Science Immunology

Papers
(The median citation count of Science Immunology is 13. 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
Anti–immune complex antibodies are elicited during repeated immunization with HIV Env immunogens571
Linking vaccine adjuvant mechanisms of action to function494
Germline biallelic mutation affecting the transcription factor Helios causes pleiotropic defects of immunity441
Cis interactions between CD2 and its ligands on T cells are required for T cell activation374
Macrophage compartmentalization in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid system326
The gene regulatory basis of bystander activation in CD8 + T cells320
Mast cells help organize the Peyer’s patch niche for induction of IgA responses260
Mast cell–derived BH4 and serotonin are critical mediators of postoperative pain252
Sulfated bile acid is a host-derived ligand for MAIT cells243
Welcoming c-MAF to the macrophage transcription factor VAM-ily220
T cell help induces Myc transcriptional bursts in germinal center B cells during positive selection209
Integrin α3 promotes T H 17 cell polarization and extravasation during autoimmune neuroinflammation190
STING-activating nanoparticles normalize the vascular-immune interface to potentiate cancer immunotherapy179
The acid-sensing receptor GPR65 on tumor macrophages drives tumor growth in obesity177
Central memory T cells are the most effective precursors of resident memory T cells in human skin173
Ikaros is a principal regulator of Aire + mTEC homeostasis, thymic mimetic cell diversity, and central tolerance172
Silent recognition of flagellins from human gut commensal bacteria by Toll-like receptor 5166
Type 2 immune predisposition results in accelerated neutrophil aging causing susceptibility to bacterial infection165
Resident T H 2 cells orchestrate adipose tissue remodeling at a site adjacent to infection160
Single-cell NAD(H) levels predict clonal lymphocyte expansion dynamics159
The Benjamin Button effect on stem cells: Reversing the clock on aging immunity159
T regs and inflammation—bring it on!157
The HLA advantage: Why COVID-19 benched you but not your co-worker154
MTHFD2, metabolic mastermind of CD4 + T cell destiny153
Plasmablasts from the past: Nostalgic B cells can’t let go148
A T-rojan horse strategy for cancer immunotherapy146
It’s good to have Gremlins in the zone142
Bearing a grudge—How human natural killer cells remember past insults140
A three-stage developmental pathway for human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells within the postnatal thymus134
Orientation-dependent CD45 inhibition with viral and engineered ligands134
CAR-ving away OX40L with engineered T regs130
Single-cell analysis of anti-BCMA CAR T cell therapy in patients with central nervous system autoimmunity128
Immune recall improves antibody durability and breadth to SARS-CoV-2 variants127
Fractionating a COVID-19 Ad5-vectored vaccine improves virus-specific immunity126
Immune memory from SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters provides variant-independent protection but still allows virus transmission125
HLA-E–restricted SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells from convalescent COVID-19 patients suppress virus replication despite HLA class Ia down-regulation121
The cold truth about TCR structure116
Selfish antibodies target auto-antigens in cancer116
A SPARC-ling link to inflammaging113
The trouble with TRIBbles: TRIB3 blocks CD8 T cell homing to colorectal cancers112
Promoting (and targeting) alternative expression110
A yeast-expressed RBD-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine formulated with 3M-052-alum adjuvant promotes protective efficacy in non-human primates109
Getting toGether in Germinal centers106
Is one lymphocyte’s brake another lymphocyte’s gas?101
IL-4 induces CD22 expression to restrain the effector program of virtual memory T cells98
Afraid of needles? Try lotion: Engineering skin commensals for vaccination96
Genome-wide screening identifies Trim33 as an essential regulator of dendritic cell differentiation95
RORγt-lineage APCs: The Aire apparent94
Immune checkpoint blockade sensitivity and progression-free survival associates with baseline CD8 + T cell clone size and cytotoxicity92
DPP9 deficiency: An inflammasomopathy that can be rescued by lowering NLRP1/IL-1 signaling92
BMP signaling in the intestinal epithelium drives a critical feedback loop to restrain IL-13–driven tuft cell hyperplasia91
Oxidized thioredoxin-1 restrains the NLRP1 inflammasome86
Regulatory T cells promote innate inflammation after skin barrier breach via TGF-β activation85
B cells require DOCK8 to elicit and integrate T cell help when antigen is limiting82
Erratum for the Research Article “GGNBP2 regulates MDA5 sensing triggered by self double-stranded RNA following loss of ADAR1 editing” by J. E. Heraud-Farlow et al .81
