Autoimmunity Reviews

Papers
(The median citation count of Autoimmunity Reviews is 5. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board278
Editorial Board180
“Fibromyalgia syndrome” related to Essure devices153
Leflunomide: A safe and effective alternative in systemic lupus erythematosus148
Proteomics and enriched biological processes in Antiphospholipid syndrome: A systematic review112
Editorial Board105
Characteristics and risk factors for infection in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis100
T lymphocyte plasticity in chronic inflammatory diseases: The emerging role of the Ikaros family as a key Th17-Treg switch94
The rationale for the use of corticosteroids in early severe Guillain-Barré syndrome89
A critical view on autoantibodies in lupus nephritis: Concrete knowledge based on evidence84
Issues in autoantibody tests used in the classification criteria for autoimmune rheumatic diseases: the laboratory autoimmunologist's perspective77
Epidemiological patterns and in-hospital mortality in ANCA-associated vasculitis: Insights from Spain's National Health Data (2016–2022)76
Janus kinase inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis76
Lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3) regulatory T cells: An evolving biomarker for treatment response in autoimmune diseases75
Osteonecrosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: Systematic insight from the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management72
Susac syndrome: A scoping review72
Disease-modifying strategies: Targeting protein kinases in multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders72
The role of musculoskeletal ultrasound in difficult-to-treat RA: Insights from a systematic literature review69
Endometriosis and autoimmunity68
A call for uniformity in reporting patient level details during description of ophthalmologic major relapse among giant cell arteritis studies. A comment on article by Aussedat M et al. “Epidemiology 66
Editorial Board66
Can anticoagulation be withdrawn in APS patients after aPL negativization?65
Metabolic heterogeneity in tumor microenvironment – A novel landmark for immunotherapy63
Seronegative autoimmune diseases: A challenging diagnosis62
Conceiving complexity: Biological mechanisms underpinning the lasting effect of pregnancy on multiple sclerosis outcomes57
Infectious agents breaking the immunological tolerance: The holy grail in rheumatoid arthritis reconsidered57
Inflammatory bowel disease in primary immunodeficiency disorders is a heterogeneous clinical entity requiring an individualized treatment strategy: A systematic review56
Autoimmunity in vitiligo: Therapeutic implications and opportunities54
Fecal microbiota transplantation in autoimmune diseases – An extensive paper on a pathogenetic therapy54
WITHDRAWN: Global incidence trends of autoimmune diseases from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2050: A systemic analysis of the global burden of disease study 202151
Human abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA): Evidence for an autoimmune antigen-driven disease.51
Advances in precision medicine in imaging and therapeutic strategies for psoriatic disease49
Autoimmune pre-disease48
To treat or not to treat rheumatoid arthritis with glucocorticoids? A reheated debate48
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on autoimmune diagnostics in Europe: A lesson to be learned48
Understanding the effects of Janus kinase inhibitors on the cardiovascular system in comparison to main biological DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis46
Rebalancing redox homeostasis: A pivotal regulator of the cGAS-STING pathway in autoimmune diseases46
Homocysteine as a trigger and potential therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases45
Worsening of Graves' ophthalmopathy after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination45
The immune system in Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Updating the current state of knowledge on potential therapies and animal model construction42
Psychiatric manifestations of autoimmune encephalitis42
Cardiovascular outcome in adult-onset Kawasaki disease42
Dermatomyositis unleashed by immune checkpoint inhibitors. Three additional cases and a review of the literature42
Indian Rheumatology Association guidelines for the management of ANCA associated vasculitis41
Editorial Board41
Refining search and keyword strategies in autoimmune ear disease bibliometric studies41
A descriptive study of IgG4-related disease in children and young adults40
Cerebral vasculitis as a clinical manifestation of neurosarcoidosis: A scoping review40
Adipose failure through adipocyte overload and autoimmunity40
Standardised interpretation of capillaroscopy in autoimmune idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A structured review on behalf of the EULAR study group on microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases40
Autoantibodies targeting G protein-coupled receptors: An evolving history in autoimmunity. Report of the 4th international symposium39
