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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Low-dose rituximab can go even lower680
No benefit from adding MTX to ustekinumab435
Inflammatory arthritis affects men’s fertility373
Bimekizumab effective across the axSpA spectrum354
SLC26A2 deficiency, matrix stiffness and mechanotransduction linked in osteoporosis327
Genome-wide mutagenesis reported in systemic sclerosis274
Reply to ‘Potential benefit of anticoagulation in Behçet syndrome’252
Rheumatic diseases on the rise242
A role for TGFβ and EBV in MIS-C pathogenesis222
The role of the patient in rheumatology193
Biological and clinical roles of IL-18 in inflammatory diseases172
COVID-19 in people with rheumatic diseases: risks, outcomes, treatment considerations169
Towards better management of sterile bone inflammation159
New drug formulation reduces bone loss156
Use of platelet-rich plasma for knee OA not supported by RCT results144
To choose or not? The value of discrete-choice experiments in rheumatology131
FOXP3 splice variant is associated with autoimmune disease131
Urchin-like nanoparticles for miRNA therapy of OA127
The value of comparative efficacy studies in informing rheumatology guidelines126
The 2022 ACR vaccination guideline: a call-to-action122
Imbalance of threat and soothing systems in fibromyalgia: rephrasing an established mechanistic model?117
MIS-C: myths have been debunked, but mysteries remain112
Down syndrome: insights into autoimmune mechanisms112
Addressing the challenge of global delays in diagnosis and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus111
Inflammation across tissues: can shared cell biology help design smarter trials?110
Appraising the evolving landscape of protease inhibition in osteoarthritis104
2021 ACR guideline for JIA reflects changes in practice103
Low-dose glucocorticoids benefit seniors with RA102
Efficacy and safety of JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: update for the practising clinician102
Co-trimoxazole reduces mortality in anti-MDA5-DM99
Low back pain is a growing concern97
Pain in systemic lupus erythematosus: emerging insights and paradigms91
Guiding ILD management in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases91
Wnt-induced IGF1 drives OA91
Publisher Correction: Efficacy and safety of JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: update for the practising clinician89
Biologics in rheumatoid arthritis: a lifetime treatment or possibility of drug holidays?89
Calprotectin tracks tocilizumab-treated RA86
Author Correction: Proposals for the rheumatological use of JAK inhibitors86
A direct link between SARS-CoV-2 and bone loss85
S100A4 inhibition targets fibrosis in SSc84
Rheumatic diseases and metabolism: where centre and periphery meet83
Fumarate drives interferon release in systemic sclerosis monocytes79
Distinct mucosal endotypes as initiators and drivers of rheumatoid arthritis78
Sexual dimorphism in the prevalence, manifestation and outcomes of axial spondyloarthritis77
Rheumatology in the digital health era: status quo and quo vadis?77
Antibiotics keep rheumatic heart disease at bay77
Erosive cargo from synovial fibroblasts72
Targeting the IVD clock to halt degeneration70
Which DMARD for ICI-associated arthritis?70
sCD13 role in arthritis mediated via bradykinin receptor69
CAR T cells induce drug-free SLE remission68
Publisher Correction: Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of neuropsychiatric lupus67
Insights into IVDD pathogenesis in 202465
ERAP1 and the return of the UPR in ankylosing spondylitis64
Macrophage-coated nanocarriers for gouty arthritis63
A path towards personalized medicine for autoinflammatory and related diseases61
International Guideline for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Cancer Screening: an International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) initiative60
Phase III trial of telitacicept in SLE59
PGE2 receptor antagonist has potential to treat osteoarthritis59
Janus kinase-targeting therapies in rheumatology: a mechanisms-based approach59
Chimeric receptors broaden the therapeutic landscape for autoimmune disease59
TASL has a key role in SLE57
Blocking CDK7 attenuates inflammatory arthritis57
RA risk from occupational inhalation57
PPIs linked to increased risk of knee replacement56
Improving the design of RCTs in non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis54
Two sides of management recommendations for psoriatic arthritis51
All fibroblasts are equal, but some are more equal than others51
Repolarizing macrophages using antagomirs50
New developments in electronic health record analysis48
A leading role for interferon as a treatment target in Sjögren syndrome48
Profiling joint tissues at single-cell resolution: advances and insights47
Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis47
New hope for B cell-targeting therapy in pSS46
New refinements aim to optimize articular cartilage tissue engineering45
A critical view of WHO guidelines on management of low back pain45
Platelets as drivers of immunothrombosis in rheumatic diseases42
APOE in fat pad and synovium contributes to knee OA41
Clarity for the language of race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry in rheumatology40
Author Correction: Glycobiology of rheumatic diseases40
Publisher Correction: The impact of COVID-19 on rare and complex connective tissue diseases: the experience of ERN ReCONNET40
AhR promotes suppressor cell function in Sjögren syndrome39
Piezo1 induces new bone formation in AS38
l-arginine inhibits arthritis and bone loss by reprogramming osteoclast metabolism37
