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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Vaccine-induced memory1088
The delivery device of SARS-CoV-2 mucosal vaccine matters973
Orthogonal engineering of synthetic T cell states to enhance cancer immunotherapy754
Two-birds-one-stone approach to combine protein and mRNA vaccines for COVID-19583
Author Correction: Mucosal vaccine-induced cross-reactive CD8+ T cells protect against SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 respiratory tract infection550
Complement profile502
Imprinting tissue immunity481
3D imaging of the synovium defines an immune defense system at the blood–joint barrier413
Author Correction: Dual blockade of IL-10 and PD-1 leads to control of SIV viral rebound following analytical treatment interruption366
Keeping neonatal intestines happy365
Astrocyte TRAIL promotes GBM239
Neurons protect against fibrosis221
The role of recruitment versus training in influenza-induced lasting changes to alveolar macrophage function208
Pathogenic T cells in post-viral lung disease in mice202
PD-1 and CD73 on naive CD4+ T cells synergistically limit responses to self198
Vaccination reduces central nervous system IL-1β and memory deficits after COVID-19 in mice198
Ironman training for NK cells194
Charting granulopoietic disturbances in sepsis183
Deactylation by SIRT1 enables liquid–liquid phase separation of IRF3/IRF7 in innate antiviral immunity183
Direct presentation of inflammation-associated self-antigens by thymic innate-like T cells induces elimination of autoreactive CD8+ thymocytes179
PD-L1–PD-1 interactions limit effector regulatory T cell populations at homeostasis and during infection179
CTLA-4 tail fusion enhances CAR-T antitumor immunity178
A longitudinal single-cell atlas of anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment in inflammatory bowel disease172
A TNIP1-driven systemic autoimmune disorder with elevated IgG4167
The complexity of immune evasion mechanisms throughout the metastatic cascade166
Lactation-associated macrophages exist in murine mammary tissue and human milk163
Analysis of brain and blood single-cell transcriptomics in acute and subacute phases after experimental stroke159
Memory B cell subsets have divergent developmental origins that are coupled to distinct imprinted epigenetic states159
Transposon-triggered innate immune response confers cancer resistance to the blind mole rat159
Secretogranin 2 binds LILRB4 resulting in immunosuppression157
A little less reading, a little more type 9 action155
Deletion of PD-1 destabilizes the lineage identity and metabolic fitness of tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells150
Clonal succession after prolonged antiretroviral therapy rejuvenates CD8+ T cell responses against HIV-1149
Single-cell analysis of human MAIT cell transcriptional, functional and clonal diversity149
In vivo CRISPR screens reveal the landscape of immune evasion pathways across cancer148
Human TH17 cells engage gasdermin E pores to release IL-1α on NLRP3 inflammasome activation148
Defective fibrinolysis in periodontitis147
Reversing T cell immunity reveals the basis for T cell lineage fate determination146
Nociceptors enhance humoral immunity145
Restriction factor145
Beneficial role of GZMK+CD8+ T cells in neurodegeneration142
A polarizing answer — microglia in Nasu-Hakola disease142
Mutations in the human CSF1R gene impact microglia’s maintenance of brain white matter integrity138
Microglia loss triggers glial stress and white matter damage in human leukodystrophy138
The receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants targets Siglec-9 to decrease its immunogenicity by preventing macrophage phagocytosis138
CAR macrophages on a fast track to solid tumor therapy137
Sodium chloride in the tumor microenvironment enhances T cell metabolic fitness and cytotoxicity135
Single-cell profiling identifies mechanisms of inflammatory heterogeneity in chronic rhinosinusitis135
PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape135
A microbial iron fist to fight tumors134
The road not taken en route to T cell exhaustion132
Author Correction: Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms127
Publisher Correction: PU.1 and BCL11B sequentially cooperate with RUNX1 to anchor mSWI/SNF to poise the T cell effector landscape126
Insights into autoimmunity and cancer125
Enhancing T cell therapy125
m1A tRNA modification facilitates rapid T cell proliferation122
Learning from inborn errors117
G-CSF drives autoinflammation in APLAID115
Aging lymph node responses115
Carboxylation switch114
Six degrees of TGFβ113
Mammary intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal inputs shape T cell dynamics in lactogenesis110
Cytokine polarized, alternatively activated bone marrow neutrophils drive axon regeneration109
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine-induced Fc receptor binding tracks with differential susceptibility to COVID-19107
