Nature Immunology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Immunology is 23. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Glucocorticoids initiate regulatory T cell and stem-cell crosstalk to grow new hair1025
Long-term study of the human memory B cell pool reveals high stability and recurrent plasmablasts797
Inflammatory macrophages677
Cancer immunology leads the way519
Mellower with age457
ETS1 is a key transcription factor that drives RANKL-expressing, tissue-destructive fibroblasts453
The rewired immune microenvironment in leukemia449
Author Correction: Dual blockade of IL-10 and PD-1 leads to control of SIV viral rebound following analytical treatment interruption368
Robust mucosal SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells effectively combat COVID-19 and establish polyfunctional resident memory in patient lungs338
Signature cytokine-associated transcriptome analysis of effector γδ T cells identifies subset-specific regulators of peripheral activation323
Progressively differentiated TFH13 cells are stabilized by JunB to mediate allergen germinal center responses315
Dual blockade of IL-10 and PD-1 leads to control of SIV viral rebound following analytical treatment interruption305
Deactylation by SIRT1 enables liquid–liquid phase separation of IRF3/IRF7 in innate antiviral immunity304
Functional T cell tolerance by peripheral tissue-based checkpoint control292
Jmjd1c demethylates STAT3 to restrain plasma cell differentiation and rheumatoid arthritis264
ILC1s control leukemia stem cell fate and limit development of AML254
Bispecific antiviral neutralizing antibodies are twice as nice224
Dangerous liaisons220
Sensing DCs191
The COVID-19 immunology masterclass enters its fourth year190
Sex differences are skin deep181
Vaccine-induced memory167
MHC-II heterozygosity limits type 1 diabetes susceptibility through negative selection166
TCF-1 mediates chromatin intermingling during T cell development163
Temporal profiling of human lymphoid tissues reveals coordinated defense against viral challenge160
ImmunOctoberfest reloaded158
The epitranscriptional factor PCIF1 orchestrates CD8+ T cell ferroptosis and activation to control antitumor immunity158
Distinct functions of CD4+ and CD8+ regulatory T cells in autoimmunity155
Single-cell profiling of the immune landscape across the human lifespan154
Anecdotes from the pandemic153
High energy, high function147
Delivering retinol144
Disease trajectories144
Genomic map of inflammatory blood proteins143
Imprinting tissue immunity142
Mitochondria controls TH17 cells141
Inflammatory blood clots138
Human and mouse peritoneal macrophages and dendritic cells compared138
Genomic map of the cellular composition of the tumor microenvironment137
Fructose sweetens antitumor responses133
Modulating RNF41132
Working towards diversity in the immunology research community131
CD8+ TRM cells in perpetual motion129
CTLA-4 nanobody stops colitis128
Antigen-presenting CAFs127
Maladaptive consequences of inflammatory events shape individual immune identity126
Keeping neonatal intestines happy125
Editorial Expression of Concern: The threshold pattern of calcineurin-dependent gene expression is altered by loss of the endogenous inhibitor calcipressin125
Natural mouse microbes transiently block innate responses to allergens125
Gene-by-environment regulation of Kupffer cell transcriptomes and epigenomes123
Immunological signature121
Weak enhancer allows autoactivation of Irf8 to control cDC1 versus cDC2 lineage commitment120
IL-1α in aging tumors120
Itaconate isomers add complexity119
Transmission of trained immunity and heterologous resistance to infections across generations117
Deletion of PD-1 destabilizes the lineage identity and metabolic fitness of tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells117
Modulating bone marrow niches115
A nasal vaccine elicits protective CD8+ T cell immunity against antigen shifted SARS-CoV-2 virus115
Complement profile115
Innate immune cells link dietary cues to normal and abnormal metabolic regulation114
Pyroptotic corpses are flagged by filopodia to alert dendritic cells112
Past interactions of T cells with antigens shape CAR T cell responses111
Trained immunity across organs110
Phenotype and specificity of lung T cell responses correlate with outcome in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia110
Mast cell migration and organization in tissues depend on integrin–ECM interactions109
Epithelial cells remove precancerous cells by cell competition via MHC class I–LILRB3 interaction106
The complexity of immune evasion mechanisms throughout the metastatic cascade103
Global and cell type-specific immunological hallmarks of severe dengue progression identified via a systems immunology approach103
Excess lipids on endosomes dictate NLRP3 localization and inflammasome activation103
Author Correction: Transcriptional function of E2A, Ebf1, Pax5, Ikaros and Aiolos analyzed by in vivo acute protein degradation in early B cell development102
