Science Immunology

Papers
(The median citation count of Science Immunology is 14. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Phenotype and kinetics of SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome771
TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 promote SARS-CoV-2 infection of human small intestinal enterocytes770
The receptor-binding domain of the viral spike protein is an immunodominant and highly specific target of antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 patients724
Comprehensive mapping of immune perturbations associated with severe COVID-19642
Immunophenotyping of COVID-19 and influenza highlights the role of type I interferons in development of severe COVID-19642
Persistence of serum and saliva antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike antigens in COVID-19 patients620
Distinct antibody and memory B cell responses in SARS-CoV-2 naïve and recovered individuals after mRNA vaccination515
Persistence and decay of human antibody responses to the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in COVID-19 patients503
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern partially escape humoral but not T cell responses in COVID-19 convalescent donors and vaccine recipients449
Defining the features and duration of antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with disease severity and outcome389
Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~20% of COVID-19 deaths337
Natural killer cell immunotypes related to COVID-19 disease severity324
Divergent SARS-CoV-2 Omicron–reactive T and B cell responses in COVID-19 vaccine recipients322
Inhibition of Bruton tyrosine kinase in patients with severe COVID-19285
X-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19253
Rapid generation of durable B cell memory to SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid proteins in COVID-19 and convalescence236
Impaired humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine in kidney transplant recipients and dialysis patients224
SARS-CoV-2 T cell immunity: Specificity, function, durability, and role in protection223
Vaccination before or after SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to robust humoral response and antibodies that effectively neutralize variants220
Longitudinal immune profiling reveals key myeloid signatures associated with COVID-19184
SARS-CoV-2 genome-wide T cell epitope mapping reveals immunodominance and substantial CD8 + T cell activation in COVID-19 patients179
Severely ill patients with COVID-19 display impaired exhaustion features in SARS-CoV-2–reactive CD8 + T cells175
Respiratory mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 after mRNA vaccination170
Three tissue resident macrophage subsets coexist across organs with conserved origins and life cycles170
BNT162b2 vaccination induces durable SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells with a stem cell memory phenotype165
Discordant neutralizing antibody and T cell responses in asymptomatic and mild SARS-CoV-2 infection158
Inflammatory profiles across the spectrum of disease reveal a distinct role for GM-CSF in severe COVID-19158
Prolonged evolution of the human B cell response to SARS-CoV-2 infection152
Single-cell analysis of human B cell maturation predicts how antibody class switching shapes selection dynamics146
Regulatory T cell control of systemic immunity and immunotherapy response in liver metastasis145
SARS-CoV-2 infection generates tissue-localized immunological memory in humans144
Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection drives cross-variant neutralization and memory B cell formation against conserved epitopes143
Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection140
Human inborn errors of immunity: An expanding universe136
SARS-CoV-2 drives JAK1/2-dependent local complement hyperactivation136
SARS-CoV-2 mutations in MHC-I-restricted epitopes evade CD8 + T cell responses135
Gut microbiota–specific IgA + B cells traffic to the CNS in active multiple sclerosis133
MAIT cell activation and dynamics associated with COVID-19 disease severity131
Heterogeneity and clonal relationships of adaptive immune cells in ulcerative colitis revealed by single-cell analyses131
Deep immune profiling of MIS-C demonstrates marked but transient immune activation compared with adult and pediatric COVID-19131
