Most-cited Immunology and Microbiology papers of 2020, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Immunology and Microbiology research papers published in 2020, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. Impaired type I interferon activity and inflammatory responses in severe COVID-19 patients
   Jérôme Hadjadj, Nader Yatim et al. · 2020 · 3,015 citations
2. Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19
   Paul Bastard, Lindsey B. Rosen et al. · 2020 · 2,673 citations · Free PDF
3. Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation, and Treatment of Psoriasis
   April Wang Armstrong, Charlotte Read · 2020 · 2,338 citations
4. Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19
   Qian Zhang, Paul Bastard et al. · 2020 · 2,243 citations · Free PDF
5. Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Tumor Immunity
   Yueyun Pan, Yinda Yu et al. · 2020 · 1,876 citations · Free PDF
6. Antimicrobial Peptides: Classification, Design, Application and Research Progress in Multiple Fields
   Yuchen Huan, Qing Kong et al. · 2020 · 1,610 citations · Free PDF
7. Neutrophil extracellular traps in COVID-19
   Yu Zuo, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi et al. · 2020 · 1,595 citations
8. Targeting potential drivers of COVID-19: Neutrophil extracellular traps
   Betsy Jo Barnes, José M. Adrover et al. · 2020 · 1,495 citations
9. Neutrophil extracellular traps contribute to immunothrombosis in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome
   Elizabeth A. Middleton, Xue‐Yan He et al. · 2020 · 1,464 citations
10. TLR4 and CD14 trafficking and its influence on LPS-induced pro-inflammatory signaling
    Anna Ciesielska, Marta Krawczyk et al. · 2020 · 1,402 citations · Free PDF
11. Human Inborn Errors of Immunity: 2019 Update on the Classification from the International Union of Immunological Societies Expert Committee
    Stuart G. Tangye, Waleed Al–Herz et al. · 2020 · 1,216 citations · Free PDF
12. National, regional, and worldwide epidemiology of psoriasis: systematic analysis and modelling study
    Rosa Parisi, Ireny Y. K. Iskandar et al. · 2020 · 1,192 citations
13. Detection of immunogenic cell death and its relevance for cancer therapy
    Jitka Palich Fucikova, Oliver Kepp et al. · 2020 · 1,137 citations · Free PDF
14. Regulatory T Cells and Human Disease
    Shimon Sakaguchi, Norihisa Mikami et al. · 2020 · 1,126 citations
15. Consensus guidelines for the definition, detection and interpretation of immunogenic cell death
    Lorenzo Galluzzi, Ilio Vitale et al. · 2020 · 1,121 citations · Free PDF
16. Antimicrobial peptides: Application informed by evolution
    Brian P. Lazzaro, MICHAEL A. ZASLOFF et al. · 2020 · 1,080 citations
17. Activation and evasion of type I interferon responses by SARS-CoV-2
    Xiaobo Lei, Xiaojing Dong et al. · 2020 · 989 citations · Free PDF
18. Evasion of Type I Interferon by SARS-CoV-2
    Hongjie Xia, Zengguo Cao et al. · 2020 · 966 citations
19. SARS-CoV-2–triggered neutrophil extracellular traps mediate COVID-19 pathology
    Flavio Protasio Veras, Marjorie Cornejo Pontelli et al. · 2020 · 947 citations
20. Engineering Macrophages for Cancer Immunotherapy and Drug Delivery
    Yuqiong Xia, Lang Rao et al. · 2020 · 943 citations
21. Targeting immunogenic cell death in cancer
    Asma Sirageldin Ahmed, Stephen W. G. Tait · 2020 · 936 citations · Free PDF
22. Regulatory T cells in tumor microenvironment: new mechanisms, potential therapeutic strategies and future prospects
    Chunxiao Li, Ping Jiang et al. · 2020 · 925 citations · Free PDF
23. Mitochondrial DNA in inflammation and immunity
    Joel S. Riley, Stephen W. G. Tait · 2020 · 869 citations · Free PDF
24. Natural killer cells in cancer biology and therapy
    Song‐Yang Wu, Tong Fu et al. · 2020 · 859 citations · Free PDF
25. Monkeypox Virus in Nigeria: Infection Biology, Epidemiology, and Evolution
    Emmanuel Alakunle, Ugo Lionel Moens et al. · 2020 · 815 citations · Free PDF

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