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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Vaccine-induced memory1131
Author Correction: Mucosal vaccine-induced cross-reactive CD8+ T cells protect against SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 respiratory tract infection1094
Ironman training for NK cells806
Author Correction: Dual blockade of IL-10 and PD-1 leads to control of SIV viral rebound following analytical treatment interruption657
Keeping neonatal intestines happy580
3D imaging of the synovium defines an immune defense system at the blood–joint barrier573
Imprinting tissue immunity528
Complement profile463
Orthogonal engineering of synthetic T cell states to enhance cancer immunotherapy414
Two-birds-one-stone approach to combine protein and mRNA vaccines for COVID-19405
TFH cell programs by pathogen and species269
A little less reading, a little more type 9 action249
Pathogenic T cells in post-viral lung disease in mice242
Neurons protect against fibrosis240
Secretogranin 2 binds LILRB4 resulting in immunosuppression234
Astrocyte TRAIL promotes GBM234
Clonal succession after prolonged antiretroviral therapy rejuvenates CD8+ T cell responses against HIV-1233
A TNIP1-driven systemic autoimmune disorder with elevated IgG4226
PD-1 and CD73 on naive CD4+ T cells synergistically limit responses to self215
The delivery device of SARS-CoV-2 mucosal vaccine matters210
The role of recruitment versus training in influenza-induced lasting changes to alveolar macrophage function205
Vaccination reduces central nervous system IL-1β and memory deficits after COVID-19 in mice202
PD-L1–PD-1 interactions limit effector regulatory T cell populations at homeostasis and during infection201
Deletion of PD-1 destabilizes the lineage identity and metabolic fitness of tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells194
The complexity of immune evasion mechanisms throughout the metastatic cascade191
Charting granulopoietic disturbances in sepsis186
Human TH17 cells engage gasdermin E pores to release IL-1α on NLRP3 inflammasome activation183
Direct presentation of inflammation-associated self-antigens by thymic innate-like T cells induces elimination of autoreactive CD8+ thymocytes182
Lactation-associated macrophages exist in murine mammary tissue and human milk180
A longitudinal single-cell atlas of anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment in inflammatory bowel disease180
Deactylation by SIRT1 enables liquid–liquid phase separation of IRF3/IRF7 in innate antiviral immunity180
In vivo CRISPR screens reveal the landscape of immune evasion pathways across cancer178
Single-cell analysis of human MAIT cell transcriptional, functional and clonal diversity178
CTLA-4 tail fusion enhances CAR-T antitumor immunity176
Analysis of brain and blood single-cell transcriptomics in acute and subacute phases after experimental stroke174
Memory B cell subsets have divergent developmental origins that are coupled to distinct imprinted epigenetic states165
Nociceptors enhance humoral immunity162
Restriction factor157
Reversing T cell immunity reveals the basis for T cell lineage fate determination156
m1A tRNA modification facilitates rapid T cell proliferation154
Aging lymph node responses152
Insights into autoimmunity and cancer152
Enhancing T cell therapy152
Six degrees of TGFβ151
The road not taken en route to T cell exhaustion148
Defective fibrinolysis in periodontitis148
Author Correction: Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms144
Publisher Correction: PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape142
Microglia loss triggers glial stress and white matter damage in human leukodystrophy140
Learning from inborn errors139
Carboxylation switch131
Beneficial role of GZMK+CD8+ T cells in neurodegeneration130
E3 ligase RAD18 targets phosphorylated IRF3 to terminate IFNB1 transcription128
A polarizing answer — microglia in Nasu-Hakola disease124
KEAP1 maintains stemness124
A microbial iron fist to fight tumors123
Cytokine polarized, alternatively activated bone marrow neutrophils drive axon regeneration122
Circadian circuits control plasticity of group 3 innate lymphoid cells by sustaining epigenetic configuration of RORγt120
Mammary intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal inputs shape T cell dynamics in lactogenesis116
Oleic acid availability impacts thymocyte preprogramming and subsequent peripheral Treg cell differentiation116
PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape115
GPR34 is a metabolic immune checkpoint for ILC1-mediated antitumor immunity113
G-CSF drives autoinflammation in APLAID112
Mutations in the human CSF1R gene impact microglia’s maintenance of brain white matter integrity103
The receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants targets Siglec-9 to decrease its immunogenicity by preventing macrophage phagocytosis102