Adaptive immune determinants of viral clearance and protection in mouse models of SARS-CoV-2131
A reservoir of stem-like CD8 + T cells in the tumor-draining lymph node preserves the ongoing antitumor immune response128
Serology for SARS-CoV-2: Apprehensions, opportunities, and the path forward126
TOX is expressed by exhausted and polyfunctional human effector memory CD8 + T cells125
Pharmacological activation of STING blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection125
Clonal expansion and activation of tissue-resident memory-like T H 17 cells expressing GM-CSF in the lungs of patients with severe COVID-19124
Early precursors and molecular determinants of tissue-resident memory CD8 + T lymphocytes revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing121
The known unknowns of T cell immunity to COVID-19120
CD8 + T cells specific for conserved coronavirus epitopes correlate with milder disease in patients with COVID-19116
Tissue-resident CD4 + T helper cells assist the development of protective respiratory B and CD8 + T cell memory responses114
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among parturient women in Philadelphia110
Integrated longitudinal immunophenotypic, transcriptional, and repertoire analyses delineate immune responses in patients with COVID-19108
Bispecific antibodies targeting mutant RAS neoantigens106
A cross-talk between CAR T cell subsets and the tumor microenvironment is essential for sustained cytotoxic activity105
Innate immunological pathways in COVID-19 pathogenesis104
Polyclonal expansion of TCR Vβ 21.3 + CD4 + and CD8 + T cells is a hallmark of multisystem infl104
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of allergen-specific T cells in allergy and asthma102
Immune signatures underlying post-acute COVID-19 lung sequelae101
NLRP3 inflammasome activation triggers gasdermin D–independent inflammation101
Human dendritic cells in cancer100
Multiplexed imaging mass cytometry of the chemokine milieus in melanoma characterizes features of the response to immunotherapy99
Regulatory T cells in skin injury: At the crossroads of tolerance and tissue repair98
A diamidobenzimidazole STING agonist protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection98
Class switch toward noninflammatory, spike-specific IgG4 antibodies after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination93
3M-052, a synthetic TLR-7/8 agonist, induces durable HIV-1 envelope–specific plasma cells and humoral immunity in nonhuman primates89
Tumor-draining lymph nodes: At the crossroads of metastasis and immunity89
T cell factor 1: A master regulator of the T cell response in disease88
IFN-III is selectively produced by cDC1 and predicts good clinical outcome in breast cancer87
ZBP1-dependent inflammatory cell death, PANoptosis, and cytokine storm disrupt IFN therapeutic efficacy during coronavirus infection87
T cell engagement of cross-presenting microglia protects the brain from a nasal virus infection87
Understanding T cell responses to COVID-19 is essential for informing public health strategies86
Microglial autophagy–associated phagocytosis is essential for recovery from neuroinflammation86
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-neutralizing memory B cells are elicited by two doses of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine86
Organ-specific isoform selection of fatty acid–binding proteins in tissue-resident lymphocytes86
Contribution of resident and circulating precursors to tumor-infiltrating CD8 + T cell populations in lung cancer85
T resident helper cells promote humoral responses in the lung83
HiJAKing SARS-CoV-2? The potential role of JAK inhibitors in the management of COVID-1983
Human airway mast cells proliferate and acquire distinct inflammation-driven phenotypes during type 2 inflammation82
COVID-19 vaccine side effects: The positives about feeling bad81
The expansion of human T-bet high CD21 low B cells is T cell dependent81
Recall of preexisting cross-reactive B cell memory after Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection79
Sequence of αPD-1 relative to local tumor irradiation determines the induction of abscopal antitumor immune responses78
Persistence of mature dendritic cells, T H 2A, and Tc2 cells characterize clinically resolved atopic dermatitis under IL-4Rα blockade78
