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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Inflammatory arthritis affects men’s fertility595
SLC26A2 deficiency, matrix stiffness and mechanotransduction linked in osteoporosis444
Bimekizumab effective across the axSpA spectrum391
No benefit from adding MTX to ustekinumab344
Low-dose rituximab can go even lower324
Genome-wide mutagenesis reported in systemic sclerosis299
Rheumatic diseases on the rise282
A role for TGFβ and EBV in MIS-C pathogenesis253
COVID-19 in people with rheumatic diseases: risks, outcomes, treatment considerations230
Targeting articular Mmp13 in OA200
Biological and clinical roles of IL-18 in inflammatory diseases191
New drug formulation reduces bone loss182
FOXP3 splice variant is associated with autoimmune disease173
Towards better management of sterile bone inflammation168
Use of platelet-rich plasma for knee OA not supported by RCT results164
MIS-C: myths have been debunked, but mysteries remain163
Inflammation across tissues: can shared cell biology help design smarter trials?151
Which NSAIDs are best for OA treatment?150
Urchin-like nanoparticles for miRNA therapy of OA143
2021 ACR guideline for JIA reflects changes in practice142
The 2022 ACR vaccination guideline: a call-to-action129
The value of comparative efficacy studies in informing rheumatology guidelines119
Imbalance of threat and soothing systems in fibromyalgia: rephrasing an established mechanistic model?119
To choose or not? The value of discrete-choice experiments in rheumatology117
Down syndrome: insights into autoimmune mechanisms116
Ageing stem cells hold the key to age-related bone degeneration110
Appraising the evolving landscape of protease inhibition in osteoarthritis106
Addressing the challenge of global delays in diagnosis and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus103
Efficacy and safety of JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: update for the practising clinician100
Co-trimoxazole reduces mortality in anti-MDA5-DM95
Low-dose glucocorticoids benefit seniors with RA93
Calprotectin tracks tocilizumab-treated RA93
Biologics in rheumatoid arthritis: a lifetime treatment or possibility of drug holidays?92
Wnt-induced IGF1 drives OA92
Publisher Correction: Efficacy and safety of JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: update for the practising clinician89
Author Correction: Proposals for the rheumatological use of JAK inhibitors88
Guiding ILD management in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases87
A direct link between SARS-CoV-2 and bone loss87
S100A4 inhibition targets fibrosis in SSc85
Rheumatic diseases and metabolism: where centre and periphery meet83
Distinct mucosal endotypes as initiators and drivers of rheumatoid arthritis78
Fumarate drives interferon release in systemic sclerosis monocytes78
Rheumatology in the digital health era: status quo and quo vadis?77
Sexual dimorphism in the prevalence, manifestation and outcomes of axial spondyloarthritis76
Low back pain is a growing concern74
sCD13 role in arthritis mediated via bradykinin receptor74
Targeting the IVD clock to halt degeneration73
Antibiotics keep rheumatic heart disease at bay73
Erosive cargo from synovial fibroblasts71
Which DMARD for ICI-associated arthritis?70
Publisher Correction: Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of neuropsychiatric lupus69
ERAP1 and the return of the UPR in ankylosing spondylitis68
Chimeric receptors broaden the therapeutic landscape for autoimmune disease68
PGE2 receptor antagonist has potential to treat osteoarthritis66
Macrophage-coated nanocarriers for gouty arthritis64
A path towards personalized medicine for autoinflammatory and related diseases64
Insights into IVDD pathogenesis in 202462
CAR T cells induce drug-free SLE remission62
Janus kinase-targeting therapies in rheumatology: a mechanisms-based approach61
International Guideline for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Cancer Screening: an International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) initiative60
Antibodies induce fibromyalgia symptoms58
Blocking CDK7 attenuates inflammatory arthritis57
PPIs linked to increased risk of knee replacement56
TASL has a key role in SLE55
RA risk from occupational inhalation55
Two sides of management recommendations for psoriatic arthritis54
Improving the design of RCTs in non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis52
All fibroblasts are equal, but some are more equal than others50
Is air pollution linked with poor response to biologics?49
Repolarizing macrophages using antagomirs48
Profiling joint tissues at single-cell resolution: advances and insights48
New refinements aim to optimize articular cartilage tissue engineering48
Platelets as drivers of immunothrombosis in rheumatic diseases48
A critical view of WHO guidelines on management of low back pain46
A leading role for interferon as a treatment target in Sjögren syndrome45
New hope for B cell-targeting therapy in pSS45
New developments in electronic health record analysis44
Piezo1 induces new bone formation in AS43
Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis43
Clarity for the language of race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry in rheumatology42
Author Correction: Glycobiology of rheumatic diseases42
Publisher Correction: The impact of COVID-19 on rare and complex connective tissue diseases: the experience of ERN ReCONNET42
AhR promotes suppressor cell function in Sjögren syndrome39
