Nature Immunology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Immunology is 26. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Vaccine-induced memory708
3D imaging of the synovium defines an immune defense system at the blood–joint barrier335
Imprinting tissue immunity331
Complement profile325
Orthogonal engineering of synthetic T cell states to enhance cancer immunotherapy312
Two-birds-one-stone approach to combine protein and mRNA vaccines for COVID-19271
Pathogenic T cells in post-viral lung disease in mice269
Neurons protect against fibrosis268
TFH cell programs by pathogen and species267
Ironman training for NK cells265
Author Correction: Dual blockade of IL-10 and PD-1 leads to control of SIV viral rebound following analytical treatment interruption252
CD8+ TRM cells and lung epithelial cells crosstalk246
Zika immune imprint risks dengue242
A little less reading, a little more type 9 action233
The delivery device of SARS-CoV-2 mucosal vaccine matters229
Charting granulopoietic disturbances in sepsis214
Inhibition of salt-inducible kinases reprograms T cells and antitumor immunity in ovarian cancer213
Author Correction: Mucosal vaccine-induced cross-reactive CD8+ T cells protect against SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 respiratory tract infection213
A TNIP1-driven systemic autoimmune disorder with elevated IgG4211
Keeping neonatal intestines happy207
Direct presentation of inflammation-associated self-antigens by thymic innate-like T cells induces elimination of autoreactive CD8+ thymocytes204
Lymphocyte-derived cholinergic circuits modulate germinal center output and B cell activation197
Deletion of PD-1 destabilizes the lineage identity and metabolic fitness of tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells194
Clonal succession after prolonged antiretroviral therapy rejuvenates CD8+ T cell responses against HIV-1189
Secretogranin 2 binds LILRB4 resulting in immunosuppression187
Analysis of brain and blood single-cell transcriptomics in acute and subacute phases after experimental stroke187
Astrocyte TRAIL promotes GBM172
PD-1 and CD73 on naive CD4+ T cells synergistically limit responses to self171
The complexity of immune evasion mechanisms throughout the metastatic cascade170
Single-cell analysis of human MAIT cell transcriptional, functional and clonal diversity168
Vaccination reduces central nervous system IL-1β and memory deficits after COVID-19 in mice168
The role of recruitment versus training in influenza-induced lasting changes to alveolar macrophage function167
CTLA-4 tail fusion enhances CAR-T antitumor immunity166
Human TH17 cells engage gasdermin E pores to release IL-1α on NLRP3 inflammasome activation163
Lactation-associated macrophages exist in murine mammary tissue and human milk160
A longitudinal single-cell atlas of anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment in inflammatory bowel disease153
Memory B cell subsets have divergent developmental origins that are coupled to distinct imprinted epigenetic states150
In vivo CRISPR screens reveal the landscape of immune evasion pathways across cancer147
Nociceptors enhance humoral immunity144
Restriction factor143
m1A tRNA modification facilitates rapid T cell proliferation140
Enhancing T cell therapy139
Insights into autoimmunity and cancer134
The road not taken en route to T cell exhaustion128
Microglia loss triggers glial stress and white matter damage in human leukodystrophy127
Learning from inborn errors125
Enhancer-instructed epigenetic landscape and chromatin compartmentalization dictate a primary antibody repertoire protective against specific bacterial pathogens121
Carboxylation switch119
KEAP1 maintains stemness119
A polarizing answer — microglia in Nasu-Hakola disease118
A microbial iron fist to fight tumors117
Active aldehydes drive metabolic exhaustion in CD8+ T cells117
PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape117
E3 ligase RAD18 targets phosphorylated IRF3 to terminate IFNB1 transcription117
Stemness for HIV control116
G-CSF drives autoinflammation in APLAID116
Author Correction: Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms114
Beneficial role of GZMK+CD8+ T cells in neurodegeneration112
Cytokine polarized, alternatively activated bone marrow neutrophils drive axon regeneration110
Enzymatic cleavage weaponizes bacterial lipoproteins into immune tripwires110
Oleic acid availability impacts thymocyte preprogramming and subsequent peripheral Treg cell differentiation109
Six degrees of TGFβ108
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine-induced Fc receptor binding tracks with differential susceptibility to COVID-19107
Costimulation drives CAR-T cell division fate105
Publisher Correction: PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape103