Intranasal priming induces local lung-resident B cell populations that secrete protective mucosal antiviral IgA77
Androgen conspires with the CD8 + T cell exhaustion program and contributes to sex bias in cancer76
Transforming growth factor–β1 in regulatory T cell biology76
CD8 T cells contribute to vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 in macaques76
Transcriptomic and clonal characterization of T cells in the human central nervous system76
The microbiome-derived metabolite TMAO drives immune activation and boosts responses to immune checkpoint blockade in pancreatic cancer75
An IL-2 mutein engineered to promote expansion of regulatory T cells arrests ongoing autoimmunity in mice75
Tissue-resident CD8 + T cells drive age-associated chronic lung sequelae after viral pneumonia75
Antigenic cartography of SARS-CoV-2 reveals that Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 are antigenically distinct74
Itaconate controls the severity of pulmonary fibrosis73
Cellular context of IL-33 expression dictates impact on anti-helminth immunity72
PD-1 blockade exacerbates Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in rhesus macaques71
Targeting Piezo1 unleashes innate immunity against cancer and infectious disease69
Identification of resident memory CD8 + T cells with functional specificity for SARS-CoV-2 in unexposed oropharyngeal lymphoid tissue68
IL-17 controls central nervous system autoimmunity through the intestinal microbiome67
A respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) F protein nanoparticle vaccine focuses antibody responses to a conserved neutralization domain66
Steroid-resistant human inflammatory ILC2s are marked by CD45RO and elevated in type 2 respiratory diseases65
CXCL9 and CXCL10 bring the heat to tumors65
A particulate saponin/TLR agonist vaccine adjuvant alters lymph flow and modulates adaptive immunity65
Oral epithelial IL-22/STAT3 signaling licenses IL-17–mediated immunity to oral mucosal candidiasis64
Highly immunogenic cancer cells require activation of the WNT pathway for immunological escape64
Continuous human uterine NK cell differentiation in response to endometrial regeneration and pregnancy64
Coral gasdermin triggers pyroptosis63
Autophagy protects tumors from T cell–mediated cytotoxicity via inhibition of TNFα-induced apoptosis63
Gut-resident CX3CR1 hi macrophages induce tertiary lymphoid structures and IgA response in situ62
The circadian immune system61
Spatially mapping the immune landscape of melanoma using imaging mass cytometry61
Lack of CD8 + T cell effector differentiation during priming mediates checkpoint blockade resistance in non–small cell lung cancer60
The ChAT-acetylcholine pathway promotes group 2 innate lymphoid cell responses and anti-helminth immunity59
T H 17 cells require ongoing classic IL-6 receptor signaling to retain transcriptional and functional identity59
Pathogen-induced tissue-resident memory T H 17 (T RM 17) cells amplify autoimmune kidney disease57
A common framework of monocyte-derived macrophage activation57
Early cross-coronavirus reactive signatures of humoral immunity against COVID-1957
Administration of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 to K18-hACE2 mice uncouples respiratory infection from fatal neuroinvasion57
NF-κB–dependent IRF1 activation programs cDC1 dendritic cells to drive antitumor immunity56
Rate of replenishment and microenvironment contribute to the sexually dimorphic phenotype and function of peritoneal macrophages56
Salivary gland macrophages and tissue-resident CD8 + T cells cooperate for homeostatic organ surveillance56
Operation Nasal Vaccine—Lightning speed to counter COVID-1956
A yeast-expressed RBD-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine formulated with 3M-052-alum adjuvant promotes protective efficacy in non-human primates53
Epithelial Gasdermin D shapes the host-microbial interface by driving mucus layer formation52
Mitochondrial C5aR1 activity in macrophages controls IL-1β production underlying sterile inflammation52
Classification of human chronic inflammatory skin disease based on single-cell immune profiling52
ATR-mediated CD47 and PD-L1 up-regulation restricts radiotherapy-induced immune priming and abscopal responses in colorectal cancer51
A fetal wave of human type 3 effector γδ cells with restricted TCR diversity persists into adulthood51
Absence of mucosal-associated invariant T cells in a person with a homozygous point mutation in MR150