Antigen-presenting cell activation requires intrinsic and extrinsic STING signaling after the phagocytosis of DNA-damaged cells81
Cytotoxic granzyme C–expressing ILC1s contribute to antitumor immunity and neonatal autoimmunity80
Naive human B cells engage the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2, variants of concern, and related sarbecoviruses80
Virtual memory T cells orchestrate extralymphoid responses conducive to resident memory77
Targeting T cell plasticity in kidney and gut inflammation by pooled single-cell CRISPR screening76
TGFβ prevents IgE-mediated allergic disease by restraining T follicular helper 2 differentiation75
Waking the sleeping giant: Single-stranded DNA binds Schlafen 11 to initiate innate immune responses75
DNMT1 inhibition reprograms T cells to NK-like cells with potent antitumor activity72
A tetraspecific engager armed with a non-alpha IL-2 variant harnesses natural killer cells against B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma72
PD-1 blockade and vaccination provide therapeutic benefit against SIV by inducing broad and functional CD8 + T cells in lymphoid tissue70
Two-dose priming immunization amplifies humoral immunity by synchronizing vaccine delivery with the germinal center response69
SNIPR alert! Making T cells more precise killers68
Polyclonal expansion of TCR Vβ 21.3+CD4+and CD8+T cells is a hallmark of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children68
Dysregulated stem cell niches and altered lymphocyte recirculation cause B and T cell lymphopenia in WHIM syndrome65
Distant antimetastatic effect of enterotropic colon cancer–derived α4β7 + CD8 + T cells65
GTF3A mutations predispose to herpes simplex encephalitis by disrupting biogenesis of the host-derived RIG-I ligand RNA5SP14164
Rgs16 promotes antitumor CD8 + T cell exhaustion64
The redox sensor KEAP1 facilitates adaptation of T cells to chronic antigen stimulation by preventing hyperactivation63
Resident regulatory T cells reflect the immune history of individual lymph nodes63
Erratum for the Research Article “TGF-β specifies T FH versus T H 17 cell fates in murine CD4 + 63
It’s the little things in life: Lymph node microniches drive T H 2 formation in allergic asthma62
PD-1 blockade increases the self-renewal of stem-like CD8 T cells to compensate for their accelerated differentiation into effectors62
Removing “flavor” from pathogenic antibodies hits a therapeutic sweet spot62
cGAS-activated endothelial cell–T cell cross-talk initiates tertiary lymphoid structure formation61
SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 variant evasion of IGHV3-53/3-66 B cell germlines60
IL-1R1–dependent signaling coordinates epithelial regeneration in response to intestinal damage59
Myeloid cell tropism enables MHC-E–restricted CD8 + T cell priming and vaccine efficacy by the RhCMV/SIV vaccine58
ExtrathymicAire-expressing cells support maternal-fetal tolerance58
A diverse fibroblastic stromal cell landscape in the spleen directs tissue homeostasis and immunity58
Schlafen 11 triggers innate immune responses through its ribonuclease activity upon detection of single-stranded DNA58
AS03 adjuvant enhances the magnitude, persistence, and clonal breadth of memory B cell responses to a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine in humans58
SARS-CoV-2 drives JAK1/2-dependent local complement hyperactivation58
Noncanonical MAVS signaling restrains dendritic cell–driven antitumor immunity by inhibiting IL-1258
Pannexin 1 drives efficient epithelial repair after tissue injury58
Clostridium septicum α-toxin activates the NLRP3 inflammasome by engaging GPI-anchored proteins58
Immunogenomic cancer evolution: A framework to understand cancer immunosuppression57
Overexpression of Malat1 drives metastasis through inflammatory reprogramming of the tumor microenvironment57
T regs in visceral adipose tissue up-regulate circadian-clock expression to promote fitness and enforce a diurnal rhythm of lipolysis57
XIAP restrains TNF-driven intestinal inflammation and dysbiosis by promoting innate immune responses of Paneth and dendritic cells56
Lung dendritic cells migrate to the spleen to prime long-lived TCF1 hi memory CD8 + T cell precursors after influenza infection56
Of bats and men: Immunomodulatory treatment options for COVID-19 guided by the immunopathology of SARS-CoV-2 infection56
Aire drives steroid hormone biosynthesis by medullary thymic epithelial cells55
Intratumoral immunotherapy relies on B and T cell collaboration54
Two subsets of human marginal zone B cells resolved by global analysis of lymphoid tissues and blood54
Allergic airway recall responses require IL-9 from resident memory CD4 + T cells53
NK-like CD8 + γδ T cells are expanded in persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection53
Pharmacological activation of STING blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection52