GPR34 is a metabolic immune checkpoint for ILC1-mediated antitumor immunity102
The receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants targets Siglec-9 to decrease its immunogenicity by preventing macrophage phagocytosis100
Sodium chloride in the tumor microenvironment enhances T cell metabolic fitness and cytotoxicity100
CAR macrophages on a fast track to solid tumor therapy99
tRNA-m1A modification promotes T cell expansion via efficient MYC protein synthesis98
The heterogeneity of neutrophils in cancer and its implication for therapeutic targeting97
Mammary intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal inputs shape T cell dynamics in lactogenesis97
Single-cell profiling identifies mechanisms of inflammatory heterogeneity in chronic rhinosinusitis95
JAK-STAT signaling maintains homeostasis in T cells and macrophages95
Mutations in the human CSF1R gene impact microglia’s maintenance of brain white matter integrity95
Mechanisms of NLRP3 activation and inhibition elucidated by functional analysis of disease-associated variants95
Circadian circuits control plasticity of group 3 innate lymphoid cells by sustaining epigenetic configuration of RORγt94
Defining macrophages in the lactating murine mammary gland and human milk93
Dynamic chromatin accessibility licenses STAT5- and STAT6-dependent innate-like function of TH9 cells to promote allergic inflammation92
Three cytokine pairs modulate sepsis effects at the organism level91
What Jane Jacobs has taught me about neuroimmunology90
Author Correction: Neoantigen-specific stem cell memory-like CD4+ T cells mediate CD8+ T cell-dependent immunotherapy of MHC class II-negative solid tumors88
Breastfeeding induces protective T cells88
Author Correction: A virtual memory CD8+ T cell-originated subset causes alopecia areata through innate-like cytotoxicity88
LPS structure shapes Treg cells87
Band-Aid for antibody production87
Functional and dysfunctional T regulatory cell states in human tissues in RA and other autoimmune arthritic diseases86
Distinct developmental pathways generate functionally distinct populations of natural killer cells86
An IGHG1 variant exhibits polarized prevalence and confers enhanced IgG1 antibody responses against life-threatening organisms86
2B or not 2B is the question in DC ontogeny86
A temporal map of B cell diversification mechanisms in mice85
Multimodal profiling reveals site-specific adaptation and tissue residency hallmarks of γδ T cells across organs in mice84
The expanding role of the NLRP3 inflammasome from periodic fevers to therapeutic targets84
Regulatory T cell-derived IL-1Ra suppresses the innate response to respiratory viral infection83
Sequential lymphotoxin-β receptor and retinoic acid receptor signals regulate cDC2 fate82
Monocyte-derived IL-6 programs microglia to rebuild damaged brain vasculature82
Hypoxia drives CD39-dependent suppressor function in exhausted T cells to limit antitumor immunity82
Identification of a potent V3 glycan site broadly neutralizing antibody targeting an N332gp120 glycan-independent epitope80
Low-avidity T cells drive endogenous tumor immunity in mice and humans79
Novel mouse models based on intersectional genetics to identify and characterize plasmacytoid dendritic cells79
Depletion of slow-cycling PDGFRα+ADAM12+ mesenchymal cells promotes antitumor immunity by restricting macrophage efferocytosis78
Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms78
Prenatal and postnatal neuroimmune interactions in neurodevelopmental disorders76
Vγ9Vδ2 T cells recognize butyrophilin 2A1 and 3A1 heteromers76
Mouse long-lived plasma cells develop from multiple origins75
Unraveling age-specific complexity in the human T cell compartment75
Gasdermin splicing74
Pregnancy stress74
Meningeal damage repair73
Germinal centers FAMished without TFAM72
Immune tolerance in peripheral CD4+ T cells is cooperatively regulated by PD-1 and CD7372
Author Correction: Long-term retention of antigens in germinal centers is controlled by the spatial organization of the follicular dendritic cell network71
Author Correction: GIMAP5 deficiency reveals a mammalian ceramide-driven longevity assurance pathway71
Addendum: Langerhans cells renew in the skin throughout life under steady-state conditions70
Progress on the pathway to long COVID treatments69
COQ6 defies immune and metabolic expectations69
Monocyte-derived macrophages are too much of a good thing in lung fibrosis69
Facilitating broad antibody responses68
Author Correction: Circadian circuits control plasticity of group 3 innate lymphoid cells by sustaining epigenetic configuration of RORγt68
Impaired CD4+ T cell recognition of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern68
c-Myb redefines the hierarchy of stem-like T cells68
