Immunity

Top Research Topics at Immunity?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Cell biology, Immunology, Immune system, Immunity and T cell. The studies in Cell biology featured incorporate elements of Receptor, Cytotoxic T cell, Transcription factor and Cellular differentiation. Cytotoxic T cell research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including CD8 and Effector.

Transcription factor study tackled is connected to the field of Cancer research. Immunity encompasses presentations on Immunology, specifically Antigen, Inflammation, Cytokine, Autoimmunity and Innate immune system. Many of the studies tackled connect Antigen with a similar field of study like Antigen presentation.

Immune system research is the primary subject tackled in it with a focus on Acquired immune system. While Immunity is the key highlight in the journal, it also covered some subjects on Virology and Antibody. The featured T cell studies mainly concentrate on Molecular biology but also cover areas of interest in B cell.

• Cell biology (41.43%)
• Immunology (40.25%)
• Immune system (18.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Chemokines: A New Classification System and Their Role in Immunity (3399 citations)
• TGFβ in the context of an inflammatory cytokine milieu supports de novo differentiation of IL-17-Producing T cells (3222 citations)
• Macrophage Activation and Polarization: Nomenclature and Experimental Guidelines (3032 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Immunity:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Immunology, Cell biology, T cell, Immune system and Molecular biology. The journal articles aim to address concerns in Immunology, specifically in the areas of Antigen, Inflammation, Immunity, Acquired immune system and Cytokine. The most cited papers with studies in Cell biology featured incorporate elements of Cytotoxic T cell, Receptor, Cellular differentiation and Transcription factor.

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

• Gene
• Internal medicine
• Immune system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Cell biology, Immune system, Immunology, Immunity and Inflammation are among the topics commonly tackled in Immunity. The Cell biology research presented in Immunity explores the relationship between Germinal center and the closely related topic of Affinity maturation. The journal explores topics in Immune system which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cancer, Cancer research and Neuroscience.

The work on Cancer research tackled in it brings together disciplines like Cytotoxic T cell and Macrophage. Interferon, Virus, Innate immune system, Antibody and Innate lymphoid cell are all subfields of Immunology research that were featured in the journal. While Virology is the focus of Immunity, it also provided insights into the studies of Monoclonal antibody and Antigen.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• PD-1-Expressing SARS-CoV-2-Specific CD8 + T Cells Are Not Exhausted, but Functional in Patients with COVID-19. (57 citations)
• COVID-19 immune signatures reveal stable antiviral T cell function despite declining humoral responses. (51 citations)
• Leveraging the antiviral type I interferon system as a first line of defense against SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity. (50 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Immunity (based on the number of publications) are:

• Richard A. Flavell (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Shizuo Akira (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Florent Ginhoux (36 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Frederick W. Alt (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Mark M. Davis (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Immunity (based on the number of publications) are:

• National Institutes of Health (452 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Harvard University (413 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Yale University (228 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of California, San Francisco (197 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute (196 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 2.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.80% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.22% of all publications and 34.72% 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.