OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Author Index	22
Retention rate of a novel autoinjector e-Device introduced to patients with chronic arthritis treated with certolizumab pegol in clinical practice: an observational implementation study	19
Methotrexate prolonged the shedding of replicable SARS-CoV-2 with re-increased antigens in a rheumatoid arthritis patient	17
Rheumatoid arthritis with chylothorax: a case report	17
Prognostic factors for interstitial lung disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis: May methotrexate protect against progression?	16
Immunoglobulin G ₄ -related breast disease: two cases treated successfully with rituximab	15
Risk factors for shoulder pain and stiffness in adults aged 44 and older: an 11-year longitudinal population-based study	14
Correction	14
‘Pencil-in-cup’ deformity in systemic sclerosis–rheumatoid arthritis overlap syndrome	13
The changing incidence of rheumatoid arthritis over time in north-west Greece: data from a referral centre	11
Cost–utility analysis of longstanding exercise therapy versus usual care in people with rheumatoid arthritis and severe functional limitations	11
Is neutrophilic dermatosis a manifestation of familial Mediterranean fever?	11
An unusual case of hip arthritis	11
Gout in Dalarna, Sweden – a population-based study of gout occurrence and compliance to treatment guidelines	11
IgG4 related disease and aortitis: an up-to-date review	10
Editorial Board	10
The impact of a structured one–day seminar on disease–specific knowledge, lifestyle habits and disease impairment in ANCA–associated vasculitis. Results of a randomized, controlled study	10
Comedonal lupus on the scalp: a case report	9
Reviewer acknowledgement 2022	9
Exploring preferences of at-risk individuals for preventive treatments for rheumatoid arthritis	9
Advisory Board of the Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology	9
C1q/TNF-related protein-9 suppresses inflammation in synovial cells from patients with osteoarthritis	8
Comparing the safety and efficacy of nintedanib starting dose in patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases	8
Two birds with one stone: a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and 17p + chronic lymphocytic leukaemia	8
Ultrasound Doppler enthesitis shows sensitivity to change after biological therapy in spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis patients	8

A temporal cluster of cutaneous drug eruptions developing after initiation of hydroxychloroquine	8
Resolution of exacerbated rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease under baricitinib treatment	8
Polyarthritis due to metastatic calcinosis in a patient with new WT1 gene mutation: resolution after renal transplantation	8
Evaluation of therapeutic plasma exchange in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in real-life settings: long-term results of propensity score matching analysis in high-risk pati	8
Unravelling the complexity: polymyositis, systemic sclerosis, ulcerative colitis, and papillary thyroid carcinoma	8
Effects of anti-interleukin-17 treatment on osteoblastic activity as assessed by ¹⁸ F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography/computed tomography in ankylosing	7
Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient affected by anti-MDA5-positive amyopathic dermatomyositis under immunosuppressive therapy	7
Early monitoring of infliximab serum trough levels predicts long-term therapy failure in patients with axial spondyloarthritis	7
Presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients with COVID-19 like symptoms from the IENIMINI cohort	7
Orbital and periorbital inflammation in VEXAS syndrome	7
Evaluation of an individually tailored smoking-cessation intervention for patients with rheumatoid arthritis in an outpatient clinic	6
ABSTRACTS OF THE 38TH SCANDINAVIAN CONGRESS OF RHEUMATOLOGY	6
Anti-Ro52/TRIM21 is independently associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension and mortality in a cohort of systemic sclerosis patients	6
Immunogenicity of the mRNA-1273 and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccines in Asian patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases under biologic and/or conventional immunosuppressant treatments	6
Impact of osteoarthritis disease severity on treatment patterns and healthcare resource use: analysis of real-world data	6
Increased prevalence of sleep disturbance in psoriatic arthritis is associated with inflammatory and non-inflammatory measures	6
Worse scores but similar patterns of disease activity: interpreting outcomes in women with axial spondyloarthropathy	6
Persistence of bDMARD therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis after first-line TNF-inhibitor failure: the RECORD study of the Italian Society for Rheumatology	6
Complement activation prior to symptom onset in myeloperoxidase ANCA-associated vasculitis but not proteinase 3 ANCA associated vasculitis - A Swedish biobank study	6
Effect of initiating biologics compared to intensifying conventional DMARDs on clinical and MRI outcomes in established rheumatoid arthritis patients in clinical remission: Secondary analyses of the I	6
Dickkopf-1 directs periosteal bone formation in two murine models of inflammatory arthritis	6
A validation of register-derived diagnoses of interstitial lung disease in patients with inflammatory arthritis: data from the NOR-DMARD study	5
Comparison of demographic, clinic and radiological features of patients with axial spondyloarthritis accompanying familial Mediterranean fever to patients with each condition alone	5
