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Immunology
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Immunology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 61 159 128 25
Medicine 1279 79 86 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 347
Documents by Best Scientists*: 250
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 164
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.756
Impact Factor: 5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Immunology?

Immunology investigates studies in Immunology, Molecular biology, Antigen, Antibody and Immune system. In addition to Immunology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Cytotoxic T cell and Cell biology. It investigates Cytotoxic T cell research which frequently intersects with CD8.

Immunology deals with Molecular biology in conjunction with In vitro and similar fields in In vivo. Immunology addresses concerns in Antigen which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Cell, Microbiology and Virology. Internal medicine and Endocrinology are some topics wherein Antibody research discussed in it have an impact.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Immune system, apply to Cancer research as well. Cancer research research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cancer and Immunotherapy. The research on Interleukin 21 featured in Immunology combines topics in other fields like Natural killer T cell and Interleukin 12.

  • Immunology (39.46%)
  • Molecular biology (28.10%)
  • Antigen (26.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Mathematical Theory of Infectious Diseases and its applications (1962 citations)
  • Further improvements in the plaque technique for detecting single antibody-forming cells. (1888 citations)
  • The heterogeneity of mononuclear phagocytes in lymphoid organs: distinct macrophage subpopulations in the rat recognized by monoclonal antibodies ED1, ED2 and ED3. (1640 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Immunology:

The published papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Immunology, Antigen, Molecular biology, Immune system and Antibody. Cytotoxic T cell and Cell biology are some topics wherein Immunology research discussed in the journal articles has an impact. The published articles focus on Molecular biology but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of In vitro which is concerned with In vivo.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in Immunology are Cancer research, Immune system, Cancer, T cell and Antibody. In Immunology, Immune checkpoint, Immunotherapy, CD8 and Antitumor activity are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cancer research research. The study of Immunology serves as the foundation of the Immune system research discussed in the journal.

Topics in Cancer were tackled in line with various other fields like Melanoma and Oncology. The journal explores topics in T cell which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cytokine and Monoclonal antibody. Most of the Cell biology studies addressed also intersect with Receptor.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • T cell responses and therapies against SARS-CoV-2 infection (30 citations)
  • Synergistic effect of IL-4 and TNF-α in the induction of monocytic differentiation of a mouse myeloid leukaemic cell line (WEHI-3B JCS) (16 citations)
  • Monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells and neutrophils: an update on lifespan kinetics in health and disease (7 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 Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • K Nomoto (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ian Kimber (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Adrian Hayday (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Herman Waldmann (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bryan Paul Morgan (29 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 Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Edinburgh (214 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (175 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Imperial College London (130 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (122 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Glasgow (119 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 58.58% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.36% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.95% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.16% of all publications and 69.53% 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

  • Monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells and neutrophils: an update on lifespan kinetics in health and disease

    Amit A Patel;Florent Ginhoux;Florent Ginhoux;Florent Ginhoux;Simon Yona

    (2021)
    199 Citations
  • T cell responses and therapies against SARS-CoV-2 infection

    Salman M Toor;Reem Saleh;Varun Sasidharan Nair;Rowaida Z Taha

    (2021)
    194 Citations
  • Respiratory microbiome and epithelial interactions shape immunity in the lungs.

    Rachele Invernizzi;Clare M. Lloyd;Philip L. Molyneaux

    (2020)
    150 Citations
  • Tissue-resident innate immunity in the lung.

    Amanda Ardain;Mohlopheni J. Marakalala;Alasdair Leslie

    (2020)
    108 Citations
  • The early landscape of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine development in the UK and rest of the world.

    Hannah R. Sharpe;Ciaran Gilbride;Elizabeth Allen;Sandra Belij‐Rammerstorfer

    (2020)
    91 Citations
  • Understanding immune-microbiota interactions in the intestine.

    Philip P. Ahern;Kevin J. Maloy

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Blockage of immune checkpoint molecules increases T-cell priming potential of dendritic cell vaccine.

    Hadi Hassannia;Hadi Hassannia;Mitra Ghasemi Chaleshtari;Fatemeh Atyabi;Mahshid Nosouhian

    (2020)
    76 Citations
  • New developments in our understanding of ankylosing spondylitis pathogenesis.

    Aniruddha Voruganti;Paul Bowness

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Quantitative and qualitative alterations of circulating myeloid cells and plasmacytoid DC in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    Benedetta Peruzzi;Sara Bencini;Manuela Capone;Alessio Mazzoni

    (2020)
    70 Citations

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