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Immunologic Research
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Immunologic Research

0257-277X

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12026

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 153 35 45 11
Medicine 2718 25 26 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 95
Documents by Best Scientists*: 86
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 106
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.906
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Immunologic Research?

The topics of Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Antigen and T cell are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Immunologic Research features Immunology research that overlaps with concepts in Virology. The Virology study tackling the subject of Virus is the focus of the journal.

The Immune system study featured in it draws connections with the study of Disease. Some problems in Cell biology that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Receptor, Cellular differentiation, Antigen presentation and Antigen-presenting cell. Major histocompatibility complex and Epitope are some of the study areas of Antigen discussed.

The subject of Cytotoxic T cell, which is connected to the field of CD8, serves as the foundation of the T cell research featured in it. The study on Autoimmunity presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Autoimmune disease. The research on Antibody discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Molecular biology.

  • Immunology (55.67%)
  • Immune system (28.88%)
  • Cell biology (20.38%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Effects of stress on immune function: the good, the bad, and the beautiful. (486 citations)
  • The three human monocyte subsets: implications for health and disease (419 citations)
  • Development, migration, and survival of mast cells. (341 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Immunologic Research:

The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Acquired immune system and T cell. While Immune system is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Antibody, Cytokine, Allergy and Virology. The studies on Cell biology discussed at the journal publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Receptor and Cytotoxic T cell, IL-2 receptor, Antigen-presenting cell.

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:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Immunology, Internal medicine, Allergy, Immune system and Inflammation. The journal connects research in Immunology with the related topic of Receptor. Allergy research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Disease, Vaccination and Interleukin 10.

The concepts on Immune system presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Cancer research and Cell biology. While Cancer research is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Pathogenesis, Cell growth and Lymph node. It facilitates discussions on Inflammation that incorporate concepts from other fields like Lipopolysaccharide and Signal transduction.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and other autonomic disorders after COVID-19 infection: a case series of 20 patients. (14 citations)
  • A review of COVID-19 convalescent plasma use in COVID-19 with focus on proof of efficacy. (7 citations)
  • MyD88 and beyond: a perspective on MyD88-targeted therapeutic approach for modulation of host immunity. (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 Immunologic Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yehuda Shoenfeld (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mark I. Greene (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Arnon D. Cohen (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Horea Rus (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nancy Agmon-Levin (14 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 Immunologic Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pennsylvania (108 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (77 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sheba Medical Center (75 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tel Aviv University (65 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Pittsburgh (58 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, 6.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 4.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.85% of all publications and 84.93% 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

  • Molecular mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein and mammalian proteomes: implications for the vaccine.

    Darja Kanduc;Yehuda Shoenfeld;Yehuda Shoenfeld

    (2020)
    234 Citations
  • COVID-19 as part of the hyperferritinemic syndromes: the role of iron depletion therapy.

    Carlo Perricone;Elena Bartoloni;Roberto Bursi;Giacomo Cafaro

    (2020)
    209 Citations
  • COVID 19: a clue from innate immunity.

    Domenico Birra;Maurizio Benucci;Luigi Landolfi;Anna Merchionda

    (2020)
    167 Citations
  • Recent advances, approaches and challenges in targeting pathways for potential COVID-19 vaccines development

    Daniela Calina;Chandan Sarkar;Andreea Letitia Arsene;Bahare Salehi

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • How to report the antinuclear antibodies (anti-cell antibodies) test on HEp-2 cells: guidelines from the ICAP initiative

    Carlos Alberto von Mühlen;Ignacio Garcia-De La Torre;Maria Infantino;Jan Damoiseaux

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • The case for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and T cell lymphopenia newborn screening: saving lives…one at a time.

    Jessica Quinn;Jordan S Orange;Vicki Modell;Fred Modell

    (2020)
    30 Citations

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