At the beginning of the New Year, Exploration of Immunology is pleased to announce the “Highly Cited Paper Award” to recognize the most highly cited papers in 2021-2022, and to show our appreciation to those authors. 

Criteria for selection and award:

● Original Articles and Reviews published in 2021-2022;

● Both regular and special issue submissions are considered;

● Citations are counted according to Web of Science (WOS) in 2021-2022;

● Prize for the author team: 300-1,000 USD, certificate of "Highly Cited Paper Award";

● Prize for the corresponding Guest Editor(s): 100-300 USD.

Winning Papers:

★ Interleukin-22 and keratinocytes; pathogenic implications in skin inflammation

   Masutaka Furue*, Mihoko Furue

   Special Issue: Cross Talk Among Skin Cells and Immune Cells

★ Interplay between mesenchymal stromal cells and immune system: clinical applications in immune-related diseases

   Mallis Panagiotis*, Efstathios Michalopoulos, Theofanis Chatzistamatiou, Catherine Stavropoulos Giokas

★ Immunology of biodegradable nanoparticles: a brief overview on a wide growing field

   Anissa Pisani, Giuseppe Bardi*

Congratulations! We believe these articles will be more shining in the future.

In the following year, we will continue to set "Highly Cited Paper Award" to recognize the related authors. On behalf of the Editorial Board and Editorial Office, we warmly welcome more outstanding researchers to participate in and contribute to the journal. Our thriving journal is always open to you!