Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Rheumatology is 1. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Targeting KDM2/7 histone demethylases could protect against OA499
Synthetic Wnt agonists rapidly rebuild bone in vivo391
Immunogenic Xist ribonucleoproteins drive sex-biased autoimmunity327
Annexin A1 could help prevent periprosthetic bone loss306
Targeted NOD2 sequencing uncovers JIA misdiagnosis259
Osteoarthritis risk factors differ between sexes244
aPL target links coagulation and autoimmunity237
Tapering csDMARDs leads to more RA flares223
B cell X-chromosome inactivation is faulty in SLE219
Polygenic risk scores outperform other tests in AS207
Abatacept for myositis203
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine safe for young patients170
Genome-wide mutagenesis reported in systemic sclerosis167
Stromal cells implicated in RA genetic risk155
Occupational dust and chemical exposures and the development of autoimmune rheumatic diseases155
Imaging for prediction of RA development153
Autoimmune disease increases CVD risk147
Knee OA progression risk with steroids or HA141
Are DNA–HLA class II interactions the missing link in SLE?141
No benefit from adding MTX to ustekinumab135
Bimekizumab effective across the axSpA spectrum123
Iron uptake is a therapeutic target in SLE120
Belimumab an option for Black patients with SLE109
Inflammatory arthritis affects men’s fertility101
Response to inflammation differs in gut and joint Treg cells98
New treatments for amyloidosis97
Optimizing methotrexate withdrawal during COVID vaccination93
Cutaneous bacteria promote autoimmunity in mice91
New OA risk factors and drug targets revealed91
SLC26A2 deficiency, matrix stiffness and mechanotransduction linked in osteoporosis90
Low-dose rituximab can go even lower90
Helicobacter pylori-induced citrullination linked to RA exacerbation83
Pre-exposure prophylaxis reduces risk of COVID-1983
CAR T cells induce remission in a patient with refractory SLE83
FABP4 exacerbates RA82
HLA autoimmunity risk alleles influence T cell receptor sequences80
Risk variant regulates pDC hyperactivation in SLE78
Targeting articular Mmp13 in OA77
New guideline for integrative approaches to RA management76
‘Hyalinization’ for cartilage regeneration73
Carbamylated NETs promote bone erosion in RA73
PJP prophylaxis with rituximab72
BiTE therapy for rheumatic diseases71
Non-depleting anti-CD19 B cell inhibition71
Anti-inflammatory TNF receptor 2 signalling unravelled70
Gut T cells help mediate fracture healing67
PDGFR signalling implicated in anti-resorptive effects of sclerostin blockade66
BiTEing refractory RA66
Wearable device for RA management?66
Relapsing polychondritis: clinical updates and new differential diagnoses65
Mitophagy as a link between ECM stiffness and chondrocyte senescence65
IL-17A and IL-17F in tissue homeostasis, inflammation and regeneration61
Targeting senescence in OA60
Critical appraisal of serum urate targets in the management of gout59
Platelets promote cardiovascular complications in Kawasaki disease58
Kindlin-2 reduces IVD inflammation57
ZEB2 promotes formation of age-related B cells56
Nanoparticle-based pazopanib shows promise in OA56
Benralizumab noninferior to mepolizumab for EGPA56
Advancing equity in genomic medicine for rheumatology55
TGFβ priming promotes TNF-induced bone erosion: a promising new target in RA?54
Interferon disrupts immune and tissue homeostasis in SLE via CXCL1354
Discontinuing methotrexate to enhance vaccine response53
Proposals for the rheumatological use of JAK inhibitors53
The new look of classification criteria for systemic vasculitis53
HLA-B27 and spondyloarthritis: at the crossroads of innate and adaptive immunity52
Author Correction: New genes, pathways and therapeutic targets in autoinflammatory diseases52
Immunological memory in rheumatic inflammation — a roadblock to tolerance induction50
The emergence of SLE-causing UNC93B1 variants in 202448
Shifting the SLE management paradigm: challenges and implications48
Exploring the latest advances in axial spondyloarthritis management47
Insights into juvenile myositis via engineered muscle46
The rise of precision cellular therapies46
GCA management guidelines — vive la différence?46
The past 25 years in paediatric rheumatology: insights from monogenic diseases46
Current classification criteria underestimate the incidence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies by ignoring subgroups45
Novel autoantigen in idiopathic lung disease43
Lyme arthritis: linking infection, inflammation and autoimmunity43
Engineering approaches for RNA-based and cell-based osteoarthritis therapies42
Mechanisms underlying the long-term and withdrawal effects of denosumab therapy on bone40
Fatigue in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: current knowledge and areas for future research40
Imaging inflammation with leukocyte-targeted PET tracers40
Osteoporosis and fracture risk are multifactorial in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases39
Clinical phenotypes, molecular endotypes and theratypes in OA therapeutic development39
Epidemiology of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies38
Erosive hand osteoarthritis: latest findings and outlook38
Emerging concepts of type I interferons in SLE pathogenesis and therapy37
A role for TGFβ and EBV in MIS-C pathogenesis36
