Table 5.
The top 15 papers with the highest number of citations.
| Rank | Title | Author | Country | Journal (JIF 2021) | Date | Citations | Nc/year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nrf2 signaling pathway: Pivotal roles in inflammation | Ahmed, SMU, et al | China | BBA-MOL BASIS DIS (JIF: 6.633) |
Feb 2017 | 687 | 137.4 |
| 2 | Cytokines in Inflammatory Disease | Kany, S, et al | Germany | INT J MOL SCI (JIF: 6.208) |
Dec 2019 | 348 | 116 |
| 3 | Extracellular ATP Is a Danger Signal Activating P2X(7) Receptor in Lung Inflammation and Fibrosis | Riteau, N, et al | France | AM J RESP CRIT CARE (JIF: 30.528) |
Sep 2010 | 276 | 23 |
| 4 | Why does COVID-19 disproportionately affect older people? | Mueller, AL, et al | USA | AGING-US (JIF: 5.955) |
May 2020 | 273 | 136.5 |
| 5 | Critical Role for the NLRP3 Inflammasome during Acute Lung Injury | Grailer, JJ, et al | USA | J IMMUNOL (JIF: 5.43) |
Jun 2014 | 197 | 24.63 |
| 6 | Xanthohumol ameliorates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury via induction of AMPK/GSK3 beta-Nrf2 signal axis | Lv, HM, et al | China | REDOX BIOL (JIF: 10.787) |
Aug 2017 | 184 | 36.8 |
| 7 | The NLRP3 Inflammasome Is Differentially Activated by Pneumolysin Variants and Contributes to Host Defense in Pneumococcal Pneumonia | Witzenrath, M, et al | Germany | J IMMUNOL (JIF: 5.43) |
Jul 2011 | 176 | 16 |
| 8 | Extracellular histones in tissue injury and inflammation | Allam, R, et al | Germany | J MOL MED (JIF: 5.606) |
May 2014 | 175 | 21.88 |
| 9 | Melatonin and inflammation-Story of a double-edged blade | Hardeland, R | Germany | J PINEAL RES (JIF: 12.081) |
Nov 2018 | 160 | 40 |
| 10 | NLRP1-Dependent Pyroptosis Leads to Acute Lung Injury and Morbidity in Mice | Kovarova, M, et al | USA | J IMMUNOL (JIF: 5.43) |
Aug 2012 | 153 | 15.3 |
| 11 | Targeting the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Severe COVID-19 | Freeman, TL, et al | USA | FRONT IMMUNOL (JIF: 8.787) |
Jun 2020 | 141 | 70.5 |
| 12 | Melatonin alleviates acute lung injury through inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome | Zhang, Y, et al | China | J PINEAL RES (JIF: 12.081) |
May 2016 | 140 | 23.33 |
| 13 | Inflammation and Fibrosis during Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection Is Regulated by IL-1 and the NLRP3/ASC Inflammasome | He, XB, et al | USA | J IMMUNOL (JIF: 5.43) |
May 2010 | 126 | 10.5 |
| 14 | Vimentin regulates activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome | dos Santos, G, et al | USA | NAT COMMUN (JIF: 17.694) |
Mar 2015 | 124 | 17.71 |
| 15 | The inflammasome in lung diseases | dos Santos, G, et al | USA | AM J PHYSIOL LUNG CELL MOL PHYSIOL (JIF: 6.011) |
Oct 2012 | 120 | 12 |