# 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](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3041960835) · 3,015 citations
2. [Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3088256443) · 2,673 citations · Free PDF
3. [Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation, and Treatment of Psoriasis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3028355101) · 2,338 citations
4. [Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3087862874) · 2,243 citations · Free PDF
5. [Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Tumor Immunity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3106806530) · 1,876 citations · Free PDF
6. [Antimicrobial Peptides: Classification, Design, Application and Research Progress in Multiple Fields](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3092909579) · 1,610 citations · Free PDF
7. [Neutrophil extracellular traps in COVID-19](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3018507926) · 1,595 citations
8. [Targeting potential drivers of COVID-19: Neutrophil extracellular traps](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3016393661) · 1,495 citations
9. [Neutrophil extracellular traps contribute to immunothrombosis in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3037020655) · 1,464 citations
10. [TLR4 and CD14 trafficking and its influence on LPS-induced pro-inflammatory signaling](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3092750669) · 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](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3000301584) · 1,216 citations · Free PDF
12. [National, regional, and worldwide epidemiology of psoriasis: systematic analysis and modelling study](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3029724060) · 1,192 citations
13. [Detection of immunogenic cell death and its relevance for cancer therapy](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3108774824) · 1,137 citations · Free PDF
14. [Regulatory T Cells and Human Disease](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3005483243) · 1,126 citations
15. [Consensus guidelines for the definition, detection and interpretation of immunogenic cell death](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3011642937) · 1,121 citations · Free PDF
16. [Antimicrobial peptides: Application informed by evolution](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3023413280) · 1,080 citations
17. [Activation and evasion of type I interferon responses by SARS-CoV-2](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3045802278) · 989 citations · Free PDF
18. [Evasion of Type I Interferon by SARS-CoV-2](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3087744389) · 966 citations
19. [SARS-CoV-2–triggered neutrophil extracellular traps mediate COVID-19 pathology](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3085958090) · 947 citations
20. [Engineering Macrophages for Cancer Immunotherapy and Drug Delivery](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3082328907) · 943 citations
21. [Targeting immunogenic cell death in cancer](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3104958039) · 936 citations · Free PDF
22. [Regulatory T cells in tumor microenvironment: new mechanisms, potential therapeutic strategies and future prospects](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3042467660) · 925 citations · Free PDF
23. [Mitochondrial DNA in inflammation and immunity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3012709102) · 869 citations · Free PDF
24. [Natural killer cells in cancer biology and therapy](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3046958019) · 859 citations · Free PDF
25. [Monkeypox Virus in Nigeria: Infection Biology, Epidemiology, and Evolution](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3095572728) · 815 citations · Free PDF

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