High risk of autoimmune diseases after COVID-1935
Stem and progenitor cells in the synovial joint as targets for regenerative therapy34
Delineating inflammatory from non-inflammatory mechanisms for therapy optimization in psoriatic arthritis34
COVID-19 in people with rheumatic diseases: risks, outcomes, treatment considerations33
Post-transcriptional checkpoints in autoimmunity33
Precision medicine: the precision gap in rheumatic disease33
25 years of biologic DMARDs in rheumatology30
Rheumatic diseases on the rise30
The role of neutrophils in rheumatic disease-associated vascular inflammation29
Mechanisms and clinical implications of intervertebral disc calcification29
Biological and clinical roles of IL-18 in inflammatory diseases29
Towards a novel clinical outcome assessment for systemic lupus erythematosus: first outcomes of an international taskforce29
The clinical benefits of sodium–glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors in people with gout28
Lupus nephritis-related chronic kidney disease28
Which NSAIDs are best for OA treatment?28
Bimekizumab safe and effective for AS and PsA in long-term trials26
Defining axial involvement in juvenile SpA25
Ferritin-induced NETs lead to cytokine storm in AOSD25
Sodium channel Nav1.7 regulates chondrocyte biology and OA progression24
How muscle influences bone health21
New biomarker panel best yet for prediction of OA progression21
Anti-TNF dose can be reduced in PsA and axSpA21
Use of platelet-rich plasma for knee OA not supported by RCT results20
PLG nanoparticles target inflammatory monocytes in SSc20
Collagen-binding antibody prevents arthritis19
HLA-B27 linked to progression to axSpA in FDRs19
Freeing PDL1 alleviates autoimmunity19
Upadacitinib improves PsA in phase III trial18
Tenascin C promotes pathological bone formation in AS18
ETS1 implicated in polarization of tissue-destructive fibroblasts17
New screening tool developed to aid diagnosis of axial PsA17
Immune cell profiles stratify AOSD endotypes17
Skin inflammation precedes lesions in cutaneous lupus erythematosus16
Defibrotide inhibits NET-mediated thrombosis in APS models15
Detachment promotes RA synovial fibroblast survival and invasiveness15
FOXP3 splice variant is associated with autoimmune disease15
Pregnancy outcomes in SLE have not improved15
Mechanism of B cell survival in lupus nephritis14
Nanohybrid therapy hits multiple arthritis targets14
Articular cartilage hypoxia is a potential target for OA therapy14
BRAVE news: another one bites the dust13
New drug formulation reduces bone loss13
Multi-omics reveals distinct MPA subtypes13
Guselkumab effective through 2 years in PsA trial13
IKKε promotes catabolic responses in OA13
Arthritogenic peptide motif identified13
COVID-19 linked to rise in anti-MDA5 autoimmunity13
IL-37 has a protective role in IVD degeneration13
Does psoriasis treatment affect PsA development?13
Downregulation of invariant chain causes autoreactive T cell expansion12
IRAK4 inhibitor attenuates inflammation12
Adropin inhibits fibrosis in SSc12
JAK inhibitors improve RA pain12
Ageing stem cells hold the key to age-related bone degeneration12
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases function as alarmins in RA12
Topical NSAIDs come out top for knee OA12
Evolving concepts in systemic lupus erythematosus damage assessment11
SLE risk variant regulates IRF8 expression11
Sarcoidosis: can tofacitinib slay the dragon?10
Understanding synovial cell diversity in post-traumatic OA10
Ikaros, Aiolos and other moving targets to treat SLE10
2021 ACR guideline for JIA reflects changes in practice10
Author Correction: Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA): updated treatment recommendations for psoriatic arthritis 202110
The value of comparative efficacy studies in informing rheumatology guidelines10
Complement therapeutics are coming of age in rheumatology9
TNF inhibition for immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced irAEs: the jury is still out9
Systemic sclerosis interstitial lung disease: unmet needs and potential solutions9
To choose or not? The value of discrete-choice experiments in rheumatology9
The 2022 ACR vaccination guideline: a call-to-action9
Keep your Sox on, chondrocytes!9
Maximizing the success of biosimilar implementation8
Interferon lambda in inflammation and autoimmune rheumatic diseases8
Reply to: Current classification criteria underestimate the incidence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies by ignoring subgroups8
Regulation of activated T cell survival in rheumatic autoimmune diseases8
COVID-19 vaccination in individuals with inflammatory rheumatic diseases8
Somatic mutations in autoinflammatory and autoimmune disease7
Dupuytren contracture treatments compared7
Current understanding and management of cardiovascular involvement in rheumatic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases7
Platelets in Kawasaki disease: mediators of vascular inflammation7
Imbalance of threat and soothing systems in fibromyalgia: rephrasing an established mechanistic model?7
Publisher Correction: Cardiovascular effects of approved drugs for rheumatoid arthritis7
HIPPOCRATES: improving diagnosis and outcomes in psoriatic arthritis7
Limitations of the updated EULAR recommendations for osteoarthritis6
Antigen-driven T cell responses in rheumatic diseases: insights from T cell receptor repertoire studies6
