Nature Immunology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Immunology is 24. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Vaccine-induced memory1034
Pathogenic T cells in post-viral lung disease in mice835
The delivery device of SARS-CoV-2 mucosal vaccine matters701
Orthogonal engineering of synthetic T cell states to enhance cancer immunotherapy528
Two-birds-one-stone approach to combine protein and mRNA vaccines for COVID-19471
Charting granulopoietic disturbances in sepsis464
Ironman training for NK cells460
Author Correction: Mucosal vaccine-induced cross-reactive CD8+ T cells protect against SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 respiratory tract infection376
Complement profile357
Imprinting tissue immunity353
3D imaging of the synovium defines an immune defense system at the blood–joint barrier322
Clonal succession after prolonged antiretroviral therapy rejuvenates CD8+ T cell responses against HIV-1321
Author Correction: Dual blockade of IL-10 and PD-1 leads to control of SIV viral rebound following analytical treatment interruption298
Keeping neonatal intestines happy272
PD-1 and CD73 on naive CD4+ T cells synergistically limit responses to self259
Deletion of PD-1 destabilizes the lineage identity and metabolic fitness of tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells227
Transposon-triggered innate immune response confers cancer resistance to the blind mole rat201
Vaccination reduces central nervous system IL-1β and memory deficits after COVID-19 in mice193
The complexity of immune evasion mechanisms throughout the metastatic cascade186
PD-L1–PD-1 interactions limit effector regulatory T cell populations at homeostasis and during infection172
Direct presentation of inflammation-associated self-antigens by thymic innate-like T cells induces elimination of autoreactive CD8+ thymocytes169
A longitudinal single-cell atlas of anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment in inflammatory bowel disease169
A TNIP1-driven systemic autoimmune disorder with elevated IgG4168
Lactation-associated macrophages exist in murine mammary tissue and human milk166
The role of recruitment versus training in influenza-induced lasting changes to alveolar macrophage function165
Analysis of brain and blood single-cell transcriptomics in acute and subacute phases after experimental stroke164
Single-cell analysis of human MAIT cell transcriptional, functional and clonal diversity161
Deactylation by SIRT1 enables liquid–liquid phase separation of IRF3/IRF7 in innate antiviral immunity157
Human TH17 cells engage gasdermin E pores to release IL-1α on NLRP3 inflammasome activation154
Memory B cell subsets have divergent developmental origins that are coupled to distinct imprinted epigenetic states152
CTLA-4 tail fusion enhances CAR-T antitumor immunity150
In vivo CRISPR screens reveal the landscape of immune evasion pathways across cancer147
GPR34 is a metabolic immune checkpoint for ILC1-mediated antitumor immunity146
Defective fibrinolysis in periodontitis145
Enhancer-instructed epigenetic landscape and chromatin compartmentalization dictate a primary antibody repertoire protective against specific bacterial pathogens143
KEAP1 maintains stemness139
Reversing T cell immunity reveals the basis for T cell lineage fate determination138
Restriction factor137
Nociceptors enhance humoral immunity137
Illuminating the nervous system to treat colitis135
A polarizing answer — microglia in Nasu-Hakola disease134
CAR macrophages on a fast track to solid tumor therapy132
G-CSF drives autoinflammation in APLAID132
The receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants targets Siglec-9 to decrease its immunogenicity by preventing macrophage phagocytosis132
Single-cell profiling identifies mechanisms of inflammatory heterogeneity in chronic rhinosinusitis131
A microbial iron fist to fight tumors131
The road not taken en route to T cell exhaustion130
Author Correction: Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms129
Publisher Correction: PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape128
Enhancing T cell therapy127
Insights into autoimmunity and cancer125
m1A tRNA modification facilitates rapid T cell proliferation124
Learning from inborn errors123
Aging lymph node responses122
Mechanisms of NLRP3 activation and inhibition elucidated by functional analysis of disease-associated variants121
The heterogeneity of neutrophils in cancer and its implication for therapeutic targeting121
tRNA-m1A modification promotes T cell expansion via efficient MYC protein synthesis120
Oleic acid availability impacts thymocyte preprogramming and subsequent peripheral Treg cell differentiation119
JAK-STAT signaling maintains homeostasis in T cells and macrophages118
Type I interferon transcriptional network regulates expression of coinhibitory receptors in human T cells116
Aging disrupts circadian gene regulation and function in macrophages115
