Lupus Science & Medicine

Papers
(The median citation count of Lupus Science & Medicine is 3. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Mezagitamab in systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical and mechanistic findings of CD38 inhibition in an autoimmune disease184
Differences in reproductive health discussions in an urban Hispanic population with SLE: lessons from the field51
Evaluation and randomised controlled trial of home urinalysis testing in patients with SLE at elevated risk for developing lupus nephritis: a study protocol41
B lymphocytes in treatment-naive paediatric patients with lupus are epigenetically distinct from healthy children40
Genetic load in incomplete lupus erythematosus40
SLESIS-R: an improved score for prediction of serious infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus based on the RELESSER prospective cohort39
Intermittent and Persistent Type 2 lupus: patient perspectives on two distinct patterns of Type 2 SLE symptoms33
Autoantibody-based subgroups and longitudinal seroconversion in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus33
Novel multiclass classification machine learning approach for the early-stage classification of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases31
Safety, immunological effects and clinical response in a phase I trial of umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells in patients with treatment refractory SLE30
Absence of renal remission portends poor long-term kidney outcome in lupus nephritis30
High-dimensional analysis of T-cell profiling variations following belimumab treatment in systemic lupus erythematosus28
Langerhans cells infiltration in lymph nodes of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus27
Generation of evidence supporting the content validity of SF-36, FACIT-F, and LupusQoL, and novel patient-reported symptom items for use in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and SLE wit25
Canadian workplace experiences of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)25
VPS13C and STING expression in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: unveiling an unbreached territory24
Quick Systemic Lupus Activity Questionnaire (Q-SLAQ): a simplified version of SLAQ for patient-reported disease activity23
Therapy with direct oral anticoagulants for secondary prevention of thromboembolic events in the antiphospholipid syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials22
Novel immunoprofiling method for diagnosing SLE and evaluating therapeutic response21
A better self-efficacy is predictive of better health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: data from the Almenara Lupus Cohort20
Renal response status to predict long-term renal survival in patients with lupus nephritis: results from the Toronto Lupus Cohort20
Add-on sirolimus for the treatment of mild or moderate systemic lupus erythematosus via T lymphocyte subsets balance20
Retinal toxicity in a multinational inception cohort of patients with systemic lupus on hydroxychloroquine20
Investigation of the performance of validated cardiovascular risk scores in a global (UK/US) cohort of young people with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus19
Clarifying misbeliefs about hydroxychloroquine (HCQ): developing the HCQ benefits versus harm decision aid (HCQ-SAFE) per low health literacy standards19
B cell polygenic risk scores associate with anti-dsDNA antibodies and nephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus19
A multianalyte assay panel with cell-bound complement activation products demonstrates clinical utility in systemic lupus erythematosus18
Safety of procuring research tissue during a clinically indicated kidney biopsy from patients with lupus: data from the Accelerating Medicines Partnership RA/SLE Network18
Myocardial infarctions, subtypes and coronary atherosclerosis in SLE: a case–control study18
Racial differences in clinical trial perceptions among a large, predominantly Black cohort of people with systemic lupus erythematosus in the Southeastern USA17
Large overlap in neutrophil transcriptome between lupus and COVID-19 with limited lupus-specific gene expression17
Impaired regulatory function of granzyme B-producing B cells against T cell inflammatory responses in lupus mice17
To treat or not to treat with immunosuppressive therapy: psychiatric disorders in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus16
Clinical features of Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuritis associated with SLE16
Sirolimus versus tacrolimus for systemic lupus erythematosus treatment: results from a real-world CSTAR cohort study16
Genotype-guided new approach for dose optimisation of hydroxychloroquine administration in Chinese patients with SLE16
Metabolic profiles of cutaneous lupus have abnormalities in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide pathway16
Rare and common single nucleotide variants in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus15
Evaluation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment as a screening tool for cognitive dysfunction in SLE15