Aging disrupts circadian gene regulation and function in macrophages106
Oleic acid availability impacts thymocyte preprogramming and subsequent peripheral Treg cell differentiation106
Enhancer-instructed epigenetic landscape and chromatin compartmentalization dictate a primary antibody repertoire protective against specific bacterial pathogens105
Type I interferon transcriptional network regulates expression of coinhibitory receptors in human T cells105
KEAP1 maintains stemness104
E3 ligase RAD18 targets phosphorylated IRF3 to terminate IFNB1 transcription99
JAK-STAT signaling maintains homeostasis in T cells and macrophages98
GPR34 is a metabolic immune checkpoint for ILC1-mediated antitumor immunity98
Circadian circuits control plasticity of group 3 innate lymphoid cells by sustaining epigenetic configuration of RORγt98
The heterogeneity of neutrophils in cancer and its implication for therapeutic targeting97
tRNA-m1A modification promotes T cell expansion via efficient MYC protein synthesis96
Mechanisms of NLRP3 activation and inhibition elucidated by functional analysis of disease-associated variants96
IL-1 and IL-1ra are key regulators of the inflammatory response to RNA vaccines96
Defining macrophages in the lactating murine mammary gland and human milk95
Mucus needs GSDMD93
What Jane Jacobs has taught me about neuroimmunology92
Three cytokine pairs modulate sepsis effects at the organism level90
Role of the T cell vitamin D receptor in severe COVID-1989
Less BMI-1 is more for chronic infections89
Reply to ‘Comment on: Repositioning TH cell polarization from single cytokines to complex help’88
Author Correction: Neoantigen-specific stem cell memory-like CD4+ T cells mediate CD8+ T cell-dependent immunotherapy of MHC class II-negative solid tumors87
An IGHG1 variant exhibits polarized prevalence and confers enhanced IgG1 antibody responses against life-threatening organisms87
Runx factors launch T cell and innate lymphoid programs via direct and gene network-based mechanisms86
Transcriptional state and function of CD8+ memory T cells is linked to past proliferation84
Multimodal profiling reveals site-specific adaptation and tissue residency hallmarks of γδ T cells across organs in mice83
Vγ9Vδ2 T cells recognize butyrophilin 2A1 and 3A1 heteromers83
Dynamic CD4+ T cell heterogeneity defines subset-specific suppression and PD-L1-blockade-driven functional restoration in chronic infection82
Distinct developmental pathways generate functionally distinct populations of natural killer cells81
Regulatory T cell-derived IL-1Ra suppresses the innate response to respiratory viral infection80
Prenatal and postnatal neuroimmune interactions in neurodevelopmental disorders80
Hypoxia drives CD39-dependent suppressor function in exhausted T cells to limit antitumor immunity79
Dynamic chromatin accessibility licenses STAT5- and STAT6-dependent innate-like function of TH9 cells to promote allergic inflammation79
2B or not 2B is the question in DC ontogeny79
Depletion of slow-cycling PDGFRα+ADAM12+ mesenchymal cells promotes antitumor immunity by restricting macrophage efferocytosis78
LPS structure shapes Treg cells78
The expanding role of the NLRP3 inflammasome from periodic fevers to therapeutic targets78
Low-avidity T cells drive endogenous tumor immunity in mice and humans77
Monocyte-derived IL-6 programs microglia to rebuild damaged brain vasculature77
Novel mouse models based on intersectional genetics to identify and characterize plasmacytoid dendritic cells76
Meningeal damage repair76
Unraveling age-specific complexity in the human T cell compartment76
Mapping the interferon response76
HSCs perpetuate inflammation75
Mouse long-lived plasma cells develop from multiple origins75
Facilitating broad antibody responses73
Pregnancy stress73
B cells require exosomes72
Gasdermin splicing72
Immune tolerance in peripheral CD4+ T cells is cooperatively regulated by PD-1 and CD7371
Germinal centers FAMished without TFAM70
Impaired CD4+ T cell recognition of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern70
Author Correction: Long-term retention of antigens in germinal centers is controlled by the spatial organization of the follicular dendritic cell network69
Author Correction: GIMAP5 deficiency reveals a mammalian ceramide-driven longevity assurance pathway68
COQ6 defies immune and metabolic expectations68
Neuropilin-1 flags lung-resident type 2 innate lymphoid cells68
Monocyte-derived macrophages are too much of a good thing in lung fibrosis68
Specific CD4+ T cell phenotypes associate with bacterial control in people who ‘resist’ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis66
Gut Treg cells release IL-27 to regulate TH17 cell responses66
Addendum: Langerhans cells renew in the skin throughout life under steady-state conditions66
Specialization determines outcomes in inflammation and cancer65