IL-1 and autoinflammatory disease: biology, pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting37
Treg cell-inducing nanoparticles show promise for treating OA36
Pathogenic antibodies target stromal antigens in RA35
Author Correction: International Guideline for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Cancer Screening: an International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) initiative35
CXCL5 effective in mouse model of SLE34
Sex- and gender-based personalized medicine in rheumatology34
Imaging for prediction of RA development33
Shifting the SLE management paradigm: challenges and implications33
PDGFR signalling implicated in anti-resorptive effects of sclerostin blockade32
BiTE therapy for rheumatic diseases32
Parathyroid hormone receptor agonists in the management of osteoporosis31
Interferon disrupts immune and tissue homeostasis in SLE via CXCL1331
HLA autoimmunity risk alleles influence T cell receptor sequences29
Critical appraisal of serum urate targets in the management of gout29
In vivo CAR-T cell engineering in refractory SLE29
STING-driven necroptosis linked to autoinflammatory disease28
Location-specific treatment of chronic inflammatory joint disease27
Post-transcriptional checkpoints in autoimmunity26
FABP4 exacerbates RA26
Mechanisms and clinical implications of intervertebral disc calcification26
PLG nanoparticles target inflammatory monocytes in SSc24
Detachment promotes RA synovial fibroblast survival and invasiveness23
Guselkumab effective through 2 years in PsA trial23
Multi-omics reveals distinct MPA subtypes22
State-of-the-art evidence in the treatment of systemic sclerosis22
Adropin inhibits fibrosis in SSc22
Complement therapeutics are coming of age in rheumatology21
Notch signalling mediates OA pain in mice21
COVID-19 linked to rise in anti-MDA5 autoimmunity21
Evidence-Based Guideline for the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis20
Busting the myth of methotrexate chronic hepatotoxicity20
The potential contribution of in silico studies to improved treatment of osteoarthritis20
Update on the pathophysiology and treatment of primary Sjögren syndrome19
How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected rheumatology research19
Citrulline immunity in RA: CD8+ T cells enter the scene19
Single-cell RNA sequencing sheds light on cell-type specific gene expression in immune cells19
Treatment of non-systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis18
The immune health metric as an indicator of health and disease18
Synovial fluid as a complex molecular pool contributing to knee osteoarthritis18
Mechanisms of joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis — immune cell–fibroblast–bone interactions18
Shedding light onto the immunometabolic effects of glucocorticoids18
Primary care rheumatology: towards sustainable development in health17
No benefit to intensive urate lowering in gout17
Undiagnosed axSpA is prevalent in IBD17
UNC93B1 variants promote SLE via TLR activation17
The PU.1– IL-9 axis in TH9 cells promotes RA16
Bone-modifying drugs slow OA progression15
Glycosylation switch in synovial fibroblasts promotes ECM degradation15
Lupus ABC spearheading a new era of collaboration to advance lupus drug development15
More than a leaky gut: how gut priming shapes arthritis15
Combination therapy for Behçet uveitis15
Rheumatoid arthritis prevention in arthralgia: fantasy or reality?15
Advances in viscosupplementation and tribosupplementation for early-stage osteoarthritis therapy14
New guide calls for interdisciplinary approach to TMJ arthritis symptoms14
Cellular metabolic adaptations in rheumatoid arthritis and their therapeutic implications14
The role of the immune system in osteoarthritis: mechanisms, challenges and future directions14
Interleukin-2 and regulatory T cells in rheumatic diseases14
Low-frequency and rare genetic variants associated with rheumatoid arthritis risk14
Advances in the calculation of minimal important change estimates for patient-reported outcome measures13
T cell differentiation in Sjögren syndrome is regulated by TOX13
Reply to: Is classifying SSc-ILD drugs as either immunosuppressive or anti-fibrotic misleading?13
Reversal of inflammatory priming prevents arthritic flares13
Paediatric glucocorticoid toxicity index: new possibilities in assessment13
The pathogenesis of gout: molecular insights from genetic, epigenomic and transcriptomic studies12
Phenotypic heterogeneity in psoriatic arthritis: towards tissue pathology-based therapy12
Global epidemiology of spondyloarthritis12
Current challenges in understanding the epidemiology of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition12
Evidence-Based Guideline for the management of osteoporosis in men11
Pregnancy outcomes improving in axSpA11
Disease stratification in GCA and PMR: state of the art and future perspectives11
Real-world data provide insights into PsA treatment patterns11
PPM1A: TGFβ regulator and therapeutic target in OA11
Novel TLR7 variant causes lupus11
Imaging in inflammatory arthritis: progress towards precision medicine9
Macrophages hit a nerve in painful joint venture9
Synovial fibroblast-mediated neovascularization in RA9
CD38hiCD8+ T cells characterize ICI-mediated arthritis9
Age-related mechanisms in the context of rheumatic disease9
The apprehension of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis9
Treat-to-target or treat-to-dissolve strategy to improve gout treatment9
When underlying biology threatens the randomization principle — initial gout flares of urate-lowering therapy8
