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European Journal of Immunology
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European Journal of Immunology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 25 511 899 41
Medicine 515 300 626 34

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1038
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1440
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 42
SCIMAGO H-index: 232
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.86
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Immunology?

The foci of the journal are Immunology, Molecular biology, Cell biology, Antigen and T cell. The Immunology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Cytotoxic T cell. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Cytotoxic T cell but it intersects with the subject of CD8.

While it focused on Molecular biology, it was also able to explore topics like Antibody, Monoclonal antibody, B cell, Receptor and T-cell receptor. Immunoglobulin E is part of Antibody studies tackled in the journal. European Journal of Immunology facilitates discussions on Cell biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cell, Biochemistry, Dendritic cell and Cellular differentiation.

The study of Antigen encompasses disciplines such as In vitro, as well as fields such as In vivo, all of which overlap with one another. While work presented in it provided substantial information on T cell, it also covered topics in Interleukin 2 and T lymphocyte. Immune system works presented in European Journal of Immunology have a specific focus on Immunity.

  • Immunology (40.23%)
  • Molecular biology (36.49%)
  • Cell biology (23.88%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A rapid method for the isolation of functional thymus‐derived murine lymphocytes (3694 citations)
  • Derivation of specific antibody-producing tissue culture and tumor lines by cell fusion (2032 citations)
  • "Natural" killer cells in the mouse. I. Cytotoxic cells with specificity for mouse Moloney leukemia cells. Specificity and distribution according to genotype. (1476 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Immunology:

The most cited articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Immunology, Molecular biology, Cell biology, T cell and Antigen. The journal papers tackle studies in B cell and the interrelated subject of Naive B cell to gain insights into Molecular biology. While the primary focus in the journal articles is T cell, they also dissect topics surrounding Cytotoxic T cell and Virology as a whole.

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

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Cell biology, Immunology, Immune system, Cancer research and T cell. Cell biology research presented in European Journal of Immunology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Receptor, Cell, Transcription factor and T-cell receptor. Immunology and Cytotoxic T cell are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal.

The study on Immune system presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Cytokine. European Journal of Immunology focuses on Cancer research but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Immunotherapy and Cancer immunotherapy. Topics in Antibody explored in European Journal of Immunology were investigated in conjunction with research in Antigen and Virology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • High seroprevalence but short-lived immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in Paris. (21 citations)
  • Attenuated immune control of Epstein–Barr virus in humanized mice is associated with the multiple sclerosis risk factor HLA-DR15 (13 citations)
  • Regulatory T cell targeting in cancer: Emerging strategies in immunotherapy (9 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 European Journal of Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Lorenzo Moretta (111 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Andreas Radbruch (76 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Antonio Coutinho (76 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rolf M. Zinkernagel (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hans Hengartner (64 papers) absent at the last 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 European Journal of Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (919 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Pasteur Institute (518 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Basel Institute for Immunology (478 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (425 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (422 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 38.89% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.23% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.08% of all publications and 56.82% 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

  • BamQuery: A new proteogenomic tool to explore the immunopeptidome and validate tumor‐specific antigens

    Maria Virginia Ruiz;Anca Apavaloaei;Qingchuan Zhao;Marie-Pierre Hardy

    (2021)
    790 Citations
  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (third edition)

    Unknown

    (2021)
    589 Citations
  • Combined anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4 checkpoint blockade: Treatment of melanoma and immune mechanisms of action.

    Zena N Willsmore;Ben G T Coumbe;Silvia Crescioli;Sara Reci

    (2021)
    188 Citations
  • COVID-19: Lessons from SARS and MERS

    Mirae Park;Ryan S. Thwaites;Peter J. M. Openshaw

    (2020)
    156 Citations
  • Divergent SARS-CoV-2-specific T- and B-cell responses in severe but not mild COVID-19 patients.

    Anna E Oja;Anno Saris;Cherien A Ghandour;Natasja A M Kragten

    (2020)
    155 Citations
  • Natural killer cell engagers in cancer immunotherapy: Next generation of immuno-oncology treatments.

    Olivier Demaria;Laurent Gauthier;Guilhaume Debroas;Eric Vivier

    (2021)
    112 Citations

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