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Immunological Investigations
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Immunological Investigations

0882-0139

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/iimm20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 182 19 24 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 54
Documents by Best Scientists*: 48
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 56
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.624
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Immunological Investigations?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Immunology, Molecular biology, Immune system, Antibody and Antigen. The concepts on Immunology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Cytotoxic T cell and Internal medicine, Disease. The Internal medicine works featured in it incorporate elements from Gastroenterology, Allele and Genotype.

Allele frequency is the primary subject of Allele works presented in Immunological Investigations. The journal focuses on Molecular biology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cell culture, In vitro, Biochemistry, Epitope and Monoclonal antibody. While it focused on Immune system, it was also able to explore topics like Endocrinology, Cancer research and Cell biology.

Most of the works presented in Immunological Investigations deals with Antibody but it intersects with the subject of Virology. Immunological Investigations is mostly focused on Virology, specifically Virus. The study on T cell presented in Immunological Investigations intersects with subjects under the field of CD8.

  • Immunology (46.16%)
  • Molecular biology (21.65%)
  • Immune system (19.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Progress in immunology V (271 citations)
  • Detection of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and anti-HSP70 antibodies in the serum of normal individuals (260 citations)
  • Improvements in the isolation of igy from the yolks of eggs laid by immunized hens (203 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Immunological Investigations:

Immunology, Immune system, Antigen, Antibody and Molecular biology are the main subjects of interest in the most cited publications. The journal articles mainly concentrate on Immune system but also investigate its connection with concepts in disciplines such as

  • Cell biology which connect with Receptor,
  • Lymphocyte which is related to area like Endocrinology.. The published articles focus on Antibody but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Microbiology and Virology.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Immune system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Immunology, Internal medicine, Immune system, Meta-analysis and Disease. The Immunology study featured in Immunological Investigations draws parallels with the field of Gene. While Internal medicine is the focus of Immunological Investigations, it also provided insights into the studies of Endocrinology, Oncology, Gastroenterology and Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Genotype.

Topics in Immune system were tackled in line with various other fields like Cytokine and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The study of Cell and how it intertwines with concepts under Cancer research were explored in the presented Cytokine research. The journal explores topics in Meta-analysis which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Ankylosing spondylitis and Rheumatoid arthritis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Effect of Class Switch Recombination Defect on the Phenotype of Ataxia-Telangiectasia Patients (14 citations)
  • NLR: A Cost-effective Nomogram to Guide Therapeutic Interventions in COVID-19. (12 citations)
  • Overexpression of lncRNA HULC Attenuates Myocardial Ischemia/reperfusion Injury in Rat Models and Apoptosis of Hypoxia/reoxygenation Cardiomyocytes via Targeting miR-377-5p through NLRP3/Caspase‑1/IL‑1β Signaling Pathway Inhibition. (11 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 Immunological Investigations (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Young Ho Lee (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Asghar Aghamohammadi (13 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Nima Rezaei (13 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Gwan Gyu Song (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nader D. Nader (11 papers) published 2 papers 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 Immunological Investigations (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University at Buffalo (96 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences (52 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anhui Medical University (27 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 10.81% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.73% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.79% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.88% of all publications and 60.61% 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

  • Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells Exosomes and Conditioned Media Increased Neutrophil Lifespan and Phagocytosis Capacity

    Mahsa Taghavi-Farahabadi;Mohammad Mahmoudi;Nima Rezaei;Nima Rezaei;Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer: Latest Advances and Ongoing Clinical Trials

    (2022)
    28 Citations
  • The First Iranian Cohort of Pediatric Patients with Activated Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-δ (PI3Kδ) Syndrome (APDS).

    Saba Fekrvand;Samaneh Delavari;Zahra Chavoshzadeh;Roya Sherkat

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Protein Kinase C-Delta Defect in Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome-Like Disease: First Case from the National Iranian Registry and Review of the Literature.

    Niusha Sharifinejad;Gholamreza Azizi;Nasrin Behniafard;Majid Zaki-Dizaji

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Exosomes Represent an Immune Suppressive T Cell Checkpoint in Human Chronic Inflammatory Microenvironments.

    Gautam N Shenoy;Maulasri Bhatta;Jenni L Loyall;Raymond J Kelleher

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Microspheres Encapsulating Immunotherapy Agents Target the Tumor-Draining Lymph Node in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

    Booyeon J Han;Joseph D Murphy;Shuyang Qin;Jian Ye

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • The Overlap between Genetic Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Skin Diseases.

    Navid Jabalameli;Fateme Rajabi;Fateme Rajabi;Alireza Firooz;Nima Rezaei;Nima Rezaei

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Evaluation of Expression of LRBA and CTLA-4 Proteins in Common Variable Immunodeficiency Patients.

    Fereshte Salami;Fereshte Salami;Saba Fekrvand;Reza Yazdani;Sepideh Shahkarami;Sepideh Shahkarami;Sepideh Shahkarami

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Soluble MICA and anti-MICA Antibodies as Biomarkers of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Disease.

    Arij Ben Chaaben;Nesrine Ouni;Hayet Douik;Fayza Ayari

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Two Novel Technologies for the Detection of Anti-cardiolipin and Anti β2-Glycoprotein Antibodies in the Real Life: Chemiluminescent in Comparison to the Addressable Laser Bead Immunoassays.

    Valentina Grossi;Maria Infantino;Maurizio Benucci;Francesca Li Gobbi

    (2020)
    8 Citations

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