Crowned dens syndrome: a rare yet intriguing condition of the spine	5
Treatment-related changes in serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in psoriatic arthritis: results from the PIPA cohort study	5
Does a short course of etanercept influence disease progression and radiographic changes in patients suspected of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis? Three -years follow- up of a placebo-control	5
The validity of the Danish version of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire – Revised applied in a clinical setting: a Rasch analysis	5
Anti-synthetase syndrome occurring after SARS-CoV-2 infection	5
Table of Contents	5
Presenting features and outcomes of cranial-limited and large-vessel giant cell arteritis: a retrospective cohort study	5
Baseline serum levels of IgA anti-cyclic citrullinated protein antibodies in early rheumatoid arthritis predict radiographic progression after 11 years of treatment: a secondary analysis of the CIMEST	5
Thiemann’s disease: a very rare bone disorder	5
Characteristics of participants and decliners from a randomized controlled trial on physical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective register-based cross-sectional study	5
POSTER PRESENTATIONS	5
Twenty-year changes in mortality rates and underlying causes of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease	5
Rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of major cardiometabolic diseases: a Mendelian randomization study	5
Tomographic ultrasound for three-dimensional visualization of temporal arteries	4
Favourable outcome of planned pregnancies in systemic sclerosis patients during stable disease	4
Pregnancy outcome in patients with a medical history of immunoglobulin A vasculitis: a case–control study	4
Hyperlipidaemia-induced pancreatitis and infected intra-abdominal cysts in a boy with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report	4
Reduced glomerular filtrate rate, end-stage renal disease, scleroderma renal crisis, and risk of mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis	4
Comparison of outcomes using the rituximab originator MabThera with the biosimilar Truxima in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis	4
Extended-release tofacitinib improves refractory Takayasu’s arteritis	4
Retroperitoneal fibrosis requiring prompt nephrostomy in a case with immunoglobulin A vasculitis	4
Arthritis and B-cell lymphoma: is the most obvious diagnosis the right one?	4
Using a novel smartphone application for capturing of patient-reported outcome measures among patients with inflammatory arthritis:A randomized, crossover, agreement study	4
Unsupervised clustering to differentiate rheumatoid arthritis patients based on proteomic signatures	4
Efficacy of interleukin-1 blockade with anakinra in the management of post-COVID-19 steroid-dependent multisystem inflammatory syndrome: a case report	4
Tapering of Etanercept is feasible in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in sustained remission: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial	4
Cyclophosphamide treatment for refractory atypical Kawasaki disease with giant coronary aneurysms: a case report	4

How good is the agreement between clinical diagnoses and classification criteria fulfilment in axial spondyloarthritis? Results from the SPARTAKUS cohort	4
Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and serious infections in reproductive-age women and their offspring: a narrative review	4
Degree of arterial stiffness is comparable across inflammatory joint disease entities	4
No difference in antidepressant prescription in rheumatoid arthritis and controls. Results from a population-based, matched inception cohort	4
Enthesitis in a European registry-based cohort of patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with tumour necrosis factor inhibitors: clinical burden, patient-reported outcomes, and treatment response	3
Anti-inflammatory effects of infliximab and methotrexate on peripheral blood and synovial fluid mononuclear cells: ex vivo study	3
Monocyte secretory profiling in a clinical and MEFV genotype-characterized cohort of Danish familial Mediterranean fever patients: diagnostic potential of CCL1 and CXCL1.	3
Myocarditis as a manifestation of Erdheim–Chester Disease: successful use of anti- IL1 and BRAF inhibitor combination therapy	3
Sick leave and disability pension following delivery in women with systemic lupus erythematosus	3
Re-evaluation of the prognostic significance of oropharyngeal dysphagia in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies	3
Special Issue on interstitial lung disease in the setting of rheumatic disorders	3
New onset of guttate psoriasis, Hallopeau’s continuous acrodermatitis, and psoriatic arthritis after COVID-19 vaccine	3
Kinetics of response to iloprost evaluated by laser speckle contrast analysis in systemic sclerosis	3
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Interstitial Lung Disease in the Setting of Rheumatic Disorders	3
Systemic sclerosis: changes in the incidence rates in the Finnish population during the years 1999–2018	3
Calcified cartilage differs in patients with end-stage primary osteoarthritis and secondary osteoarthritis due to rheumatoid arthritis of the hip joint	3
Efficacy and safety of plasma exchange in interstitial lung diseases with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated 5 gene antibody positive clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis	3
Correction	3
Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome triggered by SARS-CoV2 infection: Case Report and Systematic Review	3