Inhibitory signaling sustains a distinct early memory CD8 + T cell precursor that is resistant to DNA damage50
IRF5 guides monocytes toward an inflammatory CD11c + macrophage phenotype and promotes intestinal inflammation49
Tuft cell–produced cysteinyl leukotrienes and IL-25 synergistically initiate lung type 2 inflammation49
Cytotoxic granzyme C–expressing ILC1s contribute to antitumor immunity and neonatal autoimmunity48
Resident Kupffer cells and neutrophils drive liver toxicity in cancer immunotherapy48
Clonally expanded, GPR15-expressing pathogenic effector T H 2 cells are associated with eosinophilic esophagitis48
Innate cell microenvironments in lymph nodes shape the generation of T cell responses during type I inflammation47
Hobit identifies tissue-resident memory T cell precursors that are regulated by Eomes47
Acetylcholine production by group 2 innate lymphoid cells promotes mucosal immunity to helminths46
M2-like, dermal macrophages are maintained via IL-4/CCL24–mediated cooperative interaction with eosinophils in cutaneous leishmaniasis46
Immune surveillance of the liver by T cells46
Exploiting albumin as a mucosal vaccine chaperone for robust generation of lung-resident memory T cells46
Divergent T follicular helper cell requirement for IgA and IgE production to peanut during allergic sensitization46
The transcription factor Bcl11b promotes both canonical and adaptive NK cell differentiation45
The myeloid type I interferon response to myocardial infarction begins in bone marrow and is regulated by Nrf2-activated macrophages45
Omicron BA.2 breakthrough infection enhances cross-neutralization of BA.2.12.1 and BA.4/BA.544
IL-21 from high-affinity CD4 T cells drives differentiation of brain-resident CD8 T cells during persistent viral infection44
Gasdermin D–mediated release of IL-33 from senescent hepatic stellate cells promotes obesity-associated hepatocellular carcinoma44
Identification of a broadly fibrogenic macrophage subset induced by type 3 inflammation43
The m 6 A reader IMP2 directs autoimmune inflammation through an IL-17– and TNFα-dependent C/EBP transcription factor axis43
Ahr-Foxp3-RORγt axis controls gut homing of CD4 + T cells by regulating GPR1543
Resident memory T cells form during persistent antigen exposure leading to allograft rejection43
Gut T cell–independent IgA responses to commensal bacteria require engagement of the TACI receptor on B cells41
Monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages autonomously determine severe outcome of respiratory viral infection41
Glycolipid-peptide vaccination induces liver-resident memory CD8 + T cells that protect against rodent malaria41
Durable spike-specific T cell responses after different COVID-19 vaccination regimens are not further enhanced by booster vaccination41
A discrete subset of epigenetically primed human NK cells mediates antigen-specific immune responses40
Persistent STAT5 activation reprograms the epigenetic landscape in CD4 + T cells to drive polyfunctionality and antitumor immunity40
Immune checkpoint blockade sensitivity and progression-free survival associates with baseline CD8 + T cell clone size and cytotoxicity40
The transcription factor E2A activates multiple enhancers that drive Rag expression in developing T and B cells39
Immune recall improves antibody durability and breadth to SARS-CoV-2 variants39
Human enteric viruses autonomously shape inflammatory bowel disease phenotype through divergent innate immunomodulation39
KIR3DL3-HHLA2 is a human immunosuppressive pathway and a therapeutic target39
TREM2 macrophages induced by human lipids drive inflammation in acne lesions39
Single-cell multiomics defines tolerogenic extrathymic Aire-expressing populations with unique homology to thymic epithelium39
Lung-resident memory B cells established after pulmonary influenza infection display distinct transcriptional and phenotypic profiles38
Functional heterogeneity of alveolar macrophage population based on expression of CXCL238
Size-dependent activation of CAR-T cells38
SARS-CoV-2 spike conformation determines plasma neutralizing activity elicited by a wide panel of human vaccines38
The cytoskeletal regulator HEM1 governs B cell development and prevents autoimmunity37
Immune memory from SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters provides variant-independent protection but still allows virus transmission37
