Lancet Rheumatology

Papers
(The TQCC of Lancet Rheumatology is 8. 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
Composite endpoints for Sjögren's Syndrome529
Is it Autumn for colchicine and osteoarthritis?470
Cardiovascular risk in gout: time for action274
Thank you to The Lancet Rheumatology's peer reviewers in 2023229
FDA approval for anifrolumab in patients with lupus184
Pausing drugs and spacing vaccines: an open question173
The inclusion of Indigenous voices in health research156
Rheumatic cognitive impairment: a new clinical entity?142
CD19-targeting CAR T-cell therapy in patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis: a case series133
Immunoglobulin, glucocorticoid, or combined therapy for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children132
Brachial plexopathy: an unusual manifestation of Takayasu arteritis127
Thrombotic microangiopathy as a presentation of anti-synthetase syndrome126
Survival in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and recently diagnosed early-stage colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer receiving tumour necrosis factor inhibitors: a retrospective cohort study109
The projected burden of arthritis among adults and children in Australia to the year 2040: a population-level forecasting study107
Detection of decline in pulmonary function in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease using home monitoring in the Netherlands (DecreaSSc): a prospective, observational s107
Tumour necrosis factor inhibitor safety in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease104
Performance of large language models in rheumatology board-like questions: accuracy, quality, and safety103
Integrating evidence from lived experience of Aboriginal people and clinical practice guidelines to develop arthritis educational resources: a mixed-methods study88
Cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy with or without colchicine for flare prophylaxis: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospita86
Research in Brief82
Toxic epidermal necrosis-like acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus78
Novel COVID-19 therapies: the road ahead for rheumatology76
Do JAK inhibitors affect immune response to COVID-19 vaccination? Data from the MAJIK-SFR Registry74
Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections and prediction of moderate-to-severe outcomes during rituximab therapy in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the UK: a single-centre cohort stud72
Brett Thombs: an unconventional journey70
Research in Brief69
Monoclonal gammopathy of clinical significance: what the rheumatologist needs to know68
Survivorship of revised and multiply revised knee replacements59
Research in Brief57
Research in Brief55
Research in Brief54
The role of skin ultrasound in systemic sclerosis: looking below the surface to understand disease evolution54
Reigniting the burnt-out health-care workforce53
Molecular signature-based decision making in the era of targeted therapies for systemic lupus erythematosus49
Cervical spinal gout49
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2020; 2: e557–6449
Research in Brief48
Long-awaited action on rare diseases47
Pandemic to endemic: optimising COVID-19 immunity46
Can contextual factors improve clarity of the results from clinical trials of low back pain?45
Steroids or intravenous immunoglobulin as first line in MIS-C in LMICs44
Patient–researcher co-presentation of research results to people living with systemic sclerosis44
The influence of safety warnings on the prescribing of JAK inhibitors44
Research in Brief43
Towards improving the Global Burden of Disease estimates for low back pain43
Titilola (Lola) Falasinnu: looking out for the overlooked43
Differential effects of oestrogen on class-switch recombination of B cells dependent on sex chromosome complement: a cross-sectional study42
The outcomes of children born to mothers with autoimmune rheumatic diseases41
Optimal non-opioid analgesic combinations after total hip arthroplasty41
From phenotype to pathophysiology—placing rheumatic diseases in an immunological perspective40
COVID-19 vaccine-induced T-cell responses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: preferential induction by ChAdOx140
Thank you to The Lancet Rheumatology's peer reviewers in 202239
Severe COVID-19 as a virus-independent immunothrombotic process39
Research in Brief39
Severe COVID-19 as a virus-independent immunothrombotic process – Authors' reply39
Research in Brief38
Immunogenicity, reactogenicity, and safety of two-dose adjuvanted herpes zoster subunit vaccine in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in South Korea: a single-centre, randomised, double-blind,38
Whole-body MRI for juvenile idiopathic arthritis37
Acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine among patients with chronic rheumatic diseases and health-care professionals: a cross-sectional study in 19 Arab countries37
Exploring gender differences, medical history, and treatments used in patients with fibromyalgia in the UK using primary-care data: a retrospective, population-based, cohort study35
Safety and efficacy of mirikizumab versus secukinumab and placebo in the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis (OASIS-2): a phase 3, multicentre, randomised, double-blind study35