Busting the myth of methotrexate chronic hepatotoxicity6
Keeping immunostimulatory self-RNA under the rADAR6
Virome associations in autoimmunity and COVID-196
Down syndrome: insights into autoimmune mechanisms6
Appraising the evolving landscape of protease inhibition in osteoarthritis6
European expert recommendations for managing systemic sclerosis and its complications6
Revisiting the heterogeneity of interferon-related autoimmune diseases6
Global epidemiology of vasculitis5
Precision medicine in systemic lupus erythematosus5
Emerging therapeutic options for refractory gout5
The endothelium–bone axis in development, homeostasis and bone and joint disease5
Importance of lymphocyte–stromal cell interactions in autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases5
Cartilage calcification in osteoarthritis: mechanisms and clinical relevance5
Recent advancements in cartilage tissue engineering innovation and translation5
Towards better management of sterile bone inflammation5
Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatic disease5
Efficacy and safety of JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: update for the practising clinician5
Notch signalling mediates OA pain in mice5
Excess comorbidities in gout: the causal paradigm and pleiotropic approaches to care5
Studying osteoarthritis with artificial intelligence applied to magnetic resonance imaging4
Shared inflammatory pathways of rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease4
The peculiar features, diversity and impact of citrulline-reactive autoantibodies4
The role of mitochondria in rheumatic diseases4
Endothelial function and endothelial progenitor cells in systemic lupus erythematosus4
Genetics and epigenetics of primary Sjögren syndrome: implications for future therapies4
Epithelial–immune cell interplay in primary Sjögren syndrome salivary gland pathogenesis4
Involvement of the secosteroid vitamin D in autoimmune rheumatic diseases and COVID-194
Z-DNA as an inflammatory trigger in lupus4
State-of-the-art evidence in the treatment of systemic sclerosis4
Urchin-like nanoparticles for miRNA therapy of OA4
Granzyme serine proteases in inflammation and rheumatic diseases4
Mechanisms and rationale for uricase use in patients with gout4
Matrix metalloproteinases in arthritis: towards precision medicine4
Obinutuzumab effective for lupus nephritis4
MIS-C: myths have been debunked, but mysteries remain4
Integrin signalling in joint development, homeostasis and osteoarthritis4
Emotion regulation and the salience network: a hypothetical integrative model of fibromyalgia4
Immune mechanisms of depression in rheumatoid arthritis4
Evidence-Based Guideline for the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis3
Early-stage symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee — time for action3
Co-trimoxazole reduces mortality in anti-MDA5-DM3
The decisive early phase of bone regeneration3
Tofacitinib a promising oral therapy for JIA3
Semaphorin 3G exacerbates joint inflammation3
Vascular Behçet syndrome: from pathogenesis to treatment3
Oral surveillance and JAK inhibitor safety: the theory of relativity3
Cardio-rheumatology: it’s time to collaborate3
Bone stresses out cartilage in OA3
Anti-MDA5 antibody-positive dermatomyositis: pathogenesis and clinical progress3
Benefits of sirtuin-6 in OA3
Low-dose glucocorticoids benefit seniors with RA3
Complement primes joints for inflammation3
Placebo effects in osteoarthritis: implications for treatment and drug development3
Epidemiology of Sjögren syndrome3
From risk to chronicity: evolution of autoreactive B cell and antibody responses in rheumatoid arthritis3
Inflammation across tissues: can shared cell biology help design smarter trials?3
VEXAS syndrome more common than originally thought?3
S100A4 inhibition targets fibrosis in SSc3
Machine learning reveals antibody signature3
Predominant ligament-centric soft-tissue involvement differentiates axial psoriatic arthritis from ankylosing spondylitis3
Systemic sclerosis gastrointestinal dysmotility: risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management3
TYK2: an emerging therapeutic target in rheumatic disease2
GWAS expands list of Sjögren syndrome risk loci2
Interosseous tendon inflammation associated with arthritis risk2
Author Correction: Therapeutic potential in rheumatic diseases of extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stromal cells2
The potential contribution of in silico studies to improved treatment of osteoarthritis2
Skin involvement in early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis: an unmet clinical need2
NETs implicated in periodontitis-associated bone loss2
Single-cell atlas unveils the diversity of RA synovial tissue2
Passive smoking in childhood accelerates RA risk for smokers2
Publisher Correction: Efficacy and safety of JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: update for the practising clinician2
Telemedicine: a solution for everyone?2
Oral JAK inhibitor baricitinib effective in JIA2
NEMO splice variant causes distinct autoinflammatory syndrome2
Neutrophils implicated in early enthesitis2
Linking autoimmunity, short telomeres and lung fibrosis in SSc2
Biologics in rheumatoid arthritis: a lifetime treatment or possibility of drug holidays?2
Assessment of disease outcome measures in systemic sclerosis2
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