Pharmacological targeting of NLRP3 deubiquitination for treatment of NLRP3-associated inflammatory diseases36
A tumor-specific pro-IL-12 activates preexisting cytotoxic T cells to control established tumors36
Human neutralizing antibodies to cold linear epitopes and subdomain 1 of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein36
An innate IL-25–ILC2–MDSC axis creates a cancer-permissive microenvironment for Apc mutation–driven intestinal tumorigenesis35
Heterozygous OAS1 gain-of-function variants cause an autoinflammatory immunodeficiency35
Tumor microenvironmental signals reshape chromatin landscapes to limit the functional potential of exhausted T cells35
HLA-E–restricted, Gag-specific CD8 + T cells can suppress HIV-1 infection, offering vaccine opportunities35
Sensing of SARS-CoV-2 by pDCs and their subsequent production of IFN-I contribute to macrophage-induced cytokine storm during COVID-1935
Human T-bet governs the generation of a distinct subset of CD11c high CD21 low B cells35
Resistance to PD1 blockade in the absence of metalloprotease-mediated LAG3 shedding35
An ACE2-blocking antibody confers broad neutralization and protection against Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern34
Cutaneous innate immune tolerance is mediated by epigenetic control of MAP2K3 by HDAC8/934
The AIM2 and NLRP3 inflammasomes trigger IL-1–mediated antitumor effects during radiation34
A subset of follicular helper-like MAIT cells can provide B cell help and support antibody production in the mucosa34
In vivo genome-wide CRISPR screens identify SOCS1 as intrinsic checkpoint of CD4 + T H 1 cell response34
Cytomegaloviral determinants of CD8 + T cell programming and RhCMV/SIV vaccine efficacy33
CD4 + T cell activation and concomitant mTOR metabolic inhibition can ablate microbiota-specific memory cells and prevent colitis33
SLAMF7 engagement superactivates macrophages in acute and chronic inflammation33
Naive human B cells engage the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2, variants of concern, and related sarbecoviruses33
A distinct GM-CSF + T helper cell subset requires T-bet to adopt a T H 1 phenotype and promote neuroinflammation33
Epstein-Barr virus as a driver of multiple sclerosis33
Targeting monoamine oxidase A for T cell–based cancer immunotherapy33
Type I interferon signaling in fibroblastic reticular cells prevents exhaustive activation of antiviral CD8 + T cells33
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines elicit durable immune responses in infant rhesus macaques33
An antibody from single human V H -rearranging mouse neutralizes all SARS-CoV-2 variants through BA.5 by inhibiting membrane fusion33
Longitudinal transcriptomics define the stages of myeloid activation in the living human brain after intracerebral hemorrhage32
Single-cell eQTL analysis of activated T cell subsets reveals activation and cell type–dependent effects of disease-risk variants32
Human antibodies neutralize enterovirus D68 and protect against infection and paralytic disease31
Single-cell analysis pinpoints distinct populations of cytotoxic CD4 + T cells and an IL-10 + CD109 + 31
IL-23 and IL-2 activation of STAT5 is required for optimal IL-22 production in ILC3s during colitis31
OXPHOS promotes apoptotic resistance and cellular persistence in T H 17 cells in the periphery and tumor microenvironment31
SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells in unexposed adults display broad trafficking potential and cross-react with commensal antigens30
IL-1R1–dependent signaling coordinates epithelial regeneration in response to intestinal damage30
Loss-of-function mutation in IKZF2 leads to immunodeficiency with dysregulated germinal center reactions and reduction of MAIT cells30
Two subsets of human marginal zone B cells resolved by global analysis of lymphoid tissues and blood30
An IL-9–pulmonary macrophage axis defines the allergic lung inflammatory environment29
Human plasmacytoid dendritic cells mount a distinct antiviral response to virus-infected cells29
Human IL-23 is essential for IFN-γ–dependent immunity to mycobacteria28
Rhythmicity of intestinal IgA responses confers oscillatory commensal microbiota mutualism28
Gain-of-function IKZF1 variants in humans cause immune dysregulation associated with abnormal T/B cell late differentiation28
