OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Clinical Rheumatology is 27. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy is associated with SLEDAI in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	115
Glomerulonephritis in primary biliary cholangitis in China: an important complication	77
Global trends in research of melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5: a bibliometric analysis from 2002 to 2022	77
Salivary gland ultrasound features in sicca syndrome secondary to immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors	72
Letter to the editor: Reflections on idiopathic granulomatous mastitis	58
ANCA-associated vasculitis presenting with isolated neurological manifestations in a patient with cocaine abuse: a case report and literature review	51
Fluctuation and change of serum urate levels and flares in gout: results from the NOR-Gout study	46
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the hyperuricemia risk from certain metals	43
Respiratory muscle strength in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: clinical significance and predictors	42
Respiratory infection risk in primary Sjögren’s syndrome complicated with interstitial lung disease: a retrospective study	39
Reliability and validity of the Londrina activities of daily living protocol in individuals with systemic sclerosis	37
Diagnostic performance of Sjögren’s Syndrome Screening Questionnaire (SSSQ)	36
Revisiting reactive arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic	35
Combine use of glucocorticoid with other immunosuppressants is a risk factor for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in autoimmune inflammatory disease patients: a meta-analysis	35
Acute interstitial nephritis caused by ANCA-associated vasculitis: a case based review	35
Restless legs syndrome in axial spondyloarthritis: predictors and clinical correlates	34
Incidence and prevalence of systemic sclerosis in Thailand in year 2017–2020: a database from the Ministry of Public Health	34
Charcot arthropathy of elbow due to syringomyelia: a case series and systematic review of literature	33
Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: TNFi effectivity in a retrospective inception cohort	32
Physical exercise for dermatomyositis and polymyositis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Gender, clinical phenotype and imaging features of patients with late-onset psoriatic arthritis	30
Exercise Self-Efficacy and patient global assessment were associated with 6-min walk test distance in persons with rheumatoid arthritis	30
Bibliometric analysis of the global publication activity in the field of relapsing polychondritis during 1960–2023	30
ACPA is a main risk factor for CT-proven pulmonary nodule progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis	29
ANAs and triple positivity effect on disease activity and sustained remission in rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective real-world machine learning approach	29

Active vaccination campaign to increase seasonal influenza vaccination coverage: a monocenter experience in a cohort of Italian patients with systemic autoimmune diseases	29
Frontal bone involvement in SAPHO syndrome	28
Factors associated with sarcopenia in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the IORRA cohort study	27