Incidence and prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in Denmark from 1998 to 2018: a nationwide register-based study	3
First presentation of polyarticular gout secondary to platelet-rich plasma injection: a case report	3
Risk of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the effect of orthopaedic implants on the risk: a nationwide observational cohort study	3
Rheumatological evaluation of patients with interstitial lung disease	3
Van Neck–Odelberg disease in an elderly patient	3
Impact of pregnancy on sacroiliac imaging in women with axial spondyloarthritis: results of the analysis of the DESIR cohort	3
Systemic lupus erythematosus with hepatic artery aneurysm and large vessel vasculitis	2
Complement C3d is not associated with axial spondyloarthritis and magnetic resonance imaging changes at the sacroiliac joint	2
Persistent shoulder pain as a first manifestation of vasculo-Behçet	2
A patient with multiple sclerosis successfully treated with tofacitinib for rheumatoid arthritis	2
Retention rates of different Janus kinase inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: experience from a large monocentric cohort	2
SARS-CoV-2 test patterns in Danish patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Implementing enhancements in supervised group exercise for people with axial spondyloarthritis: a hybrid effectiveness–implementation study	2
A novel role for endoplasmic reticulum protein ERp72 in the pathogenesis of autoantibody-induced arthritis	2
Lymphoma in Sjögren’s syndrome: no need for repetitive screening ultrasounds of the major salivary glands and neck in asymptomatic patients	2
Remote patient-reported outcome measure triage score for monitoring disease activity and allocation of consultations in rheumatoid arthritis patients	2
Health-related quality of life in gout, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, results from a cross-sectional survey in Western Sweden	2
Hysterectomy and risk of osteoarthritis in women: a nationwide nested case–control study	2
A tale of subcutaneous nodules of the hands	2
Sonographic findings of immunoglobulin G₄-related sialadenitis and differences from Sjögren’s syndrome	2
Early infectious risk in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis according to remission-induction therapy	2
Sequential ultrasound in arthralgia patients at risk for inflammatory arthritis: is it of added value in risk stratification?	2
Increased salivary syndecan-1 level is associated with salivary gland function and inflammation in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome	2
Development and validation of a patient knowledge questionnaire for rheumatoid arthritis (PKQ-RA-11) in Danish and German	2
Spontaneous fracture of the distal radius in a middle-aged woman with osseous sarcoidosis	2
Increased risk of end-stage renal disease in patients with systemic sclerosis	2
Pretreatment resistin levels are associated with erosive disease in early rheumatoid arthritis treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and infliximab	2
The prevalence of non-vascular pulmonary manifestations in Takayasu’s Arteritis patients: A Retrospective multi-centred Turkish cohort study	2
Anti-synthetase syndrome diagnosed during pregnancy: a case report and literature review	2
Persistent pain and its predictors after starting anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy in psoriatic arthritis: what is the role of inflammation control?	2
A novel combination treatment with apremilast and tumor necrosis factor inhibitor for a patient with refractory intestinal Behcet’s disease	2
Outpatient healthcare utilization among incident cases of systemic sclerosis: results from a population-based US cohort (1988–2016)	2
Construct validity of the PROMIS PF-10 in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases and severe limitations in physical functioning	2
A musculoskeletal ultrasound program as an intervention to improve disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs adherence in rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled trial	2
Reviewer acknowledgement December 2023 – November 2024	2
Effectiveness of patient education as a stand-alone intervention for patients with chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials	2
Therapy satisfaction and health literacy are key factors to improve medication adherence in systemic sclerosis	1
Efficacy of tocilizumab combined with glucocorticoid in the treatment of Takayasu arteritis in infants	1
A trial-based economic evaluation of the CaFaSpA referral strategy for axial spondyloarthritis	1
Self-limiting reactive disease mimicking polymyalgia rheumatica following Moderna COVID-19 vaccine	1
Reviewer acknowledgement November 2020 – December 2021	1
Disease activity-guided tapering of biologics in patients with inflammatory arthritis: a pragmatic, randomized, open-label, equivalence trial	1
Smoking associated with reduced odds of Sjögren’s syndrome among rheumatoid arthritis patients	1
Getting under the skin: ultrasound in dermatomyositis	1
Birthweight, body size, and growth during childhood and risks of rheumatoid arthritis: a large Danish cohort study	1
Physical activity in adults with and without rheumatoid arthritis: cross-sectional results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)	1
Associations with digital pitting in patients with systemic sclerosis: results of a retrospective analysis	1
Validation and characterization of venous thromboembolism diagnoses in the Swedish National Patient Register among patients with rheumatoid arthritis	1