IRE1α–XBP1 safeguards hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by restricting pro-leukemogenic gene programs64
Homeostatic IL-13 in healthy skin directs dendritic cell differentiation to promote TH2 and inhibit TH17 cell polarization64
Developmentally programmed early-age skin localization of iNKT cells supports local tissue development and homeostasis63
Itaconate modifies JAK163
c-Myb redefines the hierarchy of stem-like T cells62
Genetic variants in UNC93B1 predispose to childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus62
Aberrant T follicular helper cells generated by TH17 cell plasticity in the gut promote extraintestinal autoimmunity62
Multitier mechanics control stromal adaptations in the swelling lymph node61
The impact of genetic immune disorders on infections including COVID-19, inflammatory bowel disease and cancer61
Notch gives early T cell progenitors time to grow up61
A global effort to dissect the human genetic basis of resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection61
A second-generation M1-polarized CAR macrophage with antitumor efficacy61
The ligation between ERMAP, galectin-9 and dectin-2 promotes Kupffer cell phagocytosis and antitumor immunity61
Establishment and recall of SARS-CoV-2 spike epitope-specific CD4+ T cell memory61
Disrupting Roquin-1 interaction with Regnase-1 induces autoimmunity and enhances antitumor responses61
Age-induced alterations of granulopoiesis generate atypical neutrophils that aggravate stroke pathology61
Author Correction: B lymphocyte-derived acetylcholine limits steady-state and emergency hematopoiesis60
Human SHARPIN deficiency is linked to inborn errors of cell death60
Anti-tumor CTLs need IL-2759
lnc(RNA)-ing myeloid metabolism59
Towards evidence-based immunology59
Monocytes can proliferate in vacant niches before differentiation into macrophages59
Y do T cells fail59
γδ T cells maintain sensitivity to immunotherapy in MHC-I-deficient tumors58
Recycling dead bacteria to fuel macrophage immunometabolism57
Inflammasome protein scaffolds the DNA damage complex during tumor development57
TFH cell responses endure in human lymph nodes after vaccination56
Time is of the essence for vaccine success56
An updated guide for the perplexed: cytometry in the high-dimensional era56
Author Correction: CD40 signal rewires fatty acid and glutamine metabolism for stimulating macrophage anti-tumorigenic functions56
UBXN9 governs GLUT4-mediated spatial confinement of RIG-I-like receptors and signaling56
m6A RNA modification regulates innate lymphoid cell responses in a lineage-specific manner56
Stress-induced inflammation56
SARS-CoV-2 immune repertoire in MIS-C and pediatric COVID-1956
Selective IL-27 production by intestinal regulatory T cells permits gut-specific regulation of TH17 cell immunity55
LAG3 ectodomain structure reveals functional interfaces for ligand and antibody recognition55
Cell-autonomous effects of APOE4 in restricting microglial response in brain homeostasis and Alzheimer’s disease55
IFNγ-induction of TH1-like regulatory T cells controls antiviral responses54
Antiphage SIR2 in humans54
Intrinsic immunogenicity is a major determinant of type-specific responses in SARS-CoV-2 infections54
The immunoregulatory landscape of human tuberculosis granulomas53
Humanized mice for MS studies53
TNF gives plasmacytoid dendritic cells a new life53
Repeated mRNA vaccination sequentially boosts SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells in persons with previous COVID-1952
Cholesterol mobilization regulates dendritic cell maturation and the immunogenic response to cancer52
A genetic disorder reveals a hematopoietic stem cell regulatory network co-opted in leukemia52
β-Glucan reprograms neutrophils to promote disease tolerance against influenza A virus51
Human early-onset dementia caused by DAP12 deficiency reveals a unique signature of dysregulated microglia51
Reciprocal regulation of T follicular helper cells and dendritic cells drives colitis development51
COVID-19 vaccine trials must include helminth-infected cohorts51
Hallmarks of CD8+ T cell dysfunction are established within hours of tumor antigen encounter before cell division51
Eosinophil–lymphocyte interactions in the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunotherapy50
Emerging tumor repression of immune recognition is reversed by inhibiting DNA methylation50
Old and new mpox vaccine50
A cocktail of kinase inhibitors that enhance the antitumor effects of CAR-T cell therapy49
Author Correction: Tumor immunoevasion by the conversion of effector NK cells into type 1 innate lymphoid cell49
PD-L1 senses fungi49
Inflammatory fibroblasts remodeling in colitis49
Author Correction: Homeostatic IL-13 in healthy skin directs dendritic cell differentiation to promote TH2 and inhibit TH17 cell polarization49
Author Correction: Elusive early NK cell progenitor identified49