Sodium chloride in the tumor microenvironment enhances T cell metabolic fitness and cytotoxicity101
Single-cell profiling identifies mechanisms of inflammatory heterogeneity in chronic rhinosinusitis101
Enhancer-instructed epigenetic landscape and chromatin compartmentalization dictate a primary antibody repertoire protective against specific bacterial pathogens100
Mechanisms of NLRP3 activation and inhibition elucidated by functional analysis of disease-associated variants98
Type I interferon transcriptional network regulates expression of coinhibitory receptors in human T cells98
The heterogeneity of neutrophils in cancer and its implication for therapeutic targeting97
tRNA-m1A modification promotes T cell expansion via efficient MYC protein synthesis96
CAR macrophages on a fast track to solid tumor therapy96
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine-induced Fc receptor binding tracks with differential susceptibility to COVID-1996
JAK-STAT signaling maintains homeostasis in T cells and macrophages95
IL-1 and IL-1ra are key regulators of the inflammatory response to RNA vaccines95
Defining macrophages in the lactating murine mammary gland and human milk94
Mucus needs GSDMD92
2B or not 2B is the question in DC ontogeny92
LPS structure shapes Treg cells92
Author Correction: Neoantigen-specific stem cell memory-like CD4+ T cells mediate CD8+ T cell-dependent immunotherapy of MHC class II-negative solid tumors91
Multimodal profiling reveals site-specific adaptation and tissue residency hallmarks of γδ T cells across organs in mice90
Regulatory T cell-derived IL-1Ra suppresses the innate response to respiratory viral infection90
Author Correction: A virtual memory CD8+ T cell-originated subset causes alopecia areata through innate-like cytotoxicity90
Reply to ‘Comment on: Repositioning TH cell polarization from single cytokines to complex help’89
Three cytokine pairs modulate sepsis effects at the organism level89
What Jane Jacobs has taught me about neuroimmunology87
Transcriptional state and function of CD8+ memory T cells is linked to past proliferation86
Breastfeeding induces protective T cells85
Novel mouse models based on intersectional genetics to identify and characterize plasmacytoid dendritic cells85
Sequential lymphotoxin-β receptor and retinoic acid receptor signals regulate cDC2 fate85
The expanding role of the NLRP3 inflammasome from periodic fevers to therapeutic targets84
An IGHG1 variant exhibits polarized prevalence and confers enhanced IgG1 antibody responses against life-threatening organisms83
Depletion of slow-cycling PDGFRα+ADAM12+ mesenchymal cells promotes antitumor immunity by restricting macrophage efferocytosis83
Distinct developmental pathways generate functionally distinct populations of natural killer cells82
Dynamic chromatin accessibility licenses STAT5- and STAT6-dependent innate-like function of TH9 cells to promote allergic inflammation82
Prenatal and postnatal neuroimmune interactions in neurodevelopmental disorders82
Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms82
Low-avidity T cells drive endogenous tumor immunity in mice and humans81
Vγ9Vδ2 T cells recognize butyrophilin 2A1 and 3A1 heteromers80
Hypoxia drives CD39-dependent suppressor function in exhausted T cells to limit antitumor immunity79
Monocyte-derived IL-6 programs microglia to rebuild damaged brain vasculature77
HSCs perpetuate inflammation76
Unraveling age-specific complexity in the human T cell compartment76
Pregnancy stress75
Mouse long-lived plasma cells develop from multiple origins75
Facilitating broad antibody responses75
Gasdermin splicing74
B cells require exosomes74
Meningeal damage repair73
The impact of genetic immune disorders on infections including COVID-19, inflammatory bowel disease and cancer73
Immune tolerance in peripheral CD4+ T cells is cooperatively regulated by PD-1 and CD7372
Germinal centers FAMished without TFAM71
Author Correction: Long-term retention of antigens in germinal centers is controlled by the spatial organization of the follicular dendritic cell network71
Neuropilin-1 flags lung-resident type 2 innate lymphoid cells70
Author Correction: GIMAP5 deficiency reveals a mammalian ceramide-driven longevity assurance pathway70
Monocyte-derived macrophages are too much of a good thing in lung fibrosis70
Addendum: Langerhans cells renew in the skin throughout life under steady-state conditions69
Impaired CD4+ T cell recognition of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern69
DC subsets and states unraveled across human juxtatumoral and malignant tissues69
Specialization determines outcomes in inflammation and cancer69
Multitier mechanics control stromal adaptations in the swelling lymph node68
IRE1α–XBP1 safeguards hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by restricting pro-leukemogenic gene programs68
