OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Advances in Rheumatology 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Severe COVID-19: what have we learned with the immunopathogenesis?	50
Revisiting hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for patients with chronic immunity-mediated inflammatory rheumatic diseases	48
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the prefrontal cortex for fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomised controlled trial with 6-months follow up	33
Machine learning techniques for computer-aided classification of active inflammatory sacroiliitis in magnetic resonance imaging	30
Depression is associated with increased disease activity and higher disability in a large Italian cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis	22
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for systemic sclerosis: Brazilian experience	21
The effects of COVID-19 fear and anxiety on symptom severity, sleep quality, and mood in patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot study	21
Prevalence, demographics, and clinical characteristics of Latin American patients with spondyloarthritis	21
Is rituximab effective for systemic sclerosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Serial whole-body cryotherapy in fibromyalgia is effective and alters cytokine profiles	17
Intestinal microbiota and active systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review	16
Pain catastrophizing is associated with the Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor in fibromyalgia	15
Combined effects of MSU crystals injection and high fat-diet feeding on the establishment of a gout model in C57BL/6 mice	15
Associations between serum calcium, 25(OH)D level and bone mineral density in adolescents	15
The effect of rehabilitation protocol using mobile health in overweight and obese patients with knee osteoarthritis: a clinical trial	13
Small fiber neuropathy and related factors in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus; the results of cutaneous silent period and skin biopsy	12
Durometry as an alternative tool to the modified Rodnan’s skin score in the assessment of diffuse systemic sclerosis patients: a cross-sectional study	12
Validation and clinical interpretability of PsAID - psoriatic arthritis impact of disease	12
Ultrasonographic and resistance index evaluation of nails in psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and control groups: a cross-sectional study	12
Effects of photobiomodulation and a physical exercise program on the expression of inflammatory and cartilage degradation biomarkers and functional capacity in women with knee osteoarthritis: a random	11
Neuropathic pain in knee osteoarthritis	11
Cardiovascular risk comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis patients and the use of anti-rheumatic drugs: a cross-sectional real-life study	11
Comparing the efficacy and safety of duloxetine and amitriptyline in the treatment of fibromyalgia: overview of systematic reviews	10
Gout of feet and ankles in different disease durations: diagnostic value of single-source DECT and evaluation of urate deposition with a novel semi-quantitative DECT scoring system	10
Home storage of biological medications administered to patients with rheumatic diseases	10

Flow cytometry evaluation of CD14/CD16 monocyte subpopulations in systemic sclerosis patients: a cross sectional controlled study	9
Lung involvement prevalence in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis without known pulmonary disease: a multicentric cross sectional study	9
Risk factors for the flare of systemic lupus erythematosus and its influence on prognosis: a single-center retrospective analysis	9
Active human herpesvirus infections in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus and correlation with the SLEDAI score	8
Pain and fatigue are predictors of quality of life in primary Sjögren’s syndrome	8
High frequency of methotrexate intolerance in longstanding rheumatoid arthritis: using the methotrexate intolerance severity score (MISS)	8
The quality of online consumer health information at the intersection of complementary and alternative medicine and arthritis	8
Factors associated with anxiety and depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study	8
Dualities of the vitamin D in systemic sclerosis: a systematic literature review	7
2021 recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the gynecological and obstetric care of patients with Sjogren’s syndrome	7
The relevance of anti-Jo-1 autoantibodies in patients with definite dermatomyositis	7
The efficacy of low dose short-term prednisone therapy for remission induction in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients	6
Primary Sjögren syndrome and development of another autoimmune rheumatic disease during the follow-up	6
Adolescents’ social needs living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their views about digital resources	6
Long non-coding RNA KCNQ1OT1 promotes cell viability and migration as well as inhibiting degradation of CHON-001 cells by regulating miR-126-5p/TRPS1 axis	6
Dietetic intervention in psoriatic arthritis: the DIETA trial	6
Chronic use of hydroxychloroquine did not protect against COVID-19 in a large cohort of patients with rheumatic diseases in Brazil	6
High YKL-40 serum levels and its expression in the muscle tissues of patients with antisynthetase syndrome	6
Brazilian Society of Rheumatology 2020 guidelines for psoriatic arthritis	6
Assessment of gait in patients with fibromyalgia during motor and cognitive dual task walking: a cross-sectional study	6
Functional index for hand osteoarthritis (FIHOA) is associated with pain, muscle strength, and EQ-5D in hand osteoarthritis	6
Pathogenic implications, incidence, and outcomes of COVID-19 in autoimmune inflammatory joint diseases and autoinflammatory disorders	6
Guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases: a Brazilian Society of Rheumatology task force	6
Quadriceps muscle properties in rheumatoid arthritis: insights about muscle morphology, activation and functional capacity	6
Increased risk of mortality in systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary hypertension: a systemic review and meta-analysis	5
Vasculitis damage index in Behçet’s disease	5
Effect of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs on body composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Chronic low back pain and sick-leave: a functional magnetic resonance study	5
Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination coverage in Latin American patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional and comparative study	5
Recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the use of JAK inhibitors in the management of rheumatoid arthritis	5
Correlating cognition and cortical excitability with pain in fibromyalgia: a case control study	5
Surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial	5
The genetic influence of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism in chronic low back pain	5
Hylan G-F20 and galactomannan joint flares are associated to acute synovitis and release of inflammatory cytokines	5
Antiphospholipid Syndrome Committee of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology position statement on the use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)	5
The musculoskeletal impairment negatively impacts the quality of life of children and adolescents with psoriasis	5
Clinical and laboratory evaluation of sicca complaints: distinctive aspects of primary, secondary and non-Sjogren syndrome	5
Chronic osteo-articular changes in patients with sickle cell disease	5