Metabolic challenges and interventions in CAR T cell therapy52
Gasdermin D–mediated release of IL-33 from senescent hepatic stellate cells promotes obesity-associated hepatocellular carcinoma52
CD8 T cells contribute to vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 in macaques51
The ZFP36 family of RNA binding proteins regulates homeostatic and autoreactive T cell responses51
Recruitment of dendritic cell progenitors to foci of influenza A virus infection sustains immunity50
Operation Nasal Vaccine—Lightning speed to counter COVID-1950
Oncogenic KRAS drives immunosuppression of colorectal cancer by impairing DDX60-mediated dsRNA accumulation and viral mimicry50
Local IL-23 is required for proliferation and retention of skin-resident memory T H 17 cells50
Activation of CD81 + skin ILC2s by cold-sensing TRPM8 + neuron-derived signals maintains cutaneous thermal homeostasis49
TCR-engineered iNKT cells induce robust antitumor response by dual targeting cancer and suppressive myeloid cells49
LXR signaling controls homeostatic dendritic cell maturation49
Human neutralizing antibodies to cold linear epitopes and subdomain 1 of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein49
Assembly of a spatial circuit of T-bet–expressing T and B lymphocytes is required for antiviral humoral immunity48
A lactate-SREBP2 signaling axis drives tolerogenic dendritic cell maturation and promotes cancer progression47
CD4 + T cell immunity against cutaneous melanoma encompasses multifaceted MHC II–dependent responses47
Clonally expanded CD38 hi cytotoxic CD8 T cells define the T cell infiltrate in checkpoint inhibitor–associated arthritis47
IL-12 regulates type 3 immunity through interfollicular keratinocytes in psoriasiform inflammation47
Response to tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte adoptive therapy is associated with preexisting CD8 + T-myeloid cell networks in melanoma47
Clonally expanded, GPR15-expressing pathogenic effector T H 2 cells are associated with eosinophilic esophagitis47
Integrated longitudinal immunophenotypic, transcriptional, and repertoire analyses delineate immune responses in patients with COVID-1946
NK cells restrain cytotoxic CD8 + T cells in the submandibular gland via PD-1–PD-L145
The expanding family of T follicular regulatory cells44
Mitochondria—More than just ATP for CTLs44
Myeloid cell–derived proteases produce a proinflammatory form of IL-37 that signals via IL-36 receptor engagement44
B cells on the brink44
MBPeace treaty: How myelin self-peptides broker CNS tolerance44
Single-cell eQTL analysis of activated T cell subsets reveals activation and cell type–dependent effects of disease-risk variants43
A CHip off the old block43
Altered immune landscape of cervical lymph nodes reveals Epstein-Barr virus signature in multiple sclerosis43
Suppression of thrombospondin-1–mediated inflammaging prolongs hematopoietic health span43
A B cell screen against endogenous retroviruses identifies glycan-reactive IgM that recognizes a broad array of enveloped viruses42
Only pregnant moms can do it….42
TAM-ing the beast with IL-34 blockade42
An ILC2-chitinase circuit restores lung homeostasis after epithelial injury42
Everlasting first impressions in B cells42
Antibody-mediated immunity against lung cancer goes retro42
TCRward personalized transplant therapies41
Neither naïve nor anergic, “autoimmune” not allergic41
Inhibition of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier simultaneously mitigates hyperinflammation and hyperglycemia in COVID-1941
Listen to your gut: Antibodies against gut commensals predict type 1 diabetes onset and therapeutic responses to T cell modulation41
Don’t FRET—Antigens in the follicle are protected from degradation41
Cutaneous innate immune tolerance is mediated by epigenetic control of MAP2K3 by HDAC8/940
Obesity reshapes regulatory T cells in the visceral adipose tissue by disrupting cellular cholesterol homeostasis40
Encephalitis and poor neuronal death–mediated control of herpes simplex virus in human inherited RIPK3 deficiency40
Escape from the pore40
Single-cell dissection of human hematopoietic reconstitution after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation39
Persistent CAD activity in memory CD8 + T cells supports rRNA synthesis and ribosomal biogenesis required at rechallenge39
Throwing IL-1β for a loop39
Un-BAFFling gray matter pathology in multiple sclerosis39
ILC2s—Bipartisan politicians in cancer39
GFI1B specifies developmental potential of innate lymphoid cell progenitors in the lungs38
Impaired humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine in kidney transplant recipients and dialysis patients38
Resident Kupffer cells and neutrophils drive liver toxicity in cancer immunotherapy38
An antibody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 by binding to a conserved spike epitope outside the receptor binding motif38