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine-induced Fc receptor binding tracks with differential susceptibility to COVID-19115
Sodium chloride in the tumor microenvironment enhances T cell metabolic fitness and cytotoxicity115
IL-1 and IL-1ra are key regulators of the inflammatory response to RNA vaccines112
PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape108
Defining macrophages in the lactating murine mammary gland and human milk107
Cytokine polarized, alternatively activated bone marrow neutrophils drive axon regeneration107
Mucus needs GSDMD106
Regulatory T cell-derived IL-1Ra suppresses the innate response to respiratory viral infection105
Dynamic chromatin accessibility licenses STAT5- and STAT6-dependent innate-like function of TH9 cells to promote allergic inflammation105
Dynamic CD4+ T cell heterogeneity defines subset-specific suppression and PD-L1-blockade-driven functional restoration in chronic infection104
Prenatal and postnatal neuroimmune interactions in neurodevelopmental disorders104
Vγ9Vδ2 T cells recognize butyrophilin 2A1 and 3A1 heteromers103
Depletion of slow-cycling PDGFRα+ADAM12+ mesenchymal cells promotes antitumor immunity by restricting macrophage efferocytosis102
An IGHG1 variant exhibits polarized prevalence and confers enhanced IgG1 antibody responses against life-threatening organisms99
Novel mouse models based on intersectional genetics to identify and characterize plasmacytoid dendritic cells97
Low-avidity T cells drive endogenous tumor immunity in mice and humans95
Monocyte-derived IL-6 programs microglia to rebuild damaged brain vasculature94
Transcriptional state and function of CD8+ memory T cells is linked to past proliferation93
What Jane Jacobs has taught me about neuroimmunology91
Three cytokine pairs modulate sepsis effects at the organism level90
Less BMI-1 is more for chronic infections88
Role of the T cell vitamin D receptor in severe COVID-1987
Author Correction: Neoantigen-specific stem cell memory-like CD4+ T cells mediate CD8+ T cell-dependent immunotherapy of MHC class II-negative solid tumors86
Reply to ‘Comment on: Repositioning TH cell polarization from single cytokines to complex help’86
Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms84
Multimodal profiling reveals site-specific adaptation and tissue residency hallmarks of γδ T cells across organs in mice84
Not-so-opposite ends of the spectrum: CD8+ T cell dysfunction across chronic infection, cancer and autoimmunity84
Hypoxia drives CD39-dependent suppressor function in exhausted T cells to limit antitumor immunity84
Distinct developmental pathways generate functionally distinct populations of natural killer cells83
Mapping the interferon response82
Meningeal damage repair82
Mouse long-lived plasma cells develop from multiple origins81
HSCs perpetuate inflammation81
Unraveling age-specific complexity in the human T cell compartment81
Pregnancy stress80
Gasdermin splicing79
Facilitating broad antibody responses79
B cells require exosomes79
Itaconate modifies JAK178
Mentorship matters77
Immune tolerance in peripheral CD4+ T cells is cooperatively regulated by PD-1 and CD7376
Gut Treg cells release IL-27 to regulate TH17 cell responses76
Impaired CD4+ T cell recognition of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern75
IRE1α–XBP1 safeguards hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by restricting pro-leukemogenic gene programs75
Germinal centers FAMished without TFAM74
Author Correction: Long-term retention of antigens in germinal centers is controlled by the spatial organization of the follicular dendritic cell network73
COQ6 defies immune and metabolic expectations72
Monocyte-derived macrophages are too much of a good thing in lung fibrosis72
Author Correction: GIMAP5 deficiency reveals a mammalian ceramide-driven longevity assurance pathway72
Diversity in science requires mentoring for all, by all71
Neuropilin-1 flags lung-resident type 2 innate lymphoid cells71
Developmentally programmed early-age skin localization of iNKT cells supports local tissue development and homeostasis70
Multitier mechanics control stromal adaptations in the swelling lymph node70
c-Myb redefines the hierarchy of stem-like T cells70
Specialization determines outcomes in inflammation and cancer70
Addendum: Langerhans cells renew in the skin throughout life under steady-state conditions69
Genetic variants in UNC93B1 predispose to childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus67
Specific CD4+ T cell phenotypes associate with bacterial control in people who ‘resist’ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis67
Homeostatic IL-13 in healthy skin directs dendritic cell differentiation to promote TH2 and inhibit TH17 cell polarization67
Adenovirus vector vaccination reprograms pulmonary fibroblastic niches to support protective inflating memory CD8+ T cells66
Significance of bystander T cell activation in microbial infection66
Age-induced alterations of granulopoiesis generate atypical neutrophils that aggravate stroke pathology65
