Science Immunology

Papers
(The TQCC of Science Immunology is 34. 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 2020-12-01 to 2024-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Distinct antibody and memory B cell responses in SARS-CoV-2 naïve and recovered individuals after mRNA vaccination554
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern partially escape humoral but not T cell responses in COVID-19 convalescent donors and vaccine recipients471
Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~20% of COVID-19 deaths413
Defining the features and duration of antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with disease severity and outcome397
Divergent SARS-CoV-2 Omicron–reactive T and B cell responses in COVID-19 vaccine recipients359
X-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19308
Three tissue resident macrophage subsets coexist across organs with conserved origins and life cycles269
Vaccination before or after SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to robust humoral response and antibodies that effectively neutralize variants248
Rapid generation of durable B cell memory to SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid proteins in COVID-19 and convalescence246
Impaired humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine in kidney transplant recipients and dialysis patients236
Respiratory mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 after mRNA vaccination206
Severely ill patients with COVID-19 display impaired exhaustion features in SARS-CoV-2–reactive CD8 + T cells192
SARS-CoV-2 genome-wide T cell epitope mapping reveals immunodominance and substantial CD8 + T cell activation in COVID-19 patients189
Single-cell analysis of human B cell maturation predicts how antibody class switching shapes selection dynamics185
A reservoir of stem-like CD8 + T cells in the tumor-draining lymph node preserves the ongoing antitumor immune response175
Inflammatory profiles across the spectrum of disease reveal a distinct role for GM-CSF in severe COVID-19175
BNT162b2 vaccination induces durable SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells with a stem cell memory phenotype173
Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection drives cross-variant neutralization and memory B cell formation against conserved epitopes167
Prolonged evolution of the human B cell response to SARS-CoV-2 infection166
Discordant neutralizing antibody and T cell responses in asymptomatic and mild SARS-CoV-2 infection164
SARS-CoV-2 infection generates tissue-localized immunological memory in humans163
Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection154
SARS-CoV-2 drives JAK1/2-dependent local complement hyperactivation150
Multiplexed imaging mass cytometry of the chemokine milieus in melanoma characterizes features of the response to immunotherapy145
NLRP3 inflammasome activation triggers gasdermin D–independent inflammation145
Deep immune profiling of MIS-C demonstrates marked but transient immune activation compared with adult and pediatric COVID-19145
Pharmacological activation of STING blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection145
Clonal expansion and activation of tissue-resident memory-like T H 17 cells expressing GM-CSF in the lungs of patients with severe COVID-19142
ZBP1-dependent inflammatory cell death, PANoptosis, and cytokine storm disrupt IFN therapeutic efficacy during coronavirus infection141
SARS-CoV-2 mutations in MHC-I-restricted epitopes evade CD8 + T cell responses140
Human dendritic cells in cancer138
Adaptive immune determinants of viral clearance and protection in mouse models of SARS-CoV-2135
Tissue-resident CD4 + T helper cells assist the development of protective respiratory B and CD8 + T cell memory responses135
Innate immunological pathways in COVID-19 pathogenesis132
Class switch toward noninflammatory, spike-specific IgG4 antibodies after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination132
The microbiome-derived metabolite TMAO drives immune activation and boosts responses to immune checkpoint blockade in pancreatic cancer132
Tumor-draining lymph nodes: At the crossroads of metastasis and immunity128
Integrated longitudinal immunophenotypic, transcriptional, and repertoire analyses delineate immune responses in patients with COVID-19128
CD8 + T cells specific for conserved coronavirus epitopes correlate with milder disease in patients with COVID-19125
A cross-talk between CAR T cell subsets and the tumor microenvironment is essential for sustained cytotoxic activity124
Bispecific antibodies targeting mutantRASneoantigens117
Immune signatures underlying post-acute COVID-19 lung sequelae116
A diamidobenzimidazole STING agonist protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection115
