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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board247
Editorial Board176
“Fibromyalgia syndrome” related to Essure devices150
Leflunomide: A safe and effective alternative in systemic lupus erythematosus140
Proteomics and enriched biological processes in Antiphospholipid syndrome: A systematic review139
Issues in autoantibody tests used in the classification criteria for autoimmune rheumatic diseases: the laboratory autoimmunologist's perspective94
Disease-modifying strategies: Targeting protein kinases in multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders94
Editorial Board91
Characteristics and risk factors for infection in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis87
Lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3) regulatory T cells: An evolving biomarker for treatment response in autoimmune diseases87
T lymphocyte plasticity in chronic inflammatory diseases: The emerging role of the Ikaros family as a key Th17-Treg switch84
The rationale for the use of corticosteroids in early severe Guillain-Barré syndrome76
Janus kinase inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis73
A critical view on autoantibodies in lupus nephritis: Concrete knowledge based on evidence71
Osteonecrosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: Systematic insight from the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management70
Susac syndrome: A scoping review67
The role of musculoskeletal ultrasound in difficult-to-treat RA: Insights from a systematic literature review65
Editorial Board63
Endometriosis and autoimmunity63
The immune system in Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Updating the current state of knowledge on potential therapies and animal model construction62
Can anticoagulation be withdrawn in APS patients after aPL negativization?62
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 62
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on autoimmune diagnostics in Europe: A lesson to be learned61
WITHDRAWN: Global incidence trends of autoimmune diseases from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2050: A systemic analysis of the global burden of disease study 202159
Worsening of Graves' ophthalmopathy after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination58
Infectious agents breaking the immunological tolerance: The holy grail in rheumatoid arthritis reconsidered57
Conceiving complexity: Biological mechanisms underpinning the lasting effect of pregnancy on multiple sclerosis outcomes56
Rebalancing redox homeostasis: A pivotal regulator of the cGAS-STING pathway in autoimmune diseases56
Human abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA): Evidence for an autoimmune antigen-driven disease.54
Inflammatory bowel disease in primary immunodeficiency disorders is a heterogeneous clinical entity requiring an individualized treatment strategy: A systematic review54
Homocysteine as a trigger and potential therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases51
Seronegative autoimmune diseases: A challenging diagnosis50
Fecal microbiota transplantation in autoimmune diseases – An extensive paper on a pathogenetic therapy48
Metabolic heterogeneity in tumor microenvironment – A novel landmark for immunotherapy47
Autoimmunity in vitiligo: Therapeutic implications and opportunities47
To treat or not to treat rheumatoid arthritis with glucocorticoids? A reheated debate45
Psychiatric manifestations of autoimmune encephalitis45
Autoimmune pre-disease44
Dermatomyositis unleashed by immune checkpoint inhibitors. Three additional cases and a review of the literature44
Advances in precision medicine in imaging and therapeutic strategies for psoriatic disease44
Cardiovascular outcome in adult-onset Kawasaki disease43
A descriptive study of IgG4-related disease in children and young adults42
Indian Rheumatology Association guidelines for the management of ANCA associated vasculitis41
Refining search and keyword strategies in autoimmune ear disease bibliometric studies41
Editorial Board41
SpA plus IBD or IBD plus SpA: Does commutative property apply?40
Predicting autoimmune diseases: A comprehensive review of classic biomarkers and advances in artificial intelligence40
Adipose failure through adipocyte overload and autoimmunity39
Cancer incidence in primary Sjögren's syndrome: Data from the French hospitalization database38
The genealogy, methodology, similarities and differences of immune reconstitution therapies for multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica38
Cerebral vasculitis as a clinical manifestation of neurosarcoidosis: A scoping review38
Research progress on estrogen and estrogen receptors in the occurrence and progression of autoimmune thyroid diseases37
IFN-γ: An overlooked cytokine in dermatomyositis with anti-MDA5 antibodies37
Autoantibodies targeting G protein-coupled receptors: An evolving history in autoimmunity. Report of the 4th international symposium37
Inclusion body myositis: Correcting impaired mitochondrial and lysosomal autophagy as a potential therapeutic strategy36
Standardised interpretation of capillaroscopy in autoimmune idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A structured review on behalf of the EULAR study group on microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases35
Histopathological features of systemic sclerosis-associated myopathy: A scoping review35
Exosomes as biomarkers and therapeutic delivery for autoimmune diseases: Opportunities and challenges35
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 diseases34
Are breast cancer patients diagnosed after systemic sclerosis showing different pathological characteristics?34
