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Immunological Reviews
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Immunological Reviews

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 36 181 173 36
Medicine 593 91 95 32

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 320
Documents by Best Scientists*: 294
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 13
SCIMAGO H-index: 262
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.298
Impact Factor: 8.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Immunological Reviews?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Antigen and Genetics. Presentations on Immunology include those discussing Antibody, T lymphocyte, T cell, Immunity and Acquired immune system. The studies on Immune system discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Inflammation and Virology.

Virus is a key component of Virology research discussed in Immunological Reviews. The subject of Cytotoxic T cell, which is connected to the field of CD8, serves as the foundation of the Cell biology research featured in Immunological Reviews. The research on Antigen tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Molecular biology, Antigen presentation and B cell.

Genetics research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Gene. The journal features studies on Major histocompatibility complex, including topics such as MHC class I. Most of the Autoimmunity studies addressed also intersect with Autoimmune disease.

  • Immunology (57.55%)
  • Immune system (32.04%)
  • Cell biology (29.84%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Xenogeneic monoclonal antibodies to mouse lymphoid differentiation antigens. (1769 citations)
  • Immunologic tolerance maintained by CD25+ CD4+ regulatory T cells: their common role in controlling autoimmunity, tumor immunity, and transplantation tolerance. (1458 citations)
  • The PD-1 pathway in tolerance and autoimmunity (1391 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Immunological Reviews:

The published papers cover a variety of subjects, including Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Antigen and Innate immune system. Receptor, Cytotoxic T cell, Cellular differentiation and T cell are some topics wherein Cell biology research discussed in the journal papers has an impact. The featured Antigen studies in the most cited papers mainly concentrate on Antibody but also cover areas of interest in Molecular biology.

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

  • Gene
  • Immune system
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Immune system, Cell biology, Immunology, Effector and Cell are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Immune system research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Inflammation, Cancer, Stromal cell and Disease. In addition to Cell biology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Plasma cell, Gene expression, T cell, Transcription factor and B cell.

Immunological Reviews links adjacent topics like Immunology with Lamina propria. Effector research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Acquired immune system, Humoral immunity, Innate immune system and Antigen presentation. Antigen research in Immunological Reviews involves the investigation of Bone marrow studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Cell type.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • COVID-19 and pulmonary fibrosis: A potential role for lung epithelial cells and fibroblasts. (13 citations)
  • Regulatory B cells in cancer (10 citations)
  • The inflammatory speech of fibroblasts (8 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 Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rolf M. Zinkernagel (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jonathan Sprent (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Philippa Marrack (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John W. Kappler (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Antonio Coutinho (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 Immunological Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (209 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (138 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (99 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (97 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
  • Stanford University (82 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, 4.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.51% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.54% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.08% of all publications and 44.87% 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

  • Correlates of protection against <scp>SARS</scp>‐<scp>CoV</scp>‐2 infection and COVID‐19 disease

    Unknown

    (2022)
    306 Citations
  • The regulation of the ZBP1-NLRP3 inflammasome and its implications in pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis (PANoptosis)

    Min Zheng;Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti

    (2020)
    303 Citations
  • The role of host genetics in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 susceptibility and severity.

    Inna G. Ovsyannikova;Iana H. Haralambieva;Stephen N. Crooke;Gregory A. Poland

    (2020)
    242 Citations
  • Urate-induced immune programming: Consequences for gouty arthritis and hyperuricemia.

    Georgiana Cabău;Tania O. Crișan;Viola Klück;Radu A. Popp

    (2020)
    164 Citations
  • Cerebral Plasmodium falciparum malaria: The role of PfEMP1 in its pathogenesis and immunity, and PfEMP1-based vaccines to prevent it.

    Anja Ramstedt Jensen;Yvonne Adams;Lars Hviid

    (2020)
    122 Citations
  • Immunometabolism in the development of rheumatoid arthritis.

    Cornelia M. Weyand;Cornelia M. Weyand;Jörg J. Goronzy;Jörg J. Goronzy

    (2020)
    113 Citations

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