Nature Immunology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Immunology is 27. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Vaccine-induced memory738
Keeping neonatal intestines happy661
3D imaging of the synovium defines an immune defense system at the blood–joint barrier293
Imprinting tissue immunity289
Complement profile287
Orthogonal engineering of synthetic T cell states to enhance cancer immunotherapy281
Two-birds-one-stone approach to combine protein and mRNA vaccines for COVID-19264
TFH cell programs by pathogen and species253
Deactylation by SIRT1 enables liquid–liquid phase separation of IRF3/IRF7 in innate antiviral immunity241
Lymphocyte-derived cholinergic circuits modulate germinal center output and B cell activation239
Human TH17 cells engage gasdermin E pores to release IL-1α on NLRP3 inflammasome activation235
Ironman training for NK cells235
PD-1 and CD73 on naive CD4+ T cells synergistically limit responses to self233
Deletion of PD-1 destabilizes the lineage identity and metabolic fitness of tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells228
Pathogenic T cells in post-viral lung disease in mice226
Neurons protect against fibrosis218
Author Correction: Dual blockade of IL-10 and PD-1 leads to control of SIV viral rebound following analytical treatment interruption215
Vaccination reduces central nervous system IL-1β and memory deficits after COVID-19 in mice210
Memory B cell subsets have divergent developmental origins that are coupled to distinct imprinted epigenetic states210
Analysis of brain and blood single-cell transcriptomics in acute and subacute phases after experimental stroke202
Clonal succession after prolonged antiretroviral therapy rejuvenates CD8+ T cell responses against HIV-1202
CTLA-4 tail fusion enhances CAR-T antitumor immunity201
A little less reading, a little more type 9 action200
A TNIP1-driven systemic autoimmune disorder with elevated IgG4191
Single-cell analysis of human MAIT cell transcriptional, functional and clonal diversity186
Secretogranin 2 binds LILRB4 resulting in immunosuppression186
Lactation-associated macrophages exist in murine mammary tissue and human milk179
A longitudinal single-cell atlas of anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment in inflammatory bowel disease179
Zika immune imprint risks dengue179
CD8+ TRM cells and lung epithelial cells crosstalk176
Charting granulopoietic disturbances in sepsis175
The delivery device of SARS-CoV-2 mucosal vaccine matters168
The complexity of immune evasion mechanisms throughout the metastatic cascade158
The role of recruitment versus training in influenza-induced lasting changes to alveolar macrophage function157
Direct presentation of inflammation-associated self-antigens by thymic innate-like T cells induces elimination of autoreactive CD8+ thymocytes155
Author Correction: Mucosal vaccine-induced cross-reactive CD8+ T cells protect against SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 respiratory tract infection149
Astrocyte TRAIL promotes GBM149
In vivo CRISPR screens reveal the landscape of immune evasion pathways across cancer148
Nociceptors enhance humoral immunity148
Restriction factor143
Reversing T cell immunity reveals the basis for T cell lineage fate determination142
m1A tRNA modification facilitates rapid T cell proliferation139
Enhancing T cell therapy132
Insights into autoimmunity and cancer132
Aging lymph node responses131
Six degrees of TGFβ130
The road not taken en route to T cell exhaustion126
Microglia loss triggers glial stress and white matter damage in human leukodystrophy125
Learning from inborn errors119
CAR macrophages on a fast track to solid tumor therapy119
Enhancer-instructed epigenetic landscape and chromatin compartmentalization dictate a primary antibody repertoire protective against specific bacterial pathogens115
Oleic acid availability impacts thymocyte preprogramming and subsequent peripheral Treg cell differentiation115
JAK-STAT signaling maintains homeostasis in T cells and macrophages112
KEAP1 maintains stemness111
The receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants targets Siglec-9 to decrease its immunogenicity by preventing macrophage phagocytosis111
Carboxylation switch111
A polarizing answer — microglia in Nasu-Hakola disease110
Active aldehydes drive metabolic exhaustion in CD8+ T cells109
A microbial iron fist to fight tumors108
Author Correction: Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms105
Stemness for HIV control105
Beneficial role of GZMK+CD8+ T cells in neurodegeneration104
Publisher Correction: PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape104
G-CSF drives autoinflammation in APLAID103
tRNA-m1A modification promotes T cell expansion via efficient MYC protein synthesis101