Adult-onset Still’s disease: analysis of a monocentric cohort of patients	1
Interleukin -17 and oxidative stress in children with immunoglobulin A vasculitis	1
Ultrasound centre frequency shifts as a novel approach for diagnosing giant cell arteritis	1
Long-term association between physical activity and global functioning in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: results of a two-year prospective study	1
The lipid paradox is also present in early axial spondyloarthritis: results from the Swedish part of the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) cohort	1
Corticosteroids reduce vascular ultrasound sensitivity in fast- track pathways (FTP): results from Coventry Multi-Disciplinary FTP for cranial Giant Cell Arteritis	1
Positive pregnancy outcome in an anti-SSA positive female with SLE and factor V Leiden following bimonthly IVIG administration	1
Delayed identification of disseminated infection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and septic arthritis: a case report	1
A study on echocardiographic findings in hospitalized patients with connective tissue diseases	1
The validity of rheumatoid arthritis diagnoses in Finnish biobanks	1
Self-determined motivation and physical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study	1
Correction	1
A case of relapsing polychondritis localized to the laryngeal cartilage in which FDG-PET/CT was helpful for diagnosis	1

Physical therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis: the patients’ perspective	1
Efficacy and safety of iguratimod combined with celecoxib in active axial spondyloarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study	1
Impact of triage by a rheumatologist on appropriateness of referrals from primary to secondary care: a cluster randomized trial	1
Renal and overall outcomes of double-positive (ANCA and anti-GBM antibodies) patients compared to ANCA-associated vasculitis patients with severe renal involvement: A multicenter retrospective study w	1
The ASAS Health Index and Environmental Factors Item Set: validity and reliability of the Swedish translations in Swedish patients with ankylosing spondylitis	1
Large-vessel giant cell arteritis after COVID-19 vaccine	1
Increased Serum Levels of soluble ST2 as a Predictor of Disease Progression in Systemic Sclerosis	1
Relationship between earlier introduction of tocilizumab and glucocorticoid-sparing effects on the acute phase of adult-onset Still’s disease	1
NT-proBNP and sRAGE levels in early rheumatoid arthritis	1
Risks and treatment related aspects of COVID-19 infection in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis	1
Drug survival analysis of etanercept compared with monoclonal antibody tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis: a propensity score-	1
Health-related quality of life by gout severity in women and men with gout in primary care: results from a questionnaire study in Western Sweden	1
Lupus profundus-associated SLE: complete remission with combination antimalarial therapy	1
Orbital apex syndrome on initial presentation of giant cell arteritis: a case report and review of the literature	1
Disease activity in women with ankylosing spondylitis remains higher under Tumour Necrosis Factor inhibitor treatment than in men: a five-year observational study	1
Dysbiosis in Takayasu arteritis complicated with infectious endocarditis following tocilizumab administration	1
Title page	1
The Symptoms in Persons At Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis (SPARRA) questionnaire: predicting clinical arthritis development	1
Validity and reliability of the Swedish version of the Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease scale for individuals with systemic sclerosis	1
Agreement between self-reported and observed functioning in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia, and the influence of pain and fatigue: a cross-sectional study	1
Cardiovascular risk and cardiac involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: insights from a cross-sectional Swedish single-centre study	1
When treatment takes a turn: tocilizumab-induced bowel perforation in a patient with COVID-19-afflicted rheumatoid arthritis	1
Successful treatment of rituximab in a steroid-dependent immunoglobulin A vasculitis patient with gastrointestinal involvement: a case report	1
Keep a closer eye on ‘seronegative rheumatoid arthritis’	1
Sacroiliitis in inflammatory bowel disease on abdominal computed tomography: prevalence, misses, and associated factors	1
Diagnosing axial spondyloarthritis by multidiciplinary team conference at 3.5 years’ follow-up in a cohort of patients with disease features according to the ASAS criteria	1
Psoriatic arthritis: improvement in outcomes but persistent sex difference – 5-year follow-up study of a Norwegian outpatient clinic population	1
Tocilizumab and rituximab for anti-MDA-5 positive amyopathic dermatomyositis complicated with macrophage activation syndrome and progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease	1
Three-year follow-up of lumbar spine and sacroiliac magnetic resonance imaging changes in early axial spondyloarthritis with consideration of the lumbar facet joints	1
Macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor/CD115 ⁺ non-classical monocytes are expanded in systemic lupus erythematosus and associated with lupus nephritis	1
Comparison between 1.5T and 3.0T MRI: both field strengths sensitively detect subclinical inflammation of hand and forefoot in patients with arthralgia	1
Diffuse systemic sclerosis following COVID-19 infection	1
Pentraxin-3 – a potential biomarker in ANCA-associated vasculitis	1