National differences in vaccine hesitancy: a concern for the external validity of vaccine studies34
Biological disease-modification in axial spondyloarthritis: insights from MRI34
Definition and validation of serum biomarkers for optimal differentiation of hyperferritinaemic cytokine storm conditions in children: a retrospective cohort study34
Cellular and humoral immunity after the third dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in patients treated with rituximab34
How should we define disease and outcomes in axial psoriatic arthritis?33
Industry involvement in rheumatology consensus-based recommendations: a systematic review33
Patient and public involvement in rheumatology research: embracing the wave of change33
The role of antirheumatics in patients with COVID-1933
Naltrexone 6 mg once daily versus placebo in women with fibromyalgia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial32
Palliative care in patients with rheumatic diseases32
Research, pregnancy, and the ethics of parental consent32
Identification of red flags for IgG4-related disease: an international European Reference Network for Rare Connective Tissue Diseases framework32
Interosseous tendon inflammation in the hands of patients with clinically suspect arthralgia: analysis of MRI data from a prospective cohort study32
Bilateral anterior non-necrotising scleritis, anterior uveitis, and unilateral facial nerve palsy in paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-1931
Dermatology response to the Hyperinflammation and HLH Across Specialty Collaboration consensus guideline – Authors' reply31
Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy for early-stage Dupuytren's disease (RIDD): a phase 2b, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial30
TNF inhibitor use during pregnancy in axial spondyloarthritis: are we asking the right questions?30
Real-world evidence for prehospital COVID-19 treatment in systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease30
Patient-led research in rheumatology: the way forward?29
Research in Brief29
COVID-19 vaccine perceptions and uptake: results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Vaccine Survey29
Vasculitis: the promising road ahead28
Susac syndrome: challenges of interpreting treatment data in a rare disease27
Structural racism is a driver of fragmented care and acute care use among people with rheumatic conditions27
Research in Brief26
Flare of rheumatoid arthritis after COVID-19 vaccination26
Getting serious about sex and gender25
Mortality and immune-related adverse events after immune checkpoint inhibitor initiation for cancer among patients with pre-existing rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective, comparative, cohort study25
Research in Brief24
Pathways driving tendinopathy and enthesitis: siblings or distant cousins in musculoskeletal medicine?23
Tocilizumab and glucocorticoids for giant cell arteritis: the learning curve23
Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage during pregnancy in systemic lupus erythematosus23
Benralizumab for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a retrospective, multicentre, cohort study23
Challenges of a stratified care approach to musculoskeletal pain22
Uveitis relapse in Behçet's disease: a more nuanced approach is needed22
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2023; 5: e274–8322
Targeting synovial fibroblast proliferation in rheumatoid arthritis (TRAFIC): an open-label, dose-finding, phase 1b trial22
FDA expands JAK inhibitors warning: going beyond the data?22
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2022; 4: e853–6322
Clinical assessment and management of lumbar spinal stenosis: clinical dilemmas and considerations for surgical referral22
Early infection risk in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with rituximab or belimumab from the British Isles Lupus Assessment Group Biologics Register (BILAG-BR): a prospective longit22
Post-COVID condition in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a prospective cohort study in the Netherlands21
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2022; 4: e177–8721
Hormone replacement therapy (conjugated oestrogens plus bazedoxifene) for post-menopausal women with symptomatic hand osteoarthritis: primary report from the HOPE-e randomised, placebo-controlled, fea21
The impact of treatment with avacopan on health-related quality of life in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a post-hoc analysis of data from the ADVOCATE trial21
Efficacy of guselkumab on axial involvement in patients with active psoriatic arthritis and sacroiliitis: a post-hoc analysis of the phase 3 DISCOVER-1 and DISCOVER-2 studies21
A disseminated gonococcal infection with spinal locations21
Long-term effect of tocilizumab in patients with giant cell arteritis: open-label extension phase of the Giant Cell Arteritis Actemra (GiACTA) trial20
Burden of rheumatoid arthritis and forecasted prevalence to 205020
Precision medicine in Sjögren's disease19
The effects of age and frailty on the risks of end-stage renal disease, death, and severe infection in older adults with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a retrospective coho19
Understanding the multiple dimensions of ageing: 5Ms for the rheumatologist18
Time to talk to adults with rheumatic diseases about herpes zoster vaccination18
