Nature Immunology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Immunology is 25. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Vaccine-induced memory1107
The delivery device of SARS-CoV-2 mucosal vaccine matters1040
Author Correction: Mucosal vaccine-induced cross-reactive CD8+ T cells protect against SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 respiratory tract infection782
Ironman training for NK cells624
Author Correction: Dual blockade of IL-10 and PD-1 leads to control of SIV viral rebound following analytical treatment interruption563
Keeping neonatal intestines happy526
Charting granulopoietic disturbances in sepsis519
3D imaging of the synovium defines an immune defense system at the blood–joint barrier440
Imprinting tissue immunity395
Complement profile384
Orthogonal engineering of synthetic T cell states to enhance cancer immunotherapy257
Two-birds-one-stone approach to combine protein and mRNA vaccines for COVID-19235
Direct presentation of inflammation-associated self-antigens by thymic innate-like T cells induces elimination of autoreactive CD8+ thymocytes227
TFH cell programs by pathogen and species227
Vaccination reduces central nervous system IL-1β and memory deficits after COVID-19 in mice215
Secretogranin 2 binds LILRB4 resulting in immunosuppression211
A longitudinal single-cell atlas of anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment in inflammatory bowel disease209
The role of recruitment versus training in influenza-induced lasting changes to alveolar macrophage function205
A TNIP1-driven systemic autoimmune disorder with elevated IgG4202
A little less reading, a little more type 9 action197
PD-1 and CD73 on naive CD4+ T cells synergistically limit responses to self195
Pathogenic T cells in post-viral lung disease in mice186
Neurons protect against fibrosis185
Human TH17 cells engage gasdermin E pores to release IL-1α on NLRP3 inflammasome activation183
Astrocyte TRAIL promotes GBM182
Lactation-associated macrophages exist in murine mammary tissue and human milk178
Clonal succession after prolonged antiretroviral therapy rejuvenates CD8+ T cell responses against HIV-1175
Deletion of PD-1 destabilizes the lineage identity and metabolic fitness of tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells171
Memory B cell subsets have divergent developmental origins that are coupled to distinct imprinted epigenetic states170
CTLA-4 tail fusion enhances CAR-T antitumor immunity168
Single-cell analysis of human MAIT cell transcriptional, functional and clonal diversity166
In vivo CRISPR screens reveal the landscape of immune evasion pathways across cancer166
The complexity of immune evasion mechanisms throughout the metastatic cascade165
Analysis of brain and blood single-cell transcriptomics in acute and subacute phases after experimental stroke162
Deactylation by SIRT1 enables liquid–liquid phase separation of IRF3/IRF7 in innate antiviral immunity162
PD-L1–PD-1 interactions limit effector regulatory T cell populations at homeostasis and during infection161
Nociceptors enhance humoral immunity161
Restriction factor158
Reversing T cell immunity reveals the basis for T cell lineage fate determination156
m1A tRNA modification facilitates rapid T cell proliferation154
Enhancing T cell therapy152
Insights into autoimmunity and cancer150
Aging lymph node responses148
Six degrees of TGFβ147
Mammary intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal inputs shape T cell dynamics in lactogenesis147
Defective fibrinolysis in periodontitis145
A microbial iron fist to fight tumors143
The road not taken en route to T cell exhaustion143
Author Correction: Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms142
Publisher Correction: PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape139
Microglia loss triggers glial stress and white matter damage in human leukodystrophy134
Learning from inborn errors132
Carboxylation switch131
E3 ligase RAD18 targets phosphorylated IRF3 to terminate IFNB1 transcription129
Cytokine polarized, alternatively activated bone marrow neutrophils drive axon regeneration128
CAR macrophages on a fast track to solid tumor therapy126
Beneficial role of GZMK+CD8+ T cells in neurodegeneration125
Circadian circuits control plasticity of group 3 innate lymphoid cells by sustaining epigenetic configuration of RORγt120
KEAP1 maintains stemness117
A polarizing answer — microglia in Nasu-Hakola disease114
Sodium chloride in the tumor microenvironment enhances T cell metabolic fitness and cytotoxicity113
The receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants targets Siglec-9 to decrease its immunogenicity by preventing macrophage phagocytosis112
Enhancer-instructed epigenetic landscape and chromatin compartmentalization dictate a primary antibody repertoire protective against specific bacterial pathogens112
