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Mucosal Immunology
H-index 47

Mucosal Immunology

1933-0219

Published by: Springer

https://www.nature.com/mi/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 24 273 250 43
Medicine 522 158 176 34

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 543
Documents by Best Scientists*: 379
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 23
SCIMAGO H-index: 140
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.148
Impact Factor: 7.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Mucosal Immunology?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Immunology, Immune system, Inflammation, Immunity and Cell biology. Antigen, Mucosal immunology, Interleukin, Cytokine and Innate immune system are all areas of Immunology tackled in it. The research on Antigen featured in it combines topics in other fields like T cell and Cytotoxic T cell.

Cytokine research discussed connects with the study of Tumor necrosis factor alpha. The research on Immune system tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Antibody, Intestinal mucosa and Microbiology. While Inflammation is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Receptor, Lung, Colitis and Pathogenesis.

Mucosal Immunology focuses on Colitis but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cancer research and Inflammatory bowel disease. The concepts on Immunity presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Virology, Vaccination and Immunization. Cell biology study tackled is connected to the field of Cellular differentiation.

  • Immunology (70.72%)
  • Immune system (32.80%)
  • Inflammation (25.23%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Mucins in the mucosal barrier to infection. (746 citations)
  • The immune geography of IgA induction and function (716 citations)
  • Secretory IgA's Complex Roles in Immunity and Mucosal Homeostasis in the Gut (634 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mucosal Immunology:

The published papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Immunology, Immune system, Immunity, Inflammation and Microbiology. Many of the studies tackled in the journal articles connect Immunology with a similar field of study like Intestinal mucosa. The journal articles explore research in Cell biology and overlapping concepts in Cellular differentiation to expand the discourse in Immune system.

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 journal investigates studies in Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Inflammation and Innate lymphoid cell. It explores topics in Immunology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Disease and Lung. In addition to Immune system research, Mucosal Immunology aims to explore topics under Colitis, Homeostasis and Effector.

Colitis research featured in Mucosal Immunology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cancer research and Inflammatory bowel disease. Issues in Cell biology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Phenotype, Transcription factor and Intestinal epithelium. Topics in Inflammation were tackled in line with various other fields like Bone marrow and House dust mite.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The central role of the nasal microenvironment in the transmission, modulation, and clinical progression of SARS-CoV-2 infection (48 citations)
  • Perturbation of the gut microbiome by Prevotella spp. enhances host susceptibility to mucosal inflammation. (48 citations)
  • Long-term maintenance of lung resident memory T cells is mediated by persistent antigen (21 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 Mucosal Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Warren Strober (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Asma Nusrat (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • William W. Agace (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Bart N. Lambrecht (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Philip M. Hansbro (12 papers) published 2 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 Mucosal Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (112 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (48 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (47 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Boston Children's Hospital (41 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (38 papers) published 3 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, 0.69% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.78% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.49% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.38% of all publications and 43.36% 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

  • IgA and the intestinal microbiota: the importance of being specific

    Oliver Pabst;Emma Slack

    (2020)
    440 Citations
  • Systemic and mucosal IgA responses are variably induced in response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination and are associated with protection against subsequent infection

    Unknown

    (2022)
    413 Citations
  • Human gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALT); diversity, structure, and function.

    Urs M Mörbe;Peter B Jørgensen;Thomas M Fenton;Nicole von Burg

    (2021)
    351 Citations
  • The lung-gut axis during viral respiratory infections: the impact of gut dysbiosis on secondary disease outcomes.

    Valentin Sencio;Marina Gomes Machado;François Trottein

    (2021)
    280 Citations
  • The central role of the nasal microenvironment in the transmission, modulation, and clinical progression of SARS-CoV-2 infection

    Oreste Gallo;Luca Giovanni Locatello;Alessio Mazzoni;Luca Novelli

    (2021)
    242 Citations
  • Imprinting of the immune system by the microbiota early in life.

    Ziad Al Nabhani;Gérard Eberl

    (2020)
    229 Citations
  • The impact of the lung environment on macrophage development, activation and function: diversity in the face of adversity

    (2022)
    200 Citations

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