| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | A rapid method for the isolation of functional thymus-derived murine lymphocytes | European Journal of Immunology | 1973 | 4,373 |
| 2 | Derivation of specific antibody-producing tissue culture and tumor lines by cell fusion | European Journal of Immunology | 1976 | 1,932 |
| 3 | „Natural” killer cells in the mouse. I. Cytotoxic cells with specificity for mouse Moloney leukemia cells. Specificity and distribution according to genotype | European Journal of Immunology | 1975 | 1,654 |
| 4 | F4/80, a monoclonal antibody directed specifically against the mouse macrophage | European Journal of Immunology | 1981 | 1,518 |
| 5 | IL‐6: Regulator of Treg/Th17 balance | European Journal of Immunology | 2010 | 1,291 |
| 6 | Production of hybridoma growth factor by human monocytes | European Journal of Immunology | 1987 | 1,150 |
| 7 | Mac-1: a macrophage differentiation antigen identified by monoclonal antibody | European Journal of Immunology | 1979 | 1,148 |
| 8 | Establishment of mouse cell lines which constitutively secrete large quantities of interleukin 2, 3, 4 or 5, using modified cDNA expression vectors | European Journal of Immunology | 1988 | 1,103 |
| 9 | Nanoparticles target distinct dendritic cell populations according to their size | European Journal of Immunology | 2008 | 1,093 |
| 10 | Pro-inflammatory cytokines and prostaglandins induce maturation of potent immunostimulatory dendritic cells under fetal calf serum-free conditions | European Journal of Immunology | 1997 | 1,087 |
| 11 | A plaque assay for all cells secreting Ig of a given type or class | European Journal of Immunology | 1976 | 1,038 |
| 12 | Rapid and coordinated switch in chemokine receptor expression during dendritic cell maturation | European Journal of Immunology | 1998 | 1,020 |
| 13 | „Natural” killer cells in the mouse. II. Cytotoxic cells with specificity for mouse Moloney leukemia cells. Characteristics of the killer cell | European Journal of Immunology | 1975 | 994 |
| 14 | The somatic generation of immune recognition | European Journal of Immunology | 1971 | 943 |
| 15 | Transient expression of FOXP3 in human activated nonregulatory CD4+ T cells | European Journal of Immunology | 2007 | 912 |
| 16 | The rapid isolation of clonable antigen-specific T lymphocyte lines capable of mediating autoimmune encephalomyelitis | European Journal of Immunology | 1981 | 910 |
| 17 | CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells suppress tumor immunity but are sensitive to cyclophosphamide which allows immunotherapy of established tumors to be curative | European Journal of Immunology | 2004 | 846 |
| 18 | IL-10 and TGF-β cooperate in the regulatory T cell response to mucosal allergens in normal immunity and specific immunotherapy | European Journal of Immunology | 2003 | 836 |
| 19 | IL-22 regulates the expression of genes responsible for antimicrobial defense, cellular differentiation, and mobility in keratinocytes: a potential role in psoriasis | European Journal of Immunology | 2006 | 833 |
| 20 | Excessive production of interleukin 6/B cell stimulatory factor-2 in rheumatoid arthritis | European Journal of Immunology | 1988 | 790 |
| 21 | Identification of CpG oligonucleotide sequences with high induction of IFN-α/β in plasmacytoid dendritic cells | European Journal of Immunology | 2001 | 790 |
| 22 | The who's who of T‐cell differentiation: Human memory T‐cell subsets | European Journal of Immunology | 2013 | 785 |
| 23 | Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition) | European Journal of Immunology | 2019 | 766 |
| 24 | Fusion between immunoglobulin-secreting and nonsecreting myeloma cell lines | European Journal of Immunology | 1976 | 758 |
| 25 | Bacterial DNA and immunostimulatory CpG oligonucleotides trigger maturation and activation of murine dendritic cells | European Journal of Immunology | 1998 | 744 |
