OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Clinical Rheumatology is 27. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
ACPA is a main risk factor for CT-proven pulmonary nodule progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis	106
Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy is associated with SLEDAI in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	91
Thromboembolic events in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: a retrospective study in China	77
Several genetic variants associated with systemic sclerosis in a Chinese Han population	59
Efficacy and safety of 10 mg versus 30 mg of oral prednisolone for acute CPP crystal arthritis: findings of a randomized controlled trial	56
Global trends in research of melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5: a bibliometric analysis from 2002 to 2022	55
Correction to: Efficacy of canakinumab on AA amyloidosis in late-onset NLRP3-associated autoinflammatory disease with an I574F somatic mosaic mutation	55
Utility of renal resistive index measurement in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional single-center study	54
Respiratory infection risk in primary Sjögren’s syndrome complicated with interstitial lung disease: a retrospective study	51
Glomerulonephritis in primary biliary cholangitis in China: an important complication	50
The disease burden of axial spondyloarthritis: through a gendered lens	49
18F-FDG PET/CT and HRCT: a combined tool for risk stratification in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy-associated interstitial lung disease	46
Salivary gland ultrasound features in sicca syndrome secondary to immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors	43
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the hyperuricemia risk from certain metals	38
Reliability and validity of the Londrina activities of daily living protocol in individuals with systemic sclerosis	37
Rheumatoid arthritis and myasthenia gravis: a case-based review of the therapeutic options	34
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	34
Frontal bone involvement in SAPHO syndrome	33
Active vaccination campaign to increase seasonal influenza vaccination coverage: a monocenter experience in a cohort of Italian patients with systemic autoimmune diseases	32
Long-term persistence of biological agents in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis	32
A single-centre retrospective case series of Anakinra for incident calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease	31
Incidence and prevalence of systemic sclerosis in Thailand in year 2017–2020: a database from the Ministry of Public Health	31
Minocycline-induced vasculitis	30
Letter to the editor: Reflections on idiopathic granulomatous mastitis	30
Acute interstitial nephritis caused by ANCA-associated vasculitis: a case based review	29

ANCA-associated vasculitis presenting with isolated neurological manifestations in a patient with cocaine abuse: a case report and literature review	28
Exercise Self-Efficacy and patient global assessment were associated with 6-min walk test distance in persons with rheumatoid arthritis	28
Diagnostic performance of Sjögren’s Syndrome Screening Questionnaire (SSSQ)	27
AIM2 as an Immunogenic Cell Death (ICD)-related hub gene in rheumatoid arthritis: identification and functional validation	27
Temporal trends in the prevalence and characteristics of hypouricaemia: a descriptive study of medical check-up and administrative claims data	27