Withholding methotrexate after vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCov19 in patients with rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis in India (MIVAC I and II): results of two, parallel, assessor-masked, randomised contr18
1-year results of treatment with rituximab in polymyalgia rheumatica: an extension study of a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial18
Clinical meaningfulness of a British Isles Lupus Assessment Group-based Composite Lupus Assessment response in terms of patient-reported outcomes in moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus: a 18
Combinations of immunomodulatory agents for prevention of uveitis relapse in patients with severe Behçet's disease already on corticosteroid therapy: a randomised, open-label, head-to-head trial17
Humoral and cellular immunogenicity to a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 in people receiving methotrexate or targeted immunosuppression: a longitudinal cohort study17
Data-driven subclassification of ANCA-associated vasculitis: model-based clustering of a federated international cohort17
Diagnosis and investigation of suspected haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults: 2023 Hyperinflammation and HLH Across Speciality Collaboration (HiHASC) consensus guideline17
Allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis17
CAR T-cell therapy in autoimmune diseases: where are we and where are we going?16
Associations of improvement in laboratory tests with clinical outcomes in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus: a multinational longitudinal cohort study16
Beyond very early systemic sclerosis: deciphering pre‑scleroderma and its trajectories to open new avenues for preventive medicine16
Clinical manifestations, disease penetrance, and treatment in individuals with SOCS1 insufficiency: a registry-based and population-based study16
Three-dimensional, in-vitro approaches for modelling soft-tissue joint diseases16
Cenerimod, a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator, versus placebo in patients with moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus (CARE): an international, double-blind, randomised, placebo-con16
Composite of Relevant Endpoints for Sjögren's Syndrome (CRESS): development and validation of a novel outcome measure16
Global, regional, and national burden of gout, 1990–2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 202116
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: current insights and future frontiers15
The influence of sex hormones on musculoskeletal pain and osteoarthritis15
Immunoglobulin, glucocorticoid, or combination therapy for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a propensity-weighted cohort study15
Gout prevalence is rising in low-income and middle-income countries: are we ready?15
Gender distribution of rheumatologists across Africa (REACT): a cross-sectional survey study15
The same genotype gives rise to a spectrum of disorders15
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease15
Women in rheumatology in Africa15
Is type I interferon score a promising circulating biomarker for systemic sclerosis?14
Proof-of-concept studies in axial spondyloarthritis: there are no shortcuts14
Trends in opioid use for autoimmune rheumatic diseases14
Navigating the complexities of pregnancy in rheumatic disease14
Impact of low disease activity, remission, and complete remission on flares following tapering of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive therapy in patients with systemic lupus erythematous: a multinat14
Improving polymyalgia rheumatica care: considerations for routine vascular ultrasound in clinical practice14
Treating subclinical arthritis: prevention or overtreatment?14
Progression of patients with Raynaud's phenomenon to systemic sclerosis: a five-year analysis of the European Scleroderma Trial and Research group multicentre, longitudinal registry study for Very Ear14
The effect of methotrexate and targeted immunosuppression on humoral and cellular immune responses to the COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2: a cohort study14
Evolution and trajectory of B-cell targeted therapies in rheumatic diseases14
Research in Brief14
Game-changing therapies for people with giant cell arteritis?13
Central sensitisation: causes, therapies, and terminology – Authors' reply13
Composite endpoints for Sjögren's Syndrome13
Differentiating biologics to prevent psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis13
Quantification of 68Ga-FAPI-04 in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease13
Rhombencephalitis with longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis in lupus: an overlap syndrome?13
Patients with gout: an under-recognised group at high risk of COVID-1913
Tapering of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: an overview for daily practice12
Preventive medicine in rheumatology: COVID-19 and its lessons for better health outcomes12
Risks and benefits of tocilizumab monotherapy in giant cell arteritis12
Immunomodulatory and immunosuppressive medication modification among patients with rheumatic diseases at the time of COVID-19 vaccination12
Systemic sclerosis and COVID-19 vaccines: a SPIN Cohort study12
