Most-cited Immunology and Microbiology papers of 2018, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Immunology and Microbiology research papers published in 2018, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. Macrophage plasticity, polarization, and function in health and disease
   Abbas Shapouri Moghaddam, Saeed Mohammadian Haftcheshmeh et al. · 2018 · 4,931 citations
2. Global increase and geographic convergence in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2015
   Eili Y. Klein, Thomas P. Van Boeckel et al. · 2018 · 3,227 citations
3. Role of C-Reactive Protein at Sites of Inflammation and Infection
   Nicola R. Sproston, Jason Ashworth · 2018 · 3,034 citations · Free PDF
4. Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU and the European Economic Area in 2015: a population-level modelling analysis
   Alessandro Cassini, Liselotte Diaz Högberg et al. · 2018 · 2,959 citations · Free PDF
5. Antibiotic resistance: a rundown of a global crisis
   Bilal Aslam, Wei Wang et al. · 2018 · 2,556 citations · Free PDF
6. NK Cells Stimulate Recruitment of cDC1 into the Tumor Microenvironment Promoting Cancer Immune Control
   Jan P. Böttcher, Eduardo Bonavita et al. · 2018 · 1,849 citations
7. Neutrophil extracellular traps produced during inflammation awaken dormant cancer cells in mice
   Jean Albrengues, Mario A. Shields et al. · 2018 · 1,470 citations · Free PDF
8. Neutrophil: A Cell with Many Roles in Inflammation or Several Cell Types?
   Carlos Rosales · 2018 · 1,329 citations · Free PDF
9. Low-Dose Methotrexate for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events
   Paul M. Ridker, Brendan M. Everett et al. · 2018 · 1,305 citations
10. Role of Human Macrophage Polarization in Inflammation during Infectious Diseases
    Chiraz Atri, Fatma Zahra Guerfali et al. · 2018 · 1,303 citations · Free PDF
11. Human dendritic cell subsets: an update
    Matthew P. Collin, Venetia Bigley · 2018 · 1,297 citations
12. The cGAS–cGAMP–STING pathway connects DNA damage to inflammation, senescence, and cancer
    Tuo Li, Zhijian J. Chen · 2018 · 1,283 citations
13. Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns in Inflammatory Diseases
    Jong Seong Roh, Dong Hyun Sohn · 2018 · 1,253 citations
14. Antimicrobial Peptides: Diversity, Mechanism of Action and Strategies to Improve the Activity and Biocompatibility In Vivo
    Prashant Kumar, Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu et al. · 2018 · 1,228 citations · Free PDF
15. Anti-NKG2A mAb Is a Checkpoint Inhibitor that Promotes Anti-tumor Immunity by Unleashing Both T and NK Cells
    Pascale André, Caroline Denis et al. · 2018 · 1,223 citations
16. Antimicrobial Resistance: a One Health Perspective
    Scott A. McEwen, Peter Collignon · 2018 · 1,202 citations
17. An introduction to immunology and immunopathology
    Jean Sylvia Marshall, Richard Warrington et al. · 2018 · 1,166 citations · Free PDF
18. Personalized vaccines for cancer immunotherapy
    Uğur Şahin, Özlem Türeci · 2018 · 1,149 citations
19. Natural Killer Cells: Development, Maturation, and Clinical Utilization
    Alex M. Abel, Chao Yang et al. · 2018 · 1,148 citations · Free PDF
20. CD47 Blockade by Hu5F9-G4 and Rituximab in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
    Ranjana H. Advani, Ian W. Flinn et al. · 2018 · 1,124 citations
21. Apoptosis and Clearance of Apoptotic Cells
    Shigekazu Nagata · 2018 · 1,105 citations
22. Modulation of Myelopoiesis Progenitors Is an Integral Component of Trained Immunity
    Ioannis Mitroulis, Klara Ruppova et al. · 2018 · 1,091 citations · Free PDF
23. Western Diet Triggers NLRP3-Dependent Innate Immune Reprogramming
    Anette Christ, Patrick S. Günther et al. · 2018 · 1,085 citations
24. DNA-induced liquid phase condensation of cGAS activates innate immune signaling
    Mingjian Du, Zhijian J. Chen · 2018 · 1,071 citations
25. Nanoparticle‐Mediated Immunogenic Cell Death Enables and Potentiates Cancer Immunotherapy
    Xiaopin Duan, Christina Chan et al. · 2018 · 1,036 citations

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