Mutations in the human CSF1R gene impact microglia’s maintenance of brain white matter integrity111
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine-induced Fc receptor binding tracks with differential susceptibility to COVID-19108
PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape108
IL-1 and IL-1ra are key regulators of the inflammatory response to RNA vaccines104
tRNA-m1A modification promotes T cell expansion via efficient MYC protein synthesis103
Type I interferon transcriptional network regulates expression of coinhibitory receptors in human T cells103
Mechanisms of NLRP3 activation and inhibition elucidated by functional analysis of disease-associated variants101
GPR34 is a metabolic immune checkpoint for ILC1-mediated antitumor immunity99
Single-cell profiling identifies mechanisms of inflammatory heterogeneity in chronic rhinosinusitis99
JAK-STAT signaling maintains homeostasis in T cells and macrophages99
Oleic acid availability impacts thymocyte preprogramming and subsequent peripheral Treg cell differentiation99
G-CSF drives autoinflammation in APLAID98
Aging disrupts circadian gene regulation and function in macrophages95
The heterogeneity of neutrophils in cancer and its implication for therapeutic targeting94
LPS structure shapes Treg cells93
The expanding role of the NLRP3 inflammasome from periodic fevers to therapeutic targets93
Defining macrophages in the lactating murine mammary gland and human milk93
Mucus needs GSDMD93
2B or not 2B is the question in DC ontogeny91
An IGHG1 variant exhibits polarized prevalence and confers enhanced IgG1 antibody responses against life-threatening organisms91
Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms91
Author Correction: Neoantigen-specific stem cell memory-like CD4+ T cells mediate CD8+ T cell-dependent immunotherapy of MHC class II-negative solid tumors89
Novel mouse models based on intersectional genetics to identify and characterize plasmacytoid dendritic cells88
Dynamic chromatin accessibility licenses STAT5- and STAT6-dependent innate-like function of TH9 cells to promote allergic inflammation88
Reply to ‘Comment on: Repositioning TH cell polarization from single cytokines to complex help’86
Three cytokine pairs modulate sepsis effects at the organism level86
Role of the T cell vitamin D receptor in severe COVID-1986
Less BMI-1 is more for chronic infections86
What Jane Jacobs has taught me about neuroimmunology84
Transcriptional state and function of CD8+ memory T cells is linked to past proliferation83
Low-avidity T cells drive endogenous tumor immunity in mice and humans82
Distinct developmental pathways generate functionally distinct populations of natural killer cells82
Dynamic CD4+ T cell heterogeneity defines subset-specific suppression and PD-L1-blockade-driven functional restoration in chronic infection82
Regulatory T cell-derived IL-1Ra suppresses the innate response to respiratory viral infection81
Vγ9Vδ2 T cells recognize butyrophilin 2A1 and 3A1 heteromers81
Depletion of slow-cycling PDGFRα+ADAM12+ mesenchymal cells promotes antitumor immunity by restricting macrophage efferocytosis81
Prenatal and postnatal neuroimmune interactions in neurodevelopmental disorders81
Multimodal profiling reveals site-specific adaptation and tissue residency hallmarks of γδ T cells across organs in mice80
Hypoxia drives CD39-dependent suppressor function in exhausted T cells to limit antitumor immunity79
Monocyte-derived IL-6 programs microglia to rebuild damaged brain vasculature79
Unraveling age-specific complexity in the human T cell compartment79
Mouse long-lived plasma cells develop from multiple origins76
HSCs perpetuate inflammation76
Pregnancy stress75
B cells require exosomes75
Facilitating broad antibody responses75
Meningeal damage repair74
Gasdermin splicing74
The impact of genetic immune disorders on infections including COVID-19, inflammatory bowel disease and cancer74
Immune tolerance in peripheral CD4+ T cells is cooperatively regulated by PD-1 and CD7372
Germinal centers FAMished without TFAM70
COQ6 defies immune and metabolic expectations69
Author Correction: Long-term retention of antigens in germinal centers is controlled by the spatial organization of the follicular dendritic cell network69
Monocyte-derived macrophages are too much of a good thing in lung fibrosis69
Author Correction: GIMAP5 deficiency reveals a mammalian ceramide-driven longevity assurance pathway69
Gut Treg cells release IL-27 to regulate TH17 cell responses68
Specialization determines outcomes in inflammation and cancer68
Neuropilin-1 flags lung-resident type 2 innate lymphoid cells68
Addendum: Langerhans cells renew in the skin throughout life under steady-state conditions68
Genetic variants in UNC93B1 predispose to childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus67
