OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cellular & Molecular Immunology is 39. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Increased immune escape of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern Omicron	430
MHC class II in renal tubules plays an essential role in renal fibrosis	416
No crossreactivity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein antibodies with Syncytin-1	287
CAR-T cell therapy: new hope for systemic lupus erythematosus patients	189
Systems-based approaches to study immunometabolism	180
Immune regulation in the tumor microenvironment and its relevance in cancer therapy	174
SRSF1 plays a critical role in invariant natural killer T cell development and function	168
Compartmentalized immune responses and the local microbiota determine mucosal and systemic immunity against SARS-CoV-2	158
Reprogramming cholesterol metabolism in macrophages and its role in host defense against cholesterol-dependent cytolysins	145
Group 2 innate lymphoid cells can engulf and destroy bacteria	120
SARS-CoV-2 interaction with Siglec-1 mediates trans-infection by dendritic cells	114
CD28 costimulation promotes an antitumor CD8+ T cell response in myeloid antigen-presenting cell niches	111
Restoration of established systemic inflammation and autoimmunity by Foxp3+ regulatory T cells	109
FNDC4 and FNDC5 reduce SARS-CoV-2 entry points and spike glycoprotein S1-induced pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis in human adipocytes	108
Altered expression of glymphatic system-related proteins in prion diseases: Implications for the role of the glymphatic system in prion diseases	106
Resident and migratory adipose immune cells control systemic metabolism and thermogenesis	106
Screening HLA-A-restricted T cell epitopes of SARS-CoV-2 and the induction of CD8+ T cell responses in HLA-A transgenic mice	99
The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 variant A.30 is heavily mutated and evades vaccine-induced antibodies with high efficiency	95
Significantly reduced abilities to cross-neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants by sera from convalescent COVID-19 patients infected by Delta or early strains	86
The use of supercytokines, immunocytokines, engager cytokines, and other synthetic cytokines in immunotherapy	86
Diet, lipids, and antitumor immunity	85
Correction: Single-cell profiling reveals the trajectories of natural killer cell differentiation in bone marrow and a stress signature induced by acute myeloid leukemia	83
Publisher Correction: Epitopes for a 2019-nCoV vaccine	82
Ripping the Ripoptosome: a novel path for blocking allergic inflammation?	80
Characterization of TGFβ-specific CD4+T cells through the modulation of TGFβ expression in malignant myeloid cells	78

Protein synthesis, degradation, and energy metabolism in T cell immunity	74
Correction: Autophagy receptor CCDC50 modulates STING-mediated interferon response in viral infection and autoimmune disease	63
Optimal model establishment of whole-process management data for CAR-T therapy in China—how should this be done?	62
The blood–brain barrier in systemic infection and inflammation	55
The circular RNA circINPP4B acts as a sponge of miR-30a to regulate Th17 cell differentiation during progression of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis	50
Distinct roles but cooperative effect of TLR3/9 agonists and PD-1 blockade in converting the immunotolerant microenvironment of irreversible electroporation-ablated tumors	50
Microenvironmental influences on T cell immunity in cancer and inflammation	49
Metabolism of tissue macrophages in homeostasis and pathology	49
Biology and pathology of the uterine microenvironment and its natural killer cells	44
A new perspective is needed for positive selection of germinal center B cells with higher-affinity B cell receptors	44
Phase I study of CAR-T cells with PD-1 and TCR disruption in mesothelin-positive solid tumors	43
Construction of a sustainable 3-hydroxybutyrate-producing probiotic Escherichia coli for treatment of colitis	40
Metabolic programming in dendritic cells tailors immune responses and homeostasis	40
Activation of AMPKα1 is essential for regulatory T cell function and autoimmune liver disease prevention	40
SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in infection and vaccination	39
No evidence for increased cell entry or antibody evasion by Delta sublineage AY.4.2	39