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Cellular and Molecular Immunology
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Cellular and Molecular Immunology

1672-7681

Published by: Springer

https://www.nature.com/cmi/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 15 230 282 60
Molecular Biology 80 16 26 14
Medicine 160 163 206 59

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 610
Documents by Best Scientists*: 572
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 21
SCIMAGO H-index: 135
SCIMAGO SJR: 5.916
Impact Factor: 19.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cellular & Molecular Immunology?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Cancer research and Antigen. The research on Immunology discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Cytotoxic T cell. Cellular & Molecular Immunology is focused mainly on Cytotoxic T cell, particularly Interleukin 21.

The research on Interleukin 21 tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Natural killer T cell and Interleukin 12. Cellular & Molecular Immunology explores topics in Immune system which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cell and Cytokine. Issues in Cell biology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Receptor, Transcription factor, Cellular differentiation and T cell.

Many of the studies tackled connect Cancer research with a similar field of study like Cancer. The presented Antigen research focuses mostly on Antibody and, on occasion, topics in Virology. The study on IL-2 receptor presented is investigated in conjunction with research in FOXP3.

  • Immunology (43.34%)
  • Immune system (26.47%)
  • Cell biology (24.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Functional exhaustion of antiviral lymphocytes in COVID-19 patients. (837 citations)
  • Characterization of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of 2019 novel coronavirus: implication for development of RBD protein as a viral attachment inhibitor and vaccine. (813 citations)
  • Molecular mechanisms regulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation. (584 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cellular & Molecular Immunology:

The most cited articles explore disciplines such as Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Innate immune system and Acquired immune system. The most cited papers explore research in Immunology and the adjacent study of Transplantation. The most cited papers explore topics in Immune system which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Receptor and Cancer research.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Gene
  • Immune system
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Cancer research, Immunology, Cell biology, Immune system and Virology. The study of Cancer research encompasses disciplines such as Cytotoxic T cell, as well as fields such as CD8 and Antigen, all of which overlap with one another. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Immunology, apply to Disease as well.

Some problems in Cell biology that were presented in Cellular & Molecular Immunology overlapped with concepts under T cell and Receptor. Immune system research featured in Cellular & Molecular Immunology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Neuroscience and Homeostasis. Antibody and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are some topics wherein Virology research discussed in Cellular & Molecular Immunology have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A longitudinal study of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients reveals a high correlation between neutralizing antibodies and COVID-19 severity. (88 citations)
  • Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants reduce neutralization sensitivity to convalescent sera and monoclonal antibodies. (53 citations)
  • Unique immunological profile in patients with COVID-19. (48 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Cellular & Molecular Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Zhigang Tian (41 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Xuetao Cao (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Liwei Lu (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yong Zhao (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Haiming Wei (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Cellular & Molecular Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (120 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Peking Union Medical College (81 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Science and Technology of China (65 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (57 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Zhejiang University (54 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 1.58% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.45% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.86% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.38% of all publications and 42.31% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Functional exhaustion of antiviral lymphocytes in COVID-19 patients.

    Meijuan Zheng;Yong Gao;Gang Wang;Guobin Song

    (2020)
    2105 Citations
  • Necroptosis, pyroptosis and apoptosis: an intricate game of cell death.

    Damien Bertheloot;Eicke Latz;Eicke Latz;Eicke Latz;Bernardo S. Franklin

    (2021)
    1961 Citations
  • Characterization of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of 2019 novel coronavirus: implication for development of RBD protein as a viral attachment inhibitor and vaccine.

    Wanbo Tai;Lei He;Xiujuan Zhang;Jing Pu;Jing Pu

    (2020)
    1800 Citations
  • An update on the regulatory mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

    Seungwha Paik;Jin Kyung Kim;Prashanta Silwal;Chihiro Sasakawa

    (2021)
    763 Citations
  • Fusion mechanism of 2019-nCoV and fusion inhibitors targeting HR1 domain in spike protein.

    Shuai Xia;Yun Zhu;Meiqin Liu;Qiaoshuai Lan

    (2020)
    742 Citations
  • Retraction Note to: SARS-CoV-2 infects T lymphocytes through its spike protein-mediated membrane fusion.

    Xinling Wang;Wei Xu;Gaowei Hu;Shuai Xia

    (2020)
    556 Citations
  • Serum IgA, IgM, and IgG responses in COVID-19.

    Huan Ma;Weihong Zeng;Hongliang He;Dan Zhao

    (2020)
    453 Citations

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