OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Mucosal Immunology is 38. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Perturbation of the gut microbiome by Prevotella spp. enhances host susceptibility to mucosal inflammation	245
Human gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALT); diversity, structure, and function	191
The lung–gut axis during viral respiratory infections: the impact of gut dysbiosis on secondary disease outcomes	187
The central role of the nasal microenvironment in the transmission, modulation, and clinical progression of SARS-CoV-2 infection	179
Systemic and mucosal IgA responses are variably induced in response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination and are associated with protection against subsequent infection	175
The intestinal neuro-immune axis: crosstalk between neurons, immune cells, and microbes	162
Animal and translational models of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19	146
Cellular and functional heterogeneity of the airway epithelium	145
Introduction to host microbiome symbiosis in health and disease	115
The impact of the lung environment on macrophage development, activation and function: diversity in the face of adversity	110
Tissue resident memory T cells in the respiratory tract	98
Dietary fiber metabolites regulate innate lymphoid cell responses	89
MAIT cells, guardians of skin and mucosa?	74
Crosstalk between the oral microbiota, mucosal immunity, and the epithelial barrier regulates oral mucosal disease pathogenesis	73
Neutrophils in respiratory viral infections	71
Long-term maintenance of lung resident memory T cells is mediated by persistent antigen	69
Host/microbiota interactions in health and diseases—Time for mucosal microbiology!	64
Microbiome-based interventions to modulate gut ecology and the immune system	63
Gut-derived short-chain fatty acids modulate skin barrier integrity by promoting keratinocyte metabolism and differentiation	63
Macrophage metabolic reprogramming during chronic lung disease	62
MAIT cell-directed therapy of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection	61
Human small intestinal infection by SARS-CoV-2 is characterized by a mucosal infiltration with activated CD8+ T cells	57
A monoclonal antibody to Siglec-8 suppresses non-allergic airway inflammation and inhibits IgE-independent mast cell activation	56
Enteric neuroimmune interactions coordinate intestinal responses in health and disease	56
Intestinal epithelial cell metabolism at the interface of microbial dysbiosis and tissue injury	54

Granulocytes act as a niche for Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth	53
Epithelium-autonomous NAIP/NLRC4 prevents TNF-driven inflammatory destruction of the gut epithelial barrier in Salmonella-infected mice	51
IL-22 receptor signaling in Paneth cells is critical for their maturation, microbiota colonization, Th17-related immune responses, and anti-Salmonella immunity	48
CD4+ T cells persist for years in the human small intestine and display a TH1 cytokine profile	48
IL-17 mediates protective immunity against nasal infection with Bordetella pertussis by mobilizing neutrophils, especially Siglec-F+ neutrophils	47
Dealing with a mucosal viral pandemic: lessons from COVID-19 vaccines	45
Mild COVID-19 imprints a long-term inflammatory eicosanoid- and chemokine memory in monocyte-derived macrophages	43
Irg1/itaconate metabolic pathway is a crucial determinant of dendritic cells immune-priming function and contributes to resolute allergen-induced airway inflammation	41
Hypoxia enhances ILC3 responses through HIF-1α-dependent mechanism	40
Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4 T cells expressing CD153 inversely associate with bacterial load and disease severity in human tuberculosis	39
IL-17A both initiates, via IFNγ suppression, and limits the pulmonary type-2 immune response to nematode infection	39
Skin immunity: dissecting the complex biology of our body's outer barrier	39
Mucosal tissue regulatory T cells are integral in balancing immunity and tolerance at portals of antigen entry	38
Dendritic cell functions in the inductive and effector sites of intestinal immunity	38
Trained immunity of alveolar macrophages requires metabolic rewiring and type 1 interferon signaling	38
γδ T cells compose a developmentally regulated intrauterine population and protect against vaginal candidiasis	38
The urothelium: a multi-faceted barrier against a harsh environment	38