Activation of TRPA1 nociceptor promotes systemic adult mammalian skin regeneration28
IL-2 is inactivated by the acidic pH environment of tumors enabling engineering of a pH-selective mutein28
c-MAF–dependent perivascular macrophages regulate diet-induced metabolic syndrome28
Pax5 regulates B cell immunity by promoting PI3K signaling via PTEN down-regulation28
Antibodies induced by an ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain that cross-neutralize variants from Alpha to Omicron BA.128
Of bats and men: Immunomodulatory treatment options for COVID-19 guided by the immunopathology of SARS-CoV-2 infection27
Noncanonical splicing junctions between exons and transposable elements represent a source of immunogenic recurrent neo-antigens in patients with lung cancer27
Vaccine breakthrough hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with auto-Abs neutralizing type I IFNs27
Local IL-23 is required for proliferation and retention of skin-resident memory T H 17 cells27
Tumors resurrect an embryonic vascular program to escape immunity27
Vaccine-driven lung TRM cells provide immunity against Klebsiella via fibroblast IL-17R signaling27
A diverse fibroblastic stromal cell landscape in the spleen directs tissue homeostasis and immunity27
Intestinal cDC1 drive cross-tolerance to epithelial-derived antigen via induction of FoxP3 + CD8 + T regs27
Pulmonary BCG induces lung-resident macrophage activation and confers long-term protection against tuberculosis27
BATF epigenetically and transcriptionally controls the activation program of regulatory T cells in human tumors26
TWEAK functions with TNF and IL-17 on keratinocytes and is a potential target for psoriasis therapy26
IL-22–induced cell extrusion and IL-18–induced cell death prevent and cure rotavirus infection26
Regulatory T cells promote innate inflammation after skin barrier breach via TGF-β activation26
Competition for refueling rather than cyclic reentry initiation evident in germinal centers26
Defects in LC3B2 and ATG4A underlie HSV2 meningitis and reveal a critical role for autophagy in antiviral defense in humans26
Bile acid–sensitive tuft cells regulate biliary neutrophil influx25
Protein kinase R is an innate immune sensor of proteotoxic stress via accumulation of cytoplasmic IL-2425
DDX17 is an essential mediator of sterile NLRC4 inflammasome activation by retrotransposon RNAs25
E-cadherin is regulated by GATA-2 and marks the early commitment of mouse hematopoietic progenitors to the basophil and mast cell fates25
Human cytomegalovirus expands a CD8 + T cell population with loss of BCL11B expression and gain of NK cell identity24
Fractionating a COVID-19 Ad5-vectored vaccine improves virus-specific immunity24
Cytokinopathy with aberrant cytotoxic lymphocytes and profibrotic myeloid response in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated myocarditis24
Cross-reactive antibodies against human coronaviruses and the animal coronavirome suggest diagnostics for future zoonotic spillovers24
BMP signaling in the intestinal epithelium drives a critical feedback loop to restrain IL-13–driven tuft cell hyperplasia24
The chemerin-CMKLR1 axis limits thermogenesis by controlling a beige adipocyte/IL-33/type 2 innate immunity circuit24
Staphylococcus aureus skin colonization promotes SLE-like autoimmune inflammation via neutrophil activation and the IL-23/IL-17 axis24
Succinate dehydrogenase/complex II is critical for metabolic and epigenetic regulation of T cell proliferation and inflammation23
Epigenetically controlled tumor antigens derived from splice junctions between exons and transposable elements23
Rgs16 promotes antitumor CD8 + T cell exhaustion23
Route of self-amplifying mRNA vaccination modulates the establishment of pulmonary resident memory CD8 and CD4 T cells23
The double-edged sword: Harnessing PD-1 blockade in tumor and autoimmunity23
SARS-CoV-2 epitope–specific CD4 + memory T cell responses across COVID-19 disease severity and antibody durability23
Activation of mTORC1 at late endosomes misdirects T cell fate decision in older individuals23
Human γδ T cell sensing of AMPK-dependent metabolic tumor reprogramming through TCR recognition of EphA223
Allergic airway recall responses require IL-9 from resident memory CD4 + T cells23
Selective STING stimulation in dendritic cells primes antitumor T cell responses23
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