| 26 | Vaccination with cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitope-containing peptide protects against a tumor induced by human papillomavirus type 16-transformed cells | European Journal of Immunology | 1993 | 739 |
| 27 | Toll-like receptor expression reveals CpG DNA as a unique microbial stimulus for plasmacytoid dendritic cells which synergizes with CD40 ligand to induce high amounts of IL-12 | European Journal of Immunology | 2001 | 704 |
| 28 | Universally immunogenic T cell epitopes: promiscuous binding to human MHC class II and promiscuous recognition by T cells | European Journal of Immunology | 1989 | 703 |
| 29 | Specialization and complementarity in microbial molecule recognition by human myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells | European Journal of Immunology | 2001 | 702 |
| 30 | Two subsets of rat T lymphocytes defined with monoclonal antibodies | European Journal of Immunology | 1980 | 690 |
| 31 | Sites of specific B cell activation in primary and secondary responses to T cell-dependent and T cell-independent antigens | European Journal of Immunology | 1991 | 688 |
| 32 | DNA methylation controls Foxp3 gene expression | European Journal of Immunology | 2008 | 688 |
| 33 | On the cellular source and function of interleukin 6 produced in the central nervous system in viral diseases | European Journal of Immunology | 1989 | 684 |
| 34 | Identification of Ia glycoproteins in rat thymus and purification from rat spleen | European Journal of Immunology | 1979 | 681 |
| 35 | Bacterial CpG-DNA and lipopolysaccharides activate Toll-like receptors at distinct cellular compartments | European Journal of Immunology | 2002 | 676 |
| 36 | Transgenic mice with hematopoietic and lymphoid specific expression of Cre | European Journal of Immunology | 2003 | 670 |
| 37 | The carrier effect in the secondary response to hapten-protein conjugates. II. Cellular cooperation | European Journal of Immunology | 1971 | 658 |
| 38 | Historical insights into cytokines | European Journal of Immunology | 2007 | 646 |
| 39 | Bone marrow mesenchymal progenitor cells inhibit lymphocyte proliferation by activation of the programmed death 1 pathway | European Journal of Immunology | 2005 | 637 |
| 40 | A clinical perspective of IL‐1β as the gatekeeper of inflammation | European Journal of Immunology | 2011 | 635 |
| 41 | Cyclosporin A mediates immunosuppression of primary cytotoxic T cell responses by impairing the release of interleukin 1 and interleukin 2 | European Journal of Immunology | 1981 | 634 |
| 42 | Antigen presentation and tumor cytotoxicity by interferon-γ-treated microglial cells | European Journal of Immunology | 1987 | 629 |
| 43 | Interleukin-12 is produced by dendritic cells and mediates T helper 1 development as well as interferon-γ production by T helper 1 cells | European Journal of Immunology | 1996 | 624 |
| 44 | DNA demethylation in the human FOXP3 locus discriminates regulatory T cells from activated FOXP3+ conventional T cells | European Journal of Immunology | 2007 | 620 |
| 45 | PD-1:PD-L inhibitory pathway affects both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and is overcome by IL-2 | European Journal of Immunology | 2002 | 612 |
| 46 | Increased cytokine production in mononuclear cells of healthy elderly people | European Journal of Immunology | 1993 | 602 |
| 47 | Distinct patterns and kinetics of chemokine production regulate dendritic cell function | European Journal of Immunology | 1999 | 588 |
| 48 | IgE-induced histamine release from rat basophilic leukemia cell lines: isolation of releasing and nonreleasing clones | European Journal of Immunology | 1981 | 576 |
| 49 | A myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptide induces typical chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in H-2b mice: Fine specificity and T cell receptor Vβ expression of encephalitogenic T cells | European Journal of Immunology | 1995 | 576 |
| 50 | Monoclonal xenogeneic antibodies to murine cell surface antigens: identification of novel leukocyte differentiation antigens | European Journal of Immunology | 1978 | 571 |
