OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Best Practice & Research in Clinical Rheumatology is 4. 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
The importance of functional genomics studies in precision rheumatology	164
Novel therapies – IMID Co-morbidities	77
Update of imaging in the assessment of axial spondyloarthritis	71
A review of the advances in understanding the genetic basis of spondylarthritis and emerging clinical benefit	64
Rehabilitation interventions in osteoarthritis	56
Possible future avenues for myositis therapeutics: DM, IMNM and IBM	49
Editorial Board	40
Rheumatic manifestations of HIV/AIDS	38
Epidemiology of rheumatic diseases in tropical populations	37
The inequity of global healthcare in pediatric rheumatology	36
Pathophysiology and immunolgical basis of axial spondyloarthritis	32
Novel therapies in Sjögren’s disease: A systematic review of the literature	28
The communication GAP between patients and clinicians and the importance of patient reported outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	28
Novel therapies for axial spondyloarthritis and future directions	27
Environmental factors and rheumatic diseases	27
Potential therapeutic targets of fibrosis in inflammatory rheumatic diseases	24
Exploring the contribution of genetics on the clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus	23
Editorial Board	22
The role of calcium crystals and their effect on osteoarthritis pathogenesis	22
Unmet need in the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis	22
Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis	22
Genetics of osteoarthritis	22
Osteoporosis in 2022: Care gaps to screening and personalised medicine	22
Index for PART A	22
The role of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of musculoskeletal involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus: A review of recent advances and insights	21

The burden of osteoarthritis: Is it a rising problem?	21
Classification of systemic lupus erythematosus: From the development of classification criteria to a new taxonomy?	21
Preclinical RA: How to halt its progression	21
Physiotherapy and occupational therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: Bridging functional and comorbidity gaps	20
Imaging of crystal-induced arthropathies in 2025	20
Systemic lupus erythematosus	20
Novel therapies and innovation for systemic sclerosis skin ulceration	20
Patient-reported outcomes in vasculitis	19
Diagnostic delay in axial spondylarthritis: A lost battle?	19
Editorial Board	19
Index	18
Where is bone science taking us?	18
New and future therapies: Changes in the therapeutic armamentarium for SLE	17
Role of diet in hyperuricemia and gout	17
Bedside labial salivary gland biopsy (LSGBx: Lip biopsy): An update for rheumatologists	17
Novel biomarkers in RA: Implication for diagnosis, prognosis, and personalised treatment	17
Calcinosis in dermatomyositis: Origins and possible therapeutic avenues	17
Lacrimal and salivary gland ultrasound - how and when to use in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome	17
Pregnancy & neonatal outcomes in spondyloarthritis	17
Problems with “Problems with opioids beyond misuse”	16
Infection associated Vasculitides	16
Granzyme K+ CD8 T cells in autoimmunity	15
Novel therapies in treatments of SLE	15
Editorial Board	15
Pregnancy in systemic lupus erythematosus	15
Imaging rheumatology: Emerging tools and expanding applications	15
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease – Treatment options	14
Editorial Board	14
Risk for osteoporosis and fracture with glucocorticoids	14
Exercise in myositis: What is important, the prescription or the person?	14
Personalized medicine in rheumatoid arthritis: Combining biomarkers and patient preferences to guide therapeutic decisions	13
Index	13
Regenerative methods in osteoarthritis	13
Pharmacogenetics of therapies in rheumatoid arthritis: An update	13
Best practice and research advances in many aspects of rheumatology	13
Kidney involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus: From the patient assessment to a tailored treatment	13
Emerging insights in tropical rheumatology: Challenges, clinical manifestations, and recent advances	13
What the rheumatologist needs to know about skin biopsy	13
Translational implications of newly characterized pathogenic pathways in systemic lupus erythematosus	12
Musculoskeletal complications in sickle cell disease: Pathophysiology, diagnosis and management	12
When are patients with osteoarthritis referred for surgery?	12
Treatment of rheumatic adverse events of cancer immunotherapy	11
TNFR2 signalling in inflammatory diseases	11
Prediction of treatment response: Personalized medicine in the management of rheumatoid arthritis	11
Synovial fluid analysis: Relevance for daily clinical practice	11
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Progress, challenges, and future perspectives	11
Pain in osteoarthritis from a symptom to a disease	11
Impact of sex and gender on axSpA diagnosis and outcomes	11
Exploring osteoarthritis: Unraveling challenges, innovations, and hope for a better future	11
Recent targets of osteoarthritis research	10

Pathogenesis of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease	10
Muscle imaging in myositis: MRI, US, and PET	10
Interferonopathies: From concept to clinical practice	10
Editorial Board	10
Practical utilization of sonography for the assessment of muscle diseases in rheumatology	10
Osteoporosis evaluation and treatment recommendations in rheumatoid arthritis	9
CARD9 in the pathogenesis of axial spondyloarthritis	9
Index	9
Diabetes and osteoporosis – Treating two entities: A challenge or cause for concern?	9
Femoroacetabular impingement – What the rheumatologist needs to know	8
Insights into the genetic landscape of systemic sclerosis	8
Novel Therapy	8
Pain syndromes	8
Preface: Pediatric rheumatology	8
Novel therapies in axial spondyloarthritis	7
Pipeline treatments on psoriatic disease	7
Exploring the role of gut microbes in spondyloarthritis: Implications for pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies	7
Imaging in sarcoid disease	7
Pain mechanisms for the practicing rheumatologist	7
Novel therapies in SSc	6
The global burden of fragility fractures – what are the differences, and where are the gaps	6
Pre-RA: Can early diagnosis lead to prevention?	6
Editorial Board	6
Tropical pyomyositis	6
Interstitial lung disease imaging for autoimmune diseases	6
Cardiovascular risk in vasculitis	6
Promise of rheumatoid arthritis therapy: From clinical deep remission to drug-free remission	6
Advances in imaging techniques for Sjogren's disease	6
Myofascial pain – A major player in musculoskeletal pain	6
Management of pregnant with rheumatoid arthritis: Preconception care, pregnancy and lactation strategies, and maternal-fetal outcomes	5
Non-coding DNA variants for risk in lupus	5
New developments in ultrasound and MRI imaging of pediatric rheumatic diseases	5
Genetics of vasculitis	5
Utility of polygenic risk scores to aid in the diagnosis of rheumatic diseases	5
Musculoskeletal manifestations in leprosy	5
Microbiota and immune dynamics in rheumatoid arthritis: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential	5
Horizon scan: State-of-the-art therapeutics for psoriatic arthritis	5
Highlights of advancement in Rheumatoid Arthritis research and clinical practice	4
Practical approaches for clinicians in chronic pain management: Strategies and solutions	4
Treatment overview of axial spondyloarthritis in 2023	4
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2): Review	4
Magnetic resonance imaging in spondyloarthritis: Friend or Foe?	4
Vascular ultrasound in rheumatology practice	4
Cancer and myositis: Who, when, and how to screen	4
To taper or not to taper biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in axial spondyloarthritis anno 2023: That is the question	4
Editorial Board	4
Osteoporosis and fragility fractures – Why is there still avoidable disability and death?	4
How to treat monogenic SLE?	4
Challenges in the diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis	4
“Inflammatory or non-inflammatory pain in inflammatory arthritis – How to differentiate it?”	4
Cervicogenic headache – How to recognize and treat	4