interferon and immune responses
interferon and immune responses is a research topic within Immunology. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 22.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the innate immune response to viral infection, particularly the role of pattern recognition receptors such as RIG-I-like receptors and the cGAS-STING pathway in detecting viral nucleic acids and activating antiviral signaling. It also explores the mechanisms of interferon signaling, immune sensing of DNA and RNA viruses, and the regulation of antiviral responses.
- Innate Immunity
- Viral Infection
- Interferon Signaling
- Pattern Recognition Receptors
- cGAS-STING Pathway
- RIG-I-like Receptors
- Antiviral Response
- Type I Interferons
- Immune Sensing
- Inflammatory Disease
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +23% the tick is no change
Which countries lead interferon and immune responses research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.2k and 1.7k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.2k works
- 2 United States 1.7k works
- 3 Germany 248 works
- 4 Japan 214 works
- 5 India 203 works
- 6 United Kingdom 194 works
- 7 France 172 works
- 8 South Korea 160 works
- 9 Canada 143 works
- 10 Italy 115 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 interferon and immune responses research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most interferon and immune responses research, followed by Sun Yat-sen University and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 54 works
- 2 Sun Yat-sen University China 54 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 42 works
- 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 39 works
- 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 37 works
- 6 Wuhan University China 32 works
- 7 Central South University China 32 works
- 8 Zhejiang University China 31 works
- 9 Sichuan University China 30 works
- 10 Soochow University China 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in interferon and immune responses?
The most-cited researchers publishing on interferon and immune responses include Michael Karin.
- 1 Michael Karin 4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is interferon and immune responses research done?
The largest centres of interferon and immune responses research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bethesda and Yangzhou.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BethesdaUS · 60.8 works6.9×
- YangzhouCN · 31.5 works6.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in interferon and immune responses than the world average.
Where is the best place to study interferon and immune responses?
Among universities, judged by research, Center for Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College 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 | 76.3 | 50.8% | 23.4× | 9 | +220.1% |
| 2 | Guangzhou Medical University China | 62.3 | 32.6% | 10.9× | 21 | +54.1% |
| 3 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China | 61.7 | 29.1% | 7.8× | 54 | +14.8% |
| 4 | Southern Medical University China | 60.9 | 32.0% | 10.0× | 26 | +8.5% |
| 5 | Nanjing Medical University China | 57.0 | 37.2% | 7.3× | 26 | +22.2% |
| 6 | China Pharmaceutical University China | 55.7 | 30.3% | 12.6× | 19 | -1.1% |
| 7 | Sun Yat-sen University China | 55.2 | 34.6% | 4.7× | 54 | -4.4% |
| 8 | Huazhong Agricultural University China | 55.1 | 23.8% | 8.3× | 20 | +97.0% |
| 9 | Shandong First Medical University China | 54.5 | 23.4% | 9.6× | 18 | +76.3% |
| 10 | Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine China | 53.4 | 28.8% | 9.6× | 17 | +20.8% |
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 interferon and immune responses research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are interferon and immune responses.
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.