Sex- and gender-based personalized medicine in rheumatology39
APOE in fat pad and synovium contributes to knee OA39
l-arginine inhibits arthritis and bone loss by reprogramming osteoclast metabolism38
Pathogenic antibodies target stromal antigens in RA38
Treg cell-inducing nanoparticles show promise for treating OA38
Author Correction: International Guideline for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Cancer Screening: an International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) initiative36
CXCL5 effective in mouse model of SLE36
IL-1 and autoinflammatory disease: biology, pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting35
Stromal cells implicated in RA genetic risk35
Are DNA–HLA class II interactions the missing link in SLE?35
Autoinflammation and autoimmunity across rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases35
Imaging for prediction of RA development33
HLA autoimmunity risk alleles influence T cell receptor sequences32
New OA risk factors and drug targets revealed28
BiTE therapy for rheumatic diseases27
Shifting the SLE management paradigm: challenges and implications27
PDGFR signalling implicated in anti-resorptive effects of sclerostin blockade26
FABP4 exacerbates RA26
Location-specific treatment of chronic inflammatory joint disease26
Interferon disrupts immune and tissue homeostasis in SLE via CXCL1326
Post-transcriptional checkpoints in autoimmunity25
Critical appraisal of serum urate targets in the management of gout25
Mechanisms and clinical implications of intervertebral disc calcification25
COVID-19 linked to rise in anti-MDA5 autoimmunity24
Guselkumab effective through 2 years in PsA trial24
Detachment promotes RA synovial fibroblast survival and invasiveness24
Multi-omics reveals distinct MPA subtypes22
PLG nanoparticles target inflammatory monocytes in SSc22
Adropin inhibits fibrosis in SSc21
Notch signalling mediates OA pain in mice20
Complement therapeutics are coming of age in rheumatology19
State-of-the-art evidence in the treatment of systemic sclerosis19
Busting the myth of methotrexate chronic hepatotoxicity19
Evidence-Based Guideline for the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis18
How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected rheumatology research18
The potential contribution of in silico studies to improved treatment of osteoarthritis18
Treatment of non-systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis17
Citrulline immunity in RA: CD8+ T cells enter the scene16
Synovial fluid as a complex molecular pool contributing to knee osteoarthritis16
Single-cell RNA sequencing sheds light on cell-type specific gene expression in immune cells16
Joint distraction for osteoarthritis: clinical evidence and molecular mechanisms16
Primary care rheumatology: towards sustainable development in health15
No benefit to intensive urate lowering in gout15
Lupus ABC spearheading a new era of collaboration to advance lupus drug development15
Update on the pathophysiology and treatment of primary Sjögren syndrome15
The immune health metric as an indicator of health and disease15
Undiagnosed axSpA is prevalent in IBD15
UNC93B1 variants promote SLE via TLR activation15
Mechanisms of joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis — immune cell–fibroblast–bone interactions15
Shedding light onto the immunometabolic effects of glucocorticoids15
Bone-modifying drugs slow OA progression15
Interleukin-2 and regulatory T cells in rheumatic diseases14
Cellular metabolic adaptations in rheumatoid arthritis and their therapeutic implications14
Rheumatoid arthritis prevention in arthralgia: fantasy or reality?14
The PU.1– IL-9 axis in TH9 cells promotes RA14
Glycosylation switch in synovial fibroblasts promotes ECM degradation13
Combination therapy for Behçet uveitis13
More than a leaky gut: how gut priming shapes arthritis12
T cell differentiation in Sjögren syndrome is regulated by TOX12
The role of the immune system in osteoarthritis: mechanisms, challenges and future directions12
Reversal of inflammatory priming prevents arthritic flares12
Reply to: Is classifying SSc-ILD drugs as either immunosuppressive or anti-fibrotic misleading?12
Advances in viscosupplementation and tribosupplementation for early-stage osteoarthritis therapy12
Low-frequency and rare genetic variants associated with rheumatoid arthritis risk12
New guide calls for interdisciplinary approach to TMJ arthritis symptoms12
Current challenges in understanding the epidemiology of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition11
Phenotypic heterogeneity in psoriatic arthritis: towards tissue pathology-based therapy11
Paediatric glucocorticoid toxicity index: new possibilities in assessment11
Disease stratification in GCA and PMR: state of the art and future perspectives11
Advances in the calculation of minimal important change estimates for patient-reported outcome measures11
The pathogenesis of gout: molecular insights from genetic, epigenomic and transcriptomic studies11
PPM1A: TGFβ regulator and therapeutic target in OA10
Evidence-Based Guideline for the management of osteoporosis in men10
Pregnancy outcomes improving in axSpA10
Novel TLR7 variant causes lupus10
Real-world data provide insights into PsA treatment patterns9
Imaging in inflammatory arthritis: progress towards precision medicine9
A new immunometabolic perspective of intervertebral disc degeneration9
Age-related mechanisms in the context of rheumatic disease9
Treat-to-target or treat-to-dissolve strategy to improve gout treatment9
