Most-cited Immunology and Microbiology papers of 2019, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Immunology and Microbiology research papers published in 2019, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. The Tumor Microenvironment Innately Modulates Cancer Progression
   Dominique C. Hinshaw, Lalita A. Shevde · 2019 · 3,272 citations
2. Diversity, Mechanisms, and Significance of Macrophage Plasticity
   Massimo Locati, Graziella Curtale et al. · 2019 · 2,195 citations
3. Psoriasis Pathogenesis and Treatment
   Adriana Rendón, Knut Schäkel · 2019 · 2,068 citations · Free PDF
4. Macrophage Polarization: Different Gene Signatures in M1(LPS+) vs. Classically and M2(LPS–) vs. Alternatively Activated Macrophages
   Marco Orecchioni, Yanal Ghosheh et al. · 2019 · 2,067 citations · Free PDF
5. The Metabolic Signature of Macrophage Responses
   Antonella Viola, Fabio Munari et al. · 2019 · 2,021 citations · Free PDF
6. Antimicrobial Resistance: Implications and Costs
   Porooshat Dadgostar · 2019 · 1,991 citations · Free PDF
7. Immunity and Inflammation in Atherosclerosis
   Dennis Wolf, Klaus Ley · 2019 · 1,703 citations
8. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016
   Jane T. Rowley, Stephen Vander Hoorn et al. · 2019 · 1,646 citations
9. Tumor-associated macrophages in tumor metastasis: biological roles and clinical therapeutic applications
   Yuxin Lin, Jianxin Xu et al. · 2019 · 1,403 citations · Free PDF
10. Inflammation and cancer
    Nitin Kumar Singh, Deepak Baby et al. · 2019 · 1,341 citations
11. Structure and function of the immune system in the spleen
    Steven Macauley Lewis, Adam Williams et al. · 2019 · 1,300 citations
12. The Cytosolic DNA-Sensing cGAS–STING Pathway in Cancer
    John Kwon, Samuel F. W. Bakhoum · 2019 · 1,286 citations
13. The Neutrophil’s Role During Health and Disease
    Pei Xiong Liew, Paul Kubes · 2019 · 1,182 citations
14. Global trends in antimicrobial resistance in animals in low- and middle-income countries
    Thomas P. Van Boeckel, João Pires et al. · 2019 · 1,148 citations
15. Two distinct interstitial macrophage populations coexist across tissues in specific subtissular niches
    Svetoslav Chakarov, Hwee Ying Lim et al. · 2019 · 1,118 citations
16. Tumor-associated macrophages: an accomplice in solid tumor progression
    Yibing Chen, Yucen Song et al. · 2019 · 1,097 citations · Free PDF
17. cGAS in action: Expanding roles in immunity and inflammation
    Andrea Ablasser, Zhijian J. Chen · 2019 · 1,071 citations
18. The antimicrobial peptides and their potential clinical applications.
    Jun Lei, Lichun Sun et al. · 2019 · 1,053 citations
19. Regulatory T (Treg) cells in cancer: Can Treg cells be a new therapeutic target?
    Yoshihiro Ohue, Hiroyoshi Nishikawa · 2019 · 1,044 citations
20. Interferon-Stimulated Genes: What Do They All Do?
    John W. Schoggins · 2019 · 1,033 citations
21. Caplacizumab Treatment for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
    Marie Scully, Spero R. Cataland et al. · 2019 · 1,027 citations
22. The vaginal microbiome and preterm birth
    Jennifer M. Fettweis, Myrna G. Serrano et al. · 2019 · 985 citations · Free PDF
23. Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)
    Andrea Cossarizza, Hyun‐Dong Chang et al. · 2019 · 980 citations
24. Factors That Influence the Immune Response to Vaccination
    Petra Zimmermann, Nigel C Curtis · 2019 · 944 citations
25. The role of macrophages in the resolution of inflammation
    Satoshi Watanabe, Michael J. Alexander et al. · 2019 · 926 citations

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