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Immunobiology

0171-2985

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/immunobiology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 134 71 112 13
Medicine 2454 72 95 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 238
Documents by Best Scientists*: 258
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 112
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.694
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Immunobiology?

The topics of Immunology, Molecular biology, Immune system, Cell biology and Antigen are the focal point of discussions in Immunobiology. The study on Immunology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Cytotoxic T cell. As a part of the journal, discussions in Cytotoxic T cell involve topics like Interleukin 21 and Antigen-presenting cell.

The study of Molecular biology encompasses disciplines such as In vitro, as well as fields such as In vivo, all of which overlap with one another. Immune system research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Spleen, Internal medicine, Endocrinology and Microbiology. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Cell biology and Macrophage.

The study on Antibody presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Virology. The journal investigates T cell research which frequently intersects with T lymphocyte. Most of the Cytokine studies addressed also intersect with Tumor necrosis factor alpha.

  • Immunology (42.73%)
  • Molecular biology (22.90%)
  • Immune system (19.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Cell-mediated immunity in arthropods: hematopoiesis, coagulation, melanization and opsonization. (602 citations)
  • Migratory fate and differentiation of blood monocyte subsets. (463 citations)
  • Macrophages in skin injury and repair. (448 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Immunobiology:

The published articles mainly tackle studies in Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Molecular biology and Inflammation. The journal papers connects research in Immunology with the related topics of Macrophage. The published papers facilitate discussions on Immune system that incorporate concepts from other fields like Receptor and Microbiology.

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:

Immunobiology primarily tackles Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Cancer research and Antigen. The journal explores issues in Immunology which can be linked to other research areas like Single-nucleotide polymorphism and Genotype. In the journal, Phenotype and Virology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Immune system research.

In addition to Cell biology research, Immunobiology aims to explore topics under Cell, Apoptosis, Programmed cell death and Cytokine. Concepts in T cell, as well as related topics in Leukemia, Cytotoxic T cell and Myeloid, are covered in the Cancer research research presented in it. Immunobiology explores issues in Antigen which can be linked to other research areas like Visceral leishmaniasis, Leishmania infantum and Antibody.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 attachment to host cells is possibly mediated via RGD-integrin interaction in a calcium-dependent manner and suggests pulmonary EDTA chelation therapy as a novel treatment for COVID 19. (12 citations)
  • Why blood group A individuals are at risk whereas blood group O individuals are protected from SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection: A hypothesis regarding how the virus invades the human body via ABO(H) blood group-determining carbohydrates (9 citations)
  • What do we know about the antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2? (6 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 Immunobiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John D. Lambris (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tom Eirik Mollnes (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kikuo Nomoto (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Garred (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anna M. Blom (23 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 Immunobiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (65 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Heidelberg University (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Innsbruck (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of São Paulo (56 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (56 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, 12.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 4.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.43% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.00% of all publications and 84.29% 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

  • Endothelial injury and thrombotic microangiopathy in COVID-19: Treatment with the lectin-pathway inhibitor narsoplimab.

    Alessandro Rambaldi;Giuseppe Gritti;Maria Caterina Micò;Marco Frigeni

    (2020)
    143 Citations
  • Natural and trained innate immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Janez Ferluga;Hadida Yasmin;Mohammed N. Al-Ahdal;Sanjib Bhakta

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • Host-pathogen interaction in COVID-19: Pathogenesis, potential therapeutics and vaccination strategies.

    Praveen Mathews Varghese;Anthony G. Tsolaki;Hadida Yasmin;Abhishek Shastri

    (2020)
    67 Citations
  • Role of myeloid cells in the immunosuppressive microenvironment in gliomas.

    Chiara V Locarno;Matteo Simonelli;Claudia Carenza;Arianna Capucetti

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Promising approaches in cancer immunotherapy.

    Nima Taefehshokr;Behzad Baradaran;Amir Baghbanzadeh;Sina Taefehshokr

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Butyrate directly decreases human gut lamina propria CD4 T cell function through histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition and GPR43 signaling.

    Jon J. Kibbie;Stephanie M. Dillon;Tezha A. Thompson;Christine M. Purba

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • The emerging role of neutrophils in neurodegeneration.

    Barbara Rossi;Gabriela Constantin;Elena Zenaro

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • IBD: Role of intestinal compartments in the mucosal immune response.

    Giuseppe Iacomino;Vera Rotondi Aufiero;Nunzia Iannaccone;Raffaele Melina

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Nanoparticle-induced immune response: Health risk versus treatment opportunity?

    (2022)
    30 Citations
  • CD163 overexpression using a macrophage-directed gene therapy approach improves wound healing in ex vivo and in vivo human skin models.

    David Wilson Ferreira;David Wilson Ferreira;Cristina Ulecia-Morón;Perla Abigail Alvarado-Vázquez;Perla Abigail Alvarado-Vázquez;Katharine Cunnane

    (2020)
    26 Citations

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