Abcc1 and Ggt5 support lymphocyte guidance through export and catabolism of S -geranylgeranyl- l -glutathione38
The chilling origin of germinal centers37
CMV, MHC-E, and the quest for an unconventional AIDS vaccine37
Selective control of transposable element expression during T cell exhaustion and anti–PD-1 treatment37
The human CD47 checkpoint is targeted by an immunosuppressive Aedes aegypti salivary factor to enhance arboviral skin infectivity37
Dampening type 2 properties of group 2 innate lymphoid cells by a gammaherpesvirus infection reprograms alveolar macrophages37
Immunization with germ line–targeting SOSIP trimers elicits broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in infant macaques37
Context-dependent role of group 3 innate lymphoid cells in mucosal protection37
Elevated transferrin receptor impairs T cell metabolism and function in systemic lupus erythematosus36
CD36 family members are TCR-independent ligands for CD1 antigen–presenting molecules36
Vaccine-driven lung TRM cells provide immunity against Klebsiella via fibroblast IL-17R signaling36
Epigenetically controlled tumor antigens derived from splice junctions between exons and transposable elements36
Maternal gut microbiome–induced IgG regulates neonatal gut microbiome and immunity36
Apolipoprotein E receptor 2 deficiency decreases endothelial adhesion of monocytes and protects against autoimmune encephalomyelitis36
Stem-like memory and precursors of exhausted T cells share a common progenitor defined by ID3 expression36
The inflammatory microenvironment of the lung at the time of infection governs innate control of SARS-CoV-2 replication36
A Stk4-Foxp3–NF-κB p65 transcriptional complex promotes T reg cell activation and homeostasis36
Erratum for the Research Article “Epigenetically controlled tumor antigens derived from splice junctions between exons and transposable elements” by M. Burbage et al.36
Expansion of tumor-reactive CD8 + T cell clonotypes occurs in the spleen in response to immune checkpoint blockade35
BNT162b2 vaccination induces durable SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells with a stem cell memory phenotype35
The expansion of human T-bet high CD21 low B cells is T cell dependent35
Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection drives cross-variant neutralization and memory B cell formation against conserved epitopes35
Cytolytic CD8 + T cells infiltrate germinal centers to limit ongoing HIV replication in spontaneous controller lymph nodes35
All-trans retinoic acid overcomes solid tumor radioresistance by inducing inflammatory macrophages35
Human plasmacytoid dendritic cells mount a distinct antiviral response to virus-infected cells35
Regulatory T cells shield muscle mitochondria from interferon-γ–mediated damage to promote the beneficial effects of exercise34
A circulating subset of iNKT cells mediates antitumor and antiviral immunity34
Tuft cell–produced cysteinyl leukotrienes and IL-25 synergistically initiate lung type 2 inflammation34
LITAF protects against pore-forming protein–induced cell death by promoting membrane repair34
CD103 fate mapping reveals that intestinal CD103tissue-resident memory T cells are the primary responders to secondary infection34
Transmembrane domain–driven PD-1 dimers mediate T cell inhibition34
MHC heterozygosity limits T cell receptor variability in CD4 T cells34
Single-cell deletion analyses show control of pro–T cell developmental speed and pathways by Tcf7, Spi1, Gata3, Bcl11a, Erg, and Bcl11b33
In vivo genome-wide CRISPR screens identify SOCS1 as intrinsic checkpoint of CD4 + T H 1 cell response33
Adaptive immune determinants of viral clearance and protection in mouse models of SARS-CoV-233
Atypical B cells up-regulate costimulatory molecules during malaria and secrete antibodies with T follicular helper cell support33
Pulmonary BCG induces lung-resident macrophage activation and confers long-term protection against tuberculosis33
Keratinocyte-intrinsic BCL10/MALT1 activity initiates and amplifies psoriasiform skin inflammation32
BCL6 promotes a stem-like CD8 + T cell program in cancer via antagonizing BLIMP132
Gluten induces rapid reprogramming of natural memory αβ and γδ intraepithelial T cells to induce cytotoxicity in celiac disease32
Rewilding of laboratory mice enhances granulopoiesis and immunity through intestinal fungal colonization32
A common framework of monocyte-derived macrophage activation32
SARS-CoV-2 epitope–specific CD4 + memory T cell responses across COVID-19 disease severity and antibody durability32
KIR3DS1 directs NK cell–mediated protection against human adenovirus infections31
T-independent responses to polysaccharides in humans mobilize marginal zone B cells prediversified against gut bacterial antigens31
Epithelial Gasdermin D shapes the host-microbial interface by driving mucus layer formation31
A diamidobenzimidazole STING agonist protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection31