Immunity after SARS-CoV-2 infections101
Author Correction: Dynamic regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α activity is essential for normal B cell development100
Skin and gut imprinted helper T cell subsets exhibit distinct functional phenotypes in central nervous system autoimmunity100
Author Correction: Robust SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity is maintained at 6 months following primary infection100
T cell exhaustion—a memory locked behind scars96
Promise and complexity of lupus mouse models94
Tpt1 the balance toward immunosuppression upon cell death94
Inflating the role of stromal cells in CD8+ T cell memory91
Mitochondrial dysfunction in the erythroid compartment90
Thomas Alexander Waldmann (1930–2021)89
Transposon-triggered innate immune response confers cancer resistance to the blind mole rat89
Author Correction: Epigenetic scarring of exhausted T cells hinders memory differentiation upon eliminating chronic antigenic stimulation87
OCT2 pre-positioning facilitates cell fate transition and chromatin architecture changes in humoral immunity86
New functions for basophils identified in kidney fibrosis85
Nanotech unveils cytokine traces in post-COVID cardiovascular complications84
Recreating immune and epithelial interactions in organoids84
SLE B cells take an extrafollicular detour after mRNA vaccination82
PD-1 and CD73 on naive CD4+ T cells synergistically limit responses to self82
Pathogenic T cells in post-viral lung disease in mice82
Ironman training for NK cells81
Publisher Correction: Fiber-poor Western diets fuel inflammation81
KSHV-encoded ORF45 activates human NLRP1 inflammasome80
Stuart Schlossman (1935–2023)79
Two-birds-one-stone approach to combine protein and mRNA vaccines for COVID-1979
The Immunological Proteome Resource79
100 years of antibody solitude in TB78
The delivery device of SARS-CoV-2 mucosal vaccine matters78
Viral protein activates the NLRP1 inflammasome77
Creating ATP via creatine kinase B for NLRP3 activation76
Two CTLA-4 ligands, separate pHates76
A common activator of tissue-remodeling fibroblasts across tissues76
tRNA methylation — a new level of control for T cell immunity75
Check(point) yourself before you wreck yourself in tumors74
T cells drive aging of the brain74
Exhausted intratumoral Vδ2− γδ T cells in human kidney cancer retain effector function73
Rebalancing TGFβ1/BMP signals in exhausted T cells unlocks responsiveness to immune checkpoint blockade therapy73
Tipping the balance in CD4+ T cells72
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells turn red!71
Mechanisms of myeloid cell entry to the healthy and diseased central nervous system71
Orthogonal engineering of synthetic T cell states to enhance cancer immunotherapy70
Author Correction: Molecular mechanisms of lineage decisions in metabolite-specific T cells70
Charting granulopoietic disturbances in sepsis69
Publisher Correction: Effect of posttranslational modifications and subclass on IgG activity: from immunity to immunotherapy69
NIAID workshop on T cell technologies68
Apoptotic contraction drives target cell release by cytotoxic T cells68
Bound to be perfect: Lck and T cell co-receptors68
Publisher Correction: Human early-onset dementia caused by DAP12 deficiency reveals a unique signature of dysregulated microglia66
Author Correction: T cell egress via lymphatic vessels is tuned by antigen encounter and limits tumor control65
X-CHIME enables combinatorial, inducible, lineage-specific and sequential knockout of genes in the immune system65
Publisher Correction: Human memory B cells show plasticity and adopt multiple fates upon recall response to SARS-CoV-265
Epithelial Nlrp10 inflammasome mediates protection against intestinal autoinflammation65
The role of recruitment versus training in influenza-induced lasting changes to alveolar macrophage function64
Author Correction: Mucosal vaccine-induced cross-reactive CD8+ T cells protect against SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 respiratory tract infection63
Nurture over nature for old antitumor T cells63
BRWD1 orchestrates small pre-B cell chromatin topology by converting static to dynamic cohesin63
Author Correction: The NK cell granule protein NKG7 regulates cytotoxic granule exocytosis and inflammation63
Epigenetic checkpoints regulate the fate and function of CAR-T cells62
When ceramides meet immune senescence, a GIMAP5 connection62
FOXP1 and KLF2 reciprocally regulate checkpoints of stem-like to effector transition in CAR T cells62
Regulators of placental antibody transfer through a modeling lens61
Author Correction: Selenium–GPX4 axis protects follicular helper T cells from ferroptosis60
Stem-like T cells are associated with the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis in humans59
Alternative platelet differentiation pathways initiated by nonhierarchically related hematopoietic stem cells59
Vaccination reduces central nervous system IL-1β and memory deficits after COVID-19 in mice59