A global effort to dissect the human genetic basis of resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection65
Establishment and recall of SARS-CoV-2 spike epitope-specific CD4+ T cell memory65
Disrupting Roquin-1 interaction with Regnase-1 induces autoimmunity and enhances antitumor responses65
A second-generation M1-polarized CAR macrophage with antitumor efficacy64
The ligation between ERMAP, galectin-9 and dectin-2 promotes Kupffer cell phagocytosis and antitumor immunity64
UBXN9 governs GLUT4-mediated spatial confinement of RIG-I-like receptors and signaling63
Inflammasome protein scaffolds the DNA damage complex during tumor development63
Notch gives early T cell progenitors time to grow up63
TFH cell responses endure in human lymph nodes after vaccination63
COVID-19 vaccine trials must include helminth-infected cohorts63
Human SHARPIN deficiency is linked to inborn errors of cell death63
Author Correction: B lymphocyte-derived acetylcholine limits steady-state and emergency hematopoiesis63
Stress-induced inflammation61
lnc(RNA)-ing myeloid metabolism61
SARS-CoV-2 immune repertoire in MIS-C and pediatric COVID-1960
Monocytes can proliferate in vacant niches before differentiation into macrophages60
Anti-tumor CTLs need IL-2760
Recycling dead bacteria to fuel macrophage immunometabolism60
Brain hematopoiesis60
IFNγ-induction of TH1-like regulatory T cells controls antiviral responses58
Reciprocal regulation of T follicular helper cells and dendritic cells drives colitis development57
Selective IL-27 production by intestinal regulatory T cells permits gut-specific regulation of TH17 cell immunity57
Heads or tails: histone tail clipping regulates macrophage activity57
Eosinophil–lymphocyte interactions in the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunotherapy57
Insulin signaling establishes a developmental trajectory of adipose regulatory T cells56
γδ T cells maintain sensitivity to immunotherapy in MHC-I-deficient tumors56
m6A RNA modification regulates innate lymphoid cell responses in a lineage-specific manner56
A genetic disorder reveals a hematopoietic stem cell regulatory network co-opted in leukemia56
Time is of the essence for vaccine success55
Author Correction: CD40 signal rewires fatty acid and glutamine metabolism for stimulating macrophage anti-tumorigenic functions55
Repeated mRNA vaccination sequentially boosts SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells in persons with previous COVID-1955
Cholesterol mobilization regulates dendritic cell maturation and the immunogenic response to cancer55
β-Glucan reprograms neutrophils to promote disease tolerance against influenza A virus55
Cell-autonomous effects of APOE4 in restricting microglial response in brain homeostasis and Alzheimer’s disease54
An updated guide for the perplexed: cytometry in the high-dimensional era54
Human early-onset dementia caused by DAP12 deficiency reveals a unique signature of dysregulated microglia54
Frank W. Fitch (1929–2021)53
Hallmarks of CD8+ T cell dysfunction are established within hours of tumor antigen encounter before cell division53
Publisher Correction: Effect of posttranslational modifications and subclass on IgG activity: from immunity to immunotherapy53
LAG3 ectodomain structure reveals functional interfaces for ligand and antibody recognition53
The immunoregulatory landscape of human tuberculosis granulomas53
The cellular architecture of the antimicrobial response network in human leprosy granulomas53
Inflammatory fibroblasts remodeling in colitis52
Systems neuroimmunology: current bottlenecks, research priorities and future directions52
PD-L1 senses fungi52
Old and new mpox vaccine52
A CRISPR-based system for temporal, combinatorial gene knockout in mice52
Author Correction: Tumor immunoevasion by the conversion of effector NK cells into type 1 innate lymphoid cell52
Emerging tumor repression of immune recognition is reversed by inhibiting DNA methylation52
Author Correction: Elusive early NK cell progenitor identified52
PD-1 blockade unblocks immune responses to vaccination51
Author Correction: Homeostatic IL-13 in healthy skin directs dendritic cell differentiation to promote TH2 and inhibit TH17 cell polarization51
A cocktail of kinase inhibitors that enhance the antitumor effects of CAR-T cell therapy51
Publisher Correction: IFNγ binding to extracellular matrix prevents fatal systemic toxicity51
The hidden functional diversity of macrophages51
cGAS meets its demise in the nucleus50
Publisher Correction: Tumor cell-released kynurenine biases MEP differentiation into megakaryocytes in individuals with cancer by activating AhR–RUNX150
Advancements in pathogen immunity and signaling49
Reactivating antitumor immunity by inhibiting JMJD1C49
Unveiling the antitumor function of ID3 in liver macrophages49
The embers underneath the CoV-2 pandemic: a semblance of the persistent burn of health inequities and disparities in the United States49