Kindlin-2 reduces IVD inflammation9
CD38hiCD8+ T cells characterize ICI-mediated arthritis9
Macrophages hit a nerve in painful joint venture9
When underlying biology threatens the randomization principle — initial gout flares of urate-lowering therapy9
The apprehension of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis9
PJP prophylaxis with rituximab8
Gut T cells help mediate fracture healing8
Benralizumab noninferior to mepolizumab for EGPA8
Author Correction: New genes, pathways and therapeutic targets in autoinflammatory diseases8
Annexin A1 could help prevent periprosthetic bone loss8
TGFβ priming promotes TNF-induced bone erosion: a promising new target in RA?7
Immunogenic Xist ribonucleoproteins drive sex-biased autoimmunity7
New treatments for amyloidosis7
New guideline for integrative approaches to RA management7
GCA management guidelines — vive la différence?7
Knee OA progression risk with steroids or HA7
Optimizing methotrexate withdrawal during COVID vaccination7
The clinical benefits of sodium–glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors in people with gout6
IL-17A and IL-17F in tissue homeostasis, inflammation and regeneration6
Relapsing polychondritis: clinical updates and new differential diagnoses6
ZEB2 promotes formation of age-related B cells6
HLA-B27 and spondyloarthritis: at the crossroads of innate and adaptive immunity6
Mechanisms underlying the long-term and withdrawal effects of denosumab therapy on bone5
ETS1 implicated in polarization of tissue-destructive fibroblasts5
High risk of autoimmune diseases after COVID-195
New screening tool developed to aid diagnosis of axial PsA5
Mechanism of B cell survival in lupus nephritis5
Delineating inflammatory from non-inflammatory mechanisms for therapy optimization in psoriatic arthritis5
Collagen-binding antibody prevents arthritis5
Pregnancy outcomes in SLE have not improved5
Lupus nephritis-related chronic kidney disease5
Sarcoidosis: can tofacitinib slay the dragon?4
How muscle influences bone health4
Does psoriasis treatment affect PsA development?4
Understanding synovial cell diversity in post-traumatic OA4
Cardio-rheumatology: it’s time to collaborate4
JAK inhibitors improve RA pain4
Reply to: Current classification criteria underestimate the incidence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies by ignoring subgroups4
The role of mitochondria in rheumatic diseases4
Integrin signalling in joint development, homeostasis and osteoarthritis4
IRAK4 inhibitor attenuates inflammation4
The peculiar features, diversity and impact of citrulline-reactive autoantibodies4
Limitations of the updated EULAR recommendations for osteoarthritis4
SLE risk variant regulates IRF8 expression4
Clonal dominance: mutations in VEXAS syndrome take advantage of inflammation4
Anti-MDA5 antibody-positive dermatomyositis: pathogenesis and clinical progress4
A basket genetic trial of the vasculitides3
A roadmap for delivering a human musculoskeletal cell atlas3
Treating inflammatory arthritis in individuals with concomitant cancer3
A subset of ITGA5+ synovial fibroblasts alter the inflammatory niche in RA3
New evidence for the ‘cusp theory’ to explain HLA associations in SLE3
Pentose phosphate pathway metabolite restores T cell balance in SLE3
Joint-on-chip platforms: entering a new era of in vitro models for arthritis3
Reply to: Hypothetical model ignores many important pathophysiologic mechanisms in fibromyalgia3
T cells in Sjögren disease3
Targeting IL-23 for axial disease in PsA3
Hypoxia-modifying hydrogel supports stem cells for joint repair3
NK cells induce a pro-inflammatory phenotype in RA synovial fibroblasts3
Metabolic reinvigoration of immune tolerance3
Breaking research silos to achieve equitable precision medicine in rheumatology3
Nasal chondrocytes enable cartilage repair in OA joints3
VEXAS syndrome more common than originally thought?3
PR3 triggers granuloma formation in GPA3
Targeting UHRF1 in RA3
A comprehensive guide for managing the reproductive health of patients with vasculitis3
Is X chromosome inactivation a cause or effect of SLE?3
Sex and gender matter for TNF inhibitor therapy in RA3
Understanding rheumatic disease through continuous cell state analysis3
Joint location matters for TNF inhibitor treatment in PsA3
Fibroblasts in immune responses, inflammatory diseases and therapeutic implications3
The therapeutic potential of immunoengineering for systemic autoimmunity3
Publisher Correction: IL-1 and autoinflammatory disease: biology, pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting3
Integrin-mediated ILC2 adhesion protects against lupus nephritis3
Targeted NOD2 sequencing uncovers JIA misdiagnosis2
Restoring cartilage lubrication to heal post-traumatic OA2
Antigen-specific immunotherapies for autoimmune disease2
Rethinking antiphospholipid syndrome to guide future management and research2
Advancements and challenges in CAR T cell therapy in autoimmune diseases2
‘Hyalinization’ for cartilage regeneration2
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine safe for young patients2
Treatment of lupus nephritis: consensus, evidence and perspectives2
Helicobacter pylori-induced citrullination linked to RA exacerbation2
Platelets promote cardiovascular complications in Kawasaki disease2
Non-depleting anti-CD19 B cell inhibition2
Promise and challenge of systemic sclerosis therapies2
CXCL7 promotes bone erosion in RA2
Nanoparticle-based pazopanib shows promise in OA2
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