Publisher Correction: IFNγ binding to extracellular matrix prevents fatal systemic toxicity48
PD-1 blockade unblocks immune responses to vaccination48
cGAS meets its demise in the nucleus48
Publisher Correction: Tumor cell-released kynurenine biases MEP differentiation into megakaryocytes in individuals with cancer by activating AhR–RUNX148
IFNλ drives diarrhea47
Reactivating antitumor immunity by inhibiting JMJD1C47
The embers underneath the CoV-2 pandemic: a semblance of the persistent burn of health inequities and disparities in the United States47
Pyrimidine de novo synthesis inhibition selectively blocks effector but not memory T cell development47
Advancements in pathogen immunity and signaling47
Unique roles of co-receptor-bound LCK in helper and cytotoxic T cells46
The BCR-SEQC initiative46
Publisher Correction: Effect of posttranslational modifications and subclass on IgG activity: from immunity to immunotherapy46
Short-range immunity46
Mechanism for controlled assembly of transcriptional condensates by Aire46
Unveiling the antitumor function of ID3 in liver macrophages45
Skin–gut crosstalk45
Pas de deux of NLRP3 and ASC with CD63 on mast cell granules45
ImmGenMaps, an open-source cartography of the immune system45
An anion channel for cyclic dinucleotides in T cells44
A CRISPR-based system for temporal, combinatorial gene knockout in mice44
The hidden functional diversity of macrophages43
Systems neuroimmunology: current bottlenecks, research priorities and future directions43
Stress and immunity — the circuit makes the difference43
Spatial map of microglial diversity beyond proteopathy43
Macrophage niche availability enables local monocyte proliferation in peripheral tissues43
Thioredoxin is a metabolic rheostat controlling regulatory B cells42
Large-scale phenotyping of patients with long COVID post-hospitalization reveals mechanistic subtypes of disease42
Low-dose in vivo protection and neutralization across SARS-CoV-2 variants by monoclonal antibody combinations42
PD-1 agonism by anti-CD80 inhibits T cell activation and alleviates autoimmunity42
‘Stem-like’ precursors are the fount to sustain persistent CD8+ T cell responses41
The humoral response and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection41
TH17 cell heterogeneity and its role in tissue inflammation41
Differences in CD80 and CD86 transendocytosis reveal CD86 as a key target for CTLA-4 immune regulation41
ETS1 is a key transcription factor that drives RANKL-expressing, tissue-destructive fibroblasts40
Mitochondria controls TH17 cells40
TCF-1 mediates chromatin intermingling during T cell development40
Check(point) yourself before you wreck yourself in tumors39
Natural mouse microbes transiently block innate responses to allergens39
Two CTLA-4 ligands, separate pHates39
High energy, high function39
Stuart Schlossman (1935–2023)38
SLE B cells take an extrafollicular detour after mRNA vaccination38
Nanotech unveils cytokine traces in post-COVID cardiovascular complications38
Genetic determinants of mannose-binding lectin activity predispose to thromboembolic complications in critical COVID-1938
IL-1α in aging tumors38
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells turn red!38
Modulating RNF4138
Phenotype and specificity of lung T cell responses correlate with outcome in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia38
Past interactions of T cells with antigens shape CAR T cell responses37
Type 2 cytokines in the thymus activate Sirpα+ dendritic cells to promote clonal deletion37
PD-1 directed immunotherapy alters Tfh and humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccine37
VDAC2 enforces a mitochondrial checkpoint to cancer immunity37
T cells drive aging of the brain36
Bispecific antibodies promote natural killer cell-mediated elimination of HIV-1 reservoir cells36
LARP4-mediated hypertranslation drives T cell dysfunction in tumors36
The volume-regulated anion channel LRRC8C suppresses T cell function by regulating cyclic dinucleotide transport and STING–p53 signaling36
OCT2 pre-positioning facilitates cell fate transition and chromatin architecture changes in humoral immunity36
NgR1 is an NK cell inhibitory receptor that destabilizes the immunological synapse36
Intestinal neuron-associated macrophages in health and disease36
Pan-vaccine analysis reveals innate immune endotypes predictive of antibody responses to vaccination36
Innate immune cells link dietary cues to normal and abnormal metabolic regulation36
Macrophages and fibroblasts as regulators of the immune response in pancreatic cancer36
Innate lymphoid cells and cancer36
DNA-sensing pathways in health, autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases35
Distinct metabolic requirements regulate B cell activation and germinal center responses35
Enhancing human NK cell antitumor function by knocking out SMAD4 to counteract TGFβ and activin A suppression35
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