Vaccination before or after SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to robust humoral response and antibodies that effectively neutralize variants31
CD8 + T cells specific for conserved coronavirus epitopes correlate with milder disease in patients with COVID-1931
Heart failure promotes multimorbidity through innate immune memory30
Regulatory T cells in skin mediate immune privilege of the hair follicle stem cell niche30
NLRP3 inflammasome activation triggers gasdermin D–independent inflammation30
MAIT cell heterogeneity across paired human tissues reveals specialization of distinct regulatory and enhanced effector profiles30
Hexokinase dissociation from mitochondria promotes oligomerization of VDAC that facilitates NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and activation30
ATR-mediated CD47 and PD-L1 up-regulation restricts radiotherapy-induced immune priming and abscopal responses in colorectal cancer30
Alternative splicing of GSDMB modulates killer lymphocyte–triggered pyroptosis30
Human γδ T cell sensing of AMPK-dependent metabolic tumor reprogramming through TCR recognition of EphA230
NF-κB–dependent IRF1 activation programs cDC1 dendritic cells to drive antitumor immunity29
Group A Streptococcus induces CD1a-autoreactive T cells and promotes psoriatic inflammation29
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination enhances the effector qualities of spike-specific T cells induced by COVID-1929
A mast cell–thermoregulatory neuron circuit axis regulates hypothermia in anaphylaxis29
Anti–PD-1 antibodies recognizing the membrane-proximal region are PD-1 agonists that can down-regulate inflammatory diseases29
Innate receptors with high specificity for HLA class I–peptide complexes29
A human model of asthma exacerbation reveals transcriptional programs and cell circuits specific to allergic asthma29
TWEAK functions with TNF and IL-17 on keratinocytes and is a potential target for psoriasis therapy28
Cold-blooded vertebrates evolved organized germinal center–like structures28
3D chromatin reprogramming primes human memory T H 2 cells for rapid recall and pathogenic dysfunction28
SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells in unexposed adults display broad trafficking potential and cross-react with commensal antigens28
ZBP1-dependent inflammatory cell death, PANoptosis, and cytokine storm disrupt IFN therapeutic efficacy during coronavirus infection28
A reservoir of stem-like CD8 + T cells in the tumor-draining lymph node preserves the ongoing antitumor immune response28
Immunoglobulin A antibody composition is sculpted to bind the self gut microbiome28
Lymph node–resident dendritic cells drive T H 2 cell development involving MARCH128
Class switch toward noninflammatory, spike-specific IgG4 antibodies after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination28
A tumor-specific pro-IL-12 activates preexisting cytotoxic T cells to control established tumors28
Protein kinase R is an innate immune sensor of proteotoxic stress via accumulation of cytoplasmic IL-2428
Lung epithelial cell–derived C3 protects against pneumonia-induced lung injury28
CCR7-guided neutrophil redirection to skin-draining lymph nodes regulates cutaneous inflammation and infection28
Identity thieves: T cells steal CD20 from B cells but mark themselves for certain death27
Structural principles of peptide-centric chimeric antigen receptor recognition guide therapeutic expansion27
Single-cell topographical profiling of the immune synapse reveals a biomechanical signature of cytotoxicity27
Precise CRISPR-Cas9 gene repair in autologous memory T cells to treat familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis27
An antibody from single human V H -rearranging mouse neutralizes all SARS-CoV-2 variants through BA.5 by inhibiting membrane fusion27
Tumor-draining lymph nodes: At the crossroads of metastasis and immunity27
Mitochondria-ER contact mediated by MFN2-SERCA2 interaction supports CD8 + T cell metabolic fitness and function in tumors26
DuraBle tolerance to CNS antigens26
Succinate dehydrogenase/complex II is critical for metabolic and epigenetic regulation of T cell proliferation and inflammation26
In a wild germinal center, what determines survival of the fittest?26
Can we teach a tired cell new tricks?26
GABA-cadabra: autoantibodies trick neurotransmitter receptors and induce seizures26
Too much and not enough: tuning human primary T cell cytokine signaling networks26
Loss-of-function mutation in IKZF2 leads to immunodeficiency with dysregulated germinal center reactions and reduction of MAIT cells26
Anti-body antibodies in COVID-1925
Lost in post-translational modification—Dengue virus writes its own sequel25
Three residues in the BTB domain promote a good partnership between NuRD and Thpok25
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