IFN-γ: An overlooked cytokine in dermatomyositis with anti-MDA5 antibodies38
Specialized pro-resolving mediators and autoimmunity: Recent insights and future perspectives38
Cancer incidence in primary Sjögren's syndrome: Data from the French hospitalization database38
Systematic evaluation of the associations between schizophrenia and autoimmune diseases: An umbrella review37
The genealogy, methodology, similarities and differences of immune reconstitution therapies for multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica36
Predicting autoimmune diseases: A comprehensive review of classic biomarkers and advances in artificial intelligence36
A machine learning analysis to predict the response to intravenous and subcutaneous immunoglobulin in inflammatory myopathies. A proposal for a future multi-omics approach in autoimmune diseases36
Inclusion body myositis: Correcting impaired mitochondrial and lysosomal autophagy as a potential therapeutic strategy36
Research progress on estrogen and estrogen receptors in the occurrence and progression of autoimmune thyroid diseases34
Exosomes as biomarkers and therapeutic delivery for autoimmune diseases: Opportunities and challenges34
SpA plus IBD or IBD plus SpA: Does commutative property apply?34
Editorial Board33
Complex relationships of type 2 and type 1 symptoms across various systemic autoimmune diseases.32
Are breast cancer patients diagnosed after systemic sclerosis showing different pathological characteristics?32
The immune-neuroendocrine system in COVID-19, advanced age and rheumatic diseases32
Controversies in in rheumatology and autoimmunity: Is CORA meeting a good educational tool to increase the scientific knowledge?32
Effects of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 compared to TNF inhibitors on lipid profile: Results from an observational multicentre rheumatoid arthritis cohort32
Factors associated with incident cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A scoping review31
Autoimmune response after SARS-CoV-2 infection and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines31
Fibromyalgia: Are we using the biopsychosocial model?31
Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor-related autoimmune disorders31
Antibiotic-induced gut dysbiosis and autoimmune disease: A systematic review of preclinical studies30
Factors associated with fertility abnormalities in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and meta-analysis30
Development of an algorithm for IgG4-related disease management30
The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in kidney injury and disease30
Dysfunction of the glymphatic system and sleep disturbance in rheumatoid arthritis and musculoskeletal pain: A gap related to pain becoming chronic29
Are IF-ANA the guiding light for SLE classification in the real-world setting?29
Pathogenesis, clinical features, and treatment strategy for rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease29
Reply letter to letter to the editor29
The myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrates (MARCKS): A membrane-anchored mediator of the cell function29
Editorial Board29
Twenty shades of the mosaic of autoimmunity28
Combination tacrolimus and ustekinumab therapy is effective in inducing clinical, biochemical and endoscopic remission in refractory moderate to severe ulcerative colitis28
Will a hyperactive classical complement pathway exacerbate autoimmune diseases?28
Anti-rods/rings autoantibodies in a patient with pancreatic injury28
Mesenchymal stem cell in immunomodulation of dendritic cells: Implications for inflammatory bowel disease therapy27
Global burden due to modifiable risk factors for autoimmune diseases, 1990–2021: Temporal trends and socio-demographic inequalities27
Editorial Board27
The similar expression of both ferritin and scavenger receptors activation genes in patients with COVID19 and AOSD support their role in the pathogenesis of these diseases and identify a common mechan27
Editorial Board27
Coffee consumption and risk of multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis26
Rheumatological complications of Covid 1926
A machine learning analysis to evaluate the outcome measures in inflammatory myopathies26
Alarmins in autoimmune diseases26
Differences in clinical phenotype, laboratory, and imaging manifestations between AQP4 IgG positive and AQP4 MOG IgG double negative NMOSD: How to correctly diagnose the two26
Tumors, tumor therapies, autoimmunity and the eye26
From autoantibody test results to decision making: Incorporating likelihood ratios within medical practice25
In Memoriam: Pierre Youinou25
Neuroimaging in thyroid eye disease: A systematic review25
Mucous membrane pemphigoid25
Editorial Board25
Cutting edge confusion about cut-off settings in autoimmune diagnostics24
Emerging role of Tissue Resident Memory T cells in vitiligo: From pathogenesis to therapeutics24
The impact of pregnancy on future health in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A systematic review of the literature24
