OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Clinical Rheumatology is 26. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Thromboembolic events in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: a retrospective study in China	104
Frontal bone involvement in SAPHO syndrome	93
Salivary gland ultrasound features in sicca syndrome secondary to immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors	80
ACPA is a main risk factor for CT-proven pulmonary nodule progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis	69
Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy is associated with SLEDAI in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	68
Ultrasound assessment of diaphragm and quadriceps muscles and its relationship with handgrip and respiratory muscle strength in patients with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study	54
Efficacy and safety of 10 mg versus 30 mg of oral prednisolone for acute CPP crystal arthritis: findings of a randomized controlled trial	51
Global trends in research of melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5: a bibliometric analysis from 2002 to 2022	51
Correction to: Efficacy of canakinumab on AA amyloidosis in late-onset NLRP3-associated autoinflammatory disease with an I574F somatic mosaic mutation	48
18F-FDG PET/CT and HRCT: a combined tool for risk stratification in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy-associated interstitial lung disease	48
Utility of renal resistive index measurement in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional single-center study	45
Minocycline-induced vasculitis	45
Respiratory infection risk in primary Sjögren’s syndrome complicated with interstitial lung disease: a retrospective study	45
Glomerulonephritis in primary biliary cholangitis in China: an important complication	41
The disease burden of axial spondyloarthritis: through a gendered lens	37
Combine use of glucocorticoid with other immunosuppressants is a risk factor for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in autoimmune inflammatory disease patients: a meta-analysis	36
Temporal trends in the prevalence and characteristics of hypouricaemia: a descriptive study of medical check-up and administrative claims data	36
Several genetic variants associated with systemic sclerosis in a Chinese Han population	35
Bibliometric analysis of the global publication activity in the field of relapsing polychondritis during 1960–2023	33
Reliability and validity of the Londrina activities of daily living protocol in individuals with systemic sclerosis	32
Rapid improvement of psychiatric stigmata after IFN-free treatment in HCV patients with and without cryoglobulinemic vasculitis	30
Gender, clinical phenotype and imaging features of patients with late-onset psoriatic arthritis	29
Factors associated with sarcopenia in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the IORRA cohort study	29
Diagnostic performance of Sjögren’s Syndrome Screening Questionnaire (SSSQ)	27
Inflammatory comorbidities ın the largest pediatric Familial Mediterranean fever cohort: a multicenter retrospective study of Pediatric Rheumatology Academy (PeRA)-Research Group (RG)	27

Hyperuricemia in psoriatic arthritis: clinical correlations and implications	26
Active vaccination campaign to increase seasonal influenza vaccination coverage: a monocenter experience in a cohort of Italian patients with systemic autoimmune diseases	26
Charcot arthropathy of elbow due to syringomyelia: a case series and systematic review of literature	26