Specialization determines outcomes in inflammation and cancer67
Gut Treg cells release IL-27 to regulate TH17 cell responses67
Developmentally programmed early-age skin localization of iNKT cells supports local tissue development and homeostasis66
The impact of genetic immune disorders on infections including COVID-19, inflammatory bowel disease and cancer66
Age-induced alterations of granulopoiesis generate atypical neutrophils that aggravate stroke pathology66
Fine-tuning BACH2 dosage balances stemness and effector function to enhance antitumor T cell therapy65
Specific CD4+ T cell phenotypes associate with bacterial control in people who ‘resist’ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis65
Genetic variants in UNC93B1 predispose to childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus65
IRE1α–XBP1 safeguards hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by restricting pro-leukemogenic gene programs65
DC subsets and states unraveled across human juxtatumoral and malignant tissues63
ILC2 influence pancreatic fibroblasts62
Human lungs maintain tissue-resident memory T cells against a broad spectrum of pathogens62
The ligation between ERMAP, galectin-9 and dectin-2 promotes Kupffer cell phagocytosis and antitumor immunity62
A second-generation M1-polarized CAR macrophage with antitumor efficacy62
Aberrant T follicular helper cells generated by TH17 cell plasticity in the gut promote extraintestinal autoimmunity61
lnc(RNA)-ing myeloid metabolism61
TGF-β mediates epigenetic control of innate antiviral responses and SIV reservoir size61
Human SHARPIN deficiency is linked to inborn errors of cell death61
Transcriptional and epigenetic targets of MEF2C in human microglia contribute to cellular functions related to autism risk and age-related disease61
Pyoderma gangrenosum caused by the molecular uncoupling of OTULIN catalytic activity and LUBAC binding61
Notch gives early T cell progenitors time to grow up61
Antiphage SIR2 in humans60
Humanized mice for MS studies60
Towards evidence-based immunology59
Engineering Trikines59
Stress-induced inflammation59
Anti-tumor CTLs need IL-2759
TFH cell responses endure in human lymph nodes after vaccination59
Author Correction: Mitochondrial complex II in intestinal epithelial cells regulates T cell-mediated immunopathology58
Author Correction: CD40 signal rewires fatty acid and glutamine metabolism for stimulating macrophage anti-tumorigenic functions58
Pro-tumor neural pathways58
Y do T cells fail58
Recycling dead bacteria to fuel macrophage immunometabolism57
γδ T cells maintain sensitivity to immunotherapy in MHC-I-deficient tumors57
m6A RNA modification regulates innate lymphoid cell responses in a lineage-specific manner57
TNF gives plasmacytoid dendritic cells a new life57
UBXN9 governs GLUT4-mediated spatial confinement of RIG-I-like receptors and signaling57
Reciprocal regulation of T follicular helper cells and dendritic cells drives colitis development57
Time is of the essence for vaccine success57
STING signals to NF-κB from late endolysosomal compartments using IRF3 as an adaptor56
Regulatory factor X 7 limits Myc activity during B cell activation and suppresses Myc-dependent lymphomagenesis56
Intrinsic immunogenicity is a major determinant of type-specific responses in SARS-CoV-2 infections56
Selective IL-27 production by intestinal regulatory T cells permits gut-specific regulation of TH17 cell immunity56
Differential assembly of mouse and human tumor microenvironments56
Cell-autonomous effects of APOE4 in restricting microglial response in brain homeostasis and Alzheimer’s disease56
Human early-onset dementia caused by DAP12 deficiency reveals a unique signature of dysregulated microglia55
Monocytes can proliferate in vacant niches before differentiation into macrophages55
Flt3L-mediated tumor cDC1 expansion enhances immunotherapy by priming stem-like CD8+ T cells in lymph nodes55
Delaying pyroptosis with an AI-screened gasdermin D pore blocker mitigates inflammatory response55
Thymic alveolar type 2 epithelial mimetic cells revealed by RUNX1 deficiency54
Inflammasome protein scaffolds the DNA damage complex during tumor 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
β-Glucan reprograms neutrophils to promote disease tolerance against influenza A virus54
Eosinophil–lymphocyte interactions in the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunotherapy52
Cholesterol mobilization regulates dendritic cell maturation and the immunogenic response to cancer52
Repeated mRNA vaccination sequentially boosts SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells in persons with previous COVID-1952
IFNγ-induction of TH1-like regulatory T cells controls antiviral responses52
cGAS meets its demise in the nucleus51
Hallmarks of CD8+ T cell dysfunction are established within hours of tumor antigen encounter before cell division51