Low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in different immune-mediated conditions24
Mucosal immunity and rheumatoid arthritis: An update on mechanisms and therapeutic potential24
Reactive oxygen species: The Yin and Yang in (auto-)immunity24
Subcutaneous tissue involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Systematic literature review including three new cases and hypothetical mechanisms23
Serum calprotectin is a marker of disease activity in Giant cell arteritis23
Prevalence of immune-mediated inner ear disease in non-segmental vitiligo: A cross-sectional study23
Editorial Board23
Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA) in 202323
Risk factors associated with thrombocytopenia in systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis22
Differentially expressed genes in systemic sclerosis: Towards predictive medicine with new molecular tools for clinicians22
Diagnostic approach in giant cell arteritis22
Is it time for treat-to-target in antiphospholipid syndrome?22
Potential immunological and genetic markers associated with lupus nephritis: From pathogenicity to therapeutic drug target22
From inflammation to renal fibrosis: A one-way road in autoimmunity?21
Prevention of rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic literature review of preventive strategies in at-risk individuals21
JAK inhibitors and systemic sclerosis: A systematic review of the literature21
Burden of inflammatory bowel disease among elderly, 1990–2019: A systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 201921
Development of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura: A systematic meta-analysis21
Treatment of acute exacerbation in interstitial lung disease secondary to autoimmune rheumatic diseases: More questions than answers21
Inflammatory muscle involvement in systemic vasculitis: A systematic review21
Salivary gland involvement in ANCA-associated vasculitis20
Genetic and genomic associations in antiphospholipid syndrome: A systematic review20
Epidemiology of major relapse in giant cell arteritis: A study-level meta-analysis20
Persistent aortic inflammation in patients with giant cell arteritis20
Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD-PAH): Recent and advanced data20
Macrophages in Lupus Nephritis: Exploring a potential new therapeutic avenue20
Persistence of antiphospholipid antibodies over time and its association with recurrence of clinical manifestations: A longitudinal study from a single centre20
Structural cell heterogeneity underlies the differential contribution of IL-17A, IL-17F and IL-23 to joint versus skin chronic inflammation19
Relapse rates and risk factors for unfavorable neurological prognosis of transverse myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis19
Don't mix apples and oranges. Reply to Azoulay et al.19
Editorial Board19
COVID-19-related autoimmune disorders of central nervous system (CRAD-C): Is it a new entity?19
Physical exercise therapy for autoimmune neuroinflammation: Application of knowledge from animal models to patient care18
Drug-induced antiphospholipid syndrome: Analysis of the WHO international database18
The emerging concept of ANCA-associated vasculitis related to inborn errors of immunity18
Autoimmunity and COVID-19 – The microbiotal connection18
Scleroderma cardiac crisis: A-life-threatening but reversible complication of systemic sclerosis18
Glomerulonephritis and inflammatory bowel disease: A tale of gut-kidney axis dysfunction18
Therapeutic potential of chimeric antigen receptor based therapies in autoimmune diseases18
Safety and immunological proof-of-concept following treatment with tolerance-inducing cell products in patients with autoimmune diseases or receiving organ transplantation: A systematic review and met18
Editorial Board18
Identifying subsets of patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease: Results from a prospective, real-world experience using particle-based multi-analyte technology18
Research advances on targeted-Treg therapies on immune-mediated kidney diseases17
Scleroderma specific autoantibodies and MS-like manifestations: A novel association?17
The threat of triple M and autoimmune overlap syndromes with immune checkpoint inhibitors - A series of case reports17
Inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase as emerging therapeutic strategy in autoimmune diseases17
Intermittent fasting: A promising dietary intervention for autoimmune diseases17
Clinical features, pathogenesis, and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease-associated spondyloarthritis17
Cerebral iron accumulation in multiple sclerosis: Pathophysiology and therapeutic implications17
Janus kinase inhibitors for psoriatic arthritis: Evidence from a systematic review and network meta-analysis17
Prevalence of anti-Ro52-kDa/SSA (TRIM21) antibodies and associated clinical phenotype in systemic sclerosis: Data from a French cohort, a systematic review and meta-analysis16