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine-induced Fc receptor binding tracks with differential susceptibility to COVID-19101
The heterogeneity of neutrophils in cancer and its implication for therapeutic targeting99
Circadian circuits control plasticity of group 3 innate lymphoid cells by sustaining epigenetic configuration of RORγt98
Mechanisms of NLRP3 activation and inhibition elucidated by functional analysis of disease-associated variants97
E3 ligase RAD18 targets phosphorylated IRF3 to terminate IFNB1 transcription97
PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape97
Cytokine polarized, alternatively activated bone marrow neutrophils drive axon regeneration97
GPR34 is a metabolic immune checkpoint for ILC1-mediated antitumor immunity96
Sodium chloride in the tumor microenvironment enhances T cell metabolic fitness and cytotoxicity93
Single-cell profiling identifies mechanisms of inflammatory heterogeneity in chronic rhinosinusitis93
Mammary intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal inputs shape T cell dynamics in lactogenesis92
Defining macrophages in the lactating murine mammary gland and human milk92
Mutations in the human CSF1R gene impact microglia’s maintenance of brain white matter integrity92
2B or not 2B is the question in DC ontogeny92
Band-Aid for antibody production91
Identification of a potent V3 glycan site broadly neutralizing antibody targeting an N332gp120 glycan-independent epitope89
Three cytokine pairs modulate sepsis effects at the organism level89
Author Correction: Neoantigen-specific stem cell memory-like CD4+ T cells mediate CD8+ T cell-dependent immunotherapy of MHC class II-negative solid tumors87
What Jane Jacobs has taught me about neuroimmunology87
Breastfeeding induces protective T cells83
Author Correction: A virtual memory CD8+ T cell-originated subset causes alopecia areata through innate-like cytotoxicity83
Novel mouse models based on intersectional genetics to identify and characterize plasmacytoid dendritic cells82
An IGHG1 variant exhibits polarized prevalence and confers enhanced IgG1 antibody responses against life-threatening organisms82
Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms81
Sequential lymphotoxin-β receptor and retinoic acid receptor signals regulate cDC2 fate81
Dynamic chromatin accessibility licenses STAT5- and STAT6-dependent innate-like function of TH9 cells to promote allergic inflammation81
Multimodal profiling reveals site-specific adaptation and tissue residency hallmarks of γδ T cells across organs in mice80
Low-avidity T cells drive endogenous tumor immunity in mice and humans80
Vγ9Vδ2 T cells recognize butyrophilin 2A1 and 3A1 heteromers80
LPS structure shapes Treg cells80
Prenatal and postnatal neuroimmune interactions in neurodevelopmental disorders79
Monocyte-derived IL-6 programs microglia to rebuild damaged brain vasculature79
Depletion of slow-cycling PDGFRα+ADAM12+ mesenchymal cells promotes antitumor immunity by restricting macrophage efferocytosis79
The expanding role of the NLRP3 inflammasome from periodic fevers to therapeutic targets78
Distinct developmental pathways generate functionally distinct populations of natural killer cells78
Hypoxia drives CD39-dependent suppressor function in exhausted T cells to limit antitumor immunity78
Regulatory T cell-derived IL-1Ra suppresses the innate response to respiratory viral infection78
HSCs perpetuate inflammation77
Unraveling age-specific complexity in the human T cell compartment77
Pregnancy stress76
Mouse long-lived plasma cells develop from multiple origins76
Facilitating broad antibody responses75
Gasdermin splicing74
B cells require exosomes74
Meningeal damage repair74
Germinal centers FAMished without TFAM73
Author Correction: Long-term retention of antigens in germinal centers is controlled by the spatial organization of the follicular dendritic cell network73
Immune tolerance in peripheral CD4+ T cells is cooperatively regulated by PD-1 and CD7373
Progress on the pathway to long COVID treatments73
Addendum: Langerhans cells renew in the skin throughout life under steady-state conditions72
TGF-β mediates epigenetic control of innate antiviral responses and SIV reservoir size72
Author Correction: GIMAP5 deficiency reveals a mammalian ceramide-driven longevity assurance pathway72
Transcriptional and epigenetic targets of MEF2C in human microglia contribute to cellular functions related to autism risk and age-related disease71
Specialization determines outcomes in inflammation and cancer70
COQ6 defies immune and metabolic expectations69
Monocyte-derived macrophages are too much of a good thing in lung fibrosis69
Impaired CD4+ T cell recognition of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern68
DC subsets and states unraveled across human juxtatumoral and malignant tissues68