Human airway mast cells proliferate and acquire distinct inflammation-driven phenotypes during type 2 inflammation112
Polyclonal expansion of TCR Vβ 21.3+CD4+and CD8+T cells is a hallmark of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children111
Contribution of resident and circulating precursors to tumor-infiltrating CD8 + T cell populations in lung cancer110
Transforming growth factor–β1 in regulatory T cell biology109
CXCL9 and CXCL10 bring the heat to tumors106
Intranasal priming induces local lung-resident B cell populations that secrete protective mucosal antiviral IgA105
Androgen conspires with the CD8 + T cell exhaustion program and contributes to sex bias in cancer104
Antigenic cartography of SARS-CoV-2 reveals that Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 are antigenically distinct103
T resident helper cells promote humoral responses in the lung99
Identification of a broadly fibrogenic macrophage subset induced by type 3 inflammation98
The expansion of human T-bet high CD21 low B cells is T cell dependent96
Understanding T cell responses to COVID-19 is essential for informing public health strategies95
Recall of preexisting cross-reactive B cell memory after Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection94
Persistence of mature dendritic cells, T H 2A, and Tc2 cells characterize clinically resolved atopic dermatitis under IL-4Rα blockade93
Sequence of αPD-1 relative to local tumor irradiation determines the induction of abscopal antitumor immune responses92
COVID-19 vaccine side effects: The positives about feeling bad91
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-neutralizing memory B cells are elicited by two doses of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine91
CD8 T cells contribute to vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 in macaques91
The circadian immune system89
PD-1 blockade exacerbates Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in rhesus macaques85
Coral gasdermin triggers pyroptosis83
A particulate saponin/TLR agonist vaccine adjuvant alters lymph flow and modulates adaptive immunity82
NF-κB–dependent IRF1 activation programs cDC1 dendritic cells to drive antitumor immunity82
Lack of CD8 + T cell effector differentiation during priming mediates checkpoint blockade resistance in non–small cell lung cancer80
Classification of human chronic inflammatory skin disease based on single-cell immune profiling77
A common framework of monocyte-derived macrophage activation77
The ChAT-acetylcholine pathway promotes group 2 innate lymphoid cell responses and anti-helminth immunity75
Gasdermin D–mediated release of IL-33 from senescent hepatic stellate cells promotes obesity-associated hepatocellular carcinoma75
Mitochondrial C5aR1 activity in macrophages controls IL-1β production underlying sterile inflammation75
Spatially mapping the immune landscape of melanoma using imaging mass cytometry75
IL-17 controls central nervous system autoimmunity through the intestinal microbiome74
Highly immunogenic cancer cells require activation of the WNT pathway for immunological escape73
Autophagy protects tumors from T cell–mediated cytotoxicity via inhibition of TNFα-induced apoptosis73
Identification of resident memory CD8 + T cells with functional specificity for SARS-CoV-2 in unexposed oropharyngeal lymphoid tissue72
Steroid-resistant human inflammatory ILC2s are marked by CD45RO and elevated in type 2 respiratory diseases72
Continuous human uterine NK cell differentiation in response to endometrial regeneration and pregnancy71
Clonally expanded, GPR15-expressing pathogenic effector T H 2 cells are associated with eosinophilic esophagitis69
Operation Nasal Vaccine—Lightning speed to counter COVID-1969
Administration of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 to K18-hACE2 mice uncouples respiratory infection from fatal neuroinvasion66
ATR-mediated CD47 and PD-L1 up-regulation restricts radiotherapy-induced immune priming and abscopal responses in colorectal cancer65
Epithelial Gasdermin D shapes the host-microbial interface by driving mucus layer formation64
Cytotoxic granzyme C–expressing ILC1s contribute to antitumor immunity and neonatal autoimmunity63
Tuft cell–produced cysteinyl leukotrienes and IL-25 synergistically initiate lung type 2 inflammation62
A fetal wave of human type 3 effector γδ cells with restricted TCR diversity persists into adulthood61
Early cross-coronavirus reactive signatures of humoral immunity against COVID-1960
Monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages autonomously determine severe outcome of respiratory viral infection60
A yeast-expressed RBD-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine formulated with 3M-052-alum adjuvant promotes protective efficacy in non-human primates60