Impaired CD4+ T cell recognition of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern67
Developmentally programmed early-age skin localization of iNKT cells supports local tissue development and homeostasis67
Itaconate modifies JAK166
IRE1α–XBP1 safeguards hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by restricting pro-leukemogenic gene programs66
Specific CD4+ T cell phenotypes associate with bacterial control in people who ‘resist’ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis65
Homeostatic IL-13 in healthy skin directs dendritic cell differentiation to promote TH2 and inhibit TH17 cell polarization65
c-Myb redefines the hierarchy of stem-like T cells65
Age-induced alterations of granulopoiesis generate atypical neutrophils that aggravate stroke pathology65
Disrupting Roquin-1 interaction with Regnase-1 induces autoimmunity and enhances antitumor responses64
A second-generation M1-polarized CAR macrophage with antitumor efficacy64
Establishment and recall of SARS-CoV-2 spike epitope-specific CD4+ T cell memory63
Notch gives early T cell progenitors time to grow up63
Multitier mechanics control stromal adaptations in the swelling lymph node63
Aberrant T follicular helper cells generated by TH17 cell plasticity in the gut promote extraintestinal autoimmunity63
Transcriptional and epigenetic targets of MEF2C in human microglia contribute to cellular functions related to autism risk and age-related disease63
The ligation between ERMAP, galectin-9 and dectin-2 promotes Kupffer cell phagocytosis and antitumor immunity63
Human SHARPIN deficiency is linked to inborn errors of cell death62
Monocytes can proliferate in vacant niches before differentiation into macrophages62
lnc(RNA)-ing myeloid metabolism62
Author Correction: B lymphocyte-derived acetylcholine limits steady-state and emergency hematopoiesis62
TFH cell responses endure in human lymph nodes after vaccination61
Author Correction: CD40 signal rewires fatty acid and glutamine metabolism for stimulating macrophage anti-tumorigenic functions61
Antiphage SIR2 in humans60
Humanized mice for MS studies60
The immunoregulatory landscape of human tuberculosis granulomas59
Time is of the essence for vaccine success59
COVID-19 vaccine trials must include helminth-infected cohorts59
Inflammasome protein scaffolds the DNA damage complex during tumor development59
STING signals to NF-κB from late endolysosomal compartments using IRF3 as an adaptor58
Hallmarks of CD8+ T cell dysfunction are established within hours of tumor antigen encounter before cell division58
LAG3 ectodomain structure reveals functional interfaces for ligand and antibody recognition58
m6A RNA modification regulates innate lymphoid cell responses in a lineage-specific manner58
Anti-tumor CTLs need IL-2757
Eosinophil–lymphocyte interactions in the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunotherapy56
TNF gives plasmacytoid dendritic cells a new life56
Stress-induced inflammation55
IFNγ-induction of TH1-like regulatory T cells controls antiviral responses55
Repeated mRNA vaccination sequentially boosts SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells in persons with previous COVID-1955
Recycling dead bacteria to fuel macrophage immunometabolism55
Intrinsic immunogenicity is a major determinant of type-specific responses in SARS-CoV-2 infections55
Cholesterol mobilization regulates dendritic cell maturation and the immunogenic response to cancer55
Y do T cells fail55
Towards evidence-based immunology54
Reciprocal regulation of T follicular helper cells and dendritic cells drives colitis development54
A genetic disorder reveals a hematopoietic stem cell regulatory network co-opted in leukemia54
Divergent cytokine and transcriptional signatures control functional T follicular helper cell heterogeneity54
γδ T cells maintain sensitivity to immunotherapy in MHC-I-deficient tumors54
Cell-autonomous effects of APOE4 in restricting microglial response in brain homeostasis and Alzheimer’s disease54
β-Glucan reprograms neutrophils to promote disease tolerance against influenza A virus53
Delaying pyroptosis with an AI-screened gasdermin D pore blocker mitigates inflammatory response53
Selective IL-27 production by intestinal regulatory T cells permits gut-specific regulation of TH17 cell immunity53
UBXN9 governs GLUT4-mediated spatial confinement of RIG-I-like receptors and signaling53
Human early-onset dementia caused by DAP12 deficiency reveals a unique signature of dysregulated microglia53
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
IFNλ drives diarrhea51
PD-L1 senses fungi51
Author Correction: Homeostatic IL-13 in healthy skin directs dendritic cell differentiation to promote TH2 and inhibit TH17 cell polarization51
Old and new mpox vaccine51
PD-1 blockade unblocks immune responses to vaccination50