Developmentally programmed early-age skin localization of iNKT cells supports local tissue development and homeostasis68
c-Myb redefines the hierarchy of stem-like T cells68
Author Correction: Circadian circuits control plasticity of group 3 innate lymphoid cells by sustaining epigenetic configuration of RORγt68
Age-induced alterations of granulopoiesis generate atypical neutrophils that aggravate stroke pathology67
The impact of genetic immune disorders on infections including COVID-19, inflammatory bowel disease and cancer67
Fine-tuning BACH2 dosage balances stemness and effector function to enhance antitumor T cell therapy66
Aberrant T follicular helper cells generated by TH17 cell plasticity in the gut promote extraintestinal autoimmunity66
Gut Treg cells release IL-27 to regulate TH17 cell responses65
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
Multitier mechanics control stromal adaptations in the swelling lymph node65
IRE1α–XBP1 safeguards hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by restricting pro-leukemogenic gene programs64
A second-generation M1-polarized CAR macrophage with antitumor efficacy64
The ligation between ERMAP, galectin-9 and dectin-2 promotes Kupffer cell phagocytosis and antitumor immunity64
lnc(RNA)-ing myeloid metabolism63
Notch gives early T cell progenitors time to grow up63
Human SHARPIN deficiency is linked to inborn errors of cell death63
Flt3L-mediated tumor cDC1 expansion enhances immunotherapy by priming stem-like CD8+ T cells in lymph nodes62
Monocytes can proliferate in vacant niches before differentiation into macrophages62
Intrinsic immunogenicity is a major determinant of type-specific responses in SARS-CoV-2 infections62
Author Correction: B lymphocyte-derived acetylcholine limits steady-state and emergency hematopoiesis62
A genetic disorder reveals a hematopoietic stem cell regulatory network co-opted in leukemia61
Human early-onset dementia caused by DAP12 deficiency reveals a unique signature of dysregulated microglia61
Engineering Trikines60
IFNγ-induction of TH1-like regulatory T cells controls antiviral responses60
β-Glucan reprograms neutrophils to promote disease tolerance against influenza A virus59
Y do T cells fail59
Author Correction: CD40 signal rewires fatty acid and glutamine metabolism for stimulating macrophage anti-tumorigenic functions59
m6A RNA modification regulates innate lymphoid cell responses in a lineage-specific manner59
Anti-tumor CTLs need IL-2758
Author Correction: Mitochondrial complex II in intestinal epithelial cells regulates T cell-mediated immunopathology58
Stress-induced inflammation58
Towards evidence-based immunology58
Recycling dead bacteria to fuel macrophage immunometabolism58
γδ T cells maintain sensitivity to immunotherapy in MHC-I-deficient tumors58
Pro-tumor neural pathways57
UBXN9 governs GLUT4-mediated spatial confinement of RIG-I-like receptors and signaling57
Delaying pyroptosis with an AI-screened gasdermin D pore blocker mitigates inflammatory response56
Selective IL-27 production by intestinal regulatory T cells permits gut-specific regulation of TH17 cell immunity55
Repeated mRNA vaccination sequentially boosts SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells in persons with previous COVID-1955
TFH cell responses endure in human lymph nodes after vaccination55
Divergent cytokine and transcriptional signatures control functional T follicular helper cell heterogeneity55
LAG3 ectodomain structure reveals functional interfaces for ligand and antibody recognition54
TNF gives plasmacytoid dendritic cells a new life54
Humanized mice for MS studies53
Antiphage SIR2 in humans53
Cholesterol mobilization regulates dendritic cell maturation and the immunogenic response to cancer52
Time is of the essence for vaccine success52
Reciprocal regulation of T follicular helper cells and dendritic cells drives colitis development52
Eosinophil–lymphocyte interactions in the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunotherapy52
STING signals to NF-κB from late endolysosomal compartments using IRF3 as an adaptor52
Inflammasome protein scaffolds the DNA damage complex during tumor development52
IFNλ drives diarrhea51
PD-L1 senses fungi51
Cell-autonomous effects of APOE4 in restricting microglial response in brain homeostasis and Alzheimer’s disease51
Hallmarks of CD8+ T cell dysfunction are established within hours of tumor antigen encounter before cell division51
The BCR-SEQC initiative50
Short-range immunity50
A CRISPR-based system for temporal, combinatorial gene knockout in mice50
Unveiling the antitumor function of ID3 in liver macrophages50
cGAS meets its demise in the nucleus50
Emerging tumor repression of immune recognition is reversed by inhibiting DNA methylation50
Pas de deux of NLRP3 and ASC with CD63 on mast cell granules50