IFNλ drives diarrhea51
PD-L1 senses fungi51
Pas de deux of NLRP3 and ASC with CD63 on mast cell granules50
Short-range immunity50
Advancements in pathogen immunity and signaling49
Pyrimidine de novo synthesis inhibition selectively blocks effector but not memory T cell development49
The BCR-SEQC initiative49
Author Correction: Tumor immunoevasion by the conversion of effector NK cells into type 1 innate lymphoid cell49
Emerging tumor repression of immune recognition is reversed by inhibiting DNA methylation49
Publisher Correction: Effect of posttranslational modifications and subclass on IgG activity: from immunity to immunotherapy49
Author Correction: Elusive early NK cell progenitor identified48
A CRISPR-based system for temporal, combinatorial gene knockout in mice48
ImmGenMaps, an open-source cartography of the immune system48
Quiet custodians of CD8+ T cell fate47
Inflammatory fibroblasts remodeling in colitis47
David Baltimore (1938–2025)47
A cocktail of kinase inhibitors that enhance the antitumor effects of CAR-T cell therapy47
Retraction Note: Dysregulation of CD30+ T cells by leukemia impairs isotype switching in normal B cells47
Publisher Correction: IFNγ binding to extracellular matrix prevents fatal systemic toxicity47
Old and new mpox vaccine47
Macrophage niche availability enables local monocyte proliferation in peripheral tissues47
Skin–gut crosstalk47
Systems neuroimmunology: current bottlenecks, research priorities and future directions47
Distinct spatial organization governs oral mucosal immunity47
Spatial map of microglial diversity beyond proteopathy47
Charting new territory for T cells in pediatric lupus47
OXPHOS fuels cDC1s46
Fed T cells46
Simultaneous STING and lymphotoxin-β receptor activation induces B cell responses in tertiary lymphoid structures to potentiate antitumor immunity45
The hidden functional diversity of macrophages45
Adaptive immunity in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration45
Reactivating antitumor immunity by inhibiting JMJD1C45
A new ‘K’ind of T helper cell45
Unveiling the antitumor function of ID3 in liver macrophages44
Large-scale phenotyping of patients with long COVID post-hospitalization reveals mechanistic subtypes of disease44
Mechanism for controlled assembly of transcriptional condensates by Aire44
Microbiota-mediated mechanisms of mucosal immunity across the lifespan44
Thioredoxin is a metabolic rheostat controlling regulatory B cells44
Sex differences in immune responses to viruses, bacteria and vaccines43
Unique roles of co-receptor-bound LCK in helper and cytotoxic T cells43
TH17 cell heterogeneity and its role in tissue inflammation43
Differences in CD80 and CD86 transendocytosis reveal CD86 as a key target for CTLA-4 immune regulation43
Mapping self-associating chromatin hubs identifies Id proteins as key determinants of exhausted CD8+ T cell fate43
Spatial patterning of fibroblast TGFβ signaling underlies treatment resistance in rheumatoid arthritis43
Publisher Correction: Tumor cell-released kynurenine biases MEP differentiation into megakaryocytes in individuals with cancer by activating AhR–RUNX143
Inflammatory immune modulators of AML lung infiltration and respiratory failure43
Natural mouse microbes transiently block innate responses to allergens42
Modulating RNF4142
Nanotech unveils cytokine traces in post-COVID cardiovascular complications42
Mitochondria controls TH17 cells42
Phenotype and specificity of lung T cell responses correlate with outcome in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia41
SLE B cells take an extrafollicular detour after mRNA vaccination41
IL-1α in aging tumors41
Check(point) yourself before you wreck yourself in tumors41
Yin and yang of tumor-associated macrophages41
Stuart Schlossman (1935–2023)41
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells turn red!41
Past interactions of T cells with antigens shape CAR T cell responses41
Endothelial cell-intrinsic NOD2 signaling regulates the intestinal immune response through the generation of effector and memory T cells40
Affinity maturation of AAN-I-IFNs40
ETS1 is a key transcription factor that drives RANKL-expressing, tissue-destructive fibroblasts40
NgR1 is an NK cell inhibitory receptor that destabilizes the immunological synapse40
Maternal allergy and infection promote asthma40
T cells in cerebrospinal fluid support a suspected viral link to multiple sclerosis40
T cells drive aging of the brain40
Two CTLA-4 ligands, separate pHates40
Innate immune cells link dietary cues to normal and abnormal metabolic regulation39
VDAC2 enforces a mitochondrial checkpoint to cancer immunity39
Intestinal neuron-associated macrophages in health and disease39
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