Stress and immunity — the circuit makes the difference48
ImmGenMaps, an open-source cartography of the immune system48
The humoral response and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection48
IFNλ drives diarrhea48
An anion channel for cyclic dinucleotides in T cells48
Unique roles of co-receptor-bound LCK in helper and cytotoxic T cells47
Pas de deux of NLRP3 and ASC with CD63 on mast cell granules47
Pyrimidine de novo synthesis inhibition selectively blocks effector but not memory T cell development47
TH17 cell heterogeneity and its role in tissue inflammation47
Thioredoxin is a metabolic rheostat controlling regulatory B cells47
Differences in CD80 and CD86 transendocytosis reveal CD86 as a key target for CTLA-4 immune regulation47
Low-dose in vivo protection and neutralization across SARS-CoV-2 variants by monoclonal antibody combinations46
Mechanism for controlled assembly of transcriptional condensates by Aire46
PD-1 agonism by anti-CD80 inhibits T cell activation and alleviates autoimmunity46
Large-scale phenotyping of patients with long COVID post-hospitalization reveals mechanistic subtypes of disease46
ETS1 is a key transcription factor that drives RANKL-expressing, tissue-destructive fibroblasts45
TCF-1 mediates chromatin intermingling during T cell development45
Macrophage niche availability enables local monocyte proliferation in peripheral tissues45
‘Stem-like’ precursors are the fount to sustain persistent CD8+ T cell responses45
Natural mouse microbes transiently block innate responses to allergens44
Two CTLA-4 ligands, separate pHates44
Type 2 cytokines in the thymus activate Sirpα+ dendritic cells to promote clonal deletion44
High energy, high function44
Mitochondria controls TH17 cells44
Check(point) yourself before you wreck yourself in tumors43
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells turn red!43
Modulating RNF4143
Stuart Schlossman (1935–2023)43
Genetic determinants of mannose-binding lectin activity predispose to thromboembolic complications in critical COVID-1943
T cells drive aging of the brain43
Nanotech unveils cytokine traces in post-COVID cardiovascular complications43
SLE B cells take an extrafollicular detour after mRNA vaccination43
Phenotype and specificity of lung T cell responses correlate with outcome in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia42
IL-1α in aging tumors42
Past interactions of T cells with antigens shape CAR T cell responses42
NgR1 is an NK cell inhibitory receptor that destabilizes the immunological synapse41
Robust mucosal SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells effectively combat COVID-19 and establish polyfunctional resident memory in patient lungs41
OCT2 pre-positioning facilitates cell fate transition and chromatin architecture changes in humoral immunity41
DNA-sensing pathways in health, autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases41
The volume-regulated anion channel LRRC8C suppresses T cell function by regulating cyclic dinucleotide transport and STING–p53 signaling40
Innate immune cells link dietary cues to normal and abnormal metabolic regulation40
Distinct metabolic requirements regulate B cell activation and germinal center responses40
Macrophages and fibroblasts as regulators of the immune response in pancreatic cancer40
Bispecific antibodies promote natural killer cell-mediated elimination of HIV-1 reservoir cells38
Enhancing human NK cell antitumor function by knocking out SMAD4 to counteract TGFβ and activin A suppression38
Innate lymphoid cells and cancer38
Pan-vaccine analysis reveals innate immune endotypes predictive of antibody responses to vaccination38
PD-1 directed immunotherapy alters Tfh and humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccine38
The multiple myeloma microenvironment is defined by an inflammatory stromal cell landscape37
Macrophages set the bar for acute pain sensitivity36
A protective ACPA36
Hallmarks of T cell aging36
Reactivity to type I interferon is key to predict cancer immunotherapy response36
Immunological imprinting and risks of influenza B virus infection35
Immune-mediated inflammation across disease boundaries: breaking down research silos35
Common heritage of fibroblasts35
Author Correction: Heterogeneous plasma cells and long-lived subsets in response to immunization, autoantigen and microbiota35
Tracing the origins of lung fibrosis34
Variant-specific local tissue response to SARS-CoV-2 in the nasal mucosa34
Hidden in plain sight: uncovering the role of CREB1 in HIV-1 vaccine-induced immunity34
Long COVID34
A balancing act in the control of self-antigen expression34
Metabolite signaling promotes the recruitment of immunosuppressive cells to tumors34
Controlling TRM differentiation34
CMTM4 is a subunit of the IL-17 receptor and mediates autoimmune pathology33
Tuft cell IL-17RB restrains IL-25 bioavailability and reveals context-dependent ILC2 hypoproliferation33
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