OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Cellular & Molecular Immunology is 32. 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
The use of supercytokines, immunocytokines, engager cytokines, and other synthetic cytokines in immunotherapy	86
Significantly reduced abilities to cross-neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants by sera from convalescent COVID-19 patients infected by Delta or early strains	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
Distinct roles but cooperative effect of TLR3/9 agonists and PD-1 blockade in converting the immunotolerant microenvironment of irreversible electroporation-ablated tumors	50
The circular RNA circINPP4B acts as a sponge of miR-30a to regulate Th17 cell differentiation during progression of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis	50
Microenvironmental influences on T cell immunity in cancer and inflammation	49
Metabolism of tissue macrophages in homeostasis and pathology	49
A new perspective is needed for positive selection of germinal center B cells with higher-affinity B cell receptors	44
Biology and pathology of the uterine microenvironment and its natural killer cells	44
Phase I study of CAR-T cells with PD-1 and TCR disruption in mesothelin-positive solid tumors	43
Activation of AMPKα1 is essential for regulatory T cell function and autoimmune liver disease prevention	40
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
No evidence for increased cell entry or antibody evasion by Delta sublineage AY.4.2	39
SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in infection and vaccination	39
Priming of NLRP3 inflammasome activation by Msn kinase MINK1 in macrophages	38
HBeAg induces liver sinusoidal endothelial cell activation to promote intrahepatic CD8 T cell immunity and HBV clearance	34
NK cell dysfunction in patients with COVID-19	33
SARS-CoV-2 ORF10 suppresses the antiviral innate immune response by degrading MAVS through mitophagy	32