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International Immunology
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International Immunology

0953-8178

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/intimm

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 76 85 114 21
Medicine 1146 71 97 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 209
Documents by Best Scientists*: 226
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 14
SCIMAGO H-index: 152
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.692
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Immunology?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Molecular biology, Immunology, T cell, Cell biology and Antigen. The presented Molecular biology research focuses mostly on B cell and, on occasion, topics in Naive B cell. International Immunology tackles issues in Immunology, particularly in the topics of Immune system, Cytokine, Autoimmunity, Lymphocyte and Spleen.

The main emphasis of the journal is the research on Cytokine, emphasizing the topic of Interleukin 4. The studies in T cell featured incorporate elements of Cytotoxic T cell, T lymphocyte and CD3. Cytotoxic T cell studies presented include Interleukin 21, Antigen-presenting cell, IL-2 receptor, Natural killer T cell and CTL*.

Some problems in Cell biology that were presented in International Immunology overlapped with concepts under Receptor, Cellular differentiation, Apoptosis and CD40. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Antigen, it also covered topics in Antigen presentation and Virology. The CD8 research dealing mostly with Thymocyte is the focus of the journal.

  • Molecular biology (40.49%)
  • Immunology (36.32%)
  • T cell (24.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Toll-like receptors in innate immunity. (2764 citations)
  • Immunologic self-tolerance maintained by CD25+CD4+ naturally anergic and suppressive T cells: induction of autoimmune disease by breaking their anergic/suppressive state. (1459 citations)
  • Necrotic but not apoptotic cell death releases heat shock proteins, which deliver a partial maturation signal to dendritic cells and activate the NF-κB pathway (1190 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Immunology:

The published articles aim to foster the development of research in Immunology, Molecular biology, T cell, Cell biology and Antigen. Cell culture, CD8, Antibody, B cell and Receptor are some topics wherein Molecular biology research discussed in the journal papers has an impact. The published articles hold forums on T cell that merge themes from other disciplines such as Cytotoxic T cell, T lymphocyte and CD3.

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

  • Gene
  • Immune system
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of International Immunology are Immune system, Cell biology, Immunology, Inflammation and Antigen. The work on Immune system tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Cancer research, Pathogenesis, Tissue homeostasis, Antibody and Macrophage. In International Immunology, T cell, Stromal cell, Cytokine and Bone marrow are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cell biology research.

It deals with Immunology in conjunction with Disease and similar fields in Gut flora. It focuses on Antigen but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cytotoxic T cell, T-cell receptor, B cell and Spleen. The studies in Cytotoxic T cell featured incorporate elements of CD8 and Immunotherapy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • IL-6 in inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer. (22 citations)
  • Near-infrared photoimmunotherapy of cancer: a new approach that kills cancer cells and enhances anti-cancer host immunity (19 citations)
  • Myeloid cell dynamics correlating with clinical outcomes of severe COVID-19 in Japan. (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 International Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Shizuo Akira (46 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Tasuku Honjo (44 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Ko Okumura (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kensuke Miyake (33 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Toshinori Nakayama (32 papers) published 1 paper 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 International Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Osaka University (210 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (205 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kyoto University (158 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (142 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (118 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 4.08% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 59.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 5.32% of all publications and 20.21% 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

  • Near-infrared photoimmunotherapy of cancer: a new approach that kills cancer cells and enhances anti-cancer host immunity

    Hisataka Kobayashi;Aki Furusawa;Adrian Rosenberg;Peter L Choyke

    (2021)
    102 Citations
  • Physiology and pathology of T-cell aging

    Nagahiro Minato;Masakazu Hattori;Yoko Hamazaki

    (2020)
    86 Citations
  • Macrophages in lung fibrosis.

    Tatsuro Ogawa;Shigeyuki Shichino;Satoshi Ueha;Kouji Matsushima

    (2021)
    67 Citations
  • Interleukin-17 family members in health and disease.

    Soo-Hyun Chung;Xiao-Qi Ye;Yoichiro Iwakura

    (2021)
    67 Citations
  • Commensal-bacteria-derived butyrate promotes the t-cell-independent iga response in the colon

    Junya Isobe;Shintarou Maeda;Yuuki Obata;Yuuki Obata;Keito Iizuka

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • Overcoming immune dysfunction in the elderly: trained immunity as a novel approach

    Ozlem Bulut;Gizem Kilic;Jorge Domínguez-Andrés;Mihai G Netea;Mihai G Netea

    (2020)
    60 Citations

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