Systematic review of the reporting of extrarenal manifestations in observational studies of Saudi patients with systemic lupus erythematosus15
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in lupus nephritis and beyond15
Autoimmune encephalitis associated with anti-LGI1 antibody: a potential cause of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus15
Autoantibodies associated with systemic sclerosis in three autoimmune diseases imprinted by type I interferon gene dysregulation: a comparison across SLE, primary Sjögren’s syndrome and systemic scler15
Clinical and immunological differences between primary and autoimmune-associated neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a retrospective study14
Lupus nephritis randomised controlled trials: evidence gaps and under-represented groups13
Cardiovascular risk management in antiphospholipid syndrome: trends over time and comparison with rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes mellitus13
Canadian patient experiences of lupus nephritis: a qualitative analysis13
Patient and healthcare team recommended medication adherence strategies for hydroxychloroquine: results of a qualitative study informing intervention development13
Treatment trends of systemic lupus erythematosus from 2007 to 2023 in the USA12
Meeting report: patient and caregiver recommendations for a mobile health application for paediatric systemic lupus erythematosus12
Altered hippocampal connectivity dynamics predicts memory performance in neuropsychiatric lupus: a resting-state fMRI study using cross-recurrence quantification analysis12
Unravelling the TCRβ repertoire: a key to unlocking the immunopathogenesis and precision medicine in SLE12
Evaluation of the LFA-REAL clinician-reported outcome (ClinRO) and patient-reported outcome (PRO): prespecified analysis of the phase III ustekinumab trial in patients with SLE12
Cardiovascular risk factors and complications in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with and without nephritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis12
Evaluation of the effects of pre-exposure treatment with hydroxychloroquine on the risk of COVID-19 infection and on the efficacy of anti-COVID-19 vaccination during lupus or Gougerot-Sjögren’s diseas12
Discrepant anti-dsDNA testing between EliA andCrithidiain ANA negative samples: just a false positive?12
Positive psychosocial factors may protect against perceived stress in people with systemic lupus erythematosus with and without trauma history11
Improving patient pathways for systemic lupus erythematosus: a multistakeholder pathway optimisation study11
Cutaneous lupus concerns from the patient perspective: a qualitative study11
Enhancing lupus outcomes by means of biology beyond overt clinical features, exemplified in an in-depth investigation of the effects of circadian rhythm disruption11
Elevated serum neurofilament light chain levels in patients with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study11
Lupus spectrum ambiguity has long-term negative implications for patients11
Nailfold capillary scleroderma pattern may be associated with disease damage in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: important lessons from longitudinal follow-up11
Comparison of short interval and low dose (SILD) with high dose of cyclophosphamide in the susceptibility to infection in SLE: a multicentrereal-world study11
HNF-1β alleviates podocyte injury in lupus nephritis by maintaining endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis11
Levels of physical activity in a large international cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus11
Changes in the incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus between 1990 and 2020: an observational study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)11
Vitamin D level in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: its relationship to disease course and bone mineral density10
Immune complex–driven neutrophil activation and BAFF release: a link to B cell responses in SLE10
Microarray testing in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus identifies a high prevalence of CpG DNA-binding antibodies10
Evaluating disease control following belimumab treatment in patients with SLE enrolled in the US OBSErve study10
Predictors of treatment response in a lupus nephritis population: lessons from the Aspreva Lupus Management Study (ALMS) trial10
Medium-term impact of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine against disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus10
Development and psychometric evaluation of a physician global assessment for type 2 systemic lupus erythematosus symptoms10
Risks of mortality and severe coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) outcomes in patients with or without systemic lupus erythematosus10
Evaluation of RNase therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised phase 2a clinical trial of RSLV-13210
Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: can we improve predictions with machine learning?10
Personalised therapy during preconception and gestation in SLE: usefulness of 6-mercaptopurine metabolite levelswith azathioprine10
