRNA vaccination40
Check(point) yourself before you wreck yourself in tumors40
Modulating RNF4140
Phenotype and specificity of lung T cell responses correlate with outcome in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia40
Nanotech unveils cytokine traces in post-COVID cardiovascular complications40
IL-1α in aging tumors40
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells turn red!40
Natural mouse microbes transiently block innate responses to allergens40
VDAC2 enforces a mitochondrial checkpoint to cancer immunity39
Maternal allergy and infection promote asthma39
Bispecific antibodies promote natural killer cell-mediated elimination of HIV-1 reservoir cells39
Past interactions of T cells with antigens shape CAR T cell responses39
Yin and yang of tumor-associated macrophages39
T cells in cerebrospinal fluid support a suspected viral link to multiple sclerosis39
Stuart Schlossman (1935–2023)39
Intestinal neuron-associated macrophages in health and disease39
Innate immune cells link dietary cues to normal and abnormal metabolic regulation39
Enhancing human NK cell antitumor function by knocking out SMAD4 to counteract TGFβ and activin A suppression38
NgR1 is an NK cell inhibitory receptor that destabilizes the immunological synapse38
Two CTLA-4 ligands, separate pHates38
Distinct roles for B cell-derived LTα3 and LTα1β2 in TNF-mediated ileitis38
PD-1 directed immunotherapy alters Tfh and humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccine37
ETS1 is a key transcription factor that drives RANKL-expressing, tissue-destructive fibroblasts37
T cells drive aging of the brain37
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