Affinity gaps among B cells in germinal centers drive the selection of MPER precursors59
PI3Kγ in B cells promotes antibody responses and generation of antibody-secreting cells59
Distinctive evolution of alveolar T cell responses is associated with clinical outcomes in unvaccinated patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia58
ZBTB46 coordinates angiogenesis and immunity to control tumor outcome58
Microbiota shape tumor immunity57
DNA-sensing pathways in health, autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases57
New fibroblast network connections support lymphocytic cellular service57
3D imaging of the synovium defines an immune defense system at the blood–joint barrier56
Reply to: ‘Lack of evidence for intergenerational inheritance of immune resistance to infections’56
Anti-fungal role for type I IFN as dectin-1 triggers non-pathogenic TH17 cell development56
Author Correction: Macrophage function in adipose tissue homeostasis and metabolic inflammation55
Autoantibodies against chemokines post-SARS-CoV-2 infection correlate with disease course55
Epigenetic scars of CD8+ T cell exhaustion persist after cure of chronic infection in humans55
Profound phenotypic and epigenetic heterogeneity of the HIV-1-infected CD4+ T cell reservoir55
PD-L1–PD-1 interactions limit effector regulatory T cell populations at homeostasis and during infection54
Bispecific antibodies promote natural killer cell-mediated elimination of HIV-1 reservoir cells54
Mitochondrial aspartate regulates TNF biogenesis and autoimmune tissue inflammation54
Recruitment and activation of type 3 innate lymphoid cells promote antitumor immune responses54
SHP-2 and PD-1-SHP-2 signaling regulate myeloid cell differentiation and antitumor responses54
Direct presentation of inflammation-associated self-antigens by thymic innate-like T cells induces elimination of autoreactive CD8+ thymocytes53
Next-generation combination approaches for immune checkpoint therapy53
A TNIP1-driven systemic autoimmune disorder with elevated IgG453
Distinct metabolic requirements regulate B cell activation and germinal center responses53
Differential roles of human CD4+ and CD8+ regulatory T cells in controlling self-reactive immune responses53
CTLA-4 tail fusion enhances CAR-T antitumor immunity53
Transcriptomic analysis of intestine following administration of a transglutaminase 2 inhibitor to prevent gluten-induced intestinal damage in celiac disease52
Clonal succession after prolonged antiretroviral therapy rejuvenates CD8+ T cell responses against HIV-152
Nociceptor-immune interactomes reveal insult-specific immune signatures of pain52
PI16+ reticular cells in human palatine tonsils govern T cell activity in distinct subepithelial niches52
Regulatory T cells function in established systemic inflammation and reverse fatal autoimmunity52
Human immune diversity: from evolution to modernity52
Loss of the intracellular enzyme QPCTL limits chemokine function and reshapes myeloid infiltration to augment tumor immunity51
pH sensing controls tissue inflammation by modulating cellular metabolism and endo-lysosomal function of immune cells51
Decoding the tumor microenvironment with spatial technologies51
Resident memory T cells develop regional dialects51
Multimodal single-cell datasets characterize antigen-specific CD8+ T cells across SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and infection51
Spatial proteomics of tumor microenvironments reveal why location matters50
Single-cell analysis of human MAIT cell transcriptional, functional and clonal diversity50
An immunodominant NP105–113-B*07:02 cytotoxic T cell response controls viral replication and is associated with less severe COVID-19 disease49
SALL1 enforces microglia-specific DNA binding and function of SMADs to establish microglia identity49
Astrocyte-targeted gene delivery of interleukin 2 specifically increases brain-resident regulatory T cell numbers and protects against pathological neuroinflammation49
PD-1 directed immunotherapy alters Tfh and humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccine49
Type 2 cytokines in the thymus activate Sirpα+ dendritic cells to promote clonal deletion49
The volume-regulated anion channel LRRC8C suppresses T cell function by regulating cyclic dinucleotide transport and STING–p53 signaling48
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells restrict reactive oxidative damage and preserve meningeal barrier integrity and cognitive function48
The astrocyte-produced growth factor HB-EGF limits autoimmune CNS pathology48
Pan-vaccine analysis reveals innate immune endotypes predictive of antibody responses to vaccination48
Clonal structure, stability and dynamics of human memory B cells and circulating plasmablasts48
Memory B cell subsets have divergent developmental origins that are coupled to distinct imprinted epigenetic states48
