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Critical Reviews in Immunology
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Critical Reviews in Immunology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 201 22 27 6
Medicine 3164 11 25 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 35
Documents by Best Scientists*: 49
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 88
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.454
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Critical Reviews in Immunology?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Antigen and T cell. The study on Immunology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Cytotoxic T cell. It primarily discusses Cytotoxic T cell topics, particularly Antigen-presenting cell and IL-2 receptor.

The journal addresses concerns in the field of Immune system by exploring it in line with topics in Cancer research which intersect with Tumor microenvironment subjects. The journal explores topics in Cell biology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Receptor, Transcription factor, Cellular differentiation and T-cell receptor. Critical Reviews in Immunology facilitates discussions on Antigen that incorporate concepts from other fields like Antibody and Antigen presentation.

The Immunotherapy study featured falls within the larger field of Cancer. Major histocompatibility complex is a subfield of Genetics and Gene, which is among the primary topics in Critical Reviews in Immunology. It investigates Autoimmunity research which frequently intersects with Autoimmune disease.

  • Immunology (53.31%)
  • Immune system (38.87%)
  • Cell biology (29.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Biology and biochemistry of the chemokines: a family of chemotactic and inflammatory cytokines. (727 citations)
  • Therapeutic Effects of Substances Occurring in Higher Basidiomycetes Mushrooms: A Modern Perspective (648 citations)
  • M1 and M2 Macrophages: Oracles of Health and Disease. (604 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Critical Reviews in Immunology:

The published articles facilitate discussions on Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Antigen and Receptor. While the published articles focused on Immunology, they were also able to explore topics like Cytotoxic T cell and Cancer research. The most cited articles with studies in Cell biology featured incorporate elements of T cell, T-cell receptor and Integrin.

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

  • Gene
  • Immune system
  • Cytokine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Cancer research, Immune system, Chimeric antigen receptor, Immunology and Cytotoxic T cell. In the journal, Tumor microenvironment, Genome instability, Immunotherapy, Cancer immunotherapy and Car t cells are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cancer research research. The journal addresses concerns in Immune system which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Cancer and Antitumor activity.

In addition to Chimeric antigen receptor research, it aims to explore topics under Leukemia, Cell therapy and Antigen, CD19. Most of the works presented in Critical Reviews in Immunology deals with Immunology but it intersects with the subject of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The studies in Cytotoxic T cell featured incorporate elements of Cell, Virology, Immunity, Flavivirus and Immunopathology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Probiotics in Health and Disease: Distinct Roles of Different Strains in Natural Killer Cell Activation and Regulation. (1 citations)
  • In Search of an Ideal CAR-T Cell Antigen Target (1 citations)
  • Current Challenges and Strategies for Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T-Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors. (1 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 Critical Reviews in Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Benjamin Bonavida (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • M. Zouhair Atassi (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter A. Cohen (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Salem Chouaib (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anahid Jewett (5 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Critical Reviews in Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Los Angeles (23 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pittsburgh (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (12 papers) absent at the last 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, 19.05% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.53% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 29.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 47.06% 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

  • Immunological Biomarkers of COVID-19

    Rongwei Lei;Chandra Mohan

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Aleatory Epitope Recognition Prevails in Human T Cell Responses

    Paul V. Lehmann;Alexander A. Lehmann

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • PRMT5 and Tip60 Modify FOXP3 Function in Tumor Immunity.

    Peeyush N Goel;Payal Grover;Mark I Greene

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • The Role of Antigen Presentation in Tumor-Associated Macrophages

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Understanding the Heterogeneous Population of Age-Associated B Cells and Their Contributions to Autoimmunity and Immune Response to Pathogens.

    Olivia Kugler-Umana;Priyadharshini Devarajan;Susan L Swain

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • MAIT Cell Loss and Reconstitution in HIV-1 Disease

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Natural killer T lymphocytes integrate innate sensory information & relay context to effector immune responses

    Sebastian Joyce;G. Donald Okoye;Luc Van Kaer

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Role of Group 1 CDI-Restricted T Cells in Host Defense and Inflammatory Diseases

    Eva Morgun;Liang Cao Cao;Chyung-Ru Wang

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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