Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Immune Cell Function and Interaction is a research topic within Immunology. Science Explorer counts 112k research works in it since 1950. 22.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of natural killer (NK) cells in immunity, including their recognition mechanisms, activation, education, development, and potential for therapy. It covers topics such as NK cell receptors, immune inhibitory receptors, NKG2D immunoreceptor, and the use of NK cells in immunotherapy.
- Natural Killer Cells
- NK Cell Recognition
- Immune Inhibitory Receptors
- NKG2D Immunoreceptor
- NK Cell Activation
- NK Cell Education
- NK Cell Therapy
- NK Cell Receptors
- NK Cell Development
- NK Cell Immunotherapy
- Research works
- 112k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 25k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +8% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Immune Cell Function and Interaction research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (4k and 3.4k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 4k works
- 2 China 3.4k works
- 3 Germany 714 works
- 4 Japan 658 works
- 5 France 499 works
- 6 United Kingdom 483 works
- 7 South Korea 359 works
- 8 Italy 344 works
- 9 India 322 works
- 10 Canada 298 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Immune Cell Function and Interaction research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Immune Cell Function and Interaction research, followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard University United States 73 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 72 works
- 3 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center United States 70 works
- 4 Inserm France 68 works
- 5 Washington University in St. Louis United States 67 works
- 6 University of Pennsylvania United States 55 works
- 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 53 works
- 8 University of Pittsburgh United States 51 works
- 9 Sun Yat-sen University China 51 works
- 10 Emory University United States 50 works
Who are the leading researchers in Immune Cell Function and Interaction?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Immune Cell Function and Interaction include Kenneth J. Livak and Dirk Schadendorf.
- 1 Kenneth J. Livak 20k citations
- 2 Dirk Schadendorf 4.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Immune Cell Function and Interaction research done?
The largest centres of Immune Cell Function and Interaction research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kirov, Hualien City and Bethesda.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KirovRU · 31.3 works33×
- Hualien CityTW · 21.5 works12×
- BethesdaUS · 158.4 works9.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Immune Cell Function and Interaction than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Immune Cell Function and Interaction?
Among universities, judged by research, Center for Life Sciences, China Pharmaceutical University and Harvard University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Center for Life Sciences China | 69.0 | 48.9% | 17.2× | 12 | +288.9% |
| 2 | China Pharmaceutical University China | 53.7 | 34.8% | 6.3× | 18 | +208.1% |
| 3 | Harvard University United States | 52.6 | 38.3% | 4.3× | 73 | -21.8% |
| 4 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China | 52.2 | 30.9% | 5.6× | 72 | +18.2% |
| 5 | Karolinska Institutet Sweden | 52.2 | 23.1% | 7.0× | 41 | +15.2% |
| 6 | Washington University in St. Louis United States | 51.3 | 24.2% | 7.0× | 67 | -4.8% |
| 7 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus United States | 50.7 | 18.6% | 7.5× | 27 | +147.8% |
| 8 | Xuzhou Medical College China | 46.2 | 27.1% | 7.1× | 20 | +85.5% |
| 9 | University of Pennsylvania United States | 46.1 | 30.7% | 4.5× | 55 | -7.8% |
| 10 | Southern Medical University China | 44.8 | 28.3% | 6.5× | 31 | +5.6% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Immune Cell Function and Interaction research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Immune Cell Function and Interaction.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.