Reactivating antitumor immunity by inhibiting JMJD1C49
David Baltimore (1938–2025)49
Spatial patterning of fibroblast TGFβ signaling underlies treatment resistance in rheumatoid arthritis49
Publisher Correction: IFNγ binding to extracellular matrix prevents fatal systemic toxicity49
Spatial map of microglial diversity beyond proteopathy49
Quiet custodians of CD8+ T cell fate49
Publisher Correction: Tumor cell-released kynurenine biases MEP differentiation into megakaryocytes in individuals with cancer by activating AhR–RUNX149
A cocktail of kinase inhibitors that enhance the antitumor effects of CAR-T cell therapy49
Inflammatory fibroblasts remodeling in colitis48
Retraction Note: Dysregulation of CD30+ T cells by leukemia impairs isotype switching in normal B cells48
Systems neuroimmunology: current bottlenecks, research priorities and future directions48
Skin–gut crosstalk48
Old and new mpox vaccine48
Charting new territory for T cells in pediatric lupus48
Distinct spatial organization governs oral mucosal immunity48
Macrophage niche availability enables local monocyte proliferation in peripheral tissues47
Stress and immunity — the circuit makes the difference47
Large-scale phenotyping of patients with long COVID post-hospitalization reveals mechanistic subtypes of disease46
The hidden functional diversity of macrophages46
PD-1 blockade unblocks immune responses to vaccination46
Pyrimidine de novo synthesis inhibition selectively blocks effector but not memory T cell development46
Sex differences in immune responses to viruses, bacteria and vaccines46
Author Correction: Tumor immunoevasion by the conversion of effector NK cells into type 1 innate lymphoid cell46
Publisher Correction: Effect of posttranslational modifications and subclass on IgG activity: from immunity to immunotherapy46
Unique roles of co-receptor-bound LCK in helper and cytotoxic T cells46
Advancements in pathogen immunity and signaling46
TH17 cell heterogeneity and its role in tissue inflammation45
Microbiota-mediated mechanisms of mucosal immunity across the lifespan45
Differences in CD80 and CD86 transendocytosis reveal CD86 as a key target for CTLA-4 immune regulation44
Thioredoxin is a metabolic rheostat controlling regulatory B cells44
Simultaneous STING and lymphotoxin-β receptor activation induces B cell responses in tertiary lymphoid structures to potentiate antitumor immunity44
Mechanism for controlled assembly of transcriptional condensates by Aire43
The humoral response and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection43
Author Correction: Elusive early NK cell progenitor identified43
ImmGenMaps, an open-source cartography of the immune system43
TCF-1 mediates chromatin intermingling during T cell development42
Nanotech unveils cytokine traces in post-COVID cardiovascular complications42
‘Stem-like’ precursors are the fount to sustain persistent CD8+ T cell responses42
Modulating RNF4142
Mitochondria controls TH17 cells42
Natural mouse microbes transiently block innate responses to allergens42
Phenotype and specificity of lung T cell responses correlate with outcome in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia41
Two CTLA-4 ligands, separate pHates41
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells turn red!41
Check(point) yourself before you wreck yourself in tumors41
IL-1α in aging tumors40
SLE B cells take an extrafollicular detour after mRNA vaccination40
VDAC2 enforces a mitochondrial checkpoint to cancer immunity40
Past interactions of T cells with antigens shape CAR T cell responses40
Stuart Schlossman (1935–2023)40
T cells in cerebrospinal fluid support a suspected viral link to multiple sclerosis39
Bispecific antibodies promote natural killer cell-mediated elimination of HIV-1 reservoir cells39
Genetic determinants of mannose-binding lectin activity predispose to thromboembolic complications in critical COVID-1939
Intestinal neuron-associated macrophages in health and disease39
Maternal allergy and infection promote asthma39
ETS1 is a key transcription factor that drives RANKL-expressing, tissue-destructive fibroblasts39
Yin and yang of tumor-associated macrophages39
Type 2 cytokines in the thymus activate Sirpα+ dendritic cells to promote clonal deletion39
Distinct metabolic requirements regulate B cell activation and germinal center responses38
LARP4-mediated hypertranslation drives T cell dysfunction in tumors38
PD-1 directed immunotherapy alters Tfh and humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccine38
Innate immune cells link dietary cues to normal and abnormal metabolic regulation38
Pan-vaccine analysis reveals innate immune endotypes predictive of antibody responses to vaccination37
T cells drive aging of the brain37
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