Mer-tyrosine kinase: a novel susceptibility gene for SLE related end-stage renal disease9
Investigations intoSCAMP5,a candidate lupus risk gene expressed in plasmacytoid dendritic cells9
Disease-modifying therapies in systemic lupus erythematosus for extrarenal manifestations9
Prediction of mortality risk in critically ill patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a machine learning approach using the MIMIC-IV database9
Pregnancy outcomes in antiphospholipid antibody positive patients: prospective results from the AntiPhospholipid Syndrome Alliance for Clinical Trials and InternatiOnal Networking (APS ACTION) Clinica9
Proteomics uncovers ICAM2 (CD102) as a novel serum biomarker of proliferative lupus nephritis9
Assessing the validity of QRISK3 in predicting cardiovascular events in systemic lupus erythematosus9
Topological structural characteristics in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with and without neuropsychiatric symptoms9
Curcumin attenuates lupus nephritis by inhibiting neutrophil migration via PI3K/AKT/NF-κB signalling pathway9
Factors influencing therapeutic efficacy of denosumab against osteoporosis in systemic lupus erythematosus9
Clinical outcome in patients with suspected inflammatory neuropsychiatric lupus treated with immunosuppression: an observational cohort study9
Higher mortality risk from gynaecological neoplasms and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: an observational study from the Spanish National Registry9
Severe flares are associated with a poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with SLE: data from the Almenara Lupus Cohort8
Association of COVID-19 pandemic-related concern and health routine changes with functioning among individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus8
Identification and functional characterisation of a novel DNASE1L3 variant (c.572A>G, p.Asn191Ser) in three Emirati families with systemic lupus erythematosus and hypocomplementaemic urticarial vas8
Anifrolumab in lupus nephritis: results from second-year extension of a randomised phase II trial8
Impact of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid on pregnancy outcome in systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a multicentre study8
Safety and efficacy of belimumab in older adults with SLE: results of an integrated analysis of clinical trial data8
Relationship between retinal microvascular impairment and subclinical atherosclerosis in SLE8
Protocol for virtual physical examination in an observational, longitudinal study evaluating virtual outcome measures in SLE7
Comorbidity and healthcare utilisation in persons with incident systemic lupus erythematosus followed for 3 years after diagnosis: analysis of a claims data cohort7
Remission of lupus nephritis: the trajectory of histological response in successfully treated patients7
Real-world treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilisation and costs in patients with SLE in the USA7
LLDAS (lupus low disease activity state) and/or remission are associated with less damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus from a primarily Mestizo population: data from the Almen7
Machine learning-based identification of novel hub genes associated with oxidative stress in lupus nephritis: implications for diagnosis and therapeutic targets7
Real-world oral glucocorticoid use in SLE: a nation-wide population-based study using the French medico-administrative (SNDS) claim database7
Predictors of increase in chronicity index and of kidney function impairment at repeat biopsy in lupus nephritis7
Transcription factor Fli-1 impacts the expression of CXCL13 and regulates immune cell infiltration into the kidney in MRL/lpr mouse7
SF-36v2 and FACIT-Fatigue quality of life improvements with organ-specific SELENA-SLEDAI response and belimumab treatment in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus7
Social Factors, Epigenomics and Lupus in African American Women (SELA) Study: protocol for an observational mechanistic study examining the interplay of multiple individual and social factors on lupus7
Prevalence of major adverse cardiovascular events among Saudi patients with systemic lupus erythematosus compared with the general population: updates from the national SLE and PURE cohorts7
Learning from serum markers reflecting endothelial activation: longitudinal data in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus7
Assessment of cardiovascular risk tools as predictors of cardiovascular disease events in systemic lupus erythematosus7
Systemic lupus in the era of machine learning medicine7
Utility of the ACR-1997, SLICC-2012 and EULAR/ACR-2019 classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus: a single-centre retrospective study7
Health information use by patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic7
Outcome clusters and their stability over 1 year in patients with SLE: self-reported and performance-based cognitive function, disease activity, mood and health-related quality of life7
Infection hospitalisation in systemic lupus in Sweden6