Editorial Board34
Controversies in in rheumatology and autoimmunity: Is CORA meeting a good educational tool to increase the scientific knowledge?33
The immune-neuroendocrine system in COVID-19, advanced age and rheumatic diseases33
Zipper method is the emerging treatment option for severe Guillain-Barre syndrome related COVID-1933
Complex relationships of type 2 and type 1 symptoms across various systemic autoimmune diseases.33
Effects of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 compared to TNF inhibitors on lipid profile: Results from an observational multicentre rheumatoid arthritis cohort33
Antibiotic-induced gut dysbiosis and autoimmune disease: A systematic review of preclinical studies31
Autoimmune response after SARS-CoV-2 infection and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines30
Development of an algorithm for IgG4-related disease management29
Fibromyalgia: Are we using the biopsychosocial model?28
Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor-related autoimmune disorders28
The myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrates (MARCKS): A membrane-anchored mediator of the cell function28
Pathogenesis, clinical features, and treatment strategy for rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease28
The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in kidney injury and disease28
Factors associated with fertility abnormalities in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and meta-analysis28
Editorial Board27
Dysfunction of the glymphatic system and sleep disturbance in rheumatoid arthritis and musculoskeletal pain: A gap related to pain becoming chronic27
Anti-rods/rings autoantibodies in a patient with pancreatic injury27
Are IF-ANA the guiding light for SLE classification in the real-world setting?27
Factors associated with incident cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A scoping review27
Combination tacrolimus and ustekinumab therapy is effective in inducing clinical, biochemical and endoscopic remission in refractory moderate to severe ulcerative colitis27
Reply letter to letter to the editor27
Editorial Board26
Coffee consumption and risk of multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis26
Twenty shades of the mosaic of autoimmunity26
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 mechan26
Will a hyperactive classical complement pathway exacerbate autoimmune diseases?26
Editorial Board26
Global burden due to modifiable risk factors for autoimmune diseases, 1990–2021: Temporal trends and socio-demographic inequalities25
Alarmins in autoimmune diseases25
Rheumatological complications of Covid 1925
Tumors, tumor therapies, autoimmunity and the eye25
Differences in clinical phenotype, laboratory, and imaging manifestations between AQP4 IgG positive and AQP4 MOG IgG double negative NMOSD: How to correctly diagnose the two25
In Memoriam: Pierre Youinou24
Neuroimaging in thyroid eye disease: A systematic review24
Mucous membrane pemphigoid24
Editorial Board24
A machine learning analysis to evaluate the outcome measures in inflammatory myopathies24
Reactive oxygen species: The Yin and Yang in (auto-)immunity23
Cutting edge confusion about cut-off settings in autoimmune diagnostics23
Low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in different immune-mediated conditions23
From autoantibody test results to decision making: Incorporating likelihood ratios within medical practice23
Emerging role of Tissue Resident Memory T cells in vitiligo: From pathogenesis to therapeutics23
Mucosal immunity and rheumatoid arthritis: An update on mechanisms and therapeutic potential23
The impact of pregnancy on future health in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A systematic review of the literature23
Persistence of antiphospholipid antibodies over time and its association with recurrence of clinical manifestations: A longitudinal study from a single centre22
Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA) in 202322
Prevalence of immune-mediated inner ear disease in non-segmental vitiligo: A cross-sectional study22
Serum calprotectin is a marker of disease activity in Giant cell arteritis21
Is it time for treat-to-target in antiphospholipid syndrome?21
Salivary gland involvement in ANCA-associated vasculitis21
Subcutaneous tissue involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Systematic literature review including three new cases and hypothetical mechanisms21
Risk factors associated with thrombocytopenia in systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis21
Treatment of acute exacerbation in interstitial lung disease secondary to autoimmune rheumatic diseases: More questions than answers21
Potential immunological and genetic markers associated with lupus nephritis: From pathogenicity to therapeutic drug target21
Editorial Board21
Diagnostic approach in giant cell arteritis21
Development of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura: A systematic meta-analysis21
Burden of inflammatory bowel disease among elderly, 1990–2019: A systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 201920
Differentially expressed genes in systemic sclerosis: Towards predictive medicine with new molecular tools for clinicians20
JAK inhibitors and systemic sclerosis: A systematic review of the literature20
Persistent aortic inflammation in patients with giant cell arteritis20
Genetic and genomic associations in antiphospholipid syndrome: A systematic review20
From inflammation to renal fibrosis: A one-way road in autoimmunity?20
Prevention of rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic literature review of preventive strategies in at-risk individuals20
