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Journal of immunotherapy (Hagerstown, Md. : 1997)
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Journal of immunotherapy (Hagerstown, Md. : 1997)

1524-9557

Published by: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

https://journals.lww.com/immunotherapy-journal/pages/default.aspx

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 175 25 20 9
Medicine 1799 69 57 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 116
Documents by Best Scientists*: 86
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
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Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Immunotherapy?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Immunology, Immunotherapy, Cancer research, Internal medicine and Antigen. The study on Immunology presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Cytotoxic T cell. Topics in Cytotoxic T cell were tackled in line with various other fields like T lymphocyte and Cell biology.

The Immunotherapy research presented in the journal explores the relationship between Melanoma and the closely related topic of Pathology. The research on Cancer research tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cell culture, Interleukin 12, Lymphokine-activated killer cell and In vivo. The study of Internal medicine encompasses disciplines such as Gastroenterology, as well as fields such as Toxicity, all of which overlap with one another.

In it, Molecular biology, Antibody and Virology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Antigen research. Many of the studies tackled connect Immune system with a similar field of study like Vaccination. Discussions in Journal of Immunotherapy are anchored in the subject of Cytokine and the similar topic of Tumor necrosis factor alpha.

  • Immunology (43.29%)
  • Immunotherapy (32.58%)
  • Cancer research (28.54%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Cancer regression and neurological toxicity following anti-MAGE-A3 TCR gene therapy. (738 citations)
  • Phase 2 trial of single agent ipilimumab (Anti-CTLA-4) for locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (670 citations)
  • Ipilimumab (Anti-CTLA4 Antibody) Causes Regression of Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer Associated With Enteritis and Hypophysitis (581 citations)

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

The journal publications cover a variety of subjects, including Immunology, Immunotherapy, Antigen, Immune system and Cytotoxic T cell. The journal articles focus on Immunology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cancer research and Melanoma. The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Immunotherapy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Adoptive cell transfer, T lymphocyte and Cytokine.

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

  • Cancer
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Immunotherapy tackles a plethora of topics, such as Internal medicine, Oncology, Immunotherapy, Adverse effect and Cancer. The presented research on Internal medicine deals specifically with Melanoma but it also addresses topics in Uveitis. Clinical trial, Chemotherapy, Retrospective cohort study, Lymph node and Cohort are some topics wherein Oncology research discussed in Journal of Immunotherapy have an impact.

Journal of Immunotherapy aims to reinforce research in the subjects of Immune system and Immunology by tackling studies in Immunotherapy. Immunology research presented in Journal of Immunotherapy encompasses a variety of subjects, including Transplantation and Pneumonia. The journal explores issues in Cancer which can be linked to other research areas like Logistic regression and Ejection fraction.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • High VISTA Expression Correlates With a Favorable Prognosis in Patients With Colorectal Cancer (7 citations)
  • Rapid Identification and Evaluation of Neoantigen-reactive T-Cell Receptors From Single Cells. (4 citations)
  • Analysis of Risk Factors for Hepatotoxicity Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. (3 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 Immunotherapy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Steven A. Rosenberg (125 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Michael T. Lotze (76 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Robert O. Dillman (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Theresa L. Whiteside (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James Chih-Hsin Yang (34 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 Journal of Immunotherapy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (213 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (63 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Pittsburgh (60 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Baylor College of Medicine (33 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, 16.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 60.00% 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

  • Immune-related Adverse Events and Survival in Solid Tumors Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Fausto Petrelli;Giulia Grizzi;Michele Ghidini;Antonio Ghidini

    (2020)
    94 Citations
  • Blood Immune Cell Biomarkers in Patient With Lung Cancer Undergoing Treatment With Checkpoint Blockade.

    Miriam Möller;Steffi Turzer;Wolfgang Schütte;Barbara Seliger

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Expanded Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes From Soft Tissue Sarcoma Have Tumor-specific Function.

    John E Mullinax;MacLean Hall;Matthew Beatty;Amy M Weber

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Monotherapy in Patients With or Without Brain Metastases From Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With a PD-L1 Expression ≥50%.

    Giulio Metro;Giuseppe Luigi Banna;Diego Signorelli;Alessio Gili

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Real-world Outcomes of First-line Anti-PD-1 Therapy for Advanced Melanoma: A Nationwide Population-based Study.

    Michiel C T van Zeijl;John B A G Haanen;Michel W J M Wouters;Liesbeth C de Wreede

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Rapid Identification and Evaluation of Neoantigen-reactive T-Cell Receptors From Single Cells.

    Biman C Paria;Noam Levin;Frank J Lowery;Anna Pasetto

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Have Clinical Activity in Patients With Recurrent Chordoma

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses Induced by an HLA Class I–restricted Peptide Cancer Vaccine Targeting WT1 Are Associated With Favorable Clinical Outcomes in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • A Retrospective Study of Ipilimumab Plus Nivolumab in Anti-PD-L1/PD-1 Refractory Merkel Cell Carcinoma

    (2022)
    20 Citations

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