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Journal of Immunology
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Journal of Immunology

0022-1767

Published by: American Association of Immunologists

https://www.jimmunol.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 19 1287 2838 45
Medicine 389 990 1636 39

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 3637
Documents by Best Scientists*: 5061
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 144
SCIMAGO H-index: 422
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.425
Impact Factor: 3.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Immunology?

The primary areas of discussion in Journal of Immunology are Immunology, Molecular biology, Cell biology, T cell and Antigen. Journal of Immunology features Immunology research that overlaps with concepts in Cytotoxic T cell. Interleukin 21, IL-2 receptor, Antigen-presenting cell, Natural killer T cell and ZAP70 studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Cytotoxic T cell presented.

While Molecular biology is the focus of Journal of Immunology, it also provided insights into the studies of Cell culture, Receptor, Biochemistry and Antibody, B cell. Monoclonal antibody and Antiserum are Antibody topics of special interest in it. The studies in Cell biology featured incorporate elements of Proinflammatory cytokine, Cell, Cellular differentiation and Apoptosis.

Cancer research, T lymphocyte and CD8 are some topics wherein T cell research discussed in it have an impact. While work presented in Journal of Immunology provided substantial information on Antigen, it also covered topics in In vitro, Microbiology and Virology. The Immune system study tackling the subject of Immunity is the focus of the journal.

  • Immunology (41.08%)
  • Molecular biology (28.93%)
  • Cell biology (21.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Two types of murine helper T cell clone. I. Definition according to profiles of lymphokine activities and secreted proteins. (6568 citations)
  • Immunologic self-tolerance maintained by activated T cells expressing IL-2 receptor alpha-chains (CD25). Breakdown of a single mechanism of self-tolerance causes various autoimmune diseases. (5605 citations)
  • Cell cycle analysis of a cell proliferation-associated human nuclear antigen defined by the monoclonal antibody Ki-67. (3621 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Immunology:

The journal papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Immunology, Molecular biology, Cell biology, T cell and Immune system. The journal publications focus on Immunology as well as the interrelated topics of Cytotoxic T cell. While the journal publications focused on Molecular biology, they were also able to explore topics like Cell culture, Biochemistry and Antibody, Monoclonal antibody, B cell.

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 objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Cell biology, Immunology, Immune system, T cell and Inflammation. The concepts on Cell biology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Receptor, Innate immune system and Transcription factor. Immunology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cell and Disease.

The research on Immune system featured in Journal of Immunology combines topics in other fields like Virus, Cancer research, In vitro and Microbiology. The studies in Cancer research featured incorporate elements of Downregulation and upregulation and Immunotherapy. Concepts in CD8, as well as related topics in Cytotoxic T cell, are covered in the T cell research presented in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses Are Correlated to Disease Severity in COVID-19 Convalescent Individuals. (41 citations)
  • Cutting Edge: Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Humans Is Defined by a Shift in the Serum Lipidome, Resulting in Dysregulation of Eicosanoid Immune Mediators. (40 citations)
  • African Swine Fever Virus MGF-505-7R Negatively Regulates cGAS-STING-Mediated Signaling Pathway. (13 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 Journal of Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Fred D. Finkelman (200 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shizuo Akira (178 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hideo Yagita (153 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stuart F. Schlossman (147 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alessandro Sette (143 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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 Journal of Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (3012 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (1807 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (1290 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (1063 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (893 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 7 less 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, 4.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.72% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.30% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.37% of all publications and 56.61% 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

  • Inflammasomes and Pyroptosis as Therapeutic Targets for COVID-19.

    Jeremy K. Y. Yap;Miyu Moriyama;Akiko Iwasaki;Akiko Iwasaki

    (2020)
    275 Citations
  • A Potently Neutralizing Antibody Protects Mice against SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

    Wafaa B. Alsoussi;Jackson S. Turner;James B. Case;Haiyan Zhao

    (2020)
    209 Citations
  • Cutting Edge: Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Humans Is Defined by a Shift in the Serum Lipidome, Resulting in Dysregulation of Eicosanoid Immune Mediators.

    Benjamin Schwarz;Lokesh Sharma;Lydia Roberts;Xiaohua Peng

    (2021)
    151 Citations
  • Cutting Edge: Nucleocapsid Vaccine Elicits Spike-Independent SARS-CoV-2 Protective Immunity.

    William E Matchett;Vineet Joag;J Michael Stolley;Frances K Shepherd

    (2021)
    140 Citations
  • SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses Are Correlated to Disease Severity in COVID-19 Convalescent Individuals.

    Cecilie Bo Hansen;Ida Jarlhelt;Laura Pérez-Alós;Lone Hummelshøj Landsy

    (2021)
    127 Citations
  • Cutting Edge: Circulating Exosomes with COVID Spike Protein Are Induced by BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) Vaccination prior to Development of Antibodies: A Novel Mechanism for Immune Activation by mRNA Vaccines.

    Sandhya Bansal;Sudhir Perincheri;Timothy Fleming;Christin Poulson

    (2021)
    124 Citations
  • Tertiary Lymphoid Structures: Diversity in Their Development, Composition, and Role

    (2021)
    113 Citations

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