Progress on the pathway to long COVID treatments67
Developmentally programmed early-age skin localization of iNKT cells supports local tissue development and homeostasis67
COQ6 defies immune and metabolic expectations67
Genetic variants in UNC93B1 predispose to childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus67
Gut Treg cells release IL-27 to regulate TH17 cell responses66
c-Myb redefines the hierarchy of stem-like T cells66
Aberrant T follicular helper cells generated by TH17 cell plasticity in the gut promote extraintestinal autoimmunity66
A second-generation M1-polarized CAR macrophage with antitumor efficacy65
Establishment and recall of SARS-CoV-2 spike epitope-specific CD4+ T cell memory65
Age-induced alterations of granulopoiesis generate atypical neutrophils that aggravate stroke pathology65
Specific CD4+ T cell phenotypes associate with bacterial control in people who ‘resist’ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis65
The ligation between ERMAP, galectin-9 and dectin-2 promotes Kupffer cell phagocytosis and antitumor immunity65
Transcriptional and epigenetic targets of MEF2C in human microglia contribute to cellular functions related to autism risk and age-related disease64
Notch gives early T cell progenitors time to grow up64
Itaconate modifies JAK164
lnc(RNA)-ing myeloid metabolism63
Author Correction: B lymphocyte-derived acetylcholine limits steady-state and emergency hematopoiesis63
Human SHARPIN deficiency is linked to inborn errors of cell death63
Antiphage SIR2 in humans62
Monocytes can proliferate in vacant niches before differentiation into macrophages62
Stress-induced inflammation62
Humanized mice for MS studies61
STING signals to NF-κB from late endolysosomal compartments using IRF3 as an adaptor60
COVID-19 vaccine trials must include helminth-infected cohorts60
Recycling dead bacteria to fuel macrophage immunometabolism59
Y do T cells fail59
TNF gives plasmacytoid dendritic cells a new life59
TFH cell responses endure in human lymph nodes after vaccination58
Towards evidence-based immunology58
Time is of the essence for vaccine success58
m6A RNA modification regulates innate lymphoid cell responses in a lineage-specific manner58
Inflammasome protein scaffolds the DNA damage complex during tumor development58
Divergent cytokine and transcriptional signatures control functional T follicular helper cell heterogeneity58
Human early-onset dementia caused by DAP12 deficiency reveals a unique signature of dysregulated microglia58
Intrinsic immunogenicity is a major determinant of type-specific responses in SARS-CoV-2 infections57
Repeated mRNA vaccination sequentially boosts SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells in persons with previous COVID-1956
LAG3 ectodomain structure reveals functional interfaces for ligand and antibody recognition56
IFNγ-induction of TH1-like regulatory T cells controls antiviral responses56
Selective IL-27 production by intestinal regulatory T cells permits gut-specific regulation of TH17 cell immunity55
Author Correction: CD40 signal rewires fatty acid and glutamine metabolism for stimulating macrophage anti-tumorigenic functions55
The immunoregulatory landscape of human tuberculosis granulomas55
Anti-tumor CTLs need IL-2755
γδ T cells maintain sensitivity to immunotherapy in MHC-I-deficient tumors55
Cholesterol mobilization regulates dendritic cell maturation and the immunogenic response to cancer55
Cell-autonomous effects of APOE4 in restricting microglial response in brain homeostasis and Alzheimer’s disease54
Eosinophil–lymphocyte interactions in the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunotherapy54
Delaying pyroptosis with an AI-screened gasdermin D pore blocker mitigates inflammatory response54
A genetic disorder reveals a hematopoietic stem cell regulatory network co-opted in leukemia53
β-Glucan reprograms neutrophils to promote disease tolerance against influenza A virus53
Hallmarks of CD8+ T cell dysfunction are established within hours of tumor antigen encounter before cell division53
Reciprocal regulation of T follicular helper cells and dendritic cells drives colitis development53
UBXN9 governs GLUT4-mediated spatial confinement of RIG-I-like receptors and signaling52
Author Correction: Tumor immunoevasion by the conversion of effector NK cells into type 1 innate lymphoid cell52
IFNλ drives diarrhea51
Author Correction: Elusive early NK cell progenitor identified51
PD-L1 senses fungi51
Old and new mpox vaccine51
Author Correction: Homeostatic IL-13 in healthy skin directs dendritic cell differentiation to promote TH2 and inhibit TH17 cell polarization50
Short-range immunity50
cGAS meets its demise in the nucleus50
Pas de deux of NLRP3 and ASC with CD63 on mast cell granules50
PD-1 blockade unblocks immune responses to vaccination50
Publisher Correction: IFNγ binding to extracellular matrix prevents fatal systemic toxicity50