Inflammatory muscle involvement in systemic vasculitis: A systematic review20
Relapse rates and risk factors for unfavorable neurological prognosis of transverse myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis19
Epidemiology of major relapse in giant cell arteritis: A study-level meta-analysis19
Editorial Board19
Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD-PAH): Recent and advanced data19
Identifying subsets of patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease: Results from a prospective, real-world experience using particle-based multi-analyte technology19
Macrophages in Lupus Nephritis: Exploring a potential new therapeutic avenue19
COVID-19-related autoimmune disorders of central nervous system (CRAD-C): Is it a new entity?18
Drug-induced antiphospholipid syndrome: Analysis of the WHO international database18
Follow-up of COVID-19 patients: LA is transient but other aPLs are persistent18
Don't mix apples and oranges. Reply to Azoulay et al.18
Cerebral iron accumulation in multiple sclerosis: Pathophysiology and therapeutic implications18
Structural cell heterogeneity underlies the differential contribution of IL-17A, IL-17F and IL-23 to joint versus skin chronic inflammation18
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
The emerging concept of ANCA-associated vasculitis related to inborn errors of immunity17
CCR6-CCL20 axis as a therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases17
Intermittent fasting: A promising dietary intervention for autoimmune diseases17
Inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase as emerging therapeutic strategy in autoimmune diseases17
Glomerulonephritis and inflammatory bowel disease: A tale of gut-kidney axis dysfunction17
Autoimmunity and COVID-19 – The microbiotal connection17
Research advances on targeted-Treg therapies on immune-mediated kidney diseases17
Therapeutic potential of chimeric antigen receptor based therapies in autoimmune diseases17
Physical exercise therapy for autoimmune neuroinflammation: Application of knowledge from animal models to patient care17
Scleroderma cardiac crisis: A-life-threatening but reversible complication of systemic sclerosis17
Scleroderma specific autoantibodies and MS-like manifestations: A novel association?17
IgG4 in the gut: Gastrointestinal IgG4-related disease or a new subtype of inflammatory bowel disease16
Involvement of aquaporin 5 in Sjögren’s syndrome16
Janus kinase inhibitors for psoriatic arthritis: Evidence from a systematic review and network meta-analysis16
Thyroid autoimmunity and SARS-CoV-2 infection: Report of a large Italian series16
Emerging roles of mechanically activated ion channels in autoimmune disease16
Anti-glomerular basement membrane vasculitis16
Granulomatous manifestations associated with COVID19 infection: Is there a link between these two diseases?16
The threat of triple M and autoimmune overlap syndromes with immune checkpoint inhibitors - A series of case reports16
The role of bDMARDs in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A systematic literature review16
Advancing understanding of autoimmune disease-related interstitial lung disease (AD-ILD): A global perspective on research focus and future directions16
Editorial Board15
Recommendations for the use of anti-dsDNA autoantibodies in the diagnosis and follow-up of systemic lupus erythematosus – A proposal from an expert panel15
Autoimmune effector mechanisms associated with a defective immunosuppressive axis in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)15
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
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-analysis15
The interferon in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Different signatures and new therapeutic perspectives. A literature review15
Prevention of rheumatoid arthritis using a familial predictive medicine approach15
Exercise-induced modulation of Interferon-signature: a therapeutic route toward management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus15
Editorial Board15
Insights into new-onset autoimmune diseases after COVID-19 vaccination15
Autoantibodies against tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (anti-Ha antibodies)15
Kidney disease in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: Risk factors, pathophysiology and management15
Outcomes of ICU patients treated with intravenous immunoglobulin for sepsis or autoimmune diseases14
Severe treatment-refractory antibody positive autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy and COVID19 vaccination: Correspondence14
Pursuing appropriateness in antiphospholipid antibodies testing: Feasibility study with a reflex test approach for anti-β2GPI I domain14
Does a window of opportunity for rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease exist?14
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
Takotsubo syndrome occurring in systemic diseases: A French multicenter retrospective case-control study and literature review13
From systemic lupus erythematosus to lupus nephritis: The evolving road to targeted therapies13
Relapses in giant cell arteritis: Updated review for clinical practice13
The entrenchment of NLRP3 inflammasomes in autoimmune disease-related inflammation13
Intravenous immunoglobulin as a therapy for autoimmune conditions13
Global research landscape on antiphospholipid syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus: Trends, collaborations, and future directions13
Oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and respiratory chain enzyme defects in inflammatory myopathies13
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
Gut microbiota–microRNA interactions in ankylosing spondylitis13