Impact of glucocorticoids on the incidence of lupus-related major organ damage: a systematic literature review and meta-regression analysis of longitudinal observational studies6
Smoking associates with increased BAFF and decreased interferon-γ levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus6
COVID-19 prognosis in systemic lupus erythematosus compared with rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis: results from the CONTROL-19 Study by the Italian Society for Rheumatology6
Therapeutic drug monitoring of mycophenolic acid and clinical outcomes of lupus nephritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Immunogenicity of the third and fourth BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 boosters and factors associated with immune response in patients with SLE and rheumatoid arthritis6
Real-world treatment patterns in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: associations with comorbidities and damage6
Activation-induced colocalisation of SCAMP5 with IFNα in human plasmacytoid dendritic cells6
Celastrol ameliorates lupus by promoting apoptosis of autoimmune T cells and preventing autoimmune response in MRL/lpr mice6
Serum interferon-alpha predicts in-hospital mortality in patients hospitalised with acute severe lupus6
Panoramic view of clinical features of lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional multicentre study from China6
Association of phenotypic frailty and hand grip strength with telomere length in SLE6
Dialogue: Antiplatelet effects of hydroxychloroquine in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus evaluated by the total thrombus-formation analysis system (T-TAS)6
Outcomes following immunosuppressive therapy withdrawal after complete renal response in proliferative lupus nephritis5
Development of a predictive model for systemic lupus erythematosus incidence risk based on environmental exposure factors5
Associations between circulating interferon and kynurenine/tryptophan pathway metabolites: support for a novel potential mechanism for cognitive dysfunction in SLE5
State of current management of the heightened risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular events in an established cohort of patients with lupus erythematosus5
Myocardial Performance Index to assess cardiac function in autoimmune connective tissue disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Vaginal microbiota affects urinary tract infection risk in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a pilot cross-sectional study from Thailand5
Can conventional brain MRI support the attribution process in neuropsychiatric SLE? A multicentre retrospective study5
Renal response at 2 years post biopsy to predict long-term renal survival in lupus nephritis: a retrospective analysis of the Hopkins Lupus Cohort5
p16Ink4a, a marker of cellular senescence, is associated with renal disease in the B6.NZMSle1/Sle2/Sle3mouse model of lupus5
Circulating extracellular vesicles in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: physicochemical properties and phenotype5
Development of a lupus nephritis suboptimal response prediction tool using renal histopathological and clinical laboratory variables at the time of diagnosis5
Abnormally high expression of D1-like dopamine receptors on lupus CD4+T cells promotes Tfh cell differentiation5
Postmarketing safety evaluation of belimumab: a pharmacovigilance analysis5
Comparison of flares in 85 patients with SLE who maintained, discontinued or reduced dose of hydroxychloroquine during a prospective study of ophthalmological screening for retinopathy (PERFOCTAPS Stu5
SARS-CoV-2 spike aggravates lupus nephritis and lung fibrosis in systemic lupus erythematosus5
Inflammatory markers in saliva and urine reflect disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus4
Case series of anifrolumab for treatment of cutaneous lupus erythematosus and lupus-related mucocutaneous manifestations in patients with SLE4
5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in circulating cell-free DNA as a potential diagnostic biomarker for SLE4
Association of genetic variation on X chromosome with systemic lupus erythematosus in both Thai and Chinese populations4
Combining C reactive protein and serum albumin to predict 90-day mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus with serious community-acquired infections4
Multidisciplinary re-evaluation of neuropsychiatric events to confirm the neuropsychiatric lupus diagnosis at an Indonesian tertiary hospital4
Medication-related hospitalisations in patients with SLE4
Changes in cardiorespiratory function and fatigue following 12 weeks of exercise training in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a pilot study4
Differential expression of IFN-α, IL-12 and BAFF on renal immune cells and its relevance to disease activity and treatment responsiveness in patients with proliferative lupus nephritis4
Risk of psychiatric disorders and all-cause mortality with belimumab therapy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials4
Using photovoice to investigate patient experiences of lupus nephritis in Canada4