Shared and distinct biological circuits in effector, memory and exhausted CD8+ T cells revealed by temporal single-cell transcriptomics and epigenetics48
The neuroimmunology of social-stress-induced sensitization48
A longitudinal single-cell atlas of anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment in inflammatory bowel disease47
Heme catabolism by tumor-associated macrophages controls metastasis formation47
Hypoxia shapes the immune landscape in lung injury and promotes the persistence of inflammation46
APOE4 impairs the microglial response in Alzheimer’s disease by inducing TGFβ-mediated checkpoints46
Mapping STING45
Eva Klein (1925–2025)45
Human TH17 cells engage gasdermin E pores to release IL-1α on NLRP3 inflammasome activation45
The X-linked epigenetic regulator UTX controls NK cell-intrinsic sex differences45
Overcoming TGFβ and activin A suppression boosts NK cell antitumor function45
Defining blood-induced microglia functions in neurodegeneration through multiomic profiling45
TCF1–LEF1 co-expression identifies a multipotent progenitor cell (TH2-MPP) across human allergic diseases45
Peroxisomes mediate tissue repair45
The multiple myeloma microenvironment is defined by an inflammatory stromal cell landscape45
BCG vaccination stimulates integrated organ immunity by feedback of the adaptive immune response to imprint prolonged innate antiviral resistance45
Circadian control of tumor immunosuppression affects efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade44
Divergent clonal differentiation trajectories of T cell exhaustion44
Mitochondrial damage activates the NLRP10 inflammasome44
Innate lymphoid cells and cancer44
Distinct changes in endosomal composition promote NLRP3 inflammasome activation43
Hallmarks of T cell aging43
Navigating the path forward for evidence-based management of long COVID42
Inducing trained immunity in pro-metastatic macrophages to control tumor metastasis42
Author Correction: Genetics of circulating inflammatory proteins identifies drivers of immune-mediated disease risk and therapeutic targets42
A virtual memory CD8+ T cell-originated subset causes alopecia areata through innate-like cytotoxicity42
Antibody-independent protection against heterologous SARS-CoV-2 challenge conferred by prior infection or vaccination42
Multiplex targeting of immune-modulating genes in cancer42
Macrophage function in adipose tissue homeostasis and metabolic inflammation41
LAG3 associates with TCR–CD3 complexes and suppresses signaling by driving co-receptor–Lck dissociation41
Altered ISGylation drives aberrant macrophage-dependent immune responses during SARS-CoV-2 infection41
Hierarchical regulation of the resting and activated T cell epigenome by major transcription factor families41
Analysis of brain and blood single-cell transcriptomics in acute and subacute phases after experimental stroke41
NgR1 is an NK cell inhibitory receptor that destabilizes the immunological synapse40
Lactation-associated macrophages exist in murine mammary tissue and human milk40
In vivo CRISPR screens reveal the landscape of immune evasion pathways across cancer40
The integrated stress response pathway controls cytokine production in tissue-resident memory CD4+ T cells40
Enhancing human NK cell antitumor function by knocking out SMAD4 to counteract TGFβ and activin A suppression40
Macrophage IRX3 promotes diet-induced obesity and metabolic inflammation39
The T cell immune response against SARS-CoV-239
γδ stress detectors38
Genetic determinants of mannose-binding lectin activity predispose to thromboembolic complications in critical COVID-1938
Glucocorticoid signaling and regulatory T cells cooperate to maintain the hair-follicle stem-cell niche38
Ammonia detoxification promotes CD8+ T cell memory development by urea and citrulline cycles38
TREM2 macrophages drive NK cell paucity and dysfunction in lung cancer38
Reversing T cell immunity reveals the basis for T cell lineage fate determination37
IFN response depletes serotonin37
Learning from inborn errors37
A distinct subtype of stromal cell orchestrates the inflammatory response to tissue injury37
Activation of the transcription factor NFAT5 in the tumor microenvironment enforces CD8+ T cell exhaustion36
Controlling TRM differentiation36
The legacy of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection on the immunology of the neonate36
Immune imprinting36
Sodium chloride in the tumor microenvironment enhances T cell metabolic fitness and cytotoxicity36
Long COVID36
IL-3 worsens MS35
Neuroimmunology, women scientists and dogma35
Understanding serial killers35
Joost J. Oppenheim (1934–2022)34
Monocytes as targets33
Generation of a novel synthetic CD8+ T cell state that leads to tumor control in mice33
A protective ACPA33
Thymus mimetic cells33
Mediating TH17 transit32
Vaccination prevents cognitive impairment after breakthrough infection with SARS-CoV-232
Allergy orchestrators32
Self-sustaining inflammatory cycle causes memory impairment in neuropsychiatric lupus32
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