Editorial Board13
Prenatal and perinatal factors associated with developing multiple sclerosis later in life: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy: Pathogenesis, influencing factors, and treatment options13
Efficacy and safety of intravenous and subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
Macrophage metabolic reprogramming: A trigger for cardiac damage in autoimmune diseases13
Oligoclonal bands and kappa free light chains: Competing parameters or complementary biomarkers?13
Editorial Board12
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
Editorial Board12
Updated insight into the role of Th2-associated immunity in systemic lupus erythematosus12
Comprehensive analysis of cell lineages involved in giant cell arteritis pathogenesis using highly multiplexed imaging mass cytometry12
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome: A disorder of immune dysregulation12
A new challenge for lupus nephritis management: Induction therapy without immunosuppressive maintenance regimen12
Paraneoplastic autoimmune Laminin-332 syndrome (PALS): Anti-Laminin-332 mucous membrane pemphigoid as a prototype12
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
ChatGPT and autoimmunity – A new weapon in the battlefield of knowledge11
Towards personalized management of myasthenia gravis phenotypes: From the role of multi-omics to the emerging biomarkers and therapeutic targets11
B and T cells: (Still) the dominant orchestrators in autoimmune hepatitis11
Macrophage polarization regulates the pathogenesis and progression of autoimmune diseases11
Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of antifibrotic agents in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
COVID-19, G protein-coupled receptor, and renin-angiotensin system autoantibodies: Systematic review and meta-analysis11
ANCA and anti-glomerular basement membrane double-positive patients: A systematic review of the literature11
The role of interleukin inhibitors in the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa; a systematic review of clinical trials11
Building a monitoring matrix for the management of multiple sclerosis10
Residual pain in rheumatoid arthritis: Is it a real problem?10
Exposome: Epigenetics and autoimmune diseases10
Effects of nutritional supplements and dietary interventions on rheumatoid arthritis: An umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials10
The role of TAPSE/sPAP ratio in predicting pulmonary hypertension and mortality in the systemic sclerosis EUSTAR cohort10
Analysis of global prevalence, DALY and trends of inflammatory bowel disease and their correlations with sociodemographic index: Data from 1990 to 201910
Contemporary advances in antibody-mediated encephalitis: anti-LGI1 and anti-Caspr2 antibody (Ab)-mediated encephalitides10
Circadian clock genes as promising therapeutic targets for autoimmune diseases10
Novel aspects of muscle involvement in immune-mediated inflammatory arthropathies and connective tissue diseases10
Association between breastfeeding and the risk of autoimmune diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
Disease modifying therapies in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis10
Short-term and low-dose IL-2 therapy increases the reduced Treg cells in patients with microscopic polyangiitis10
Risk of venous thromboembolism in autoimmune diseases: A comprehensive review10
Circulating and skin biopsy-present cytokines related to the pathogenesis of cutaneous lupus erythematosus10
Diagnostic yield of combined cranial and large vessel PET/CT, ultrasound and MRI in giant cell arteritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
Editorial Board9
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Aquaporins: Unexpected actors in autoimmune diseases9
SLE patients with childhood-onset: A nation-wide population-based study9
Renal involvement in systemic sclerosis9
Is it safe to withdraw low-dose glucocorticoids in SLE patients in remission?9
Arterial stiffness, the hidden face of cardiovascular risk in autoimmune and chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases9
Editorial Board9
Framework for implementing treat-to-target in systemic lupus erythematosus routine clinical care: consensus statements from an international task force9
IgA vasculitis in adult patient following vaccination by ChadOx1 nCoV-199
Current state of epigenetics in giant cell arteritis: Focus on microRNA dysregulation9
Anti-HMGCR immune-mediated necrotising myopathy: Addressing the remaining issues9
Global burden and cross-country inequalities in autoimmune diseases from 1990 to 20199
Editorial Board9
Autoreactive T cells of ankylosing spondylitis elicited by COVID-19 infection: A snapshot of immunological host defense and autoimmune imprinting9
Unraveling the global burden of inflammatory bowel disease (1990–2019): A Joinpoint regression analysis of divergent trends in 10–24 and 50–69 age cohorts9
Key points to consider for an improved detection and characterization of cryoglobulins9
Intravenous immunoglobulins reduce skin thickness in systemic sclerosis: evidence from Systematic Literature Review and from real life experience9
Immunometabolic shifts in autoimmune disease: Mechanisms and pathophysiological implications9
Treatment strategies for Spondyloarthritis: Implementation of precision medicine – Or “one size fits all” concept?8
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1: Clinical manifestations, pathogenetic features, and management approach8
Lung involvement in juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: A systematic review8
T cell abnormalities in systemic sclerosis8
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