Safety and efficacy of tofacitinib up to 48 months in patients with active psoriatic arthritis: final analysis of the OPAL Balance long-term extension study12
Treatment tapering and stopping in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in stable remission (RETRO): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial12
Expanding role of biomarkers in characterising hyperinflammatory syndromes – Authors' reply12
Disease stratification in giant cell arteritis to reduce relapses and prevent long-term vascular damage12
No perfect therapy for the imperfect COVID-19 cytokine storm12
Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody reactivity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: analysis of a multi-racial and multi-ethnic cohort12
Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as retinal vasculitis12
Preclinical or subclinical rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: misleading terms with potentially deleterious consequences11
Safety and efficacy of elsubrutinib or upadacitinib alone or in combination (ABBV-599) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inadequate response or intolerance to biological therapies: a multicent11
Immunogenicity of third dose COVID-19 vaccine strategies in patients who are immunocompromised with suboptimal immunity following two doses (OCTAVE-DUO): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, contro11
Allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cell transplantation for systemic sclerosis11
Artificial intelligence and high-dimensional technologies in the theragnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus11
Integrated analysis of dermal blister fluid proteomics and genome-wide skin gene expression in systemic sclerosis: an observational study11
Celebrating progress in the vasculitides, old and new11
Patient-reported outcomes with anifrolumab in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus11
Association of economic insecurities with patient-reported outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus11
Effect of a 2-week interruption in methotrexate treatment on COVID-19 vaccine response in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (VROOM study): a randomised, open label, superiority trial11
Systemic lupus erythematosus in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia: addressing disparities and barriers to optimising patient care10
Pausing drugs and spacing vaccines: an open question – Authors' reply10
Addition of aerobic physical activity to resistance exercise for hip osteoarthritis (PHOENIX): a randomised comparative effectiveness trial10
Non-opioid analgesic combinations following total hip arthroplasty (RECIPE): a randomised, placebo-controlled, blinded, multicentre trial10
Outcomes after anti-tumour necrosis factor originator to biosimilar switching in children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the UK: a national cohort study10
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2020; 2: e666–7610
Michael Barrett: navigating hostile terrain10
Sex as a predictor of clinical phenotype and determinant of immune response in IgG4-related disease: a retrospective study of patients fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology–European League A10
Review or perish, regardless of your attempts to publish10
Pain in clinical trials for knee osteoarthritis: estimation of regression to the mean10
Tuning up UK clinical trials10
Identifying key health system components associated with improved outcomes to inform the re-configuration of services for adults with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a mixed-methods study10
Systemic lupus erythematosus: managing cardiovascular risk factors10
Thank you to our contributors and peer reviewers in 20239
Progressive unilateral facial asymmetry in a young girl9
Safety and tolerability of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in people with antiphospholipid antibodies9
Sex bias in IgG4-related disease: from clinical phenotype to mechanisms9
Surgical microdiscectomy versus transforaminal epidural steroid injection in patients with sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation9
JAK inhibitors—Friend or Foe?9
COVID-19 vaccination advice via SMS-based video to improve vaccination uncertainty in at-risk groups9
Interleukin-5 inhibition in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: time for another approach?9
Research in Brief9
Assessment of treatment efficacy in polymyalgia rheumatica9
Immunocompromised patients in the USA and UK should receive third dose of COVID-19 vaccine9
Welcome new evidence on self-management of back pain9
Stop ticking boxes: it just doesn't work9
Early-stage Dupuytren's disease treatment; a promising next step?8
Tolerance of COVID-19 vaccination in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: the international VACOLUP study8
Pain in the joints and beyond; the challenge of rheumatoid arthritis8
Large language models and rheumatology: a comparative evaluation8
Role of plasma exchange in ANCA-associated vasculitis8
Therapeutic implications of ongoing alveolar viral replication in COVID-198
Research in Brief8
Adolescent sarcoidosis mimicking malignant lymphoma8
Challenges of designing and conducting cohort studies and clinical trials in populations of pregnant people8
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