A tumor-specific pro-IL-12 activates preexisting cytotoxic T cells to control established tumors59
Hobit identifies tissue-resident memory T cell precursors that are regulated by Eomes57
Acetylcholine production by group 2 innate lymphoid cells promotes mucosal immunity to helminths57
Innate cell microenvironments in lymph nodes shape the generation of T cell responses during type I inflammation57
TREM2 macrophages induced by human lipids drive inflammation in acne lesions57
Resident Kupffer cells and neutrophils drive liver toxicity in cancer immunotherapy56
Size-dependent activation of CAR-T cells56
The m 6 A reader IMP2 directs autoimmune inflammation through an IL-17– and TNFα-dependent C/EBP transcription factor axis56
Inhibitory signaling sustains a distinct early memory CD8 + T cell precursor that is resistant to DNA damage55
Omicron BA.2 breakthrough infection enhances cross-neutralization of BA.2.12.1 and BA.4/BA.555
Human enteric viruses autonomously shape inflammatory bowel disease phenotype through divergent innate immunomodulation54
Exploiting albumin as a mucosal vaccine chaperone for robust generation of lung-resident memory T cells53
The transcription factor Bcl11b promotes both canonical and adaptive NK cell differentiation53
KIR3DL3-HHLA2 is a human immunosuppressive pathway and a therapeutic target52
Lung-resident memory B cells established after pulmonary influenza infection display distinct transcriptional and phenotypic profiles52
Resident memory T cells form during persistent antigen exposure leading to allograft rejection52
Durable spike-specific T cell responses after different COVID-19 vaccination regimens are not further enhanced by booster vaccination52
Selective STING stimulation in dendritic cells primes antitumor T cell responses50
Tumor microenvironmental signals reshape chromatin landscapes to limit the functional potential of exhausted T cells50
Pharmacological targeting of NLRP3 deubiquitination for treatment of NLRP3-associated inflammatory diseases50
Human neutralizing antibodies to cold linear epitopes and subdomain 1 of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein49
SLAMF7 engagement superactivates macrophages in acute and chronic inflammation49
Single-cell multiomics defines tolerogenic extrathymic Aire-expressing populations with unique homology to thymic epithelium48
Hexokinase dissociation from mitochondria promotes oligomerization of VDAC that facilitates NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and activation48
An innate IL-25–ILC2–MDSC axis creates a cancer-permissive microenvironment for Apc mutation–driven intestinal tumorigenesis48
Immune checkpoint blockade induces gut microbiota translocation that augments extraintestinal antitumor immunity47
Immune recall improves antibody durability and breadth to SARS-CoV-2 variants47
Single-cell analysis pinpoints distinct populations of cytotoxic CD4 + T cells and an IL-10 + CD109 + 46
Immune checkpoint blockade sensitivity and progression-free survival associates with baseline CD8 + T cell clone size and cytotoxicity46
Sensing of SARS-CoV-2 by pDCs and their subsequent production of IFN-I contribute to macrophage-induced cytokine storm during COVID-1946
SARS-CoV-2 spike conformation determines plasma neutralizing activity elicited by a wide panel of human vaccines44
Heterozygous OAS1 gain-of-function variants cause an autoinflammatory immunodeficiency43
In vivo genome-wide CRISPR screens identify SOCS1 as intrinsic checkpoint of CD4 + T H 1 cell response43
The AIM2 and NLRP3 inflammasomes trigger IL-1–mediated antitumor effects during radiation43
Gain-of-function IKZF1 variants in humans cause immune dysregulation associated with abnormal T/B cell late differentiation43
TWEAK functions with TNF and IL-17 on keratinocytes and is a potential target for psoriasis therapy43
Single-cell eQTL analysis of activated T cell subsets reveals activation and cell type–dependent effects of disease-risk variants42
HLA-E–restricted, Gag-specific CD8 + T cells can suppress HIV-1 infection, offering vaccine opportunities42
Immune memory from SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters provides variant-independent protection but still allows virus transmission42
Targeting monoamine oxidase A for T cell–based cancer immunotherapy42
Noncanonical splicing junctions between exons and transposable elements represent a source of immunogenic recurrent neo-antigens in patients with lung cancer41
Human T-bet governs the generation of a distinct subset of CD11c high CD21 low B cells41
Local IL-23 is required for proliferation and retention of skin-resident memory T H 17 cells41
Immunosuppressive reprogramming of neutrophils by lung mesenchymal cells promotes breast cancer metastasis41