Advancements in pathogen immunity and signaling50
The BCR-SEQC initiative49
Unveiling the antitumor function of ID3 in liver macrophages49
Inflammatory fibroblasts remodeling in colitis49
PD-1 agonism by anti-CD80 inhibits T cell activation and alleviates autoimmunity48
A CRISPR-based system for temporal, combinatorial gene knockout in mice48
An anion channel for cyclic dinucleotides in T cells48
Stress and immunity — the circuit makes the difference47
Skin–gut crosstalk47
A cocktail of kinase inhibitors that enhance the antitumor effects of CAR-T cell therapy47
The hidden functional diversity of macrophages47
Spatial map of microglial diversity beyond proteopathy47
Charting new territory for T cells in pediatric lupus46
David Baltimore (1938–2025)45
Emerging tumor repression of immune recognition is reversed by inhibiting DNA methylation45
Systems neuroimmunology: current bottlenecks, research priorities and future directions45
ImmGenMaps, an open-source cartography of the immune system45
Mechanism for controlled assembly of transcriptional condensates by Aire45
Publisher Correction: Tumor cell-released kynurenine biases MEP differentiation into megakaryocytes in individuals with cancer by activating AhR–RUNX145
Quiet custodians of CD8+ T cell fate45
Macrophage niche availability enables local monocyte proliferation in peripheral tissues44
Unique roles of co-receptor-bound LCK in helper and cytotoxic T cells44
Publisher Correction: Effect of posttranslational modifications and subclass on IgG activity: from immunity to immunotherapy44
Reactivating antitumor immunity by inhibiting JMJD1C44
The humoral response and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection43
‘Stem-like’ precursors are the fount to sustain persistent CD8+ T cell responses43
Pyrimidine de novo synthesis inhibition selectively blocks effector but not memory T cell development43
Microbiota-mediated mechanisms of mucosal immunity across the lifespan43
Differences in CD80 and CD86 transendocytosis reveal CD86 as a key target for CTLA-4 immune regulation43
TH17 cell heterogeneity and its role in tissue inflammation43
Thioredoxin is a metabolic rheostat controlling regulatory B cells43
TCF-1 mediates chromatin intermingling during T cell development42
Simultaneous STING and lymphotoxin-β receptor activation induces B cell responses in tertiary lymphoid structures to potentiate antitumor immunity42
High energy, high function42
Mitochondria controls TH17 cells42
ETS1 is a key transcription factor that drives RANKL-expressing, tissue-destructive fibroblasts42
Large-scale phenotyping of patients with long COVID post-hospitalization reveals mechanistic subtypes of disease42
Natural mouse microbes transiently block innate responses to allergens41
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells turn red!41
Phenotype and specificity of lung T cell responses correlate with outcome in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia41
Stuart Schlossman (1935–2023)41
Check(point) yourself before you wreck yourself in tumors41
Nanotech unveils cytokine traces in post-COVID cardiovascular complications41
IL-1α in aging tumors41
Past interactions of T cells with antigens shape CAR T cell responses41
Modulating RNF4141
Two CTLA-4 ligands, separate pHates41
SLE B cells take an extrafollicular detour after mRNA vaccination41
VDAC2 enforces a mitochondrial checkpoint to cancer immunity41
Genetic determinants of mannose-binding lectin activity predispose to thromboembolic complications in critical COVID-1940
Distinct roles for B cell-derived LTα3 and LTα1β2 in TNF-mediated ileitis40
PD-1 directed immunotherapy alters Tfh and humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccine39
T cells drive aging of the brain39
Macrophages and fibroblasts as regulators of the immune response in pancreatic cancer39
Robust mucosal SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells effectively combat COVID-19 and establish polyfunctional resident memory in patient lungs39
Enhancing human NK cell antitumor function by knocking out SMAD4 to counteract TGFβ and activin A suppression39
Intestinal neuron-associated macrophages in health and disease39
Type 2 cytokines in the thymus activate Sirpα+ dendritic cells to promote clonal deletion38
LARP4-mediated hypertranslation drives T cell dysfunction in tumors38
Innate lymphoid cells and cancer38
Pan-vaccine analysis reveals innate immune endotypes predictive of antibody responses to vaccination38
The volume-regulated anion channel LRRC8C suppresses T cell function by regulating cyclic dinucleotide transport and STING–p53 signaling38
NgR1 is an NK cell inhibitory receptor that destabilizes the immunological synapse38
DNA-sensing pathways in health, autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases38
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