Current Opinion in Immunology

Aims & Scope

Current Opinion in Immunology aims to stimulate scientifically grounded, interdisciplinary, multi-scale debate and exchange of ideas.

It contains polished, concise and timely reviews and opinions, with particular emphasis on those articles published in the past two years.

In addition to describing recent trends, the authors are encouraged to give their subjective opinion of the topics discussed.

In Current Opinion in Immunology we help the reader by providing in a systematic manner: 1.

The views of experts on current advances in their field in a clear and readable form. 2.

Evaluations of the most interesting papers, annotated by experts, from the great wealth of original publications.

Current Opinion in Immunology will serve as an invaluable source of information for researchers, lecturers, teachers, professionals, policy makers and students.

Current Opinion in Immunology builds on Elsevier's reputation for excellence in scientific publishing and long-standing commitment to communicating reproducible biomedical research targeted at improving human health.

It is a companion to the new Gold Open Access journal Current Research in Immunology and is part of the Current Opinion and Research(CO+RE) suite of journals.

All CO+RE journals leverage the Current Opinion legacy-of editorial excellence, high-impact, and global reach-to ensure they are a widely read resource that is integral to scientists' workflow.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.8
2024	6.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.740

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	215

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	836

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1869

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Macrophages, innate immunity and cancer: balance, tolerance, and diversity

  Citation: 1211

  Authors: Alberto, Antonio

• New insights into cancer immunoediting and its three component phases—elimination, equilibrium and escape

  Citation: 1188

  Authors: Deepak, Matthew M, Robert D, Mark J

• Role of nitric oxide synthesis in macrophage antimicrobial activity

  Citation: 1170

  Authors: Carl F., John B.

• Innate immunity: impact on the adaptive immune response

  Citation: 1150

  Authors: Ruslan, Charles A

• Targeting the PD-1/B7-H1(PD-L1) pathway to activate anti-tumor immunity

  Citation: 1108

  Authors: Suzanne L, Charles G, Drew M

• Role of the prophenoloxidase-activating system in invertebrate immunity

  Citation: 1041

  Authors: Kenneth, Lage

• Origin, maturation and antigen presenting function of dendritic cells

  Citation: 1009

  Authors: Marina, Federica, Antonio

• Danger signals: SOS to the immune system

  Citation: 906

  Authors: Stefania, Polly

• Reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen intermediates in innate and specific immunity

  Citation: 711

  Authors: Christian, Martin, Andreas

• Cationic host defense (antimicrobial) peptides

  Citation: 701

  Authors: Kelly L, Robert EW

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