Insights into new-onset autoimmune diseases after COVID-19 vaccination16
Prevention of rheumatoid arthritis using a familial predictive medicine approach16
Anti-glomerular basement membrane vasculitis16
IgG4 in the gut: Gastrointestinal IgG4-related disease or a new subtype of inflammatory bowel disease16
The interferon in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Different signatures and new therapeutic perspectives. A literature review16
Advancing understanding of autoimmune disease-related interstitial lung disease (AD-ILD): A global perspective on research focus and future directions16
Autoantibodies against tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (anti-Ha antibodies)16
Recommendations for the use of anti-dsDNA autoantibodies in the diagnosis and follow-up of systemic lupus erythematosus – A proposal from an expert panel16
Autoimmune effector mechanisms associated with a defective immunosuppressive axis in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)16
Emerging roles of mechanically activated ion channels in autoimmune disease16
Thyroid autoimmunity and SARS-CoV-2 infection: Report of a large Italian series16
Kidney disease in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: Risk factors, pathophysiology and management16
Involvement of aquaporin 5 in Sjögren’s syndrome15
Letter to the editor regarding a meta-analysis of JAK inhibitors and psoriatic arthritis15
Covid vaccination in patients with autoimmune diseases treated with mycophenolate: Let's think back to the recommendations15
The role of bDMARDs in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A systematic literature review15
Editorial Board15
Exercise-induced modulation of Interferon-signature: a therapeutic route toward management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus15
Editorial Board15
Severe treatment-refractory antibody positive autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy and COVID19 vaccination: Correspondence15
Outcomes of ICU patients treated with intravenous immunoglobulin for sepsis or autoimmune diseases14
Global research landscape on antiphospholipid syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus: Trends, collaborations, and future directions14
Relapses in giant cell arteritis: Updated review for clinical practice14
Efficacy and safety of intravenous and subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis14
Takotsubo syndrome occurring in systemic diseases: A French multicenter retrospective case-control study and literature review14
Pursuing appropriateness in antiphospholipid antibodies testing: Feasibility study with a reflex test approach for anti-β2GPI I domain14
Effect of exercise training on fatigue and pain in patients with systemic autoimmune myopathies: A systematic review14
Early skeletal muscle manifestations in polyarteritis nodosa and ANCA-associated vasculitis14
Intravenous immunoglobulin as a therapy for autoimmune conditions13
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome: A disorder of immune dysregulation13
Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy: Pathogenesis, influencing factors, and treatment options13
Corrigendum to “Intravenous immunoglobulins reduce skin thickness in systemic sclerosis: evidence from Systematic Literature Review and from real life experience” [Autoimmunity Reviews, Volume 20, Iss13
The entrenchment of NLRP3 inflammasomes in autoimmune disease-related inflammation13
Macrophage metabolic reprogramming: A trigger for cardiac damage in autoimmune diseases13
Oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and respiratory chain enzyme defects in inflammatory myopathies13
From systemic lupus erythematosus to lupus nephritis: The evolving road to targeted therapies13
Cardiovascular risk in psoriatic arthritis: How can we manage it?13
Does a window of opportunity for rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease exist?13
Editorial Board13
Single centre experience of 120 patients with non-infectious aortitis: Clinical features, treatment and complications12
Letter to the editor: Keratitis fugax hereditaria is an eye-specific cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome12
Towards personalized management of myasthenia gravis phenotypes: From the role of multi-omics to the emerging biomarkers and therapeutic targets12
Tailoring the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases by a better stratification and characterization of the clinical patient heterogeneity. Findings from a systematic literature review and exper12
The role of interleukin inhibitors in the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa; a systematic review of clinical trials12
Exposome: Epigenetics and autoimmune diseases12
Oligoclonal bands and kappa free light chains: Competing parameters or complementary biomarkers?12
Comprehensive analysis of cell lineages involved in giant cell arteritis pathogenesis using highly multiplexed imaging mass cytometry12
ChatGPT and autoimmunity – A new weapon in the battlefield of knowledge12