Efficacy of initial combination with belimumab in newly diagnosed childhood-onset lupus nephritis: a single-centre historical control study4
Non-criteria antiphospholipid antibody profiles and thrombotic outcomes in a cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus4
Meeting report: the ALPHA project: a stakeholder meeting on lupus clinical trial outcome measures and the patient perspective4
Pharmacokinetics of hydroxychloroquine in paediatric lupus: data from a novel, direct-to-family clinical trial4
Intercurrent infection as a risk factor for disease flares in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus4
Clinical significance of exostosin 1 in confirmed and suspected lupus membranous nephropathy4
Frailty and emergency department utilisation in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus ≤65 years of age: an administrative claims data analysis of Medicaid beneficiaries4
Comparison of TLR4, NF-κB and IRF3 expression in kidney tissue between lupus nephritis (LN) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): a pristane-induced lupus mice model study4
Selection of indicators reporting response rate in pharmaceutical trials for systemic lupus erythematosus: preference and relative sensitivity4
Interleukin (IL) 16: a candidate urinary biomarker for proliferative lupus nephritis4
Effect of hydroxychloroquine on pregnancy outcome in patients with SLE: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Real-world effectiveness of belimumab in patients with lupus in China: RELIABLE observational cohort study protocol4
Correction: Differences in reproductive health discussions in an urban hispanic population with SLE: lessons from the field4
Monoclonal gammopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with distinctive clinical course, malignancy and mortality rate: a single-centre retrospective cohort study4
Comparison of a voclosporin-based triple immunosuppressive therapy to high-dose glucocorticoid-based immunosuppressive therapy: a propensity analysis of the AURA-LV and AURORA 1 studies and ALMS4
Immune gene expression and functional networks in distinct lupus nephritis classes4
Alignment of contraception use with the ACR reproductive health guidelines in women with systemic lupus erythematosus within the RISE registry4
Time to onset of clinical response to anifrolumab in patients with SLE: pooled data from the phase III TULIP-1 and TULIP-2 trials4
Rural–urban disparities in hospitalisation for myocardial infarction in systemic lupus erythematosus in the USA4
2021 DORIS definition of remission in SLE: final recommendations from an international task force3
Analysis of prognostic factors in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma associated with rheumatic diseases3
Antibodies to FXa and thrombin in patients with SLE differentially regulate C3 and C5 cleavage3
Depression, stigma and social isolation: the psychosocial trifecta of primary chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus, a cross-sectional and path analysis3
Type 1 interferon status in systemic lupus erythematosus: a longitudinal analysis3
COVID-19 vaccination questionnaire in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: an observational study3
Membrane attack complex (MAC) deposition in renal tubules is associated with interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy: a pilot study3
Red blood cell-derived phosphatidylserine positive extracellular vesicles are associated with past thrombotic events in patients with systemic erythematous lupus3
Peripheral blood T-cell subset and its clinical significance in lupus nephritis patients3
Effect of anti-P ribosomal and anti-NR2 antibodies on depression and cognitive processes in SLE: an integrated clinical and functional MRI study3
Low versus high initial oral glucocorticoid dose for lupus nephritis: a pooled analysis of randomised controlled clinical trials3
Association of patient copayment and medication adherence in systemic lupus erythematosus3
Treatment patterns in paediatric and adult patients with SLE: a retrospective claims database study in the USA3
Mortality patterns of SLE and the associated risk factors in Korean patients: a nationwide cohort study3
Risk factors of flare in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus after glucocorticoids withdrawal. A systematic review and meta-analysis3
Evaluation of SLE arthritis using frequency domain optical imaging3
Low-dose belimumab for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus at low disease activity: protocol for a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial3
Metabolomic analysis suggests thiamine monophosphate as a potential marker for mesenchymal stem cell transplantation outcomes in patients with SLE3
Epidemiology of SLE in Italy: an observational study using a primary care database3
Anti-KIF20B autoantibodies are associated with cranial neuropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus3
Patients achieving low lupus disease activity state, systemic lupus erythematosus disease control or remission showed lower rates of organ damage during longitudinal follow-up: analysis of the Hopkins3
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