OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cancer Immunology Research is 37. 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.)

Article	Citations
Abstract P039: The immune profile of colorectal and pancreas adenocarcinomas: Differences between central and peripheric tumor regions	192
Abstract P003: Efficacy results of a novel vaccine composed of stimulated and haptenized tumors cells in Balbc mice grafted with murine colon adenocarcinoma CT26 cells	131
A Sampling of Highlights from the Literature	124
Exercise as an Immune Boost: Mechanism-Driven Support for Lifestyle Interventions	109
Optimal Neoantigen Cancer Vaccines Target CD8+ and CD4+ T Cells with Multiple Antigens	94
Transforming the Dark into Light: A Siglec-9 Switch	88
IL18 at the Crossroads between Chronic Inflammation and T-cell Exhaustion in Pancreatic Cancer	83
IL-15 Complex Enhances Agonistic Anti-CD40 + Anti-PDL1 by Correcting the T-bet to Tox Ratio in CD8+ T cells Infiltrating Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma	80
Combination Therapy Approaches to Enhance the Efficacy of ERV-Targeting Vaccines in Cancer	69
Self-Renewing CD8+ T-cell Abundance in Blood Associates with Response to Immunotherapy	67
T-cell Senescence in the Tumor Microenvironment	65
Single-Cell Analysis of Posttranslational Modifications Identifies Immunosuppressive Macrophage Subtypes in the HBV-Positive Hepatocellular Carcinoma Microenvironment	65
Different PD-L1 Assays Reveal Distinct Immunobiology and Clinical Outcomes in Urothelial Cancer	64
A Population of TIM4+FOLR2+ Macrophages Localized in Tertiary Lymphoid Structures Correlates to an Active Immune Infiltrate Across Several Cancer Types	61
Host Interactions with Engineered T-cell Micropharmacies	59
Reciprocal Interactions Between the Gut Microbiome and Mammary Tissue Mast Cells Promote Metastatic Dissemination of HR+ Breast Tumors	57
CLN-617 Retains IL2 and IL12 in Injected Tumors to Drive Robust and Systemic Immune-Mediated Antitumor Activity	56
Preclinical Characterization and Phase I Study of an Anti–HER2-TLR7 Immune-Stimulator Antibody Conjugate in Patients with HER2+ Malignancies	56
The ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Docosahexaenoic Acid Enhances NK-Cell Antitumor Effector Functions	55
Profiling Multiple CD8+ T-cell Functional Dimensions Enhances Breast Cancer Immune Assessment	54
Abstract P073: Gut microbiota shift in melanoma patients undergoing immunotherapy is associated with clinical response	53
Abstract P009: Correlation between immune modulation of macrophage recruitment and new blood vessel formation in a subcutaneous murine mouse model of colorectal cancer	53
Abstract IA17: The power of ONE: Immunology in the age of single cell genomics	52
A Sampling of Highlights from the Literature	52
High Mobility Group Protein B1 Decreases Surface Localization of PD-1 to Augment T-cell Activation	47

Loss of LRRC33-Dependent TGFβ1 Activation Enhances Antitumor Immunity and Checkpoint Blockade Therapy	45
Cannabidiol Enhances Atezolizumab Efficacy by Upregulating PD-L1 Expression via the cGAS–STING Pathway in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells	43
Ncoa2 Promotes CD8+ T cell–Mediated Antitumor Immunity by Stimulating T-cell Activation via Upregulation of PGC-1α Critical for Mitochondrial Function	42
Evaluation of proton minibeam radiation therapy on anti-tumor immune responses in a rat model of glioblastoma	42
The HSP90 Inhibitor Pimitespib Targets Regulatory T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment	41
High Expression of MHC Class I Overcomes Cancer Immunotherapy Resistance Due to IFNγ Signaling Pathway Defects	41
A Sampling of Highlights from the Literature	41
Harnessing Microbiota to Improve Immunotherapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers	40
Identification and Phenotypic Characterization of Neoantigen-Specific Cytotoxic CD4+ T Cells in Endometrial Cancer	39
Engineering CD20 CARs with a Twist	39
Ethnicity, Immunity, and Outcomes: Biology versus Socioeconomic Status	39
Neoadjuvant STING Activation, Extended Half-life IL2, and Checkpoint Blockade Promote Metastasis Clearance via Sustained NK-cell Activation	37
SPP1+ Tumor-associated Macrophages Drive Immunotherapy Resistance via CD8+ T-Cell Dysfunction in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma	37
Age-Associated Contraction of Tumor-Specific T Cells Impairs Antitumor Immunity	37