Risk of venous thromboembolism in autoimmune diseases: A comprehensive review12
Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of antifibrotic agents in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Updated insight into the role of Th2-associated immunity in systemic lupus erythematosus12
Editorial Board12
Paraneoplastic autoimmune Laminin-332 syndrome (PALS): Anti-Laminin-332 mucous membrane pemphigoid as a prototype12
Macrophage polarization regulates the pathogenesis and progression of autoimmune diseases12
COVID-19, G protein-coupled receptor, and renin-angiotensin system autoantibodies: Systematic review and meta-analysis12
Short-term and low-dose IL-2 therapy increases the reduced Treg cells in patients with microscopic polyangiitis12
Contemporary advances in antibody-mediated encephalitis: anti-LGI1 and anti-Caspr2 antibody (Ab)-mediated encephalitides11
Building a monitoring matrix for the management of multiple sclerosis11
Intravenous immunoglobulins reduce skin thickness in systemic sclerosis: evidence from Systematic Literature Review and from real life experience11
Circadian clock genes as promising therapeutic targets for autoimmune diseases11
B and T cells: (Still) the dominant orchestrators in autoimmune hepatitis11
Novel aspects of muscle involvement in immune-mediated inflammatory arthropathies and connective tissue diseases11
The role of TAPSE/sPAP ratio in predicting pulmonary hypertension and mortality in the systemic sclerosis EUSTAR cohort11
ANCA and anti-glomerular basement membrane double-positive patients: A systematic review of the literature11
Residual pain in rheumatoid arthritis: Is it a real problem?11
Analysis of global prevalence, DALY and trends of inflammatory bowel disease and their correlations with sociodemographic index: Data from 1990 to 201911
Circulating and skin biopsy-present cytokines related to the pathogenesis of cutaneous lupus erythematosus10
SLE patients with childhood-onset: A nation-wide population-based study10
Framework for implementing treat-to-target in systemic lupus erythematosus routine clinical care: consensus statements from an international task force10
IgA vasculitis in adult patient following vaccination by ChadOx1 nCoV-1910
Arterial stiffness, the hidden face of cardiovascular risk in autoimmune and chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases10
Current state of epigenetics in giant cell arteritis: Focus on microRNA dysregulation10
Unraveling the global burden of inflammatory bowel disease (1990–2019): A Joinpoint regression analysis of divergent trends in 10–24 and 50–69 age cohorts10
Effects of nutritional supplements and dietary interventions on rheumatoid arthritis: An umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials10
Key points to consider for an improved detection and characterization of cryoglobulins10
Diagnostic yield of combined cranial and large vessel PET/CT, ultrasound and MRI in giant cell arteritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
Global burden and cross-country inequalities in autoimmune diseases from 1990 to 201910
Aquaporins: Unexpected actors in autoimmune diseases10
Is it safe to withdraw low-dose glucocorticoids in SLE patients in remission?10
Association between breastfeeding and the risk of autoimmune diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
Renal involvement in systemic sclerosis10
Autoreactive T cells of ankylosing spondylitis elicited by COVID-19 infection: A snapshot of immunological host defense and autoimmune imprinting10
Social determinants of health and disparities across the patient pathway in systemic lupus erythematosus: A narrative review10
Immunometabolic shifts in autoimmune disease: Mechanisms and pathophysiological implications10
Anti-HMGCR immune-mediated necrotising myopathy: Addressing the remaining issues10
Lung involvement in juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: A systematic review9
Longitudinal monitoring of circulating immune cell phenotypes in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis9
Subclinical giant cell arteritis in polymyalgia rheumatica: Concurrent conditions or a common spectrum of inflammatory diseases?9
Treatment strategies for Spondyloarthritis: Implementation of precision medicine – Or “one size fits all” concept?9
Assessment and management for latent tuberculosis before advanced therapies for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: A comprehensive review9
Pathogenesis-based new perspectives of management of ANCA-associated vasculitis9
Renal autoimmunity: The role of bacterial and viral infections, an extensive review9
Autoimmune autonomic nervous system imbalance and conditions: Chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, silicone breast implants, COVID and post-COVID syndrome, sick building syndrome, post-orthostatic 9
Letter to the editor: Prevalence of connective tissue disease autoantibodies in a large longitudinal population-based cohort from the Netherlands9
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