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Science Immunology

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Published by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

https://immunology.sciencemag.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 5 626 514 92
Medicine 66 448 359 83

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1430
Documents by Best Scientists*: 685
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 76
SCIMAGO H-index: 123
SCIMAGO SJR: 8.22
Impact Factor: 16.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Science immunology?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Immunology, Cell biology, Immune system, T cell and Antigen. Immunity, Antibody, Inflammation, Cytokine and B cell are all aspects of Immunology research featured in the journal. Studies on Antibody discussed in Science immunology link to the field of Virology.

Virus is a major topic of Virology research. It addresses concerns in Cell biology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Receptor, Cell, Transcription factor and Innate lymphoid cell. The journal tackles issues in Immune system, particularly in the topics of Innate immune system and Acquired immune system.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on T cell, it also covered topics in Epitope, Interferon, Cancer research and CD8. In Science immunology, Blockade and Immunotherapy, Cancer immunotherapy are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cancer research research. CD8 and Cytotoxic T cell are closely related fields of research discussed in it.

  • Immunology (38.85%)
  • Cell biology (26.83%)
  • Immune system (24.65%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Phenotype and kinetics of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. (480 citations)
  • TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 promote SARS-CoV-2 infection of human small intestinal enterocytes. (442 citations)
  • The receptor binding domain of the viral spike protein is an immunodominant and highly specific target of antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 patients. (381 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Science immunology:

The most cited publications focus on Immunology, Immune system, T cell, Antigen and Antibody. The most cited publications connects research in Immunology with the related topics of Cytotoxic T cell. The studies on Immune system discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Receptor, Cancer research and Vaccination.

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

  • Gene
  • Immune system
  • Cytokine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Immunology, T cell, Immune system, Cell biology and CD8. Immunology research presented in Science immunology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Lung and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. The journal holds forums on T cell that merges themes from other disciplines such as Epitope, Antibody, Antigen and Gene.

Some problems in Immune system that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Cytokine and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The research on Cell biology featured in Science immunology combines topics in other fields like Cell, Transcription factor and Germinal center. CD8 research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cytotoxic T cell, Cancer research and Receptor.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Distinct antibody and memory B cell responses in SARS-CoV-2 naïve and recovered individuals following mRNA vaccination. (120 citations)
  • SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern partially escape humoral but not T-cell responses in COVID-19 convalescent donors and vaccinees. (61 citations)
  • Prolonged evolution of the human B cell response to SARS-CoV-2 infection. (43 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 Science immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael Rosenblum (14 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Sarah E. Henrickson (12 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Gabriel K. Griffin (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Stephanie C. Eisenbarth (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Asha Pillai (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less 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 Science immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (57 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (51 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (35 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yale University (34 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (34 papers) published 7 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, 2.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 44.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.60% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.73% of all publications and 21.99% 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

  • TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 promote SARS-CoV-2 infection of human small intestinal enterocytes.

    Ruochen Zang;Ruochen Zang;Maria Florencia Gomez Castro;Broc T. McCune;Qiru Zeng

    (2020)
    1004 Citations
  • The receptor binding domain of the viral spike protein is an immunodominant and highly specific target of antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 patients.

    Lakshmanane Premkumar;Bruno Segovia-Chumbez;Ramesh Jadi;David R. Martinez

    (2020)
    926 Citations
  • Phenotype and kinetics of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Daniela Weiskopf;Katharina S. Schmitz;Matthijs P. Raadsen;Alba Grifoni

    (2020)
    917 Citations
  • Immunophenotyping of COVID-19 and influenza highlights the role of type I interferons in development of severe COVID-19.

    Jeong Seok Lee;Seongwan Park;Hye Won Jeong;Jin Young Ahn

    (2020)
    869 Citations
  • Persistence of serum and saliva antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike antigens in COVID-19 patients.

    Baweleta Isho;Kento T. Abe;Kento T. Abe;Michelle Zuo;Alainna J. Jamal;Alainna J. Jamal

    (2020)
    841 Citations
  • Comprehensive mapping of immune perturbations associated with severe COVID-19.

    Leticia Kuri-Cervantes;M. Betina Pampena;Wenzhao Meng;Aaron M. Rosenfeld

    (2020)
    764 Citations

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