Publisher Correction: IFNγ binding to extracellular matrix prevents fatal systemic toxicity49
cGAS meets its demise in the nucleus49
Publisher Correction: Tumor cell-released kynurenine biases MEP differentiation into megakaryocytes in individuals with cancer by activating AhR–RUNX149
Reactivating antitumor immunity by inhibiting JMJD1C48
Pas de deux of NLRP3 and ASC with CD63 on mast cell granules48
Advancements in pathogen immunity and signaling48
Short-range immunity48
The BCR-SEQC initiative47
Mechanism for controlled assembly of transcriptional condensates by Aire47
Unveiling the antitumor function of ID3 in liver macrophages47
Stress and immunity — the circuit makes the difference46
A CRISPR-based system for temporal, combinatorial gene knockout in mice46
An anion channel for cyclic dinucleotides in T cells46
Differences in CD80 and CD86 transendocytosis reveal CD86 as a key target for CTLA-4 immune regulation45
Systems neuroimmunology: current bottlenecks, research priorities and future directions45
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 immunotherapy45
Simultaneous STING and lymphotoxin-β receptor activation induces B cell responses in tertiary lymphoid structures to potentiate antitumor immunity44
Inflammatory fibroblasts remodeling in colitis44
Spatial map of microglial diversity beyond proteopathy44
Microbiota-mediated mechanisms of mucosal immunity across the lifespan44
Charting new territory for T cells in pediatric lupus44
A cocktail of kinase inhibitors that enhance the antitumor effects of CAR-T cell therapy44
Skin–gut crosstalk44
The hidden functional diversity of macrophages43
Thioredoxin is a metabolic rheostat controlling regulatory B cells43
ImmGenMaps, an open-source cartography of the immune system43
PD-1 agonism by anti-CD80 inhibits T cell activation and alleviates autoimmunity42
Unique roles of co-receptor-bound LCK in helper and cytotoxic T cells42
Macrophage niche availability enables local monocyte proliferation in peripheral tissues42
Large-scale phenotyping of patients with long COVID post-hospitalization reveals mechanistic subtypes of disease42
TCF-1 mediates chromatin intermingling during T cell development41
TH17 cell heterogeneity and its role in tissue inflammation41
High energy, high function41
Mitochondria controls TH17 cells41
The humoral response and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection41
ETS1 is a key transcription factor that drives RANKL-expressing, tissue-destructive fibroblasts41
‘Stem-like’ precursors are the fount to sustain persistent CD8+ T cell responses41
Natural mouse microbes transiently block innate responses to allergens40
Phenotype and specificity of lung T cell responses correlate with outcome in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia40
Check(point) yourself before you wreck yourself in tumors40
Nanotech unveils cytokine traces in post-COVID cardiovascular complications40
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells turn red!40
Modulating RNF4140
Two CTLA-4 ligands, separate pHates40
SLE B cells take an extrafollicular detour after mRNA vaccination40
IL-1α in aging tumors39
T cells drive aging of the brain39
Past interactions of T cells with antigens shape CAR T cell responses39
VDAC2 enforces a mitochondrial checkpoint to cancer immunity38
Stuart Schlossman (1935–2023)38
Robust mucosal SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells effectively combat COVID-19 and establish polyfunctional resident memory in patient lungs38
LARP4-mediated hypertranslation drives T cell dysfunction in tumors38
The volume-regulated anion channel LRRC8C suppresses T cell function by regulating cyclic dinucleotide transport and STING–p53 signaling37
DNA-sensing pathways in health, autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases37
PD-1 directed immunotherapy alters Tfh and humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccine37
NgR1 is an NK cell inhibitory receptor that destabilizes the immunological synapse37
Pan-vaccine analysis reveals innate immune endotypes predictive of antibody responses to vaccination37
Distinct metabolic requirements regulate B cell activation and germinal center responses37
Distinct roles for B cell-derived LTα3 and LTα1β2 in TNF-mediated ileitis36
Innate immune cells link dietary cues to normal and abnormal metabolic regulation36
Enhancing human NK cell antitumor function by knocking out SMAD4 to counteract TGFβ and activin A suppression36
Genetic determinants of mannose-binding lectin activity predispose to thromboembolic complications in critical COVID-1936
Bispecific antibodies promote natural killer cell-mediated elimination of HIV-1 reservoir cells36
Controlling TRM differentiation35
Variant-specific local tissue response to SARS-CoV-2 in the nasal mucosa35
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