IL-2 is inactivated by the acidic pH environment of tumors enabling engineering of a pH-selective mutein41
Human IL-23 is essential for IFN-γ–dependent immunity to mycobacteria41
Metabolic challenges and interventions in CAR T cell therapy41
A subset of follicular helper-like MAIT cells can provide B cell help and support antibody production in the mucosa40
Cutaneous innate immune tolerance is mediated by epigenetic control of MAP2K3 by HDAC8/940
An IL-9–pulmonary macrophage axis defines the allergic lung inflammatory environment40
Silent recognition of flagellins from human gut commensal bacteria by Toll-like receptor 540
Vaccine-driven lung TRM cells provide immunity against Klebsiella via fibroblast IL-17R signaling39
Epigenetically controlled tumor antigens derived from splice junctions between exons and transposable elements39
Elevated transferrin receptor impairs T cell metabolism and function in systemic lupus erythematosus39
Two subsets of human marginal zone B cells resolved by global analysis of lymphoid tissues and blood39
An ACE2-blocking antibody confers broad neutralization and protection against Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern39
Alternative splicing of GSDMB modulates killer lymphocyte–triggered pyroptosis39
SARS-CoV-2 epitope–specific CD4 + memory T cell responses across COVID-19 disease severity and antibody durability38
OXPHOS promotes apoptotic resistance and cellular persistence in T H 17 cells in the periphery and tumor microenvironment38
Human plasmacytoid dendritic cells mount a distinct antiviral response to virus-infected cells38
Loss-of-function mutation in IKZF2 leads to immunodeficiency with dysregulated germinal center reactions and reduction of MAIT cells38
CD4 + T cell activation and concomitant mTOR metabolic inhibition can ablate microbiota-specific memory cells and prevent colitis38
FOXP3 exon 2 controls T reg stability and autoimmunity37
Rhythmicity of intestinal IgA responses confers oscillatory commensal microbiota mutualism37
Allergic airway recall responses require IL-9 from resident memory CD4 + T cells37
Cytomegaloviral determinants of CD8 + T cell programming and RhCMV/SIV vaccine efficacy37
Single-cell immune profiling reveals thymus-seeding populations, T cell commitment, and multilineage development in the human thymus37
STING-activating nanoparticles normalize the vascular-immune interface to potentiate cancer immunotherapy37
Cytokinopathy with aberrant cytotoxic lymphocytes and profibrotic myeloid response in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated myocarditis37
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines elicit durable immune responses in infant rhesus macaques37
An antibody from single human V H -rearranging mouse neutralizes all SARS-CoV-2 variants through BA.5 by inhibiting membrane fusion37
Spatial transcriptomics stratifies psoriatic disease severity by emergent cellular ecosystems36
SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells in unexposed adults display broad trafficking potential and cross-react with commensal antigens36
BATF epigenetically and transcriptionally controls the activation program of regulatory T cells in human tumors36
BMP signaling in the intestinal epithelium drives a critical feedback loop to restrain IL-13–driven tuft cell hyperplasia36
Pax5 regulates B cell immunity by promoting PI3K signaling via PTEN down-regulation36
Protein kinase R is an innate immune sensor of proteotoxic stress via accumulation of cytoplasmic IL-2435
CD103 fate mapping reveals that intestinal CD103tissue-resident memory T cells are the primary responders to secondary infection35
Human cytomegalovirus expands a CD8 + T cell population with loss of BCL11B expression and gain of NK cell identity35
Naive human B cells engage the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2, variants of concern, and related sarbecoviruses35
CD39 + tissue-resident memory CD8 + T cells with a clonal overlap across compartments mediate antitumor immunity in breast cancer34
IL-1R1–dependent signaling coordinates epithelial regeneration in response to intestinal damage34
Succinate dehydrogenase/complex II is critical for metabolic and epigenetic regulation of T cell proliferation and inflammation34
A diverse fibroblastic stromal cell landscape in the spleen directs tissue homeostasis and immunity34
The transcription factor EGR2 is indispensable for tissue-specific imprinting of alveolar macrophages in health and tissue repair34
Longitudinal transcriptomics define the stages of myeloid activation in the living human brain after intracerebral hemorrhage34
Pulmonary BCG induces lung-resident macrophage activation and confers long-term protection against tuberculosis34
Epstein-Barr virus as a driver of multiple sclerosis34
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