A new immunometabolic perspective of intervertebral disc degeneration7
Benralizumab noninferior to mepolizumab for EGPA7
Immunogenic Xist ribonucleoproteins drive sex-biased autoimmunity7
Gut T cells help mediate fracture healing7
Kindlin-2 reduces IVD inflammation7
PJP prophylaxis with rituximab7
Annexin A1 could help prevent periprosthetic bone loss7
Author Correction: New genes, pathways and therapeutic targets in autoinflammatory diseases7
Knee OA progression risk with steroids or HA6
Optimizing methotrexate withdrawal during COVID vaccination6
New guideline for integrative approaches to RA management6
HLA-B27 and spondyloarthritis: at the crossroads of innate and adaptive immunity6
High risk of autoimmune diseases after COVID-196
IL-17A and IL-17F in tissue homeostasis, inflammation and regeneration6
ZEB2 promotes formation of age-related B cells6
TGFβ priming promotes TNF-induced bone erosion: a promising new target in RA?6
The clinical benefits of sodium–glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors in people with gout6
Lupus nephritis-related chronic kidney disease6
Delineating inflammatory from non-inflammatory mechanisms for therapy optimization in psoriatic arthritis6
Pregnancy outcomes in SLE have not improved5
JAK inhibitors improve RA pain5
SLE risk variant regulates IRF8 expression5
Mechanisms underlying the long-term and withdrawal effects of denosumab therapy on bone5
ETS1 implicated in polarization of tissue-destructive fibroblasts5
Sarcoidosis: can tofacitinib slay the dragon?5
Two subsets of TPH cells with distinct functions in RA5
Relapsing polychondritis: clinical updates and new differential diagnoses5
New screening tool developed to aid diagnosis of axial PsA5
Reply to: Current classification criteria underestimate the incidence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies by ignoring subgroups5
How muscle influences bone health5
Inborn errors of immunity and AAV: a complex picture4
The peculiar features, diversity and impact of citrulline-reactive autoantibodies4
Collagen-binding antibody prevents arthritis4
Cardio-rheumatology: it’s time to collaborate4
Clonal dominance: mutations in VEXAS syndrome take advantage of inflammation4
Understanding synovial cell diversity in post-traumatic OA4
Integrin signalling in joint development, homeostasis and osteoarthritis4
Mechanism of B cell survival in lupus nephritis4
The role of mitochondria in rheumatic diseases4
Anti-MDA5 antibody-positive dermatomyositis: pathogenesis and clinical progress4
Limitations of the updated EULAR recommendations for osteoarthritis4
Breaking research silos to achieve equitable precision medicine in rheumatology3
Sex and gender matter for TNF inhibitor therapy in RA3
Joint-on-chip platforms: entering a new era of in vitro models for arthritis3
Fibroblasts in immune responses, inflammatory diseases and therapeutic implications3
PR3 triggers granuloma formation in GPA3
Publisher Correction: IL-1 and autoinflammatory disease: biology, pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting3
A basket genetic trial of the vasculitides3
Targeting UHRF1 in RA3
Factors identified that predict resolution of subclinical synovitis3
Can ACPA protect against RA?3
New T cell target of methotrexate identified3
A roadmap for delivering a human musculoskeletal cell atlas3
Intervertebral disc degeneration and osteoarthritis: a common molecular disease spectrum3
A comprehensive guide for managing the reproductive health of patients with vasculitis3
VEXAS syndrome more common than originally thought?3
Is X chromosome inactivation a cause or effect of SLE?3
Reply to: Hypothetical model ignores many important pathophysiologic mechanisms in fibromyalgia3
Integrin-mediated ILC2 adhesion protects against lupus nephritis3
Treating inflammatory arthritis in individuals with concomitant cancer3
Immune tolerance of citrullinated peptides3
Treatment of axial spondyloarthritis: an update3
Hypoxia-modifying hydrogel supports stem cells for joint repair3
Challenges in the management of older patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases3
New evidence for the ‘cusp theory’ to explain HLA associations in SLE3
The therapeutic potential of immunoengineering for systemic autoimmunity3
Pentose phosphate pathway metabolite restores T cell balance in SLE3
T cells in Sjögren disease3
Joint location matters for TNF inhibitor treatment in PsA3
Reply to ‘Inborn errors of immunity and AAV: a complex picture’3
A subset of ITGA5+ synovial fibroblasts alter the inflammatory niche in RA3
Manipulating tryptophan metabolism in arthritis3
Understanding rheumatic disease through continuous cell state analysis3
‘Hyalinization’ for cartilage regeneration2
Treatment of lupus nephritis: consensus, evidence and perspectives2
Towards a novel clinical outcome assessment for systemic lupus erythematosus: first outcomes of an international taskforce2
Imaging inflammation with leukocyte-targeted PET tracers2
Advancements and challenges in CAR T cell therapy in autoimmune diseases2
Current classification criteria underestimate the incidence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies by ignoring subgroups2
Targeted NOD2 sequencing uncovers JIA misdiagnosis2
Helicobacter pylori-induced citrullination linked to RA exacerbation2
Understanding the causes of treatment failure is crucial for the management of axial spondyloarthritis2
Rethinking antiphospholipid syndrome to guide future management and research2
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine safe for young patients2
Non-depleting anti-CD19 B cell inhibition2
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